It's the glitz and glamour of Hollywood up against the grit and grind of New York City. On this episode of Boxed In, Dalton Del Don, Andy Behrens, and Vincent Goodwill debate whether filmmaker Spike Lee or actor Jack Nicholson is the platonic ideal of an NBA fan. Is it the calm and collected Jack Nicholson, who's watched title after title in Los Angeles? Or the fiery Spike Lee, who supports the underdog New York Knicks — but not owner James Dolan — no matter what. Watch or listen to Boxed In...

As the MLB players and owners continue to go back and forth, the Boxed In Podcast debates whether a shortened season should be even considered legitimate in the first place. Should the league place an asterisk next to the name of the World Series Champs? What about any records that may fall? Tune into this edition to find out as our own Hannah Keyser and Zach Crizer debate with the honorable Jay Busbee making the final decision.   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Last Sunday, golf legends Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson were joined by football legends Tom Brady and Peyton Manning for a competitive round of golf for charity. While golf is on the mind, today's Boxed In tries to tackle the golf g.o.a.t. debate once and for all. Zach Schwartz is joined by Scott Pianowski and Jay Busbee to pit the Tiger vs. the Golden Bear. Who is the greatest golfer of all time? Is it the game-changing Woods and his 15 major championships or is it the legend Jack Nicklaus...

The greatest basketball player of all time coming off his second three-peat up against a shortened NBA season, a severed finger tendon, and the greatest power forward of all time. On today's episode of Boxed In, we're having an after party for The Last Dance and enter an alternate basketball timeline to take Michael Jordan up on his declaration that the Bulls would have come back for another year after their 6th championship. If the Chicago Bulls ran it back after 1998, could they pulled off...

With clear eyes and full hearts, Mike Oz & Matt Harmon debate which football player on Friday Night Lights flashed the best skill set for the pros. Did Smash Williams do enough at A&M to make it to the NFL? Would Vince Howard have been Lamar Jackson's predecessor? Tune in to find out which Texas athlete Dalton Del Don selects as the best player on everyone's favorite TV show. Check out the rest of the Yahoo Sports Podcast family at https://apple.co/2Abi8jk or at...

NFL coaches are a tightly-wound bunch. When you picture one in your head, you don't usually imagine a jovial or stoic leader, but usually a frenzied maniac screaming into their headset or going insane at a referee, which got us thinking – which NFL coach would you pick in a fight? No NFL coaches were harmed in the making of this podcast, but Yahoo Sports' Liz Loza & Charles Robinson were joined by a very special guest to play out this thought experiment. Roy Wood, Jr. of The Daily Show...

One film's as American as apple pie. The other's as American as a six-pack of Budweiser and Marlboro Lights. On today’s Boxed In, Yahoo's fantasy baseball experts and lovers of late '80s sports films Andy Behrens and Scott Pianowski debate which Kevin Costner vehicle is the ultimate film about America's pastime. Yahoo's national baseball writer Hannah Keyser adjudicates on a battle over toiling in the minor leagues, playing catch one last time with your dad, and really, the soul of baseball...

Did Ali actually land the famous knockout punch on Liston? Did the NBA really use a frozen envelope to send Ewing to the Knicks? On this Friday edition of Boxed In, our own Matt Harmon delegates a debate between Jay Busbee and Terez Paylor over which famous sports conspiracy theory might actually be true. Make sure to tune in every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday as we strive to keep you entertained during the lockdown.   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

One has the Green Monster and "Sweet Caroline." The other has an ivy wall and the curse of the pet goat who was kicked out of a World Series game. Major League Baseball's two most iconic stadiums are Fenway Park in Boston and Wrigley Field in Chicago. On today's Boxed In, resident Chicagoan Andy Behrens faces off with knower of all things baseball Mike Oz as they debate which is the more iconic ballpark. The honorable and fair Dan Wetzel, who admittedly grew up in Boston and worked at Fenway...

Michael Jordan’s pinstriped 23 on the Chicago Bulls. A throwback Anaheim Mighty Ducks hockey sweater. The sports world is littered with iconic uniforms, but if you only had one sport to choose from to wear to work, a grocery store, or even brunch, what would it be? On today's Boxed In, Yahoo's sartorial scholars Liz Loza, LaJethro Jenkins and Hannah Keyser debate the merits of the best sports uniform to wear in public. While Hannah defends the impeccable hockey sweater, LaJethro argues the...

Last Friday's Boxed In attempted to answer the most important question of our time: which NBA star was the better rapper? In the battle between Shaquille O'Neal and Damian Lillard, no clear winner was determined, so Chris Haynes, Zach Schwartz and LaJethro Jenkins are settling the debate with an epic part two that flips the script: which rapper was the best athlete? Was it 2 Chainz, who played two seasons at Alabama State? Or was Master P a better baller, spending two preseasons with the...

When you think of great sports rivalries, a few certain examples come to mind: the Red Sox and the Yankees; the Lakers and the Celtics; Duke and North Carolina. With NFL teams, there is no clear-cut answer. On today's Boxed In, Liz Loza is joined by senior NFL reporters Charles Robinson and Frank Schwab to debate the NFL's marquee rivalry. While Frank argues it's the classic midwestern matchup between the Chicago Bears and the Green Bay Packers, Charles takes a more current approach and...

One left a dynasty in the middle of the season to hang out with Carmen Electra in Las Vegas. The other left the basketball court and was suspended 86 games for a brawl in the stands. In this episode of Boxed In by Yahoo Sports, Chris Haynes, Vincent Goodwill, and LaJethro Jenkins discuss the on and off-court stories of Metta World Peace, fka Ron Artest, and "The Worm" Dennis Rodman, and break down once and for all, who was truly the more unpredictable athlete. Watch or listen to Boxed In by...

On this rip-roaring edition of Boxed In by Yahoo Sports, Chris Haynes, LaJethro Jenkins and Zach Schwartz debate which NBA athlete had the most successful music career, Shaquille O’Neil or Damian Lillard? The guys cover which athlete had a bigger hit, who is a better lyricist and who had an overall bigger impact on the music industry overall. Check out the rest of the Yahoo Sports Podcast family at https://apple.co/2Abi8jk or at yahoosports.com/podcasts   See acast.com/privacy for privacy...

What's the best month of the year if you're a sports fan? Well, aside from every month before March 2020. It's a simple question with a not so simple answer. Matt Harmon, Hannah Keyser & Jay Busbee debate two of the top contenders on today's Boxed In. Is it April, with The Masters, the NBA and NHL playoffs and the optimism that comes with the start of baseball season? Or is it September, when the NFL and college football roll into town and the MLB wraps up its regular season with...

Every Batman needs a Robin. Every John Lennon needs a Paul McCartney. Even peanut butter doesn't reach its delectable heights without jelly picking up the slack from time to time. We all know Michael Jordan is the GOAT that led the Chicago Bulls to six championship titles in the '90s. But who was the second banana during the Bulls Dynasty? On today's Boxed In, life-long Chicago Bulls fan Andy Behrens — yes, even during the Eddy Curry years — presides over the arguments of Yahoo's Seerat...

With night one of the 2020 NFL Draft upon in the books, our own experts Matt Harmon & Eric Edholm take a look to the past and debate which high QB draft pick was a bigger bust, the Oakland Raiders selecting JaMarcus Russell in 2007 or the Cincinnati Bengals taking Akili Smith in 1999? We dive into the background of each player, what the Raiders and Bengals gave up to select them and the legacy of "purple drank" honorable judge Andy Behrens presiding and rendering the final decision....

The 2020 NFL Draft is on Thursday night and while the likes of Joe Burrow, Tua Tagovailoa and Chase Young hope to have Hall of Fame careers, it'll be decades before we can say for sure where in the pantheon the class of 2020 will stand. Could the 2020 rookies reach the heights of the class of 2004 (Ben Roethlisberger, Eli Manning, Philip Rivers) or are we looking at a class of 2002 situation (David Carr, Joey Harrington)? On today's Boxed In, the argument focuses on two of the greatest draft...

The six-time NBA Most Valuable Player and champion versus the first heavyweight to unify the WBC, WBA, and IBF boxing titles. One scored the most points in NBA history with a graceful sky hook. The other became the youngest heavyweight champion of all time with an unstoppable right hook. It's Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and MIke Tyson: two of the greatest athletes to step foot on the hardwood and canvas who also took their talents to the big screen. On today's Boxed In, Vincent Goodwill presides...

One was a Heisman-winning quarterback and a semi-successful NFL pro. The other was the greatest basketball player to ever grace the hardwood. Both were pretty bad at minor league baseball. Yes, it's Michael Jordan and Tim Tebow. One hung up the high-tops for questionable reasons to try his luck at double-A ball and, after the NFL didn't pan out for him, the other has been toiling away in the Mets farm system while moonlighting as a commentator on the SEC network. On today's Boxed In, Dan...

If you’ve been on the internet in the last four weeks (where else would you be?) you may be a little familiar with a Netflix docu-series called Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness. There have been music videos, there have been memes and don’t fret– a Hollywood version is already in the works. But how can we tie it into sports? With the 2020 NFL draft just over a week away and mock draft season already in full effect, Terez Paylor, Matt Harmon & Mike Oz indulge in a very special Tiger...

Hoosiers. Oscar-nominated. Immortalized by the Library of Congress. AFI's fourth best sports movie ever made. Also completely despised. To put it plainly, the 1986 classic about the little basketball team that could and the coach that maybe should have cooled off a little bit is a divisive picture. On today's Boxed In, Yahoo Sports baseball columnist Hannah Keyser is joined by national columnist Dan Wetzel and fantasy writer Andy Behrens to break down, debate, contextualize and judge...

If you don't think this is an all-time sports movie debate, you're killing me smalls. Released only four years apart, Major League (1989) & The Sandlot (1993) feel like they're of two different eras. Perhaps it's the foul-mouthed sensibility of the former, or maybe it's the retro era setting of the latter. Either way, these have become two of the most quotable baseball films of the last half-century and on today's Boxed In, Dan Wetzel, Mike Oz and John Nichols (aka LaJethro Jenkins)...

Two years spent in baseball purgatory. A Thanksgiving-night car crash that instantly destroyed the picture-perfect image of a sport’s savior. Michael Jordan and Tiger Woods, arguably the two most iconic figures in their respective sports suffered stunning mid-career falls where many doubted if they would ever reach their colossal heights again. On today’s Boxed In, Liz Loza, Jay Busbee & Vincent Goodwill debate the comebacks of Tiger & MJ. Whose return to glory was greater? Watch or...