Bri The Sports Guy

Brewers pitching is beer league softball vs. Yanks torpedo bats; Grizz fire Jenkins amidst battle for home court; Ovechkin 5 goals away from Gretzky while Crosby breaks a Gretzky record;  Mock draft experts have Bengals taking DB's while Packers and Jags beef up the trenches; Sheffler and Rory looking good heading into Masters and 3 Dukees in Top 7 of NBA draft.

The guys break down Sweet 16 and Elite 8 in Men's college hoops. Florida comes back from 9 down with 3 minutes left to beat Texas Tech. Duke shoots the lights out to beat Bama by 20. Houston holds Tennessee to 15 points in first half and rolls 69-50 and Auburn (behind Johni Broome's 25 points/14 rebounds) beats Sparty 70-64.

Bri makes his Sweet 16 and Elite 8 predictions (Bama, UF, Duke and Arkansas win on Thursday; Michigan State, UK, Auburn and Houston win on Friday and then Duke, UF, Auburn and Houston move on to the Final 4 on Saturday/Sunday.)

2025 NL West preview-Bri thinks Dodgers can win 120 games while Rockies could lose 115; Padres and D Backs will battle for 2nd in NL West while Giants under Buster Posey should improve with Willy Adames.

Men's CBB first two rounds-7 SEC, 4 Big 10, 4 Big 12 and Duke remain.  St. Johns (a 2 seed) loses to 10 seed Arkansas. 6 seed BYU upsets the third seeded Badgers 91-89.  Maryland wins with a buzzer beater over Colorado State. 12 of the top 16 teams remain-NIL Is winning.

The guys talk: NFL transactions (Geno traded to Raiders, Garrett and Allen get paid, Jags trade Kirk/cut Engram); Cavs offense and Thunder D rule the NBA; Men's college hoops (#1 Auburn loses to #7 Bama); Reds and Brewers look good in spring training;  Henley wins the Arnold Palmer and In college golf Bama leads UVA by 7 after 2 rounds of the Hayt at Sawgrass CC.

Our 2025 NL East Preview, Bri predicts: 88 wins for the Braves (Need Murphy, Acuna and Strider to return from injury);  60 wins for the Marlins (When will they trade Alacantara?); 87 wins for the Mets (Lethal  offense/questionable pitching); 89 wins for the Phillies (Elite rotation/Need an OF bat) and 70 wins for the Nats (No point in adding a superstar for 5 wins.)

Weekly NBA Update: Cavs (50-10) and Thunder (50-11) continue to shine atop the Standings; Celtics need to get KP and Holliday healthy; New look Bucks are winning without Portis; Pistons (35-27) are the biggest surprise in the NBA; Lakers w/Luka look great-especially on D; Warriors are 9-1 with Jimmy and Russ needs to stop shooting threes for Nuggets.

Bri would take CFB playoff to 8 teams from 12; We review NFL mock draft/top free agents/QB landing spots; Should the Steelers and Mike Tomlin part ways?; Top 5 keep winning in men's college hoops while #8 Sparty gets a nice win over the Badgers and Michigan loses; Reds have 4th best MLB group under age 26 and Highsmith wins on PGA Tour after Knapp triples #11.

Weekly NBA Update-Cavs and Celtics separate in the East; Knicks are good but can't beat the best teams; New look Bucks will miss Bobby Portis for 25 games; Thunder continue to lead the West with a tight race for second between Nuggets, Grizz, Rockets  and Lakers (with Luka); Embiid should get surgery now and expensive Suns are a mess.

Canada wins hockey's 4 Nations tournament in a PHENOMENAL OT win over the US in; Top 5 go undefeated this weekend in men's college hoops while #14 Michigan State takes the lead in the Big 10; MLB and ESPN opt out of the last year of their $550MM annual deal as Spring Training gets going; NFL scouting combine this week in Indy and short hitting, journeyman Brian Campbell wins in a playoff on the PG...

Bri likes Canada to win 4 Nations hockey due to US injuries. Dodgers payroll is up to $393 MM (9 times the Florida Marlins). Brewers 6 foot 7 inch 1B Ernesto Martinez is looking good in spring training. We review the latest sweet 16 in men's college hoops-SEC dominance is 'unprecedented' with 5 of the top 7 teams and Wisconsin Badgers offense is on a roll.

Hockey wins the weekend over the NBA. NL Central MLB Preview-Bri has Cubs, Brewers and Reds in a super tight race with Pirates in 4th and Cards at the bottom. Can Elly win MVP for the Reds? Can Skenes win 25 games for the Bucs? How many games will Yelich play for the Brewers?

4 nations hockey shines-Great US vs. Canada game (3 fights in first nine seconds and US gets the win); Dodgers, Yankees, Phillies and Rangers lead the MLB Power Ranking as spring training begins; In men's CBB Badgers upset Purdue and #1 Auburn impresses with Iron Bowl win over Bama while Izzo breaks Bob Knight's Big 10 wins record; Thunder get an A+, while Mavs and Suns get F's in NBA grades and A...

The guys take a first look at MLB in 2025. We compare payrolls (Dodgers $304MM vs. Marlins $44MM) and win projections from PECOTA (Dodgers 104 vs. Rockies 55.)  We then take a quick look at the forecasted starting lineups for our favorite teams-Brewers (Dad) and Reds (Bri) who are both projected to spend $100MM (tied for 22nd in MLB).

Bri grades every NBA teams roster after an epic trade deadline. Celtics and Cavs get A's (Knicks a B+) in the East. Thunder, Rockets, Grizzlies and T Wolves get A's in the West (Lakers would have been there but not after cancellation of Mark Williams deal).

Eagles destroy Chiefs in Super Bowl (Eagles Defensive Line dominated with 6 sacks, 11 hits on zero blitzes); Belgian Thomas Detry wins by 7 in Phoenix with Berger, JT and Spieth in top 6; Chet returns for Thunder; and Mark Williams trade to the Lakers is cancelled.

Bri likes Chiefs to nip the Eagles 24-21 in Sunday's Super Bowl. PECOTA predicts the Brewers will win 80 games and the Reds will win 74 in 2025-both seem low to us. Bucks trade 12 year veteran Khris Middleton to the Wizards for Kyle Kuzma and stuff-Middleton is an all-time Bucks great (1st in franchise in 3's, 3rd in scoring, 3rd in assists), the end of an era.

Auburn and Duke look like the 2 best teams in men's college hoops while the SEC holds down 4 of the elite 8 spots in the rankings.  The Mavs continue to get ripped for the Luka/AD trade-'The return sucks...they should have received 3 more picks.' The  Lakers are looking for a defensive minded big. Spurs. Kings and Bulls all seem happy after Fox/Lavine trade.

Rory wins at Pebble Beach by 2 over Shane Lowry-Rory hits driver (369) and 7 iron (201) on uphill 570 yard par 5 14th hole and makes a an eagle. Luka Doncic and stuff traded to the Lakers for Anthony Davis and stuff in a stunning NBA surprise (Mavs fans are pissed.) DeAaron Fox goes to the Spurs, Zach Lavine to the Kings while Bulls get a pick and 3 salary dumps.

Dodgers on track to spend $379MM; Reds continue to make smaller $ moves including JU alum Austin Hays; Will the NBA cut down to 10 minutes/quarter?; What name do you like for Utah Hockey Club?; Can Ovechkin catch Gretzky's goal record this year?; Rory to play fewer US tourneys while Scheffler and Spieth debut at Pebble Beach.

Auburn nips Tennessee, Duke beats Wake and NC State, Iowa State loses to Arizona after Caleb Love heave while Bama, UF, Houston and Sparty keep winning at the top of Mens college hoops. Rockets are the hottest team in the NBA after wins over Celtics, Grizz, Cavs and Nuggets while the Jimmy Butler distractions continue in Miami.

Harris English wins the Farmers at Torrey Pines (5th win of his career) at 8 under par; Eagles roll over Commanders 55-23 behind the new birds-Barkley, Baun, Mitchell and DeJean;  Chiefs nip Bills 32-29 in an instant classic as Spags blitzes Allen on 4th down and Mahomes runs master class in running out the clock.

The guys are joined by DJ Piehowski from the terrific golf media company No Laying Up.  We talk: DJ's work at the PGA tour; Fun projects at No Laying Up; Restaurants in Jax, Milwaukee and Pinehurst; His friendship with Brewers announcer Brian Anderson and the likely 2025 Brewers lineup.

Buckeyes win the CFB natty; Dodgers add more pitching depth (Sasaki-starter, Scott-reliever);  Cavs and Thunder continue to lead in the NBA with Kings and Pacers moving up; Ben Johnson to coach the Bears, Jags ? and Bri likes Commanders to upset Eagles and Chiefs to nip Bills.