The Sports Grind

All the theories about the influence of Caitlin Clark will officially be put to the test tonight with the WNBA tipping off the 2024 season. The women’s league leads the show and just 10 minutes in a power outage hits the show. Coincidence? After the electric company gets things back together, the guys finish the heated conversation, taking up the full hour. Music provided by Fox Sports 1380 El Pas...

Continuing the conversation from Hour 2, the guys discuss the hypothetical situation of the San Antonio Spurs trading their two first-round picks this year and leveraging some of next year’s picks to land Steph Curry from the Golden State Warriors. In the NFL, the schedule is finally getting released a week after it was supposed to be, starting with the announcement of the Kansas City Chiefs hosti...

Tonight’s slate of games in the 2024 NBA Playoffs is a pivotal one as the Oklahoma City Thunder and Cleveland Cavaliers could either even their respective series or fall behind 3-1. Yesterday’s NBA Draft Lottery shocked the world as the Atlanta Hawks hit on a 3% chance to win the top pick this year, upsetting the Detroit Pistons who fell to No.5. For the San Antonio Spurs it couldn’t have gone muc...

Since the guys have been on break, the first round of the 2024 NBA Playoffs concluded the second round is halfway over. The competition has proved to be much tougher, evidenced by the closer series. After rolling to a 6-0 start in the postseason, the Minnesota Timberwolves lost both games at home to the Denver Nuggets who rebounded to regain home-court advantage. In the Eastern Conference, the New...

A comment to the Facebook Live feed compares Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott to Warren Moon’s time with the Houston Oilers. This then leads to a discussion on Dak Prescott vs Matthew Stafford as there’s a belief that one of them deserves a golden jacket but not the other. Staying under center, the Denver Broncos will have a quarterback competition on their hands this summer and the team di...

Ezekiel Elliott’s return to the Dallas Cowboys isn’t new news, but he met with the media yesterday and said that he feels like he has a lot left to contribute. Getting back to the NBA Playoffs, the Dallas Mavericks and the Los Angeles Clippers have a big Game 5 tonight that will give one team an advantage to close the series. As the guys are going to be taking some time off the rest of the week an...

Baseball is about a month into the season, so it is time for the occasional look around the diamond. In Los Angeles, Mike Trout is injured once again and looking to miss more than a month. Houston has struggled out of the gate but is riding a three-game winning streak and just sent a former MVP to the Minor Leagues. In the NBA Playoffs, the Milwaukee Bucks got a scrappy win over the Indiana Pacers...

Closing out the show with the NFL, Calvin continues to digest the clever pairing of Bo Nix with his Oregon receiver Troy Franklin, bolstering a strong Duck connection on offense. The guys also dive back into the NFL grade cards from yesterday with some more teams of note. Music provided by Fox Sports 1380 El Paso

They may be ahead of schedule but the Oklahoma City Thunder are rolling with the confidence of a seasoned contender after sweeping the New Orleans Pelicans and clinching their spot in the Conference Semi-Finals. In the Eastern Conference, the New York Knicks have the Philadelphia 76ers against the ropes and look to advance to the next round as well. Music provided by Fox Sports 1380 El Paso

It has been more than a week since Ryan Garcia defeated Devin Haney, but the buzz around the surprising win isn’t going to fade quickly. The victory puts Garcia in a great position to entertain a number of options for his next contest, including a foe from the UFC. Last night in the NBA Playoffs, the Denver Nuggets eliminated the Los Angeles Lakers for the second consecutive year. With the loss, L...

Getting back to the NFL Draft, the grade cards are coming in from the media writers. Among those getting decent reviews are the Denver Broncos who added some intriguing pieces that have the potential to be cornerstone pieces. The Buffalo Bills also came away with a decent haul but their overall score took a hit after their trade with the Kansas City Chiefs and they couldn’t recover. Music provided...

Continuing with the 2024 NBA Playoffs, the Los Angeles Clippers lost Kawhi Leonard going into Game 4 but still got the win to tie the series with the Dallas Mavericks. If the Clippers can find a way to win, Paul George’s contract negotiations will get a strong boost. Speaking of that series, Tony Brothers has been behind some poor officiating and Calvin wants an age limit for referees. Staying wit...

All offseason, the Dallas Cowboys have known the running back position was one of need and entered the 2024 NFL Draft in the same spot. Despite rating Texas’ Jonathan Brooks highly, Jerry Jones & Co. didn’t take him or anyone else through the seven rounds, signing Ezekiel Elliott today instead. In the NBA, the first round of the playoffs is still rolling for everyone except the Phoenix Suns an...

Just because the NFL was holding the draft, the NBA wasn’t taking the night away from the 2024 NBA Playoffs. In LA, the Lakers saw their season all but come to an end as the Denver Nuggets came from behind again to get the win and put LeBron & Co. on the brink of elimination. A moment toward the game that didn’t escape viewers at home was D’Angelo Russell who was caught on his cellphone and sn...

There were a number of teams on Thursday night that were obviously going to select a quarterback. The Atlanta Falcons weren’t among those ranks but still took advantage of the talent pool, drafting Michael Penix Jr. with the eighth-overall pick despite giving Kirk Cousins $100M in guaranteed money last month. It was a selection that has sparked debate across the country and the guys were no except...

There’s not a league in America with more pull than the NFL, and that showed on Thursday night in Detroit as a record crowd showed up in the Motor City for the 2024 NFL Draft. That wasn’t the only record set on the night with a historic run of offensive players taken consecutively in the first round, spearheaded by the quarterback class. The Chicago Bears had a great evening, taking Caleb Williams...

Continuing with the 2024 NFL Draft discussion, Calvin takes a look at the top-ranked players by position outside of the quarterback position. In Cincinnati, how they approach the draft may be impacted by the trade requests from wide receiver Tee Higgins and edge rusher Trey Hendrickson. Music provided by Fox Sports 1380 El Paso

With the NFL Draft just hours away, the Denver Broncos are finally going to get a glimpse at what the second year of the Sean Payton era will bring. Cody Roark of Mile High Sports joins the show to share his analysis on what the Broncos might be doing in the draft, especially with the 12th overall pick. Diving into the prolific quarterback class, the guys discuss which players they think will have...

Today belongs to the 2024 NFL Draft, but last night the NBA commanded the stage, and did so well. The highlight of the evening was the Miami Heat catching fire from beyond the arc, connecting on 23 3-point shots to upset the Boston Celtics and even the series at one apiece. With the Game 2s officially in the books, the NBA Playoffs hit the road tonight for the first time this postseason. Music pro...

With the 2024 NFL Draft just 24 hours away, there’s a lot of moving and shaking across the league as teams continue to work their current rosters. The Detroit Lions were big spenders, signing tackle Penei Sewell to the largest tackle contract in the league and extending wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown to a big new deal. It is the latter move that has Jerry Jones and the Dallas Cowboys feeling the...

Tonight the final set of “Game 2s” goes down, with the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Boston Celtics aiming for a 2-0 lead in their respective series. In college football, a monumental decision was made as the Heisman Trophy Award has reinstated Reggie Bush among its own. Over to the NFL, the 5th-year option for the 2021 NFL Draft class is next week, and the Broncos were among the first to get busy...

Caitlin Clark may be the biggest thing to happen to the WNBA since it was created, or at least that’s the way she’s being marketed. After going first overall in the draft to the Indiana Fever, her jersey has reached NFL numbers and now she’s inked the largest endorsement contract for a professional woman’s athlete, and with Nike to boot. The pressure on her to deliver is reaching astronomic levels...

When the NFL season starts this fall, it is looking like Bill Belichick won’t be on a sideline. ESPN did an inside story on “The Hoodie” and details are out that Robert Kraft likely tanked Belichick’s shot at being the head coach of the Atlanta Falcons. Dawning a new era in the NFL, Andy Reid is looking to helm the Kansas City Chiefs for the foreseeable future as he chases Belichick’s legacy. The...

A listener question at the start of Hour 2 brings things back to the Denver Nuggets who are off to a strong start on their title defense. With Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray, is the Mile High City showing signs of taking the “new dynasty” title from the Golden State Warriors? Staying with Denver, Joker delivered blow after blow to the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday night and one of his brothers lande...

On Monday night, the first round of Game 2s was headlined by the two series between the Philadelphia 76ers/New York Knicks and Denver Nuggets/Los Angeles Lakers. Both games saw the officials heavily scrutinized during the postgame availability, but delivered on the entertainment meter with one-score games. Jamal Murray came alive in the second half to help the Nuggets cover a 20-point deficit, del...