US Travel System Unprepared for 2026 World Cup, 2028 Olympics

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00:00First, let's start off with some news here on the show and then we'll get to some sports betting as well.

00:04This is surrounding the upcoming Olympic Games here, which is really fascinating,

00:08considering that we're talking about travel here, which is crucial to the upcoming Olympic Games.

00:14There is a report that says the U.S. travel system is not ready for the upcoming Olympics in a couple of years.

00:20The U.S. travel system, according to this report, inadequately equipped for the millions of visitors expected to visit the 2026 FIFA World Cup,

00:28which is coming up right around the corner, and the 2028 Summer Olympics.

00:32And this is a report from a nonprofit representing the travel industry.

00:36It's called the U.S. Travel Association Report that says that 40 million people could potentially visit the U.S. for the World Cup,

00:43the Olympics and Paralympics and even the Ryder Cup.

00:47And they're not equipped necessarily to be able to handle this travel.

00:50So, again, this is an independent report.

00:53Sure, the U.S. will refute this. Naturally, keep an eye to see if the U.S. steps up their game in order to get things going in the right way.

00:59As far as the college football playoff system is concerned, we're headed toward a change.

01:04I don't think there's any question about that before we get to the beginning of the regular season and even into the summer.

01:08The SEC and the Big Ten are going to introduce a new change to the seating for the 2025 playoffs next week.

01:13No more automatic buys for conference champions.

01:18So such as teams like Boise State, they don't get an automatic buy.

01:21In a move that will require unanimous vote, the Big 12 and the ACC are going to battle this,

01:27because they're going to want their teams getting automatic buys regardless of where they're ranked.

01:31Needless to say, it does seem like the SEC and the Big Ten are driving the bus here.

01:35Stay tuned.

01:36National Football League Free Agency is set to begin, and we're going to see more money spent than ever before.

01:41The salary cap is going up again in the range of $277.5 million, maybe up to $281 million.

01:48Last year's cap, $255 million.

01:51So, yes, it will increase by $30 million this year, $20 million the year before.

01:56Buckle up, your favorite backup quarterback about to get paid, or two, or three.

02:01That's the way it works in the NBA.

02:03Some bad news for the Milwaukee Bucks.

02:05It was reported this morning that Bobby Portis has been suspended for 25 games for the use of performance-enhancing drugs,

02:12or basically what's called the anti-drug policy.

02:16A statement has been released by Portis' agent, said that it was a mistake.

02:21This is usually the M.O. for these players and these agents.

02:24Toradol is the drug of choice, apparently here a recovery drug.

02:28Portis will miss the next 25 games.

02:31That puts him out essentially for the rest of the regular season, and maybe even the postseason in the NBA.

02:37Meanwhile, last night the NBA did return.

02:39There was one game, the Los Angeles Lakers.

02:4112.5-point favorites, and they end up losing to the Charlotte Hornets.

02:45What a huge disappointment here.

02:47As you see the final score, 102-97 that the Hornets end up taking this one.

02:53Sometimes this happens, first game out of the box in the NBA, and indeed it happened yesterday.

02:59Not the best game for both Luka and LeBron, but needless to say, LeBron did his part.

03:04Some others did not.

03:05Luka LeBron talked about the loss after the game.

03:08I think it was good.

03:10Obviously, like I said, I'm getting a little time just to adjust to everything.

03:16But I think it was fine today.

03:18I think we had some good opportunities to make shots, but we didn't make any shots, especially me.

03:25Just get a little time to get used to it.

03:28Yeah, for sure.

03:30That's going to be it every night.

03:32Obviously, myself and Luka, we're going to draw so much attention.

03:37Myself and Luka, we're going to get double teamed a lot.

03:41Our guys have got to be recipients and be ready to shoot, drive, or pass.

03:47It's an easy game.

03:50In college hoops, the number four team in the country goes down last night.

03:54Alabama has got to fix that defense, I think, before the NCAA tournament.

03:58Missouri put 110 on them last night.

04:00110-98 the final.

04:02Mark Mitchell had 31 points for the Tigers.

04:05Mizzou went on a 12-0 run.

04:07They never looked back.

04:09Needless to say, it was not a great defensive performance for Alabama.

04:15Their head coach said that they could have used less turnovers as well.

04:19We gave them 12 steals.

04:21They scored off them.

04:23We didn't do a great job prepping our guys for their pressure.

04:28They do a good job of it.

04:30You kind of look at some effort stuff.

04:33I mean, Caleb Grill ends up with 25 points, but he had 10 rebounds.

04:37I mean, he had more rebounds.

04:40Nobody had more rebounds than him on our team.

04:43Diabate is the only guy that had 10.

04:47Nobody else had more than four.

04:49For our entire front court to have three and two, Jaron had four.

04:57For their guard to out-rebound us that bad,

05:00I just think they wanted this game a little bit more tonight,

05:02which is a little bit disappointing,

05:04because we still had a lot riding on this game.

05:08I mean, we were still in full control of our own destiny with the league championship.

05:12Had we won out, we no longer are.

05:16And Missouri deserves a lot of credit for it.

05:20Yeah, I think right now Alabama has got to get things more figured out

05:24because their state mates, Auburn, just keeps rolling.

05:28Now, this was a tough game for them last night.

05:3067-60, the Tigers end up winning.

05:33Johnny Broom had 16 points, 13 rebounds.

05:36Not the cleanest game in this one.

05:38They couldn't hit a lot of threes,

05:39but Bruce Pearl after the game talked about the defensive performance.

05:43Sometimes you just got to play these type games to win.

05:45Because Arkansas is so good defensively and such a great rim-protecting team.

05:51Our offense left a lot to be desired tonight.

05:55Our execution wasn't very good.

05:58I don't think our shot selection was great.

06:00When you only have 11 assists and 12 turnovers,

06:02I don't think we shared it as well as we have been.

06:08But our guys competed.

06:09They did not let the fact that we weren't making shots and playing well offensively

06:15affect their defense.

06:16Holding Arkansas to 60 points is significant.

06:20At the same time, I'm sure John, they had a bunch of good looks.

06:25They had some open shots.

06:26If they go down, it's a different outcome.

06:29Big win also yesterday for St. John's.

06:32They played DePaul.

06:33They crushed them.

06:3482-58 the final.

06:35Also, Kentucky beats Vanderbilt.

06:37Final, 82-61.

06:39Those are some of the marquee games yesterday.

06:41Now, over in the Big Ten, Zach Hicks had 19 points.

06:45Penn State beat Nebraska.

06:46Final score, 89-72, ending a seven-game skid.

06:50West Virginia beats Cincinnati 62-59.

06:53R.J. Davis and North Carolina beat NC State in that matchup, 97-73.

07:00And Oregon, in a very close game, goes on the road and beats Iowa by two.

07:06Some news from Major League Baseball this morning,

07:08as the New York Yankees have just announced that they have extended

07:11their manager, Aaron Boone, for the next two seasons.

07:14So Boone Ball continues in the Bronx.

07:17Meanwhile, John Means, recovering from Tommy John surgery,

07:20once upon a time the Orioles' ace, is now pitching for the Guardians.

07:25He has a team option for next season.

07:27It's unknown as to whether or not he will pitch this season.

07:30Also, the Nationals make a pitching move.

07:32Lucas Sims signs with them to a one-year contract.

07:36Also, the new-look A's, Sacramento, however you want to call it,

07:40A's, looks like they're going to sign, according to The Athletic,

07:43Lawrence Butler, who had a nice year last year,

07:4522 home runs for them to a contract extension.

07:47And would you believe that spring training does begin today?

07:51305 Eastern out in Arizona, the two teams that are playing overseas,

07:54they're going to go at it between the Cubs and Dodgers.

07:58By the way, the starter today for the Cubs will be Cody Poteet,

08:01and for the Dodgers it will be Yoshinobu Yamamoto.

08:05And so spring training officially gets underway.

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