The Sports Grind

Hour 2 continues with the hardwood and recapping the action from Thursday night. In Washington, the Wizards now have Jordan Poole coming off the bench, but is it a demotion or a strategy? The Dallas Mavericks kept it rolling after the break collecting their 7th consecutive win, doing so over the Phoenix Suns. For Kevin Durant, the biggest headline wasn’t what happened during the game but rather be...

MLB Spring Training got underway yesterday with a big win from the Los Angeles Dodgers over the San Diego Padres. Aaron Judge joined Mike Trout in addressing his team’s shortcomings in the 2024 season and wants an emphasis on winning. As the show moves to the NBA, things get a bit off the rails with a question regarding the reports about the San Antonio Spurs possibly looking to build a new arena...

Nick Saban is done coaching football at the college ranks, but his presence will still be felt in and around the game as both an advisor and a media member. The legendary coach said that he wants to be a voice to help guide the NCAA through this tricky NIL era. Speaking of name, image, and likeness, amateur athletes can now opt-in to appear in the returning release of College Football 25, but EA s...

With the NBA All-Star break now over, the Association returns to action tonight. What can the San Antonio Spurs and Denver Nuggets hope to accomplish the rest of the way? In Milwaukee, Giannis Antetokounmpo is trying to build confidence in Damian Lillard as the Milwaukee Bucks chase a second title with the Greek Freak, but Calvin is skeptical of the intentions. Music provided by Fox Sports 1380 El...

Even though the NFL offseason has only just started, the League sure knows how to command attention. Amazon Prime has secured the broadcast rights to one of the Wild Card games this coming season in the same fashion that Peacock did this year. While Calvin is never one to tell someone how to make money, the NFL is getting greedy and this could be the turning point in how we watch the playoffs in y...

Patrick Mahomes is the first quarterback to lead his team to back-to-back Super Bowl wins since Tom Brady, but that merely tying greatness wasn’t on his mind as the confetti fell around him. A Hot mic caught the quarterback already talking about a three-peat before they even took the stage to celebrate the win. Antonio Pierce shared his new rules for the Las Vegas Raiders to stop Mahomes from reac...

Yesterday, the College Football Playoff Committee announced the latest adjustments to the 12-team playoff that will start this fall, dubbing it the 5+7 format. The guys break down the report from the CFP and look at what it could mean for independent schools like Notre Dame. In the NFL, Justin Fields has been the talk of the offseason and the chatter only increased this week after he unfollowed th...

When it comes to superstitious athletes, Major League Baseball’s players are up there with the most “stitious” of them all. Any small change is met with disagreement, as is the case with the league’s new uniforms that are designed by Nike and produced by Fanatics. Criticized for being “thin” and “t-shirt-like”, enough stink has been raised about them that the Players Association is asking for swif...

At the 2024 NBA All-Star Game, there appeared to be a bromance on display between international talents Nikola Jokic and Luka Doncic. The Joker answered a question about possibly playing with Luka one day, and the Association has been “mum”. Monday touched on the three-point contest between the NBA’s Steph Curry and the WNBA’s Sabrina Ionescu, but the guys hadn’t gotten to Kenny Smith’s controvers...

Another player looking to avoid the tag is Saquon Bakley who was reluctant to sign it last year. Calvin thinks that the New York Giants should do right by the 2018 first-rounder and let him test free agency. One of the last running backs to actually get paid, Nick Chubb was also in that draft class and holds a hefty cap figure in 2024, lending to the thought that he could be a cap casualty. Out We...

With Victor Wembanyama in San Antonio, the Spurs have one of the biggest names in the NBA, and with it comes brands and attention reserved for the LeBrons and Jordans of the game. That was highlighted on Tuesday with the news circulating about Wemby being the newest brand ambassador for the French luxury designer Louis Vuitton. In the NFL, the franchise tag window is officially here and the Tampa...

Russell Wilson was part of the NFL offseason buzz two years ago and, after a rough stint with the Denver Broncos, is a focus point once again. While he’s not a free agent yet, there are more than enough across the NFL that could hear their name receiving a franchise tag over the next few weeks, and the guys break down some of the big ones. Music provided by Fox Sports 1380 El Paso

In Hour 2, the spotlight is on the coaches in basketball, starting with the now-former head coach of the Brooklyn Nets, Jacque Vaugh, who was fired a year after receiving a significant extension. Calvin doesn’t think Vaughn was given a fair shake after the Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving debacle. After listener comments on the NBA All-Star Game, Calvin turns to the college ranks where St. Johns coac...

Every year we build up the NBA All-Star Game with all the hype of the Super Bowl, and over the last decade, we constantly complain about the game the day after. The 2024 iteration is more of the same with poor effort defensively, nonsense on offense, and another ridiculous final score, a record-breaking one this time with the first 200-point game. One of Calvin’s favorite takeaways was the three-p...

To close out the week, there are other key stories around sports to get to, including in the MLB where Atlanta Braves star Ronald Acuna Jr. is attempting to leverage a new deal out of the franchise without actually possessing any leverage. On the links, Tiger Woods withdrew from the Genesis Invitational just partway through the second round, putting his comments about a “busier schedule” in doubt....

Just like that, the NBA has reached its midseason break and All-Star Weekend is here. The guys go over the participants of the various challenges through the three days, with an extended look at the dunk contest. First, there’s some final league business to address from the last week and both PJ Tucker and Trae Young have fines to pay for recent infractions. The NCAA isn’t trying to be forgotten t...

We are living in an amazing era of women’s basketball, and Caitlin Clark might just be one of the most influential that we’ve seen yet. The Iowa star claimed the NCAA women’s all-time scoring record on Thursday night and has Calvin wondering if she might have a Steph Curry-like impact on the game as for how women play moving forward. Speaking of the Splash Brothers, Klay Thompson delivered a 37-po...

Continuing with the news from the Association, Isaiah Stewart of the Detroit Pistons didn’t take the floor on Wednesday night against the Phoenix Suns, but it was his action in the tunnels from a pregame skirmish that saw him arrested for hitting Phoenix’s Drew Eubanks. Speaking of the NBA, tonight is the last slate of games before the 2024 All-Star Game break. The show finishes the day in the NFL...

Bill Belichick’s separation from the New England Patriots had been a long time coming, and now that the era has ended, stories once hidden behind the Lombardi trophies are coming out, continuing with a new documentary series coming out this week. Last night in the NBA, the San Antonio Spurs couldn’t sustain the momentum against the Dallas Mavericks, and the Denver Nuggets look like they have a pro...

Yesterday’s shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs has been a major topic inside and outside of the sports world, sparking a lot of conversation. What seems to have been a disagreement gone wrong claimed one life and forever impacted far beyond the other 21 that were injured. Before the tragedy on Wednesday was a celebration of the team’s second consecutive championship and Chris Jones might have gott...

In the final hour, it’s all about football, starting with a developing tragic story out of Kansas City where a fatal public shooting followed the Super Bowl parade. Music provided by Fox Sports 1380 El Paso

Last night in the NBA,  the Sacramento Kings proved Calvin right as they collapsed in a loss to the Phoenix Suns.  Elsewhere in the Association, former Spur Bryn Forbes was arrested in San Antonio again, and the New York Knicks are officially protesting their loss to the Houston Rockets. Music provided by Fox Sports 1380 El Paso

Tiger Woods is still trending ahead of his first event of 2024, and Calvin wants to believe the golfer’s statement that he plans to be busier on the Tour this year than last year. In baseball, the Kansas City Royals have shared plans for a new $2 billion ballpark that hinges on a vote this spring. Last night, the Orlando Magic retired Shaq’s #32, making him the franchise’s first number in the afte...

After winning a third Super Bowl AND Super Bowl MVP, the conversation around Patrick Mahomes being the greatest in the game has hit fast-forward. Calvin isn’t gonna be that quick to displace Tom Brady, and that’s provided we don’t still hold Joe Montana in high regard. Closing the day in the NBA, the two-minute report from last night was released in the final hour and the league admits the New Yor...

As the saying goes, “The party doesn’t last forever”. Just days after playing an instrumental part in winning Super Bowl LVIII, Chris Jones is likely going to have to find a new team if he wants to get paid. The Houston Texans are a rising team in the AFC and Jones is just the kind of piece they could benefit from adding. Calvin is still getting around to all of Sean Payton’s interviews from Super...