This week on the podcast, the Dowbboy gets a crash course in salary capping. He is joined by front office cap specialist, Laurence Gilman, formerly of the Vancouver Canucks, Phoenix Coyotes and Winnipeg Jets. Laurence describes his early days in the game, meeting Wayne Gretzky for the first time, and how telling someone in Vancouver you're fresh off the boat from Phoenix turns you into a celebrity.
On this episode of On Da Mic, Mace and Rice discourse if this is Peyton's last rodeo, Denver's ridiculous pass rush, Cam Newton is a a porcelain-toothed star, Blake Griffin whups his friend (?), Lebron has his coached fired (allegedly), and the Warriors v. Cavs was...not so titanic a matchup.
Sound and Groove, Part one of 'The Numbers Game'. Evan takes songs that include numbers in the title or as a theme of the song itself. Artists like Dire Straits, The Tragically Hip and Howlin Wolf get the treatment.
Read MoreIn the first NPP of 2016, the Dowbboy welcomes a fine Canadian export: ESPN's Adnan Virk. Born and raised outside of Kingston, Ontario, Virk is recognized as one of the top personalities at themedia giant. He touches on his childhood cheering for the Philly Flyers, how he got his start and what led him to Bristol, Connecticut-based ESPN.
The NFL playoffs continue to roll along and remind us why we love the game. First, Mace and Rice take opposite sides of the 'bad coaching decisions' debate. Second, the NBA's Golden State-Cleveland rematch turns out to smell less like champagne and more like...stale champagne. Third, they talk about Eddie Lacy's belly. And last, John Scott takes his rightful place in the NHL All Star Game.
This episode, money is the big topic. The Rams chase the money to Los Angeles, Alabama is money in the national championship, Spanish league soccer teams can't spend their money, and the ludicrous amount of money in the Powerball.
After a long hiatus, Da Mic is on. This week, one of the top Canadians in the CFL, Junior Turner, drops by the show. We talk NFL playoffs, Calvin Johnson mulls hanging up his cleats, Johnny Manziel's problems continue, and Conor McGregor in two weight classes?
This week on the show we get in shape...not really. But we talk about what it takes. Current Calgary Stampeders Strength and Conditioning coach, Dimitri Tsoumpas, joins the show to talk about the current landscape of fitness in sports, the Highland Games,, and why eye movement is working out.
In Part II, Evan continues the Name Linking Game. He takes an artist and gives you someone whose first name starts with the other's last name. It's like six degrees of separation from Sly and the Family Stone all the way to The Buckinghams.
On this week's Holiday episode, Bruce and Rhys talk about Odell Beckham Jr. losing his mind, their favorites in the playoff race, Cam Newton or Carson Palmer for MVP, and the current state of the Loonie League
Evan takes an artist and gives you someone whose first name starts with the other's last name. Confused yet? It's like six degrees of separation. Pick an artist like Billy Joel in Part One and then follow it up with Joel Plaskett next episode two.
This week On Da Mic, Mace and Rice are joined by the most accurate kicker in CFL history, holder of numerous CFL records, Rene Paredes. The trio chat about the situation between LeSean McCoy, Demarco Murray and Chip Kelly Philadelphia, the Philly story 'Creed', College Bowl Playoff predictions and a big UFC weekend.
Bruce is joined this week by Sportsnet anchor Ken Reid who talks about his book, Hockey Card Stories: True Tales from Your Favourite Players. With stories ranging from the mystery of the blue disco background to the duplicate shots. It's 59 stories about 59 cards.
Find it on Amazon or wherever books are sold.
After a week off, Mace and Rice return. They talk about the Blue Jays losing out on David Price, Mark Richt going to The U, Johnny Manziel screwing up again and the Black Mamba calls it a career.
*Note: Rhys had a rough day. The owner of the Red Sox is John W. Henry, not John Wood, and he owns Liverpool in the Barclays Premier League, not Arsenal.*
Bruce sits down with former Maple Leafs Sport and Entertainment President, Richard Peddie to discuss his new book, leadership and the current state of management in sports.
*Note: this interview was conducted prior to David Price signing with the Boston Red Sox.
In Toronto this week, Bruce checks in with one of Canada's greatest Olympians, gold medalist Donovan Bailey. They talk the upcoming Rio Olympic Games, Andre De Grasse, Damian Warner as well as Dick Pound and drugs in track.
This week On Da Mic, Mace and Rice think of more apt NFL quarterback comparisons POTUS Obama could have made, Holly Holm defeating Ronda Rousey with a 'dome kick', the disaster of the Houston Rockets, WWE's Survivor Series, and Charlie Sheen surprises no one.
This week, Mace and Rice talk about Dez Bryant's latest blowup, ESPN running ads for the NFL whistle blower movie, 'Concussion', and 'Rowdy' Ronda Rousey defending her title this weekend.
*Correction: Rhys refers to 49ers player Anthony Smith retiring — the player is Anthony Davis.*
*Note: this episode contains salty language.*
Having survived three episodes, Mace and Rice return for episode 4. They talk the Royals World Series win (and trash talking the Jays), the Raptors being in first place (and Kobe playing old), Spike Lee's new movie trailer for Chi-Raq, and Karim Benzema maybe, possibly, probably blackmailing a teammate..
*Note: this podcast contains salty language*
