Les Carpenter, Guardian

The Max Whittle Podcast

This week on the US Sports Podcast with Max Whittle, the Guardian's Les Carpenter jumps onto the show to review the best of sport in 2016. Les covered the World Series and NBA Finals - both of which went seven games - the Rio Olympics, Conor McGregor's UFC rise and last season's Super Bowl between the Denver Broncos and Carolina Panthers. Les, a Los Angeles native, also talks about legendary Dodgers broadcaster Vin Scully following the 89-year-old's retirement in October, and while discussing the tragic death of Muhammad Ali, news broke that long-time sideline reporter Craig Sager had also died. The guys wrap up with their sporting surprises of 2016 and bold prediction for 2017. The US Sports Podcast is sponsored by RedzoneSports.com – the bespoke British bookmaker for American Sports. As well as the best odds on US sports, money can’t buy prize promotions and their very own cheerleading squad, you can get an exclusive £60 deposit match bonus as a new customer by using deposit code USSP on your first deposit. That’s code USSP when registering. Redzone is for over 18s only. Betting should be fun so please gamble responsibly.