Author: Michael

Subscribe to The Kevin O’Connor Show
Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube
KOC’s live, postgame reaction to Game 7 between the Denver Nuggets and Oklahoma City Thunder! OKC dismantled the hapless Nuggets, are they primed to do the same to the Minnesota Timberwolves? Dane Moore, who covers the Wolves, joins KOC to break down what’s to come in the Western Conference Finals — plus the pair on whether MAJOR changes are coming for Nikola Jokic’s squad this offseason.

Read More

Nike didn’t waste any time on Sunday afternoon.
The company immediately released a new ad honoring Scottie Scheffler after his dominant win at the PGA Championship. While that’s not surprising on its own, Nike didn’t hesitate to hilariously reference the top-ranked golfer’s arrest at last year’s PGA Championship in its new ad.

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by Nike (@nike)

Well done.

Read More

With the setting of the 2025 regular-season schedule comes the making of the lines for all 272 games. Some trends, such as the Chiefs being favored in all games except their trip to Buffalo, are no surprise.
At least one development is.
Via Connor Roche of Boston.com, the Patriots open as the favorites in 11 of their 17 games at DraftKings Sportsbook.
We checked, mainly because it was hard to believe that a 4-13 with a projected over-under win total of 8.5 games would be favored to win in 11 games. But it’s dead-on balls accurate.
The Patriots are favored in Week 1 vs. the Raiders (3.

Read More

MLB Rivalry Weekend wraps up on Sunday with the final game of the Subway Series between the New York Yankees and the New York Mets.
The two teams are some of the best clubs in all of baseball heading into the third game between each other.
This series, in particular, has been one many baseball fans have been anticipating, as it’s Juan Soto’s first time back at Yankee Stadium after leaving the Yankees for the Mets this past offseason.

Read More

Scottie Scheffler hoisted the Wanamaker Trophy for the first time in his career after a dominant win at the 2025 PGA Championship in North Carolina on May 18.
After entering the final round with a three-stroke lead over Alex Noren, Scheffler finished the day with an even-par 71 for a five-stroke victory over Bryson DeChambeau, Davis Riley and Harris English.
The No. 1 ranked golfer in the world, who won the Masters in 2022 and 2022, is now halfway toward reaching a career grand slam.

Read More

Paul Skenes has the potential to be the best pitcher of his generation, and the Pittsburgh Pirates are absolutely wasting his talent.
Earlier Sunday, the Bucs were playing their in-state rivals, the Philadelphia Phillies. Skenes absolutely cooked on the mound, holding a lethal Phillies lineup to just one run over eight innings, while surrendering just eight hits and recording nine strikeouts. 
My goodness.
He even made Bryce Harper look like a JV player in one of his at-bats.
I’m sure there are 29 other MLB teams right now who would move mountains to bring this dude into their clubhouse.

Read More