The Focus

Cardell opened the show by sharing his list of standouts from the weekend's Jim Couch National Training Showcase. Find out who made the list and why! Octavia's NFL segment has lacked a bit of energy as of late, tune in to see what she had to say about her Eagles this week! Rapid Fire brought up some important topics, there were also updates on D.C. United and Maryland Football.

The Washington Mystics won their first WNBA Championship during the two week break. Cardell and Wilson were covering their postseason run, listen in to find out what the crew had to say about the win. Sean Couch of the Jim Couch National Training Showcase called in to discuss this weekend's event with Cardell. Octavia had the latest on the NFC East, while Wilson provided an update on D.C. Uni...

Joining the crew in studio was Walter Webb, Head Coach of John Champe High School and Slam City CEO. Listen in as Cardell interviews coach, Octavia provides the weekly NFC East update and much more! The Mystics are looking to get back to the Finals and D.C. United secured their ticket to the playoffs! You'll learn about Coach Webb's journey and get a few keys to the rest of the Mystics-A...

The WNBA regular season came to a close over the weekend, the group talked about the first place Washington Mystics as the postseason starts this week. Find out who's playing who and what the general consensus of the crew's First Team All WNBA selections. Octavia had the latest in Week 1 NFL action, her and Cardell talked some Terps football as well. Listen in to find out what they did r...

The crew shared their thoughts on Mike Locksley's debut as his Maryland Terrapins beat Howard in their season home opener. Find out what Octavia thought of the outcome and Cardell prepares you for their next opponent, 22nd ranked Syracuse. The  Mystics are still atop the league, get the latest on their dominance and there's an update on the Black-and-Red as they try to secure a spot in t...

The Washington Mystics are coming off a couple of important wins, the latest was off the Record Breaking performance against Indiana. Listen in as the crew shares their thoughts on Washington's dominance and more! Find out who won in the PITS league Playoffs!! Octavia has the latest on Preseason Action in the NFC East segment. Things ended with a great round of Rapid Fire, all of which is wor...

The Washington Mystics and D.C. United both had big weeks, climbing their perspective Conference and League Standings. Find out why Washington was able to win against Minnesota short handed and how the Black-and-Red got a "massive" result last Sunday. Octavia shares down her thoughts on the first week of Preseason action in the NFL. Cardell has an update on the newest addition to the Ter...

It was a big news day from D.C. United, Wayne Rooney was just the start of it. Listen in to find out what's going on in the MLS and in the WNBA with our Mystics segment. Cardell debuts a new team the show will be covering soon and Octavia kicks off the first NFL segment of the 2019-2020 season on our show! Find out what tips Jamaal Haywood had to offer on the 9four50 Breakdown and the latest...

The Washington Wizards made some changes to their front office this week with the announcement of Monumental Basketball. Find out what that is and how it affects things going forward for not only the Wizards, but Mystics and Go-Go. Updates on the Mystics and D.C. United can be caught in this episode, as well as the return of Jamaal Haywood and the 9four50 breakdown. Listen into find out what topic...

The show started with the crew paying their respects to the late Pernell "Sweet Pea" Whitaker. They shared fond memories of the Virginia legend in the ring, definitely worth the listen for that alone. Get the latest on the Mystics, D.C. United and the results from the weekend in P.I.T.S League action. With both Madden and NBA 2k20 sharing their player ratings on social media this week, R...

The crew discussed the latest transactions in NBA Free Agency, starting with the biggest move in Kawhi Leonard and Paul George becoming members of the Los Angeles Clippers. Find out what they think about the arms race out west and more in this week's NBA Segment. Catch up with the Mystics and D.C. United as they both return home for games this week and Cardell shares a few players that stood...

The Washington Mystics are on a roll, listen in to find out how they're getting it done! Cardell breaks down the latest installment of the P.I.T.S League-Brunson series and Wilson dishes on D.C. United. Find out what signing in NBA Free Agency shocked Octavia the most and what teams the crew thought have been taking advantage of the signing period. Cardell explains his reasoning for liking wh...

The Washington Wizards selected Rui Hachimura in last week's NBA Draft, listen in as the crew breaks down that pick and much more as they review the draft. Find out who made Cardell's list of standouts at DMV Live at DeMatha, how the Mystics have rattled off three consecutive wins and what is an episode of The Focus without some good old fashioned  Rapid Fire? Take a listen!!

The Focus team addressed several topics during the course of this episode with the main attraction being a First Round Mock Draft of this week's NBA Draft. Listen in to find out which co-host placed your favorite college players on your NBA team in this episode!! Cardell broke down his experience at the NBPA Top 100 Camp and shared some names that you should keep an eye on in the coming years...

The crew had plenty to say about Game 5 of the NBA Finals that took place the night before. Listen into hear what was said about Durant's injury, the Warriors win and the opportunity lost by Toronto. Find out what's the latest in the PITS League with the debut of the Power Rankings! The Mystics have been on a roll, D.C. United enters Open Cup play and Cardell previewed the NBA Top 100 Ca...

The crew opened the show with their sights on the WNBA, the Washington Mystics opened their new arena over the weekend with a win. Cardell and Wilson were in attendance, listen in to their thoughts on the building and the atmosphere. The latest issue of Finest Magazine is dedicated to a preview for the 2019 WNBA Season, it debuted on this show. Octavia shared her thoughts on the NBA Finals as it s...

The crew was joined by P.I.T.S League Owner and Founder Robert Pettis over the phone, he talked about the milestone year for his league and what to expect! It created a perfect segue to Cardell and Wilson sharing their thoughts on the WNBA's opening weekend. Find out what Octavia had to say about the Raptors winning Game 6 of the Conference Finals and who the group thinks will win the NBA Fin...

The group debuted a snippet from the first installment of the Roundtable to get the show started. You definitely don't want to miss the first segment on the NBA playoffs, that alone is worth the listen!! Find out what Octavia, Cardell, and Wilson had to say about the Conference Finals. Hear the latest move demoed on the 9Four50 Breakdown and catch up on the latest with D.C. United. Things end...

The crew shares their thoughts on how the NBA semifinals round wrapped up and took a look at the matchups in the Conference Finals. Find out who you need to keep an eye on in this week's NBA combine and G-League Elite Camp. The winner of the Zion sweepstakes was revealed on this night as well, get caught up with D.C. United and see what move was featured on this week's 9four50 Breakdown....

The title of this episode is the mantra for this year's Washington Mystics. Cardell and Wilson attended Media Day and they shared a few thoughts to start the show, there's also a few interviews they got that were played throughout the show as well. Find out what the group had to say about the NBA Playoffs and what Cardell thought about the Canelo-Jacobs fight. Wilson provided a brief upd...

The show started off with Octavia sharing her thoughts on the NFC East now that the Draft is over. Find out what the group had to say about the division and their own respective teams. The NBA Segment was all about the second round of this year's postseason beginning over the weekend. The team broke down each series and shared a few nuggets on what's happened and what's to come. Get...

Cardell shared his standouts from the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament over the weekend. Listen in to find out who stood out across the different position groups and why! Wilson had the latest on D.C. United and Octavia shared her thoughts on what NFC East Teams may do in this week's NFL Draft. The group also shared their thoughts on the latest action in the NBA Playoffs!

Cardell and Wilson started the show by breaking down last week's WNBA Draft. Listen in to find out what Cardell is looking forward to at the Portsmouth Invitational Tournament. Octavia shared her thoughts on the NBA Playoffs and Rapid Fire was definitely fun, find out how D.C. United bounced back from a bad loss!!

We taped this episode last week prior to the Final Four games playing out. Listen in as Cardell and Wilson break down the last four teams on both the Mens and Womens side of the brackets. They also make predictions following the breakdowns, listen in to see just how right they were now that everything has played out!

Cardell and Wilson held the fort down in Octavia's absence, find out who they had for this year's NBA regular season Award races. During the Wizards segments, they shared their thoughts on Ernie Grunfeld being relieved of his duties as General Manager. Get the latest on D.C. United's hot start to the season and don't miss the round of Rapid Fire to close the show!!