Tom covers the Columbus Blue Jackets for The Athletic and joined Bruce on Thursday to discuss the ongoing turmoil between Panarin and the Blue Jackets front office. Should the Blue Jackets look to trade Panarin before the season or try to convince him to stay. Also...what about Bob?
Aaron covers the Blue Jackets for The Athletic.com and joined Bruce on Tuesday to discuss the sudden break-up between Barry Trotz and the Washington Capitals. Should the Blue Jackets consider bringing in Trotz in the event they can't reach an extension with John Tortorella?
Lance talks all things Cincinnati sports for ESPN 1350 and 700 WLW In the Queen City. Lance joined Bruce on Thursday to discuss the Bengals off season, Tyler Eifert's situation and the future of the Reds under Jim Riggleman.
Doug covers Cleveland Sports and Ohio State football for Cleveland.com, he joined Bruce on Tuesday to discuss LeBron's pending free agency, assigning fault in the Kyrie Irving trade and whether or not OSU told Joe Burrow he could NOT transfer to Nebraska.
The Voice of the Cleveland Indians joined Bruce on Friday to discuss the 2018 season so far and preview a big weekend series with the Tigers in Detroit. Tom says that the Indians bullpen will continue to be a work in progress throughout the season.
Chris and Bruce discuss President Trump's decision to un-invite the Philadelphia Eagles from their schedule White House visit. Chris says the players have the right not to go, and the President has the right to cancel the event if he knows nobody is going to show up.
Chris covers the Cavaliers for Cleveland.com and joined Bruce on Thursday to preview Game 1 of the NBA Finals. Do the Cavaliers have a prayer versus the Warriors considering the wacky season they had? Chris says the Cavaliers need to capitalize on a Warriors slip-up if they want to upset them in the Finals.
LT is a NFL HOF'er and a participant in the 2018 Memorial Tournament Pro-am, he joined Bruce on Wednesday to tak his HOF career, Joey Bosa's impressive start with the Chargers and his belief in John Dorsey to turn the Cleveland Browns around.
Jason covers the Cavaliers for the Athletic.com and joined Bruce on Wednesday while he was on the way out to Oakland for Game 1 of the NBA Finals. Jason says the Cavaliers can't run with the Warriors, so they'll have to be physical if they want to de-throne Golden State.
Joe covers the Cavaliers for Cleveland.com and joined Bruce to preview Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals. Joe also thinks that the Chris Paul hamstring injury has turned the Western Conference Finals in favor of the Warriors. Also, LeBron is reading "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho and Joe discussed what that book means to LeBron.
Doug covers Cleveland Sports and OSU football for Cleveland.com. He joined Bruce on Wednesday to discuss his mission to have OSU and Alabama play a regular season home-and-home, Joe Burrow choosing LSU over Luke Fickell and what the Cavaliers need to do in order to win game 5 in Boston.
Chris joined Bruce on Wednesday to discuss the rule changes approved by NFL owners that are designed to limit injuries on kickoffs. Also, how does Chris feel after HIS Warriors managed just 12 points in the 4th quarter of game 4?
Tony covers the Browns for ESPN Cleveland and joined Bruce on Friday to discuss HBO choosing the Browns for the upcoming season of "Hard Knocks". Tony thinks it's a good bet this season will start with Hue Jackson jumping in Lake Erie as a symbolic "cleansing" of past failures.
Chris covers the Cavaliers for Cleveland.com and the Plain Dealer. Chris joined Bruce on Thursday to discuss the Cavaliers issues in games 1 and 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals. Is it something the Celtics are doing right, or a bunch of things the Cavaliers are doing wrong that has Cleveland in an 0-2 hole?
Lance cover all things Cincinnati for 700 WLW and ESPN 1350, he joined Bruce on Thursday to discuss Joey Votto's candid comments about the Reds organization and Canadian Baseball. Lance also talks about the early impact Billy Price is having on the Bengals and what a long term fixture he could be on their OL.
Jason covers the Cavaliers for the Athletic.com and joined Bruce on Tuesday to preview game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals. Jason thinks that Tristan should start in place of Kyle Korver in game 2, because TT is better against Al Horford and Korver would provide a much needed scoring boost off the bench.
Chris and Bruce discuss Monday's 7-2 Supreme Court ruling that allows states to decide on their own whether or not to legalize sports gambling. Both agree that if done correctly, individual states can benefit from the increased revenue brought in from sports betting.
Dustin covers the Browns in Cleveland and joined Bruce on Wednesday to discuss what the team should do with the #1 overall pick. Dustin says he would take Baker Mayfield if it was his football team, but the risk is too much for the top overall pick.
Doug covers Ohio State Athletics for Cleveland.com and joined Bruce on Tuesday to discuss OSU's QB battle between Joe Burrow, Dwayne Haskins and Tate Martell. Ids the QB battle really as close as he's saying it is? What does the player NOT named starter do once the decision has been made? What should they do if NOT named Buckeyes starter versus Oregon State?
Tom covers the Columbus Blue Jackets for the Athletic.com and joined Bruce on Tuesday to preview game 3 between the CBJ and Capitals. Can the Blue Jackets go up 3-0 with a chance to sweep on Thursday at Nationwide Arena? If they want to win tonight on home ice, what do they need to NOT do versus Washington?
Aaron covers the Columbus Blue Jackets for the Athletic.com, he joined Bruce on Thursday to preview Game 1 between the CBJ and Washington Capitals. Can the Blue Jackets get into the Caps' heads with an early game 1 win with the pressure mounting on Barry Trotz to get a Cup with Alex Ovechkin? If Sergei Bobrovsky can't deliver in this post-season series, what will happen to him in the off-season???
The Blue Jackets captain joined Bruce on Wednesday to discuss his teams' mind-set heading into game 1 of their first round playoff series against the Washington Capitols.
Doug covers Buckeyes Football for Cleveland.com and the Plain Dealer. Doug joined Bruce on Tuesday to discuss OSU's spring football practice. With the Spring Game coming up on Saturday, what's going to be Urban's message to his 3 Quarterbacks before and after the scrimmage?
Aaron covers the Blue Jackets for the Athletic.com and joined Bruce on Monday to discuss the Jackets' heart-breaking 5-4 loss to the Penguins in OT. Porty says the team needs to rely on Sergei Bobrovsky to get over the Penguins, because they'll need to beat the Pens if they ever want to contend for a Stanley Cup.
Tim covers the Buckeyes for the Columbus Dispatch, he joined Bruce on Friday from St. Paul where OSU Men's Hockey lost in the Frozen Four. Tim thinks that Urban Meyer asked for an extension from OSU to show the country that he's not going anywhere anytime soon.
Doug covers the Buckeyes and Browns for Cleveland.com, he joined Bruce on Tuesday to give his thoughts on Villanova's win over Michigan, talk about the 3-man race at QB for the Buckeyes and wonders if Ohio State has any "great" wide receivers on the team.
Chris joined Bruce on Thursday to discuss the NFL's new rule that would assess a 15 yard penalty and possible ejection for those who lower their head to initiate contact. Because of his personal history and what he's seen, Chris thinks the new rule is long overdue. If coaches from the Pros down to youth leagues teach better tackling, this rule will only make things safer down the road.
Tom covers the Columbus Blue Jackets for the Athletic.com and joined Bruce on Wednesday to recap the CBJ's 7-3 win over the Edmonton Oilers. Tom thinks that if the Blue Jackets face the Penguins in the Stanley Cup playoffs, based on their current play, the Jackets could get the Pittsburgh monkey off their back.
Jason covers the Cleveland Cavaliers for the Athletic.com and joined Bruce on Tuesday from South Beach. Jason has been covering the Cavs for about 8 years, and they haven't won once in Miami in that tenure...does it change on Tuesday? Now that the Isaiah Thomas saga is over, where is the Cavaliers locker room in terms of relationships? Jason also gives an update on the status of Tyronn Lue.
Chris and Bruce discuss Spring Football at Ohio State. Urban Meyer says he's not sure who is going to start at Quarterback in the fall, Chris doesn't buy that. Also, Chris is more and more open to a potential trade the Browns could make with the Giants to land Odell Beckham Jr. in Cleveland.
