Bri The Sports Guy

Panthers win their first Stanley Cup; Vols win their first College World Series; Jags $1.4B stadium renovation gets approved; Cavs hire Kenny Atkinson as head coach; Knicks trade for Mikal Bridges (a 4th Nova stud); 3 Frenchmen go in the top 6 in the NBA draft; Bucks take a flyer with pick #23 and Brewers are on track to win 96 games this season.

Oilers on the brink of a historic NHL comeback; College World Series final game Monday night; Lakers hire JJ Redick; Thunder trade Giddey to Bulls for Caruso; Who will the Bucks pick with #23 in Wednesday's NBA draft?; Scheffler is first player with 6 wins before July since Arnold Palmer in 1962.

RIP Willie Mays; Celtics win the NBA title; Oilers win game 5 in NHL Finals thanks to McDavid's greatness; A&M vs. Tennessee in CWS Finals; Rory to take 3 weeks off; Will the Chiefs and Royals move to Kansas?; Brewers continue to impress at 44-30 and Monty Williams fired with $60MM left on concert.

Bryson wins the US Open with an amazing bunker shot on the 72nd hole; Dad's Brewers take 2 of 3 from Bri's Reds; Mavs and Oilers avoid elimination; Barkley to retire from NBA commentary and what do the Bucks need most in this year's NBA draft?

Celtics and Panthers look to sweep in NBA and NHL; Cantlay, Aberge, Rory, Xander and Bryson are fighting it out in the US Open at Pinehurst #2; Phillies and Yankees continue to roll in MLB; Trevor Lawrence gets paid Burrow money and Mom and Dad went on a great European cruise.

RIP Bill Walton; Celts close out Pacers; Wolves stay alive vs. Mavs; NHL conference finals both tied at 2; Negro League stats now counted in MLB; Phils, Yanks, Guardians and Dodgers look elite in MLB; Bri predicts championships for Mavs and Stars (great to be a Dallas sports fan).

The guys break down the NBA (Celts and Mavs look to sweep) and NHL (Much tighter contests) Finals and then they talk about their tip to Gastonia, North Carolina (Bri threw out the first pitch in an Atlantic League game.)

Bri likes Stars and Panthers to make Stanley Cup Finals and Celtics and T Wolves to make NBA Finals; Yankees, Guardians and Royals shine in AL while Phillies and Dodgers look like the best NL teams and The guys discuss our upcoming trip to Gastonia, NC to watch minor league baseball.

Celtics, Mavs, TWolves and Pacers move on in the NBA; Rangers, Stars and Panthers move on in the NHL (Canucks vs. Oilers Game 7 tonight); Xander wins the PGA Championship in Louisville by 1 shot over Bryson and It is great to be a Dallas sports fan (except for the Cowboys.)

Celtics move on to ECF; Jared Goff gets massive payday; Who will coach the Lakers?; Doug Gottlieb to coach UWGB; Ted Leonsis wants to buy the Nationals; Phils and Yankees lead the way in MLB; Jags to play Bears and Pats in London and host Packers in Jax and Bri predicts Bengals will go 11-6.

Coach Bud takes over Suns; Leafs fire coach after 1st rd exit; Pacers Knicks tied at 2; Cavs need to hold serve at home; Road team undefeated in Nuggets vs. T Wolves; PJ Washington emerges for Mavs; Panthers/Rangers look good in NHL; NU's Izzy Scane sets women's lacrosse goal scoring record.

Celtics and Thunder roll; Rangers and Avs win in OT; Knicks beat Pacers (who don't like the officiating-big market bias?); Panthers and Canucks win; Sharks win the NHL draft lottery; Jags and Jacksonville agree on a $1.4B stadium reno and Phils, Dodgers and Yanks are the first MLB teams to 25 wins.

20th annual JSA golf outing; Lakers fire Darvin Ham; Elly and Turang lead NL stolen base race; Knicks, Pacers, Cavs, Mavs, Canucks, Stars, and Bruins move on in playoffs; Are the Maple Leafs cursed in the NHL?; T Wolves are dominating the defending champion Nuggets in round 2.

Fun sports related travel adventures coming up; NBA and NHL playoff reviews (Bucks stay alive w/out Giannis and Dame, Maxey rescues 76ers and Canes, Avs and Oilers move on in NHL) and MLB review (Guardians and Braves lead the standings, Brewers hitting and Reds pitching overdelivers.)

Bri grades the 2024 NFL draft for every team (Commanders get an A, Bengals and Jags B+, Packers B-) then the guys discuss NBA and NHL playoffs (Rangers sweep Caps, T Wolves sweep Suns-what does that mean for KD's legacy?)

The guys break down first round playoff action in the NHL and NBA (Heat shock Celtics in Boston in game 2; Nuggets come back from down 20 vs. Lakers; Knicks 'steal' game 2 vs. 76ers) and then Bri gives us his final 2024 NFL Round 1 mock draft (Jags WR Thomas; Bengals OL Fashanu and Packers Edge Jared Verse.)

Home teams run the table in NBA and NHL game 1's (Bucks win without Giannis/Clippers win without Kawhi); Scheffler and Korda are making history in professional golf; 15 year old Miles Russell finishes 20th on Korn Ferry Tour and Guardians, Yankees, Braves and Brewers are off to hot starts in MLB.

Lakers, Kings, 76ers and Bulls win 1st play in games; Giannis likely to miss Game 1 for Bucks; Capitals win tie breaker over Red Wings (get last spot in East playoffs); McDavid 4th player in history with 100 assists; Brewers offense sparks an 11-6 start to the season with Cubs and Pirates also playing well.

Ohtani's interpreter stole $16MM; Coyotes move to SLC; Reds and Brewers off to good starts in NL Central; Higgins likely to play on Bengals franchise tag; Scheffler wins his 2nd Masters with a brilliant back nine by 4 over young stud Aberg and NBA regular season ends (Super young Thunder win the West and Mike's Bucks finish a disappointing third in the East.)

2024 Masters preview; Bucks can finish 2nd-4th with 2 games left while Nuggets get a huge W over T Wolves in super tight West; NFL Mock draft (do the Bengals go CB, OL or WR?); Will Scott Drew take over from coach Cal at UK?; and Are the Coyotes moving to Salt Lake City (next season?)

UConn repeats in Men's CBB- joins elite club with 6 national championships (all in the last 25 years); Coach Cal leaves UK for a big payday at Arkansas (who will replace him?); Dodgers, Braves, Yankees and Rangers top the MLB power ranking and Bri's Reds beat Dad's Brewers (2 Elly HR's.)

Celtics cruising (60+ wins) while Bucks lose 2 straight to bad teams; Bri still likes the Nuggets to defend while T Wolves ownership is a mess; Purdue vs. NC State could be a classic big man matchup while Bama will need a ton of 3's to hang with UConn; A's look to Sacramento while Brewers and Reds are both off to solid starts in the wide open NL Central.

Brewers and Reds off to good starts while: Bama (great 3 point shooting), UConn (30 straight point run), Purdue (Edey 40 pts/16 boards) and NC State (29 points from polar bear/ballerina Burns) move on to the Final 4.

Will the Pats trade pick #3?; Ohtani interpreter scandal (did anyone bet on baseball?); Reds win opening day behind Montas pitching and Martini hitting; UConn, Bama, Clemson and Illinois move onto Elite 8 and Bri likes Marquette, Purdue, Duke and Creighton to join them.

Will the Brewers keep 3 catchers? Reds injuries (Friedl and McClain) look to be short term. A number of great men's college hoops games this weekend but only #11 NC State is higher than a 6 seed.