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In today's podcast: John turns the page on the NBA and NHL regular seasons and focuses now on the playoffs. Is this the most intriguing first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs ever? What series in the NBA will provide the most entertaining games? Plus, why is the Tampa Bay Rays' 13-0 start too good to hold up, and John explains why Lamar Jackson and Saquon Barkley have no leverage in their...

In today's podcast: John discusses the playoff scenarios in the Eastern Conference in the NHL and the Western Conference in the NBA, which one of the Islanders, Panthers, and Penguins will be left out of the playoffs, how the Clippers' massive win over the Lakers on Wednesday factors in to seedings and if that win separated the teams from the play-in and the playoffs. Then, he talks about...

In today's podcast: John formally marks the tape on the 2023 Major League Baseball season, dishing out win-loss records for all 30 teams, his 12 playoff teams, the awards predictions for each league, and his postseason picks. Lots of buzz this season will be on the San Diego Padres after another busy offseason, Shohei Ohtani getting attention in his contract year and the pressure on the Los An...

In today's podcast, John discussees the impact this year's World Baseball Classic had on the growth of the game, from the start to when Shohei Ohtani struck out Mike Trout to give Japan the championship, the NFL biggest free agent moves, the insane March Madness so far, and the wild push in the Western Conference for the NBA playoffs, with six teams separated by 1 1/2 games in the standing...

In today's podcast, John picks every game for the 2023 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament, from the first round to the National Championship Game. Who does he have cutting down the nets at NRG Stadium in Houston on April 3? What big upsets does John have? Listen here to find out.

In today's podcast, ESPN+ and WFUV (Fordham University in the Bronx) radio play-by-play voice Miles Grossman comes on to dish on the resurgent Fordham Rams men's basketball team under coach Keith Urgo and the possibility of two Atlantic-10 teams going to the NCAA tournament as their conference tournament commences on Tuesday at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. He also dishes on how exactly the fut...

In today's episode: John talks about the disappointing NBA All-Star Game and why major changes are needed and new rules should be adopted to get the All-Star Game into watchable TV again, what the Patrick Kane trade to the Rangers does in terms of their chances to win the Stanley Cup and whether or not the Eastern Conference balance of power changes with six weeks left until the Stanley Cup playof...

In today’s podcast: John reflects on the 2022 NFL season by listing nine lessons he took away from an eventful 2022 NFL season, such as those about the greatness of Kansas City Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes, how great offensive line play (and lack thereof) shaped the 2022 season, how coaching mattered, how dysfunctional franchises got punished this season, and offers one major change the NFL should co...

Today, John discusses the fallout from what was an epic Super Bowl LVII in Arizona with the Kansas City Chiefs winning their third Super Bowl and second in four years. Plus, what went wrong with the historically good Eagles defense and was the holding penalty called on Eagles CB James Bradberry properly called?

On today's podcast: John makes his official prediction for Super Bowl LVII between the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs ahead of Sunday's big game.

In today's podcast: John determines the winners and losers of the blockbuster trade that sent star guard Kyrie Irving from the Brooklyn Nets to the Dallas Mavericks, reacts to the Minnesota Vikings hiring former Dolphins head coach and Steelers linebackers coach Brian Flores as defensive coordinator, and the New York Islanders finalizing an eight-year contract extension with new co-star Bo Horvat,...

In today's podcast, John discusses the (second) retirement of the GOAT of football, we have our Super Bowl matchup set with the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs ready to duke it out in Arizona on Feburary 12, and three of the five head coaching vacancies in the NFL are filled.

John picks the NFC and AFC Championship Games as the Philadelphia Eagles take on the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC title game while the Cincinnati Bengals and Kansas City Chiefs meet in the AFC title game for the second straight season.

In today's podcast: John discusses the highlights (and lowlights) of the Divisional Playoffs from the weekend, including the Cincinnati Bengals blowing out the Buffalo Bills 27-10 in the snow at Orchard Park, the San Francisco 49ers ending the Dallas Cowboys' season in the playoffs for the second successive season with a grueling 19-12 victory to advance to the NFC Championship Game for the 3rd ti...

In today's podcast, John goes through everything for the divisional matchups across the NFL this upcoming weekend, including what to look for, and who will advance to Championship Sunday around the NFL. Then, as per annual tradition, John offers his predictions for the upcoming season of "The Bachelor" on ABC, the premiere is on Monday, January 23 at 8/7 Central on ABC and stream is available on H...

John discusses all six results from Super Wild Card Weekend across the NFL, the San Francisco 49ers' dominant 41-23 win over the Vikings, the Jacksonville Jaguars' epic comeback down 27-0 to beat the Los Angeles Chargers 31-30, the Buffalo Bills maximized their margin for error in a 34-31 win over the Miami Dolphins, the New York Giants downed the host Minnesota Vikings 31-24 on the right arm of Q...

In today's podcast: The 2022-23 NFL playoffs begin this weekend with six games on tap for Wild Card Weekend, with three storylines to get you guys set up for the weekend: How the matchup between the Los Angeles Chargers and Jacksonville Jaguars underscores two realities of the AFC: Patrick Mahomes is the elder statesman of the top quarterbacks in the conference (even though he's been starting for...

In today's podcast: John give retrospect to Georgia's dominant 65-7 victory over TCU in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game last night, and why everybody should have seen this coming from Labor Day Weekend onwards. Then, John goes over the Green Bay Packers' season of misery, the Detroit Lions success, the Seattle Seahawks, Miami Dolphins, and Jacksonville Jaguars making the pl...

In today's podcast episode: John talks about what an inspirational story Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin is authoring with his survival, and how his cardiac arrest brought together fans of all teams and all backgrounds in support of him. Later, he talks about successful weeks for the Pittsburgh Steelers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Green Bay Packer, and the New York Giants, and why Ron Rivera may coac...

Today, on New Year's Eve, join John as he looks back at the 22 stories that defined sports both on a national and international level in 2022, from political upheavel, individual resilience, to legends leaving and achieving greatness, and more!

In today's podcast: John talks about some key developments across the NFL that will be relevant to the games in Week 17 across the league, from Tua Tagovailoa's latest concussion and Teddy Bridgewater taking over at QB for the Miami Dolphins as they get ready to play Mac Jones and the New England Patriots, the New York Jets getting Mike White back at QB in a boost to the team ahead of their matchu...

In today's podcast: The Denver Broncos announced that they fired head coach Nathaniel Hackett after a 4-11 start to the 2022 season, and it was the right move, the only move, and had to be done now, but it still leaves a franchise in crisis as it hit perhaps its lowest point in their 63 year franchise history. The Green Bay Packers are alive and well in the NFC Wild Card race after a critical 26-2...

Join John this week as he breaks down the probabilities for how the playoff seedings will shake out this season in the NFL, plus pick every game against the spread in Week 16 in the NFL.

In today's podcast: John says that with the New York Mets shocking the world to sign shortstop Carlos Correa, the Mets have taken the throne as the evil empire in sports thanks to Steve Cohen's incredible shopping spree, and that the Mets should be the World Series favorites, the Yankees made their case as the team to beat in the American League thanks to their addition of prized starting pitcher...

In today's podcast: John goes over some of the things he saw in the NFL in Week 14, including reality setting in for the Arizona Cardinals following Kyler Murray's season-ending injury, the Philadelphia Eagles' dominance, and Brock Purdy becoming relevant in San Francisco. Then, he goes over the crazy contracts for baseball's biggest stars handed out over the past few days, such as Aaron Judge, Ca...