E696: We break down the 3 tiers in the NL West; Bucks shorthanded win vs. Clippers but can't shoot vs. GSW; Great article on Tom Izzo's son in The Athletic; Who gets the fourth #1 seed after UConn, Purdue and Houston; Russell Wilson gets released and Com

Home teams run the table in NBA and NHL game 1's (Bucks win without Giannis/Clippers win without Kawhi); Scheffler and Korda are making history in professional golf; 15 year old Miles Russell finishes 20th on Korn Ferry Tour and Guardians, Yankees, Braves and Brewers are off to hot starts in MLB.

Lakers, Kings, 76ers and Bulls win 1st play in games; Giannis likely to miss Game 1 for Bucks; Capitals win tie breaker over Red Wings (get last spot in East playoffs); McDavid 4th player in history with 100 assists; Brewers offense sparks an 11-6 start to the season with Cubs and Pirates also playing well.

Ohtani's interpreter stole $16MM; Coyotes move to SLC; Reds and Brewers off to good starts in NL Central; Higgins likely to play on Bengals franchise tag; Scheffler wins his 2nd Masters with a brilliant back nine by 4 over young stud Aberg and NBA regular season ends (Super young Thunder win the West and Mike's Bucks finish a disappointing third in the East.)

2024 Masters preview; Bucks can finish 2nd-4th with 2 games left while Nuggets get a huge W over T Wolves in super tight West; NFL Mock draft (do the Bengals go CB, OL or WR?); Will Scott Drew take over from coach Cal at UK?; and Are the Coyotes moving to Salt Lake City (next season?)

UConn repeats in Men's CBB- joins elite club with 6 national championships (all in the last 25 years); Coach Cal leaves UK for a big payday at Arkansas (who will replace him?); Dodgers, Braves, Yankees and Rangers top the MLB power ranking and Bri's Reds beat Dad's Brewers (2 Elly HR's.)

Celtics cruising (60+ wins) while Bucks lose 2 straight to bad teams; Bri still likes the Nuggets to defend while T Wolves ownership is a mess; Purdue vs. NC State could be a classic big man matchup while Bama will need a ton of 3's to hang with UConn; A's look to Sacramento while Brewers and Reds are both off to solid starts in the wide open NL Central.

Brewers and Reds off to good starts while: Bama (great 3 point shooting), UConn (30 straight point run), Purdue (Edey 40 pts/16 boards) and NC State (29 points from polar bear/ballerina Burns) move on to the Final 4.

Will the Pats trade pick #3?; Ohtani interpreter scandal (did anyone bet on baseball?); Reds win opening day behind Montas pitching and Martini hitting; UConn, Bama, Clemson and Illinois move onto Elite 8 and Bri likes Marquette, Purdue, Duke and Creighton to join them.

Will the Brewers keep 3 catchers? Reds injuries (Friedl and McClain) look to be short term. A number of great men's college hoops games this weekend but only #11 NC State is higher than a 6 seed.

Free Agency for Bengals, Packers and Jags; Brewers starting lineup and Ohtani betting scandal;  Preview of the AL West (Astros and Rangers both managing starting pitching injuries) and First two days of Men's March Madness (Mike's NU Wildcats win in OT, Oakland shocks UK and Yale shocks Auburn.)