Podcasts about Sporting News

Steve and Jeff reported that the NCAA will keep the College Football Playoff at 12 teams for 2026. The guys criticized the scheduling for the National Championship Game. Jarrett Bailey, an NFL writer for The Sporting News, joined Sports Talk. Bailey broke down the AFC and NFC Championship Games and reported on the NFL's chaotic coaching cycle.

Steve and Jeff previewed the NFL's Conference Championship matchups. The guys questioned if Broncos head coach Sean Payton can make it to Super Bowl LX with backup quarterback Jarrett Stidham. Justin Melo, an NFL reporter for The Draft Network, joined Sports Talk. Melo broke down the upcoming Senior Bowl and evaluated his favorite prospects there. The guys interviewed Jarrett Bailey, an NFL writer for The Sporting News, about the AFC and NFC Championship Games. Steve and Jeff also reviewed the early national mock draft projections for the Saints.

A CFB end of season breakdown & a glimpse into 2026

Jarrett Bailey, an NFL writer for The Sporting News, joined Sports Talk. Bailey broke down the AFC and NFC Championship Games and reported on the NFL's chaotic coaching cycle.

Welcome back to The Jayhawker Podcast, hosted by Nate Bukaty. Today’s guest is Mike DeCourcy, college basketball columnist at The Sporting News since 1995. Nate and Mike dive into the current state of college basketball, break down the Big 12 landscape, and share predictions for how the rest of the season could unfold. They also discuss the Kansas Jayhawks, who are riding a hot three-game winning streak, and Mike gives his expert take on the future of Kansas basketball moving forward. The Jayhawker Podcast is presented by the University of Kansas Health System and by Xfinity, get the smartest WiFi only for Xfinity, imagine that!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome back to The Jayhawker Podcast, hosted by Nate Bukaty. Today’s guest is Mike DeCourcy, college basketball columnist at The Sporting News since 1995. Nate and Mike dive into the current state of college basketball, break down the Big 12 landscape, and share predictions for how the rest of the season could unfold. They also discuss the Kansas Jayhawks, who are riding a hot three-game winning streak, and Mike gives his expert take on the future of Kansas basketball moving forward. The Jayhawker Podcast is presented by the University of Kansas Health System and by Xfinity, get the smartest WiFi only for Xfinity, imagine that!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Sporting News' Bill Bender joins the show Looking ahead at the world of college sports The Top 5 at 5:00

Mark takes your calls and is joined by the Sporting News' Mike DeCourcey. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bill Bender, college football writer for the Sporting News, joins the program to talk CFP National Championship.

Hour 3 of JJ & Alex with Jeremiah Jensen and Alex Kirry. Bill Bender, college football writer for the Sporting News Utah Jazz vs Minnesota Timberwolves Baker Mayfield fires at Kevin Stefanski

JJ & Alex with Jeremiah Jensen and Alex Kirry on January 20, 2025. National Championship Game: Indiana vs Miami Jonathan Tavernari, former BYU Cougars forward Would You Rather? Steve Bartle, Utah Utes insider for KSL Sports Hot and Cold: NFL Divisional Round Edition The Top 10: Worst of the 2025 CFB Season Bill Bender, college football writer for the Sporting News Utah Jazz vs Minnesota Timberwolves Baker Mayfield fires at Kevin Stefanski

Bill Bender of Sporting News sizes up the national championship game matchup. Chuck and Heath look at multiple portal QB developments. Former Wake Forest coach Dave Clawson will be part of ESPN's coaches film room broadcast Monday night - he discusses that and more with Chuck.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bill Bender of The Sporting News has thoughts on what needs to change with the CFP -- Starting with the first round byes.

It's been a week of excellent cup victories for Manchester City. To celebrate, David Mooney is joined by Dom Farrell from Sporting News and City fan Chris Higginbottom. They discuss the 10-1 win over Exeter and then the 2-0 success in the first leg of the League Cup semifinal at Newcastle.It was the first time since 1987 that City scored double-figures in a game and, strangely, the scoreline matched the date (for only the 18th time in City's history)... but it was a remarkable bit of history-making from Pep Guardiola's side. At the same time, City were also on the receiving end of a VAR controversy, as the video assistant took five-and-a-half minutes to disallow what seems to be a perfectly reasonable goal at St James's Park.With trips to Manchester United and Bodø/Glimt to come, we hear from Jay Mottershead from The Stretford Paddock and Norwegian journalist covering Glimt, Stian Høgland to get some idea of what City can expect this week.Plus, as young players like Max Alleyne and Ryan McAidoo impress, we discuss what options Guardiola has for the upcoming games and how necessary it is for the club to move again in the transfer market this month, as Antoine Semenyo settles in very nicely.==========To get more podcasts or to listen without the ads, join our Patreon. It's just £2 per month for all the extra content and you can get a 7-day free trial first: https://www.patreon.com/BlueMoonPodcastAnd why not gift a Patreon subscription to a friend or family member? More details: https://www.patreon.com/BlueMoonPodcast/gift

It's time to get ready for the CFP Title Game on the latest episode of the Just End The Suffering podcast! Host Mike Phillips (⁠⁠⁠⁠@MPhillips331⁠⁠⁠⁠) kicks off the show by recapping all six games from Wild Card Weekend (2:03) and setting the stage for the Divisional Round of the playoffs. Mike is then joined by Bill Bender (⁠⁠⁠⁠@BillBender92⁠⁠⁠⁠) of The Sporting News to preview the CFP Title Game matchup between Indiana and Miami (16:25) as well as catch up on the latest college football news with the season coming to a close. Mike then makes his Divisional Round picks (39:05) with Ian Sacks (@IanRSacks) and examines a very mid Yankees' offseason (57:43) in the Two Minute Drill.Check out Bill Bender's ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠college football coverage⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for The Sporting News!Subscribe to the Just End The Suffering podcast on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Amazon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TuneIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠and⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!Subscribe to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Mike Phillips's channel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on YouTube!

Mark continues talking about Tomlin and the Steelers parting ways, and he gets more into it with Mike Decourcey of the Sporting News.

Mark continues talking about Tomlin and the Steelers parting ways, and he gets more into it with Mike Decourcey of the Sporting News. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

1/13/26: Sporting News' Bill Bender Talks CFP Semis Reactions, National Championship Preview & So Much More!

Happy Monday Edition of the Program!! College Football is not catering to the Fans but does it matter...Indiana serves notice and routes Oregon. The latest Transfer Portal News from the Buckeyes including breaking news during the Show. The Buckeye Hoops team and Blue Jackets split their weekend. Ohio State Women got a big win. The Buckeye Depth Chart for next season as of now. NFL Coaching hire cycle. The Steelers look for their first playoff win since 2017 tonight. Austin Ward, The Sporting News' Bill Bender, What's Up, Thing or Not a Thing, Weekend Blitz and 3 Things

This date in history, Bill Bender of the Sporting News chats Indiana-Miami, CFP expansion and more, Quick Hitters: Brooks Koepka back to the PGA & 16-team CFP field gains momentum, it was a thrilling Wild Card weekend in the NFL and does Indiana's success change how CFB teams should build their rosters. 

Mike DeCourcy, Reporter and Writer with The Sporting News, joins Dave Softy Mahler and Dick Fain to talk about the entire Demond Williams situation and how he can move forward, Sam Darnold being a candidate for the MVP award, and the discourse of fans.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this podcast: Dave, Payton, KP and David ring in 2026 with a loaded football show including:New York Daily News Reporter Antwan Staley joining the guys to talk: Black Monday in the NFL, The Ravens firing John Harbaugh, whats next for both, the curious case of Brian Flores, and preview Super Wild Card Weekend. (3:36-47:48)Sporting News own Bill Bender returns to break down all the kids in the transfer portal, how good Miami has been, can Ole Miss survive the outside noise, is Indiana the best team in college football, and which matchup do we wanna see in the championship game. (47:49-END) 

1/6/26: Sporting News' Bill Bender Recaps Ohio State's Season, Preview CFP Semifinals, Transfer Portal Drama & So Much More!

It's our final regular season Mike's Beer Bar pregame show podcast. Steelers vs. Ravens on Sunday Night Football for the AFC North. We speak with Steelers' tackle Dylan Cook, The Sporting News' Mike DeCourcy, Jeremy Conn of 105.7 The Fan in Baltimore, and Joe Rutter of TribLive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

12/30/25: Sporting News' Bill Bender Previews Cotton Bowl, Talks Ohio State 2003 National Championship Rematch & So Much More!

Bill Bender, college football writer for the Sporting News, joins the program to preview the quarterfinals of the College Football Playoffs and talks Kyle Whittingham to Michigan.

Hour 2 of JJ & Alex with Jeremiah Jensen and Alex Kirry. Jake Hatch filling in What's next for BYU? Bill Bender, college football writer for the Sporting News The Top 10: Leading Scorers in the NBA Currently

JJ & Alex with Jeremiah Jensen and Alex Kirry on December 30, 2025. Jake Hatch filling in Las Vegas Bowl: #15 Utah vs Nebraska NFL Blitz: Falcons stun the Rams on Monday night Would You Rather? What's next for BYU? Bill Bender, college football writer for the Sporting News The Top 10: Leading Scorers in the NBA Currently Steve Bartle, Utah Utes insider for KSL Sports Keyonte George should be an All Start Utah Jazz vs Boston Celtics

Tito & Justin Zwick hosting this morning, this date in history, Bill Bender of the Sporting News on Ohio State-Miami, CFP quarterfinals and more, Quick Hitters: Derrick Henry's greatness & OU promotes John Hauser, Michigan tabs Kyle Whittingham as their next head coach and we recap the weekend's NFL action. 

After a not-so-thrilling but very comfortable 3-0 win against West Ham, David Mooney is joined by Dom Farrell from Sporting News and Simon Bajkowski from the Manchester Evening News to discuss Manchester City's week.  Most of the talk has been off-the-pitch, with the news that City were looking at contingencies in case Pep Guardiola decided to leave at the end of this season... but then the manager spoke about it all at length in the press conference on Friday, so we look at what's been said and what it could mean for the end of his contract in 2027. It's Christmas week, so Mooney's also spent his weekend digging through the history books to look at some of the strangest facts and figures around City on December the 25th. Then we get insight into a, frankly, bizarre season so far for Nottingham Forest from journalist and Forest fan Nick Miller. And what's all this about coming back from the Christmas break "fatty"? ========== To get more podcasts or to listen without the ads, join our Patreon. It's just £2 per month for all the extra content and you can get a 7-day free trial first: https://www.patreon.com/BlueMoonPodcast And why not gift a Patreon subscription to a friend or family member? More details: https://www.patreon.com/BlueMoonPodcast/gift

12/23/25: Sporting News' Bill Bender Recaps CFP First Round, Previews Ohio State-Miami Rematch, National Title Favorites & So Much More!

Happy Friday Edition of the Program!! The Buckeyes sit and wait as the CFP gets underway tonight. An epic Thursday Night Football game last night and improbable win for the Seahawks. The CBJ 3rd period woes continue. We now know why OU fired their football coach. The Transfer Portal has hit Ohio State. Bill Bender of The Sporting News, Tim May, Doug Lesmerises, What's Up, Buckeye Blitz, Thing or Not a Thing, Know the Scores and 3 Things

12/16/25: Sporting News' Bill Bender Talks Transfer Portal Madness, College Football Playoff First Round & So Much More!

It's time to get ready for the College Football Playoff on the latest episode of the Just End The Suffering podcast! Host Mike Phillips (⁠⁠⁠@MPhillips331⁠⁠⁠) kicks off the show by weighing in on the sad state of New York's football teams (1:45) as the NFL regular season begins to wind down. Mike is then joined by Bill Bender (⁠⁠⁠@BillBender92⁠⁠⁠) of The Sporting News to preview the College Football Playoff (6:21) and react to one of the craziest regular seasons in recent memory. Mike then makes his Week 16 NFL Picks (26:14) with Giants' fan Justin Diaz and reacts to the Knicks winning the NBA Cup (56:58) in the Two Minute Drill.Check out Bill Bender's ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠college football coverage⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ for The Sporting News!Subscribe to the Just End The Suffering podcast on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Amazon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TuneIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠and⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!Subscribe to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Mike Phillips's channel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ on YouTube!

Morning Juice with Jeff 'Tito' Thitoff and Justin Zwick! The Browns and Bengals don't score any touchdowns in their losses, Fernando Mendoza is Indiana's first Heisman winner, Big names go down to injury in the NFL this weekend, and Bill Bender from The Sporting News joins us.

The Sporting News' Bill Bender joins the show The 2026 SEC Schedule has been released Four Vols earn AP All SEC Honors

Hour 3 of SportsTalk featured Vince Ferrara and Ryan Callahan talking all things college football with Bill Bender from the Sporting News.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bill Bender from the Sporting News joined Vince Ferrara and Ryan Callahan to breakdown the overall college football season as the post season is set to begin.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bill Bender, college football writer for the Sporting News, joins the program and breaks down the College Football Playoff bracket, and provides the latest on Sherrone Moore's firing at Michigan.

Hour 3 of JJ & Alex with Jeremiah Jensen and Alex Kirry. Bill Bender, college football writer for the Sporting News NFL Blitz: Can the Bucs solve their woes against the Falcons in primetime? Best and Worst of the Day

JJ & Alex with Jeremiah Jensen and Alex Kirry on December 11, 2025. Looking at the bowl match ups for all the locals Which Bowls can we get rid of? Would You Rather? Andre Tourigny, Utah Mammoth head coach Byrd Ficklin is staying at Utah Loogan Cooley injury update Bill Bender, college football writer for the Sporting News NFL Blitz: Can the Bucs solve their woes against the Falcons in primetime? Best and Worst of the Day

12/9/25: Sporting News' Bill Bender Talks, Bronko Nagurski Award Ceremony, Heisman Finalists Revealed, CFP Fallout, Notre Dame Rejects Bowl Game & So Much More!

Today in history, Bill Bender of the Sporting News recaps the CFB championship weekend and the CFP bracket, Quick Hitters: Penn State hires Matt Campbell, Daniel Jones tears his Achilles & the Jets miss the playoffs (again), breaking down Ohio State's loss to Indiana and what lies ahead in the college football playoff and what we think about the CFP bracket. 

CFB Chaos ahead Tech a sleeper?

It's championship weekend and chaos reigns. supreme in college football

Bill Bender from SportingNews to preview championship weekend and discuss the local teams including JMU who play tonight!

12.5.25 Hour 4 1:00- What should be the goal for the Commanders & Jayden Daniels down the stretch? 21:00- Bill Bender from SportingNews to preview championship weekend and discuss the local teams including JMU who play tonight!

EXCLUSIVE NordVPN Deal ➼ https://nordvpn.com/bluemoon Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! ========== What an insane week it's been. Trying to get to the bottom of why Manchester City lost control of two games against 17th and 18th in the table when they had a comfortable lead in both matches is, from Sporting News, Dom Farrell and, from Football365, Sarah Winterburn. They join David Mooney to discuss the chaos of the games with Leeds and Fulham. They also take a look at City's 'tactical time out', which has drawn attention this week. Did they actually benefit from the huddle at the side of the pitch when Gianluigi Donnarumma went down against Leeds? Is it more concerning that Leeds still equalised after it and the momentum in the game didn't change? Then, at Fulham, in all the madness, Erling Haaland broke the Premier League record to become the fastest player to score 100 goals in the competition. That and Phil Foden's recent form is up for discussion, too. With Sunderland up next, Ant Waterson from Roker Report speaks to the show about what to expect from their visit to the Etihad, and with Real Madrid also coming up there are fears of what might happen if City don't tighten up their grip on matches. ========== To get more podcasts or to listen without the ads, join our Patreon. It's just £2 per month for all the extra content and you can get a 7-day free trial first: https://www.patreon.com/BlueMoonPodcast And why not gift a Patreon subscription to a friend or family member? More details: https://www.patreon.com/BlueMoonPodcast/gift

The Sporting News' Bill Bender joins the show The Top 4 at 4:00

Lots to unpack on our newest show from the Lane Kiffin "telethon-like" coverage of whether he would stay or go from Ole Miss, huge football games on Thanksgiving in the NFL and for Ohio St. and Michigan for Fox Sports. Plus, we have a WILD, four day travel weekend for a broadcast host/producer to go over, too!It's all with T.J. Rives and guests on the "LWOS Media Podcast!"First, T.J. talks the Thanksgiving games and numbers and the speculation that continues about the size of the TV audiences for those. And, then the massive Buckeyes vs. Wolverines grudge match in Ann Arbor, MI for Fox Sports. Also, he has comments on the Erin Andrews comments/controversy about travel and missing out on things with your family and kids, etc.Then, there's plenty of talk on Lane Kiffin leaving Ole Miss (in the lurch) to take the LSU job with a great writer/columnist for the Sporting News in Mike Decourcy. The guys discuss how Kiffin didn't handle things well and also, the seemingly compromised ESPN broadcasters covering the story, as their employer ESPN paying the SEC billions of dollars. And, the announcers having the same agency represent them, as the SEC powerful coaches. DeCourcy does not hold back on all.Then, it's an all time travel weekend for massive NFL and College Footall for Brian Dancel of Elite Media Network and Compass Media Network and the coverage on the radio for four games in four days. It's amazing what he did on multiple planes, cars and hotels to make it happen.Hear it all on the "Last Word on Sports Media Podcast" and make sure to follow/subscribe on Apple/Spreaker/Spotify, etc.!