Dukes & Bell

Carl and Mike come and briefly discuss why they believe the Braves cannot take for granted the Rockies have not been playing well. They then get into the latest headlines including the U.S. Open seeing some of the top golfers continuing to struggle as the projected cut is looking like it may be seven over. They also preview Game 4 of the NBA Finals and share thoughts on how important a win for the Thunder is due to the fact they would be in a 3-1 hole.

Carl and Mike open up the show with some Braves talk as they preview the upcoming series with the Rockies and agree that despite how bad Colorado has played this season, it is important for the Braves to not just win the series, but sweep the Rockies as they head into a stretch of 13 consecutive division games as they'll face the Mets seven against the Mets, three against the Phillies and three against the Marlins.

The full show of "Dukes and Bell" from 6-12-25.

In the opening hour of "Dukes and Bell", Carl Dukes and Mike Bell kick off the show with the news that the Hawks blocked the Knicks' request to interview Quin Snyder for their head coaching position, was that the right move? Then, we talk about the chances that a professional hockey team could be coming back to Atlanta. We close the hour giving some final thoughts on the Falcons' minicamp.

Carl and Mike close out the show with final thoughts on their conversation from earlier in which they believe Atlanta fans are more reserved when calling for coaching change with the Braves in comparison to the Falcons and Hawks.

In the second hour of "Dukes and Bell", the guys react to the latest on Bill Belichick and more from the NFL, then we have a discussion about the aversion to change that Atlanta sports fans have. Da-Da Lewis closes the hour with "Yeah Man, No Man" discussing the Shemar Stewart vs. the Bengals saga!

Carl and Mike briefly talk with one of the Father's Day winners, Kelly, who will be bringing her husband to our Father's Day dinner. They then share thoughts on the U.S. Open as some of the top golfers, including Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy are struggling and are not atop the leaderboard.

In the third hour of "Dukes and Bell", we talk some dawgs as UGA and Alabama's kickoff time was announced! Then, one of the voices of the Atlanta Falcons, Dave Archer, stops by as the Falcons wrap up mandatory minicamps today. Mike Bell closes the hour with some "Guy Talk"!

Carl and Mike get back into some Falcons talk as they react to an article by Bleacher Report, in which they list Divine Diablo as the possible break out player for the team in 2025 as they believe he has the ability to have an immediate impact. As they discuss, they also react to Raheem Morris' comments about the newly acquired Diablo and both agree that while many Falcons fans may not be as familiar with the linebacker, he may be better utilized this year.

In the final hour of "Dukes and Bell", the guys talk some Falcons and the emergence of Divine Deablo, are visited from one of our contest winners, and we "Clear Our Throats" to end the show!

Carl and Mike are joined by Dave Archer as they discuss the Falcons and what their takeaways are from minicamp this week.

Carl and Mike get into some college football talk as they share thoughts on Georgia's schedule as they react to their game against Alabama being announced as a 7:30pm start and discuss whether or not this year will be a tougher year, especially with their home schedule.

Carl and Mike get into some Braves talk and briefly react to their win over the Brewers on Wednesday as Spencer Schwellenbach pitched a complete inning allowing just two earned runs. And while they won two of the three games against the Brewers, Carl notes the team is not not play no where near as good as they should be with the talent they have on the team and that leads to a conversation between Carl and Mike as to why  Atlanta fans seem to hesitate with coaching change with the Braves when the team is performing below mediocracy, however other Atlanta franchise would be immediately under the gun.

Carl and Mike get into some NFL headlines and react to reports to reports of Shemar Stewart leaving Bengals mandatory minicamp as he has yet to sign his rookie contract and the guys share thoughts on whether or not Stewart may be handling his negotiations in the proper manner by not keeping as much as possible behind closed doors.

Carl and Mike get into some Falcons talk with some final thoughts on what they had a chance to see yesterday at minicamp and get into a conversation on whether or not the Falcons will have to be a defensive led team this season in order to get over their playoff drought. As they discuss, both agree the Falcons have always had solid offenses however it would be nice to be talking about the defense a lot more this season more than ever before.

Carl and Mike come back and get into a conversation around the possibility of the NHL returning to Atlanta, which they both believe a team would be supported well, however Mike believes the potential of a team landing in Forsyth County, where they just approved the development of a mixed-use project to include an NHL ready stadium, would not be a favorable location.

Carl and Mike open up the show with their reactions to news of the Hawks denying the Knicks an opportunity to interview Quin Snyder to which they both find interesting as they believe the Hawks head coach has not yet done anything in terms of the team yet to advance past the play-in round of the NBA playoffs, leading them to question if Hawks denying the Knicks the interview validates how much they believe in Snyder.

The full show of "Dukes and Bell" from 6-11-25.

In the opening hour of “Dukes and Bell”, Carl Dukes and Mike Bell are live from Flowery Branch, as the Falcons start minicamps! We react to some sounds from camp and speak with Jessie Bates!

In the second hour of “Dukes and Bell”, we discuss the Rams’ interest in Jalen Ramsey and other NFL headlines to start! Then, the guys share their thoughts on what they have seen from minicamps today. Da-Da Lewis closes the hour with “Yeah Man, No Man” to talk about Fanduel getting cheap!