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El pasado ganador del Cy Youg, Trevor Bauer representará a los Diablos Rojos cuando jueguen contra los Yankees en Ciudad de Mexico. Hablaremos del futuro de Bauer en la MLB. En este episodio analizaremos equipo por equipo la división Este de la Liga Americana. Discutiremos las oportunidades que tienen los Yankees, Orioles, Red Sox, Blue Jays y Tampa de llevarse el banderín del Este del joven circuito. Las redes sociales de nuestro equipo

Comenzó la serie mundial del béisbol de la MLB (Major League Baseball) y algunos estaremos concentrados haciendo swing con el control remoto.  Yo, además, iré al teclado, intentaré jugar ‘pelota pequeña' y escribiré por cada día de partido una nota como ésta con el título de “3 y 2, cuenta llena”.   REDES de Javier Ortiz Cassiani (Facebook) Transmisión en Telecaribe de la serie

NHL – National Hockey League Last Night Boston Bruins 5, Detroit Red Wings 1 Edmonton Oilers 6, Chicago Blackhawks 5 Bruins 5, Red Wings 1 – Marchand has 2 goals and an assist in return, Bruins roll Brad Marchand had two goals and an assist in his season debut and the Boston Bruins extended their winning streak to four games, beating the Detroit Red Wings 5-1 on Thursday night. Jeremy Swayman made 27 saves, David Pastrnak had a goal and two assists and Charlie Coyle and Craig Smith also scored to help Boston improve to 6-0 at home this season. Marchand returned after undergoing arthroscopic surgery in May to repair the cartilage in his hips. The 34-year-old forward was expected to be off the ice for six months. Instead, he was proclaimed good to return by Bruins coach Jim Montgomery following the morning skate. Adam Erne scored for Detroit. Oilers 6, Blackhawks 5 – Draisaitl’s late goal lifts Oilers over Blackhawks 6-5 Leon Draisaitl scored the tiebreaking goal with 37.6 seconds left and had two assists to lead the Edmonton Oilers past the Chicago Blackhawks 6-5 for their third straight win. Connor McDavid scored three goals and added an assist in his 12th career hat trick and second this season. Draisaitl scored from the right side of the net with goalie Alex Stalock down to settle a wild, penalty-filled contest and snap Chicago’s four-game winning streak. Saturday Minnesota at Detroit, 7:00 p.m. Chicago at Buffalo, 7:00 p.m. Sunday Minnesota at Chicago, 7:00 p.m. NBA – National Basketball Association Tonight Atlanta Hawks at Detroit Pistons, 7:00 p.m. Indiana Pacers at Washington Wizards, 7:30 p.m. Chicago Bulls at San Antonio Spurs, 8:30 p.m. Saturday Indiana at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m. Philadelphia at Chicago, 8:00 p.m. Sunday Golden State at Detroit, 6:00 p.m. NFL – National Football League – Week 8 Last Night Baltimore Ravens 27, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 22 Ravens 27, Buccaneers 22 – Jackson shines, Ravens beat Brady, struggling Bucs 27-22 Lamar Jackson threw for 238 yards and two second-half touchdowns to lead the Baltimore Ravens to a come-from-behind 27-22 victory over Tom Brady and the struggling Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Bucs lost for the fifth time in six games following a 2-0 start, and the 45-year-old Brady finds finds himself riding a three-game losing streak for the first time since 2002. Jackson beat the seven-time Super Bowl champion quarterback for the 2nd time in as many career meetings, directing TD drives of 77, 80 and 85 yards after Baltimore sputtered early and trailed 10-3 at halftime. Sunday Miami Dolphins at Detroit Lions, 1:00 p.m.                     Rock 107 WIRX 12:00 Chicago Bears at Dallas Cowboys, 1:00 p.m. Washington Commanders at Indianapolis Colts, 4:25 p.m. MLB – Major League Baseball – 2022 World Series (best of 7) Tonight Philadelphia (Nola 11-13) at Houston (Verlander 18-4), 8:03 p.m. MLB – Verlander, seeking 1st World Series win, opens for Astros Justin Verlander remains in search of his first World Series win after going 0-6 with a 5.68 ERA in seven Series starts. The 39-year-old right-hander starts for the Houston Astros on Friday night. Aaron Nola takes the mound for the Philadelphia Phillies, the first third-place team to reach a World Series. Verlander likely is headed to his third Cy Young Award in his first season back from Tommy John surgery, going 18-4 with a major league-best 1.75 ERA to give him a 244-133 record and a 3.24 ERA in 17 seasons. NCAAFB – College Football – Week 9 Saturday Notre Dame at (14) Syracuse, 12:00 p.m. Toledo at Eastern Michigan, 12:00 p.m. Michigan State at (4) Michigan, 7:30 p.m.   -News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM (U of M) 6:30, Superhits 103.7 Cosy-FM (MSU) 6:00 Western Michigan and Central Michigan are off NCAAFB – No. 4 Michigan motivated to stop 2-game skid vs Michigan State No. 4 Michigan is expected to rout rival Michigan State to stay undefeated and on pace to chase Big Ten and national championship goals. The Wolverines know better than to underestimate the Spartans. Mel Tucker is the first Michigan State coach to win his first two games against Michigan in the 114-game series, continuing a stretch of success that includes 10 wins in 14 games against the maize and blue. Jim Harbaugh is 3-4 in the rivalry as a coach. He says there’s no question recent results help get his players’ attention despite the Spartans’ struggles this season. NCAAFB – No. 16 Syracuse hosts Notre Dame; important game for both No. 16 Syracuse hosts Notre Dame on Saturday a week after the Orange suffered their first loss of the season, a six-point setback at No. 5 Clemson. The Orange will try to get back on track against the Irish, who have won four of five after starting the season with two losses. Syracuse is unbeaten in five games at home, while the Irish have a road victory over North Carolina, now ranked No. 21. FIFA – 2023 CONCACAF final set for SoFi Stadium in California The 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup final will be played at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, one of the sites of the 2026 World Cup. The Coliseum in Los Angeles hosted the Gold Cup final in 1991, 1996, 1998 and 2000, and the Rose Bowl in Pasadena was the site in 2002 and 2011. The confederation for North and Central America and the Caribbean will hold a draw for the tournament on April 14. Quarterfinals will be played July 8-9, and semifinals on July 12. Olympics – 2030 Winter Games – Vancouver’s shot at hosting 2030 Winter Olympics dims British Columbia’s government says it will not support Vancouver’s bid to hold the 2030 Olympics in the province. The move places Salt Lake City closer to bringing the Games back to Utah. BC’s minister of tourism, arts, culture and sports says the cost of staging an Olympics was the main reason the government could not support the effort. Canada’s Olympic committee is planning a Friday news conference. If Vancouver bows out, it would leave Salt Lake City and Sapporo, Japan, as the two remaining candidates. Salt Lake City hosted the Olympics in 2002 and has said some of the infrastructure from those games still in play.  Vancouver hosted the 2010 winter games. ECHL – ECHL Hockey Tonight Iowa Heartlanders at Kalamazoo Wings, 7:00 p.m. MCCAA – Junior College Athletics Last Night Women’s Volleyball Lake Michigan College3, Southwestern Michigan College 0 MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Boys Soccer – Regional Finals Division 1 at Portage Northern Rockford 2, Portage Central 1 Division 2 at Vicksburg Gull Lake 2, DeWitt 0 Division 3 at Grand Rapids South Christian Holland Christian 5, Paw Paw 0 Volleyball Edwardsburg 3, Brandywine 0 Three Rivers 3, Dowagiac 1 MHSAA – High School Football Playoffs – 11 Man Football Tonight District Semifinals – All games start at 7:00 Division 2 Region 1 – District 2 Portage Northern (6-3) at Byron Center (7-2) East Lansing (6-3) at Battle Creek Central (7-2) Division 3 Region 2 – District 2 East Grand Rapids (4-5) at St. Joseph (8-1)          News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 6:35 Lowell (6-3) at Zeeland West (8-1) Region 3 – District 1 Sturgis (5-4) at Mason (9-0) Parma Western (6-3) at Jackson (5-4) Division 4 Region 2 – District 1 Paw Paw (4-5) at Edwardsburg (8-1) Niles (5-4) at Three Rivers (5-4) Region 2 – District 2 Vicksburg (5-4) at Hastings (8-1) Chelsea (5-4) at Charlotte (8-1) Division 5 Region 2 – District 1 Kalamazoo United (5-4) at Grand Rapids Catholic Central (8-1) Hopkins (5-4) at Berrien Springs (6-2) Division 6 Region 3 – District 1 Watervliet (6-3) at Grand rapids West Catholic (8-1) Buchanan (8-1) at Constantine (8-1) Division 7 Region 3 – District 1 Brandywine (4-5) at Lawton (7-2) Delton-Kellogg (4-5) at Schoolcraft (6-3) Division 8 Region 3 – District 1 Decatur (6-3) at Reading (7-2) White Pigeon (6-3) at Centreville (6-3) MHSAA – High School Football Playoffs – 8 Man Football Tonight Regional Semifinals – All games start at 7:00 8-Man Division 1 Region 3 Tekonsha (7-2) at Martin (7-2) Gobles (7-2) at Adrian Lenawee Christian (7-2) 8-Man Division 2 Region 4 Camden-Frontier (5-4) at Colon (9-0) Mendon (7-2) at Climax-Scotts (8-1) MHSAA – MHSAA Shuts down Bridgman exhibition game Bridgman was informed Thursday by the Michigan High School Athletic Association that their planned “exhibition game” against Grand Rapids Northpointe Christian could not be played.   Bridgman and Northpointe each are above the 215 student limit for teams to qualify for the 8-man playoffs.  The two schools were both 9-0 this season and planned on facing each other Friday night in Bridgman.  In a note to parents by Bridgman, The MHSAA said “that our game violated MHSAA bylaws. As a member district, the consequences of this event could lead to removal from the organization, thus potentially jeopardizing all of our student-athletes.”   Bridgman will instead host a community tailgate and recognize their senior players, cheerleaders and marching band members and an intrasquad scrimmage.  Bridgman has 14 players on their football team, out of 278 students at the school. Northpointe Christian has a total enrollment of 320.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NHL – National Hockey League Last Night Boston Bruins 5, Detroit Red Wings 1 Edmonton Oilers 6, Chicago Blackhawks 5 Bruins 5, Red Wings 1 – Marchand has 2 goals and an assist in return, Bruins roll Brad Marchand had two goals and an assist in his season debut and the Boston Bruins extended their winning streak to four games, beating the Detroit Red Wings 5-1 on Thursday night. Jeremy Swayman made 27 saves, David Pastrnak had a goal and two assists and Charlie Coyle and Craig Smith also scored to help Boston improve to 6-0 at home this season. Marchand returned after undergoing arthroscopic surgery in May to repair the cartilage in his hips. The 34-year-old forward was expected to be off the ice for six months. Instead, he was proclaimed good to return by Bruins coach Jim Montgomery following the morning skate. Adam Erne scored for Detroit. Oilers 6, Blackhawks 5 – Draisaitl’s late goal lifts Oilers over Blackhawks 6-5 Leon Draisaitl scored the tiebreaking goal with 37.6 seconds left and had two assists to lead the Edmonton Oilers past the Chicago Blackhawks 6-5 for their third straight win. Connor McDavid scored three goals and added an assist in his 12th career hat trick and second this season. Draisaitl scored from the right side of the net with goalie Alex Stalock down to settle a wild, penalty-filled contest and snap Chicago’s four-game winning streak. Saturday Minnesota at Detroit, 7:00 p.m. Chicago at Buffalo, 7:00 p.m. Sunday Minnesota at Chicago, 7:00 p.m. NBA – National Basketball Association Tonight Atlanta Hawks at Detroit Pistons, 7:00 p.m. Indiana Pacers at Washington Wizards, 7:30 p.m. Chicago Bulls at San Antonio Spurs, 8:30 p.m. Saturday Indiana at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m. Philadelphia at Chicago, 8:00 p.m. Sunday Golden State at Detroit, 6:00 p.m. NFL – National Football League – Week 8 Last Night Baltimore Ravens 27, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 22 Ravens 27, Buccaneers 22 – Jackson shines, Ravens beat Brady, struggling Bucs 27-22 Lamar Jackson threw for 238 yards and two second-half touchdowns to lead the Baltimore Ravens to a come-from-behind 27-22 victory over Tom Brady and the struggling Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Bucs lost for the fifth time in six games following a 2-0 start, and the 45-year-old Brady finds finds himself riding a three-game losing streak for the first time since 2002. Jackson beat the seven-time Super Bowl champion quarterback for the 2nd time in as many career meetings, directing TD drives of 77, 80 and 85 yards after Baltimore sputtered early and trailed 10-3 at halftime. Sunday Miami Dolphins at Detroit Lions, 1:00 p.m.                     Rock 107 WIRX 12:00 Chicago Bears at Dallas Cowboys, 1:00 p.m. Washington Commanders at Indianapolis Colts, 4:25 p.m. MLB – Major League Baseball – 2022 World Series (best of 7) Tonight Philadelphia (Nola 11-13) at Houston (Verlander 18-4), 8:03 p.m. MLB – Verlander, seeking 1st World Series win, opens for Astros Justin Verlander remains in search of his first World Series win after going 0-6 with a 5.68 ERA in seven Series starts. The 39-year-old right-hander starts for the Houston Astros on Friday night. Aaron Nola takes the mound for the Philadelphia Phillies, the first third-place team to reach a World Series. Verlander likely is headed to his third Cy Young Award in his first season back from Tommy John surgery, going 18-4 with a major league-best 1.75 ERA to give him a 244-133 record and a 3.24 ERA in 17 seasons. NCAAFB – College Football – Week 9 Saturday Notre Dame at (14) Syracuse, 12:00 p.m. Toledo at Eastern Michigan, 12:00 p.m. Michigan State at (4) Michigan, 7:30 p.m.   -News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM (U of M) 6:30, Superhits 103.7 Cosy-FM (MSU) 6:00 Western Michigan and Central Michigan are off NCAAFB – No. 4 Michigan motivated to stop 2-game skid vs Michigan State No. 4 Michigan is expected to rout rival Michigan State to stay undefeated and on pace to chase Big Ten and national championship goals. The Wolverines know better than to underestimate the Spartans. Mel Tucker is the first Michigan State coach to win his first two games against Michigan in the 114-game series, continuing a stretch of success that includes 10 wins in 14 games against the maize and blue. Jim Harbaugh is 3-4 in the rivalry as a coach. He says there’s no question recent results help get his players’ attention despite the Spartans’ struggles this season. NCAAFB – No. 16 Syracuse hosts Notre Dame; important game for both No. 16 Syracuse hosts Notre Dame on Saturday a week after the Orange suffered their first loss of the season, a six-point setback at No. 5 Clemson. The Orange will try to get back on track against the Irish, who have won four of five after starting the season with two losses. Syracuse is unbeaten in five games at home, while the Irish have a road victory over North Carolina, now ranked No. 21. FIFA – 2023 CONCACAF final set for SoFi Stadium in California The 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup final will be played at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, one of the sites of the 2026 World Cup. The Coliseum in Los Angeles hosted the Gold Cup final in 1991, 1996, 1998 and 2000, and the Rose Bowl in Pasadena was the site in 2002 and 2011. The confederation for North and Central America and the Caribbean will hold a draw for the tournament on April 14. Quarterfinals will be played July 8-9, and semifinals on July 12. Olympics – 2030 Winter Games – Vancouver’s shot at hosting 2030 Winter Olympics dims British Columbia’s government says it will not support Vancouver’s bid to hold the 2030 Olympics in the province. The move places Salt Lake City closer to bringing the Games back to Utah. BC’s minister of tourism, arts, culture and sports says the cost of staging an Olympics was the main reason the government could not support the effort. Canada’s Olympic committee is planning a Friday news conference. If Vancouver bows out, it would leave Salt Lake City and Sapporo, Japan, as the two remaining candidates. Salt Lake City hosted the Olympics in 2002 and has said some of the infrastructure from those games still in play.  Vancouver hosted the 2010 winter games. ECHL – ECHL Hockey Tonight Iowa Heartlanders at Kalamazoo Wings, 7:00 p.m. MCCAA – Junior College Athletics Last Night Women’s Volleyball Lake Michigan College3, Southwestern Michigan College 0 MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Boys Soccer – Regional Finals Division 1 at Portage Northern Rockford 2, Portage Central 1 Division 2 at Vicksburg Gull Lake 2, DeWitt 0 Division 3 at Grand Rapids South Christian Holland Christian 5, Paw Paw 0 Volleyball Edwardsburg 3, Brandywine 0 Three Rivers 3, Dowagiac 1 MHSAA – High School Football Playoffs – 11 Man Football Tonight District Semifinals – All games start at 7:00 Division 2 Region 1 – District 2 Portage Northern (6-3) at Byron Center (7-2) East Lansing (6-3) at Battle Creek Central (7-2) Division 3 Region 2 – District 2 East Grand Rapids (4-5) at St. Joseph (8-1)          News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 6:35 Lowell (6-3) at Zeeland West (8-1) Region 3 – District 1 Sturgis (5-4) at Mason (9-0) Parma Western (6-3) at Jackson (5-4) Division 4 Region 2 – District 1 Paw Paw (4-5) at Edwardsburg (8-1) Niles (5-4) at Three Rivers (5-4) Region 2 – District 2 Vicksburg (5-4) at Hastings (8-1) Chelsea (5-4) at Charlotte (8-1) Division 5 Region 2 – District 1 Kalamazoo United (5-4) at Grand Rapids Catholic Central (8-1) Hopkins (5-4) at Berrien Springs (6-2) Division 6 Region 3 – District 1 Watervliet (6-3) at Grand rapids West Catholic (8-1) Buchanan (8-1) at Constantine (8-1) Division 7 Region 3 – District 1 Brandywine (4-5) at Lawton (7-2) Delton-Kellogg (4-5) at Schoolcraft (6-3) Division 8 Region 3 – District 1 Decatur (6-3) at Reading (7-2) White Pigeon (6-3) at Centreville (6-3) MHSAA – High School Football Playoffs – 8 Man Football Tonight Regional Semifinals – All games start at 7:00 8-Man Division 1 Region 3 Tekonsha (7-2) at Martin (7-2) Gobles (7-2) at Adrian Lenawee Christian (7-2) 8-Man Division 2 Region 4 Camden-Frontier (5-4) at Colon (9-0) Mendon (7-2) at Climax-Scotts (8-1) MHSAA – MHSAA Shuts down Bridgman exhibition game Bridgman was informed Thursday by the Michigan High School Athletic Association that their planned “exhibition game” against Grand Rapids Northpointe Christian could not be played.   Bridgman and Northpointe each are above the 215 student limit for teams to qualify for the 8-man playoffs.  The two schools were both 9-0 this season and planned on facing each other Friday night in Bridgman.  In a note to parents by Bridgman, The MHSAA said “that our game violated MHSAA bylaws. As a member district, the consequences of this event could lead to removal from the organization, thus potentially jeopardizing all of our student-athletes.”   Bridgman will instead host a community tailgate and recognize their senior players, cheerleaders and marching band members and an intrasquad scrimmage.  Bridgman has 14 players on their football team, out of 278 students at the school. Northpointe Christian has a total enrollment of 320.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NHL – National Hockey League Last Night Boston Bruins 5, Detroit Red Wings 1 Edmonton Oilers 6, Chicago Blackhawks 5 Bruins 5, Red Wings 1 – Marchand has 2 goals and an assist in return, Bruins roll Brad Marchand had two goals and an assist in his season debut and the Boston Bruins extended their winning streak to four games, beating the Detroit Red Wings 5-1 on Thursday night. Jeremy Swayman made 27 saves, David Pastrnak had a goal and two assists and Charlie Coyle and Craig Smith also scored to help Boston improve to 6-0 at home this season. Marchand returned after undergoing arthroscopic surgery in May to repair the cartilage in his hips. The 34-year-old forward was expected to be off the ice for six months. Instead, he was proclaimed good to return by Bruins coach Jim Montgomery following the morning skate. Adam Erne scored for Detroit. Oilers 6, Blackhawks 5 – Draisaitl’s late goal lifts Oilers over Blackhawks 6-5 Leon Draisaitl scored the tiebreaking goal with 37.6 seconds left and had two assists to lead the Edmonton Oilers past the Chicago Blackhawks 6-5 for their third straight win. Connor McDavid scored three goals and added an assist in his 12th career hat trick and second this season. Draisaitl scored from the right side of the net with goalie Alex Stalock down to settle a wild, penalty-filled contest and snap Chicago’s four-game winning streak. Saturday Minnesota at Detroit, 7:00 p.m. Chicago at Buffalo, 7:00 p.m. Sunday Minnesota at Chicago, 7:00 p.m. NBA – National Basketball Association Tonight Atlanta Hawks at Detroit Pistons, 7:00 p.m. Indiana Pacers at Washington Wizards, 7:30 p.m. Chicago Bulls at San Antonio Spurs, 8:30 p.m. Saturday Indiana at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m. Philadelphia at Chicago, 8:00 p.m. Sunday Golden State at Detroit, 6:00 p.m. NFL – National Football League – Week 8 Last Night Baltimore Ravens 27, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 22 Ravens 27, Buccaneers 22 – Jackson shines, Ravens beat Brady, struggling Bucs 27-22 Lamar Jackson threw for 238 yards and two second-half touchdowns to lead the Baltimore Ravens to a come-from-behind 27-22 victory over Tom Brady and the struggling Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Bucs lost for the fifth time in six games following a 2-0 start, and the 45-year-old Brady finds finds himself riding a three-game losing streak for the first time since 2002. Jackson beat the seven-time Super Bowl champion quarterback for the 2nd time in as many career meetings, directing TD drives of 77, 80 and 85 yards after Baltimore sputtered early and trailed 10-3 at halftime. Sunday Miami Dolphins at Detroit Lions, 1:00 p.m.                     Rock 107 WIRX 12:00 Chicago Bears at Dallas Cowboys, 1:00 p.m. Washington Commanders at Indianapolis Colts, 4:25 p.m. MLB – Major League Baseball – 2022 World Series (best of 7) Tonight Philadelphia (Nola 11-13) at Houston (Verlander 18-4), 8:03 p.m. MLB – Verlander, seeking 1st World Series win, opens for Astros Justin Verlander remains in search of his first World Series win after going 0-6 with a 5.68 ERA in seven Series starts. The 39-year-old right-hander starts for the Houston Astros on Friday night. Aaron Nola takes the mound for the Philadelphia Phillies, the first third-place team to reach a World Series. Verlander likely is headed to his third Cy Young Award in his first season back from Tommy John surgery, going 18-4 with a major league-best 1.75 ERA to give him a 244-133 record and a 3.24 ERA in 17 seasons. NCAAFB – College Football – Week 9 Saturday Notre Dame at (14) Syracuse, 12:00 p.m. Toledo at Eastern Michigan, 12:00 p.m. Michigan State at (4) Michigan, 7:30 p.m.   -News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM (U of M) 6:30, Superhits 103.7 Cosy-FM (MSU) 6:00 Western Michigan and Central Michigan are off NCAAFB – No. 4 Michigan motivated to stop 2-game skid vs Michigan State No. 4 Michigan is expected to rout rival Michigan State to stay undefeated and on pace to chase Big Ten and national championship goals. The Wolverines know better than to underestimate the Spartans. Mel Tucker is the first Michigan State coach to win his first two games against Michigan in the 114-game series, continuing a stretch of success that includes 10 wins in 14 games against the maize and blue. Jim Harbaugh is 3-4 in the rivalry as a coach. He says there’s no question recent results help get his players’ attention despite the Spartans’ struggles this season. NCAAFB – No. 16 Syracuse hosts Notre Dame; important game for both No. 16 Syracuse hosts Notre Dame on Saturday a week after the Orange suffered their first loss of the season, a six-point setback at No. 5 Clemson. The Orange will try to get back on track against the Irish, who have won four of five after starting the season with two losses. Syracuse is unbeaten in five games at home, while the Irish have a road victory over North Carolina, now ranked No. 21. FIFA – 2023 CONCACAF final set for SoFi Stadium in California The 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup final will be played at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, one of the sites of the 2026 World Cup. The Coliseum in Los Angeles hosted the Gold Cup final in 1991, 1996, 1998 and 2000, and the Rose Bowl in Pasadena was the site in 2002 and 2011. The confederation for North and Central America and the Caribbean will hold a draw for the tournament on April 14. Quarterfinals will be played July 8-9, and semifinals on July 12. Olympics – 2030 Winter Games – Vancouver’s shot at hosting 2030 Winter Olympics dims British Columbia’s government says it will not support Vancouver’s bid to hold the 2030 Olympics in the province. The move places Salt Lake City closer to bringing the Games back to Utah. BC’s minister of tourism, arts, culture and sports says the cost of staging an Olympics was the main reason the government could not support the effort. Canada’s Olympic committee is planning a Friday news conference. If Vancouver bows out, it would leave Salt Lake City and Sapporo, Japan, as the two remaining candidates. Salt Lake City hosted the Olympics in 2002 and has said some of the infrastructure from those games still in play.  Vancouver hosted the 2010 winter games. ECHL – ECHL Hockey Tonight Iowa Heartlanders at Kalamazoo Wings, 7:00 p.m. MCCAA – Junior College Athletics Last Night Women’s Volleyball Lake Michigan College3, Southwestern Michigan College 0 MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Boys Soccer – Regional Finals Division 1 at Portage Northern Rockford 2, Portage Central 1 Division 2 at Vicksburg Gull Lake 2, DeWitt 0 Division 3 at Grand Rapids South Christian Holland Christian 5, Paw Paw 0 Volleyball Edwardsburg 3, Brandywine 0 Three Rivers 3, Dowagiac 1 MHSAA – High School Football Playoffs – 11 Man Football Tonight District Semifinals – All games start at 7:00 Division 2 Region 1 – District 2 Portage Northern (6-3) at Byron Center (7-2) East Lansing (6-3) at Battle Creek Central (7-2) Division 3 Region 2 – District 2 East Grand Rapids (4-5) at St. Joseph (8-1)          News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 6:35 Lowell (6-3) at Zeeland West (8-1) Region 3 – District 1 Sturgis (5-4) at Mason (9-0) Parma Western (6-3) at Jackson (5-4) Division 4 Region 2 – District 1 Paw Paw (4-5) at Edwardsburg (8-1) Niles (5-4) at Three Rivers (5-4) Region 2 – District 2 Vicksburg (5-4) at Hastings (8-1) Chelsea (5-4) at Charlotte (8-1) Division 5 Region 2 – District 1 Kalamazoo United (5-4) at Grand Rapids Catholic Central (8-1) Hopkins (5-4) at Berrien Springs (6-2) Division 6 Region 3 – District 1 Watervliet (6-3) at Grand rapids West Catholic (8-1) Buchanan (8-1) at Constantine (8-1) Division 7 Region 3 – District 1 Brandywine (4-5) at Lawton (7-2) Delton-Kellogg (4-5) at Schoolcraft (6-3) Division 8 Region 3 – District 1 Decatur (6-3) at Reading (7-2) White Pigeon (6-3) at Centreville (6-3) MHSAA – High School Football Playoffs – 8 Man Football Tonight Regional Semifinals – All games start at 7:00 8-Man Division 1 Region 3 Tekonsha (7-2) at Martin (7-2) Gobles (7-2) at Adrian Lenawee Christian (7-2) 8-Man Division 2 Region 4 Camden-Frontier (5-4) at Colon (9-0) Mendon (7-2) at Climax-Scotts (8-1) MHSAA – MHSAA Shuts down Bridgman exhibition game Bridgman was informed Thursday by the Michigan High School Athletic Association that their planned “exhibition game” against Grand Rapids Northpointe Christian could not be played.   Bridgman and Northpointe each are above the 215 student limit for teams to qualify for the 8-man playoffs.  The two schools were both 9-0 this season and planned on facing each other Friday night in Bridgman.  In a note to parents by Bridgman, The MHSAA said “that our game violated MHSAA bylaws. As a member district, the consequences of this event could lead to removal from the organization, thus potentially jeopardizing all of our student-athletes.”   Bridgman will instead host a community tailgate and recognize their senior players, cheerleaders and marching band members and an intrasquad scrimmage.  Bridgman has 14 players on their football team, out of 278 students at the school. Northpointe Christian has a total enrollment of 320.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NHL – National Hockey League Last Night Boston Bruins 5, Detroit Red Wings 1 Edmonton Oilers 6, Chicago Blackhawks 5 Bruins 5, Red Wings 1 – Marchand has 2 goals and an assist in return, Bruins roll Brad Marchand had two goals and an assist in his season debut and the Boston Bruins extended their winning streak to four games, beating the Detroit Red Wings 5-1 on Thursday night. Jeremy Swayman made 27 saves, David Pastrnak had a goal and two assists and Charlie Coyle and Craig Smith also scored to help Boston improve to 6-0 at home this season. Marchand returned after undergoing arthroscopic surgery in May to repair the cartilage in his hips. The 34-year-old forward was expected to be off the ice for six months. Instead, he was proclaimed good to return by Bruins coach Jim Montgomery following the morning skate. Adam Erne scored for Detroit. Oilers 6, Blackhawks 5 – Draisaitl’s late goal lifts Oilers over Blackhawks 6-5 Leon Draisaitl scored the tiebreaking goal with 37.6 seconds left and had two assists to lead the Edmonton Oilers past the Chicago Blackhawks 6-5 for their third straight win. Connor McDavid scored three goals and added an assist in his 12th career hat trick and second this season. Draisaitl scored from the right side of the net with goalie Alex Stalock down to settle a wild, penalty-filled contest and snap Chicago’s four-game winning streak. Saturday Minnesota at Detroit, 7:00 p.m. Chicago at Buffalo, 7:00 p.m. Sunday Minnesota at Chicago, 7:00 p.m. NBA – National Basketball Association Tonight Atlanta Hawks at Detroit Pistons, 7:00 p.m. Indiana Pacers at Washington Wizards, 7:30 p.m. Chicago Bulls at San Antonio Spurs, 8:30 p.m. Saturday Indiana at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m. Philadelphia at Chicago, 8:00 p.m. Sunday Golden State at Detroit, 6:00 p.m. NFL – National Football League – Week 8 Last Night Baltimore Ravens 27, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 22 Ravens 27, Buccaneers 22 – Jackson shines, Ravens beat Brady, struggling Bucs 27-22 Lamar Jackson threw for 238 yards and two second-half touchdowns to lead the Baltimore Ravens to a come-from-behind 27-22 victory over Tom Brady and the struggling Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Bucs lost for the fifth time in six games following a 2-0 start, and the 45-year-old Brady finds finds himself riding a three-game losing streak for the first time since 2002. Jackson beat the seven-time Super Bowl champion quarterback for the 2nd time in as many career meetings, directing TD drives of 77, 80 and 85 yards after Baltimore sputtered early and trailed 10-3 at halftime. Sunday Miami Dolphins at Detroit Lions, 1:00 p.m.                     Rock 107 WIRX 12:00 Chicago Bears at Dallas Cowboys, 1:00 p.m. Washington Commanders at Indianapolis Colts, 4:25 p.m. MLB – Major League Baseball – 2022 World Series (best of 7) Tonight Philadelphia (Nola 11-13) at Houston (Verlander 18-4), 8:03 p.m. MLB – Verlander, seeking 1st World Series win, opens for Astros Justin Verlander remains in search of his first World Series win after going 0-6 with a 5.68 ERA in seven Series starts. The 39-year-old right-hander starts for the Houston Astros on Friday night. Aaron Nola takes the mound for the Philadelphia Phillies, the first third-place team to reach a World Series. Verlander likely is headed to his third Cy Young Award in his first season back from Tommy John surgery, going 18-4 with a major league-best 1.75 ERA to give him a 244-133 record and a 3.24 ERA in 17 seasons. NCAAFB – College Football – Week 9 Saturday Notre Dame at (14) Syracuse, 12:00 p.m. Toledo at Eastern Michigan, 12:00 p.m. Michigan State at (4) Michigan, 7:30 p.m.   -News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM (U of M) 6:30, Superhits 103.7 Cosy-FM (MSU) 6:00 Western Michigan and Central Michigan are off NCAAFB – No. 4 Michigan motivated to stop 2-game skid vs Michigan State No. 4 Michigan is expected to rout rival Michigan State to stay undefeated and on pace to chase Big Ten and national championship goals. The Wolverines know better than to underestimate the Spartans. Mel Tucker is the first Michigan State coach to win his first two games against Michigan in the 114-game series, continuing a stretch of success that includes 10 wins in 14 games against the maize and blue. Jim Harbaugh is 3-4 in the rivalry as a coach. He says there’s no question recent results help get his players’ attention despite the Spartans’ struggles this season. NCAAFB – No. 16 Syracuse hosts Notre Dame; important game for both No. 16 Syracuse hosts Notre Dame on Saturday a week after the Orange suffered their first loss of the season, a six-point setback at No. 5 Clemson. The Orange will try to get back on track against the Irish, who have won four of five after starting the season with two losses. Syracuse is unbeaten in five games at home, while the Irish have a road victory over North Carolina, now ranked No. 21. FIFA – 2023 CONCACAF final set for SoFi Stadium in California The 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup final will be played at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, one of the sites of the 2026 World Cup. The Coliseum in Los Angeles hosted the Gold Cup final in 1991, 1996, 1998 and 2000, and the Rose Bowl in Pasadena was the site in 2002 and 2011. The confederation for North and Central America and the Caribbean will hold a draw for the tournament on April 14. Quarterfinals will be played July 8-9, and semifinals on July 12. Olympics – 2030 Winter Games – Vancouver’s shot at hosting 2030 Winter Olympics dims British Columbia’s government says it will not support Vancouver’s bid to hold the 2030 Olympics in the province. The move places Salt Lake City closer to bringing the Games back to Utah. BC’s minister of tourism, arts, culture and sports says the cost of staging an Olympics was the main reason the government could not support the effort. Canada’s Olympic committee is planning a Friday news conference. If Vancouver bows out, it would leave Salt Lake City and Sapporo, Japan, as the two remaining candidates. Salt Lake City hosted the Olympics in 2002 and has said some of the infrastructure from those games still in play.  Vancouver hosted the 2010 winter games. ECHL – ECHL Hockey Tonight Iowa Heartlanders at Kalamazoo Wings, 7:00 p.m. MCCAA – Junior College Athletics Last Night Women’s Volleyball Lake Michigan College3, Southwestern Michigan College 0 MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Boys Soccer – Regional Finals Division 1 at Portage Northern Rockford 2, Portage Central 1 Division 2 at Vicksburg Gull Lake 2, DeWitt 0 Division 3 at Grand Rapids South Christian Holland Christian 5, Paw Paw 0 Volleyball Edwardsburg 3, Brandywine 0 Three Rivers 3, Dowagiac 1 MHSAA – High School Football Playoffs – 11 Man Football Tonight District Semifinals – All games start at 7:00 Division 2 Region 1 – District 2 Portage Northern (6-3) at Byron Center (7-2) East Lansing (6-3) at Battle Creek Central (7-2) Division 3 Region 2 – District 2 East Grand Rapids (4-5) at St. Joseph (8-1)          News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 6:35 Lowell (6-3) at Zeeland West (8-1) Region 3 – District 1 Sturgis (5-4) at Mason (9-0) Parma Western (6-3) at Jackson (5-4) Division 4 Region 2 – District 1 Paw Paw (4-5) at Edwardsburg (8-1) Niles (5-4) at Three Rivers (5-4) Region 2 – District 2 Vicksburg (5-4) at Hastings (8-1) Chelsea (5-4) at Charlotte (8-1) Division 5 Region 2 – District 1 Kalamazoo United (5-4) at Grand Rapids Catholic Central (8-1) Hopkins (5-4) at Berrien Springs (6-2) Division 6 Region 3 – District 1 Watervliet (6-3) at Grand rapids West Catholic (8-1) Buchanan (8-1) at Constantine (8-1) Division 7 Region 3 – District 1 Brandywine (4-5) at Lawton (7-2) Delton-Kellogg (4-5) at Schoolcraft (6-3) Division 8 Region 3 – District 1 Decatur (6-3) at Reading (7-2) White Pigeon (6-3) at Centreville (6-3) MHSAA – High School Football Playoffs – 8 Man Football Tonight Regional Semifinals – All games start at 7:00 8-Man Division 1 Region 3 Tekonsha (7-2) at Martin (7-2) Gobles (7-2) at Adrian Lenawee Christian (7-2) 8-Man Division 2 Region 4 Camden-Frontier (5-4) at Colon (9-0) Mendon (7-2) at Climax-Scotts (8-1) MHSAA – MHSAA Shuts down Bridgman exhibition game Bridgman was informed Thursday by the Michigan High School Athletic Association that their planned “exhibition game” against Grand Rapids Northpointe Christian could not be played.   Bridgman and Northpointe each are above the 215 student limit for teams to qualify for the 8-man playoffs.  The two schools were both 9-0 this season and planned on facing each other Friday night in Bridgman.  In a note to parents by Bridgman, The MHSAA said “that our game violated MHSAA bylaws. As a member district, the consequences of this event could lead to removal from the organization, thus potentially jeopardizing all of our student-athletes.”   Bridgman will instead host a community tailgate and recognize their senior players, cheerleaders and marching band members and an intrasquad scrimmage.  Bridgman has 14 players on their football team, out of 278 students at the school. Northpointe Christian has a total enrollment of 320.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NHL – National Hockey League Last Night Boston Bruins 5, Detroit Red Wings 1 Edmonton Oilers 6, Chicago Blackhawks 5 Bruins 5, Red Wings 1 – Marchand has 2 goals and an assist in return, Bruins roll Brad Marchand had two goals and an assist in his season debut and the Boston Bruins extended their winning streak to four games, beating the Detroit Red Wings 5-1 on Thursday night. Jeremy Swayman made 27 saves, David Pastrnak had a goal and two assists and Charlie Coyle and Craig Smith also scored to help Boston improve to 6-0 at home this season. Marchand returned after undergoing arthroscopic surgery in May to repair the cartilage in his hips. The 34-year-old forward was expected to be off the ice for six months. Instead, he was proclaimed good to return by Bruins coach Jim Montgomery following the morning skate. Adam Erne scored for Detroit. Oilers 6, Blackhawks 5 – Draisaitl’s late goal lifts Oilers over Blackhawks 6-5 Leon Draisaitl scored the tiebreaking goal with 37.6 seconds left and had two assists to lead the Edmonton Oilers past the Chicago Blackhawks 6-5 for their third straight win. Connor McDavid scored three goals and added an assist in his 12th career hat trick and second this season. Draisaitl scored from the right side of the net with goalie Alex Stalock down to settle a wild, penalty-filled contest and snap Chicago’s four-game winning streak. Saturday Minnesota at Detroit, 7:00 p.m. Chicago at Buffalo, 7:00 p.m. Sunday Minnesota at Chicago, 7:00 p.m. NBA – National Basketball Association Tonight Atlanta Hawks at Detroit Pistons, 7:00 p.m. Indiana Pacers at Washington Wizards, 7:30 p.m. Chicago Bulls at San Antonio Spurs, 8:30 p.m. Saturday Indiana at Brooklyn, 7:30 p.m. Philadelphia at Chicago, 8:00 p.m. Sunday Golden State at Detroit, 6:00 p.m. NFL – National Football League – Week 8 Last Night Baltimore Ravens 27, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 22 Ravens 27, Buccaneers 22 – Jackson shines, Ravens beat Brady, struggling Bucs 27-22 Lamar Jackson threw for 238 yards and two second-half touchdowns to lead the Baltimore Ravens to a come-from-behind 27-22 victory over Tom Brady and the struggling Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Bucs lost for the fifth time in six games following a 2-0 start, and the 45-year-old Brady finds finds himself riding a three-game losing streak for the first time since 2002. Jackson beat the seven-time Super Bowl champion quarterback for the 2nd time in as many career meetings, directing TD drives of 77, 80 and 85 yards after Baltimore sputtered early and trailed 10-3 at halftime. Sunday Miami Dolphins at Detroit Lions, 1:00 p.m.                     Rock 107 WIRX 12:00 Chicago Bears at Dallas Cowboys, 1:00 p.m. Washington Commanders at Indianapolis Colts, 4:25 p.m. MLB – Major League Baseball – 2022 World Series (best of 7) Tonight Philadelphia (Nola 11-13) at Houston (Verlander 18-4), 8:03 p.m. MLB – Verlander, seeking 1st World Series win, opens for Astros Justin Verlander remains in search of his first World Series win after going 0-6 with a 5.68 ERA in seven Series starts. The 39-year-old right-hander starts for the Houston Astros on Friday night. Aaron Nola takes the mound for the Philadelphia Phillies, the first third-place team to reach a World Series. Verlander likely is headed to his third Cy Young Award in his first season back from Tommy John surgery, going 18-4 with a major league-best 1.75 ERA to give him a 244-133 record and a 3.24 ERA in 17 seasons. NCAAFB – College Football – Week 9 Saturday Notre Dame at (14) Syracuse, 12:00 p.m. Toledo at Eastern Michigan, 12:00 p.m. Michigan State at (4) Michigan, 7:30 p.m.   -News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM (U of M) 6:30, Superhits 103.7 Cosy-FM (MSU) 6:00 Western Michigan and Central Michigan are off NCAAFB – No. 4 Michigan motivated to stop 2-game skid vs Michigan State No. 4 Michigan is expected to rout rival Michigan State to stay undefeated and on pace to chase Big Ten and national championship goals. The Wolverines know better than to underestimate the Spartans. Mel Tucker is the first Michigan State coach to win his first two games against Michigan in the 114-game series, continuing a stretch of success that includes 10 wins in 14 games against the maize and blue. Jim Harbaugh is 3-4 in the rivalry as a coach. He says there’s no question recent results help get his players’ attention despite the Spartans’ struggles this season. NCAAFB – No. 16 Syracuse hosts Notre Dame; important game for both No. 16 Syracuse hosts Notre Dame on Saturday a week after the Orange suffered their first loss of the season, a six-point setback at No. 5 Clemson. The Orange will try to get back on track against the Irish, who have won four of five after starting the season with two losses. Syracuse is unbeaten in five games at home, while the Irish have a road victory over North Carolina, now ranked No. 21. FIFA – 2023 CONCACAF final set for SoFi Stadium in California The 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup final will be played at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, one of the sites of the 2026 World Cup. The Coliseum in Los Angeles hosted the Gold Cup final in 1991, 1996, 1998 and 2000, and the Rose Bowl in Pasadena was the site in 2002 and 2011. The confederation for North and Central America and the Caribbean will hold a draw for the tournament on April 14. Quarterfinals will be played July 8-9, and semifinals on July 12. Olympics – 2030 Winter Games – Vancouver’s shot at hosting 2030 Winter Olympics dims British Columbia’s government says it will not support Vancouver’s bid to hold the 2030 Olympics in the province. The move places Salt Lake City closer to bringing the Games back to Utah. BC’s minister of tourism, arts, culture and sports says the cost of staging an Olympics was the main reason the government could not support the effort. Canada’s Olympic committee is planning a Friday news conference. If Vancouver bows out, it would leave Salt Lake City and Sapporo, Japan, as the two remaining candidates. Salt Lake City hosted the Olympics in 2002 and has said some of the infrastructure from those games still in play.  Vancouver hosted the 2010 winter games. ECHL – ECHL Hockey Tonight Iowa Heartlanders at Kalamazoo Wings, 7:00 p.m. MCCAA – Junior College Athletics Last Night Women’s Volleyball Lake Michigan College3, Southwestern Michigan College 0 MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Boys Soccer – Regional Finals Division 1 at Portage Northern Rockford 2, Portage Central 1 Division 2 at Vicksburg Gull Lake 2, DeWitt 0 Division 3 at Grand Rapids South Christian Holland Christian 5, Paw Paw 0 Volleyball Edwardsburg 3, Brandywine 0 Three Rivers 3, Dowagiac 1 MHSAA – High School Football Playoffs – 11 Man Football Tonight District Semifinals – All games start at 7:00 Division 2 Region 1 – District 2 Portage Northern (6-3) at Byron Center (7-2) East Lansing (6-3) at Battle Creek Central (7-2) Division 3 Region 2 – District 2 East Grand Rapids (4-5) at St. Joseph (8-1)          News/Talk/Sports 94.9 WSJM 6:35 Lowell (6-3) at Zeeland West (8-1) Region 3 – District 1 Sturgis (5-4) at Mason (9-0) Parma Western (6-3) at Jackson (5-4) Division 4 Region 2 – District 1 Paw Paw (4-5) at Edwardsburg (8-1) Niles (5-4) at Three Rivers (5-4) Region 2 – District 2 Vicksburg (5-4) at Hastings (8-1) Chelsea (5-4) at Charlotte (8-1) Division 5 Region 2 – District 1 Kalamazoo United (5-4) at Grand Rapids Catholic Central (8-1) Hopkins (5-4) at Berrien Springs (6-2) Division 6 Region 3 – District 1 Watervliet (6-3) at Grand rapids West Catholic (8-1) Buchanan (8-1) at Constantine (8-1) Division 7 Region 3 – District 1 Brandywine (4-5) at Lawton (7-2) Delton-Kellogg (4-5) at Schoolcraft (6-3) Division 8 Region 3 – District 1 Decatur (6-3) at Reading (7-2) White Pigeon (6-3) at Centreville (6-3) MHSAA – High School Football Playoffs – 8 Man Football Tonight Regional Semifinals – All games start at 7:00 8-Man Division 1 Region 3 Tekonsha (7-2) at Martin (7-2) Gobles (7-2) at Adrian Lenawee Christian (7-2) 8-Man Division 2 Region 4 Camden-Frontier (5-4) at Colon (9-0) Mendon (7-2) at Climax-Scotts (8-1) MHSAA – MHSAA Shuts down Bridgman exhibition game Bridgman was informed Thursday by the Michigan High School Athletic Association that their planned “exhibition game” against Grand Rapids Northpointe Christian could not be played.   Bridgman and Northpointe each are above the 215 student limit for teams to qualify for the 8-man playoffs.  The two schools were both 9-0 this season and planned on facing each other Friday night in Bridgman.  In a note to parents by Bridgman, The MHSAA said “that our game violated MHSAA bylaws. As a member district, the consequences of this event could lead to removal from the organization, thus potentially jeopardizing all of our student-athletes.”   Bridgman will instead host a community tailgate and recognize their senior players, cheerleaders and marching band members and an intrasquad scrimmage.  Bridgman has 14 players on their football team, out of 278 students at the school. Northpointe Christian has a total enrollment of 320.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, on The W Podcast:James strikes out in Slowpitch SoftballIf there was a Mt. Rushmore of the WNBA--does Sue Bird make it? NCAA: Surprises and storylines in the College Baseball World Series, including Melendez being shut down for UT. But it looks like the Longhorns have a future #1 overall pick coming in to take over next year--find out why Joseph disagrees.MLB: Major League Baseball seems to have hit the dog days of summer a bit early as Mookie, Tatis, the Mets, Tyler O'Neil, and so many other injuries are happening all around the league. Golf: Is the LIV a legitimate long-term threat to the PGA tour? Or is it the next USFL?NFL: The hosts of The W agree that Tyreke's just making up stuff at this point to try and get more listeners on his podcast. 

098 Brett Harrison is the President of FTX.US, which recently raised $400 million at $8 Billion Valuation. Its parent company FTX, currently valued at $32 Billion, is one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in the world. FTX US partnered with top athletes like Tom Brady, Stephen Curry, it holds the naming rights of the Miami Heat Stadium, worked with MLB (Major League Baseball), Golden State Warriors, Mercedes F1 among others. Prior to FTX, Brett was the Head of Semi-Systematic Technology at Citadel Securities where he managed Options, ETF, ADR and OTC technology groups. Brett started his career at Jane Street, worked as the Head of Trading Systems Technology, and as senior software developer at Headlands Technologies LLC. He holds a Bachelor Degree and a Master Degree of Computer Science from Harvard University.  Check out our brand new YouTube Video Podcast!  https://www.SmartVenturePod.com IG/Twitter/FB @GraceGongGG LinkedIn:@GraceGong YouTube: https://bit.ly/gracegongyoutube Join the SVP fam with your host Grace Gong. In each episode, we are going to have conversations with some of the top investors, super star founders, as well as well known tech executives in the silicon valley. We will have a coffee chat with them to learn their ways of thinking and actionable tips on how to build or invest in a successful company. ===================== https://link.blockfolio.com/9dzp/stwlap68 Use code: smartventure

On this week's episode, I describe the effects of the MLB (Major League Baseball) lockout on me. My son and I also provide our 2022 MLB Standing predictions. How did the lockout affect you? How happy were you when the owners and players finally came to an agreement? What are you 2022 MLB Standing predictions? We'd love to hear from you! Please send us an email to not2seriouspodcast@gmail.com. Please enjoy!

In some ways, 2021 might have felt a bit like a reboot of 2020, but there were so many moments to be excited about. Let's look back before diving headfirst into 2022.1. The college sports landscape changed forever with the July ruling that allowed athletes to be paid for their name, image and likeness (NIL). Athletes like the Cavinder twins who play women's basketball at Fresno State were the first to take advantage of the ruling. Some athletes like Michigan running back Blake Corum and Iowa lineman Tyler Linderbaum used their NIL money to benefit a good cause, not just their wallets. 2. Mental health became a dinner table topic thanks to athletes like Simone Biles (gymnastics), Naomi Osaka (tennis) and Lane Johnson (NFL). Johnson took a leave from the Philadelphia Eagles to face his battle with depression head-on. Osaka withdrew from the French Open and Wimbledon to focus on her well-being. But the world saw just how the pressure impacted an athlete when Simone Biles battled the "twisties" in the Summer Olympics. She put her safety and her team first, withdrawing from the women's gymnastics all-around competition. 3. Sports fans continued to realize what so many already knew, women's sports are the place to be. Not only did viewer ratings soar for the WNBA (Women's National Basketball Association), women's college basketball championship game and the NWSL (National Women's Soccer League), but we saw the first college softball game on a major national network. The NFL and MLB (Major League Baseball) added more female coaches and front-office executives. In 2022, look for the women's college basketball tournament to use the coveted "March Madness" title for the first time. 4. The year brought us athletes who seem to get better with age. Tom Brady won the Super Bowl with his new team, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL – National Football League), in February at age 43. (And then celebrated with maybe one too many shots at the championship boat parade). At 46, Helio Castroneves won the Indy 500, and Phil Mickelson showed off his impressive 50-year-old calves on his way to a PGA (Professional Golfers Association) Championship win.   5. The delayed 2020 Summer Olympics gave the world the positivity and excitement we'd all been missing. COVID precautions meant athletes' families had to watch from the comfort of their couches, too, but the stories of athletes like Caeleb Dressel, Suni Lee and Katie Ledecky all brought us to our feet. The US topped the medal count with 113 total medals, 39 gold, including one from the US Men's Basketball Team, who continued their medal streak. Bonus: If you're a fan of F1 (Formula One) Racing, then you likely caught the race of the century when Max Verstappen beat out seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton for the 2021 championship. But did you know that Hamilton, the only Black F1 driver, is also a fan of fashion? He purchased a table at the Met Gala, which runs around $275,000, and filled it with three emerging Black designers to grow their reach.

In honor of Veterans Day, we salute our athlete veterans and say thank you for your service to all our veterans. Transcript 1. MLB (Major League Baseball) legend Ted Williams' put his hall of fame career on hold for three years of military service. In the middle of his 19-year baseball career, he opted out of baseball and into the Navy for three years. During his assignment to the Marine Corps, his piloting skills were as revered as his ability to swing a baseball bat. In 1952, he missed part of the season when he was called up to fight in the Korean War. He returned home and finished out his historic career in 1960. 2. Pat Tillman is likely this generation's most notable veteran. He walked away from a successful career with the Arizona Cardinals (NFL – National Football League) to join the Army after the terrorist attacks of 9/11. His brother joined the Army as well. Pat served with the Army Rangers until he tragically lost his life in action in 2004. 3. Before offensive lineman Alejandro Villanueva played for the Baltimore Ravens (NFL), he went to West Point and served as an Army Ranger Captain until 2015. He has had quite an impressive football career since then. Villanueva is one of few active professional athletes that are veterans. 4. Before Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in baseball with the Los Angeles Dodgers (MLB), he was drafted into the Army during World War II. While he never served overseas, he spent time at Fort Hood and Camp Breckinridge in Kentucky, where he served as an athletic coach. 5. Legendary "Coach K" - Mike Krzyzewski (pronounced Sha-chef-ski) - played basketball at West Point and served as a field artillery liaison to the infantry in the early 1970s at Camp Pelham. After his military career, he began coaching and was the basketball coach at West Point before leaving to coach the Duke basketball team. Krzyzewski, who also coached Team U.S.A., is the most successful coach in men's college basketball history and was inducted into the basketball hall of fame. Coach K will retire after the 2021-22 basketball season.

MLB – Major League Baseball – 2021 World Series – Best of 7 Last Night Atlanta Braves 7, Houston Astros 0                                          (ATL wins 4-2) Braves 7, Astros 0 – Braves win first World Series title since 1995 The Atlanta Braves have won their first World Series championship since 1995, hammering the Houston Astros 7-0 in Game 6.  Jorge Soler hit his third home run of the Series, a go-ahead three-run drive in the third off Luis Garcia, and Freddie Freeman and Dansby Swanson also connected. Max Fried allowed four hits over six innings for the win. Steadied by 66-year-old manager Brian Snitker, an organization man for four decades, the underdog Braves won the franchise's fourth title, about 9 1/2 months after Hall of Fame slugger Hank Aaron died on Jan. 22 at 86.  The loss left Houston's 72-year-old Dusty Baker still seeking his first title as a manager.  Former Chicago Cub Jorge Soler was voted MVP of the World Series. Soler hit .316 with three home runs and six RBIs. He became the first batter to lead off a World Series with a home run, hit a go-ahead, seventh-inning drive in Game 4 and put the Braves ahead in Game 6. MLB – Indians begin removing scripted name from stadium scoreboard The Cleveland Indians have begun removing the scripted logo atop the giant scoreboard at Progressive Field as they transition their name to the Guardians. Crews started dismantling the letters Tuesday, beginning with the “I” on the 80-foot-long sign. It's another step in the offseason change for the Major League Baseball team. The American League franchise had been known as the Indians since 1915 but announced earlier this year it was changing its name in a move prompted by a national reckoning on racist names and symbols. The removal of the letters is expected to take several days. The sing will be placed in storage and evaluate options for a permanent spot for it. NHL – National Hockey League Last Night Montreal Canadiens 3, Detroit Red Wings 1 Canadiens 3, Red Wings 1 – Suzuki, Allen lead Canadiens to 3-0 win over Red Wings Nick Suzuki had a goal and two assists, Jake Allen stopped 22 shots and the Montreal Canadiens beat the Detroit Red Wings 3-0. Josh Anderson scored his third of the season and Brendan Gallagher added an empty-netter for the Canadiens, who had lost three of their last four — all on the road. Allen got his second shutout of the season and 23rd of his career. Alex Nedeljkovic finished with 39 saves for the Red Wings. Tonight Carolina Hurricanes at Chicago Blackhawks, 8:30 p.m. NHL – Blackhawks hold settlement talks with former player's lawyer The Chicago Blackhawks have held settlement talks with the attorney for a former player who has sued the team. Kyle Beach accused an assistant coach of sexual assault in 2010 and the team largely ignored the allegations. Susan Loggans, an attorney who representse Beach, says the sides met for about an hour. She says there may be more talks. Loggans also is part of a second lawsuit against the team by a former high school student whom Brad Aldrich was convicted of assaulting in Michigan. NHL – Cheveldayoff says he was unaware of severity of allegations Winnipeg Jets GM Kevin Cheveldayoff says he was unaware of the severity of the sexual assault allegations made more than a decade ago against a former Chicago Blackhawks assistant coach. An investigation found Cheveldayoff was among a group of team leaders who discussed the allegations on May 23, 2010. The report released last week stated there was no evidence anything was done about the accusations after the meeting until then-team president John McDonough contacted the Blackhawks' director of human resources on June 14 — a delay that violated the organization's sexual harassment policy. Cheveldayoff, assistant GM and senior director of hockey operations with the Blackhawks at the time, said the allegations were presented as harassment rat...

NFL – National Football League – Week 8 Yesterday Philadelphia Eagles 44, Detroit Lions 6 San Francisco Giants 33, Chicago Bears 22 Tennessee Titans 34, Indianapolis Colts 31 – OT Eagles 44, Lions 6 – Eagles run for 4 TDs in 44-6 victory over winless Lions Boston Scott and Jordan Howard each had two touchdowns on the ground, helping the Philadelphia Eagles run over the Detroit Lions in a 44-6 win Sunday. The Eagles ended a two-game losing streak against a team that was very accommodating. The Lions go into their bye week as the NFL's only winless team. The break gives first-year coach Dan Campbell extra time to figure out how to avoid leading the league's first 0-17 team after being a tight end on the first 0-16 team in Detroit 13 years ago. Giants 33, Bears 22 – Garoppolo leads way as 49ers beat Bears 33-22 to stop slide Jimmy Garoppolo threw for 322 yards and ran for two touchdowns, and the San Francisco 49ers beat the short-handed Chicago Bears 33-22 to snap a four-game losing streak. Garoppolo led three touchdown drives in the second half and another possession that ended with a field goal. He scored from the 2 in the third quarter and ran it in from the 5 in the fourth to make it 30-22. Deebo Samuel had six catches for 171 yards. Elijah Mitchell carried 18 times for 137 yards and a touchdown, helping San Francisco win for the first time since beating both Detroit and Philadelphia on the road to start the season. Chicago lost its third straight. Titans 34, Colts 31 – Titans use late turnovers to pull off 34-31 OT win at Indy Randy Bullock made a 44-yard field goal in overtime to cap a wild finish in the Titans' 34-31 win at Indianapolis. The teams combined for two touchdowns in the final 86 seconds of regulation, setting up overtime before Carson Wentz threw a costly interception. Ryan Tannehill was 23 of 33 for 265 yards and three touchdowns as the 6-2 Titans overcame a quiet day from NFL rushing leader Derrick Henry, who was held to 68 yards on 28 carries. Other NFL Scores Green Bay 24, Arizona 21 Buffalo 26, Miami 11 Carolina 19, Atlanta 13 L.A. Rams 38, Houston 22 N.Y. Jets 34, Cincinnati 31 Pittsburgh 15, Cleveland 10 New England 27, L.A. Chargers 24 Seattle 31, Jacksonville 7 Denver 17, Washington 10 New Orleans 36, Tampa Bay 27 Dallas 20, Minnesota 16 Open: Baltimore, Las Vegas Tonight New York Giants at Kansas City Chiefs, 8:15 p.m. NFL – Dan Campbell takes blame for another ugly Lions loss For eight weeks, Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell has been consistent about one thing. When his team loses - and that's all it has done - he's going to take the blame. As usual, Campbell's players strongly disagreed. As usual, the problem was the inability to get the ball down the field. Tight end T.J. Hockenson finished with 10 catches for 89 yards, but Amon-Ra St. Brown was the only wide receiver to catch a pass. He had two receptions for 12 yards in the first half, then added a 34-yard reception in garbage time. NFL – Bears struggle with Mack sidelined, Nagy missing game The Chicago Bears missed coach Matt Nagy and his energy on the sidelines. But the defense seemed to be missing players like Khalil Mack and Eddie Jackson even more in a 33-22 loss to the San Francisco 49ers. The 49ers scored on seven straight possessions and made it two straight games for the Bears defense giving up more than 30 points.  Even Justin Fields' all-around effort couldn't prevent the Bears from losing their third straight, though he became the first Chicago quarterback since Bobby Douglass in 1973 to rush for 100 yards. MLB – Major League Baseball – 2021 World Series – Best of 7 Last Night Houston Astros 9, Atlanta Braves 5                                          (ATL leads 3-2) Astros 9, Braves 5 – Correa, Astros rally past Braves 9-5, cut WS deficit to 3-2 The Houston Astros have forced a Game 6 by turning an early 4-0 ...

NHL – National Hockey League Last Night Detroit Red Wings 3, Washington Capitals 2 – OT Toronto Maple Leafs 3, Chicago Blackhawks 2 – OT Red Wings 3, Capitals 2 – OT – Red Wings erase two-goal deficit, beat Capitals in overtime Robby Fabbri tied it early in the third period, captain Dylan Larkin scored in overtime and the Detroit Red Wings came back to beat the Washington Capitals 3-2. Larkin beat Vitek Vanecek 1:37 into OT. Adam Erne started the comeback with a goal in the second, and Thomas Greiss made 26 saves for the Red Wings. Alex Ovechkin scored his eighth goal of the season and Evgeny Kuznetsov his fifth to stake Washington to a 2-0 lead. Ovechkin's goal was the 738th of his career, putting him three back of Brett Hull for fourth on the NHL career list. Maple Leafs 3, Blackhawks 2 – OT – Maple Leafs snap losing streak in 3-2 OT win over Blackhawks William Nylander scored in overtime to lift the Toronto Maple Leafs over the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 on Wednesday. The Leafs snapped a four-game losing streak with the victory, and extended the Blackhawks' record to 0-6-1 since the start of the season. John Tavares and David Kampf also scored for Toronto, and Jack Campbell stopped 25 shots. Chicago got 36 saves from Kevin Lankinen, and goals from Kirby Dach and Alex DeBrincat. NHL – 'Animalism': Blackhawks scandal raises culture questions The former player at the heart of the Chicago Blackhawks assault scandal has come forward publicly. Kyle Beach tells TSN he felt “alone and dark” in the days following the alleged assault in 2010.  Earlier this week, a report detailed how senior team leaders badly mishandled Beach's allegations that an assistant coach sexually assaulted him. The ramifications now stretch beyond Chicago. Florida coach Joel Quenneville is slated to meet with NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman on Thursday. Winnipeg general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff also is planning to talk to the commissioner next week. Both were with the Blackhawks when the allegations were first reported to team leadership. NHL – Quenneville's meeting with Bettman may decide fate in Florida The Panthers are rolling this season but coach Joel Quenneville being named in a report detailing how the Chicago Blackhawks mishandled sexual assault allegations that an assistant on his staff sexually assaulted a player during the team's Stanley Cup run in 2010 could derail Florida's hopes. Quenneville was back on the ice with the Panthers on Wednesday. He's going to sit with NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman on Thursday, a meeting that'll probably determine his coaching future. The Panthers believe they have a Stanley Cup contender and say that continues to be their focus. MLB – Major League Baseball – 2021 World Series – Best of 7 Last Night Houston Astros 7, Atlanta Braves 2                                          (Series tied 1-1) Astros 7, Braves 2 – World Siri: Rookie propels Astros past Braves to tie Series Rookie Jose Siri sparked a team whose biggest stars took a while to shine, sending the Houston Astros to a 7-2 victory over the Atlanta Braves that evened the World Series at one game apiece. Jose Altuve doubled early, homered late and scored twice to break out at the plate. Siri's speed and aggressive play created havoc on the bases, leading to a four-run second inning that helped the Astros snap a five-game skid at home in the World Series. MLB – World Series opener viewers up 17.5% over last year's low Atlanta's 6-2 victory over Houston in World Series Game 1 drew an average of 10,811,000 viewers on Fox, up 17.5% from the record low of 9,195,000 for the Los Angeles Dodgers' opening 8-3 win over Tampa Bay last year. The Braves-Astros number was the second-lowest total to start a Series. Fox said Tuesday night's game averaged 11,077,000 viewers combined for Fox, Fox Deportes for Spanish-language coverage and Fox's streaming apps.

NHL – National Hockey League Last Night Detroit Red Wings 3, Washington Capitals 2 – OT Toronto Maple Leafs 3, Chicago Blackhawks 2 – OT Red Wings 3, Capitals 2 – OT – Red Wings erase two-goal deficit, beat Capitals in overtime Robby Fabbri tied it early in the third period, captain Dylan Larkin scored in overtime and the Detroit Red Wings came back to beat the Washington Capitals 3-2. Larkin beat Vitek Vanecek 1:37 into OT. Adam Erne started the comeback with a goal in the second, and Thomas Greiss made 26 saves for the Red Wings. Alex Ovechkin scored his eighth goal of the season and Evgeny Kuznetsov his fifth to stake Washington to a 2-0 lead. Ovechkin's goal was the 738th of his career, putting him three back of Brett Hull for fourth on the NHL career list. Maple Leafs 3, Blackhawks 2 – OT – Maple Leafs snap losing streak in 3-2 OT win over Blackhawks William Nylander scored in overtime to lift the Toronto Maple Leafs over the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 on Wednesday. The Leafs snapped a four-game losing streak with the victory, and extended the Blackhawks' record to 0-6-1 since the start of the season. John Tavares and David Kampf also scored for Toronto, and Jack Campbell stopped 25 shots. Chicago got 36 saves from Kevin Lankinen, and goals from Kirby Dach and Alex DeBrincat. NHL – 'Animalism': Blackhawks scandal raises culture questions The former player at the heart of the Chicago Blackhawks assault scandal has come forward publicly. Kyle Beach tells TSN he felt “alone and dark” in the days following the alleged assault in 2010.  Earlier this week, a report detailed how senior team leaders badly mishandled Beach's allegations that an assistant coach sexually assaulted him. The ramifications now stretch beyond Chicago. Florida coach Joel Quenneville is slated to meet with NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman on Thursday. Winnipeg general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff also is planning to talk to the commissioner next week. Both were with the Blackhawks when the allegations were first reported to team leadership. NHL – Quenneville's meeting with Bettman may decide fate in Florida The Panthers are rolling this season but coach Joel Quenneville being named in a report detailing how the Chicago Blackhawks mishandled sexual assault allegations that an assistant on his staff sexually assaulted a player during the team's Stanley Cup run in 2010 could derail Florida's hopes. Quenneville was back on the ice with the Panthers on Wednesday. He's going to sit with NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman on Thursday, a meeting that'll probably determine his coaching future. The Panthers believe they have a Stanley Cup contender and say that continues to be their focus. MLB – Major League Baseball – 2021 World Series – Best of 7 Last Night Houston Astros 7, Atlanta Braves 2                                          (Series tied 1-1) Astros 7, Braves 2 – World Siri: Rookie propels Astros past Braves to tie Series Rookie Jose Siri sparked a team whose biggest stars took a while to shine, sending the Houston Astros to a 7-2 victory over the Atlanta Braves that evened the World Series at one game apiece. Jose Altuve doubled early, homered late and scored twice to break out at the plate. Siri's speed and aggressive play created havoc on the bases, leading to a four-run second inning that helped the Astros snap a five-game skid at home in the World Series. MLB – World Series opener viewers up 17.5% over last year's low Atlanta's 6-2 victory over Houston in World Series Game 1 drew an average of 10,811,000 viewers on Fox, up 17.5% from the record low of 9,195,000 for the Los Angeles Dodgers' opening 8-3 win over Tampa Bay last year. The Braves-Astros number was the second-lowest total to start a Series. Fox said Tuesday night's game averaged 11,077,000 viewers combined for Fox, Fox Deportes for Spanish-language coverage and Fox's streaming apps.

NHL – National Hockey League Tonight Detroit Red Wings at Washington Capitals, 7:30 p.m. Toronto Maple Leafs at Chicago Blackhawks, 7:30 p.m. NHL – Blackhawks GM resigns, team fined after sexual assault probe An independent review has found that the Chicago Blackhawks mishandled allegations that an assistant coach sexually assaulted a player during the team's Stanley Cup run in 2010. Stan Bowman resigned as the Blackhawks' general manager and president of hockey operations in the wake of the report by a law firm hired by the team. The NHL fined the team $2 million for “the organization's inadequate internal procedures and insufficient and untimely response.” The former Blackhawks video coach was alleged to have sexually assaulted two players, with the front office knowing and doing nothing. Bowman also stepped down from his position as GM of the U.S. men's hockey team at the Winter Olympics. NHL – Blackhawks captain Toews enters NHL's COVID-19 protocol The Chicago Blackhawks put captain Jonathan Toews and Henrik Borgstrom in the NHL's COVID-19 protocol, giving the winless team five players on the list. Toews and Borgstrom missed practice after they joined fellow forwards Patrick Kane and Jujhar Khaira and defenseman Riley Stillman in the protocol. Assistant coaches Marc Crawford and Tomas Mitell are away from the team for the same reason. The use of the COVID-19 list doesn't necessarily mean any of the players or coaches tested positive. They could have been deemed a close contact of someone who tested positive. The team was 100% vaccinated at the start of training camp. MLB – Major League Baseball – 2021 World Series – Best of 7 Last Night Atlanta Braves 6, Houston Astros 2                                          (ATL leads 1-0) Braves 6, Astros 2 – Soler, Braves overcome Morton injury, top Astros in Game 1 Making his first start since testing positive for COVID-19, Jorge Soler became the first player to begin a World Series with a home run and the Atlanta Braves, despite the loss of pitcher Charlie Morton to a broken leg, hushed the Houston Astros 6-2 in Game 1. Boosted by a strong bullpen effort, a two-run homer by Adam Duvall and a late sacrifice fly from Freddie Freeman, the Braves coasted in their first Series appearance since Chipper Jones and the Big Three aces ascended in 1999. Jose Altuve, Carlos Correa and the Astros mostly looked lost at the plate. This is their third World Series in five seasons — and first since their illegal sign-stealing scheme was revealed. Tonight Atlanta Braves at Houston Astros, 8:09 p.m.                               (ATL leads 1-0) MLB – Manfred remains optimistic on labor; pitch clock encouraging Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred exchanged a handshake with players' union head Tony Clark on the field before the World Series opener and expressed optimism about reaching an agreement before the current deal expires Dec. 1 but did not detail any progress in talks that appear headed to a lockout. There is no evidence of progress toward an agreement, and many management officials and player agents have said they are prepared for a lockout if there is no deal when the current agreement expires. Clark said talks have been ongoing and he's “looking to take advantage of as many days as the schedule permits throughout the course of the next five-plus weeks or so to continue that dialogue.” MLB – Braves bullpen another long winning night in World Series G1 The relievers keep coming through for the Atlanta Braves. Left-hander A.J. Minter threw a career-high 43 pitches before three other relievers finished off Atlanta's 6-2 win over the Houston Astros in Game 1 of the World Series. Minter had to enter in the third after starter Charlie Morton departed with a broken right leg. Minter got the victory and was followed by Luke Jackson, Tyler Matzek and Will Smith. That is the same order of finish for the clinching games...

NHL – National Hockey League Tonight Detroit Red Wings at Washington Capitals, 7:30 p.m. Toronto Maple Leafs at Chicago Blackhawks, 7:30 p.m. NHL – Blackhawks GM resigns, team fined after sexual assault probe An independent review has found that the Chicago Blackhawks mishandled allegations that an assistant coach sexually assaulted a player during the team's Stanley Cup run in 2010. Stan Bowman resigned as the Blackhawks' general manager and president of hockey operations in the wake of the report by a law firm hired by the team. The NHL fined the team $2 million for “the organization's inadequate internal procedures and insufficient and untimely response.” The former Blackhawks video coach was alleged to have sexually assaulted two players, with the front office knowing and doing nothing. Bowman also stepped down from his position as GM of the U.S. men's hockey team at the Winter Olympics. NHL – Blackhawks captain Toews enters NHL's COVID-19 protocol The Chicago Blackhawks put captain Jonathan Toews and Henrik Borgstrom in the NHL's COVID-19 protocol, giving the winless team five players on the list. Toews and Borgstrom missed practice after they joined fellow forwards Patrick Kane and Jujhar Khaira and defenseman Riley Stillman in the protocol. Assistant coaches Marc Crawford and Tomas Mitell are away from the team for the same reason. The use of the COVID-19 list doesn't necessarily mean any of the players or coaches tested positive. They could have been deemed a close contact of someone who tested positive. The team was 100% vaccinated at the start of training camp. MLB – Major League Baseball – 2021 World Series – Best of 7 Last Night Atlanta Braves 6, Houston Astros 2                                          (ATL leads 1-0) Braves 6, Astros 2 – Soler, Braves overcome Morton injury, top Astros in Game 1 Making his first start since testing positive for COVID-19, Jorge Soler became the first player to begin a World Series with a home run and the Atlanta Braves, despite the loss of pitcher Charlie Morton to a broken leg, hushed the Houston Astros 6-2 in Game 1. Boosted by a strong bullpen effort, a two-run homer by Adam Duvall and a late sacrifice fly from Freddie Freeman, the Braves coasted in their first Series appearance since Chipper Jones and the Big Three aces ascended in 1999. Jose Altuve, Carlos Correa and the Astros mostly looked lost at the plate. This is their third World Series in five seasons — and first since their illegal sign-stealing scheme was revealed. Tonight Atlanta Braves at Houston Astros, 8:09 p.m.                               (ATL leads 1-0) MLB – Manfred remains optimistic on labor; pitch clock encouraging Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred exchanged a handshake with players' union head Tony Clark on the field before the World Series opener and expressed optimism about reaching an agreement before the current deal expires Dec. 1 but did not detail any progress in talks that appear headed to a lockout. There is no evidence of progress toward an agreement, and many management officials and player agents have said they are prepared for a lockout if there is no deal when the current agreement expires. Clark said talks have been ongoing and he's “looking to take advantage of as many days as the schedule permits throughout the course of the next five-plus weeks or so to continue that dialogue.” MLB – Braves bullpen another long winning night in World Series G1 The relievers keep coming through for the Atlanta Braves. Left-hander A.J. Minter threw a career-high 43 pitches before three other relievers finished off Atlanta's 6-2 win over the Houston Astros in Game 1 of the World Series. Minter had to enter in the third after starter Charlie Morton departed with a broken right leg. Minter got the victory and was followed by Luke Jackson, Tyler Matzek and Will Smith. That is the same order of finish for the clinching games...

NHL – National Hockey League – Season Opener Last Night Tampa Bay Lightning 7, Detroit Red Wings 6 – OT Lightning 7, Red Wings 6 – OT – Palat scores, lifts Lightning to 7-6 OT win over Red Wings Ondrej Palat scored with 2:17 left in overtime, lifting the Tampa Bay Lightning to a 7-6 comeback win over the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday night. Tyler Bertuzzi scored a career-high four goals to help the Red Wings take a three-goal lead three times. Tampa Bay rallied in the third period when Ross Colton, Nikita Kucherov and Alex Killorn scored in a four-minute span to make it 6-all. The two-time defending Stanley Cup champions were routed 6-2 in their opener by Pittsburgh and avoided opening a season with two losses for the first time since 2009. Tonight Chicago Blackhawks at New Jersey Devils, 7:00 p.m. NFL – National Football League – Week 6 Last Night Tampa Bay Buccaneers 28, Philadelphia Eagles 22 Buccaneers 28, Eagles 22 – Tom Brady throws 2 TD passes, Buccaneers beat Eagles 28-22 Tom Brady threw two touchdown passes, Leonard Fournette ran for two scores and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat the Philadelphia Eagles 28-22 on Thursday night. The defending Super Bowl champion Buccaneers (5-1) lost another cornerback when three-time All-Pro Richard Sherman left in the first quarter with a hamstring injury but their depleted defense held on after Jalen Hurts rallied the Eagles from a 28-7 deficit.  Playing with an injured thumb, Brady came out firing. The 44-year-old, seven-time Super Bowl champion tossed TDs on Tampa's first two drives while going 11 for 12 for 121 yards. Sunday Cincinnati Bengals at Detroit Lions, 1:00 p.m.                  Rock 107 WIRX 11:00 Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears, 1:00 p.m. Houston Texans at Indianapolis Colts, 1:00 p.m. NFL – Bengals, Lions aim to bounce back after losing on late kicks The Detroit Lions and Cincinnati Bengals have been on the wrong side of NFL history so far this season. The Lions became the first team to lose two games in the same season on game-winning kicks of 50-plus yards with no time left on the clock, and they did it in a three-week span. The Bengals were part of the first game that was marred by three potential winning field goals that failed to split the uprights in the fourth quarter or overtime. Both teams get a chance to bounce back Sunday at Ford Field. NFL – Bears eye share of NFC North lead with Rodgers, Packers The Chicago Bears have a chance to grab a share of the NFC North lead when they host Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers. It's an opportunity that would have been tough to envision a few weeks ago. The Bears hit a low point with a 26-6 loss at Cleveland. They managed just 47 yards for one of the lowest totals in NFL history. They bounced back by beating the Detroit Lions and Las Vegas Raiders. But wins over the Packers have been few and far between. Green Bay has won 19 of the past 22 meetings counting the playoffs. And the Packers are 21-5 against the Bears in games Rodgers has started. NFL – Bears place running back Damien Williams on COVID-19 list The Chicago Bears have placed running back Damien Williams on the reserve/COVID-19 list, putting his status for their game against the Green Bay Packers in question. The Bears are already missing their leading rusher with David Montgomery on injured reserve because of a sprained knee. Williams is second on the team with 137 yards and two touchdowns. He ran for 64 yards last week, helping the Bears win at Las Vegas. MLB – Major League Baseball – 2021 Playoffs Last Night National League Division Series – Best of 5 Los Angeles Dodgers 2, San Francisco Giants 1                         (LAD wins 3-2) Dodgers 2, Giants 1 – Dodgers beat Giants 2-1 in playoff thriller, advance to NLCS Cody Bellinger hit a tiebreaking single in the ninth inning and prized midseason acquisition Max Scherzer came out of t...

MLB – Major League Baseball – 2021 MLB All-Star Game, Coors Field, Denver, CO Last Night American League 5, National League 2 American 5, National 2 – AL makes it 8 straight wins The American League has earned its eighth consecutive All-Star Game victory.  Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Mike Zunino hit solo homers and Xander Bogaerts had two of the AL's nine hits in a 5-2 victory over the National League.  Marcus Semien put the junior circuit ahead to stay with an RBI single in the second, one inning before Guerrero went deep. Guerrero also poked an RBI grounder and Bogaerts added a run-scoring single.  Guerrero is the first Toronto Blue Jay to be named the MVP of the All-Star Game. J.T. Realmuto put the NL on the board with a solo shot in the fifth.  Jared Walsh made a sliding catch in left field on Kris Bryant's tricky liner with the bases loaded to end the eighth inning, keeping the AL ahead.  Angels star Shohei Ohtani made history as the first All-Star to be selected as both a pitcher and a hitter. He was the AL starting pitcher and worked a perfect first inning to get the win but finished 0-for-2 at the plate.  Corbin Burnes took the loss, yielding two runs and four hits over two frames.  The AL owns a 46-43-2 lead in the all-time series. MLB – Manfred: Banning defensive shifts would be restoring MLB Banning or limiting defensive shifts would be an effort to restore Major League Baseball to how it was played before offense was suffocated by analytics, according to baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred. Speaking before the All-Star Game to the Baseball Writers' Association of America, Manfred said seven-inning doubleheaders and starting extra innings with runners on second base likely will be dropped after this season. He said extending the DH to the NL could be possible. Manfred said MLB was considering having umpires explain video review decisions to fans at ballparks over the public-address system, similar to the procedure in the NFL MLB – Manfred: A's fate in Oakland to be decided in coming months Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred says the fate of the Athletics in Oakland will be determined in the next few months. A's owners have proposed a new ballpark in the Howard Terminal area of Oakland, and Manfred said if the stadium project is not approved, the team would move forward with either a move to Las Vegas or a wider relocation search. Manfred says “The Oakland process is at an end” and adds “This is the decision point for Oakland as whether they want to have Major League Baseball going forward.” NBA – 2021 NBA Finals – Best of 7 Tonight Phoenix Suns at Milwaukee Bucks, 9:00 p.m.                                         (PHX leads 2-1) NBA – Suns can hack and whack Giannis, but know he'll keep coming Giannis Antetokounmpo pointed to a pair of scratches, one on his forehead and the other on his cheek. Those NBA Finals battle scars are proof, he figures, that the frustrated Phoenix Suns are indeed fouling him. The Suns may be smacking and hacking him, but they sure aren't stopping the Milwaukee Bucks star. Coming off two straight 40-point performances, Antetokounmpo will try to help the Bucks even the series in Game 4 on Wednesday. He shot 17 free throws in Game 3. The Suns only had 16 as a team. The Suns know he will keep attacking no matter what. NBA – NBA Finals ratings up from 2020 pandemic, down from 2019 The NBA Finals has gained some, but not all of its audience back after last year's trip to the pandemic bubble. Ratings were way down last year when the Finals were held in October with no live audience watching the L.A. Lakers win the championship. This year, back closer to a normal time and with a live audience providing atmosphere, viewership was up 41% compared to the first three games of last year. Still, the opening games were down 34% from 2019, the last time there was a “normal” series and Toronto beat Golden State.

The ESPYs are like the Golden Globes – you get the best of both worlds. It's the one night of the year where athletes and celebrities gather to celebrate the achievements in the world of sports while giving us the summer red carpet we've all been missing. 1. Typically, the awards show takes place on a Wednesday in July after the MLB (Major League Baseball) All-Star Game, referred to as “Black Wednesday,” the one day a year where there are no live sports. This year, with leagues playing COVID adjusted schedules, there is no dark day to hold the event. So that means there will likely be no Olympians, MLB (Major League Baseball) or WNBA (Women's National Basketball Association) players or members of the Phoenix Suns or Milwaukee Bucks who are playing in the NBA (National Basketball Association) Finals in attendance. There's a chance the Stanley Cup Finals (NHL - National Hockey League) will be over by then, but it's not a sure bet.  2. Just because there will be no Megan Rapinoe and Sue Bird sighting on the red carpet, it doesn't mean you'll be disappointed. The fashion game will undoubtedly be impressive when Lindsey Vonn, Dwyane Wade and Gabrielle Union, Russell Wilson and Ciara and LeBron James (likely promoting Space Jam 2) step into the spotlight.    3. Unlike the Oscars, where you've never heard of most of the movies, the fans get a say who receives some of the awards like the best athlete in women's sports, best game and best team.    4. ESPN can put together a video package that'll pull at your heartstrings while leaving you inspired, and the awards at the ESPYs are no different. Here's a quick summary of each of the major awards: Chris Nikic, the first person with Down syndrome to complete a full IRONMAN triathlon, will receive the Jimmy V Award for Perseverance. Four-time WNBA champion and two-time Olympic medalist Maya Moore will receive the Arthur Ashe Award Courage Award. She is being recognized for her work to free Jonathan Irons, who she felt was wrongly convicted of a crime. She stepped away from her career to work to free him. (Ultimately, he was released). Manchester United (European soccer) star Marcus Rashford rallied Parliament during COVID to support children who received free lunch pre-pandemic, securing a $556 million grant to provide meals into 2021. For his work that impacted 1.7 million children, he will receive the Pat Tillman Award for Service. 5. Actor Anthony Mackie, known for his many movie roles but especially in the Marvel series, will add ESPY host to his lengthy resume. Mackie is expected to poke fun at some of the best athletes on the planet in his opening monologue, which could be scarier than any script he's encountered. Unlike most red carpet events, this one will take place at The Rooftop at Pier 17 at the Seaport in New York City.  Links: Website: www.lastnightsgame.com Shop at: www.lastnightsgame.com promo code SPORTSCURIOUS 7 must-read books for the summer: lastnightsgame.com/-summer-book-list-2021

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These sons and daughters are following in their fathers' footsteps while making their own name. Her dad, two-time Hall of Famer Rick Flair, is considered one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all time, and Charlotte Flair is living up to his legacy. The college volleyball player turned WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment) star has been a trailblazer for women in WWE, with nine championships to her name. “The Queen” was also the first WWE star to grace the pages of ESPN The Magazine's Body Issue. You can't have a list of famous fathers and their kids without mentioning the ultimate trio – the Manning crew. Dad, Archie Manning, was an NFL (National Football League) quarterback for 15 years. His quarterback sons Peyton and Eli have both won two Super Bowls. Their third brother Cooper is ‘only' a partner in a law firm and a TV personality. Cooper's son, Arch, is keeping the family name alive as an impressive high school football prospect. You'll not likely be able to miss the 6'6” Vashti Cunningham in next month's Summer Olympics. The high jumper is the daughter of Hall of Fame quarterback turned pastor Randall Cunningham. This will be the second Olympics for Vashti, who competed in Rio. She has long discussed how her dad is her rock as she competes at the highest levels. Laila Ali had big shoes to fill when she followed in her dad's footsteps. Her father was the one and only - the “World's Greatest” boxer Muhammed Ali. A boxing champion herself, she's also a television personality and fitness guru who has appeared on shows such as American Gladiator and Dancing With The Stars. But she doesn't stop there. Laila has her own line of seasonings (including the G.O.A.T seasoning), a skincare line and her own clothing line at Nordstrom. The future of baseball lies in the hands of the 22-year-old offspring of two baseball (MLB - Major League Baseball) legends. Vladimir Guerrero Jr, the son of Hall of Famer Vladimir Guerrero, follows in his father's footsteps, leading the league in home runs and all-star voting. Then there's San Diego Padres Fernando Tatis Jr (son of former MLB player Fernando Tatis). At a young age, he has already been on the cover of the “MLB The Show” video game, landed his own Gatorade commercial and is the leading vote-getter amongst shortstops for the all-star game. Links: Website: www.lastnightsgame.com Shop at: www.lastnightsgame.com promo code SPORTSCURIOUS 7 must-read books for the summer: https://lastnightsgame.com/-summer-book-list-2021

Vover's Harris Rubenstein addresses the recent MLB headlines regarding spider tack and other illegal substances used on baseballs and what Major League Baseball needs to do to face the issue head-on.Host: Harris RubensteinVoice your thoughts on this episode by downloading the Vover app here!

How far are you willing to go to save Mother Earth? Well for these teams, the sky’s the limit. 1. The Green Rovers, a soccer team from Western England, is leading the charge to go green. They claim the title as the only vegan football (i.e., soccer) club in the world. Since 2015, there have been no animal products for sale in the stadium. Some of the players eat non-vegan outside of the stadium (and there are paparazzi photos to prove it), but some have adopted the vegan lifestyle. The team is also the world’s first U.N. certified carbon-neutral sports club.  2. From medals made of recycled consumer electronics to recycled cardboard beds, expect the Tokyo Summer Olympics to set the bar high when it comes to a sustainable Games. Anyone can reduce their carbon footprint by using fuel-efficient vehicles and existing venues, but Japan is taking it one step further using post-consumer plastic packaging collected throughout Japan to create the medal podiums. Not to be outdone, organizers are aiming to achieve 100 percent renewable energy for the electricity used to power the Games. 3. Pocono Motor Speedway’s (NASCAR - National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing) green efforts not only benefit the earth but you. The raceway runs completely on solar power and has sheep for lawn mowers. But they have an industry-specific problem – what to do with as many as 600 used tires after a race? Answer – recycle. The recycled residue from old tires is used in everyday items such as portable speed bumps, the anti-fatigue mat in your kitchen or playgrounds. 4. Home field advantage for some sports teams is an urban farm. Fenway Park, one of the oldest stadiums in baseball, was granted its LEED certification. The home of the Boston Red Sox (MLB) also has a rooftop farm that generates 5,900 pounds of produce annually to be used in the stadium. The home of the San Francisco 49ers boasts a 27,000-square foot rooftop farm that generates 500 pounds of produce monthly.  5. The Cleveland Indians were the first MLB (Major League Baseball) team to install a wind turbine to power their stadium. Others have since followed. Although the Indians can boast that their stadium is 100 percent powered by renewable energy from wind power.

In this episode, we discuss the upcoming MLB (Major League Baseball) 2021 Season. We talk about spring training and offer our predictions on how all the teams will finish the season, along with who we think will enter the post season. Finally we provide our predications on who will wind the World Series. What are your thoughts on the upcoming 2021 MLB season? How do you think the teams will finish? Who do you think will win the world series? Please let us know by contacting us at not2seriouspodcast@gmail.com. Please enjoy!

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25 years ago this morning, Westwood One's America In the Morning with Jim Bohannon led their morning news magazine program with a segment George McNeilly broadcast the night before when Cal Ripken, Jr. broke Lou Gehrig's streak of 2,131 consecutive Major League Baseball games played.

Episode SummaryAs Major League Baseball gets closer to starting up this season, we visit with the CEO of the Toronto Blue Jays, Mark Shapiro, and his father, the “accidental agent” and sports insider Ron Shapiro. These two baseball lifers tackle the social and economic architecture of the sport, share personal stories of life in and around the game, and discuss the challenges people in baseball are facing to get back on the playing field. And one more thing - listening to the interplay between father and son will stick with you long after this episode of The Sydcast is done.Syd FinkelsteinSyd Finkelstein is the Steven Roth Professor of Management at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College. He holds a Masters degree from the London School of Economics and a Ph.D. from Columbia University. Professor Finkelstein has published 25 books and 90 articles, including the bestsellers Why Smart Executives Fail and Superbosses: How Exceptional Leaders Master the Flow of Talent, which LinkedIn Chairman Reid Hoffman calls the “leadership guide for the Networked Age.” He is also a Fellow of the Academy of Management, a consultant and speaker to leading companies around the world, and a top 25 on the global Thinkers 50 list of top management gurus. Professor Finkelstein's research and consulting work often relies on in-depth and personal interviews with hundreds of people, an experience that led him to create and host his own podcast, The Sydcast, to uncover and share the stories of all sorts of fascinating people in business, sports, entertainment, politics, academia, and everyday life. Mark ShapiroOver a career that spans 28 seasons, Mark Shapiro is one of the rare executives in Major League Baseball that has had the opportunity to lead and impact baseball, business, and league operations. Widely considered one of MLB's top executives, he was appointed as President & CEO of the Toronto Blue Jays in November 2015, following 24 seasons within the Cleveland Indians organization. Mark began his career in baseball in 1992 when he joined the Cleveland Indians as an assistant in Baseball Operations. He quickly moved up the ranks and spent five seasons (1994 to 1998) overseeing all aspects of the Indians' player development system as Director of Minor League Operations, before becoming Vice President of Baseball Operations & Assistant General Manager from 1999 to 2001. Following both the 2005 and 2007 seasons, Shapiro was named the Sporting News “Executive of the Year,” at the time the only active GM in MLB to win the award twice. In 2005 he was also named “Executive of the Year” by Baseball America, and after the 2006 season, the Indians organization was named “Organization of the Year” by TOPPS for the first time. In 2007, Mark was named to the elite “40 under 40” by Sports Business Journal, as well as being listed on Baseball America's “10 to Watch” list. Ronald M. ShapiroExpert Negotiator, Sports Agent, Attorney, Educator, New York Times Bestselling Author, and Civic Leader, Ron Shapiro attended Haverford College and graduated Cum Laude from Harvard Law School in 1967. USA TODAY called Ron Shapiro “one of baseball's most respected agent-attorneys,” and the Sporting News named him one of the “100 most powerful people in sports.” His impressive list of clients included more Hall of Famers than any other agent, including Cal Ripken, Jr., Jim Palmer, Brooks Robinson, Kirby Puckett, Eddie Murray, and 2009 AL MVP, Joe Mauer, who have collectively benefited from the more than one billion dollars in contracts that Mr. Shapiro has negotiated on their behalf. In addition, Mr. Shapiro is the Special Advisor to the owner of the NFL Baltimore Ravens, and has played similar roles for the General managers of the NBA San Antonio Spurs, Oklahoma City Thunder and the Brooklyn Nets. He has written multiple bestselling books, lectured at numerous top universities, has appeared as a negotiations expert on ABC's Good Morning America, ESPN's Mike and Mike in the Morning, and many other media outlets. Committed to public and civic matters, Mr. Shapiro has chaired over 25 boards of charitable and community organizations. Mr. Shapiro has received numerous special honors and recognitions, including recipient of The American Red Cross Lifetime Achievement Award in 2013. Mr. Shapiro's dispute resolution techniques have settled a major symphony orchestra strike, facilitated solutions to human relations problems, and resolved disputes in governmental, corporate, and major biotechnology challenges. Mr. Shapiro has negotiated on behalf of, or served as deal coach to, Fortune 500 companies, government agencies, sports teams, and entertainment and news personalities. Ron Shapiro is frequently cited by parties representing each side in a negotiation as the ultimate Win-Win negotiator.Insights from this episode:Details on how and why Ron Shapiro went from being a corporate securities lawyer to a sports agent in the mid 1970's and how he helped shape the role of sports agent as a player's advocate.How growing up in the world of baseball shaped Mark Shapiro's life and career.Differences between the financial structure of Major League Baseball versus other major league sports institutions.Strategies Major League Baseball is employing to continue to move forward not just during the COVID-19 but also maintain relevance in the future. Details on the biggest threat to Major League Baseball throughout its history and how that continues to impact the sport today.Quotes from the show:On being an agent in the 1970's: “Everything you did was groundbreaking because every new contract had a new implication.” – Ron Shapiro “That was a different time of agents. Agents now are about recruiting and retention; my father modeled agents as advocates.” – Mark ShapiroHow the Shapiro's approach negotiations: “In the corporate world, in the baseball world, in any world you want to do good deals and you want the other side to feel that they've got a good deal, but you want to have a working relationship to build on that after the fact.” – Ron ShapiroOn the effects of COVID-19: “Our country is becoming more and more divided economically and from a survival point of view.” – Ron ShapiroOn our future with COVID-19: “People make predictions, but that's all they are is predictions. We don't know where we're going with this.” – Ron ShapiroOn leading people during COVID-19: “I've tried to walk that line between the importance of being transparent and being open but still being hopeful and optimistic.” – Mark Shapiro“I've always thought, as a citizen of the world, you have a responsibility to be alert to what's going on and to try to help other people.” – Syd Finkelstein“When people view Major League Baseball they often don't understand that the major league team is just the tip of the spear and that there's an entire organization underneath.” – Mark Shapiro“We're not dealing with challenges that are unique to MLB [Major League Baseball] we're dealing with global challenges that people are facing at some scale and at some level throughout the entire world.” – Mark ShapiroOn dealing with the stress of COVID-19: “That's a principle that I think always applies; try to focus on things you can control and don't let all those other things make you crazy.” – Syd Finkelstein“We will not shut down. We will keep playing.” – Mark ShapiroStay Connected: Syd FinkelsteinWebsite: http://thesydcast.comLinkedIn: Sydney FinkelsteinTwitter: @sydfinkelsteinFacebook: The SydcastInstagram: The SydcastMark ShapiroTwitter: @MarkShapiroInstagram: @bluejaysRonald M. ShapiroTwitter: @ronaldmshapiroWebsite: shapirosher.comSubscribe to our podcast + download each episode on Stitcher, iTunes, and Spotify. This episode was produced and managed by Podcast Laundry (www.podcastlaundry.com)

Very excited to announce that Charlie Dunbar from Hitting Jackit will be on the show to discuss their revolutionary training tool. Their program in endorsed by MLB Major League Baseball!!!  A recap of the USSSA-Slowpitch Softball Smokey Mountain Classic which was claimed to be one of the best championship games every played... Also open forum about the upcoming ASA USA Softball Home Run Sports Border Battle !!! Who do you think will win this year??? Call the show & speak LIVE to our guest to talk some softball! (347) 637-3978 Listen to the show by using this link: Send us your questions via Facebook & Twitter !!       Hosted by: Cory Rider from Toe 2 Toe Softball  Follow Us On Social Media: Twitter: @Toe2ToeSoftball Instagram: @Toe2ToeSoftball Facebook:    Facebook.com/t2tsoftball