The parade routes are clean, the hangovers have subsided, and the Stanley Cup is officially making its rounds across the Triangle. Joe Ovies and Joe Giglio sorta kinda return to "normal" programming by tackling the massive backlog of national and local sports stories that took a backseat to hockey immortality. But there's plenty of hockey talk! The guys welcome former Carolina Hurricanes forward and 2006 Stanley Cup champion Erik Cole to the show. Cole shares his unique perspective on what makes a Rod Brind'Amour locker room tick, having played alongside Rod in the 2002 Final and won it all with Brind'Amour as his captain. Erik pulls back the curtain on the incredible, viral moment during Saturday's downtown Raleigh celebration where he and Rod stopped the parade route to embrace, beautifully bridging two legendary eras of franchise history.

We also check in with OG Senior Social Media Correspondent Graham Hill, who has provided boots-on-the-ground reporting of tracking Lord Stanley's exploits through bars and breweries all over the 919. But the show leads off with an extended Lightning Round covering a massive weekend of sports.

TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 - Intro
06:00 - Can UNC's spectacular pitching staff carry the Heels to a CWS title?
11:00 - World Cup is producing stellar storylines, but a central question looms — is the USMNT actually...good?
24:00 - Why was US Open crowd openly rooting for Wyndham Clark to lose?
32:30 - Dusty May takes Dallas Mavericks job.
42:00 - NHL Carousel
51:00 - Housekeeping
57:00 - Erik Cole interview
1:27:00 - Lord Stanley around town
1:53:00 - Hey Joe

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