The Sports Grind

Staying with the hardwood to start the final hour, Draymond Green has received a five-game suspension from the NBA for choking Rudy Gobert. Listener questions down the stretch bring the conversation back to the Connor Stallions situation at Michigan and the struggle in San Antonio under Gregg Popovich.  Music provided by Fox Sports 1380 El Paso

After having 24 hours to digest the Deshaun Watson news, Calvin has his theory about why the Cleveland Browns are starting rookie Dorian Thompson-Robinson. Over in Denver, Russell Wilson and the Broncos are starting to turn things around and Courtland Sutton wants some accountability from football fans. In the NBA, there were just two games last night, but Dame Time stole the show. Music provided...

Deion “Coach Prime” Sanders has been mentioned in the media as a quality successor to Jimbo Fisher at Texas A&M. Though he has publicly stated he has no plans to leave Colorado, opposing coaches are selling recruits the contrary. Week 11 in the NFL begins tonight as the Baltimore Ravens host the Cincinnati Bengals in a key AFC North showdown. Music provided by Fox Sports 1380 El Paso

The guys continue to break down the Deshaun Watson news in the final hour and discuss just where that leaves the Cleveland Browns. Shifting to the college scene, Calvin floats a scenario in which Alabama might wiggle its way into the College Football Playoff. Could it really happen? Music provided by Fox Sports 1380 El Paso

Up in Denver, the Nuggets continue to play championship-level basketball, displaying it Tuesday night against the Los Angeles Clippers. Just when it looked like James Harden and his new crew might finally turn the corner, they lost it in the end. In the NFL, major news this morning came out of Cleveland where the Browns announced Deshaun Watson will have season-ending surgery on his throwing shoul...

Given the platform of TNT, last night’s game between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the San Antonio Spurs had great expectations and fell massively short of them. Neither Chet Holmgren nor Victor Wembanyama had a noteworthy outing, but the Thunder absolutely dominated the Spurs by 36 points. Once again, all of the criticism is directed at Gregg Popovich, but nobody is calling for a change. Music pr...

America loves a good underdog story, but is the Michigan football program truly defying the odds after defeating Penn State this past weekend? Jim Harbaugh is seeing the signs. In a developing story, a person has been arrested on suspicion of manslaughter in the tragic on-ice death of former NHL player Adam Johnson. The show ends with discussions around the NBA including tonight’s slate of games a...

Denver’s win was huge, but all the media is talking about today is the firing of Ken Dorsey and Josh Allen possibly feeling the Madden Curse. Back in the college ranks, the Texas A&M head coaching vacancy is buzzing in San Antonio where reports are linking possible interest from the program in UTSA’s Jeff Traylor. Music provided by Fox Sports 1380 El Paso

There’s plenty of football talk to get to, but the show starts off with the NBA where the in-season tournament resumes tonight. Headlining the evening are Rookie of the Year frontrunners Chet Holmgren and Victor Wembanyama who square off with their respective squads. Getting to the NFL, the Denver Broncos collected a major win over the Buffalo Bills on Monday Night Football, good for their third c...

We all have to pay for our mistakes, and the Jimbo Fisher mistake at Texas A&M just cost the boosters $75 million to terminate the head coach early. Getting back into the NBA, the Denver Nuggets extended Michael Malone’s contract, putting him among the top-paid in the association.  Music provided by Fox Sports 1380 El Paso

Breaking down the NFL weekend continues in Hour 2. Josh Dobbs the “Passtronaut” once again lifted the Minnesota Vikings to victory while Derek Carr and the New Orleans Saints once again make Calvin’s preseason prediction look rough. For anyone who woke up early to watch the Indianapolis Colts play the New England Patriots play in Germany - We salute you. Tonight the Buffalo Bills and Denver Bronco...

Over the weekend, the San Antonio Spurs blew another lead as their losing streak continued. Fortunately, there aren’t high expectations for them like there are for the Los Angeles Clippers who were supposed to be better with James Harden. Instead, the Clippers haven’t won since adding Harden and Calvin thinks the team should consider hitting “eject” soon. On Sunday, the Dallas Cowboys had another...

Breaking news during the show - The Big Ten has suspended Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh from being on the sideline for the last three regular season games. A move sure to be contested, it has little impact on this weekend’s matchup against Penn State. Calvin breaks down the rest of the major contests across the college landscape before delivering another edition of The Foundation Picks. Music p...

There’s only so much the league can do when it comes to projecting good matchups for the schedule. The discussion from Hour 1 on the Thursday night slates continues. Moving on to the upcoming games this weekend, the Dallas Cowboys are -17 favorites over the New York Giants, but that doesn’t matter - there’s a LOT of good football contests set to take place, many of which would’ve been better than...

Last night was a light one in the NBA, but it still delivered better than the NFL. Giannis Antetokounmpo delivered a 54-point performance but it wasn’t enough to lead the Milwaukee Bucks over the Indiana Pacers. Rick Carlisle’s crew is looking like an early surprise contender. Getting to the football game, the contest between the Chicago Bears and the Carolina Panthers was sloppy as expected, and...

With another big college football weekend on the horizon, Calvin wants to take one last look at the team movement in the latest College Football Playoff rankings. On the college gridiron, the Colorado Buffaloes are hoping their change at offensive coordinator sparks a run for bowl eligibility, but Coach Prime is tired of addressing the personnel decision. Tomorrow night marks another slate of NBA...

Victor Wembanyama continues to be the topic as the show gets into Hour 2. This time, Calvin is wanting to take a deeper look at the rookie’s usage in what Calvin dubs “hockey shifts”. Sticking with the NBA, Nick Nurse has the Philadelphia 76ers balling now that the James Harden distraction is over, and he’s showing he’s the real deal as a top coach in the NBA. Tonight kicks off Week 10 in the NFL...

For all of the basketball that was on the slate on Wednesday night, none had the attention of the San Antonio Spurs and the New York Knicks as Victor Wembanyama made his debut at Madison Square Garden. It was another poor defensive showing from the organization that once prided itself on that element of the game. Perhaps Calvin’s biggest beef is that Coach Popovich has continued to roll with the J...

Is there a problem in Pittsburgh? Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin isn’t making anything of the latest drama involving WR George Pickens, dismissing it as “a pebble” in his shoe. Legendary Kansas basketball coach Bill Self is now the highest-paid coach in the sport. Music provided by Fox Sports 1380 El Paso

Carrying the San Antonio Spurs conversation over from Hour 1, the discussion centers around the team’s defensive struggles. Sticking with the hardwood, Dillon Brooks didn’t learn his lesson last year as his new squad, the Houston Rockets, prepare to take on LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers. In the NFL, the Dallas Cowboys made a move after the NFL trade deadline, but it wasn’t what anyone wa...

Michigan football is the biggest story in college football, and the College Football Playoff committee added to it on Tuesday night when they elected to keep the program at #3 in their rankings. In the latest from Jim Harbaugh & Co., they are galvanized by an anonymous report that Big Ten schools shared notes on Michigan’s signals on Saturdays. After taking election day off, the NBA returns to...

On Monday night, both the San Antonio Spurs and the Sacramento Kings were on the wrong end of blowout losses, something that is starting to become a trend across the NBA. One team that is more likely to be on the winning end of such a contest is the Denver Nuggets, though a hobbled Jamal Murray doesn't help matters. The James Harden "system" has officially arrived to the Los Angeles...

After another disappointing weekend, the New England Patriots continue to stray from their history of greatness, and more people are joining Calvin in criticism of Bill Belichick. With the temperature heating up, there's a thought that the legendary could be fighting for his job this weekend with his team playing in Germany. There's more attention in the Northeast in Hour 2 as Calvin belie...

Last night, the college basketball season tipped off, an evening that is usually full of "gimme" games. Well, the madness got started a bit early this year as two top programs - the men's #4 Michigan State squad and the women's defending champions #1 LSU - lost their first games of the season. In professional ball, the San Antonio Spurs also tasted defeat in the form of a 40-poin...

Last week was a turbulent one for the Las Vegas Raiders that was capped off by the firing of head coach Josh McDaniels. On Sunday against the New York Giants, the team rebounded from the drama with a win that they celebrated like they won the Super Bowl. Last night’s finale saw the Cincinnati Bengals best the Buffalo Bills, once again highlighting Josh Allen’s shortcomings. Back in college, USC lo...