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- OPENING DAY IS LESS THAN ONE WEEK AWAY!- The guys take a look back at their early, early Opening Day roster projections.- Josh Hader, Bryan Abreu, and Taylor Scott are locks in the bullpen.- Which relievers will make the cut?- Who starts at second base?- Do Luis Guillorme or Brendan Rodgers make the roster?- Jose Altuve is officially going to play majority of his games in left field, according to Joe Espada.- Astros prospects Zach Dezenzo and Cam Smith have played terrific this spring.- Does Cam Smith still have a shot making the roster?- Astros GM Dana Brown isn't afraid to bring up his No. 1 prospect.- Astros City Connect 2.0 are here!- Grade them from a scale 1-10- Luis Garcia shut down. What's next for Houston?- Lance McCullers Jr. steps in the right direction- Around The Horn!- Much, much, more!YouTube link: https://youtube.com/live/NmEk_s_-V7c0:00 Intro3:31 Projecting the Astros Opening Day roster4:05 Starting Rotation9:03 Astros Relievers17:30 Astros Infielders18:39 Brendan Rodgers19:26 Luis Guillorme24:19 Astros Outfielders24:44 Jose Altuve in left field28:18 Zach Dezenzo30:08 Cam Smith36:30 Youth Movement38:27 Outfield depth40:30 Dana Brown on Cam Smith43:23 Astros City Connect 2.048:33 Luis Garcia shut down53:55 Lance McCullers Jr. big step56:55 Astros Injury Update58:44 Astros Roster updates59:35 Around The HornHave you subscribed to the Full Seam Ahead YouTube Channel yet? Make sure to hit that subscribe button and hit that notification bell to stay up to date on all the latest Astros news, rumors, interviews, live streams, and much more all year long!

- The Astros agree to terms with all eight of their arbitration-eligible players. - Isaac Paredes, Luis Garcia, Bryan Abreu, Framber Valdez, Jeremy Pena, Jake Meyers, Chas McCormick, and Mauricio Dubon have agreed to a one-year contract for 2025. - The Astros are $3 million over the CBT - Can they still spend even though there over the CBT? - Astros have checked in on free-agent outfielder Alex Verdugo - Does Verdugo make sense for the Astros? - Infielder Grae Kessinger is traded to the DBacks - Pitching prospect Matthew Linskey is back home - Around The Horn - Billy Wagner HOF update - Much, much, more! YouTube link: https://youtube.com/live/0PRgcHXSOWI

Matt Thomas and Ross Villarreal of "The Matt Thomas Show with Ross" react to the Astros avoiding arbitration with Jake Meyers, Bryan Abreu, Chas McCormick, Isaac Paredes, Mauricio Dubon and others. Matt and Ross also:preview the Rockets facing the Grizzlies in a big Western Conference matchup with head coach Ime Udokadiscuss the Texans hosting the Chargers to open Wild Card weekend with Chris Hayre, sports anchor and reporter for KCAL News in Los Angelespreview the College Football Playoff semifinal matchup between Penn State and Notre Damereview the NFL's worst teams in "Ross' Rotten Five"retell the feud between Dwight Howard and Shaquille O'Neal in another edition of "MT Theater"say "I Just Don't Get It" and more.

Matt Thomas and Ross Villarreal of "The Matt Thomas Show with Ross" react to the Astros avoiding arbitration with Jake Meyers, Bryan Abreu, Chas McCormick, Isaac Paredes, Mauricio Dubon and others. Matt and Ross also:preview the Rockets facing the Grizzlies in a big Western Conference matchup with head coach Ime Udokadiscuss the Texans hosting the Chargers to open Wild Card weekend with Chris Hayre, sports anchor and reporter for KCAL News in Los Angelespreview the College Football Playoff semifinal matchup between Penn State and Notre Damereview the NFL's worst teams in "Ross' Rotten Five"retell the feud between Dwight Howard and Shaquille O'Neal in another edition of "MT Theater"say "I Just Don't Get It" and more.

Adam Spolane makes a case as to why the Houston Astros should consider trading away Bryan Abreu. Do you agree with him?

The Houston Astros were once 10 games back from the division lead but managed to clinch the AL West and return to the postseason for the ninth time in the past 10 seasons. However, hopes of returning to the ALCS for the eighth consecutive year vanished following back-to-back home losses to the Detroit Tigers in the AL Wild Card Series. Hunter Brown started in Wednesday's 5-2 defeat, giving up only one run after six innings. Bryan Abreu was able to hold the Astros' 2-1 lead in the seventh, but things unraveled in the eighth when Ryan Pressly and Josh Hader took the mound. The Astros offense was unable to rally, securing the win for the Tigers. "At the end of the day, they just didn't hit," Brian McTaggart, Astros beat reporter for MLB.com, said. With the conclusion of the regular season, the focus shifts to the offseason, where the Astros will look to upgrade a flawed lineup. "This team has a lot of things on their checklist this offseason." The biggest question mark is placed on third base, as Alex Bregman is set to become an unrestricted free agent and could leave Houston for a more desirable contract. "He means so much to the clubhouse." The Astros have a history of not paying the market and thus not extending homegrown players, such as Carlos Correa and George Springer, so general manager Dana Brown might have to find a third baseman to fill the shoes of the two-time All-Star. While Bregman's future will be the main headline for weeks to come, McTaggart also adds that the Astros should address other positions, such as first base and the bullpen.

The Houston Astros were once 10 games back from the division lead but managed to clinch the AL West and return to the postseason for the ninth time in the past 10 seasons. However, hopes of returning to the ALCS for the eighth consecutive year vanished following back-to-back home losses to the Detroit Tigers in the AL Wild Card Series. Hunter Brown started in Wednesday's 5-2 defeat, giving up only one run after six innings. Bryan Abreu was able to hold the Astros' 2-1 lead in the seventh, but things unraveled in the eighth when Ryan Pressly and Josh Hader took the mound. The Astros offense was unable to rally, securing the win for the Tigers. "At the end of the day, they just didn't hit," Brian McTaggart, Astros beat reporter for MLB.com, said. With the conclusion of the regular season, the focus shifts to the offseason, where the Astros will look to upgrade a flawed lineup. "This team has a lot of things on their checklist this offseason." The biggest question mark is placed on third base, as Alex Bregman is set to become an unrestricted free agent and could leave Houston for a more desirable contract. "He means so much to the clubhouse." The Astros have a history of not paying the market and thus not extending homegrown players, such as Carlos Correa and George Springer, so general manager Dana Brown might have to find a third baseman to fill the shoes of the two-time All-Star. While Bregman's future will be the main headline for weeks to come, McTaggart also adds that the Astros should address other positions, such as first base and the bullpen.

Brian McTaggart, Astros beat reporter for MLB.com, joins The Astros On-Deck Show after the Astros defeated the Chicago White Sox 4-1 on Wednesday at Guaranteed Rate Field. Hunter Brown started on the mound and delivered his sixth consecutive quality start, allowing only one earned run across six innings. Brown's power sinker "has really opened up his entire arsenal," McTaggart said. Bryan Abreu, Ryan Pressly and Josh Hader each threw a scoreless inning to secure the win Wednesday. "It's not always going to be pretty," but "the bullpen is falling into line here." Spencer Arrighetti will start on the mound Thursday as the Astros look to earn a series win against the White Sox. This is a "good chance today for him to get back on track" after giving up seven earned runs off 48 pitches Saturday when stepping in for an injured Justin Verlander against the Detroit Tigers. With Verlander on the injured list, the Astros have called up right-handed pitcher Jake Bloss, a third-round pick in the 2023 MLB draft. The 22-year-old has split time between High-A Asheville and Double-A Corpus Christi and is expected to make his Major League debut Friday against the Baltimore Orioles.

Brian McTaggart, Astros beat reporter for MLB.com, joins The Astros On-Deck Show after the Astros defeated the Chicago White Sox 4-1 on Wednesday at Guaranteed Rate Field. Hunter Brown started on the mound and delivered his sixth consecutive quality start, allowing only one earned run across six innings. Brown's power sinker "has really opened up his entire arsenal," McTaggart said. Bryan Abreu, Ryan Pressly and Josh Hader each threw a scoreless inning to secure the win Wednesday. "It's not always going to be pretty," but "the bullpen is falling into line here." Spencer Arrighetti will start on the mound Thursday as the Astros look to earn a series win against the White Sox. This is a "good chance today for him to get back on track" after giving up seven earned runs off 48 pitches Saturday when stepping in for an injured Justin Verlander against the Detroit Tigers. With Verlander on the injured list, the Astros have called up right-handed pitcher Jake Bloss, a third-round pick in the 2023 MLB draft. The 22-year-old has split time between High-A Asheville and Double-A Corpus Christi and is expected to make his Major League debut Friday against the Baltimore Orioles.

Brian McTaggart, Astros beat reporter for MLB.com, joins The Astros On-Deck Show following a 3-1 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday at Oracle Park. The Astros were able to get back on track after two consecutive walk-off losses. Ronel Blanco started on the mound and struck out eight batters, allowing only one run in six innings. The bullpen protected the lead with Tayler Scott, Bryan Abreu and Ryan Pressly each throwing a scoreless inning. Framber Valdez will start on Wednesday as the Astros attempt to earn three straight series wins. Jon Singleton returns to the lineup, batting in the cleanup spot as the designated hitter, while Jose Abreu will start at first base, batting eighth. "The lineup is changing on a daily basis," but even if he wanted Singleton to play more at first base, Joe Espada's "hands are tied" because "they have to keep giving Abreu a shot," McTaggart said. The Astros are without Kyle Tucker and Yainer Diaz for Wednesday's matchup. Tucker "hasn't even done any baseball activities yet," so "he's going to need a few more days," but no IL stint will be needed for Diaz because "he could actually play today if they needed him." McTaggart also discusses Ryan Pressly earning a save in his previous role as a closer, the reasoning behind Joey Loperfido being optioned back to Triple-A and more.

Brian McTaggart, Astros beat reporter for MLB.com, joins The Astros On-Deck Show following a 3-1 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday at Oracle Park. The Astros were able to get back on track after two consecutive walk-off losses. Ronel Blanco started on the mound and struck out eight batters, allowing only one run in six innings. The bullpen protected the lead with Tayler Scott, Bryan Abreu and Ryan Pressly each throwing a scoreless inning. Framber Valdez will start on Wednesday as the Astros attempt to earn three straight series wins. Jon Singleton returns to the lineup, batting in the cleanup spot as the designated hitter, while Jose Abreu will start at first base, batting eighth. "The lineup is changing on a daily basis," but even if he wanted Singleton to play more at first base, Joe Espada's "hands are tied" because "they have to keep giving Abreu a shot," McTaggart said. The Astros are without Kyle Tucker and Yainer Diaz for Wednesday's matchup. Tucker "hasn't even done any baseball activities yet," so "he's going to need a few more days," but no IL stint will be needed for Diaz because "he could actually play today if they needed him." McTaggart also discusses Ryan Pressly earning a save in his previous role as a closer, the reasoning behind Joey Loperfido being optioned back to Triple-A and more.

Matt Thomas and Ross Villarreal of The Matt Thomas Show discuss the Houston Astros losing to the Seattle Mariners on Sunday to drop the series 2-1 at Minute Maid Park. Kyle Tucker and Jon Singleton both scored two-run home runs to give the Astros the lead heading into the eighth. However, Bryan Abreu hit the second batter he faced, committed a balk and then allowed an RBI single to tie the game. Josh Hader took over in the ninth and gave up a home run to Cal Raleigh, giving the lead back to the Mariners who would win 5-4. Matt and Ross also talk about J.J. Watt's comments on a possible return to the Texans, ridicule fans for starting "the wave" in the ninth inning, react to jokes from "The Roast of Tom Brady," review the best diss tracks in music history, play "To Tell the Truth" and more.

Matt Thomas and Ross Villarreal of The Matt Thomas Show discuss the Houston Astros losing to the Seattle Mariners on Sunday to drop the series 2-1 at Minute Maid Park. Kyle Tucker and Jon Singleton both scored two-run home runs to give the Astros the lead heading into the eighth. However, Bryan Abreu hit the second batter he faced, committed a balk and then allowed an RBI single to tie the game. Josh Hader took over in the ninth and gave up a home run to Cal Raleigh, giving the lead back to the Mariners who would win 5-4. Matt and Ross also talk about J.J. Watt's comments on a possible return to the Texans, ridicule fans for starting "the wave" in the ninth inning, react to jokes from "The Roast of Tom Brady," review the best diss tracks in music history, play "To Tell the Truth" and more.

Brian McTaggart, Astros beat reporter for MLB.com, joins The Matt Thomas Show to discuss the Atlanta Braves completing the three-game sweep over the Astros with a 5-4 win in the 10th inning at Minute Maid Park. "They couldn't shut the door," despite having Bryan Abreu, Ryan Pressly and Josh Hader pitch in the seventh, eighth and ninth inning. "They got to get some consistency going in so many areas," and "they got to get the bottom of the order going," McTaggart said. José Abreu continued to struggle at first base with a fielding error that resulted in a run for the Braves. Abreu also went 0-for-2 with a walk to drop his batting average to .078. "It's just a tough situation all around."

Brian McTaggart, Astros beat reporter for MLB.com, joins The Matt Thomas Show to discuss the Atlanta Braves completing the three-game sweep over the Astros with a 5-4 win in the 10th inning at Minute Maid Park. "They couldn't shut the door," despite having Bryan Abreu, Ryan Pressly and Josh Hader pitch in the seventh, eighth and ninth inning. "They got to get some consistency going in so many areas," and "they got to get the bottom of the order going," McTaggart said. José Abreu continued to struggle at first base with a fielding error that resulted in a run for the Braves. Abreu also went 0-for-2 with a walk to drop his batting average to .078. "It's just a tough situation all around."

The woeful start to the season for the Houston Astros got even worse on Saturday night against the Texas Rangers. The bullpen continued to fall apart as Bryan Abreu and Ryan Pressly struggled, while the bats were a no show for the second straight night. Michael Connor breaks it all down on the Locked On Astros POSTCAST.Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!RobinhoodRobinhood has the only IRA that gives you a 3% boost on every dollar you contribute when you subscribe to Robinhood Gold. Now through April 30th, Robinhood is even boosting every single dollar you transfer in from other retirement accounts with a 3% match. Available to U.S. customers in good standing. Robinhood Financial LLC (member SIPC), is a registered broker dealer.Amazon Fire TVFire TV recently created Fire TV Channels to deliver a constant supply of the latest videos from your favorite sports brands, all for free. That includes all of us at Locked On and most of the big pro leagues and college conferences as well. To Learn More, visit www.amazon.com/LockedOnFireTVPrizePicksGo to PrizePicks.com/lockedonmlb and use code lockedonmlb for a first deposit match up to $100!eBay MotorsFrom brakes to exhaust kits and beyond, eBay Motors has over 122 million parts to keep your ride-or-die alive. With all the parts you need at the prices you want, it's easy to bring home that big win. Keep your ride-or-die alive at EbayMotors.com. Eligible items only. Exclusions apply. eBay Guaranteed Fit only available to US customers.GametimeDownload the Gametime app, create an account, and use code LOCKEDONMLB for $20 off your first purchase.FanDuelNew customers, join today and you'll get TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS in BONUS BETS if your first bet of FIVE DOLLARS or more wins. Visit FanDuel.com/LOCKEDON to get started. FANDUEL DISCLAIMER: 21+ in select states. First online real money wager only. Bonus issued as nonwithdrawable free bets that expires in 14 days. Restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit FanDuel.com/RG (CO, IA, MD, MI, NJ, PA, IL, VA, WV), 1-800-NEXT-STEP or text NEXTSTEP to 53342 (AZ), 1-888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-9-WITH-IT (IN), 1-800-522-4700 (WY, KS) or visit ksgamblinghelp.com (KS), 1-877-770-STOP (LA), 1-877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY), TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN)

Join Eric Huysman and Brett Chancey for the Locked On Astros podcast. Ronel Blanco impressed Houston fans, and is it time to worry about Bryan Abreu? Jordan Montgomery is no longer an option, and the Astros will march on to a new era with what they have. Locked On Astros is a daily podcast about the Houston Astros, hosted by Eric Huysman and Brett Chancey. It is part of the Locked On Podcast Network. Be sure to subscribe to Locked On Astros on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. Come back every weekday to spend your commute listening to the latest Astros news and notes. Thanks for listening, and tell your friends! We now have a YouTube channel, so go subscribe to that and help us reach 20k subscribers! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9fXhBb2-ZTiPwk7WNwYjzQ https://linktr.ee/LockedOnAstros Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms…

(1:00) – Draft strategy with Relief Pitchers, overview of Closers entering the season, injuries to Devin Williams, Eric Bednar, and Kenley Jensen, intrigue with the Angels and White Sox bullpen(24:40) – Closer Rankings #20-11: Tanner Scott, Adbert Alzolay, Craig Kimbrell, and Alexis Diaz(37:00) – Closer Rankings #10-1: Andres Munoz, Paul Sewald, Josh Hader, and Raisel Iglasias(56:00) – Other non-closer names of intrigue: Bryan Abreu, Mason Miller, and Jason Foley

On today's episode, Rich Herrera and Bret Boone get you set for the Diamondbacks vs. Rangers World Series matchup. Does either team have an advantage? Can the D-Backs hot bullpen slow down the Rangers offense? Plus, thoughts on Bruce Bochy & Dusty Baker, Bryan Abreu hitting Adolis Garcia and more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It's another boring playoff week, but a bit of Mets news gives Grace something to talk about. There's a bit of manager news, some awards and nominations, and a former Met retirement. Plus a lot of Grace struggling to remember past World Series winners for some frat radio content. Then, Grace takes a look at the two playoff series running at the time of recording. The ALCS with its drama between Adolis García and Bryan Abreu, and Grace takes a stand on FIB's rooting interests in the series. And the NLCS with a fun back and forth between the Phillies and Diamondbacks. Grace then takes a stand on the Phillies' song choice for their playoff run. Finally, Grace looks ahead at what the show can do post-playoffs, with a long winter ahead. And since Grace is bad at math and reading calculators, you get two movie minutes for the price of one to celebrate the end of October. Follow us on Twitter/X @FIBPod, on Instagram @FlushingisBurningPod, and email us at flushingisburning@gmail.com! As always, you can listen or subscribe to all of our Home Run Applesauce podcasts through Apple Podcasts, where we encourage you to leave a review if you enjoy the show. It really helps! And you can find us on the Stitcher app, Spotify, or listen wherever you get podcasts. Visit our Patreon for bonus episodes and to help directly support the podcasters whose work you've enjoyed for years, as well as unlock access to exclusive episodes, our Discord server, a monthly playlist, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley discuss assorted ALCS and NLCS action and playoff takeaways and trends, with an emphasis on Adolis García's heroics, the Rangers vanquishing the Astros, MLB's handling of Bryan Abreu's suspension, and Craig Kimbrel's career (plus reactions to the Giants hiring Bob Melvin as their manager). Audio intro: The Shirey Brothers, “Effectively Wild […]

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This week, Justin and Kait are joined by friend of the podcast Ryan Ripken to discuss:   Bryan Abreu fallout (3:49 - 11:55) Adolis Garcia went nuclear (11:56 - 16:46) Cardinals letting talent go (16:47 - 23:27) Max Scherzer (23:28 - 29:42) Rangers' rebuild (29:43 - 35:52) Astros window closing (35:53 - 38:53) Middle relievers more valuable (38:54 - 41:21) Padres manager situation (41:22 - 43:09) Predictions (43:10 - 45:58)   Subscribe to Ryan's YouTube Channel And follow him on X , Instagram and Tiktok   Sponsors-   The Official Sponsor of Breaking Bats: The Original Fudge Kitchen Shipping fudge, saltwater taffy, sweet treats, and more across the country. https://fudgekitchens.com/   Shoreboy Clothing Company Life Down The Shore https://shoreboy.co/   Few Will Hunt Restoring the dignity of hard work by physically and mentally outfitting the world's hardest workers. https://fewwillhunt.com/    Presented by Not For Long Media https://www.notforlongmedia.com/   Music Credit: Intro: Coming Home; Written by Scott Woodruff and TJ O'Neill; Performed by Scott Woodruff; Courtesy of Stick Figure Outro: Weight of Sound; Written by Scott Woodruff and TJ O'Neill; Performed by Scott Woodruff and TJ O'Neill; Courtesy of Stick Figure  

Recording right after Games 5 in the LDS, one would think we would be all postseason all the time.  You haven't met Pottymouth. Prepare to be schooled on how being pro-Israel is not the same as standing up against anti-semitism,  and we're not sure all the baseball players in that video understand that. Also that our supporting the right of athletes to speak out on issues that matter to them in no way extends to our agreeing with them.  We also dip back into how immigration policy is preventing families of Venezuelan baseball players from coming to the US to see them play. We come around to the “New England Parlor Game” of all the people declining interviews to head baseball ops for the Red Sox (Pottymouth plants a flag for Craig Breslow), and how Marlins ownership drove out Kim Ng, who was arguably the best thing to happen to that franchise in years. Why are baseball academies in the DR such targets for break-ins? And ah, yes, the postseason. Pottymouth was right about Kyle, Patti calls dibs on Alek while still throwing down for Nats North, and the Bryan Abreu kerfuffle gives is the bench clearing we didn't know we needed. Patti wants to be the PitchCom librarian and is currently wondering where Austin Hedges' “F*^& Yeah” track gets filed.We say “We are not shut up and dribble people,” “Is it an isthmus?” and “I don't speak Spanish but that sounds like National Chickens.” Fight the man, send your game balls to Meredith, get boosted, and find us on Twitter @ncibpodcast, on Facebook @nocryinginbball, Instagram @nocryinginbball and on the Interweb at nocryinginbball.com. Please take a moment to subscribe to the show, and leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to NCiB. Become a supporter at Patreon to help us keep doing what we do. Say goodnight, Pottymouth.

Tim Kurkjian and Buster discuss Game 7 in the ALCS, Bob Melvin interviewing for the Giants job, Kim Ng turning down an interview with the Red Sox, Cristian Javier on the mound for Houston, if Jordan Montgomery will play a role, the pitching beneficiary of Adolis Garcia's home run, and Arizona's chances in Philadelphia. Then, Hembo on the clear and obvious answer to the Bryan Abreu situation, his key to Game 7, and if the Diamondbacks can get through the Phillies lineup once unscathed. Later, Sarah Langs talks about the lack of a home field advantage in Games 7s. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tim Kurkjian and Buster discuss Game 7 in the ALCS, Bob Melvin interviewing for the Giants job, Kim Ng turning down an interview with the Red Sox, Cristian Javier on the mound for Houston, if Jordan Montgomery will play a role, the pitching beneficiary of Adolis Garcia's home run, and Arizona's chances in Philadelphia. Then, Hembo on the clear and obvious answer to the Bryan Abreu situation, his key to Game 7, and if the Diamondbacks can get through the Phillies lineup once unscathed. Later, Sarah Langs talks about the lack of a home field advantage in Games 7s. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Chris Rose and Trevor Plouffe discuss the hottest stories in baseball Monday through Friday! Use code JOMBOYPOSTSEASON for 10% off on your next purchase at SeatGeek* https://seatgeek.onelink.me/RrnK/JOMBOYPOSTSEASON *up to $30 off  00:00 INTRO 01:41 Adolis Garcia and the Rangers force a game 7! 07:12 Max Scherzer vs Cristian Javier (G7 preview) 12:11 Bryan Abreu's appeal 19:47 Phillies can wrap up the NLCS today 27:52 Padres grant Giants permission to interview Bob Melvin for manager 29:58 Rose nailed this! 31:57 Predictions for tonight's games 34:59 OUTRO

Adam Jones breaks news that Bryan Abreu is eligible for ALCS Game 7. (3:35) Was a suspension really justified?! Our hosts say nah and so does FT Senior Insider Ken Rosenthal.(21:26) Ken also covers the news that Bob Melvin might end up managing the Giants!(59:12) Rangers reporter Evan Grant on ALCS: Max Scherzer expectations, bullpen situation & Rangers players perspective on if Adolis Garcia was hit on purpose.(38:38) NLCS preview includes Kratz, Pierzynski, Adam Jones & Braun on the legend of Bryce Harper in Philly, Schwarber's on fire, D'Backs need to run & Zack Wheeler is the DUDE.Tap in for FT Postgame Shows after every remaining 2023 game--Use discount code FOUL for 20% off your first order at teazaenergy.com

Adam Jones breaks news that Bryan Abreu is eligible for ALCS Game 7. (3:35) Was a suspension really justified?! Our hosts say nah and so does FT Senior Insider Ken Rosenthal. (21:26) Ken also covers the news that Bob Melvin might end up managing the Giants! (59:12) Rangers reporter Evan Grant on ALCS: Max Scherzer expectations, bullpen situation & Rangers players perspective on if Adolis Garcia was hit on purpose. (38:38) NLCS preview includes Kratz, Pierzynski, Adam Jones & Braun on the legend of Bryce Harper in Philly, Schwarber's on fire, D'Backs need to run & Zack Wheeler is the DUDE. Tap in for FT Postgame Shows after every remaining 2023 game -- Use discount code FOUL for 20% off your first order at teazaenergy.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

HOUR 2 - Seth and Shaun discuss if Bryan Abreu will be allowed to play tonight, 2 of the 4 things the Astros still need to do to win, and decide on which Ranger to hex for game 7.

Chris talked about a classic game 5 in the ALCS Friday Night as the Astros win a classic and the benches clear.  MLB completely mishandles Bryan Abreu suspension

Bernie previews Monday's NLCS and ALCS matchups that could decide the World Series and reacts to the news of the ruling on the appeal of Bryan Abreu's suspension and Abreu's status for Game 7. Bernie also talks about why he's more excited about Mizzou football than he's been for at least a decade.

The show starts with the setup for Game 7 of the ALCS and the controversy surrounding Bryan Abreu who will be suspended for 2 games after hitting Adolis Garcia – but – he won't serve until next season which feels like an advantage for the Astros. Next up, Jeff Marek (6:22) on Max Domi finding his way with the Leafs, why Joseph Woll is a threat to take over the #1 spot, and the addition of a Connor McDavid injury in a rough start to the Oilers season. Later, Jon Morosi (24:53) from Philly during Game 6 to discuss the upcoming Game 7, and why the Astros deserve credit for keeping the dynasty going after the cheating scandal. Finally, breaking news with Giannis extending in Milwaukee. We speak to Michael Grange (49:43) about the deal, what it means for the NBA and if the Raptors have a template for a huge star to stay in a small market. The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliates.

The guys discuss the game 6 loss for the Astros, Bryan Abreu's suspension being pushed to 2024 and more!

Astros relief pitcher Bryan Abreu's suspension is upheld for 2 games.. but not until NEXT baseball season.

Monday HOUR 2: The Astros have been here before.. It's time for another trip to the World Series! BREAKING NEWS: Astros reliever Bryan Abreu suspension upheld.  

Was nobody vetting the pregame videoboard content at the Michigan State game? Plus, a star rookie running getting next-to-no playing time in a big game, and Bryan Abreu's suspension after Game 5 of the ALCS...

Matt and Steve return to talk about the ALCS and NLCS, discussing the bench clearing brawl that resulted in the suspension of Bryan Abreu. Also some notes on the Arizona/Phillies series, Contemporary Baseball Era Committee Nominees Class of 2024, AL Gold Glove finalists, and some discussions about front office vacancies. Matt also wonders which athlete in North America has had a similar cultural impact as David Beckham has had in the UK. Plus: Steve has a problem with squirrels. Twitter: https://twitter.com/JaysFromHome Mastodon: https://thecanadian.social/@JaysFromHome Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/jaysfromhome.bsky.social Matt's Substack: https://mattgowersbrainonbaseball.substack.com

Bryan Abreu got suspended 2 games for hitting Adolis Garcia. He can appeal. But Adolis Garcia didn't get suspended at all? Plus, ALL the player, manager, and umpire accounts - both Astros and Rangers - of Friday's dustup.

- Quickly Recap Games 3 and 4! - Go into much greater detail on Game 5! - Thoughts on the Bryan Abreu suspension! - Thoughts on the Astros after their three games at Globe Life Field! - Preview the pitching matchup for Game 6! - Offensive/Pitching MVPs & Hot Take! - Much, much, more! YouTube link:https://youtu.be/tps9Vb3RVJ4

ALDS Twins (87-75) vs. Astros (90-72) Game 1 - HOU RHP Verlander vs. MIN RHP Ober @ Minute Maid Park Game 2 - HOU LHP Valdez vs. MIN RHP López  @ Minute Maid Park Game 3 - MIN RHP Gray vs. HOU RHP Javier @ Target Field Game 4 - MIN RHP Ryan vs. HOU RHP Urquidy @ Target Field The Twins finally advanced in a playoff series for the first time since 2002, breaking an 18 game losing streak in the playoffs. Their reward… a date with the defending World Series Champions, the Astros. Rocco Baldelli's pitching staff was excellent against the Blue Jays, but it will be a tall task to keep the potent Houston lineup at bay. The Twins will also need their star shortstop, former Astro Carlos Correa, to elevate his game on both sides of the ball, if they hope to take down his former teammates. Dusty Baker's squad is talented, experienced, and somehow still hungry after so much success. The top 4 in their lineup - Altuve, Bregman, Alvarez, and Tucker - are lethal when they're rolling, and new edition José Abreu has been scorching hot the last month after an uncharacteristically poor year at the plate. As with many teams, the Astros will go as far as their pitching will take them. And with the arms they boast, that could be all the way to the World Series once again. Valdez and Javier are bonafide playoff starters. Pressly and Bryan Abreu are lockdown late-inning arms. Oh, and they got Justin Verlander back at the trade deadline. Can the ‘Stros make it to their 7th consecutive ALCS? Audio clips from MLB.tv MIN Radio TIBN - Cory Provus and Dan Gladden HOU Radio BKME - Robert Ford and Steve Sparks FOX/FS1 - Adam Amin, AJ Pierzyński, Adam Wainwright Catch you next time, P.C.O.

Join Eric Huysman and Brett Chancey for a Locked On Astros podcast as we discuss the Memorial Day loss to the Twins. The Astros trailed until Jose Altuve hit a big grand slam, but Ryan Pressly got his first blown save in a while, and Bryan Abreu's struggles continued in extra innings. Yordan Alvarez gets hit by pitch but does not get a hit. J.P. France did as good as he could after Royce Lewis' homer barely cleared the wall.Locked On Astros, the daily podcast about the Houston Astros, hosted by Eric Huysman and Brett Chancey, is part of the Locked On Podcast Network.Be sure to subscribe to Locked On Astros on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts, and come back every weekday morning and spend your morning commute listening to the latest Astros news and notes. Thanks for listening, and tell your friends!We now have a YouTube channel as well, so go subscribe to that as well and get us to 10k subscribers! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9fXhBb2-ZTiPwk7WNwYjzQhttps://linktr.ee/LockedOnAstrosFollow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms…

Join Eric Huysman and Brett Chancey for a Locked On Astros podcast as we discuss the Memorial Day loss to the Twins. The Astros trailed until Jose Altuve hit a big grand slam, but Ryan Pressly got his first blown save in a while, and Bryan Abreu's struggles continued in extra innings. Yordan Alvarez gets hit by pitch but does not get a hit. J.P. France did as good as he could after Royce Lewis' homer barely cleared the wall. Locked On Astros, the daily podcast about the Houston Astros, hosted by Eric Huysman and Brett Chancey, is part of the Locked On Podcast Network. Be sure to subscribe to Locked On Astros on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts, and come back every weekday morning and spend your morning commute listening to the latest Astros news and notes. Thanks for listening, and tell your friends! We now have a YouTube channel as well, so go subscribe to that as well and get us to 10k subscribers! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9fXhBb2-ZTiPwk7WNwYjzQ https://linktr.ee/LockedOnAstros Follow & Subscribe on all Podcast platforms…

In the 2nd hour of the show the guys discuss the state of the Astros bullpen after Bryan Abreu's heroic effort to salvage a win against the Blue Jays last night, some actually realistic Texans draft day trades, the biggest league-wide draft questions a week out, and what they believe to be the dream pick, most likely pick, and nightmare pick for the Texans at #2 and #12.

HOUR 2 - Seth and Sean discuss Bryan Abreu ending up being last night's hero in the Astros game, assess if they'd rather have the Texans trade for Trey Lance or pick Will Levis at 2, and talk all things NFL Draft with Texans GM Nick Caserio.

NCAAMBKB – Men's College Basketball – Championship Last Night NCAA Tournament – Final Four – NRG Stadium, Houston 4 UConn 76, 5 San Diego State 59 UConn 76, SDSU 59 – UConn wins March Madness with 76-59 smothering of SDSU Adama Sanogo powered UConn to the school’s fifth national title with a 76-59 victory over San Diego State. Sanogo had 17 points and 10 rebounds for the Huskies, who became the fifth team since the bracket expanded in 1985 to win all six NCAA Tournament games by double-digits on the way to a championship. UConn built a 16-point lead late in the first half, then held on for a wild ride down the stretch. The Aztecs trimmed the lead to five with 5:19 left, but Jordan Hawkins answered with a 3 to trigger a 9-0 run and put the game out of reach. Keshad Johnson led San Diego State with 14 points.  Sanogo was named the most outstanding player of the tournament. NCAAMBKB – Ex-Hoosiers coach Bob Knight out of hospital, son says Former Indiana Hoosiers coach Bob Knight has been released from a hospital in Bloomington, Indiana. His son, Pat Knight, says he returned home after he was admitted with an illness over the weekend. Pat Knight issued a statement thanking people for their thoughts and prayers while asking them to respect the family’s privacy. The 82-year-old Knight won three national championships at Indiana before he was fired in September 2000 after grabbing a student by the arm in violation of the school’s zero-tolerance policy. He was hired by Texas Tech in 2001 and retired in 2012 with a then-Division I record 899 career wins. NCAAMBKB – Jim Nantz bids a fond farewell to March Madness Jim Nantz could fill an evening weaving tales of the great games and buzzer-beaters he's had the privilege to call over a storytelling career that made his the voice of March Madness for nearly four decades. But when asked about his favorite moments as he prepared for the 354th and final game of that journey, he wanted to talk about underdogs. It’s the teams that don’t get much time in the limelight that Nantz works overtime for. He wants to tell their stories the right way. It makes this year’s Final Four a fitting time to go out. It was filled with teams nobody expected. A storyteller’s paradise, Nantz called it. Even though this is it for basketball, the 63-year-old broadcaster will stay on CBS for golf and football coverage. NHL – National Hockey League Tonight Detroit Red Wings at Montreal Canadiens, 7:00 p.m. Chicago Blackhawks at Calgary Flames, 9:00 p.m. NBA – National Basketball Association Tonight Miami Heat at Detroit Pistons, 7:00 p.m. Atlanta Hawks at Chicago Bulls, 8:00 p.m. MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Detroit Tigers 7, Houston Astros 6 – 11 Innings Cincinnati Reds 7, Chicago Cubs 6 San Francisco Giants 12, Chicago White Sox 3 Tigers 7, Astros 6 – F/11 – Vierling catch, homer lift Tigers over Astros 7-6 in 11 Matt Vierling made a sprawling bases-loaded catch and hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer in the 11th inning as the Detroit Tigers rebounded from a meltdown in the ninth to beat the Houston Astros 7-6 for their first win after a an 0-3 start. Detroit wasted a 4-0 lead but Riley Greene's seventh-inning homer off Bryan Abreu put the Tigers ahead 5-4. Vierling's backhand grab in right on Maurico Dubon's two-out liner stopped Houston's four-run rally in the fifth. After Houston tied the score with two outs in the ninth, Vierling homered in the 11th off Héctor Neris. Reds 7, Cubs 6 – Vosler’s three-run blast lifts Reds past Cubs 7-6 Jason Vosler, a non-roster invitee to spring training, hit a go-ahead three-run home run, his second of the season, as the Cincinnati Reds held off the Chicago Cubs 7-6. Cody Bellinger collected his first hit as a Cub: a three-run home run in the first. Derek Law stranded the tying and go-ahead runners in the ninth to earn his first save since 2019. Alex Young (1-0) got the win. Drew Smyly (0-1) took the loss for Chicago.  Cincinnati, which began last season 3-22, is off to a 3-1 start. Giants 12, White Sox 3 – Villar homers twice, Giants hit 7 in romp over White Sox David Villar hit two of San Francisco's seven home runs, Anthony DeSclafani tossed three-hit ball over six scoreless innings and the Giants pounded the Chicago White Sox 12-3. Villar hit a solo homer in the fifth and a grand slam in the ninth. Joc Pederson, Michael Conforto, Thairo Estrada, Mike Yastrzemski and Bryce Johnson also went deep. The Giants spoiled Chicago's first home game under manager Pedro Grifol. Pederson got the home run derby going when he connected leading off a two-run second. The Giants smacked four more homers in the fifth, the first time they hit four in an inning since Sept. 18, 2011 at Colorado. Conforto and Estrada went back to back, and so did Yastrzemski and Villar. Tonight White Sox are off Chicago Cubs (Wesneski 0-0) at Cincinnati (Cessa 0-0), 6:40 p.m. Detroit (Manning 0-0) at Houston (Valdez 0-0), 8:10 p.m.    News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 7:45 MLB – White Sox closer Hendriks starts final round of chemotherapy Chicago White Sox closer Liam Hendriks says he was beginning his final round of chemotherapy on Monday. Hendriks, battling non-Hodgkin lymphoma, made the announcement in an eight-second video shown prior to Chicago's home opener against the San Francisco Giants. He wished White Sox fans a happy opening day while announcing he was starting his final round. He said he’ll “see you guys on the South Side soon.” A three-time All-Star, Hendriks announced the diagnosis in January. General manager Rick Hahn said Hendriks and Garrett Crochet (left elbow surgery) are “progressing,” though the White Sox won't have a timeline on their returns until they begin rehab assignments. NCAAWBKB – Sunday’s NCAA women’s title game draws record TV audience LSU's 102-85 victory over Iowa in Sunday's national championship game was the most-viewed NCAA women's basketball game on record. There were 9.9 million viewers on ABC and ESPN2 according to fast national numbers by Nielsen. The total audience is a 103% jump over last year, when South Carolina defeated UConn and averaged 4.85 million on ESPN and ESPN2. The audience on Sunday at one point peaked at 12.6 million. The record ratings come as the NCAA is deciding whether to separate the women's tournament or keep it as part of the championships TV package that includes at least 24 sports. NCAAWBKB – Jill Biden wants champions LSU — and Iowa — at White House First lady Jill Biden says she wants to see the defeated Iowa women's basketball team invited to the White House as well as the national title winner Louisiana State University. She watched LSU's 102-85 victory from the stands on Sunday night. The first lady, during a visit to the Colorado state capital in Denver, praised Iowa's sportsmanship and congratulated both teams on their performance. She says the champions were sure to be invited to the White House and then added that she was going to tell the president that “Iowa should come, too, because they played such a good game.” NCAAWBKB – After March Madness, women’s pro basketball options are slim March Madness may be the last time for fans to see many of the talented college women players compete. Even the handful of players selected in the upcoming WNBA draft will find it difficult to continue their pro careers. There are only potentially 144 WNBA roster spots available and most of those are filled with returning players. There has been talk of expansion over the last few years, but nothing has come to fruition yet. Taking their talents overseas is also not given with those jobs also at premium. Following Brittney Griner’s travails in Russia, dozens of jobs players used to be able to find in that country during the offseason are no longer an option. That has a trickle down on openings in other countries. Golf – Masters – LIV’s Cam Smith happy to get hugs and handshakes at Augusta British Open champion Cameron Smith refers to Augusta National as his happy place. He arrived with a little trepidation now that he’s with LIV Golf. Smith says he found it was business as usual. He says there’s a lot of clamor at the Masters about LIV Golf players competing against PGA Tour loyalists. That much was clear when a practice round tee sheet listed Bryson DeChambeau playing with Tiger Woods. Turns out that wasn’t the case. Smith says it’s important that LIV players contend at the Masters. He says LIV players are wrongly accused of not playing real golf. Wrestling – WWE no longer just a family affair as it joins with UFC WWE is saying goodbye to existing as a family-run business as it joins with the company that runs Ultimate Fighting Championship to create a $21.4 billion sports entertainment company. The deal announced Monday between Endeavor and World Wrestling Entertainment catapults WWE into a new era after spending decades under the control of the McMahon family. Vince McMahon purchased Capitol Wrestling from his father in 1982, and took the regional wrestling business to a national audience with wrestling stars such as Andre the Giant, Hulk Hogan, “Stone Cold” Steve Austin, John Cena and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. McMahon called the agreement an evolution for WWE. USA Soccer – Davidson relishes new role with the US players union While the women's national team fought for and won its landmark equal pay contract with U.S. Soccer last spring, new players' association officer Tierna Davidson believes there is so much more to be done. The women continue to advocate for better wages and treatment in the game both nationally and internationally as the team prepares for this summer's Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. Davidson has been elected as an officer for the U.S. Women's National Team Players Association, it was announced Monday. MCCAA – Junior College Athletics Today Softball Marian Ancilla at Lake Michigan College, 3:00 p.m./5:00 p.m. (DH)                                                                                                                               MHSAA – Taylor Trillium Academy’s Fisburn named Michigan AP D4 POY Taylor Trillium Academy star Damaryon Fisburn has been named the Michigan Associated Press Division 4 player of the year. The 6-foot-3 senior guard averaged 23 points, 8 rebounds and 4 steals a game on a team that was ranked as high as No. 1. Fishburn is still deciding his basketball future. He's a 4.0 student and figures on going to a junior college to fine-tune his game before transferring to a larger school. Ty McGregor from Mio AuSable is the Coach of the Year.                                                                                                                               MHSAA – High School Sports Yesterday Softball Brandywine 7, Niles 5 – Game 1 Niles 9, Brandywine 3 – Game 2 Girls Soccer Michigan Lutheran 1, Bridgman 0 Watervliet 1, Berrien Springs 0 Coloma 2, Brandywine 0 Boys Golf Orchard Hills Invitational at Buchanan, 4:00 p.m. 1. St. Joseph                  174 2. Niles                         179 3. Buchanan                   206 4. Berrien Springs         241 Today Girls Soccer Niles at St. Joseph, 6:30 p.m. Vicksburg at Coldwater, 5:30 p.m. Comstock at Parchment, 6:00 p.m. Baseball Benton Harbor at St. Joseph, 4:00 p.m. Portage Northern at Niles, 4:00 p.m. Coloma at Berrien Springs, 4:00 p.m. Comstock at Bridgman, 4:15 p.m. River Valley at Buchanan, 4:15 p.m. Watervliet at Galesburg-Augusta, 4:00 p.m. Schoolcraft at Gull Lake, 4:00 p.m. Coldwater at Vicksburg, 5:30 p.m. Battle Creek Lakeview at Marshall, 4:00 p.m. Softball Watervliet at St. Joseph, 4:30 p.m. Portage Northern at Niles, 4:00 p.m. Coloma at Berrien Springs, 4:00 p.m. Comstock at Bridgman, 4:15 p.m. River Valley at Buchanan, 4:15 p.m. Schoolcraft at Gull Lake, 4:00 p.m. Coldwater at Vicksburg, 5:30 p.m. Battle Creek Lakeview at Marshall, 4:00 p.m.Detroit Tigers’ Spencer Torkelson (20) and Matt Vierling (8) celebrate behind Houston Astros catcher Martin Maldonado, right, after they scored on a two-run home run by Vierling during the 11th inning of a baseball game, Monday, April 3, 2023, in Houston. (AP Photo/Michael Wyke)Cincinnati Reds’ Jason Vosler, center, hits a three-run home run against the Chicago Cubs in the fifth inning of a baseball game in Cincinnati, Monday, April 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean)Chicago White Sox’s Tim Anderson looks at his hand after striking out swinging during the first inning of the White Sox season home opening baseball game against the San Francisco Giants in Chicago, Monday, April 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NCAAMBKB – Men's College Basketball – Championship Last Night NCAA Tournament – Final Four – NRG Stadium, Houston 4 UConn 76, 5 San Diego State 59 UConn 76, SDSU 59 – UConn wins March Madness with 76-59 smothering of SDSU Adama Sanogo powered UConn to the school’s fifth national title with a 76-59 victory over San Diego State. Sanogo had 17 points and 10 rebounds for the Huskies, who became the fifth team since the bracket expanded in 1985 to win all six NCAA Tournament games by double-digits on the way to a championship. UConn built a 16-point lead late in the first half, then held on for a wild ride down the stretch. The Aztecs trimmed the lead to five with 5:19 left, but Jordan Hawkins answered with a 3 to trigger a 9-0 run and put the game out of reach. Keshad Johnson led San Diego State with 14 points.  Sanogo was named the most outstanding player of the tournament. NCAAMBKB – Ex-Hoosiers coach Bob Knight out of hospital, son says Former Indiana Hoosiers coach Bob Knight has been released from a hospital in Bloomington, Indiana. His son, Pat Knight, says he returned home after he was admitted with an illness over the weekend. Pat Knight issued a statement thanking people for their thoughts and prayers while asking them to respect the family’s privacy. The 82-year-old Knight won three national championships at Indiana before he was fired in September 2000 after grabbing a student by the arm in violation of the school’s zero-tolerance policy. He was hired by Texas Tech in 2001 and retired in 2012 with a then-Division I record 899 career wins. NCAAMBKB – Jim Nantz bids a fond farewell to March Madness Jim Nantz could fill an evening weaving tales of the great games and buzzer-beaters he's had the privilege to call over a storytelling career that made his the voice of March Madness for nearly four decades. But when asked about his favorite moments as he prepared for the 354th and final game of that journey, he wanted to talk about underdogs. It’s the teams that don’t get much time in the limelight that Nantz works overtime for. He wants to tell their stories the right way. It makes this year’s Final Four a fitting time to go out. It was filled with teams nobody expected. A storyteller’s paradise, Nantz called it. Even though this is it for basketball, the 63-year-old broadcaster will stay on CBS for golf and football coverage. NHL – National Hockey League Tonight Detroit Red Wings at Montreal Canadiens, 7:00 p.m. Chicago Blackhawks at Calgary Flames, 9:00 p.m. NBA – National Basketball Association Tonight Miami Heat at Detroit Pistons, 7:00 p.m. Atlanta Hawks at Chicago Bulls, 8:00 p.m. MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Detroit Tigers 7, Houston Astros 6 – 11 Innings Cincinnati Reds 7, Chicago Cubs 6 San Francisco Giants 12, Chicago White Sox 3 Tigers 7, Astros 6 – F/11 – Vierling catch, homer lift Tigers over Astros 7-6 in 11 Matt Vierling made a sprawling bases-loaded catch and hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer in the 11th inning as the Detroit Tigers rebounded from a meltdown in the ninth to beat the Houston Astros 7-6 for their first win after a an 0-3 start. Detroit wasted a 4-0 lead but Riley Greene's seventh-inning homer off Bryan Abreu put the Tigers ahead 5-4. Vierling's backhand grab in right on Maurico Dubon's two-out liner stopped Houston's four-run rally in the fifth. After Houston tied the score with two outs in the ninth, Vierling homered in the 11th off Héctor Neris. Reds 7, Cubs 6 – Vosler’s three-run blast lifts Reds past Cubs 7-6 Jason Vosler, a non-roster invitee to spring training, hit a go-ahead three-run home run, his second of the season, as the Cincinnati Reds held off the Chicago Cubs 7-6. Cody Bellinger collected his first hit as a Cub: a three-run home run in the first. Derek Law stranded the tying and go-ahead runners in the ninth to earn his first save since 2019. Alex Young (1-0) got the win. Drew Smyly (0-1) took the loss for Chicago.  Cincinnati, which began last season 3-22, is off to a 3-1 start. Giants 12, White Sox 3 – Villar homers twice, Giants hit 7 in romp over White Sox David Villar hit two of San Francisco's seven home runs, Anthony DeSclafani tossed three-hit ball over six scoreless innings and the Giants pounded the Chicago White Sox 12-3. Villar hit a solo homer in the fifth and a grand slam in the ninth. Joc Pederson, Michael Conforto, Thairo Estrada, Mike Yastrzemski and Bryce Johnson also went deep. The Giants spoiled Chicago's first home game under manager Pedro Grifol. Pederson got the home run derby going when he connected leading off a two-run second. The Giants smacked four more homers in the fifth, the first time they hit four in an inning since Sept. 18, 2011 at Colorado. Conforto and Estrada went back to back, and so did Yastrzemski and Villar. Tonight White Sox are off Chicago Cubs (Wesneski 0-0) at Cincinnati (Cessa 0-0), 6:40 p.m. Detroit (Manning 0-0) at Houston (Valdez 0-0), 8:10 p.m.    News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 7:45 MLB – White Sox closer Hendriks starts final round of chemotherapy Chicago White Sox closer Liam Hendriks says he was beginning his final round of chemotherapy on Monday. Hendriks, battling non-Hodgkin lymphoma, made the announcement in an eight-second video shown prior to Chicago's home opener against the San Francisco Giants. He wished White Sox fans a happy opening day while announcing he was starting his final round. He said he’ll “see you guys on the South Side soon.” A three-time All-Star, Hendriks announced the diagnosis in January. General manager Rick Hahn said Hendriks and Garrett Crochet (left elbow surgery) are “progressing,” though the White Sox won't have a timeline on their returns until they begin rehab assignments. NCAAWBKB – Sunday’s NCAA women’s title game draws record TV audience LSU's 102-85 victory over Iowa in Sunday's national championship game was the most-viewed NCAA women's basketball game on record. There were 9.9 million viewers on ABC and ESPN2 according to fast national numbers by Nielsen. The total audience is a 103% jump over last year, when South Carolina defeated UConn and averaged 4.85 million on ESPN and ESPN2. The audience on Sunday at one point peaked at 12.6 million. The record ratings come as the NCAA is deciding whether to separate the women's tournament or keep it as part of the championships TV package that includes at least 24 sports. NCAAWBKB – Jill Biden wants champions LSU — and Iowa — at White House First lady Jill Biden says she wants to see the defeated Iowa women's basketball team invited to the White House as well as the national title winner Louisiana State University. She watched LSU's 102-85 victory from the stands on Sunday night. The first lady, during a visit to the Colorado state capital in Denver, praised Iowa's sportsmanship and congratulated both teams on their performance. She says the champions were sure to be invited to the White House and then added that she was going to tell the president that “Iowa should come, too, because they played such a good game.” NCAAWBKB – After March Madness, women’s pro basketball options are slim March Madness may be the last time for fans to see many of the talented college women players compete. Even the handful of players selected in the upcoming WNBA draft will find it difficult to continue their pro careers. There are only potentially 144 WNBA roster spots available and most of those are filled with returning players. There has been talk of expansion over the last few years, but nothing has come to fruition yet. Taking their talents overseas is also not given with those jobs also at premium. Following Brittney Griner’s travails in Russia, dozens of jobs players used to be able to find in that country during the offseason are no longer an option. That has a trickle down on openings in other countries. Golf – Masters – LIV’s Cam Smith happy to get hugs and handshakes at Augusta British Open champion Cameron Smith refers to Augusta National as his happy place. He arrived with a little trepidation now that he’s with LIV Golf. Smith says he found it was business as usual. He says there’s a lot of clamor at the Masters about LIV Golf players competing against PGA Tour loyalists. That much was clear when a practice round tee sheet listed Bryson DeChambeau playing with Tiger Woods. Turns out that wasn’t the case. Smith says it’s important that LIV players contend at the Masters. He says LIV players are wrongly accused of not playing real golf. Wrestling – WWE no longer just a family affair as it joins with UFC WWE is saying goodbye to existing as a family-run business as it joins with the company that runs Ultimate Fighting Championship to create a $21.4 billion sports entertainment company. The deal announced Monday between Endeavor and World Wrestling Entertainment catapults WWE into a new era after spending decades under the control of the McMahon family. Vince McMahon purchased Capitol Wrestling from his father in 1982, and took the regional wrestling business to a national audience with wrestling stars such as Andre the Giant, Hulk Hogan, “Stone Cold” Steve Austin, John Cena and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. McMahon called the agreement an evolution for WWE. USA Soccer – Davidson relishes new role with the US players union While the women's national team fought for and won its landmark equal pay contract with U.S. Soccer last spring, new players' association officer Tierna Davidson believes there is so much more to be done. The women continue to advocate for better wages and treatment in the game both nationally and internationally as the team prepares for this summer's Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. Davidson has been elected as an officer for the U.S. Women's National Team Players Association, it was announced Monday. MCCAA – Junior College Athletics Today Softball Marian Ancilla at Lake Michigan College, 3:00 p.m./5:00 p.m. (DH)                                                                                                                               MHSAA – Taylor Trillium Academy’s Fisburn named Michigan AP D4 POY Taylor Trillium Academy star Damaryon Fisburn has been named the Michigan Associated Press Division 4 player of the year. The 6-foot-3 senior guard averaged 23 points, 8 rebounds and 4 steals a game on a team that was ranked as high as No. 1. Fishburn is still deciding his basketball future. He's a 4.0 student and figures on going to a junior college to fine-tune his game before transferring to a larger school. Ty McGregor from Mio AuSable is the Coach of the Year.                                                                                                                               MHSAA – High School Sports Yesterday Softball Brandywine 7, Niles 5 – Game 1 Niles 9, Brandywine 3 – Game 2 Girls Soccer Michigan Lutheran 1, Bridgman 0 Watervliet 1, Berrien Springs 0 Coloma 2, Brandywine 0 Boys Golf Orchard Hills Invitational at Buchanan, 4:00 p.m. 1. St. Joseph                  174 2. Niles                         179 3. Buchanan                   206 4. Berrien Springs         241 Today Girls Soccer Niles at St. Joseph, 6:30 p.m. Vicksburg at Coldwater, 5:30 p.m. Comstock at Parchment, 6:00 p.m. Baseball Benton Harbor at St. Joseph, 4:00 p.m. Portage Northern at Niles, 4:00 p.m. Coloma at Berrien Springs, 4:00 p.m. Comstock at Bridgman, 4:15 p.m. River Valley at Buchanan, 4:15 p.m. Watervliet at Galesburg-Augusta, 4:00 p.m. Schoolcraft at Gull Lake, 4:00 p.m. Coldwater at Vicksburg, 5:30 p.m. Battle Creek Lakeview at Marshall, 4:00 p.m. Softball Watervliet at St. Joseph, 4:30 p.m. Portage Northern at Niles, 4:00 p.m. Coloma at Berrien Springs, 4:00 p.m. Comstock at Bridgman, 4:15 p.m. River Valley at Buchanan, 4:15 p.m. Schoolcraft at Gull Lake, 4:00 p.m. Coldwater at Vicksburg, 5:30 p.m. Battle Creek Lakeview at Marshall, 4:00 p.m.Detroit Tigers’ Spencer Torkelson (20) and Matt Vierling (8) celebrate behind Houston Astros catcher Martin Maldonado, right, after they scored on a two-run home run by Vierling during the 11th inning of a baseball game, Monday, April 3, 2023, in Houston. (AP Photo/Michael Wyke)Cincinnati Reds’ Jason Vosler, center, hits a three-run home run against the Chicago Cubs in the fifth inning of a baseball game in Cincinnati, Monday, April 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean)Chicago White Sox’s Tim Anderson looks at his hand after striking out swinging during the first inning of the White Sox season home opening baseball game against the San Francisco Giants in Chicago, Monday, April 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NCAAMBKB – Men’s College Basketball – Championship Last Night NCAA Tournament – Final Four – NRG Stadium, Houston 4 UConn 76, 5 San Diego State 59 UConn 76, SDSU 59 – UConn wins March Madness with 76-59 smothering of SDSU Adama Sanogo powered UConn to the school’s fifth national title with a 76-59 victory over San Diego State. Sanogo had 17 points and 10 rebounds for the Huskies, who became the fifth team since the bracket expanded in 1985 to win all six NCAA Tournament games by double-digits on the way to a championship. UConn built a 16-point lead late in the first half, then held on for a wild ride down the stretch. The Aztecs trimmed the lead to five with 5:19 left, but Jordan Hawkins answered with a 3 to trigger a 9-0 run and put the game out of reach. Keshad Johnson led San Diego State with 14 points.  Sanogo was named the most outstanding player of the tournament. NCAAMBKB – Ex-Hoosiers coach Bob Knight out of hospital, son says Former Indiana Hoosiers coach Bob Knight has been released from a hospital in Bloomington, Indiana. His son, Pat Knight, says he returned home after he was admitted with an illness over the weekend. Pat Knight issued a statement thanking people for their thoughts and prayers while asking them to respect the family’s privacy. The 82-year-old Knight won three national championships at Indiana before he was fired in September 2000 after grabbing a student by the arm in violation of the school’s zero-tolerance policy. He was hired by Texas Tech in 2001 and retired in 2012 with a then-Division I record 899 career wins. NCAAMBKB – Jim Nantz bids a fond farewell to March Madness Jim Nantz could fill an evening weaving tales of the great games and buzzer-beaters he’s had the privilege to call over a storytelling career that made his the voice of March Madness for nearly four decades. But when asked about his favorite moments as he prepared for the 354th and final game of that journey, he wanted to talk about underdogs. It’s the teams that don’t get much time in the limelight that Nantz works overtime for. He wants to tell their stories the right way. It makes this year’s Final Four a fitting time to go out. It was filled with teams nobody expected. A storyteller’s paradise, Nantz called it. Even though this is it for basketball, the 63-year-old broadcaster will stay on CBS for golf and football coverage. NHL – National Hockey League Tonight Detroit Red Wings at Montreal Canadiens, 7:00 p.m. Chicago Blackhawks at Calgary Flames, 9:00 p.m. NBA – National Basketball Association Tonight Miami Heat at Detroit Pistons, 7:00 p.m. Atlanta Hawks at Chicago Bulls, 8:00 p.m. MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Detroit Tigers 7, Houston Astros 6 – 11 Innings Cincinnati Reds 7, Chicago Cubs 6 San Francisco Giants 12, Chicago White Sox 3 Tigers 7, Astros 6 – F/11 – Vierling catch, homer lift Tigers over Astros 7-6 in 11 Matt Vierling made a sprawling bases-loaded catch and hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer in the 11th inning as the Detroit Tigers rebounded from a meltdown in the ninth to beat the Houston Astros 7-6 for their first win after a an 0-3 start. Detroit wasted a 4-0 lead but Riley Greene’s seventh-inning homer off Bryan Abreu put the Tigers ahead 5-4. Vierling’s backhand grab in right on Maurico Dubon’s two-out liner stopped Houston’s four-run rally in the fifth. After Houston tied the score with two outs in the ninth, Vierling homered in the 11th off Héctor Neris. Reds 7, Cubs 6 – Vosler’s three-run blast lifts Reds past Cubs 7-6 Jason Vosler, a non-roster invitee to spring training, hit a go-ahead three-run home run, his second of the season, as the Cincinnati Reds held off the Chicago Cubs 7-6. Cody Bellinger collected his first hit as a Cub: a three-run home run in the first. Derek Law stranded the tying and go-ahead runners in the ninth to earn his first save since 2019. Alex Young (1-0) got the win. Drew Smyly (0-1) took the loss for Chicago.  Cincinnati, which began last season 3-22, is off to a 3-1 start. Giants 12, White Sox 3 – Villar homers twice, Giants hit 7 in romp over White Sox David Villar hit two of San Francisco’s seven home runs, Anthony DeSclafani tossed three-hit ball over six scoreless innings and the Giants pounded the Chicago White Sox 12-3. Villar hit a solo homer in the fifth and a grand slam in the ninth. Joc Pederson, Michael Conforto, Thairo Estrada, Mike Yastrzemski and Bryce Johnson also went deep. The Giants spoiled Chicago’s first home game under manager Pedro Grifol. Pederson got the home run derby going when he connected leading off a two-run second. The Giants smacked four more homers in the fifth, the first time they hit four in an inning since Sept. 18, 2011 at Colorado. Conforto and Estrada went back to back, and so did Yastrzemski and Villar. Tonight White Sox are off Chicago Cubs (Wesneski 0-0) at Cincinnati (Cessa 0-0), 6:40 p.m. Detroit (Manning 0-0) at Houston (Valdez 0-0), 8:10 p.m.    News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 7:45 MLB – White Sox closer Hendriks starts final round of chemotherapy Chicago White Sox closer Liam Hendriks says he was beginning his final round of chemotherapy on Monday. Hendriks, battling non-Hodgkin lymphoma, made the announcement in an eight-second video shown prior to Chicago’s home opener against the San Francisco Giants. He wished White Sox fans a happy opening day while announcing he was starting his final round. He said he’ll “see you guys on the South Side soon.” A three-time All-Star, Hendriks announced the diagnosis in January. General manager Rick Hahn said Hendriks and Garrett Crochet (left elbow surgery) are “progressing,” though the White Sox won’t have a timeline on their returns until they begin rehab assignments. NCAAWBKB – Sunday’s NCAA women’s title game draws record TV audience LSU’s 102-85 victory over Iowa in Sunday’s national championship game was the most-viewed NCAA women’s basketball game on record. There were 9.9 million viewers on ABC and ESPN2 according to fast national numbers by Nielsen. The total audience is a 103% jump over last year, when South Carolina defeated UConn and averaged 4.85 million on ESPN and ESPN2. The audience on Sunday at one point peaked at 12.6 million. The record ratings come as the NCAA is deciding whether to separate the women’s tournament or keep it as part of the championships TV package that includes at least 24 sports. NCAAWBKB – Jill Biden wants champions LSU — and Iowa — at White House First lady Jill Biden says she wants to see the defeated Iowa women’s basketball team invited to the White House as well as the national title winner Louisiana State University. She watched LSU’s 102-85 victory from the stands on Sunday night. The first lady, during a visit to the Colorado state capital in Denver, praised Iowa’s sportsmanship and congratulated both teams on their performance. She says the champions were sure to be invited to the White House and then added that she was going to tell the president that “Iowa should come, too, because they played such a good game.” NCAAWBKB – After March Madness, women’s pro basketball options are slim March Madness may be the last time for fans to see many of the talented college women players compete. Even the handful of players selected in the upcoming WNBA draft will find it difficult to continue their pro careers. There are only potentially 144 WNBA roster spots available and most of those are filled with returning players. There has been talk of expansion over the last few years, but nothing has come to fruition yet. Taking their talents overseas is also not given with those jobs also at premium. Following Brittney Griner’s travails in Russia, dozens of jobs players used to be able to find in that country during the offseason are no longer an option. That has a trickle down on openings in other countries. Golf – Masters – LIV’s Cam Smith happy to get hugs and handshakes at Augusta British Open champion Cameron Smith refers to Augusta National as his happy place. He arrived with a little trepidation now that he’s with LIV Golf. Smith says he found it was business as usual. He says there’s a lot of clamor at the Masters about LIV Golf players competing against PGA Tour loyalists. That much was clear when a practice round tee sheet listed Bryson DeChambeau playing with Tiger Woods. Turns out that wasn’t the case. Smith says it’s important that LIV players contend at the Masters. He says LIV players are wrongly accused of not playing real golf. Wrestling – WWE no longer just a family affair as it joins with UFC WWE is saying goodbye to existing as a family-run business as it joins with the company that runs Ultimate Fighting Championship to create a $21.4 billion sports entertainment company. The deal announced Monday between Endeavor and World Wrestling Entertainment catapults WWE into a new era after spending decades under the control of the McMahon family. Vince McMahon purchased Capitol Wrestling from his father in 1982, and took the regional wrestling business to a national audience with wrestling stars such as Andre the Giant, Hulk Hogan, “Stone Cold” Steve Austin, John Cena and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. McMahon called the agreement an evolution for WWE. USA Soccer – Davidson relishes new role with the US players union While the women’s national team fought for and won its landmark equal pay contract with U.S. Soccer last spring, new players’ association officer Tierna Davidson believes there is so much more to be done. The women continue to advocate for better wages and treatment in the game both nationally and internationally as the team prepares for this summer’s Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. Davidson has been elected as an officer for the U.S. Women’s National Team Players Association, it was announced Monday. MCCAA – Junior College Athletics Today Softball Marian Ancilla at Lake Michigan College, 3:00 p.m./5:00 p.m. (DH)                                                                                                                               MHSAA – Taylor Trillium Academy’s Fisburn named Michigan AP D4 POY Taylor Trillium Academy star Damaryon Fisburn has been named the Michigan Associated Press Division 4 player of the year. The 6-foot-3 senior guard averaged 23 points, 8 rebounds and 4 steals a game on a team that was ranked as high as No. 1. Fishburn is still deciding his basketball future. He’s a 4.0 student and figures on going to a junior college to fine-tune his game before transferring to a larger school. Ty McGregor from Mio AuSable is the Coach of the Year.                                                                                                                               MHSAA – High School Sports Yesterday Softball Brandywine 7, Niles 5 – Game 1 Niles 9, Brandywine 3 – Game 2 Girls Soccer Michigan Lutheran 1, Bridgman 0 Watervliet 1, Berrien Springs 0 Coloma 2, Brandywine 0 Boys Golf Orchard Hills Invitational at Buchanan, 4:00 p.m. 1. St. Joseph                  174 2. Niles                         179 3. Buchanan                   206 4. Berrien Springs         241 Today Girls Soccer Niles at St. Joseph, 6:30 p.m. Vicksburg at Coldwater, 5:30 p.m. Comstock at Parchment, 6:00 p.m. Baseball Benton Harbor at St. Joseph, 4:00 p.m. Portage Northern at Niles, 4:00 p.m. Coloma at Berrien Springs, 4:00 p.m. Comstock at Bridgman, 4:15 p.m. River Valley at Buchanan, 4:15 p.m. Watervliet at Galesburg-Augusta, 4:00 p.m. Schoolcraft at Gull Lake, 4:00 p.m. Coldwater at Vicksburg, 5:30 p.m. Battle Creek Lakeview at Marshall, 4:00 p.m. Softball Watervliet at St. Joseph, 4:30 p.m. Portage Northern at Niles, 4:00 p.m. Coloma at Berrien Springs, 4:00 p.m. Comstock at Bridgman, 4:15 p.m. River Valley at Buchanan, 4:15 p.m. Schoolcraft at Gull Lake, 4:00 p.m. Coldwater at Vicksburg, 5:30 p.m. Battle Creek Lakeview at Marshall, 4:00 p.m.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NCAAMBKB – Men's College Basketball – Championship Last Night NCAA Tournament – Final Four – NRG Stadium, Houston 4 UConn 76, 5 San Diego State 59 UConn 76, SDSU 59 – UConn wins March Madness with 76-59 smothering of SDSU Adama Sanogo powered UConn to the school’s fifth national title with a 76-59 victory over San Diego State. Sanogo had 17 points and 10 rebounds for the Huskies, who became the fifth team since the bracket expanded in 1985 to win all six NCAA Tournament games by double-digits on the way to a championship. UConn built a 16-point lead late in the first half, then held on for a wild ride down the stretch. The Aztecs trimmed the lead to five with 5:19 left, but Jordan Hawkins answered with a 3 to trigger a 9-0 run and put the game out of reach. Keshad Johnson led San Diego State with 14 points.  Sanogo was named the most outstanding player of the tournament. NCAAMBKB – Ex-Hoosiers coach Bob Knight out of hospital, son says Former Indiana Hoosiers coach Bob Knight has been released from a hospital in Bloomington, Indiana. His son, Pat Knight, says he returned home after he was admitted with an illness over the weekend. Pat Knight issued a statement thanking people for their thoughts and prayers while asking them to respect the family’s privacy. The 82-year-old Knight won three national championships at Indiana before he was fired in September 2000 after grabbing a student by the arm in violation of the school’s zero-tolerance policy. He was hired by Texas Tech in 2001 and retired in 2012 with a then-Division I record 899 career wins. NCAAMBKB – Jim Nantz bids a fond farewell to March Madness Jim Nantz could fill an evening weaving tales of the great games and buzzer-beaters he's had the privilege to call over a storytelling career that made his the voice of March Madness for nearly four decades. But when asked about his favorite moments as he prepared for the 354th and final game of that journey, he wanted to talk about underdogs. It’s the teams that don’t get much time in the limelight that Nantz works overtime for. He wants to tell their stories the right way. It makes this year’s Final Four a fitting time to go out. It was filled with teams nobody expected. A storyteller’s paradise, Nantz called it. Even though this is it for basketball, the 63-year-old broadcaster will stay on CBS for golf and football coverage. NHL – National Hockey League Tonight Detroit Red Wings at Montreal Canadiens, 7:00 p.m. Chicago Blackhawks at Calgary Flames, 9:00 p.m. NBA – National Basketball Association Tonight Miami Heat at Detroit Pistons, 7:00 p.m. Atlanta Hawks at Chicago Bulls, 8:00 p.m. MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Detroit Tigers 7, Houston Astros 6 – 11 Innings Cincinnati Reds 7, Chicago Cubs 6 San Francisco Giants 12, Chicago White Sox 3 Tigers 7, Astros 6 – F/11 – Vierling catch, homer lift Tigers over Astros 7-6 in 11 Matt Vierling made a sprawling bases-loaded catch and hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer in the 11th inning as the Detroit Tigers rebounded from a meltdown in the ninth to beat the Houston Astros 7-6 for their first win after a an 0-3 start. Detroit wasted a 4-0 lead but Riley Greene's seventh-inning homer off Bryan Abreu put the Tigers ahead 5-4. Vierling's backhand grab in right on Maurico Dubon's two-out liner stopped Houston's four-run rally in the fifth. After Houston tied the score with two outs in the ninth, Vierling homered in the 11th off Héctor Neris. Reds 7, Cubs 6 – Vosler’s three-run blast lifts Reds past Cubs 7-6 Jason Vosler, a non-roster invitee to spring training, hit a go-ahead three-run home run, his second of the season, as the Cincinnati Reds held off the Chicago Cubs 7-6. Cody Bellinger collected his first hit as a Cub: a three-run home run in the first. Derek Law stranded the tying and go-ahead runners in the ninth to earn his first save since 2019. Alex Young (1-0) got the win. Drew Smyly (0-1) took the loss for Chicago.  Cincinnati, which began last season 3-22, is off to a 3-1 start. Giants 12, White Sox 3 – Villar homers twice, Giants hit 7 in romp over White Sox David Villar hit two of San Francisco's seven home runs, Anthony DeSclafani tossed three-hit ball over six scoreless innings and the Giants pounded the Chicago White Sox 12-3. Villar hit a solo homer in the fifth and a grand slam in the ninth. Joc Pederson, Michael Conforto, Thairo Estrada, Mike Yastrzemski and Bryce Johnson also went deep. The Giants spoiled Chicago's first home game under manager Pedro Grifol. Pederson got the home run derby going when he connected leading off a two-run second. The Giants smacked four more homers in the fifth, the first time they hit four in an inning since Sept. 18, 2011 at Colorado. Conforto and Estrada went back to back, and so did Yastrzemski and Villar. Tonight White Sox are off Chicago Cubs (Wesneski 0-0) at Cincinnati (Cessa 0-0), 6:40 p.m. Detroit (Manning 0-0) at Houston (Valdez 0-0), 8:10 p.m.    News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 7:45 MLB – White Sox closer Hendriks starts final round of chemotherapy Chicago White Sox closer Liam Hendriks says he was beginning his final round of chemotherapy on Monday. Hendriks, battling non-Hodgkin lymphoma, made the announcement in an eight-second video shown prior to Chicago's home opener against the San Francisco Giants. He wished White Sox fans a happy opening day while announcing he was starting his final round. He said he’ll “see you guys on the South Side soon.” A three-time All-Star, Hendriks announced the diagnosis in January. General manager Rick Hahn said Hendriks and Garrett Crochet (left elbow surgery) are “progressing,” though the White Sox won't have a timeline on their returns until they begin rehab assignments. NCAAWBKB – Sunday’s NCAA women’s title game draws record TV audience LSU's 102-85 victory over Iowa in Sunday's national championship game was the most-viewed NCAA women's basketball game on record. There were 9.9 million viewers on ABC and ESPN2 according to fast national numbers by Nielsen. The total audience is a 103% jump over last year, when South Carolina defeated UConn and averaged 4.85 million on ESPN and ESPN2. The audience on Sunday at one point peaked at 12.6 million. The record ratings come as the NCAA is deciding whether to separate the women's tournament or keep it as part of the championships TV package that includes at least 24 sports. NCAAWBKB – Jill Biden wants champions LSU — and Iowa — at White House First lady Jill Biden says she wants to see the defeated Iowa women's basketball team invited to the White House as well as the national title winner Louisiana State University. She watched LSU's 102-85 victory from the stands on Sunday night. The first lady, during a visit to the Colorado state capital in Denver, praised Iowa's sportsmanship and congratulated both teams on their performance. She says the champions were sure to be invited to the White House and then added that she was going to tell the president that “Iowa should come, too, because they played such a good game.” NCAAWBKB – After March Madness, women’s pro basketball options are slim March Madness may be the last time for fans to see many of the talented college women players compete. Even the handful of players selected in the upcoming WNBA draft will find it difficult to continue their pro careers. There are only potentially 144 WNBA roster spots available and most of those are filled with returning players. There has been talk of expansion over the last few years, but nothing has come to fruition yet. Taking their talents overseas is also not given with those jobs also at premium. Following Brittney Griner’s travails in Russia, dozens of jobs players used to be able to find in that country during the offseason are no longer an option. That has a trickle down on openings in other countries. Golf – Masters – LIV’s Cam Smith happy to get hugs and handshakes at Augusta British Open champion Cameron Smith refers to Augusta National as his happy place. He arrived with a little trepidation now that he’s with LIV Golf. Smith says he found it was business as usual. He says there’s a lot of clamor at the Masters about LIV Golf players competing against PGA Tour loyalists. That much was clear when a practice round tee sheet listed Bryson DeChambeau playing with Tiger Woods. Turns out that wasn’t the case. Smith says it’s important that LIV players contend at the Masters. He says LIV players are wrongly accused of not playing real golf. Wrestling – WWE no longer just a family affair as it joins with UFC WWE is saying goodbye to existing as a family-run business as it joins with the company that runs Ultimate Fighting Championship to create a $21.4 billion sports entertainment company. The deal announced Monday between Endeavor and World Wrestling Entertainment catapults WWE into a new era after spending decades under the control of the McMahon family. Vince McMahon purchased Capitol Wrestling from his father in 1982, and took the regional wrestling business to a national audience with wrestling stars such as Andre the Giant, Hulk Hogan, “Stone Cold” Steve Austin, John Cena and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. McMahon called the agreement an evolution for WWE. USA Soccer – Davidson relishes new role with the US players union While the women's national team fought for and won its landmark equal pay contract with U.S. Soccer last spring, new players' association officer Tierna Davidson believes there is so much more to be done. The women continue to advocate for better wages and treatment in the game both nationally and internationally as the team prepares for this summer's Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. Davidson has been elected as an officer for the U.S. Women's National Team Players Association, it was announced Monday. MCCAA – Junior College Athletics Today Softball Marian Ancilla at Lake Michigan College, 3:00 p.m./5:00 p.m. (DH)                                                                                                                               MHSAA – Taylor Trillium Academy’s Fisburn named Michigan AP D4 POY Taylor Trillium Academy star Damaryon Fisburn has been named the Michigan Associated Press Division 4 player of the year. The 6-foot-3 senior guard averaged 23 points, 8 rebounds and 4 steals a game on a team that was ranked as high as No. 1. Fishburn is still deciding his basketball future. He's a 4.0 student and figures on going to a junior college to fine-tune his game before transferring to a larger school. Ty McGregor from Mio AuSable is the Coach of the Year.                                                                                                                               MHSAA – High School Sports Yesterday Softball Brandywine 7, Niles 5 – Game 1 Niles 9, Brandywine 3 – Game 2 Girls Soccer Michigan Lutheran 1, Bridgman 0 Watervliet 1, Berrien Springs 0 Coloma 2, Brandywine 0 Boys Golf Orchard Hills Invitational at Buchanan, 4:00 p.m. 1. St. Joseph                  174 2. Niles                         179 3. Buchanan                   206 4. Berrien Springs         241 Today Girls Soccer Niles at St. Joseph, 6:30 p.m. Vicksburg at Coldwater, 5:30 p.m. Comstock at Parchment, 6:00 p.m. Baseball Benton Harbor at St. Joseph, 4:00 p.m. Portage Northern at Niles, 4:00 p.m. Coloma at Berrien Springs, 4:00 p.m. Comstock at Bridgman, 4:15 p.m. River Valley at Buchanan, 4:15 p.m. Watervliet at Galesburg-Augusta, 4:00 p.m. Schoolcraft at Gull Lake, 4:00 p.m. Coldwater at Vicksburg, 5:30 p.m. Battle Creek Lakeview at Marshall, 4:00 p.m. Softball Watervliet at St. Joseph, 4:30 p.m. Portage Northern at Niles, 4:00 p.m. Coloma at Berrien Springs, 4:00 p.m. Comstock at Bridgman, 4:15 p.m. River Valley at Buchanan, 4:15 p.m. Schoolcraft at Gull Lake, 4:00 p.m. Coldwater at Vicksburg, 5:30 p.m. Battle Creek Lakeview at Marshall, 4:00 p.m.Detroit Tigers’ Spencer Torkelson (20) and Matt Vierling (8) celebrate behind Houston Astros catcher Martin Maldonado, right, after they scored on a two-run home run by Vierling during the 11th inning of a baseball game, Monday, April 3, 2023, in Houston. (AP Photo/Michael Wyke)Cincinnati Reds’ Jason Vosler, center, hits a three-run home run against the Chicago Cubs in the fifth inning of a baseball game in Cincinnati, Monday, April 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean)Chicago White Sox’s Tim Anderson looks at his hand after striking out swinging during the first inning of the White Sox season home opening baseball game against the San Francisco Giants in Chicago, Monday, April 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NCAAMBKB – Men's College Basketball – Championship Last Night NCAA Tournament – Final Four – NRG Stadium, Houston 4 UConn 76, 5 San Diego State 59 UConn 76, SDSU 59 – UConn wins March Madness with 76-59 smothering of SDSU Adama Sanogo powered UConn to the school’s fifth national title with a 76-59 victory over San Diego State. Sanogo had 17 points and 10 rebounds for the Huskies, who became the fifth team since the bracket expanded in 1985 to win all six NCAA Tournament games by double-digits on the way to a championship. UConn built a 16-point lead late in the first half, then held on for a wild ride down the stretch. The Aztecs trimmed the lead to five with 5:19 left, but Jordan Hawkins answered with a 3 to trigger a 9-0 run and put the game out of reach. Keshad Johnson led San Diego State with 14 points.  Sanogo was named the most outstanding player of the tournament. NCAAMBKB – Ex-Hoosiers coach Bob Knight out of hospital, son says Former Indiana Hoosiers coach Bob Knight has been released from a hospital in Bloomington, Indiana. His son, Pat Knight, says he returned home after he was admitted with an illness over the weekend. Pat Knight issued a statement thanking people for their thoughts and prayers while asking them to respect the family’s privacy. The 82-year-old Knight won three national championships at Indiana before he was fired in September 2000 after grabbing a student by the arm in violation of the school’s zero-tolerance policy. He was hired by Texas Tech in 2001 and retired in 2012 with a then-Division I record 899 career wins. NCAAMBKB – Jim Nantz bids a fond farewell to March Madness Jim Nantz could fill an evening weaving tales of the great games and buzzer-beaters he's had the privilege to call over a storytelling career that made his the voice of March Madness for nearly four decades. But when asked about his favorite moments as he prepared for the 354th and final game of that journey, he wanted to talk about underdogs. It’s the teams that don’t get much time in the limelight that Nantz works overtime for. He wants to tell their stories the right way. It makes this year’s Final Four a fitting time to go out. It was filled with teams nobody expected. A storyteller’s paradise, Nantz called it. Even though this is it for basketball, the 63-year-old broadcaster will stay on CBS for golf and football coverage. NHL – National Hockey League Tonight Detroit Red Wings at Montreal Canadiens, 7:00 p.m. Chicago Blackhawks at Calgary Flames, 9:00 p.m. NBA – National Basketball Association Tonight Miami Heat at Detroit Pistons, 7:00 p.m. Atlanta Hawks at Chicago Bulls, 8:00 p.m. MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday Detroit Tigers 7, Houston Astros 6 – 11 Innings Cincinnati Reds 7, Chicago Cubs 6 San Francisco Giants 12, Chicago White Sox 3 Tigers 7, Astros 6 – F/11 – Vierling catch, homer lift Tigers over Astros 7-6 in 11 Matt Vierling made a sprawling bases-loaded catch and hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer in the 11th inning as the Detroit Tigers rebounded from a meltdown in the ninth to beat the Houston Astros 7-6 for their first win after a an 0-3 start. Detroit wasted a 4-0 lead but Riley Greene's seventh-inning homer off Bryan Abreu put the Tigers ahead 5-4. Vierling's backhand grab in right on Maurico Dubon's two-out liner stopped Houston's four-run rally in the fifth. After Houston tied the score with two outs in the ninth, Vierling homered in the 11th off Héctor Neris. Reds 7, Cubs 6 – Vosler’s three-run blast lifts Reds past Cubs 7-6 Jason Vosler, a non-roster invitee to spring training, hit a go-ahead three-run home run, his second of the season, as the Cincinnati Reds held off the Chicago Cubs 7-6. Cody Bellinger collected his first hit as a Cub: a three-run home run in the first. Derek Law stranded the tying and go-ahead runners in the ninth to earn his first save since 2019. Alex Young (1-0) got the win. Drew Smyly (0-1) took the loss for Chicago.  Cincinnati, which began last season 3-22, is off to a 3-1 start. Giants 12, White Sox 3 – Villar homers twice, Giants hit 7 in romp over White Sox David Villar hit two of San Francisco's seven home runs, Anthony DeSclafani tossed three-hit ball over six scoreless innings and the Giants pounded the Chicago White Sox 12-3. Villar hit a solo homer in the fifth and a grand slam in the ninth. Joc Pederson, Michael Conforto, Thairo Estrada, Mike Yastrzemski and Bryce Johnson also went deep. The Giants spoiled Chicago's first home game under manager Pedro Grifol. Pederson got the home run derby going when he connected leading off a two-run second. The Giants smacked four more homers in the fifth, the first time they hit four in an inning since Sept. 18, 2011 at Colorado. Conforto and Estrada went back to back, and so did Yastrzemski and Villar. Tonight White Sox are off Chicago Cubs (Wesneski 0-0) at Cincinnati (Cessa 0-0), 6:40 p.m. Detroit (Manning 0-0) at Houston (Valdez 0-0), 8:10 p.m.    News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 7:45 MLB – White Sox closer Hendriks starts final round of chemotherapy Chicago White Sox closer Liam Hendriks says he was beginning his final round of chemotherapy on Monday. Hendriks, battling non-Hodgkin lymphoma, made the announcement in an eight-second video shown prior to Chicago's home opener against the San Francisco Giants. He wished White Sox fans a happy opening day while announcing he was starting his final round. He said he’ll “see you guys on the South Side soon.” A three-time All-Star, Hendriks announced the diagnosis in January. General manager Rick Hahn said Hendriks and Garrett Crochet (left elbow surgery) are “progressing,” though the White Sox won't have a timeline on their returns until they begin rehab assignments. NCAAWBKB – Sunday’s NCAA women’s title game draws record TV audience LSU's 102-85 victory over Iowa in Sunday's national championship game was the most-viewed NCAA women's basketball game on record. There were 9.9 million viewers on ABC and ESPN2 according to fast national numbers by Nielsen. The total audience is a 103% jump over last year, when South Carolina defeated UConn and averaged 4.85 million on ESPN and ESPN2. The audience on Sunday at one point peaked at 12.6 million. The record ratings come as the NCAA is deciding whether to separate the women's tournament or keep it as part of the championships TV package that includes at least 24 sports. NCAAWBKB – Jill Biden wants champions LSU — and Iowa — at White House First lady Jill Biden says she wants to see the defeated Iowa women's basketball team invited to the White House as well as the national title winner Louisiana State University. She watched LSU's 102-85 victory from the stands on Sunday night. The first lady, during a visit to the Colorado state capital in Denver, praised Iowa's sportsmanship and congratulated both teams on their performance. She says the champions were sure to be invited to the White House and then added that she was going to tell the president that “Iowa should come, too, because they played such a good game.” NCAAWBKB – After March Madness, women’s pro basketball options are slim March Madness may be the last time for fans to see many of the talented college women players compete. Even the handful of players selected in the upcoming WNBA draft will find it difficult to continue their pro careers. There are only potentially 144 WNBA roster spots available and most of those are filled with returning players. There has been talk of expansion over the last few years, but nothing has come to fruition yet. Taking their talents overseas is also not given with those jobs also at premium. Following Brittney Griner’s travails in Russia, dozens of jobs players used to be able to find in that country during the offseason are no longer an option. That has a trickle down on openings in other countries. Golf – Masters – LIV’s Cam Smith happy to get hugs and handshakes at Augusta British Open champion Cameron Smith refers to Augusta National as his happy place. He arrived with a little trepidation now that he’s with LIV Golf. Smith says he found it was business as usual. He says there’s a lot of clamor at the Masters about LIV Golf players competing against PGA Tour loyalists. That much was clear when a practice round tee sheet listed Bryson DeChambeau playing with Tiger Woods. Turns out that wasn’t the case. Smith says it’s important that LIV players contend at the Masters. He says LIV players are wrongly accused of not playing real golf. Wrestling – WWE no longer just a family affair as it joins with UFC WWE is saying goodbye to existing as a family-run business as it joins with the company that runs Ultimate Fighting Championship to create a $21.4 billion sports entertainment company. The deal announced Monday between Endeavor and World Wrestling Entertainment catapults WWE into a new era after spending decades under the control of the McMahon family. Vince McMahon purchased Capitol Wrestling from his father in 1982, and took the regional wrestling business to a national audience with wrestling stars such as Andre the Giant, Hulk Hogan, “Stone Cold” Steve Austin, John Cena and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. McMahon called the agreement an evolution for WWE. USA Soccer – Davidson relishes new role with the US players union While the women's national team fought for and won its landmark equal pay contract with U.S. Soccer last spring, new players' association officer Tierna Davidson believes there is so much more to be done. The women continue to advocate for better wages and treatment in the game both nationally and internationally as the team prepares for this summer's Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. Davidson has been elected as an officer for the U.S. Women's National Team Players Association, it was announced Monday. MCCAA – Junior College Athletics Today Softball Marian Ancilla at Lake Michigan College, 3:00 p.m./5:00 p.m. (DH)                                                                                                                               MHSAA – Taylor Trillium Academy’s Fisburn named Michigan AP D4 POY Taylor Trillium Academy star Damaryon Fisburn has been named the Michigan Associated Press Division 4 player of the year. The 6-foot-3 senior guard averaged 23 points, 8 rebounds and 4 steals a game on a team that was ranked as high as No. 1. Fishburn is still deciding his basketball future. He's a 4.0 student and figures on going to a junior college to fine-tune his game before transferring to a larger school. Ty McGregor from Mio AuSable is the Coach of the Year.                                                                                                                               MHSAA – High School Sports Yesterday Softball Brandywine 7, Niles 5 – Game 1 Niles 9, Brandywine 3 – Game 2 Girls Soccer Michigan Lutheran 1, Bridgman 0 Watervliet 1, Berrien Springs 0 Coloma 2, Brandywine 0 Boys Golf Orchard Hills Invitational at Buchanan, 4:00 p.m. 1. St. Joseph                  174 2. Niles                         179 3. Buchanan                   206 4. Berrien Springs         241 Today Girls Soccer Niles at St. Joseph, 6:30 p.m. Vicksburg at Coldwater, 5:30 p.m. Comstock at Parchment, 6:00 p.m. Baseball Benton Harbor at St. Joseph, 4:00 p.m. Portage Northern at Niles, 4:00 p.m. Coloma at Berrien Springs, 4:00 p.m. Comstock at Bridgman, 4:15 p.m. River Valley at Buchanan, 4:15 p.m. Watervliet at Galesburg-Augusta, 4:00 p.m. Schoolcraft at Gull Lake, 4:00 p.m. Coldwater at Vicksburg, 5:30 p.m. Battle Creek Lakeview at Marshall, 4:00 p.m. Softball Watervliet at St. Joseph, 4:30 p.m. Portage Northern at Niles, 4:00 p.m. Coloma at Berrien Springs, 4:00 p.m. Comstock at Bridgman, 4:15 p.m. River Valley at Buchanan, 4:15 p.m. Schoolcraft at Gull Lake, 4:00 p.m. Coldwater at Vicksburg, 5:30 p.m. Battle Creek Lakeview at Marshall, 4:00 p.m.Detroit Tigers’ Spencer Torkelson (20) and Matt Vierling (8) celebrate behind Houston Astros catcher Martin Maldonado, right, after they scored on a two-run home run by Vierling during the 11th inning of a baseball game, Monday, April 3, 2023, in Houston. 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Keep or Kut - It's the Third Annual Pitcher List Podcast Network Post-350 ADP Mock Draft! After Pete (@PeteBBaseball) and Chad (@chadyoung) joined On The Wire and In The Deep to discuss interesting names with late ADP, this year Keep or Kut got to host. Adam Howe (@eightygrade) from On the Wire and Jordan White (@buntsingles) and Chris Weber (@shwebsi) of In the Deep joined us for a draft, with each pod picking a C, CI, MI, OF, 2 SP and 2 RP, all with ADP later than 350. Get ready for more than 100 minutes and more than 24 names you can look at late in drafts, many with long-term keeper potential. Join Pitcher List Plus and get an ad-free website and access to the Pitcher List Discord community, while supporting the podcast. Timestamps 4:17 - We start with a quick glance at last year's results, where Jeremy Pena, MJ Melendez, Ramon Urias and others stand out. 6:07 - A reminder of the structure of this draft. 6:58 - Adam likes the opportunity in front of Spencer Steer enough to take him first. 11:18 - Pete takes Brandon Pfaadt, best of the bunch in Arizona 16:30 - Jordan believes in Braxton Garrett, but he needs to get a real shot 18:22 - ITD takes SP back-to-back, and it's Spencer Turnbull for Shwebsi 22:13 - If you need saves late, Chad suggests speculating on Reynaldo Lopez 24:59 - Adam's co-host Kevin Hastings took Anthony Volpe, and Adam is on the hook to explain Kevin's picks 32:11 - Nick Martinez is joining Adam's squad to help him early 36:01 - Pete introduces Keep or Kut's newest recurring feature, The Massey Moment with Michael Massey 39:36 - Jordan was ahead of the curve on Addison Barger 44:49 - Shwebsi bets on talent over role with Hunter Harvey 47:57 - Chad is in on Clarke Schmidt and his breakers 51:10 - Adam tells us Kevin took Trayce Thompson largely because the Dodgers seem to trust him 57:50 - With his own pick, Adam creates a stir with Garrett Cleavinger 1:03:39 - Pete shocks everyone by nabbing Tanner Houck 1:07:29 - Jordan originally selected Joe Mantiply but wishes he had taken Caleb Thielbar 1:11:03 - Chas McCormick is enough of a compiler to appeal to Shwebsi 1:15:34 - Chad goes with rule five pick Blake Sabol, the latest ADP player taken in our draft 1:20:53 - Kevin picks Bryan Abreu for rates and K's and Adam thinks he might be the heir apparent 1:22:45 - Adam, like the Mets, wants Omar Narvaez to hold down the job until someone better is ready 1:24:55 - Pete grabs Brett Baty believing he can win the job 1:30:51 - Last year, Jordan took Jorge Alfaro as a late power-speed play at C and this year...he did it again. 1:33:59 - Shwebsi finishes the ITD roster with Harold Ramirez and makes an Oscar Gonzalez comparison 1:37:47 - Chad thinks there is a chance Will Benson fixed his Ks 1:45:19 - Kevin made the last pick, but Adam would rather have David Peterson, who has a job, than Ryne Nelson, who doesn't Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | TuneIn | Google Podcasts | RSS Connect: Twitter | keeporkut@gmail.com | Join PL+ Get PL+ and join our Discord: https://pitcherlist.com/plus Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Keep or Kut - It's the Third Annual Pitcher List Podcast Network Post-350 ADP Mock Draft! After Pete (@PeteBBaseball) and Chad (@chadyoung) joined On The Wire and In The Deep to discuss interesting names with late ADP, this year Keep or Kut got to host. Adam Howe (@eightygrade) from On the Wire and Jordan White (@buntsingles) and Chris Weber (@shwebsi) of In the Deep joined us for a draft, with each pod picking a C, CI, MI, OF, 2 SP and 2 RP, all with ADP later than 350. Get ready for more than 100 minutes and more than 24 names you can look at late in drafts, many with long-term keeper potential. Join Pitcher List Plus and get an ad-free website and access to the Pitcher List Discord community, while supporting the podcast. Timestamps 4:17 - We start with a quick glance at last year's results, where Jeremy Pena, MJ Melendez, Ramon Urias and others stand out. 6:07 - A reminder of the structure of this draft. 6:58 - Adam likes the opportunity in front of Spencer Steer enough to take him first. 11:18 - Pete takes Brandon Pfaadt, best of the bunch in Arizona 16:30 - Jordan believes in Braxton Garrett, but he needs to get a real shot 18:22 - ITD takes SP back-to-back, and it's Spencer Turnbull for Shwebsi 22:13 - If you need saves late, Chad suggests speculating on Reynaldo Lopez 24:59 - Adam's co-host Kevin Hastings took Anthony Volpe, and Adam is on the hook to explain Kevin's picks 32:11 - Nick Martinez is joining Adam's squad to help him early 36:01 - Pete introduces Keep or Kut's newest recurring feature, The Massey Moment with Michael Massey 39:36 - Jordan was ahead of the curve on Addison Barger 44:49 - Shwebsi bets on talent over role with Hunter Harvey 47:57 - Chad is in on Clarke Schmidt and his breakers 51:10 - Adam tells us Kevin took Trayce Thompson largely because the Dodgers seem to trust him 57:50 - With his own pick, Adam creates a stir with Garrett Cleavinger 1:03:39 - Pete shocks everyone by nabbing Tanner Houck 1:07:29 - Jordan originally selected Joe Mantiply but wishes he had taken Caleb Thielbar 1:11:03 - Chas McCormick is enough of a compiler to appeal to Shwebsi 1:15:34 - Chad goes with rule five pick Blake Sabol, the latest ADP player taken in our draft 1:20:53 - Kevin picks Bryan Abreu for rates and K's and Adam thinks he might be the heir apparent 1:22:45 - Adam, like the Mets, wants Omar Narvaez to hold down the job until someone better is ready 1:24:55 - Pete grabs Brett Baty believing he can win the job 1:30:51 - Last year, Jordan took Jorge Alfaro as a late power-speed play at C and this year...he did it again. 1:33:59 - Shwebsi finishes the ITD roster with Harold Ramirez and makes an Oscar Gonzalez comparison 1:37:47 - Chad thinks there is a chance Will Benson fixed his Ks 1:45:19 - Kevin made the last pick, but Adam would rather have David Peterson, who has a job, than Ryne Nelson, who doesn't Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | TuneIn | Google Podcasts | RSS Connect: Twitter | keeporkut@gmail.com | Join PL+ Get PL+ and join our Discord: https://pitcherlist.com/plus Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

El relevista dominicano Bryan Abreu conversó sobre su orgullo de vestir la camiseta de Republica Dominicana en este Clásico Mundial de Beisbol 2023 (World Baseball Classic). El quisqueyano viene de ganar una Serie Mundial de Grandes Ligas (MLB) con los Astros de Houston.

Eric and Brett discuss Hunter Brown's comments about being in the rotation. Should the Astros consider giving Bryan Abreu a shot as a starter?Locked On Astros, the daily podcast about the Houston Astros, hosted by Eric Huysman and Brett Chancey, is part of the Locked On Podcast Network.Be sure to subscribe to Locked On Astros on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts, and come back every weekday morning and spend your morning commute listening to the latest Astros news and notes. Thanks for listening, and tell your friends!We now have a YouTube channel as well, so go subscribe to that as well and get us to 10k subscribers! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9fXhBb2-ZTiPwk7WNwYjzQhttps://linktr.ee/LockedOnAstrosSupport Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!FanDuelMake Every Moment More. Place your first FIVE DOLLAR bet to get ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLLARS in Free Bets – win or lose! Visit Fanduel.com/LockedOn today to get started.FANDUEL DISCLAIMER: 21+ in select states. First online real money wager only. Bonus issued as non-withdrawable free bets that expires in 14 days. Restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit FanDuel.com/RG (CO, IA, MD, MI, NJ, PA, IL, VA, WV), 1-800-NEXT-STEP or text NEXTSTEP to 53342 (AZ), 1-888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-9-WITH-IT (IN), 1-800-522-4700 (WY, KS) or visit ksgamblinghelp.com (KS), 1-877-770-STOP (LA), 1-877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY), TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Eric and Brett discuss Hunter Brown's comments about being in the rotation. Should the Astros consider giving Bryan Abreu a shot as a starter? Locked On Astros, the daily podcast about the Houston Astros, hosted by Eric Huysman and Brett Chancey, is part of the Locked On Podcast Network. Be sure to subscribe to Locked On Astros on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts, and come back every weekday morning and spend your morning commute listening to the latest Astros news and notes. Thanks for listening, and tell your friends! We now have a YouTube channel as well, so go subscribe to that as well and get us to 10k subscribers! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9fXhBb2-ZTiPwk7WNwYjzQ https://linktr.ee/LockedOnAstros Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! FanDuel Make Every Moment More. Place your first FIVE DOLLAR bet to get ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLLARS in Free Bets – win or lose! Visit Fanduel.com/LockedOn today to get started. FANDUEL DISCLAIMER: 21+ in select states. First online real money wager only. Bonus issued as non-withdrawable free bets that expires in 14 days. Restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit FanDuel.com/RG (CO, IA, MD, MI, NJ, PA, IL, VA, WV), 1-800-NEXT-STEP or text NEXTSTEP to 53342 (AZ), 1-888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-9-WITH-IT (IN), 1-800-522-4700 (WY, KS) or visit ksgamblinghelp.com (KS), 1-877-770-STOP (LA), 1-877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY), TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Check out interviews with dozens of Houston Astros players on SportsTalk790 LIVE from Astros Fan Fest as they joined our hosts Michael Connor, Ross Villarreal, Chris Gordy, Adam Wexler & Brian LaLima. Hear from Jose Urquidy, Manager Dusty Baker, JJ Matijevic, Lance McCullers, Hunter Brown, Jose Altuve, David Hensley, Ryan Pressly, Jeremy Pena, Blake Taylor, Korey Lee, Joe Perez, Bryan Abreu & Alex Bregman.

Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and David Mendelson (@DMendy02) discuss how they begin their prep for 2023 plus look at some pitchers they are already targeting. 3:00 Van & Mendy's Origin Story 5:45 What Mendy's Been Up To 13:35 How to Offseason Prep  15:00 Mendy's Key Resources 17:25 Some Tips for Casual Players 19:30 Some of Our Favorite SP Stats 20:27 Monitor Pitch Movement 24:20 PitcherList Player Pages! 26:15 Watch for Pitchers 1 Pitch Away 28:30 How We Use ADP for Prep 31:40 How We Use Projections for Prep 34:45 Best Ball Drafts > Mock Drafts 39:30 Prep for the Pitching Landscape in 2023 43:15 Do Bigger Bases Only Help Mid-Speed Guys? 48:15 Mendy's Flag-planting Triston McKenzie 52:20 Van Can't Quit Blake Snell 53:55 Bet on Talent with Hunter Brown 59:16 Bryan Abreu the Best RP Handcuff? 1:02:00 Kyle Muller Could Pop with the A's 1:05:40 Reid Detmers Slider to Success? 1:08:50 Sean Manaea's Fallen Too Far! 1:13:13 Is Justin Steele a Steal? Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | TuneIn | Google Podcasts | Audacy | RSS Connect: Twitter | WinsAboveFantasy@gmail.com | Join PL+ Get PL+ and join our community!: https://www.pitcherlist.com/plus Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and David Mendelson (@DMendy02) discuss how they begin their prep for 2023 plus look at some pitchers they are already targeting. 3:00 Van & Mendy's Origin Story 5:45 What Mendy's Been Up To 13:35 How to Offseason Prep  15:00 Mendy's Key Resources 17:25 Some Tips for Casual Players 19:30 Some of Our Favorite SP Stats 20:27 Monitor Pitch Movement 24:20 PitcherList Player Pages! 26:15 Watch for Pitchers 1 Pitch Away 28:30 How We Use ADP for Prep 31:40 How We Use Projections for Prep 34:45 Best Ball Drafts > Mock Drafts 39:30 Prep for the Pitching Landscape in 2023 43:15 Do Bigger Bases Only Help Mid-Speed Guys? 48:15 Mendy's Flag-planting Triston McKenzie 52:20 Van Can't Quit Blake Snell 53:55 Bet on Talent with Hunter Brown 59:16 Bryan Abreu the Best RP Handcuff? 1:02:00 Kyle Muller Could Pop with the A's 1:05:40 Reid Detmers Slider to Success? 1:08:50 Sean Manaea's Fallen Too Far! 1:13:13 Is Justin Steele a Steal? Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | TuneIn | Google Podcasts | Audacy | RSS Connect: Twitter | WinsAboveFantasy@gmail.com | Join PL+ Get PL+ and join our community!: https://www.pitcherlist.com/plus Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Wins Above Fantasy – Van Burnett (@Van_Verified) and David Mendelson (@DMendy02) discuss how they begin their prep for 2023 plus look at some pitchers they are already targeting. 3:00 Van & Mendy's Origin Story 5:45 What Mendy's Been Up To 13:35 How to Offseason Prep 15:00 Mendy's Key Resources 17:25 Some Tips for Casual Players 19:30 Some of Our Favorite SP Stats 20:27 Monitor Pitch Movement 24:20 PitcherList Player Pages! 26:15 Watch for Pitchers 1 Pitch Away 28:30 How We Use ADP for Prep 31:40 How We Use Projections for Prep 34:45 Best Ball Drafts > Mock Drafts 39:30 Prep for the Pitching Landscape in 2023 43:15 Do Bigger Bases Only Help Mid-Speed Guys? 48:15 Mendy's Flag-planting Triston McKenzie 52:20 Van Can't Quit Blake Snell 53:55 Bet on Talent with Hunter Brown 59:16 Bryan Abreu the Best RP Handcuff? 1:02:00 Kyle Muller Could Pop with the A's 1:05:40 Reid Detmers Slider to Success? 1:08:50 Sean Manaea's Fallen Too Far! 1:13:13 Is Justin Steele a Steal? Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Stitcher | TuneIn | Google Podcasts | Audacy | RSSConnect: Twitter | WinsAboveFantasy@gmail.com | Join PL+Get PL+ and join our community!: https://www.pitcherlist.com/plus Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Join: PL+ | PL ProProud member of the Pitcher List Podcast Network

Today's word of the day is ‘unhittable' as in no hits as in Cristian Javier as in Bryan Abreu as in Rafael Montero as in Ryan Pressly. The Houston Astros combined to throw a no hitter in the World Series against the Phillies. For anyone saying this wasn't historic… sit this one out. What happened to Harper and Schwarber and Hoskins and the lively bats from Game 3? (14:40) Kyrie Irving and the Brooklyn Nets released a duel statement about what steps they are taking after Kyrie's antisemitism. A statement and $1M to the Anti-Defamation League. How kind of them

HOUR 1 - Seth and Sean discuss the combined no-hitter that Cristian Javier, Bryan Abreu, Rafael Montero and Ryan Pressly threw in last night's World Series Win against the Phillies, Philly Radio rationalizing a no-hitter and Mattress Mack defending the Houston Astros.  

Brian LaLima (@blima790) and Co-Host ApolloDez (@ApolloDez1) discuss the absolutely DOMINANT pitching performance by Cristian Javier, Bryan Abreu, Rafael Montero, and Ryan Pressly! They also preview game 5 and talk about whether Justin Verlander's legacy in an Astros uniform rides on his Game 5 performance. Video version of this pod is also on our YouTube Channel Link Tree: linktr.ee/apollohou Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jeremy thinks Bryan Abreu is the best Astros bullpen arm, how many starts do you need to see from Verlander before the playoffs to feel good, Cal McNair did an AMA and who are the top 5 Texans?

Eric and Brett discuss the Astros win over the Washington Nationals in which Jose Urquidy was supposed to start, but rain canceled that. Brandon Bielack got the start instead and gave up 4 runs, but Yuli Gurriel hit a grand slam that still hasn't landed. J.P. France pitched well for a while but gave up two runs. We discussed the Astros signing Franklin Barreto to a minor league deal and the five players reassigned to minor league camp.We look at Kaplan's projected opening day roster and wonder if Bryan Abreu will be on it. Also, Gurriel would be open to an extension after the season and could Kyle Tucker win the MVP in 2022?Locked On Astros, the daily podcast about the Houston Astros, hosted by Eric Huysman and Brett Chancey, is part of the Locked On Podcast Network.Be sure to subscribe to Locked On Astros in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts, and come back every weekday morning and spend your morning commute listening to the latest Astros news and notes. Thanks for listening, and tell your friends!We now have a YouTube channel as well, so go subscribe to that as well and get us to 5k subscribers!https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9fX...https://linktr.ee/LockedOnAstros Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Eric and Brett discuss the Astros win over the Washington Nationals in which Jose Urquidy was supposed to start, but rain canceled that. Brandon Bielack got the start instead and gave up 4 runs, but Yuli Gurriel hit a grand slam that still hasn't landed. J.P. France pitched well for a while but gave up two runs. We discussed the Astros signing Franklin Barreto to a minor league deal and the five players reassigned to minor league camp. We look at Kaplan's projected opening day roster and wonder if Bryan Abreu will be on it. Also, Gurriel would be open to an extension after the season and could Kyle Tucker win the MVP in 2022? Locked On Astros, the daily podcast about the Houston Astros, hosted by Eric Huysman and Brett Chancey, is part of the Locked On Podcast Network. Be sure to subscribe to Locked On Astros in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts, and come back every weekday morning and spend your morning commute listening to the latest Astros news and notes. Thanks for listening, and tell your friends! We now have a YouTube channel as well, so go subscribe to that as well and get us to 5k subscribers! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9fX... https://linktr.ee/LockedOnAstros Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Astros get their first win of spring training 11-1, behind four homers by young players. We also saw the first game action for Jose Altuve, Carlos Correa, Alex Bregman, and Yuli Gurriel. Was there booing? Yes there was. Will Altuve be hit intentionally this year? Yes. Was he versus the Tigers? And, what did Dusty Baker say about Bryan Abreu. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices