The Sports Grind

For the fourth season in a row, the Denver Broncos have failed to get through the preseason healthy, namely at the wide receiver position. Today, Jerry Jeudy became the fifth wide receiver to go down on the practice field, having to be carted off with a hamstring injury. Meanwhile, their rivals in the AFC West, the Kansas City Chiefs, received a strong statement from Chris Jones who claims he can...

Shohei Ohtani has been the center of the baseball world this year as he put up another dominant season ahead of what promised to be a historic offseason. After carrying the Los Angeles Angels all season, however, the UCL injury he suffered on Wednesday could put his future contract potential into question. Also in LA, the Lakers and Vanessa Bryant announced that a statue honoring the late, great K...

With the investigation into Wander Franco fully underway, there’s a split opinion on whether his time in the MLB is done. To put it frankly, the young star might be too good for the Rays to part with at this time. Moving to college football, Reggie Bush is suing the NCAA for defamation. This has everything to do with timing. Developing in the final hour, the Indianapolis Colts have put another sti...

As teams across the NFL are in their last week of preparation for preseason games, the Denver Broncos are hosting the Los Angeles Rams for a joint practice. By all reports, it wasn’t a great day for Payton & Co. Sticking with the league, Calvin continues his preseason over/under predictions with the Seattle Seahawks and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on The Docket. Music provided by Fox Sports 1380...

This has been a tough year for baseball in New York. While the Mets waived the flag at the trade deadline, the Yankees have been a sinking ship, especially as they are on a nine-game losing streak. In delayed news from the weekend, Sha’Carri Richardson won the Women’s 100 Meter at the World Championships. Why is nobody talking about it? Diving into the NFL, the Kansas City Chiefs haven’t talked wi...

Steph Curry is a great player, but is he the best point guard of all time? Speaking with Gilbert Arenas, he says it’s between him and Magic Johnson. Calvin dives into the resumes to determine if this claim has any validity. Things get a bit off the rails when an off-air claim that Michael Jordan won’t be a top-five player in 10 years makes it to the show. Continuing with the preseason over/under p...

Continuing the Jonathan Taylor topic from Hour 1, the guys look at the top landing spots for the disgruntled running back, though it won’t be easy to move him. Today’s Denver Broncos Daily Update saw Sean Payton bring Drew Brees to Denver for the team’s practice, and another former Saint, Wil Lutz, could be in the Mile-High City soon too. Music provided by Fox Sports 1380 El Paso

Sometimes stories make The Docket before they become big headlines, and that was the case with Spain’s soccer president’s controversial kiss. Now becoming political, there’s a movement for him to resign his position. Moving to the NFL, the Indianapolis Colts’ saga with Jonathan Taylor progressed on Monday with the team giving him permission to seek a trade.    Music provided by Fox Sports 1380 El...

Deion Sanders is “Prime Time”, and it makes sense that he’d look to Amazon Prime to produce a documentary on his first season with the Colorado Buffaloes. The rest of Hour 3 is all college football with developing news that Michigan is banning Jim Harbaugh for three games, and Calvin looks at USA Today’s list of 10 NCAAF coaches on the hot seat. Music provided by Fox Sports 1380 El Paso

In one of Friday’s highlighted games for the weekend, a lot of eyes were on the San Francisco 49ers vs Denver Broncos. It wasn’t pretty for Denver once again, and the national media was chomping at the bit. In another key matchup, the Kansas City Chiefs looked like a well-oiled machine no matter what unit was out there, causing Calvin to give Andy Reid more credit in the recent run of success. In...

There was a lot of NFL action this weekend, but in between it all was UFC 292. In the main event, Sean O’Malley TKO’d Aljamain Sterling to win the Bantamweight Championship. In the immediate aftermath, however, the “Suga Show” stated his intentions to chase a real payday with a boxing match against Gervonta “Tank” Davis. From there, it is time to get into the NFL and recap preseason Week 2.     Mu...

The WNBA had a premium matchup on Thursday night between the Las Vegas Aces and the New York Liberty. Unfortunately, the TV deal for the league prevented many from being able to watch the top two teams. Closing with the NFL, Calvin gives his over/under predictions for the New Orleans Saints and the New York Giants, while also taking a look at betting lines for the NFL Week 1 which is quickly appro...

Moving beyond the Thursday game, there’s a whole slate of action in the NFL this weekend. Calvin thinks all eyes are on the Denver Broncos and the Indianapolis Colts for their quarterback situations. There are a couple of other key games to watch as many teams are rolling out their starting units. Music provided by Fox Sports 1380 El Paso

The NFL is king right now, but the NBA is getting its five minutes of attention after releasing the schedule for the 2023-2024 season. Wembymania is drawing 19 nationally televised games to the San Antonio Spurs, while the Golden State Warriors and Los Angeles Lakers get more attention than the defending champion Denver Nuggets. In Thursday night’s NFL preseason action, the Cleveland Browns and th...

Deion Sanders continues to go against the grain in the college ranks as he prepares for his first season at the helm of the Colorado Buffaloes. In the latest headlines, he got on a couple of players for not participating in a fight during practice. Lane Kiffin has once again shared his thoughts on the change to the NCAA that Sanders and others have embraced, and Calvin thinks Kiffin needs to settl...

This summer, the Dallas Cowboys are talking the talk… a LOT. Jayron Kearse is the latest to join the conversation, continuing to set high expectations. Can the team walk the walk? Elsewhere in the NFC East, the Washington Commanders won’t name Sam Howell the starter yet. Back out west, the “washed” conversation around Russell Wilson takes another turn as analysts dive into the contracts and weigh...

The US Women’s National Team saw an early exit at this year’s World Cup, and it didn’t take long for a change to take place. Vlatko Andonovski stepped down from the head coaching seat, leaving more questions for the program moving forward. In the NBA, James Harden is at it yet again, this time hinting that he may have desires to play in China. With Week 2 of the NFL Preseason schedule starting ton...

Russell Wilson wasn’t great in his first season with the Denver Broncos, and his debut in the Sean Payton era left more to be desired. CBS Sports writer Will Brinson questioned if the quarterback is “washed”, and Calvin wants to know on what terms we’re even considering this conversation. In the final segment, Calvin gives his over/under predictions for the Los Angeles Rams and the Miami Dolphins....

A story that has been developing, Michael Oher, the subject of “The Blind Side” has learned some difficult truths about the family that took him in, and now he’s suing them. This sparks a debate as to whether Oher is right in his actions or if the time has passed for him to take issue with the facts. Music provided by Fox Sports 1380 El Paso

The NBA season is right around the corner, and James Harden continues to make the remainder of the offseason all about him. After first verbally attacking Philadelphia 76ers general manager Daryl Morey after not getting the trade he wanted, Harden is now promising to make the franchise “uncomfortable” going into training camp. In the NFL, New York Jets head coach Robert Saleh called out his offens...

Aside from football dominating the weekend, it was a big affair in the NBA as they saw another class enter the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich finally entered the hallowed hall, and he made the most of his time at the podium. Sticking with the NBA, James Harden is crying for attention, this time all the way from China and attacking his general manager....

There are a lot of eyes on the AFC West, and the Las Vegas Raiders don’t appear to be as much of a mess as some may have expected. After moving on from Derek Carr, the team may have found a diamond in the rough in the draft, and he’s sporting Carr’s number four. From Las Vegas to Los Angeles, the Rams have an odd mix of veterans and young players. Still, they could make some noise in the NFC West...

Last week the NFL preseason games officially started outside of the Hall of Fame exhibition. By the end of the weekend, some teams are looking better than anticipated while others, like the Denver Broncos, got a dose of reality that there’s still plenty of work to be done yet before the season.    Music provided by Fox Sports 1380 El Paso

Aside from football dominating the weekend, it was a big affair in the NBA as they saw another class enter the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich finally entered the hallowed hall, and he made the most of his time at the podium. Sticking with the NBA, James Harden is crying for attention, this time all the way from China and attacking his general manager....

There are a lot of eyes on the AFC West, and the Las Vegas Raiders don’t appear to be as much of a mess as some may have expected. After moving on from Derek Carr, the team may have found a diamond in the rough in the draft, and he’s sporting Carr’s number four. From Las Vegas to Los Angeles, the Rams have an odd mix of veterans and young players. Still, they could make some noise in the NFC West...