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How An Olympic Snowboarder Became An International Drug Boss

A fall from grace or a calculated plan?

Most Olympians leave the Games and build something respectable.

Ryan Wedding didn’t.

In 2002, he competed in the 2002 Winter Olympics in the men’s parallel giant slalom, a high-speed race that rewards athletes who don’t hesitate.

Years later, federal prosecutors allege he helped orchestrate a massive multinational cocaine trafficking network, operating under aliases like “El Jefe” and “Giant.” Authorities claim he moved billions of dollars of cocaine across international borders and directed violent retaliation killings.

His name has even been mentioned alongside notorious figures such as Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán and Pablo Escobar.

In this episode, we go beyond the headlines.

We explore:

The psychology of extreme sports
What happens when elite athletes lose structure
The identity crisis that can follow Olympic retirement
The ripple effects of ambition without guardrails

Because sometimes the most unsettling part of a fall from grace is how calculated it appears.

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Sports Headlines You’ll Want to Spill This Week

World Series, fashion in the NFL + All-Stars that pick up trash

How much would you want to be paid not to go to work? For some college football coaches, that number is in the tens of millions. This week, Amy and Scott break down the insanely expensive world of coach buyouts and what happens when patience runs out.

Then they shift gears to the World Series, where Yoshinobu Yamamoto proved that good sportsmanship isn’t dead. Then we touch on the NFL, where women like Carly Irsay-Gordon and Kiya Tomlin are redefining what leadership and style look like on the sidelines.

From big contracts to small acts of class, this week’s episode has everything you need to spark your next great sports conversation.

Nightmares in Sports: The Scary, The Spooky + The Seriously Weird

Your courtside crash course.

This week on the Last Night’s Game podcast, Amy and Scott head into the dark side of the sports world where stalkers slide into DMs, “fans” cross the line, and a single mistake can haunt a player’s career.

From Wimbledon’s behind-the-scenes threat team to the bizarre coincidence that links two football legends decades apart, this episode is equal parts eerie and entertaining.

If you love your sports with a side of pop culture and a sprinkle of “wait, that really happened?” — this one’s for you.

🎧 Listen now and share it with the friend who loves a good creepy story (or who needs a new icebreaker at the office).

True Crimes In Sports: Sam Hurd

When you think you’re invincible, but you’re not.

(Podcast length - 4 mins)

During his career, Chicago Bears (NFL – National Football League) wide receiver Sam Hurd was the head of a high-level drug-dealing operation. It appeared he thought he was invincible. How so? Listen to find out.

Sports Curious, presented by Last Night's Game, is here to take the awkwardness out of the conversation and help you join the sports conversation, even if you don't know the first thing about sports. We break down what's happening in sports in an easy-to-understand, fun way without all of the statistics and jargon, so you never have to exit stage left when the chatter at the office, dinner table or networking event switches to sports.

True Crimes Storytime Edition - Lee "Lighting" Murray

The Securitas heist is the largest cash heist in history.

(Podcast length - 4:53 mins)

The UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) middleweight fighter, Lee “Lighting” Murray, is the mastermind behind the largest cash heist in history.

Summary

Currently serving his 25-year sentence in a Moroccan prison is former UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) fighter Lee "Lightning" Murray. His former boss UFC President Dana White, once said, "He's a scary son of a b---h, and I don't mean fighter-wise." Murray was charged with being the mastermind of the largest bank heist in history - $100M. While the plan was flawlessly executed – the robbery took place without any injuries or even a bullet being fired. They weren't so bright afterward, where flubs like abandoned guns and cars and snitches were prevalent. Don't think this half-Moroccan citizen has let the downtime in the slammer go to waste. He tried to escape using tiny saws that were snuck inside biscuits.