At 13 years old, Jennifer Capriati was already the youngest player to reach a Grand Slam semifinal. By 14, she was a top-10 ranked pro with multi-million dollar endorsement deals from Oil of Olay and Snapple. By 18, she was arrested at a run-down Florida motel with drugs in the room. This week, Kevin and Jeff Hall break down one of the most remarkable rise-fall-and-redemption stories in sports history.

Inside this episode: how Stefano Capriati turned his daughter into a commodity almost from the moment she could hold a racket, why her father quit his job to become her full-time manager before she was even a teenager, and the immense pressure that led Jennifer to tell the New York Times she saw a "distorted image" in the mirror. The Hall brothers dig into the 1994 Gables Inn arrest, her 28-day stint in rehab, and the ranking collapse that sent her tumbling to #267 in the world.

Then comes the comeback. Kevin and Jeff cover Capriati's stunning run to two Australian Open titles and a French Open championship, her ascent to world #1, and the 2002 Australian Open final where she saved four match points to win. They also look at the setbacks that followed retirement — a 2010 hospitalization and a 2013 battery charge — before her ultimate redemption: induction into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.

It's a story about a childhood traded for a tennis racket, a family that saw a payday instead of a daughter, and one of the great comeback stories in sports.

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Tom Mazawey is back for the Friday show, and there's a lot on the table: Michigan's ugly-then-dominant win over UTEP, a Lions secondary in freefall heading into Aaron Glenn's homecoming against the Jets, and a full slate of NFL Week 3 picks against the spread.

Inside this episode: Tom's blunt take that Bryce Underwood is "just a guy" through three games, why the offensive line needed a full half to gel after an injury shuffle, and the case that Tommy Carr could eventually be the safer (if less explosive) option at quarterback. The crew previews Saturday's showdown with Iowa, breaking down why Kirk Ferentz's defense makes this the toughest test of the season so far and settling on a final score prediction.

Then it's Lions and Jets. Kevin, Jeff, and Tom dig into a secondary that's given up the second-most first downs through two games in NFL history, discuss Kirby Joseph's likely retirement and what it means for the cap, debate whether Brad Holmes should be more aggressive in free agency, and preview Aaron Glenn's return to Detroit as a head coach.

Plus: a full round of NFL Week 3 picks against the spread across the entire schedule, Tom's "Mazawey Rule" for betting underdogs, and some vintage Detroit sports radio stories from Tom's decades in the business.

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The Detroit Lions got run out of Buffalo, Michigan looked shaky against UTEP before pulling away, and Kevin and Jeff have plenty to unpack heading into a critical NFL Week 3. This is the Wednesday recap.

Inside this episode: the Lions fall behind 21-0 in the first quarter and never recover, losing 41-31 to the Bills. Kevin and Jeff dig into Devin White's foolish decision, Kelvin Sheppard's "we're gonna do what we do" comments, and why the real blame belongs on Brad Holmes and a 2024 draft class that's failed to produce healthy, reliable secondary depth. They also make the case that Jared Goff deserves more credit than he's getting — four touchdown passes under constant pressure — and debate whether Detroit's Super Bowl window is already closing.

Then it's on to Michigan, who trailed UTEP 14-7 midway through the second quarter before a quick close to the first half and dominant third-quarter defensive stand flipped the game. Kevin and Jeff break down Bryce Underwood's efficient 19-of-25 passing day (fumbles aside), the ongoing question of whether Tommy Carr could eventually take the starting job, and why the run game still isn't clicking behind Jordan Marshall and Savion Hiter. They preview a tough defensive matchup against Iowa and look ahead to a loaded Big Ten schedule.

Plus: a Jets preview for Sunday, a Big Ten sleeper watch on Northwestern and Minnesota, and the never-ending Ben Johnson vs. Dan Campbell debate.

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