Sports Lounge

Jared Rimer

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The weekly sports table stays busy.

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Sports Lounge works through the week’s sports sheet with a busy panel rhythm and plenty of live corrections. Baseball, basketball, hockey, football, college basketball, boxing, horse racing, and golf all move through the same conversational lane.

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About Sports Lounge

Sports Lounge is a weekly sports panel built around breadth, memory, and live conversation. It rarely stays in one league for long. A typical episode can start with station business and holiday banter, then move through basketball playoff rules, baseball front offices, hockey first-round matchups, draft notes, college basketball, boxing, horse racing, and golf. The pace is brisk. Scores, firings, standings, injuries, rumors, TV coverage details, and old broadcast moments arrive in bunches, usually with someone jumping in to correct a date, a name, or a half-remembered statistic. That looseness is part of the show’s identity. It sounds like a group that has kept the same weekly sports habit for years and trusts the audience to follow along. The panel does not overpackage its arguments. It will pause over whether a baseball executive deserves blame, whether a coach would have survived with a different playoff result, or why a hockey team lost its structure late in a game. Then it will slide into another league because the sports calendar is crowded. Baseball is a recurring anchor, especially picks, injuries, firings, roster moves, and arguments about front-office decisions. Basketball brings brackets, playoff mechanics, coaching jobs, and draft-lottery talk. Hockey coverage leans toward standings, series momentum, blown leads, and local broadcast details. Football appears through draft previews, news, and transaction fallout. Golf and horse racing enter when the Masters or Derby are on the board. There is also a small recurring taste for side topics, including panel pet peeves and odd sports-broadcast memories. Sports Lounge is best for listeners who want a broad, unslick sports conversation rather than a tightly produced single-league analysis show.

Made for: Sports Lounge is for fans who follow several leagues at once and enjoy hearing the week argued through in real time. It especially fits listeners who like standings, playoffs, transactions, broadcast notes, and old-game references more than scripted monologues.

What sets it apart: Its edge is the panel’s lived-in rhythm: corrections, detours, quick disagreements, and cross-league jumps are kept in the conversation instead of edited away. The result feels closer to a knowledgeable sports table than a studio debate format.

In their own words

We talk about all sports including but not limited to baseball, basketball, hockey, boxing, soccer and more. Hosts are Perry Lester, Shawn Platz, Robert Herrick and Chris Devin.Find the show here or visit jaredrimer.net/sportslounge for more info on how to join us live.

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Based on 5 episodes we listened to · September 2026

Sports Lounge turns a broad sports agenda into lively arguments about decisions, rules, history and the people responsible for results.

Sports Lounge works like a live roundtable with room for callers, corrections and genuine disagreement. Perry Lester, Shawn Platz, Robert Herrick and Chris Devin move through the week's agenda conversationally, challenging one another without manufacturing conflict or forcing…

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The sports desk keeps widening until your bracket, bullpen, and blue line all need opinions.

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  • real disagreements about NIL rules, tanking fixes, and front-office decisions
  • playoff talk that notices blown leads, nervous goalies, and coaching consequences
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basketball playoffs and coaching changesbaseball injuries and front-office moveshockey standings and playoff seriesdraft and transaction newscollege basketball bracketsboxing updateshorse racing and Derby talkMasters coverage

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Sports lounge presents horse racing updates, NBA, baseball and moreMay 5, 2026

A brisk sports roundtable that moves from Cinco de Mayo and the Derby to NBA policy, coaching chatter, and late baseball news.

The show opens on Cinco de Mayo, then moves through the Derby result, NBA anti-tanking policy, coaching chatter around Jamal Mosley and Steve Kerr, and baseball news that includes a death and multiple injuries.

Sports lounge for February 28, 2026Apr 28, 2026

A loose sports-radio hour built around draft talk, firings, playoff noise, and a Masters tease.

Sports Lounge spends its April 28 hour in the churn of playoffs, draft talk, and firings, moving briskly from one subject to the next. The draft earns a shrug rather than a strong verdict, and Breslow, Cora, John Henry, Sam Kennedy, and Chad Tracy are all pulled into the same…

Sports lounge has a gamut of stuffApr 21, 2026

A brisk sports roundtable that moves from draft talk to playoff chaos and back again.

Sports Lounge covers a wide sports mix in this hour, starting with the NFL draft and then moving through hockey, basketball, and baseball. It opens by correcting the record on Tiger Woods and Vijay Singh, which gives the conversation a tidy, fact-checking edge before it keeps…

Sports lounge covers college, NFL news, hockey updates and the NBAMar 10, 2026

A Tuesday sports room that moves from college topics to NBA talk, with a loose conversational flow.

Sports Lounge opens on a busy Tuesday and keeps moving, touching college sports, the NFL, baseball, and a few other corners of the board, with the ACC already underway and the top 25 right behind it.

sports lounge for March 3, 2026Mar 4, 2026

March Madness arrives with real debate, NIL pressure, and a WNBA clock ticking.

Sports Lounge spends its March 3 hour on the first real turn into March Madness, leaning into college basketball debate, the NIL mess, and a WNBA calendar that already looks tight before the season even starts.

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Episodes

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    Sports lounge for September 29, 2026

    Sep 30, 2026·1h
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    Sports Lounge for september 22, 2026

    Sep 26, 2026·1h
  3. 3

    Two articles on Greg Papa

    Sep 22, 2026·7m
  4. 4

    Greg Papa not in booth for Thursday's game

    Sep 19, 2026·2m
  5. 5

    Sports Lounge for September 15, 2026

    Sep 16, 2026·1h
  6. 6

    an update with Greg Papa

    Sep 14, 2026·3m
  7. 7

    Sports lounge for September 8, 2026

    Sep 9, 2026·1h
  8. 8

    An article updating you on Greg Papa

    Sep 8, 2026·10m
  9. 9

    Sports Lounge for September 1, 2026

    Sep 2, 2026·1h
  10. 10

    More from Greg Papa and Sirius XM stuff

    Sep 1, 2026·9m
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    Sports Lounge for tuesday August 24

    Aug 28, 2026·1h
  12. 12

    Greg Papa thanks tons of folks for support

    Aug 22, 2026·14m
  13. 13

    More news on Greg Papa

    Aug 19, 2026·10m
  14. 14

    Sports Lounge for August 18, 2026

    Aug 19, 2026·1h
  15. 15

    Sports Lounge remembers Tommy John

    Aug 17, 2026·13m
  16. 16

    Greg Papa and Don Nelson articles

    Aug 12, 2026·18m
  17. 17

    Sports lounge for August 11, 2026

    Aug 11, 2026·1h
  18. 18

    Articles dealing with Greg Papa

    Aug 6, 2026·15m
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    Sports Lounge for August 4, 2026

    Aug 4, 2026·1h
  20. 20

    The Boston College article

    Aug 4, 2026·4m
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    Sports lounge for July 27, 2028

    Jul 28, 2026·1h 17m
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    Sports lounge for July 21, 2026

    Jul 25, 2026·1h
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    Sports lounge for the episode for July 14, 2026

    Jul 16, 2026·1h
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    Sports lounge for June 30, 2026

    Jun 30, 2026·1h
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    Sports lounge for June 23, 2026

    Jun 29, 2026·1h
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    Sports lounge for June 16, 2026

    Jun 18, 2026·1h
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    Sports Lounge for Tuesday June 9, 2026

    Jun 13, 2026·1h
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    Sports lounge for June 2, 2026

    Jun 3, 2026·1h
  29. 29

    Sports lounge talks about the death of Kyle Bush, College and pro baseball, NbBA, NHL and more

    May 26, 2026·1h
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    Sports lounge for May 19, 2026

    May 20, 2026·1h
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    Sports lounge for My 12, 2026

    May 13, 2026·1h
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    Sports lounge presents horse racing updates, NBA, baseball and more

    Hidden gem

    It opens on Tuesday, May 5, with Cinco de Mayo taking over the room.

    May 5, 2026·1h·4 clips
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    Sports lounge for February 28, 2026

    Hidden gem

    Sports Lounge opens on Tuesday, April 28th, episode 391, with the phone number, the download link at jaredreimer.net slash Sports Lounge, and the live listening setup for Z103.com and 98.6 The Mix.

    Apr 28, 2026·1h·4 clips
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    Sports lounge has a gamut of stuff

    Sports Lounge opens on Tuesday, April 21, for show number 390.

    Apr 21, 2026·1h·4 clips
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    Sports Lounge for April 14, 2026

    The hosts introduce the show, discuss recording early due to severe weather, and tease upcoming sports topics including baseball games like the Angels vs.

    Apr 14, 2026·1h
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    The end of college basketball, plenty of hockey and more for April 7, 2026

    This episode discusses the upcoming Masters golf tournament coverage details and notes the absence of Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson due to personal issues.

    Apr 7, 2026·1h
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    Sports lounge for March 31, 2026

    This episode of Sports Lounge features a panel discussion on sports topics, including college sports and boxing, with a new segment called 'panel pet peeves' for light-hearted debate.

    Mar 31, 2026·1h
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    Sports lounge for Tuesday, March 24, 2026

    This episode of Sports Lounge covers NCAA tournament updates, baseball picks for gambling, NFL news, and hockey standings in a casual sports discussion format.

    Mar 25, 2026·59m
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    Here comes the sports program for March 17, 2026

    This episode is a sports talk show covering NFL news, college basketball, and baseball, including discussions on upcoming events and picks.

    Mar 17, 2026·1h
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    Sports lounge covers college, NFL news, hockey updates and the NBA

    Hidden gem

    Sports Lounge opens on a Tuesday afternoon with college sports, NFL, baseball, and a few other items already on the board.

    Mar 10, 2026·1h·4 clips
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    sports lounge for March 3, 2026

    Hidden gem

    Sports Lounge opens on Tuesday, March 3, 2026, as show 383 and bills itself as the first shot of March Madness.

    Mar 4, 2026·1h·4 clips
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    Sports lounge for February 24, 2026

    Feb 24, 2026·1h
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    Sports lounge for February 17, 2026

    Feb 17, 2026·1h
  44. 44

    Sports lounge for February 10, 2026

    Feb 11, 2026·1h 1m
  45. 45

    Sports Lounge discusses the landscape for February 3, 2026

    Feb 4, 2026·59m
  46. 46

    Sports lounge covers the final playoff games before the superbowl, college and more

    Jan 28, 2026·1h
  47. 47

    sports lounge covers the playoffs of the NFL, baseball and more

    Jan 21, 2026·59m
  48. 48

    Sports Lounge continues with playoff news, baseball trades, college and more!

    This episode covers recent NFL playoff scores, baseball trades, and college sports updates in a sports news roundup format.

    Jan 13, 2026·1h
  49. 49

    Sports Lounge covers college, pro playoffs for January 6, 2026

    Jan 6, 2026·1h
  50. 50

    Sports lounge episode 374: the last of the year

    Dec 30, 2025·1h
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    Sports Lounge for December 23, 2025

    Dec 23, 2025·1h 1m
  52. 52

    Sports Lounge for December 16, 2025

    Dec 16, 2025·1h
  53. 53

    Sports Lounge for Tuesday, December 9th

    Dec 10, 2025·1h 9m
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    Sports lounge for December 2, 2025

    Dec 3, 2025·1h 1m
  55. 55

    Sports Lounge for November 25, 2025

    Nov 25, 2025·59m
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    SportsLounge for November 18, 2025

    Nov 19, 2025·59m
  57. 57

    Sports lounge for Veerans day 2025

    Nov 11, 2025·1h
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    Sports Lounge for November 4, 2025

    Nov 4, 2025·59m
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    Sports lounge for October 28, 2025

    Oct 29, 2025·1h
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    Sports lounge episode 364 for October 24, 2025

    Oct 22, 2025·1h
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    Sports lounge for October 14, 2025

    Oct 16, 2025·1h
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    Sports lounge for October 7, 2025

    Oct 8, 2025·1h
  63. 63

    Sports lounge episode 361: The Rider cup, baseball playoffs, college and more

    Sep 30, 2025·1h 27m
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    Sports lounge for September 23, 2025

    Sep 23, 2025·1h 3m
  65. 65

    Sports lounge episode 359: boxing first, pro, college and more

    Sep 16, 2025·1h
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    Sports lounge for September 9, 2025

    Sep 10, 2025·1h
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    Sports Lounge for September 2, 2025

    Sep 2, 2025·1h 1m
  68. 68

    Sports Lounge for August 26, 2025

    Aug 26, 2025·1h 1m
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    Sports lounge for August 19, 2025

    Aug 19, 2025·1h
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    Sports lounge, episode 354: news, notes and the landscape, football, basketball, media stuff too

    Aug 12, 2025·1h
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    Sports lounge, episode 353: 7 years of the program

    This episode celebrates the seventh anniversary of the Sports Lounge podcast, focusing on baseball including the recent trade deadline and Red Sox-Yankees series, with mentions of other sports like NFL and basketball.

    Aug 6, 2025·1h
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    Sports lounge episode 352 for July 29, 2025

    This episode of Sports Lounge covers baseball news including the upcoming trade deadline and highlights, along with reporting the death of wrestling legend Hulk Hogan.

    Jul 30, 2025·1h 28m
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    Sports lounge for July 22, 2025

    Jul 22, 2025·1h 1m
  74. 74

    Sports Lounge program 350 for July 1, 2025

    Jul 1, 2025·1h 1m
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    Sports lounge, program 349 for June 24, 2025

    Jun 24, 2025·1h
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    Sports lounge for June 17th, 2025

    This episode of Sports Lounge discusses ongoing sports playoffs and the surprising outcome of the U.S.

    Jun 18, 2025·1h
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    Sports Lounge for June 10, 2025

    Jun 10, 2025·1h
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    Sports lounge 346: nba, baseball, nfl and did you hear softball?

    Jun 3, 2025·1h 1m
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    Sports Lounge episode 345: All kinds of sports today

    May 27, 2025·1h 1m
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    Sports Lounge episode 344: News, notes and the landscape, NFL, baseball, Hockey and more

    This episode covers sports news across multiple leagues including NFL, MLB, NBA, and NHL, and features an interview about the Pete Rose situation.

    May 20, 2025·1h 19m
  81. 81

    Interview about Pete Rose

    May 17, 2025·19m
  82. 82

    Sports Lounge 343: NBA playoffs, NHL playoffs, news notes and the landscape

    May 14, 2025·1h
  83. 83

    sports lounge 342: The Playoffs, news, notes the landscape and more

    May 6, 2025·1h 1m
  84. 84

    sports lounge 341: April 29, 2025

    Apr 29, 2025·1h 1m
  85. 85

    Sports Lounge 335

    Apr 23, 2025·1h
  86. 86

    Sports Lounge 340 for April 22, 2025

    Apr 22, 2025·1h
  87. 87

    Sports Lounge, program 334

    Apr 18, 2025·1h
  88. 88

    Sports Lounge for April 15, 2025

    Apr 15, 2025·1h
  89. 89

    Episode 333 of sports lounge

    Apr 11, 2025·1h
  90. 90

    Episode 338 for April 8: A new record, college talk, NBA standings and more

    Apr 8, 2025·1h
  91. 91

    Sports lounge program 331

    Apr 4, 2025·1h
  92. 92

    Sports lounge, program 337 for April 1, 2025

    Apr 1, 2025·1h
  93. 93

    Episode 330 of Sports Lounge

    Mar 28, 2025·58m
  94. 94

    Episode 332 of sports lounge

    Mar 28, 2025·1h
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    Sports lounge episode 336: George Foreman, news, notes the tournaments and more

    Mar 25, 2025·1h