The Sports Grind

The big news today broke this morning with the White House announcing the release of WNBA star Brittney Griner from the Russian prison system where she had been detained since February. Unfortunately, the United States public wasn’t all positive about the trade that sprung her, especially considering that a former Marine prisoner got left behind in the deal. Music provided by Ticket 760 and AM 130...

The college conversion continues in Hour 2, moving on to the 2022 Heisman Trophy with a discussion on this year’s finalists. Transitioning to the pros, the Buffalo Bills took a hit with Von Miller being diagnosed with a torn ACL. At just 33 years old, the Texas A&M standout is on the 18th green of his NFL career. Music provided by Ticket 760 and AM 1300 The Zone.

The MLB offseason has been active this week with more than $1 billion spent in recent days on contracts. Aaron Judge was the biggest fish in the pond after a historic season with the New York Yankees. He’s headed back to the Bronx on a massive deal, but Calvin thinks the Yankees have a lot more work left to do. Staying in the Big Apple, the #2 Texas Longhorns played #17 Illinois last night at Madi...

The San Francisco 49ers took a massive hit this weekend with Jimmy G going down. They’ll now attempt to deliver on their title hopes with Brock Purdy under center, and Calvin is riding with Kyle Shanahan on this one. Baker Mayfield was released this week by the Carolina Panthers and joins the Los Angeles Rams after clearing waivers. Still without a team, Odell Beckham Jr. visited yesterday and tod...

Anthony Davis and the Los Angeles Lakers are really starting to turn their season around. This week, however, Magic Johnson is putting the Lakers’ center atop the conversation for MVP. Really? In the NFL, Tom Brady showed last night that he still has what it takes, leading the Tampa Bay Buccaneers down the field to defeat the New Orleans Saints. In Tennessee, the Titans showed how committed they a...

Picking up with the NFL in Hour 2, Calvin owes an apology to the Cincinnati Bengals who went up on the Kansas City Chiefs 3-0 with Joe Burrow. They are in a position to steal the AFC North from the Baltimore Ravens coming down the stretch who are in trouble with Lamar Jackson dealing with injuries. Moving back to the college landscape, the playoffs are set with the final four teams in place to pla...

The first hour is all about the locals today, speaking of the home market in San Antonio. First up, the San Antonio Spurs dropped another one, but this loss was ugly. What is going on with the Spurs, and where is Pop? The 210’s team right now is the UTSA Roadrunners, hot off another Conference USA title. Moving to the NFL, the Dallas Cowboys destroyed the Indianapolis Colts on Monday Night Footbal...

With the college regular season now complete, it is time to crown some conference champions this weekend. The Dos Equis College Football Championship Weekend Preview looks at the key matchups across the landscape, starting with tonight’s UTSA vs North Texas Conference USA Championship and the Pac-12 contest between USC and Utah. On Fridays, there’s always another edition of The Foundation Picks, a...

Fridays are for football, and today is no exception. The show starts with a look at last night’s game on Thursday Night Football where the Buffalo Bills beat the New England Patriots to collect their first win in the division on the year. Josh Allen still looked good, but Calvin thinks his MVP campaign has taken a hit. Enough looking back, the guys look at the upcoming NFL slate to close out the h...

As the college football landscape continues to evolve, the sport is now nearing an expanded format of the College Football Playoff, and it is coming sooner than later. Sticking with the campus talk, there’s a BIG college basketball game tonight between #2 Texas and #7 Creighton. Music provided by Ticket 760 and AM 1300 The Zone.

The Jerry Jones news from last week has sparked a national conversation. On Wednesday night, LeBron James, who has been asked about a wide variety of issues over the years, asked the media why they hadn’t asked him about it yet. That has sparked a whole other conversation. Music provided by Ticket 760 and AM 1300 The Zone.

Aaron Rodgers looks like he’s falling further and further from reality. DeShone Kizer, a former backup quarterback in Green Bay, said on a recent podcast that Rodgers introduced himself to Kizer by questioning the events around September 11, 2001. What?! Sticking with the NFL, Russell Wilson’s leadership is in question after only half of the Denver Broncos team attended his birthday party, meaning...

The start to the NBA season is starting to play like an extended preseason as teams don’t appear to be taking the schedule seriously with so many games left to play. Is it time to cut back from 82 games to add more meaning to the early-season contests? Music provided by Ticket 760 and AM 1300 The Zone.

Before the nation went on holiday last week for Thanksgiving, the Washington Post published an article that put Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones at the historic “Little Rock Nine” school desegregation in Arkansas in 1957. The story made the rounds over the weekend and has become a topic of discussion early this week as the piece attempts to paint Jones as a racist. Is it fair to hold Jones to an e...

With the regular season in college football complete, the head coaching vacancies are starting to fill up. At Auburn, Hugh Freeze has been hired to take over the program after spending the last four years at Liberty University. With a checkered past at Ole Miss, it is shocking that he landed the gig. What happened to Deion Sanders? Moving over to the NFL, the Pittsburgh Steelers played well in get...

Nathaniel Hackett is having a rough first year at the helm of the Denver Broncos. Questions are coming in about whether he should return next year as head coach. His old team, the Green Bay Packers, isn’t fairing much better as they got run over by the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday Night Football. Quarterback questions are surfacing with the New York Jets, and Zach Wilson may have lost his job for...

On Rivalry Weekend, the Ohio State Buckeyes suffered one of their worst losses at the hands of the Michigan Wolverines. How does the College Football Committee react? Sticking with the campus scene, “Deion Sanders Watch” is officially on. Where could he land if he decides to leave Jackson State? Music provided by Ticket 760 and AM 1300 The Zone.

The Dallas Cowboys got a big win over the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday, and already Jerry Jones is talking about the Super Bowl. In New York, Zach Wilson might have lost the starting job at quarterback just two days after he raised some eyebrows while addressing the media following Sunday’s loss to the New England Patriots. Stepping over to the college scene, there are new College Football Playoff...

The World Cup is going on in Qatar, and there was a MAJOR upset earlier today. Talking about a different football on the international scale, the San Francisco 49ers faced the Arizona Cardinals in Mexico City last night and dominated them in every facet of the game. Did their statement win just solidify them as the best in the NFC? Music provided by Ticket 760 and AM 1300 The Zone.

Before you listen, be aware that there are spoilers inside of the US Men’s soccer match against Wales at the World Cup in this episode. Also in this hour, Calvin discusses the weekend in college football, and the official change at QB for the Washington Commanders. Music provided by Ticket 760 and AM 1300 The Zone.

Before you listen, be aware that there are spoilers inside of the US Men’s soccer match against Wales at the World Cup in this episode. If that’s cool with you, stick around as Calvin also looks back at the NBA weekend and the Dallas Cowboy’s dominant win over the Minnesota Vikings. Music provided by Ticket 760 and AM 1300 The Zone.

Hour 2 starts with concluding the look ahead at the NFL weekend before turning toward the college game for the Week 12 edition of the Dos Equis College Football Preview. The guys get into a little NBA talk, peeking at the slate of action over the weekend, and Calvin makes his Foundation Picks. Music provided by Ticket 760 and AM 1300 The Zone.

After dragging out their award season, MLB finally announced their 2022 MVPs last night with Aaron Judge and Paul Goldschmidt receiving the honors. Calvin still thinks it should have been Shohei Ohtani, but he sees what the voters did. Last night on Thursday Night Football, the Tennessee Titans defeated the Green Bay Packers, and Calvin has flowers for Mike Vrabel before taking a look at the upcom...

The heavy NBA talk continues from Hour 1 as updates are coming in LIVE around the Josh Primo situation. From one troubling circumstance to another, Kevin Durant opened up this week about requesting a trade from the Brooklyn Nets in the summer. Calvin thinks the star should be ashamed of himself for his words. Throughout the show, the league is tracking the weather in Buffalo where the Bills are ex...

Basketball season is in full swing and the Golden State Warriors still don’t have things figured out on the road. Calvin is giving the team until Christmas, but it isn’t looking good. Sticking with the hardwood, the San Antonio Spurs are in California to take on the hot Sacramento Kings. Desperate for a win, can the Silver and Black strike gold with a win? Tonight is arguably the best Thursday Nig...