The Pat McAfee Show

On today's show, Pat, AJ, and the boys are LIVE once again from Cary, NC on site of The Soccer Tournament coming off a MASSIVE 2-0 Day 1 for Concafa SC. We recap Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final that saw the Oilers come back and win 4-3 in OT over the Florida Panthers, and look ahead to Game 1 of the NBA Finals where Tyrese Haliburton & the Pacers will take on SGA's OKC Thunder. In the first hour, The Great One, 4x Stanley Cup Champion, 9x NHL MVP, Wayne Gretzky joins the progrum and breaks down what makes Connor McDavid so special, the speed and physicality of the Oilers, the evolution of the game of hockey, what makes the Panthers & Oilers so succesful, his golf game, and much more. Also in the first hour, 2x World Series Champion Johnny Damon stops by the TST set and chats about how much fun Aaron Judge & Shohei Ohtani, what he's got going on with Drip FC at the tournament, and more. In the second hour, 12x All Star, 11x All-NBA, & 9x All-Defense, NBA Legend Chris Paul joins us live on stage to talk about playing with Wemby this past season in San Antonio, Tyrese Haliburton and the facilitator style of basketball, working out with Cooper Flagg, his basketball future, and more. Also in the second hour, USMNT Soccer Legend Clint Dempsey stops by to talk about the state of US Soccer, what it means to represent the country in the sport, what the team needs to do ahead of the World Cup, and more. Make sure to subscribe to youtube.com/thepatmcafeeshow or watch on ESPN (12-2pm EDT), ESPN's YouTube (12-3pm EDT) or ESPN+. We appreciate the hell out of all of you, we'll see you tomorrow LIVE in Cary, NC. Cheers.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

On today's show, Pat, Darius Butler, AJ Hawk, and the boys are LIVE from Cary, NC on site of The Soccer Tournament following a massive opening game victory for Concafa SC. They chat about everything happening in the sports world including previewing tonight’s game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals, everything happening around the NFL, MLB, and TST as a whole. They are also joined by some incredible guests including WWE Superstar Sheamus who is boots on the ground supporting Borussia Dortmund’s TST Squad, US Men’s National Team legend Jozy Altidore who is one of the coaches for Bournemouth FC, and 3x Stanley Cup Champion and NHL on TNT analyst, Pat Maroon. Make sure to subscribe to youtube.com/thepatmcafeeshow [http://youtube.com/thepatmcafeeshow] or watch on ESPN (12-2 EDT), ESPN’s Youtube (12-3 EDT), or ESPN+. We appreciate the hell out of all of you, we’ll see you tomorrow LIVE in Cary, NC. Cheers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

On today's show, Pat, Darius Butler, AJ Hawk, and the boys chat about all the different sports going on as we anticipate the start of the NBA and NHL Finals, chat about TST and Concafa SC which will be taking the pitch tomorrow in Cary, NC, and much more. Joining the show to preview the NBA Finals is co-host of the Knuckleheads podcast, 13 year NBA veteran, former 3 point contest champion, and ESPN NBA analyst, Quentin Richardson. Next, co-host of Marty & McGee, author, and ESPN legend, Marty Smith joins the show to chat about all the different late qualifiers for the US Open next week at Oakmont, and which story he thinks is most interesting. Later, NFL Network Senior Insider, Ian Rapoport joins the show to wrap up all the different NFL news from the week and look ahead to what might be coming next. Then, Dr. Matthew Vogt, the dentist who qualified for the US Open joins the show to chat about his golf journey, how he’s managed to stay this good while being a dentist, being from the Pittsburgh area making playing at Oakmont more special, who he models his game after, and much more. Lastly, ESPN Senior NBA Insider, Shams Charania joins the show to chat about the breaking news that the New York Knights have decided to fire Head Coach Tom Thibodeau. Make sure to subscribe to youtube.com/thepatmcafeeshow [http://youtube.com/thepatmcafeeshow] or watch on ESPN (12-2 EDT), ESPN’s Youtube (12-3 EDT), or ESPN+. We appreciate the hell out of all of you, we’ll see you tomorrow LIVE in Cary, NC. Cheers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

On today's show, Pat, Darius Butler, AJ Hawk, and the boys discuss the Pacers officially eliminating the Knicks in 6 games to advance to the NBA Finals, the energy and excitement around the state and Indianapolis especially, as well everything else happening around the world of sports including the MLB, college baseball, and college softball, and lastly, Detroit Lions 3x All-Pro and 4x Pro Bowl Center Frank Ragnow’s retirement from the NFL after 7 years. Joining the progrum is 2x NBA Champion (once as a player and once as a Head Coach), 2002 NBA Coach of the Year, and current Head Coach of the Indiana Pacers, Rick Carlisle joins the show to chat about what makes this Pacers team so special, why having selfless superstars like Tyrese Haliburton and Pascal Siakam trickles down throughout the locker room, what challenges the OKC Thunder present, how the Pacers embody the city and how evident it is what they’re doing is special, and much much more. Later, MLB Senior Insider and journalist, Jeff Passan joins the show to chat about the latest on the investigation surrounding the financial dealings related to a multibillion-dollar firm started and owned, in part, by the MLBPA and NFLPA, the importance of the Dodgers/Yankees series from this past weekend for baseball as a whole, some bright young prospects coming up to the majors soon, which faces in college baseball will be making waves soon, and more. Make sure to subscribe to youtube.com/thepatmcafeeshow [http://youtube.com/thepatmcafeeshow] or watch on ESPN (12-2 EDT), ESPN’s Youtube (12-3 EDT), or ESPN+. We appreciate the hell out of all of you, we’ll see you tomorrow. Cheers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]

On today's show, Pat, AJ Hawk, and the boys discuss the Knicks forcing a game 6 against the Pacers in Indianapolis on Saturday, and Pat addresses the situation that arose with John Cougar Mellencamp, they also dive into the Oilers eliminating the Stars in 5 games and setting up a Stanley Cup Finals rematch with the Florida Panthers. Joining the show is Stanley Cup Champion, 4x All-Star, 2023 All-Star game MVP, Winger for the Florida Panthers, Matthew Tkachuk to chat about the Panthers makeup and why Brad Marchand has blended in so well, the challenges that the Oilers present and how much they’ll take from playing them last year, how exception Bob has been in goal, and much more. Next, Emmy Winner, former co-host of GMFB, and ESPN NFL Insider/Pundit Peter Schrager joins the show to chat about his Knicks forcing a game 6, and to chat more about all the different NFL news floating around. Later, NFL Network Senior Insider, Ian Rapoport joins the show to wrap up the week with all the pertinent news and information from the NFL this past week. Make sure to subscribe to youtube.com/thepatmcafeeshow [http://youtube.com/thepatmcafeeshow] or watch on ESPN (12-2 EDT), ESPN’s Youtube (12-3 EDT), or ESPN+. We appreciate the hell out of all of you, we’ll see you on Monday. Cheers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices [https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices]