Lunchtime With Roggin And Rodney

David Vassegh hops on to talk about Clayton Kershaw retiring and the Dodgers final home series of the regular season against the Giants. In the wake of Kershaw's retirement announcement we discuss the top athletes and sports figures in LA sports history.

The Dodgers announced that Clayton Kershaw will pitch his final regular season game tomorrow and will retire at the end of the season. Vinny Bonsignore previews week 3 of the NFL season.

Blake Snell was dominant through 7 innings and the Dodgers avoided the sweep against the Phillies. We discuss which NL teams pose the biggest threat to the Dodgers and their pursuit of a repeat when the playoffs begin.

Dylan Hernandez of the LA Times joins us to talk about the Dodgers who have lost the first 2 games of this 3 game series against the Phillies. We get more into the Dodgers' decision to take Ohtani out while he was pitching a no-hitter. Adam Silver has taken some flak for saying the NBA is a highlight based sport when he was asked about the new tv contract and its various media partners.

Dan Woike joins the show to talk about his experience covering Luka Doncic at the Eurobasket tournament. One MLB fired their entire scouting staff!? A doctor was fired for partking in some extracurricular activities while he was on break during a surgical procedure.

Ohtani was taken out while pitching a no-hitter. Was that the right move by Dave Roberts and the Dodgers? ESPN.com did a huge write-up on Kawhi Leonard's influence over the Clippers' organization. We ponder: Should they cut bait with him sooner than later?

We dive back into Dodgers-Phillies with game 2 of their series taking place tonight with Ohtani on the mound. Did Shedeur Sanders tell the Ravens not to draft him? Caleb Williams' growing pains continue but he's far from a finished product.

Eric Dickerson joins as as we talk about the Rams and Chargers getting out to 2-0 starts, the potential demise of the Chiefs dynasty, Russell Wilson's hot tub time machine game in Dallas and more!

The Dodgers lost in extra innings to the Phillies who now have a stanglehold on the 2 seed in the NL. Andrew Freidman spoke on what the postseason pitching plan for Ohtani may look like - will he definitey be in the starting rotation? Could he be an option out of the bullpen?

Bill Plunkett previews Dodgers-Phillies from Dodger Stadium. Arch Manning has not looked good through 3 games this season - but is it OUR fault for hyping him up? Brian Kelly goes off on an LSU reporter for asking about the teams' offensive struggles after their win over Florida.

Ben Bolch joins us to talk about UCLA parting ways with Deshaun Foster. The Raiders and Chargers will square off on Monday night football and Rodney says the Chargers have a legit shot to win the AFC West. Part of the reason why the Chargers have a good shot at winning the division is the fact that Kansas City is 0-2 and does not look good right now.

After dropping the opener on Friday night, the Dodger bats woke up and they ended up winning the series in San Francisco to maintain their 2 and a half game lead in the NL West over the Padres. After an embarrassing loss to New Mexico on Friday UCLA made the decision to part ways with Deshaun Foster.

David Vassegh joins us ahead of the Dodgers-Giants series. The guys debate if it matters whether the Dodgers make the playoffs as a wildcard or if they get a bye to the divisional round? After Luka looked so good at the Eurobasket tournament, have the Lakers changed their view on using assets to improve the team for a title run right now?

Vinny Bonsignore previews week 2 of the NFL season plus Walker Buehler has no patience for the automated strike zone.

The Dodgers will welcome in the rival Giants this weekend for a huge series that has playoff implications. Why in the world did UCLA schedule a Friday night home game against New Mexico State!?

Ned Colletti hops on the show as the Dodgers get set to face the Giants this weekend. Also, there are new details on the Kawhi/Ballmer/Aspiration controvesy surrounding a Clippers' minority owner 

Blake Snell continued the run of dominance of Dodgers starting pitching last night as they shutout Colorado 9-0. Is this team finally turning into what many fans thought they would be? Kelly Stafford said that trade rumors surrounding her husband in the offseason caused their kids to be bullied.

Jack Harris joins us ahead of the Dodgers' final game against Colorado on this short homestand. As a minor league team gets set to be managed by A.I. - the guys discuss why this tactic can never catch on in sports.

USC footballs general manager, Chad Bowden, joins the show. UCLA is off to an 0-2 start and their problems run much deeper than just the product on the field.

The Dodgers beat the Rockies as Emmett Sheehan had another strong start (and Teo hit 2 homeruns). Adam Silver gives his first public comments about the alleged salary cap circumvention allegations against Steve Ballmer and Kawhi Leonard.