Guests: NBA Writer Yaron Weitzman (Bleacher Report) was in Toronto for game 7 between the 76ers and Raptors and shares his reaction to Kawhi Leonard’s game-winning shot as well as what Philadelphia should do moving forward. Then, we wrap up the show with college basketball Hall of Fame Writer/Penn State Basketball Analyst Dick Jerardi for his reaction on former Michigan head coach John Beilein moving on to the NBA and the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Topics: John Beilein leaves Michigan to make a jump to the NBA to become the new head coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers. Guest: Sports Reporter Will Hobson (Washington Post) joins us to discuss the college basketball bribery trial.
Topics: Phillies begin 3 game set at Wrigley, place your bets in Delaware, 49ers legend Dwight Clark dies, NFL top plays of all time plus the Phillies draft Alec Bohm with 3rd overall pick in MLB Draft. Guest: Reid Forgrave (NBA Writer, CBSSports.com) checks in from Cleveland to preview game 3 between the Cavs and Golden State.
Topics: Our play-by-play call of the day; Stanley Cup Final Game 4; can the Cavs get at least a game in the NBA Finals; the Phillies continue to struggle on offense; the Yankees may boycott ESPN over a Sunday Night Baseball scheduling conflict; At The Memorial over the weekend, Rory McIlroy shared interesting thoughts on how the USGA sets up golf courses and we wrap up the show wondering if John Beilein will leave Michigan for the Detroit Pistons?
Topics: NBA Finals game 1, Phillies split series in Los Angeles and we learn Penn State Basketball’s opponent in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge. Also, Steve took part in Penn State’s annual Coaches vs Cancer golf tournament and spoke with Big Ten Network hoops analyst Shon Morris.
On declaration day, Steve has the latest college basketball news as more players decide to stay in the NBA draft or choose to go back to school. Guest: Dan Devine (NBA Writer, Yahoo! Sports) joins the show to preview Cleveland/Golden State, facing off for the 4th straight year in the NBA Finals.
Topics: NBA Playoffs moves to game six in both conference finals. Guest: Phil Savage (www.philsavagefootball.com) sheds great light on players leaving college too early for the NFL and the problems it’s giving select power 5 conference programs.
Guests: Penn State Men’s Basketball Head Coach Patrick Chambers plus we discuss the Philadelphia 76ers season, conference finals and how the NBA can benefit from future, mainstream, nationwide sports betting with writer Dennis Chambers (BasketballInsiders.com).