Guest: Chris Mack (Pittsburgh Pirates Radio Network pre-game and post-game host) calls in to discuss the early round draft picks by the Buccos in the 2018 MLB Draft and the decrease in attendance at Pirates home games.
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?
Phillies/Dodgers great pitching matchup to wrap up series, Stanley Cup Final series tied heading to DC and Usain Bolt has an Olympic gold medal taken away. Guest: Stephen Bardo (Big Ten Network and FS1 College Basketball Analyst) and Steve discuss players and their future plans, whether it’s the NBA or staying in school, including former Penn State point guard Tony Carr.
Topics: Tom Wilson, Anthony Rizzo and Phillies. Guest: Pete Jensen (NHL Network and NHL.com) breaks down game 1 in Vegas and what the Caps will need to focus on to even the Stanley Cup Final.
Guest: Joe Starkey (93.7 The Fan, Pittsburgh) calls in to discuss the Pirates’ very good start to their 2018 season. Topics: WWE, Michigan State and former Penn State quarterback Christian Hackenberg is traded from the New York Jets to the Oakland Raiders.
Topics: Phillies, Caps/Lightning, latest NFL news, Peter King’s final MMQB column, Matt Millen, Monday practice at the Indy 500 and we check average attendance numbers at MLB stadiums so far this season.
Topics: Phillies, Pirates, Penn State Basketball to play in November’s Gavitt Games at DePaul, ACC Conference proposing March Madness tournament expansion to 72 teams and this day in sports history. Guest: Steve Bortstein (FOX Sports Radio Horse Racing Analyst) previews the lineup at The Preakness and whether Justify can remain undefeated.
Guests: Legendary Pittsburgh sports talk show host Stan Savran (AT&T Sportsnet) recaps the Penguins’ Stanley Cup championship run, the great start the Pirates are enjoying and shares his thoughts on how the Steelers did in the draft. And we finish the show with outstanding MLB talk as baseball writer Matt Snyder (CBSSports.com) joins us.
Topics: Yankees and Red Sox tied for first in AL East, current usage of fastballs in MLB and the perception the league is now only about home runs, strikeouts and walks. Plus, why do colleges schedule football games so many years ahead of time?