Bri The Sports Guy

Woodruff back for Brewers; Blue Jays pass Yanks in AL East; Mike Brown to coach Knicks; Bri has Bucks as a playoff team in NBA East

NBA's Bucks make massive move-waive Dame, sign Myles Turner; Bri likes Magic and Hawks; NHL's Panthers keep their studs

NBA Free Agency, NHL Draft, RIP Dave Parker and 20 year old wins on PGA Tour

Celtics trade Holliday and Porzingis; McCollum and Olynyk traded to Wizards; Kyrie and Van Vleet extend and we review the top 15 in NBA Draft

2 bidders for the Rays; Mariners Big Dumper is on a record HR pace; Tigers and Dodgers have the best records and Brewers are starting to hit

Thunder win the NBA Finals; KD traded to Rockets; John Jones retires from UFC and Keegan Bradley nips Tommy Fleetwood at the Travelers  

Panthers win their second straight Stanley Cup; Mark Walter buys Lakers at $10+B valuation; Jax based developer may buy Rays for $1.7B and we review NBA Free Agents

Thunder wins Game 5; Magic trade for Bane; Ohtani pitches; Tigers and Mets continue to lead in MLB

JJ Spaun wins the US Open at rainy Oakmont; Panthers win game 5 in Stanley Cup final behind ageless Marchand; Thunder come back to win game 4 and Red Sox trade Devers

Pacers win Game 3; Hole by hole break down of Oakmont in advance of US Open; Brewers bring up Miz; Will Cousins be traded?

Panthers blow out Oilers (21 penalties) in Game 3 of Stanley Cup finals; Tigers and Mets pitching lead them to the best records in MLB. Bengals release LB Pratt. Bryson shoots even par on a cold day at Oakmont in his prep for US Open.

852 - NBA and NFL Finals are both tied at 1 game each after two OT games in the NHL and an epic game 1 comeback by the Pacers; Rodgers signs with Steelers; Packers release Alexander and Justin Ishbia is likely to take over the Chicago White Sox.

MLB Standings/MVP/Cy Ypung Review: Tigers and Mets are the best teams in baseball while Dad's Brewers have won 8 in a row

Oilers eliminate Stars; Pacers eliminate Knicks; Scheffler wins his second straight Memorial (up to $86 million in career earnings and Maya Stark wins the US Women's Open at a brutal Erin Hills Erin Hills

Thunder and Panthers advance to Finals with Pacers and Oilers one game away and we review 5-6 key offseason questions for Jaguars, Packers and Bengals.

Skubal pitches a complete game gem for the (35-20) Tigers; Phillies (34-19) lead the NL behind Schwarber's 40 RBI's and Wheeler's elite pitching; Ohtani pitching in simulated innings for injured Dodgers and Rockies are on track to lose 135 games. Hurricanes stay alive in NHL East. Thunder beat T Wolves in an offensive classic 128-126 and take 3-1 series lead.

Panthers dominating Hurricanes (3 games to 0) and Oilers lead 2 games to 1 over Stars behind hot goal keeping from Skinner (33 saves on Sunday.) Home teams are undefeated in the NBA West Conference final while away teams are undefeated in the NBA East. Ben Griffin (who quit pre golf briefly) wins by 1 at the Charles Schwab at a tough Colonial CC over Matti Schmid. Giannis does NOT ask for a trade in meeting with the Bucks.

Thunder score 70 in second half-roll over T Wolves; Panthers give Canes 1st home playoff loss (5-2); Pacers come back from down 14 with 2:45 left and beat Knicks in OT and Stars score 5 goals in 3rd period and win 6-3. Bri makes his over/under picks for all 32 NFL teams.

8Tigers have best record in baseball, AL Central could have 4 teams in playoffs, and Dodgers are getting younger. Bri makes his initial predictions for 2025 Bengals (11-6 behind an improved D), Jags (a surprising 10-7 w/upset over Chiefs) and Packers (12-5 with big week 1 win over Lions.)

Knicks roll over injured Celtics and Thunder cruise over hobbled Nuggets in the NBA; Hurricanes, Stars and Panthers move on in the NHL (another poor home showing from Leafs); and Sheffler wins his third major and 15th PGA Tour win before his 29th birthday joining only Jack and Tiger.

Rory, JT and Scotty are favorites in the PGA at Quail Hollow; Will Pete Rose and other deceased MLB players get into the Hall of Fame via Historical Overview Committee?; Kon Knueppel #4 pick in the NBA draft?; Pacers/T Wolves move on in the NBA playoffs while Oilers move on in NHL.

Elly (Reds) has-115 extra base hits and stolen bases in his first 300 games (best since 1900); Can Judge win the Triple Crown?; Cards have won 9 in a row; Mavs get #1 pick (Flagg) with 1.8% chance; Knicks, TWolves, Hurricanes and Oilers go up 3-1; Derek Carr made $195MM in the NFL.

Bri returns from his cruise to the Bahamas;  Pacers on the brink of a major upset over Cavs while Boston needs another win at MSG; No clear favorite in the NHL playoffs; Straka beats Lowry at Philly Cricket Club; Pirates and Rockies fire their managers and Devers refuses to play first for Red Sox.

Thunder roll over Nuggets to tie their series at 1 each while all other favorites (Cavs, T Wolves and Celtics) lose; Hurricanes, Oilers, Leafs and Stars win in the NHL; High drama Pickens traded to High drama Cowboys and Ohtani has 10 HR's and 10 Steals (ahead of last years record pace.)

Warriors beat Rockets to move on in NBA playoffs; Jets score with 2 seconds left in game 7 then beat Blues in 2OT; Pacers, Knicks, Nuggets and Leafs win game 1 in round 2; Tigers have best record in AL while Dodgers, Padres and Mets are battling in the NL; Will Rodgers sign with Steelers?

Knicks and Nuggets move on in the NBA with Houston vs. Golden State Game 7 tonight; Leafs, Knights, Stars, Oilers move on in the NHL with Jets vs Blues game 7 tonight; Scheffler dominates in Dallas on the PGA Tour and Bri and Mike look at additional Giannis trade proposals.

Bucks eliminated in OT by Pacers, Celtics move on, T Wolves eliminate Lakers with 3 series still alive in the NBA; Panthers, Caps and Canes move on in the NHL; Will LeBron return for 23 rd season and If Giannis asks out (with Dame out all next year)  who can offer the Bucks the best package?

Bri's final NFL mock draft for the top 10 (Ward, Hunter, Sanders, Carter, Jeanty, Membou, Warren, Walker, Campbell and Williams) plus a deep dive look at Bengals, Packers and Jags.

National League has 7 of the top 8 teams in MLB while Brewers ranked third in MLB front office ranking; Pistons upset Knicks and Clippers nip Nuggets to tie series at 1-1; Ovechkin gets his first OT playoff goal in win over Canadiens, Jets, Stars and Kings win close game 2's; Bri likes Giants to take Shedur with Cousins to Browns and Jags to take Graham/Raiders get Jeanty.

JT wins in a playoff at Harbor Town (his first win since 2022); Pacers roll over my poor shooting Bucks, Nuggets beat Clippers in OT, T Wolves crush Lakers with physicality, Warriors beat Rockets in a rock fight; Leafs ('The Cubs of the NHL') beat Senators 6-2 and Brewers set a franchise record with 9 steals in one game (six in the first inning).

We were ranked as #33 in Top Pro Sports podcasts by Million Podcasts! Magic, Warriors, Heat and Mavs win in the NBA; Blues, Wild and Canadiens clinch the last NHL playoff spots and latest NFL mock draft from Athletic has-Jeanty to Jags, DT Harmon to Bengals and CB Johnson to Pack.

NL has the top 6 teams in MLB power rank; Reds Greene has been elite with 0.98 ERA (18 2/3 straight scoreless); Brewers and Reds need production from DH, 1B, 3B; 2 teams battle in NHL East, 3 teams battle in NHL West for last playoff spots; Bri likes Magic and Warriors in NBA play in.

Rory wins an epic Masters (on the first playoff hole over Justin Rose) to complete the career Grand Slam. Bucks have won 8 in a row and finish fifth in the East with almost a week off until they face off in first round of the playoffs vs Pacers (again) on Saturday.

Mike likes Aberg to win in only his second Masters, Bri likes Rory to complete the Grand Slam; Nuggets fire Head coach and GM with 3 games left in the season; Bucks come back from down 24 points in the last 10 minutes vs T Wolves; Brewers score 17 runs Wednesday night vs. Rockies and Bengals and Jags both need guards in the upcoming NFL draft.

Florida Gators win the Men's College Hoops National Title over Houston 65-63 behind great late game defense; Jets and Capitals lead the NHL with less than 1 week left; Only 2 games separate #3 seed from #8 seed in NBA Western Conference with 3-4 games left.

UF nips Auburn and Houston makes great comeback vs. Duke (choke?) in men's college hoops; Ovechkin breaks Gretzky's NHL regular season goals record (895 to 894 in 1487 games);  Giannis is amazing with 35 points/20 assists/17 boards vs. Sixers;  Brewers claw back to 5-5; Harman wins on PGA Tour and Bengals to go with 3 lineman in first 3 rounds of draft.

Bri likes UF over Auburn 76-73 and Duke over Houston 65-63 in the Men's Final Four. NFL mock draft- Bri has Browns taking Sanders, Jags taking Graham, Bengals taking Edge Green from Marshall and Packers taking CB Barron from Texas. We close with Brian's rant about the Bengals, Hendrickson and whether owners should be replaced when they reach 90.

Brewers pitching is beer league softball vs. Yanks torpedo bats; Grizz fire Jenkins amidst battle for home court; Ovechkin 5 goals away from Gretzky while Crosby breaks a Gretzky record;  Mock draft experts have Bengals taking DB's while Packers and Jags beef up the trenches; Sheffler and Rory looking good heading into Masters and 3 Dukees in Top 7 of NBA draft.

The guys break down Sweet 16 and Elite 8 in Men's college hoops. Florida comes back from 9 down with 3 minutes left to beat Texas Tech. Duke shoots the lights out to beat Bama by 20. Houston holds Tennessee to 15 points in first half and rolls 69-50 and Auburn (behind Johni Broome's 25 points/14 rebounds) beats Sparty 70-64.

Bri makes his Sweet 16 and Elite 8 predictions (Bama, UF, Duke and Arkansas win on Thursday; Michigan State, UK, Auburn and Houston win on Friday and then Duke, UF, Auburn and Houston move on to the Final 4 on Saturday/Sunday.)

2025 NL West preview-Bri thinks Dodgers can win 120 games while Rockies could lose 115; Padres and D Backs will battle for 2nd in NL West while Giants under Buster Posey should improve with Willy Adames.

Men's CBB first two rounds-7 SEC, 4 Big 10, 4 Big 12 and Duke remain.  St. Johns (a 2 seed) loses to 10 seed Arkansas. 6 seed BYU upsets the third seeded Badgers 91-89.  Maryland wins with a buzzer beater over Colorado State. 12 of the top 16 teams remain-NIL Is winning.

The guys talk: NFL transactions (Geno traded to Raiders, Garrett and Allen get paid, Jags trade Kirk/cut Engram); Cavs offense and Thunder D rule the NBA; Men's college hoops (#1 Auburn loses to #7 Bama); Reds and Brewers look good in spring training;  Henley wins the Arnold Palmer and In college golf Bama leads UVA by 7 after 2 rounds of the Hayt at Sawgrass CC.

Our 2025 NL East Preview, Bri predicts: 88 wins for the Braves (Need Murphy, Acuna and Strider to return from injury);  60 wins for the Marlins (When will they trade Alacantara?); 87 wins for the Mets (Lethal  offense/questionable pitching); 89 wins for the Phillies (Elite rotation/Need an OF bat) and 70 wins for the Nats (No point in adding a superstar for 5 wins.)

Weekly NBA Update: Cavs (50-10) and Thunder (50-11) continue to shine atop the Standings; Celtics need to get KP and Holliday healthy; New look Bucks are winning without Portis; Pistons (35-27) are the biggest surprise in the NBA; Lakers w/Luka look great-especially on D; Warriors are 9-1 with Jimmy and Russ needs to stop shooting threes for Nuggets.

Bri would take CFB playoff to 8 teams from 12; We review NFL mock draft/top free agents/QB landing spots; Should the Steelers and Mike Tomlin part ways?; Top 5 keep winning in men's college hoops while #8 Sparty gets a nice win over the Badgers and Michigan loses; Reds have 4th best MLB group under age 26 and Highsmith wins on PGA Tour after Knapp triples #11.

Weekly NBA Update-Cavs and Celtics separate in the East; Knicks are good but can't beat the best teams; New look Bucks will miss Bobby Portis for 25 games; Thunder continue to lead the West with a tight race for second between Nuggets, Grizz, Rockets  and Lakers (with Luka); Embiid should get surgery now and expensive Suns are a mess.

Canada wins hockey's 4 Nations tournament in a PHENOMENAL OT win over the US in; Top 5 go undefeated this weekend in men's college hoops while #14 Michigan State takes the lead in the Big 10; MLB and ESPN opt out of the last year of their $550MM annual deal as Spring Training gets going; NFL scouting combine this week in Indy and short hitting, journeyman Brian Campbell wins in a playoff on the PGA Tour.

Bri likes Canada to win 4 Nations hockey due to US injuries. Dodgers payroll is up to $393 MM (9 times the Florida Marlins). Brewers 6 foot 7 inch 1B Ernesto Martinez is looking good in spring training. We review the latest sweet 16 in men's college hoops-SEC dominance is 'unprecedented' with 5 of the top 7 teams and Wisconsin Badgers offense is on a roll.

Hockey wins the weekend over the NBA. NL Central MLB Preview-Bri has Cubs, Brewers and Reds in a super tight race with Pirates in 4th and Cards at the bottom. Can Elly win MVP for the Reds? Can Skenes win 25 games for the Bucs? How many games will Yelich play for the Brewers?