The Drive with Will Dalton

On a Friday Drive, Josh tells why it's obvious that Dave Canales has a clear plan for the Carolina Panthers, breaks down the change that's coming to the ACC over the weekend and beyond, Abby Labar, of MLB Network, joins the show to talk MLB All Star voting and whether or not "NC State stuff" is really dead, Josh reacts to Lebron James setting everything up for the Lakers to draft...

On a Thursday Drive, Josh tells what the thinking was by the Charlotte Hornets in taking Tidjane Salaun with the No. 6 pick, last night, react to Wake Forest AD John Currie's extension, Josh attaches letter grades to the first round of the NBA Draft in Graham's Grades, finds a connection between the Hornets draft pick and Terrell Owens, and NC sports radio legend, David Glenn, joins the sh...

On a Wednesday Drive, Josh tells why the NBA Draft has become unwatchable, the Prop Queen from MLB Network, Ariel Epstein, joins the show to tell who she has as the best team in the American League between the Orioles, Yankees, and Guardians, admires a caller's peppers in Weekly Positivity, and 6th man of the Tar Heels, BDaht, joins the show to see if Josh knows what a "sigma" is and...

On a Tuesday Drive, Josh explains why Florida Panthers head coach, Paul Maurice, is underrated in the state of North Carolina, reacts to the approval of the approval of Bank of America Stadium renovations in Charlotte, lists three targets the Charlotte Hornets should have in the NBA Draft, tomorrow night, WD goes to the movies to review "All The President's Men", and voice of USA Bas...

On a Monday Drive, Josh explains why tonight's Game 7 between Oilers and Panthers is the biggest game in the history of hockey, tells why Tennessee will beat Texas A&M for the College World Series title, tonight, and WD serves his punishment for losing his NBA Finals bet with Josh by having to sing Adele, Frank Sinatra, and a ten minute Taylor Swift break up song.

On a Friday Drive, Josh explains how the conversation seems to be changing around ACC commissioner, Jim Phillips, Josh can't believe what WD chooses for his best picture in The WDs, Josh explains why Robert Hunt and Jadeveon Clowney will end up being fan favorites for the Panthers, ponders whether or not JJ Reddick is the most accomplished former Duke basketball player, or if it's somebody...

On a Thursday Drive, Josh reacts to the latest proposal for NCAA Basketball Tournament expansion, breaks down Adam Thielen's comments on players showing up out of shape to Carolina Panthers mini camp, WD shocks Josh with his choice for best supporting actress in The WDs, and voice of Charlotte FC, Will Palaszczuk, joins the show to help Josh reveal a special show announcement.

On a Wednesday Drive, Josh explains why it's clear that Panthers GM, Dan Morgan, has clearly earned the respect of David Tepper, after the latest episode of "Panthers Blueprint", reflects on the life of Willie Mays, WD reveals his shocking choice for best actor in the latest edition of "The WDs", Josh takes a call from "Big Jim" and talks Costco hot dogs in Weekly...

On a Tuesday Drive, Josh explains how the Hornets caught another L at the NBA Finals, Hayes Permar, of Sports Channel 8, joins the show to play a "Justin Timberlake themed" Skips or Plays, WD reveals his best supporting actor in "The WDs", and Wes Durham, of ACC Network, joins the show to discuss the dynamics of how ACC Kickoff will look with the additions of Cal, Stanford, and...

On a Monday Drive, Josh explains why, along with Bryson DeChambeau, Pinehurst No. 2 was also a winner, this weekend, WD chooses the best actress in all his movies he's watched in the first edition of "The WDs", Josh reacts to Charles Barkley retiring from TV, and host of the ACC Baseball Etc. Podcast, Daron Vaught, joins the show to discuss "missed three foot putts" in Unus...

On a Friday Drive, live from the US Open at Pinehurst, Josh tells why Rory McIlroy could end up being the story of the US Open, reveals the next step in Bryce Young's development, CEO of the Wyndham Championship, Mark Brazil, joins the show to break down what will be different this year with sports betting being legalized, and Mark Schlabach, of ESPN, joins the show to tell whether or not we&#...

On a Thursday Drive, live from the US Open at Pinehurst, Josh tells why the US Open is the best golf tournament, explains how the Celtics are an all-time team, Chip Patterson, of CBS Sports, joins the show to discuss the ACC changing their name, and John Dell, of the Winston Salem Journal, joins the show to discuss the possibility of Tiger Woods coming to Sedgefield to play the Wyndham.

On a Wednesday Drive, Josh reveals his US Open pick, tells why tonight will be remembered as the Jayson Tatum game, Josh gets upset at the listeners in Weekly Positivity, explains why Jadaveon Clowney is a perfect fit for the Carolina Panthers, voice of Charlotte FC, Will Palaszczuk, joins the show to discuss position battles on the Panthers and what the future could hold for Miles Sanders, and 6t...

On a Tuesday Drive, Josh explains why you shouldn't bet against Tiger Woods in the US Open, reacts to NC State getting back to the College World Series for the first time since the "COVID debacle" of 2020, publisher for Deacons and Devils Illustrated, Conor O'Neill, joins the show to discuss the magnitude of Hunter Sallis returning to Wake and whether or not Steve Forbes has a tr...

On a Monday Drive, Josh explains why Steve Forbes is talking like he knows Wake Forest is an ACC contender, and maybe more, Brian Geisinger, of the 247 Sports, joins the show to tell whether or not there's anything the Mavericks can do to get back in the Finals, now down 2-0 to the Celtics, Josh explains why Dan Hurley is now the face of college basketball, after turning down the Lakers job an...

On a Friday Drive, Josh tells why what happened to the Mavericks in Game 1 wasn't surprising and why he doesn't see many adjustments that they can make against the Celtics, recaps ECU getting upset in the Greenville Regional and other events of the week in Keep It Simple, explains why if the Lakers bring on Dan Hurley, Lebron is likely done in LA, and writer for Panthers.com, Darin Gantt,...

On a Thursday Drive, Josh explains why next year is UNC and Duke's title to lose if Dan Hurley decides to leave UConn for the Lakers job, previews Mavs-Celtics Game 1, Terrence Oglesby, of the Field of 68 and Bally Sports, joins the show to tell why he's surprised that the Lakers are going after Dan Hurles and his read on the NBA Finals, Josh reveals a list of the top 10 players in the NBA...

On a Wednesday Drive, Josh explains why Miles Sanders' future with the Panthers might be different than what we thought it was, reacts to "Dave in Clemmons" winning Wheel of Fortune, Dave joins the show to pull the curtain back and share some of the behind the scenes of what happens on the set of Wheel of Fortune, Josh and WD discuss doughnuts in Weekly Positivity, and 6th man of the...

On a Tuesday Drive, Josh react to UNC beating LSU to move on the the Super Regionals and tells why they've emerged as the College World Series front runner, breaks down how Andy Dalton has put his name on the Carolina Panthers rebuild, WD goes to the movies to review "The Equalizer", Ryan McGee, of ESPN, joins the show to tell what concernes him about the changes coming to college fo...

On a Monday Drive, Josh explains how ECU Baseball is the new "NC State", discusses the Carolina Panthers' new stadium renovations and how it's a rare David Tepper win, Mike Monaco, of ESPN, joins the show ahead of calling the LSU-UNC Regional Final to discuss trying a corn dog and Cookout for the first time, Josh breaks down High Point's luke warm sports weekend, and Hayes Pe...

On a Friday Drive, Josh gives his emphatic NBA Finals pick, reacts to ECU losing to Evansville in Game 1 of the Greenville Regional, Lary Sorensen, of the Wake Forest Radio Network, to discuss the decision not to start Chase Burns in Game 1 against VCU in Greenville, Josh recaps the return of Hunter Sallis and the rest of the sports week in Keep It Simple, and 6th man of the Tar Heels, BDaht, join...

On a Thursday Drive, Josh explains why this will be Wake Forest's year, predicts that the Mavericks will end the series with the T-Wolves and move on to the Finals, tonight, WD goes to the movies to review "Men In Black", Josh explains why it's clear that the Panthers are returning to a proven recipe, Wake Forest baseball Associate Head Coach, Bill Cilento, joins the show to talk...

On a Wednesday Drive, Josh explains how Hunter Sallis returning to Wake Forest would be the biggest break in the Steve Forbes era, explains why he thinks the Western Conference Finals could still get interesting between the Mavericks and T-Wolves, publisher for Deacons and Devils Illustrated, Conor O'Neill, joins the show to tell how Jon Scheyer has upgraded Duke's roster through the porta...

On a Monday Drive, Josh explains how Duke got hosed by the NCAA Baseball Selection Committee, explains what makes this run by the Mavericks so impressive, attaches letter grades all the North Carolina based NCAA Baseball Tournament draws in Graham's Grades, ECU baseball coach, Cliff Godwin, joins the show to discuss going up against Wake Forest and best arm in the country, Chase Burns, in the...

The 6th Man, BDaht, host the show and tells why he needed this show right about now, discusses whether or not the Celtics-Pacers is over, 10 year NBA veteran and former Dallas Maverick, Josh Howard, joins the show to break down what comes next in both Conference Finals, former Clemson star and current Washington Commander, KJ Henry, joins the show to discuss the process of going to offseason camp...