Our 2025 NCAA Tournament Bracket Breakdown: Who Wins it All?

The Countdown to 2025 March Madness #5: Conference Tournament Previews, Bracketology & More

The Countdown to 2025 March Madness #4: Auburn Wins SEC Title, Conference Tournaments Starting This Week & More

We break down the headlines of the week, including Purdue’s bounce back, Auburn’s SEC title, and more. We also make picks for the Conference Tournamen...

The Countdown to 2025 March Madness #3: Rick Pitino is ROLLING at St. John's & BYU is HOT

We break down the headlines of the week, including Michigan State’s recent stretch, the job that Rick Pitino has done at St. John’s, how hot BYU is, t...

The Countdown to 2025 March Madness #2: The Committee Releases Initial Top 16

We break down the headlines of the week, including the committee’s top 16, Auburn’s dominance, Wisconsin’s big win, the fall of Kansas, and more. We a...

The Countdown to 2025 March Madness #1: Catching Up on Things & This Week in College Hoops

We are BACK every Monday leading up to the NCAA Tournament and through the rest of the 2024-25 College Hoops season. In this edition, we break down ou...

The 2024 Packers Are Dead

I felt the need to vent and discuss the Packers loss to the Eagles. Season over.

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2024 National Championship Preview: UConn vs. Purdue

One game remains. We preview the National Championship game between the UConn Huskies (36-3) and the Purdue Boilermakers (34-4). We took a look at the...

2024 NCAA Tournament Final Four Preview

We broke down the Sweet 16 and Elite 8 results, as well as previewed and picked the 2024 NCAA Tournament Final Four matchups.

2024 NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 Preview

There were highs and lows in the first two rounds of the 2024 NCAA Tournament. We broke down those games, previewed the Sweet 16, took a look at the C...

2024 NCAA Tournament Bracket Breakdown

It’s the most wonderful time of the year. It’s March, not December. We are here to FULLY break down the 2024 NCAA Tournament Bracket.

The Countdown to 2024 March Madness #5

Every Monday through the end of the 2024 NCAA Tournament = Countdown to March Madness Episodes…
* UConn continues to roll teams over
* BY...

The Countdown to 2024 March Madness #4

Every Monday through the end of the 2024 NCAA Tournament = Countdown to March Madness Episodes…
* Creighton gets a big win at UConn
* Hous...

The Countdown to 2024 March Madness #3

Every Monday through the end of the 2024 NCAA Tournament = Countdown to March Madness Episodes…
* Headlines of the Week: Kansas is struggling, A...

The Countdown to 2024 March Madness #2

Every Monday through the end of the 2024 NCAA Tournament = Countdown to March Madness Episodes…
* Headlines of the Week: Kentucky’s struggles de...

The Countdown to 2024 March Madness #1

Every Monday through the end of the 2024 NCAA Tournament = Countdown to March Madness Episodes…
* Headlines of the Week: Duke/UNC, Last Year's F...

2023-24 College Hoops Midseason Talk

We are back to discuss more College Hoops. In this edition …
* A look back at preseason predictions
* Contenders & Pretenders
* Play...

St. Louis Cardinals Offseason Preview & Predictions: Who Should They Add to the Pitching Staff?

The St. Louis Cardinals have a good enough lineup to justify spending money and reshaping their pitching staff for the 2024 season. It’s worth talking...

2023-24 College Hoops Season Preview

If you enjoy this episode and want to see more, please stay tuned for our coverage throughout the season on here and the ILLINI BASKETBALL PODCAST.

2023-24 NHL Season Preview & Predictions With Matthew Zator

I am back with my The Hockey Writers colleague Matthew Zator to preview and predict the 2023-24 NHL season.
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2023 Ryder Cup Recap: USA Loses in Europe Again

I wanted to keep this brief since I’ve thought and talked about the Ryder Cup enough. I went into the European win at Marco Simone, why the USA needs...

2023 Ryder Cup Preview Podcast: Can the USA Win in Europe?

The stage is set. It all begins with the opening ceremonies on Thursday at 9 a.m. CT in Rome. Marco Simone Golf & Country Club is the setting. The Ryd...

Reaction to the Green Bay Packers' First Two Games of the 2023 Season

The Green Bay Packers are 1-1 through their first two games of the 2023 season. They went on the road to Atlanta, blew a 24-12 fourth-quarter lead, an...

2023 NFL Season Preview and Predictions

It’s almost time for the 2023 NFL Season. With that comes my season preview & predictions podcast. It’s under 20 minutes, but there is plenty of info...

St. Louis Cardinals: 2023 Trade Deadline Thoughts and Preview

I react to the St. Louis Cardinals’ trades of Jordan Montgomery/Chris Stratton to Texas and Jordan Hicks to Toronto. I also previewed the other moves...

Recapping The Open Championship (2023)

A dominant win at Hoylake for Brian Harman, as he wins the fourth major of the season by six shots. I recapped the tournament and get ready for the re...

Reflecting on Aaron Rodgers' Time as the Quarterback of the Packers

In the podcast edition of this episode, I went over the moments and reflected on what was a terrific time in Green Bay Packers history. I really wish...

St. Louis Blues Offseason Roundtable with Guests Stephen Ground & Mike Meyer

It’s a big offseason for the St. Louis Blues. I was joined by my colleagues at The Hockey Writers - Stephen Ground and Mike Meyer. We went into the Ke...

2023 NHL Entry Draft + Free Agency Preview & Thoughts

We have a LOADED podcast episode here. I am joined by my friend and colleague Matthew Zator from The Hockey Writers. Here’s a list of what we discusse...

Reacting to the 2023 NBA Draft

Quick podcast on last night’s NBA Draft. Discussed the picks, the (awful) coverage, the entire system, and a bit more. This will probably be my last N...

Recapping the 2023 U.S. Open

What a fun story. Wyndham Clark won his first PGA Tour event this year at Wells Fargo. A little over a month later, he’s a major champion. I did a qui...

Reacting to the Suns Trade for Bradley Beal

Since becoming the owner in February 2023, Suns’ Mat Ishbia has simply gone for it. He’s allowed the franchise to make two of the biggest trades in it...

The State of My Sports Teams

I’ve been wanting to do this for a while. Each one of the four professional sports teams that I root for is in an interesting part of their history. I...

Thoughts on the Phoenix Suns Hiring Frank Vogel as Head Coach

I’ll link some tweets and articles in regard to the Vogel hiring. I did a quick podcast on the hire and the Suns’ outlook moving forward.
The S...

Recapping the 2023 PGA Championship

FIVE majors for Brooks Koepka. He goes out and GETS IT done with a Sunday 67 at Oak Hill. Shoutout to Viktor Hovland. Quick recap. Enjoy. See you next...

Reacting to the Packers Day 3 Picks in the 2023 NFL Draft

The Packers did the seemingly impossible. They made NINE picks on Day 3 and THIRTEEN overall. I went into each pick briefly and discussed some of the...

Reacting to the Packers Day 2 Picks in the 2023 NFL Draft

It’s time to break down Day 2 of the NFL Draft for the Green Bay Packers. They began the event with Lukas Van Ness being their choice at No. 13. They...

Reacting to the Packers First Round Pick in the 2023 NFL Draft

The Green Bay Packers take an EDGE rusher in the first 15 picks for the second time in the past five drafts - Rashan Gary in 2019. I give my thoughts...

Final Thoughts and Predictions Before the 2023 NFL Draft

I’m kind of excited about this Draft. Although the class doesn’t appear to be overly strong, some of the storylines are fascinating.
A yearly t...

The St. Louis Cardinals Are Off to a Terrible Start

It’s not good. There’s no doubt that the St. Louis Cardinals have been an absolute disaster through nearly one month of the 2023 season. I tried to ma...