The Sports Grind

Outside of the blowouts over the college football weekend, two of the best contests featured the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the UTSA Roadrunners. With strong, young coaches, both programs continued to show they are moving in the right direction despite coming up short against quality opponents. The NFL season starts this week, so Calvin is starting to speed through the division previews, taking...

Rafael Nadal was upset at the US Open, falling in the Round of 16 and interrupting his strong 2022 campaign. Calvin gives Frances Tiafoe his flowers for getting the victory, as well as saving some for Margaret Court who is seeking recognition for her accomplishments on the women’s side in the wake of Serena Williams’ retirement. The first weekend of the college football season had some wild games,...

The games in college football this weekend may take a backseat in the NCAA to today’s breaking news that the Playoff Committee approved a 12-team playoff starting in 2026, per ESPN. Does this really open the door for other programs to have a shot at a title? Will star players subject themselves to the brutality of extra games in pursuit of a National Championship, or rather preserve their bodies f...

The college football season got started on Thursday night with some solid games, but Week 1 is a mixed bag of quality matchups and absolute mismatches. In the first College Football Preview of the season presented by Dos Equis, Calvin sorts through it all to discuss the storylines worth watching. Elsewhere, Tom Brady’s absence at training camp in August was an interesting twist to the preseason an...

NIL policies in college football have completely changed the relationships between athletes, universities, and coaching staffs, and the NCAA conferences have apparently had enough. Now, commissioners from the Power 5 conferences are now petitioning the federal government to get involved and help regulate things. Getting back to the NFL, Calvin breaks down the NFC South, going, picking a surprising...

real-timeThe end of an era is coming for Serena Williams as she plays what is expected to be her last tournament at the US Open. She is enjoying a magical run at the tournament, winning her first two singles rounds, but can she keep it going, and will doubles play with her sister have an impact? In the NFL, Russell Wilson received a five-year extension from the Denver Broncos, but it may be the Ba...

Over the last few weeks, the guys have been predicting over/unders for the teams in the NFL, and it concludes today with the Seattle Seahawks, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tennessee Titans, and the Washington Commanders. As the season approaches, the shift focuses to projecting how the division battles play out, starting with the NFC North. Music provided by Ticket 760 and AM 1300 The Zone.

Week 1 of the college football season is nearly here, meaning the showdown between Alabama and Texas is ever closer. Calvin found a fun fact on Nick Saban, and Steve Sarkisian is standing by Quinn Ewers. In the NBA, yesterday’s contract for RJ Barrett may mean nothing for the New York Knicks’ plans to acquire Donovan Mitchell, as reports still link the guard to the Big Apple. Jon Gruden hasn’t bee...

It always seems to be something with the Washington Football Team franchise, and this week, running back Brian Robinson was, unfortunately, a victim of a car jacking in the nation’s capital. On the bright side, Robinson seems to be in good spirits, but what is it about that franchise? The over/under predictions continue as the guys make their picks for the New York Jets, Philadelphia Eagles, Pitts...

big manAs it tends to this time of year, football has dominated the show and national headlines in recent weeks. Still, Calvin can’t believe that nobody seems to be talking about how the Los Angeles Lakers plan to retire Pau Gasol’s #16 this season. When considering the greats to don the purple and gold, Gasol hardly measures up as a bigman, let alone with others like Magic Johnson or Kobe Bryant....

Tom Brady made his preseason debut this weekend, but the major takeaways from TB12 come from off the field rather than on it. Looking extremely thin in the face, the passion that was once in the voice of the game’s greatest seems gone. In his old division, the Buffalo Bills have title expectations but lost a key piece when they had to release punter Matt Araiza who is facing some serious sexual as...

College football season is here, and Week 0 is in the books. Head coach Scott Frost at Nebraska did nothing to cool down his hot seat with the Cornhuskers as his alma mater fell to Northwestern in the featured matchup on Saturday. From our own backyard, there’s a sense that there isn’t enough noise around the UTSA Roadrunners just one week away from their home opener against Houston. There are som...

Hour 2 is all football, starting with the preseason action last night. Trey Lance didn’t look great, and the San Francisco 49ers may be thinking they moved on from Jimmy Garoppolo too soon. In Pittsburgh, Mitchell Trubisky looks prepared to secure the Steelers’ starting job this weekend in the most important game in Preseason Week 3. The guys are nearly done with their over/under predictions, maki...

Technical difficulties has the show starting a little late today, but the guys come in with the hard-hitting story of the day regarding former heavyweight boxing champion George Foreman. Foreman has been formally accused of grooming and raping two women in the 1970s when they were underage. With much more sure to develop with this story as time goes on, the headline isn’t good. Music provided by T...

It has surely been an emotional week for the family of the late Kobe Bryant who would’ve turned 44 years old this week. Yesterday was “Kobe Bryant Day” across the NBA as the league once again recognized the superstar on 8/24. Now, Vanessa Bryant, Kobe’s widow, has won her lawsuit against Los Angeles County for the distress caused by emergency personnel having shared distressing images at the time...

The world seems largely past the COVID-19 pandemic, but there are still parts of society impacted by it, especially when it comes to international travel. Novak Djokovic has been open about his non-vaccinated status, and this week it is costing him another shot at a major title at the US Open. Speaking of missing opportunities, the Dallas Cowboys’ Tyron Smith and Oklahoma City Thunder rookie Chet...

As the NFL preseason continues, so too do the guys' division previews, and today they’re joined by RJ Ochoa of SB Nation and Blogging the Boys. He brings his insight on the season ahead for the Dallas Cowboys and the rest of the NFC East as Dallas chases another division title. The guys also continue their over/under predictions with the Jacksonville Jaguars, Kansas City Chiefs, and Las Vegas Raid...

The NFL lost a legend today with the passing of Len Dawson. As great as a quarterback as he was with the Kansas City Chiefs, Calvin remembers Dawson as the voice of the NFL on HBO’s Inside the NFL. Speaking of the Chiefs, former wide receiver Sammy Watkins felt the need to compare Patrick Mahomes and Aaron Rodgers recently, and Calvin has an issue with it. The PGA is making noise this week with th...

Dallas Cowboys cornerback Trevon Diggs had a spectacular season last year, intercepting 11 passes and making the Pro Bowl. It was a great showing, but good enough to land him at #23 on the NFL’s Top 100 list? Calvin doesn’t think so, and it is putting the credibility of the list even more in question. The guys continue their preseason over/under predictions today with the Cleveland Browns, Houston...

The Little League World Series is underway, and usually is a light-hearted event showcasing the best young baseball players in the world. This weekend, however, things took a sour turn when controversy sparked over the Iowa team in the bleachers where it looks like some white players were picking on one of their minority teammates. While Calvin can see where people are coming from, he isn’t gettin...

The Kevin Durant saga continues this summer as now the Memphis Grizzlies have reported interest in the former MVP, but Calvin doesn’t like it for the young squad. NFL preseason predictions continue as the guys give their over/under picks for the Detroit Lions, Denver Broncos, and the Green Bay Packers. Music provided by Ticket 760 and AM 1300 The Zone.

Tom Brady abruptly left training camp with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers the other week, but now he’s back. Questions still remain regarding why he left in the first place, and Calvin isn’t letting the GOAT off the hook. This weekend, UFC 278 stole the show when Kamaru Usman lost his belt to Leon Edwards in a historic showing. Was it the greatest upset in the organization ever? The event set even more...

After the conversation from the first hour on LaDanian Tomlinson’s single-season record for rushing touchdowns continues, the guys get into the over/under predictions for the Cincinnati Bengals and the Dallas Cowboys. Was last year a fluke for Who Dey Nation? To close out the week, Calvin watched the new Netflix documentary “Train Wreck” about Woodstock ‘99, and has some questions about why the ne...

College football’s “Week Zero” is quickly approaching, and head coach Steve Sarkisian has officially named Quinn Ewers the starter for this season. Last night in the NFL, the Chicago Bears laid it on the Seattle Seahawks who look lost for the season without a quarterback. Sticking with the league, Calvin got to thinking the other night about LaDanian Tomlinson’s single-season record for rushing to...

NBA schedules were released yesterday and, after some time to digest it all, Calvin has his thoughts on the San Antonio Spurs’ Alamodome game. From there, the guys get back to the NFL where they make their over/under predictions for the Buffalo Bills, Carolina Panthers, and Chicago Bears. Music provided by Ticket 760 and AM 1300 The Zone.