Prime Cuts - Rory McIlroy Stories, The Masters, Lakers Are COOKED, Jokic vs. Wemby

Prime Cuts - Rory McIlroy Stories, The Masters, Lakers Are COOKED, Jokic vs. Wemby

From The Colin Cowherd Podcast by iHeartPodcasts and The Volume

April 11, 2026 · 31 min

About this episode

Colin Cowherd discusses Rory McIlroy's career and the recent NBA games with guests Alan Shipnuck and Jason Timpf.

First,  Colin is joined by sportswriter & author Alan Shipnuck who just released his newest book “Rory” They start with Rory McIlroy’s evolution and why he became a bit testier and wears his emotions on his sleeve more now that he’s later in his career. They discuss how to best categorize Rory’s career, and Alan explains why it’s been a play with three acts, and that Rory is still in his prime with his best golf likely still ahead of him (3:30). They talk about how Rory’s personal life lands someone in the middle between Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson, and why Rory is more authentic than both of them and why Tiger & Phil would likely trade their career & life for Rory’s (10:30).  Finally,  they discuss where Rory ranks amongst golf’s all-time greats (14:15).  Then, Colin is joined by Jason Timpf, host of “Hoops Tonight”. They break down the Lakers game against OKC where Luka Doncic and Austin Reeves got hurt was about as disastrous of a regular season game there has ever been in the month of April, and agree the criticism of JJ Reddick is overblown (22:30).  Finally, they…

People in this episode

Host: Colin Cowherd

Guests: Alan Shipnuck, Jason Timpf

Topics covered

Keywords

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Hoops Tonight, The Volume

More episodes of The Colin Cowherd Podcast

Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the The Colin Cowherd Podcast podcast page.