The Sports Beat with Richard Holdridge

The NBA was great on TV last night. LeBron is just plain better in the clutch on defense and offense. The MLB Season will not last. I preview the AFC West and I look back on the life and legacy of Harvey Updyke.

The Dodgers and Astros complete a brawl brodown. College football may not start on time. I preview the NFC West in preparation of the 2020 NFL Season.

The MLB Season is in Jeopardy as 17 players for the Marlins test positive for COVID-19. The Braves part ways with Folty. Zion returns to the bubble and will play in the NBA opener against the Jazz. I look back at the career of Alex Smith.

The MLB Season is in jeopardy as 14 players test positive for COVID-19 on the Miami Marlins. The Seahawks gave up too much for Jamal Adams and NFL will cancel all preseason games.

Major League Baseball returns without fans. A 60 game season means urgency. Looks like the Yankees and Dodgers are on a collision course to meet in the World Series. The Washington Football Team is on full display in the NFL. The Seattle Kraken is the new NHL team and I will pay money to see Mike Tyson fight Roy Jones Jr. on September 12.

MLB starts this week. The NBA Bubble was a success how is the season going to look? The NFL Players received a huge victory and I select my top 10 preseason College Football Teams.

Yasil Puig signs with the Braves. Russell Westbrook tests positive for COVID-19 and Tiger Woods makes his PGA debut post pandemic.

Atlanta United drops the first match back in 4 months to the New York Red Bulls 1-0. The NBA players arrive in the bubble. Does school have to be in session for College Football to return?

Cam Newton signs with the Patriots. I reflect on the decision: 10 years later and how it changed the NBA. With the uprise in COVID-19 cases, is football starting on time in jeopardy?

Baseball is back! 60 game season will start July 24. How much pressure is on the Dodgers to win the World Series. NASCAR rallies around Bubba Wallace. The Jets need to pay Jamal Adams and make him the centerpiece of the franchise.

The MLS returns July 8th with a World Cup format. Reggie Bush is back at USC. Colin Kapernick should have an opportunity to play in the NFL again. I also preview the ESPN 30 for 30, The Long Gone Summer.

The NBA Returns July 31. Various sports athletes protest and speak out as cites continue to protest and the 2020 MLB Season is in jeopardy.

The NBA will return in Orlando. They need 3 weeks and then go straight into the playoffs. As the NHL and MLB return, the Match 2 was must see TV. Tua is already a Star in Miami.

With guest host Jenie Fisher, we discuss wither or not Dak Prescott is worth the money in Dallas. We talk about the 9 part Tom Brady Documentary that will air in 2021. Is sports without fans going to be the new normal? 

NASCAR returns without fans. Bundesliga Soccer returns as Bayern Munich gets a big 2-0 win over Berlin. I remember the life of Phyllis George, who paved the way for female sports broadcasters. Also the last dance ends as the Bulls Dynasty makes me reflect back to the year 1998.

As sports makes its return without fans, TV rating will be massive. I compare Russell Wilson to Michael Jordan. Their relentless competitive nature is one in the same. Football will be played in the fall without fans and I’ll preview both college and the NFL.

Major League Baseball has proposed an 82 game season that will start in July.  Will other sports follow suit? The Last Dance recap episodes 7 and 8. 

The 2020 NFL Schedule is out! I believe the season will start on time. Sports try to return in lieu of the pandemic and I talk about episodes 7 and 8 of the Last Dance.

Never tell me the odds! I pay tribute to Star Wars Day and recap episodes 5 and 6 of the Last Dance. The NFL schedule release is this week and Andy Dalton signs with the Cowboys.

The 2020 Little League World Series is cancelled. The NCAA players will profit from their likeness in 2021, does that mean the return of the NCAA Football video game? I preview the Last Dance episodes 5 and 6 and did the 49ers get better?

The NFL Draft Recap. Why did Jake Fromm fall in the draft to the 5th Round? A recap of episodes 3 and 4 of the Last Dance. The NBA was great in the 90’s.

Who were the winners and losers from the night of the NFL Draft?

I recap the first 2 episodes of the Last Dance. NFL Draft preview and there is no timetable to major sports to return.

The NFL Draft is on April 23-25. Should the major sports play without fans? I look back at the life of former Seahawks QB Tavarus Jackson.

The latest COVID-19 update. The anticipated ESPN 30 for 30: The Last Dance premieres April 19. The major sporting leagues try to make an effort to return possibly without fans.