The Hopeless Sports Guy contains written and play-by-play coverage of the NHL, NBA, MLB and college affiliates. On this podcast you'll find the direct transcripts of game action that is found on various audio apps and YouTube. I will often include special guests throughout the season, previews, documentaries and will mention that in the description. If you want more coverage you can follow my YouTube channel (@JohnRyanOtt) which also includes video games and reviews.
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Signup to Generate a PitchThe Hopeless Sports Guy contains written and play-by-play coverage of the NHL, NBA, MLB and college affiliates. On this podcast you'll find the direct transcripts of game action that is found on various audio apps and YouTube. I will often include special guests throughout the season, previews, documentaries and will mention that in the description.
Hopeless Sports Guy is hosted by John Ott. The show has published 605 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include ""Historical Comeback During Home Opener" Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Philadelphia 76ers (1-0) ️ 10-22-26" (23 October 2026, 96 minutes), "“Road Warriors” Seattle Kraken (5-2-0) vs. Tampa Bay Lightning (4-2-0) NHL ️ 10-15-26" (16 October 2026, 88 minutes), and "“Dysfunctional Opener at LCA?” New York Rangers (1-1-0) vs. Detroit Red Wings 10-2-26" (3 October 2026, 75 minutes).
Hopeless Sports Guy publishes roughly a few times a week, with episodes averaging 147 minutes across 605 episodes.
Booking probability for Hopeless Sports Guy is 47%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Hopeless Sports Guy requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Hopeless Sports Guy's contact route on record: verified email.
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The Cleveland Cavaliers began their season on the road and had a big lead against the hosts. Philadelphia responded (in the first game of LeBron James as a 76er) in a shocking fashion. Modern NBA I guess, but this was...
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This ended up being a very good game between two squads that are looking to improve on strong starts early in the NHL season.
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This was to be expected, but at the same time this dysfunctional opener also spread to the broadcast streams across all TNT, TruTV, HBO and beyond. What a mess. But I did triple-check that this was not on my end.
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It's a tradition and one last home opener at the Saddledome for Cooper Hopkins and I. Admittedly Cooper nailed this scoreline. Even in night one for both of these squads a statement was made. And analysis from us...
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Two teams in the Panthers and Hurricanes that have storied history when it comes to the ECF. It's a banner night for Carolina, so the fireworks have already started from that point. Join the trio of John Ott, Alec Nava...
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Justin Verlander (and Kirby Yates) is on the mound for the final time at Comerica Park. Fans have waited 10 years for this return to the mound in Detroit. Either way, this is going to be a special moment, and an equal...
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Often times if you are going to win games, you need to be able to manufacture late run scoring. If the Brewers win this game, it's the first time they will reach the 100-win mark in franchise history.
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This was a game that had a lot of potential for run scoring, but things stayed tight.
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It's the type of game you like to see when it comes to run scorning, and maybe a better example of what this White Sox team could do in the playoffs. Lots of runs and crosstalk. Thank you to Ian Genge and David...
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In a stretch of seven of nine games, it’s the @CleGuardians ( #GuardsBall ) who have lost, and the @tigers ( #DNMW ) who are surging. This battle is usually tight though.
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Join Cooper Hopkins and I for an annual tradition as we take a deep-dive into the NHL Free Agency pool once more. It's a look at all 32 teams, and our reactions to the deals. future landscape, playoff predictions and...
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This was a pretty good ball game to start with after a longer layoff then I'd like to have normally after being busy with work! I'm going to try to sneak in another baseball game prior to my appointment next week. And...
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Even though I'm relatively new to calling the sport of soccer/futbol, there were certain things in this match that were easy to pick out.
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This ended up being a pretty good contest for the first ever soccer coverage on "Hopeless Sports Guy." Thank you to Alec for taking the lead, and if we end up covering a few more games, I may end up calling part of the...
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When it comes to being one win away from the Stanley Cup, you'd expect the effort and intensity to ratchet up a notch. This game was one-sided, but did have an epic conclusion.
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This is one of the best performances I have ever seen in a second period from any team in Stanley Cup Finals history. Join in with Alec Nava and I on this electric call.
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The Carolina Hurricanes needed to make an adjustment in net, and also needed to keep the second period in front of them. Could they do it? Check out the drama of Game 4 here.
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Let this be a lesson in the 2026 Stanley Cup Finals that you never take your foot off the gas. This game was epic, and this series is reaching legendary heights. Some stuff needs to be cleaned up, but you can't deny...
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It was an "UNO Reverse!" of a game. Join the trio as we bring you the exciting call.
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That was a pretty good opener to the 2026 Stanley Cup Finals. Listen in to all of the action with the trio.
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