THE BLEACHER BRIEFINGS: Relocation For Revis Island, NBA Playoff Talk & Alvarez Remains Unbeaten
Apr 23, 2013•29 min
Episode description
In this week's edition of The Bleacher Briefings podcast, we discuss the trade that sent cornerback Darrelle Revis from the New York Jets to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the opening round of the NBA playoffs, and the much-anticipated unification bout for the WBC and WBA light-middleweight titles between Saul "Canelo" Alvarez and Austin "No Doubt" Trout!
- Revis Island Relocates: On Sunday, the Jets shipped star cornerback Darrelle Revis to Tampa Bay for the 13th overall pick in this year's draft and a conditional selection in 2014. Was this the right decision for New York, and which team got the better end of the deal? Hear our take.
- NBA Playoff Chat: The quest for the Larry O'Brien Trophy tipped off Saturday, as only 16 teams remain in the chase for professional basketball's ultimate prize. Can the Celtics, Warriors and Hawks bounce back from Game 1 losses? Do the Bucks, Lakers or Rockets have any chance of pulling an upset? We answer these questions and more in our opening round playoff talk.
- Alvarez-Trout Recap: On Saturday night, Saul Alvarez defeated Austin Trout by unanimous decision to unify the WBC and WBA light-middleweight titles. We break down the bout and discuss the questionable manner in which the judges scored it.
Plus:
We share our thoughts in regards to athletes using social media networks, and decide which quarterback was the bigger bust between Ryan Leaf and JaMarcus Russell!
All this and much more in this week's edition of The Bleacher Briefings podcast!
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