Primetime Sports Podcast

Sports podcast hosted by Joey Maiullari that includes multiple episodes per week of news within the world of sports, along with appearances from special guests.

Primetime Sports Podcast is a news podcast hosted by Joey Maiullari, with 445 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Joey Maiullari hosts Primetime Sports Podcast, a news show with 445 episodes published.

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  Episode #445

  Ep. 445 (10/2/26): Sports Update: NBA News, UMass Football's 4-0 Start, JJ McCarthy Traded to the NY Giants, Drake Maye's Struggles

  Oct 2, 202639 min

  In this episode, Joey catches up on storylines across the NBA and NFL. He starts the episode by discussing the Los Angeles Clippers' decision to bring back Bradley Beal over Bennedict Mathurin and also the Minnesota Timberwolves landing Jonathan Kuminga and Cody Williams. After that, he praises UMass football for their exceptional 4-0 start to the season, before moving on to provide his thoughts on the New York Giants trading for JJ McCarthy. Following that, he debates which 0-3 NFL team has the best chance at making the playoffs, which NFL team's early season success is most surprising, and whether or not the Green Bay Packers can turn things around. At the end, he chats about Drake Maye's struggles and explains why he still has faith in Maye.

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  Episode #444

  Ep. 444 (9/29/26): 2026 MLB Playoff Predictions, MLB Wild Card Round Preview

  Sep 29, 202632 min

  In this episode, Joey outlines his 2026 MLB playoff predictions ahead of the start of today's Wild Card Round. He provides a breakdown of each Wild Card matchup and an explanation behind each of his predictions.

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  Episode #443

  Ep. 443 (9/13/26): 2026 NFL Season Predictions - Team Record, Playoff, and Award Predictions

  Sep 13, 202649 min

  In this episode, Joey breaks down his predictions for the 2026 NFL season ahead of the first NFL Sunday of the year. He outlines his record predictions for each team, along with his thoughts on the NFL Playoffs and who he believes will win each award at the NFL Honors.

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  Episode #442

  Ep. 442 (9/7/26): Special Guest - Zach Crews, The Grand Return of the Playbook w/ Joey and Zach

  Sep 10, 20261h 38m

  In this episode, Joey has the honor and privilege of being joined by his former WZBC on-air co-host Zach Crews for the grand return of The Playbook with Joey and Zach! At the start of the episode, they take a look back at their favorite memories from WZBC (1:00). Following that, they preview the New England Patriots 2026 season by providing their expectations for the team (4:09) their thoughts on the A.J. Brown trade (9:14) and the addition of Romeo Doubs (11:56), and their opinions on a potential bounceback season from Will Campbell (13:30). Then, they reveal who can be the X-factor for the Patriots offense (15:51), their predictions for where the club will place in the AFC East (18:13), and their thoughts on Christian Gonzalez's potential extension, which was signed following the recording of this episode (22:13). After that, Joey and Zach shift over to talking about the New York Giants and discuss Odell Beckham Jr.'s return to New York (29:04), Jaxson Dart (33:04), and their record predictions for the Giants (36:09). Next, they outline their predictions for the Super Bowl (40:30) and the NFL MVP Award (47:20). To close the episode, Joey and Zach break down the Boston Celtics offseason, including the Jaylen Brown-Paul George trade (49:50). They question whether or not the Celtics are changing their identity and strategy away from Mazzulla Ball (53:07) and highlight their expectations for Paul George (58:28). Additionally, the duo give their opinions on the NBA's punishment of the Los Angeles Clippers from the salary cap circumvention investigation (1:03:00) and chat about the future of the franchise following a harsh penalty (1:11:26). At the end, Joey and Zach mention LeBron James' decision to join the Philadelphia 76ers (1:21:33).

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  Episode #441

  Ep. 441 (9/2/26): Fifth Annual NFL Starting Quarterback Rankings with the Sports Guru

  Sep 5, 20261h 38m

  For the fifth straight year, Joey has the privilege of being joined by the legendary sports guru Mike Hurley for their annual quarterback rankings. Joey and Mike rank all 32 projected Week 1 starting quarterbacks based on how they believe they will perform this season. It is important to note that Joey weighs statistics more heavily than Mike who favors the win-loss record of each passer. Mike and Joey are projecting where each quarterback will rank at the end of the 2026 season, which leads to an entertaining debate with some hot takes and bold predictions. In their rankings, they also note some of the top backup quarterbacks. Rankings: Quarterbacks 1-5: (2:55-17:45) Quarterbacks 6-10: (17:45-35:50) Quarterbacks 11-18: (35:50-56:50) Quarterbacks 19-24: (56:50-1:12:56) Quarterbacks 25-32: (1:12:56-1:24:00)

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