JR SportBrief

The Knicks are clowns for firing Tom Thibodeau.| Jonnu Smith's future is up in question. | CJ Stroud not throwing is worrisome. |

JR on why NBA Coaches are useless now. | NFL writer Russell Baxter joins JR. | Calls on the Tom Thibodeau firing. |

Micah Parsons isn't practicing till he has a new contract. |Host of Locked on Thunder and writer for SI Rylan Stiles joins JR to talk about the Thunder's growth. | Shaq on if Inside the NBA will be watered down on ESPN. |

JR on who should replace Tom Thibodeau in New York. |Could a change of scenery fix Zion? | This Day in Sports History. |

Rylan Stiles joins JR to talk about the OKC Thunder's success this season and if it can be extended into a dynasty.

Longtime NFL Writer Russell Baxter joins JR to talk about all NFL news including the Steelers QB position, CJ Stroud's health, and more!

JR debates with callers as to what the best sports video game is. David Ortiz speaks out on Rafael Devers' unwillingness to play first base. This Day In Sports History.

Bill Belichick's buyout drops from $10 million to $1 million. NBA Finals preview; JR gives his prediction. Is the Madden curse real?

Deion makes some comments about Shedeur's pre-draft process and the rumors surrounding it. Kristian Winfield from the New York Daily News joins the show.

The Pacers are heading to the NBA Finals while the Knicks season comes to a close. Giannis to the Raptors? Lions have a lot of question marks.

JR tries to spell the word from last night's 2025 Spelling Bee final round. Friday Funny. This Day in Sports History.

Zion Williamson has some issues off the court that make his career trajectory not look so good. Eddie White, host of Pacers Overtime on 1070 The Fan, joins the show. Some journalists need to stop overstepping.

What baseball team doesn't have any other major sports team in its city? Shaun Powell of NBA.com joins the show. Kyle Pitts could be on his way out of Atlanta.

Knicks win Game 5 to stay alive in the Eastern Conference Finals. We've got a Stanley Cup rematch between the Panthers and Oilers. What's it gonna take to get Giannis?

LeBron will always get more hate than other all-time greats in the sports world and JR isn't about it. This Day in Sports History.

The list of possible NBA faces is small, is Ant on that list? Chris Hine of the Minneapolis Star Tribune joins the show. MLB is investing in a professional women's softball league.

Knicks facing elimination at MSG as JR previews Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals. The Panthers are headed to the Stanley Cup Final for a 3rd straight year. Steve McGehee of News 9 in Oklahoma City joins the show.

The Thunder are built to be good for a very long time. Anthony Edwards will be great but what about the team around him? QB situations at OTAs.

JR talks about the Thunder's domination of the Timberwolves in Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals, speaks with callers about who they think should have made JR's top-6 list of clutchest NBA players ever, and reviews what happened today in sports history.

5 seconds on the clock. You're down one. You can pick anyone in NBA history... Who's taking that last shot? JR gives you his weekly top-six list, this time featuring the six CLUTCHEST performers that ever played NBA basketball.

In the second hour of the show, JR previews Game 5 between the OKC Thunder and the Minnesota T-Wolves, talks about which players in the NFL are holding out until they get new contracts, and the one player who still doesn't have a contract - because he doesn't want to?

JR opens Wednesday's show by analyzing Tyrese Haliburton's performance in Game 4 against the Knicks, breaks down comments from Art Rooney, Mike Tomlin, and Terry Bradshaw about Aaron Rodgers, and reacts to Caleb Williams' claim that he always wanted to go to Chicago.

JR runs through the list of NFL players that didn't show up to work after Memorial Day Weekend, the cover athletes of College Football 25

JR talks about Flag Football being part of the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles, the noise around Jalen Ramsey and whether or not his latest tweet is a sign that he's on his way out of Miami, and finishes previewing Knicks-Pacers.

Scott Dochterman of The Athletic joins the JR SportBrief to talk College Football - from the changes to the CFB Playoff format to the transfer portal. And, since Scott is based in Iowa, they had to talk about Caitlin Clark's injury which will cause her to miss her first game since high school.

JR previews Game 4 between the New York Knicks and Indiana Pacers, talks about how broadcasts should stay away from making it the 'John Haliburton' show, and discusses Caitlin Clark's recent quad injury.

JR opens Tuesday's show by talking about SGA and the OKC Thunder squeezing a win out against Anthony Edwards and the Timberwolves, what Edwards had to say postgame, and the NFL players around the league that didn't show up to OTAs. Where are they!?

Kristian Winfield joins the show to discuss what went wrong for the Knicks in their loss to the Pacers and how they plan to recover in Game 2.

JR recaps the first three hours of the program and gets into the John Haliburton situation. He also discusses the "Enhanced Games" allowing athletes to use PEDs and This Day in Sports History!

JR talks about the problem with former players turned analysts in sports and how the "last" button on remotes are a thing of the past. JR is joined by Mike DeFabo, who covers the Pittsburgh Steelers for The Athletic. JR reacts to Game 2 of Thunder-Timberwolves as it happens.

JR talks about the Carl-Caleb Williams draft saga and how it relates to Juan Soto. JR reflects on the life and legacy of the late Colts' owner Jim Irsay, and he's joined by Kristian Winfield, Knicks Beat Writer at the New York Daily News to discuss the Game 1 loss.

JR starts the show with some breaking college football news regarding seeding in the College Football Playoff, then gets into the Knicks' collapse against the Pacers. JR also talks Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's MVP win and emotional press conference.

| JR reacts to Shai Gilgeous-Alexander winning MVP. | Caller hates on Kevin Harlan. |This Day in Sports History.|

| Top 6 List: Biggest Sports Cry Babies. |JR takes your calls on his top 6 list. | Is Juan Soto unhappy?|

CBS Sports HQ's Sam Quinn joins JR to talk all things NBA Playoffs.

| Mike Malone changes his mind on who he thinks the NBA MVP is. | The Bills are the NFL's Hard Knocks team. | CBS Sports' Sam Quinn joins JR.| Colts owner Jim Irsay passes away. |

| JR is happy that the Tush Push was not banned in the NFL.| The Thunder roll the Minnesota Timberwolves in game one. | Previewing Knicks v. Pacers in the Eastern Conference Finals. |

Money Talks and Roger Goodell will use the Olympics and flag football to grow the NFL brand whether we like it or not. Jimmy Butler didn't earn his new max contract in Miami? D. Wade says Jimmy did not! This Day In Sports History.

The Knicks and Pacers have a rich playoff history and the 2025 Eastern Conference Finals will add to it with a side of drama from the WWE. Who will make it to the NBA Finals? Jonathan Van Tobel lets us know. Will the Mavericks actually draft Flagg?

The Thunder and Timberwolves present unique issues for one another but who will the West? Ryan Clark and RG3 get personal after RG3 says Angel Reese hates Caitlin Clark.

Roger Goodell sets the groundwork for NFL players joining the Olympics in 2028 but is American football a global game? Joe Burrow goes to bat for Troy Hendrickson and Dwayne Wade says Jimmy Butler didn't play well enough in the biggest moments to get the max money he wanted from the Heat

Who will head to the NBA Finals out of the West: Thunder or T-Wolves? JR gives his pick! Tyrese Haliburton is back on WWE. This Day in Sports History.