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wake up from our slumber and all that. So coming up on today's edition of the show, this is a

paint by numbers. The Washington Nationals. I've got some

natitude. We discussed Game 1 in the World Series, the Juan Soto show, and how much trouble are

the Astros really in? We will discuss the beginning of the NBA season, the curtain going

up. Clippers and Lakers, the showcase game and La La Land.

I was there, and I will tell you my eyewitness account of Kauai Town,

Kauai Leonard, knocking out, King James, out playing those guys,

the Clippers did in the fourth quarter, containing Anthony Davis and LeBron James as the NBA season gets going.

The New York Jets are blaming a TV network for Sam Darnold's big mistake.

Yeah, they are.

And Antonio Brown, is he coming back?

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