The Sports Grind

Wildcard Weekend is just days away, and there’s something interesting about this year’s ground - the opponents have all already played each other at least once this year. This makes it a bit tougher on each of the teams, and Calvin points out the ones that could get really interesting. Music provided by Fox Sports 1380 El Paso

There’s a lot of buzz on the hardwood, so today’s show starts there. Last night in college basketball, the unranked Kentucky Wildcats lost at home to South Carolina, their second consecutive loss. Is the program losing its luster, or is Callipari not connecting with the players? In the NBA, the Dallas Mavericks are struggling more than they should too, despite monster performances every night from...

Lamar Jackson has missed significant games for the Baltimore Ravens this season and is in the middle of contract uncertainty, Calvin doesn’t think the former MVP should take a snap for the franchise in the playoffs. Both Jackson and the organization are caught in a bit of a pickle, and an expensive one at that. Continuing with the NFL, there are a number of head coaching jobs open now. The guys lo...

After the NFL dominated Monday’s show, the first hour today is all about other news. The Phoenix Suns are in trouble, as are the Atlanta Hawks. Steph Curry is slated to return for the Golden State Warriors and now KD is gonna miss time in Brooklyn. Going from the court to the campus, the national title game was last night for football, and the Georgia Bulldogs dominated the TCU Horned Frogs. Did t...

With the conclusion of the NFL’s regular season this weekend, “Doomsday” Monday is officially here where coaches across the league tend to lose their jobs. Some firings this weekend were rather obvious, while others were a touch shocking. After going over the vacancies, Calvin looks at some of the top candidates to fill the roles. Music provided by Fox Sports 1380 El Paso

TCU and Georgia meet tonight in the College Football Playoff National Championship, and the Bulldogs are strong favorites. Beyond the game, TCU’s success has put other Texas programs on notice, particularly the Longhorns who have yet to reach the playoff, let alone the title game in the CFP era. From college to the pros, Calvin starts with the Dallas Cowboys and their loss to the Washington Comman...

Nathaniel Hackett couldn’t hack it for a full season in Denver as the new owners have elected to oust the head coach. Calvin looks at what exactly went wrong and the guys discuss possible replacements. Steve Wilks knows what it is like to be fired after one season at the helm from his time with the Arizona Cardinals, but now with the Carolina Panthers, he has the team moving. Could he leverage the...

The only show this week, there’s a lot to get to. To get things started, the College Football Playoffs are this weekend with the Final Four and Calvin gives his preview. The NBA got poppin’ over the Christmas holiday and the San Antonio Spurs gifted the home crowd a win last night. Through two months, Calvin has his assessment on the team. So much went on in the NFL, but the highlight in this regi...

With the guys off the rest of the week, Calvin looks ahead at the key matchups on the NFL slate, highlighted by the Philadelphia Eagles against the Dallas Cowboys. Less than a week after calling Jalen Hurts essentially a system quarterback, Micah Parsons may not be available. Yesterday, the news broke about the Phoenix Suns reportedly being sold. On the TNT broadcast last night, Charles Barkley ra...

San Francisco Giants fans have to be in their feelings right now after the New York market flips another top free agent this offseason. With a contract still in negotiations with the Giants for Correa, the Mets swept in and stole the former Houston Astros star. Moving to the NFL sad news across the league this morning with the passing of Franco Harris just days before the 50th anniversary of “The...

The Dallas Cowboys lost to the Jacksonville Jaguars in embarrassing fashion on Sunday, and many were quick to pull out their pitchforks against Dak Prescott. Team owner Jerry Jones doesn’t have an issue with the way his quarterback played, going as far to say Prescott was “outstanding” despite the loss. What message is Jerry sending? Over in New York, Robert Saleh has taken to defending his troubl...

It is no secret that the college football landscape isn’t what you grew up watching anymore. From developments with the transfer portal and NIL, there’s almost a sense of lawlessness. UTSA head coach Jeff Traylor took to Twitter Monday night to ask the NCAA to address schools attempting to poach talent, and Calvin doesn’t see an issue with what the schools are doing. Music provided by Ticket 760 a...

This weekend was historic in more ways than one, and the Minnesota Vikings grabbed their share of it on Saturday night as they completed the greatest regular season comeback over the Indianapolis Colts. Calvin has words for Indy fans, as well as the Tennesee Titans and Kansas City Chiefs. The Cowboys’ loss is making everyone’s butt itch, and the phone lines are jammed. Music provided by Ticket 760...

Lionel Messi is one of the greatest soccer players ever, and he cemented that fact over the weekend, leading Argentina to the World Cup title over France. Calvin breaks down the match, Messi’s legacy, and the future for the French team. The World Cup was just a small part of the wild weekend in sports, and the guys get right into one of the biggest takeaways from the weekend - the Dallas Cowboys’...

With no show tomorrow, Calvin dives into the NFL weekend slate today with the matchups he’s got circled. Foundation Picks will be out Saturday morning. Speaking of the long weekend, will Chris Beard still be employed by Texas when the guys return on Monday? Music provided by Ticket 760 and AM 1300 The Zone.

Massive contracts have been dished out in the opening weeks of the MLB offseason, both in terms of amount and years. Calvin’s MVP choice this year was Shohei Ohtani who he feels deserves to be paid the most. How does the current market impact his value for next year’s offseason? Onto football, the Seattle Seahawks host the San Francisco 49ers tonight on Thursday Night Football. It’s a big one both...

There’s no need to add juice to the rivalry between the Dallas Cowboys and the Philadelphia Eagles, but Micah Parsons went and did it anyway. Guesting on Von Miller’s podcast, Parsons slighted Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts in the interview, raising more than a few eyebrows, including Calvin’s. On the note of questionable decisions, Marcus Mariota reportedly decided to leave the Atlanta Falcons af...

Last night in the NBA, the Los Angeles Lakers and the Boston Celtics were locked in a good contest that went into overtime. Well before the thrilling finish that saw the Celtics get the win, Charles Barkley commented on Inside the NBA that he was tired of featuring the Lakers and talking about them, a struggling team in the West. While their national audience isn’t going anywhere soon, Calvin note...

Monday morning was a wild one in Central Texas when the news broke in the early hours that Texas Men’s Basketball head coach Chris Beard was arrested on assault charges. In the last 24 hours, the team won an emotional game at home in overtime under their assistant coach as the legal side of things develops around Beard. To start the hour, Nick Moyle of the San Antonio Express-News covers the Longh...

College football lost a legend on Tuesday with the passing of Mike Leach. Known for establishing and popularizing the Air Raid offense, Leach was iconic on the field and off of it and will be sorely missed. One of Leach’s former quarterbacks at Texas Tech, Kliff Kingsbury, was likely coaching with a heavy heart on Monday Night Football when the Arizona Cardinals fell to the New England Patriots wh...

Calvin has officially seen all that he needs to. Can we just skip to the Philadelphia Eagles against the San Francisco 49ers for the NFC Championship? One team hoping to crash that party is the Detroit Lions, and their quarterback Jared Goff deserves his flowers. Music provided by Ticket 760 and AM 1300 The Zone.

News broke this afternoon about the arrest of Texas Men’s Basketball head coach Chris Beard. Calvin reacts to the news without rushing to judgment. Sticking with the college scene, Lincoln Riley coached another quarterback to win the Heisman Trophy. How long until he and Jim Harbaugh jump to the NFL? One team that once pursued Riley was the Dallas Cowboys who barely escaped Sunday with a win over...

Baker Mayfield was the headline going into the Thursday Night Football game between the Los Angeles Rams and the Las Vegas Raiders, and he was the headline afterward, leading his new team to victory. What are the expectations for the former first-round pick? With Week 14 underway, Calvin looks at the weekend ahead. Music provided by Ticket 760 and AM 1300 The Zone.

Aside from the Heisman, it was time to award the top players in college football last night, and Caleb Williams was recognized as the best player in the nation by a number of committees. Is he really a lock for the Heisman? From the highs to the lows of the NCAA, Texas A&M is back in the news as the “Good Ol’ Boy System” has Bobby Petrino connected to the Aggies for the head coaching vacancy....

Tonight on Thursday Night Football, the Los Angeles Rams host the Las Vegas Raiders. The major story, however, is Baker Mayfield who is set to play for the Rams after joining the team just two days ago. In the local college scene, Frank Harris is going back to UTSA for a seventh year, collecting on a six-figure NIL deal to return. Music provided by Ticket 760 and AM 1300 The Zone.