The MeanGene Show/Sports Kings
The MeanGene Show/Sports Kings is hosted by Gene Thompson ”The Sports Machine”. MeanGene is the former host of the Yahoo Sports Kings on Yahoo Sports Radio, SB Nation Radio, KFNX AM 1100 in Phoenix, KRLA 870 in Los Angeles and most recently KDWN 720 AM-101.5 FM in Las Vegas. MeanGene has been in the Sports Radio broadcasting business for over 20 years and have interviewed some of the biggest names in Professional Sports.
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Saturday Jan 04, 2020
Saturday Jan 04, 2020
Sports Kings Podcast
Hosted by MeanGene The Sports Machine" and Quinn Brown
This season, five teams qualified for the playoffs after missing the postseason in 2018 – the BUFFALO BILLS, GREEN BAY PACKERS, MINNESOTA VIKINGS, SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS and TENNESSEE TITANS – three of which will be active on Wild Card Weekend: Buffalo (at Houston, Saturday, 4:35 PM ET, ESPN/ABC), Tennessee (at New England, Saturday, 8:15 PM ET, CBS) and Minnesota (at New Orleans, Sunday, 1:05 PM ET, FOX).
Three quarterbacks – Buffalo’s JOSH ALLEN, Philadelphia’s CARSON WENTZ and Tennessee’s RYAN TANNEHILL – are expected to make their first-career postseason starts on Wild Card Weekend.
Saturday night’s matchup between the TENNESSEE TITANS (9-7) and AFC East Champion NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (12-4) pairs the league’s top-rated quarterback RYAN TANNEHILL (117.5 passer rating) and the league’s leading rusher DERRICK HENRY (1,540 rushing yards), against a Patriots defense that led the NFL in total defense (275.9 yards per game) and scoring defense (14.1 points against per game) in 2019.
Sunday Dec 29, 2019
Sunday Dec 29, 2019
Sports Kings NFL Weekly Countdown Show
Week 17 (last week of the 2019 regular season.
Hosted by MeanGene, with special guest Jeff "Mr. Picks" Lambert Sr.
In the AFC, five teams have already punched their tickets to the postseason: Baltimore (13-2, AFC North and homefield advantage), Buffalo (10-5, playoff berth), Houston (10-5, AFC South), Kansas City (11-4, AFC West) and New England (12-3, AFC East)
Oakland (7-8), Pittsburgh (8-7) and Tennessee (8-7) are vying for the final AFC Wild Card berth, while the Chiefs and Patriots are fighting for the AFC’s lone remaining first-round bye.
In the NFC, five teams have locked up playoff spots: Green Bay (12-3, NFC North), Minneasota (10-5, playoff berth), New Orleans (12-3, NFC South), San Francisco (12-3, playoff berth) and Seattle (11-4, playoff berth).
San Francisco and Seattle play on Sunday Night Football (8:20 PM ET, NBC). The winner captures the NFC West and possibly homefield advantage throughout the NFC playoffs. The team that loses enters the playoffs with an NFC Wild Card berth.
Join us next week for the NFL Wildcard Weekend Playoff Show
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Sunday Dec 15, 2019
Sunday Dec 15, 2019
Sports Kings NFL Weekly Countdown Show
Hosted by MeanGene "The Sports Machine"
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Through the first 14 weeks of the 2019 season, five teams – the BUFFALO BILLS (9-4), GREEN BAY PACKERS (10-3), MINNESOTA VIKINGS (9-4), PITTSBURGH STEELERS (8-5) and SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (11-2) – are in playoff position after missing the postseason a year ago. From 1990-2018 – a streak of 29 consecutive years – at least four teams have qualified for the playoffs in every season that were not in the postseason the year before. In 2018, seven of the 12 playoff teams missed the postseason the year before.
AFC SOUTH FIGURES TO GO DOWN TO WIRE: The TENNESSEE TITANS (8-5), who’ve vaulted into the heart of the AFC playoff race with four straight wins, host the HOUSTON TEXANS (8-5) on Sunday (1:00 PM ET, CBS). The two organizations that sit knotted atop the AFC South not only share roots in the city of Houston, they also meet twice in the season’s final three weeks, including a Week 17 rematch at NRG Stadium. And don’t count out the INDIANAPOLIS COLTS (6-7), who are still in the hunt thanks to a 3-2 division record.
The BUFFALO BILLS (9-4) and PITTSBURGH STEELERS (8-5) meet on Sunday Night Football (8:20 PM ET, NBC) in a game with significant AFC playoff implications. The game is also significant to the Edmunds family and in NFL history. Pittsburgh running back TREY EDMUNDS, 24, and safety TERRELL EDMUNDS, 22, will square off against their brother, Bills linebacker TREMAINE EDMUNDS, 21.
Sports Kings NFL Weekly Countdown Show
MeanGene 'The Sports Machine"
Thursday Dec 12, 2019
Thursday Dec 12, 2019
Sports Kings Podcast (Special Guest Former Pro Bowler TE Gary Barnidge)
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Former Cleveland Browns Pro Bowler, TE Gary Barnidge joins the Sports Kings to discuss his current projects since leaving the NFL. We also talk about his playing days with the Browns including the TD that tied Ozzie Newsome's record set in 1979. Lastly, we discuss the close and personal relationship he has with his former Carolina Panther teammate DeAngelo Williams.
Check out the interview here on the Sports Kings Podcast on iHeartRadio
Wednesday Dec 11, 2019
Wednesday Dec 11, 2019
Sports Kings Podcast
Special Guest Fox Sports Radio Talk Show Host Monet Anderson
Monet Anderson does an incredible job covering HS football in the DC/VA/MD area and has come into contact with some well known names over the years, Dwayne Haskins and Stefon Diggs to name a few. Tonight she rejoins the Sports Kings to get us caught up on HS playoffs and the NFL including the Washington Redskins and the Baltimore Ravens.
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Sunday Dec 08, 2019
Sunday Dec 08, 2019
Sports Kings NFL Weekly Countdown Show
Hosted by MeanGene 'The Sports Machine"
BRADY, BREES IN RACE FOR HALLOWED MARK: As NFL teams jockey for position in the 2019 playoff race, New England quarterback TOM BRADY and New Orleans quarterback DREW BREES have one of the league’s most significant all-time records in their sights: Most career touchdown passes, currently held by PEYTON MANNING (539). Entering Week 14, Brady (535) and Brees (532) have Manning on their radar screens.
When the SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS travel to meet the NEW ORLEANS SAINTS on Sunday (1:00 PM ET, FOX) in a matchup of 10-win teams, one former Eastern Illinois quarterback, the 49ers’ JIMMY GAROPPOLO, will square off against another former Eastern Illinois field general, Saints head coach SEAN PAYTON. Also, the father of 49ers head coach KYLE SHANAHAN, former Raiders, Broncos and Redskins head coach MIKE SHANAHAN, also played at Eastern Illinois, where a serious injury ended his playing career but helped him discover his passion for coaching. The school also produced former Dallas quarterback TONY ROMO.
As the NFL makes its final turn toward the regular-season finish line, each club has just four games remaining, and 26 teams remain in contention for a trip to Super Bowl LIV. Two of those teams, the TENNESSEE TITANS and OAKLAND RAIDERS, battle in a key AFC contest Sunday (4:25 PM ET, CBS).
Sunday Nov 17, 2019
Sunday Nov 17, 2019
Sports Kings NFL Weekly Countdown Show
Hosted by MeanGene "The Sports Machine"
Special Guest-Denny Sharma (former host of the original NFL Weekly Countdown Show)
YOUNG STARS BATTLE IN BALTIMORE: A matchup between two young quarterbacks highlights Week 11 in the NFL as Houston travels to Baltimore (1:00 PM ET, CBS) on Sunday. Houston quarterback DESHAUN WATSON and Baltimore quarterback LAMAR JACKSON are the first two players with at least 15 passing touchdowns, five rushing touchdowns and a passer rating of 100 or higher through their team’s first nine games of a season in NFL history.
With two passing touchdowns on Sunday against Baltimore, Watson would become the fifth player in NFL history to have at least 20 passing touchdowns and five rushing touchdowns through his team’s first 10 games of a season in NFL history. Two of the past three players to accomplish the feat earned the Associated Press Most Valuable Player award that season.
Tampa Bay wide receivers MIKE EVANS (924 receiving yards) and CHRIS GODWIN (840) rank second and fourth in receiving yards, respectively, in the NFL this season.
If Godwin has at least 60 receiving yards on Sunday against New Orleans (1:00 PM ET, FOX), Evans and Godwin would become the fourth pair of teammates each with at least 900 receiving yards through their team’s first 10 games of a season in NFL history.
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Friday Nov 15, 2019
Friday Nov 15, 2019
Sports Kings NFL Weekly Countdown Show
Hosted by MeanGene "The Sports Machine"
Special Guest: Former 2 time Pro Bowler, LB Pittsburgh Steelers Levon Kirkland
Week 11 got off to a very interesting start on Thursday night between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Cleveland Browns. Although many will only remember the last minute of that game, the Browns executed a pretty decent game plan to beat Pittsburgh.
We invited former Pittsburgh Steelers LB and Pro Bowler Levon Kirkland on the show to discuss the 2019 Steelers , Mason Rudolph, Mike Tomlin and of course what happened in the final minute of game with the Steelers and Browns. Levon Kirkland also shared what he's been doing lately. A great interview with one of the best LB's to ever play the game.
Join us Sunday for our "live streaming" Podcast of the Sunday and Monday Week 11 games.
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Sunday Nov 10, 2019
Sunday Nov 10, 2019
Sports Kings NFL Weekly Countdown Show
Hosted by: MeanGene "The Sports Machine"
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WHAT TO LOOK FOR – WEEK 10
HOPE SPRINGS ETERNAL: Through the first nine weeks of the 2019 season, four teams – the BUFFALO BILLS (6-2), GREEN BAY PACKERS (7-2), MINNESOTA VIKINGS (6-3) and SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (8-0) – are in playoff position after missing the postseason a year ago. From 1990-2018 – a streak of 29 consecutive years – at least four teams have qualified for the playoffs in every season that were not in the postseason the year before. In 2018, seven of the 12 playoff teams missed the postseason the year before.
SEVEN-WIN SUPERLATIVES: Entering Week 10, five teams – the GREEN BAY PACKERS (7-2), NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (8-1), NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (7-1), SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (8-0) and SEATTLE SEAHAWKS (7-2) – have at least seven wins, the most through the first nine weeks since the 1990 season (five teams). In total, 10 teams have at least six victories, the most through the first nine weeks of a season since 1986 (11 teams).
ANOTHER ROOKIE QUARTERBACK MAKES STARTING DEBUT: On Sunday when the BALTIMORE RAVENS meet the CINCINNATI BENGALS (1:00 PM ET, CBS), the Ravens (6-2) have an opportunity to match their best start in franchise history (7-2 in both 2006 and 2012). On the other sideline, quarterback RYAN FINLEY will make his first NFL start. Finley will become the sixth rookie to make his starting debut this season, joining Arizona’s KYLER MURRAY, Jacksonville’s GARDNER MINSHEW, Pittsburgh’s DEVLIN HODGES, the New York Giants’ DANIEL JONES and Washington’s DWAYNE HASKINS.
Sports Kings NFL Weekly Countdown Show
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Sunday Nov 03, 2019
Sunday Nov 03, 2019
Sports Kings
NFL Weekly Countdown Show
WHAT TO LOOK FOR – WEEK 9
With the season reaching its midpoint, a pair of Jacksonville Jaguars lead the AFC in both rushing and receiving. Running back LEONARD FOURNETTE leads the AFC with 791 rushing yards, while Jaguars wide receiver D.J. CHARK leads the conference with 660 receiving yards.
With the season reaching its midpoint, a pair of Jacksonville Jaguars lead the AFC in both rushing and receiving. Running back LEONARD FOURNETTE leads the AFC with 791 rushing yards, while Jaguars wide receiver D.J. CHARK leads the conference with 660 receiving yards.
On Sunday at Wembley Stadium in London against Houston (9:30 AM ET, NFLN), Fournette and Chark could become the first pair of teammates to lead either conference in both rushing and receiving through the first nine weeks of a season since Philadelphia Eagles teammates LESEAN MCCOY (777 yards) and DESEAN JACKSON (823 yards) led the NFC in rushing and receiving through Week 9 in 2013.
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