Ap Sports Weekly

Toronto Raptors rookie head coach Nick Nurse features in a wide-ranging episode, detailing the long journey from a pole-vaulting pit in his Iowa backyard and a detour through Europe’s pro circuits to the top of the NBA’s early-season standings. Then co-hosts Jim Litke and Tim Dahlberg recap the zany NFL weekend, weigh in on the Tiger vs. Phil and MJ vs. the world debates before previewing the upcoming rugby triple-header Saturday at Soldier Field with Team USA women’s captain Kate Zackary. On the menu: Where to find carnitas in St. Louis and why the French dip sandwich was born in LA.