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NBA Finals & Fanatics Games

To kickoff season two, Matter of Sports wraps up the NBA Finals and takes a look at the Fanatics Games, a multisport, multi-skill level competition tailor-made for the break between the other sports. Kent Koen and Jon Madani discuss both in detail — Jon from his courtside seat and Kent from his couchside seat.

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Who are the Best Athletes?

One of the great debates in the world of sports is which one has the best all around athletes. Can a basketball player excel in football? Could a baseball player have success on the ice playing hockey? In this episode of Matter of Sports, Kent Koen and Jon Madani discuss who the best athletes are, and ask very important questions like why are they not golfers? —and is bowling a sport?

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Top 10 Sports Movies

Do you have a favorite sports movie? Sports has been the setting for some of the greatest stories ever told in cinema — but which ones are the absolute best? Ask 10 different people and you will get 10 different opinions. In the latest episode of Matter Of Sports, Kent Koen and Jon Madani share their personal Top 10 list of favorite sports movies. Are they right? Are they wrong? Are they a little strange? You be the judge.

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The Voice

When he was a young lad in Philadelphia, Bill Schoening had a few dreams — to be a part of the great Philly Soul Sound, to play professional baseball or to be The Voice on the radio bringing sports to life for millions of fans. Guess which one he did? Okay, so maybe he did one and a half. In this episode, Kent Koen and Jon Madani talk with Bill, the longtime voice of the San Antonio Spurs, about his career in radio, writing his book, the NBA and a lot more.

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The Patriarch of Punters

Craig Colquitt is a man of many talents. He's a successful former NFL punter with two Super Bowl rings, a coach, a painter, an author and one hell of a stock boy who never broke a dish. He also raised two sons who went on to successful careers as NFL punters — each winning their own Super Bowl rings. In this episode, Kent Koen and Jon Madani talk to Craig about life, punting, painting and being the patriarch of an NFL family.

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March Madness

Whenever you say the word “March”, any number of things come to mind. However, if you add the word “Madness” to it, there is only one thing that comes to mind. The NCAA Basketball Tournament is one of the premiere sporting events in the US every year and with that comes loads of debate. Perhaps the chief debate topic every year is "is it too big or is it big enough?" In this episode, Kent Koen and Jon Madani talk about the Madness and wonder whether bigger is always better.

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Flag Football

American football is one of the most popular sports in the world, but it's also one that not everyone can play ...maybe until now. There's a new version coming on strong that is open to more people, but has been a part of some of our lives for a long time. In this episode, Kent Koen and Jon Madani discuss the soon to be new Olympic sport of Flag Football. Who's gonna play? How will they be selected? Who's gonna watch? Will the women's game be more popular than the men's?

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Recruiting

Remember what it was like getting near the end of your high school career and trying to decide what was coming next? Imagine being a highly talented highly recruited athlete who at 17 or 18 has to decide where to take that talent and what you really want to do with your life. In this episode, Kent Koen and Jon Madani talk to someone who has seen this process from every possible perspective: as a student athlete, as the parent of a highly recruited athlete and as a coach trying to navigate the process from the other side. Bob Sexton has seen it all and then some.

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The Super Bowl

So another Super Bowl has come and gone. Did you watch it? Of course you did... but did you watch it all? Did you watch for the game or just to see the commercials and the halftime show? Is it still the big event that we all think of — or has it lost its luster? In this episode, Kent Koen and Jon Madani take a look at just how super it is and just what is acceptable game day food.

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Gambling

Have you ever bet on a sporting event? Of course you have ...everybody has. Whether it's Vegas, squares at the office, or betting your neighbor, who is way too into the Patriots. So with all this gambling on sports happening, why is it still basically illegal? In this episode, Kent Koen and Jon Madani talk about sports betting and a few other vices that should also probably be legal.

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