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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Friday Nov 30, 2018
Friday Nov 30, 2018
The long anticipated debut of the Sports Kings and Queens on iHeartRadio is finally here,,,
Tasha Jones, David Ramon, Dolores Lozano and MeanGene "The Sports Machine" talk Houston area Sports on our first iHeartRadio podcast. The Houston Texans are enjoying an incredible winning streak that could last all the way into the NFL Playoffs. Sports Queen Tasha Jones is not feeling the Houston Rockets and their horrible start to the NBA season. During the Podcast, we take a look at where the Rockets will be heading into the NBA All Star break. David Ramon gives his take on NCAA Football, Houston Cougars have experienced some adversity, how will the team respond heading into their upcoming Bowl game. Does it really make sense for Ed Oliver to play in the Cougars next and final NCAA game of his career?
If you're a Houston native, fan or just want to know what's happening with the local teams, then you should enjoy this Podcast.
Sunday Nov 11, 2018
Sunday Nov 11, 2018
Sports Kings Podcast (Happy Veterans Day)
MeanGene and David Ramon-2018 NCAA Basketball Podcast Special
Now heard on iHeartRadio
NCAA Basketball is here and the Sports Kings are ready to dive right into it. The NCAA State Farm Champions Classic kicked off this week in Indianapolis Ind. MeanGene and David Ramon will talk about how Duke, Kansas, Kentucky and Michigan State will finish this year, along with other high profile schools and coaches. The NCAA Final Four is in Minneapolis Mn next year and the Sports Kings are looking forward to hosting our Podcast from the Final Four. This will be our fifth Final Four we've attended, so stay tuned and enjoy the 2018 NCAA College Basketball season........
Sports Kings Podcast
Sunday Nov 11, 2018
Sunday Nov 11, 2018
Sports Kings Podcast (Happy Veterans Day)
MeanGene, David Ramon, Dolores Lozano and Tasha Jones
Now heard on iHeartRadio
MeanGene and David Ramon discuss Week 10 of the NFL. Some playoff impacting games will take place on Veterans Day Sunday November 11th. The Chicago Bears look to maintain their division lead in the NFC North. The LA Rams try to get back on track at home against Seattle. The Saints take the road to Cincinnati to face Andy Dalton and Tyler Boyd. Patriots travel to Nashville to face the Titans. The day ends with an NFC East matchup as the Dallas Cowboys take on the defending SuperBowl champs Philadelphia Eagles........Vikings, Texans, Broncos and Ravens all have a bye this week.
Sports Kings Podcast
Saturday Nov 03, 2018
Saturday Nov 03, 2018
Sports Kings Podcast
MeanGene, David Ramon, Dolores Lozano and Tasha Jones
Now heard on iHeartRadio
MeanGene takes a look at where we are through 8 weeks of NFL football and where things might end up. The NFC East and NFC North are up for grabs and the AFC North might be decided when the Steelers travel to take on the Baltimore Ravens. Baltimore took advantage of a dysfunctional Steelers team in week 4 with a 26-14 win at Heinz Field. The Los Angeles Rams (8-0) and Kansas City Chiefs (7-1) are still on pace to finish with the best records in their conferences. With 8 more weeks left in the regular season, anything can happen.......
Sports Kings Podcast
Saturday Oct 27, 2018
Saturday Oct 27, 2018
Sports Kings Podcast heard weekly on iHeartRadio
NFL ENTERS WEEK 8 AS 2018 SEASON APPROACHES MIDPOINT
As the season approaches the halfway point, the standings remain tight throughout the league as teams close out the month of October. Entering Week 8, there are 18 teams with a .500 or better winning percentage and 14 clubs with a winning record. Since 1990, 297 of the league’s 336 playoff teams (88 percent) had a winning record through seven games.
Through the first seven weeks of the season, 25 teams have at least three wins. Five teams – KANSAS CITY (6-1), the LOS ANGELES CHARGERS (5-2), the LOS ANGELES RAMS (7-0), NEW ENGLAND (5-2) and NEW ORLEANS (5-1) – have at least five wins this season. Since 1990, when the current 12-team playoff format was adopted, 80 percent (205 of 256) of the previous teams to start 5-2 or better advanced to the postseason, including eight of the nine teams to begin the season 5-2 or better in 2017.
The Rams, who are 7-0 for the first time since 1985, lead the league in point differential (+107), rank third averaging 33.6 points per game and fourth in points allowed per game (18.3). Los Angeles running back TODD GURLEY, who scored three touchdowns (two rushing, one receiving) in Week 7, leads the NFL with 14 touchdowns this season and is the third different player in NFL history with at least 14 touchdowns in his team's first seven games to start a season, joining Pro Football Hall of Famer JIM BROWN (15 in 1958) and PRIEST HOLMES (14 in 2002 and 14 in 2004). Defensively, Rams defensive tackle AARON DONALD leads the league with eight sacks and is one of three players in the NFL with at least 10 tackles for loss in 2018 (10).
On Sunday Night Football, a rematch of the 2017 NFC Divisional Playoff game between the NEW ORLEANS SAINTS and MINNESOTA VIKINGS takes center stage at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis (8:20 PM ET, NBC). In that contest, former Vikings quarterback CASE KEENUM connected on a 61-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver STEFON DIGGS as time expired in the fourth quarter, giving Minnesota a 29-24 victory and punching a ticket to the NFC Championship Game. Saints quarterback DREW BREES leads the NFL with a 77.3 completion percentage (170 completions in 220 attempts) and a 121.6 passer rating, and has 13 touchdown passes without an interception this season. Vikings quarterback KIRK COUSINS ranks third in the NFL with 2,162 passing yards and fifth with a 70.0 completion percentage (210 of 300), joining Atlanta’s MATT RYAN as the only quarterbacks with at least 2,000 passing yards and a 70+ completion percentage this season.
Sports Kings Podcast
Thursday Oct 25, 2018
Thursday Oct 25, 2018
The Sports Kings Podcast Hour #2
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MeanGene, David Ramon and the Sports Queen Dolores Lozano
NBA talk this hour as we take a look at the Eastern Conference and Western Conference. Raptors Head Coach Nick Nurse and Pistons Head Coach Dwane Casey both doing well as the Toronto Raptors and Detroit Pistons are both undefeated.
In our "Thoughts and Opinions" segment, we respond to comments from Eli Manning, Luke Walton and Monday Night Football's Booger McFarland.
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Saturday Oct 20, 2018
Saturday Oct 20, 2018
MORE EXCITEMENT LIES AHEAD AS NFL ENTERS WEEK 7
The NFL heads into Week 7 following another exciting weekend of action. In Week 6, nine of 15 games were decided by one score (eight points or fewer), including three games – the MIAMI DOLPHINS’ overtime win against Chicago, the NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS’ win against Kansas City on Sunday Night Football and the GREEN BAY PACKERS’ victory over San Francisco on Monday Night Football – on game-winning field goals as time expired in the fourth quarter or overtime. Twelve contests this season have been won on the final play of the game, tied for the third-most through the first six weeks of a season since 2003.
Through the first six weeks of the season, 54 games have been decided by one score, tied with the 1999 season for the most in NFL history through Week 6. Twenty-eight of those games have been decided by three or fewer points, the second-most in NFL history through Week 6 (35 games in 1999), including four such games last week.
At least one game has gone to overtime in each of the first six weeks of the 2018 season, marking the first time since the regular-season overtime rule was instituted in 1974 that there has been an overtime game in each of a season’s first six weeks.
As the season approaches the halfway point, there are currently 21 teams with a .500 or better record. The LOS ANGELES RAMS (6-0) top the NFC and are the NFL’s only remaining unbeaten team, while the KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (5-1) own the AFC’s best mark. Twenty-one teams are currently in or within one game of first place in their respective divisions.
Scoring continues to trend at a record pace in 2018. Through Week 6, there have been 504 total touchdowns and 4,489 total points scored, both the most in NFL history through the first six weeks of a season.
Los Angeles Rams running back TODD GURLEY leads the NFL with 11 scrimmage touchdowns this season and is the fifth different player since 1970 with at least 11 offensive touchdowns in his team’s first six games of a season. Gurley joins SHAUN ALEXANDER (12 in 2005), Pro Football Hall of Famers EMMITT SMITH (11 in 1995) and LA DAINIAN TOMLINSON (11 in 2005) and PRIEST HOLMES (11 in 2002 and 11 in 2004) as the only players to accomplish the feat.
Sports Kings Podcast
Friday Oct 19, 2018
Friday Oct 19, 2018
The Sports Kings and Queen
SB Nation Radio
Thursday's 8pm-10pm est
MeanGene, David Ramon and the Sports Queen Dolores Lozano
David Ramon, Bobby Beats and our producer Jacob, fill in for the Sports Queen, MeanGene and Jose Partida. Favorite tweets of the week, NCAA,NFL and MLB playoffs take center stage on this episode of the Sports Kings.
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Monday Oct 15, 2018
Monday Oct 15, 2018
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SEVERAL STATS FROM SUNDAY – WEEK 6
A look at statistical highlights from games played at 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. ET on Sunday, October 14th, the sixth week of the 2018 season.
The MIAMI DOLPHINS defeated Chicago, 31-28, in overtime this week.
Los Angeles Rams running back TODD GURLEY rushed for a career-high 208 yards and had two touchdown runs in the Rams’ 23-20 victory at Denver.
Pittsburgh wide receiver ANTONIO BROWN, who had five catches for 105 yards, caught the game-winning, 31-yard touchdown with 10 seconds remaining in regulation in the Steelers’ 28-21 win at Cincinnati.
Seattle quarterback RUSSELL WILSON completed 17 of 23 passes (73.9 percent) for 222 yards with three touchdowns and one interception for a 125.4 rating in the Seahawks’ 27-3 victory over the Oakland Raiders.
The day ended with a great matchup between the unbeaten Kansas City Chiefs vs the New England Patriots. Tom Brady and the Patriots win a close one in Foxborough 43-40.
Check back next week for Week 7 stats and highlights from MeanGene......
You can now listen the Sports Kings Podcast on iHeartRadio.
Thursday Oct 11, 2018
Thursday Oct 11, 2018
The Sports Kings and Queen- October 11, 2018
SB Nation Radio
Thursday's 8pm-10pm Est
Special Guest- Jared Wyllys- Sportingnews.com
Mean Gene, David Ramon and the Sports Queen Dolores Lozano
The Sports Kings discuss MLB Playoff baseball with Jared Wyllys from the Sporting News. MeanGene, David and Dolores share their favorite tweets of the week. NCAA Thursday night football Texas Tech vs TCU.
NFL Thursday night matchup between the defending Superbowl Champs Philadelphia Eagles on the road vs the New York Giants. The Eagles try to get past the Superbowl hangover and gain control of the NFC East division.
We also take look at some key NFL matchups in Week 6.
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