The Sports Rundown

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No one does wacky, unique and cool mascots like the MiLB, and we get into our favorites plus the rest of the weekends' sports news for you, sports fans! Check out the episode rundown:Mascot Monday - Minor League Edition (2:50)MLB: Dodger domination, slow pitchers, strikeout bonanzas, and triple plays (15:55)NBA: Curry 3's and Westbook triple-double ridiculousness, and a new player/owner combo (24:20)NHL:  Record breakers and old timers make waves on the ice (29:24)EPL:  Promotion, relegation and  the Manchester's battle it out (33:40)NFL: Pre-season workouts becoming more voluntary (37:25)Subscribe, Follow, Listen, Review ... and thank you!Contact: thesportsrundownpodcast@gmail.com

We honor a baseball icon this week, sports fans! Plus a VERY ACTIVE week of stories in the MLB, and we gear up for playoffs in basketball and hockey! Here's what's up in today's episode:This Week in Sports History (2:25)Teaching Moment: Jackie Robinson (12:00)MLB: perfect game heartbreak, Molina makes history, sad Cubbies, baseball rule experiments, and (of course) fun stats (17:50)Playoff picture in the NBA (36:17) and NHL (38:30)NFL: teams skipping voluntary workouts (41:40)NCAA: more player freedom when transferring schools (43:25)Olympics: slow vaccination puts the Games at risk (44:35)Subscribe, Follow, Listen, Review ... and thank you!Contact: thesportsrundownpodcast@gmail.com

Lots of records broken over the weekend, sports fans, and we are HERE FOR IT! Check out what's in today's episode:We introduce The Sports Rundown's official-unofficial mascot (0:03)Golf: The Masters fits a new champ (3:05)Mascot Monday:  Georgia minor leagues shenanigans (5:45)MLB: Fun stories within fun stories (12:30)NBA:  History broken and an NBA/MLB crossover (21:15)NHL:  Stanley Cup date TBD (27:00)Premier League:  Man City lost?! (29:15)NFL: Owners are $$$, and players that aren't have performance based pay (31:05)Subscribe, Follow, Listen, Review ... and thank you!Contact: thesportsrundownpodcast@gmail.com

We're sure there IS crying in baseball, sports fans, but not according to one of our favorite baseball movies (and MLB.com's too!) Today we take you on a sports journey, including:This Week in Sports History (1:50)NCAAB: March Madness wrap-up (15:40)MLB: All-Star game move, City Connect uniforms, Top 25 baseball movies, winners & losers in the first week, and baseball player vs. ostrich?! (19:30)Teaching Moment: MLB "true outcomes" (29:40)NBA:  Lakers get good news and '96 draft re-visited (35:05)NHL: Brotherly love on the ice (38:00)Premier League:  Relegation watch and a house divided (40:45)NFL: Jets make a big move (42.45)Golf: The Masters begins (44:03)Tennis: French Open delayed (44:50)Subscribe, Follow, Listen, Review ... and thank you!Contact: thesportsrundownpodcast@gmail.com

Spring is in the air, sports fans, and a half iced tea/half lemonade (aka an Arnold Palmer) is perfect for watching baseball, golf, or listening to this episode! We gotcha covered from the weekend in sports!Mascot Monday - Wisconsin Pro Edition (2:15)NCAAB: Final Four wrap up and Championship preview (12:30)MLB: Unwritten rules in action, cats in the Rockies and one-hit homers (20:45)NBA:  Blowouts in both conferences, Joel is back, and Jrue is staying in MKE (30:37)NHL: COVID strikes in Vancouver (35:05)Premier League: Top 4 race (36:25)NFL: Green Bay QB hosts Jeopardy and the League returns to the UK (37:22)Four Fun Facts: The PGA Majors (39:15)Contact: thesportsrundownpodcast@gmail.com

....take me out to the crooooowd!" Did you sing it in your head, too?  Happy Friday, sports fans, it is officially baseball season! As always we have LOTS of sports news, fun facts, history and teaching moments to discuss from the week (in order)!This Week in Sports History NCAA: Elite 8 wrap-up, Final Four preview, Roy Williams retires and Chris Beard heads home to AustinMLB: New rules, achievement possibilities, and mind-blowing unwritten rules!NBA: Playoff picture so far NHL: A losing streak ends (aka, we are still good luck charms!) while games played record is almost brokenPremier League: Manchester City’s chance to break a HUGE record in English footballNFL: Season expansion to 17 regular gamesContact: thesportsrundownpodcast@gmail.com

Happy Monday, sports fans! College basketball is starting to wind down but we have LOTS of other sports news, fun facts, history and teaching moments to discuss!NCAA: Sweet 16 round-up and Shaka Smart heads to MarquetteMascot Monday - March Madness Upset Edition, Volume TwoNBA: latest on trades and Spurs' Coach Pop hits a milestoneTeaching Moment - Longest Tenured Coaches in Big 4 historyNHL - playoff excitement, and one team doing teaching moments of their ownNFL free agency newsObscure sports news - Nathan Chen Contact: thesportsrundownpodcast@gmail.com

Happy Friday, sports fans! We have a full week in sports to cover for you, including:This Week in Sports History (super fun & crazy stories!)Sweet 16 preview and Title IX updateTeaching Moment - Elgin BaylorNHL referee uses outdoor voice indoorsPotential MLB pitching problems and UK baseball fandomWe guest on another podcast today, discussing all things The Mighty Ducks! Scroll down for the link!Contact: thesportsrundownpodcast@gmail.comClick here to get to "I Used To Like This One" and hear our Mighty Ducks episode!SpotifyAppleAmazon MusicGoogle PodcastsStitcher

How's you bracket looking, sports fans? We discuss all the up's, downs and in-betweens of this weekend's bracket-busting, buzzer-beating NCAA Tournament on today's episode ... and we aren't even through the second round yet! We also cover:Mascot Monday - March Madness Upset Edition, Volume OneFour Fast Facts about Title IXLebron James out indefinitely NHL father/son duo'sMLB changes the ball and we discover a unicorn on the LA AngelsLatest NFL free agency newsContact: thesportsrundownpodcast@gmail.com

We've waited 710 days for March Madness and it's finally here! It's like Christmas Day all over again! On today's episode we run down:Stats upon stats (and lots of fun facts) about the NCAA Men's Tournament to help you perfect your bracket before 12:00 EST today! This Week in Sports HistoryAnother record broken in the NBAAmericans impressing in the NHL (and more Mighty Ducks references)MLB on YouTube and St. Paddy's Day uniformsNFL free agency newsContact: thesportsrundownpodcast@gmail.com

Even though NCAA tournament finalists are now seeded, we say hold off on submitting your March Madness bracket for now, sports fans, and we explain why at the top of today's episode! We also discuss:NCAA Men's Tournament locationsMascot Monday - Underdog EditionNBA JeopardyNHL second half previewEPL relegation watch (continued)Farewell, Drew BreesStruggles and considerations for returning to live sports in a post-COVID worldContact: thesportsrundownpodcast@gmail.com

We are BACK and better than ever with Episode 17 (not 16, oops!) as we continue to bring you essential sports news, history, tidbits and fun facts - just with a new reporting format we'll think you'll love! Listen today all about:#FBF - This Week in Sports HistoryMarch Madness tourney finalists and new COVID protocolsMLB allowing fans and experiments on the rules of the gameNBA second half preview, Earned Edition Jerseys and Hall of Fame inducteesEPL relegation watch (and a Ted Lasso plug!)Dak Prescott record NFL signingTeaching Moment - pro sports salary capsContact: thesportsrundownpodcast@gmail.com

It's our last special edition of The Sports Rundown, all about March Madness!  We spend today's podcast giving our listeners a full overview on how the tournament came to be, how the brackets and seeding work, some information about each round of play, changes in venues over the years, and finally top it off with some fun facts about players, teams and records broken during the tournament.  You'll be watching the Big Dance this year fully informed! Subscribe, Follow, Listen, Review ... and thank you!Contact: thesportsrundownpodcast@gmail.com

Good morning, sports fans and newbies! Our second of three special edition episodes is our four-part teaching series all about the game of basketball condensed into one podcast! Clipped from episodes 3-6, we cover the rules of the game, the various positions, basketball terminology and the most common fouls and violations so you are ready to watch March Madness basketball with the skill of a pro! Subscribe, Follow, Listen, Review ... and thank you!Contact: thesportsrundownpodcast@gmail.com

We survived the winter storms and Texas blackout and are back with a special edition of The Sports Rundown, featuring all of the mascots from the AP Top 10 in Division One men's college basketball! These are schools you'll be hearing a lot about during the NCAA Tournament next week, so we thought featuring all of them in today's episode made so much sense. We hope you enjoy! Subscribe, Follow, Listen, Review ... and thank you!Contact: thesportsrundownpodcast@gmail.com

Welcome to the most weird and obscure Mascot Monday yet, sports fans! We discuss not one, not two, but FOUR mascots before we run down news from the weekend in the NBA, NCAAM, EPL, NHL and Australian Open. We give you Four Fun Facts about the longest sports rivalries in the Big Four U.S. professional sports leagues, and discuss the new NHL retro jerseys. Subscribe, Follow, Listen, Review ... and thank you!Contact: thesportsrundownpodcast@gmail.com

TGIF sports fans, we hope you're staying warm! Today we intro a new segment - 60 Second Story - all about why you should focus your NFL fandom onto the NHL (all in one minute ... ish). We cover the week's news in NBA, NCAAM, Aussie Open, hockey and a little soccer, do a Teaching Moment/Four Fun Facts about Europe's favorite winter sport, the biathlon, prep you with what to watch this weekend, and of course, review This Week in Sports History. Subscribe, Follow, Listen, Review ... and thank you!Contact: thesportsrundownpodcast@gmail.com

Happy Monday, sports fans! Today we wrap up the 2020-2021 NFL season by recapping the Super Bowl and our favorite commercials, we review the weekend in NBA, NCAAM, Hockey, Golf and EPL, give props to the city of brotherly love for Mascot Monday, and teach you all about the wonky tennis scoring system so you're ready to watch the Australian Open. Subscribe, Follow, Listen, Review ... and thank you!Contact: thesportsrundownpodcast@gmail.com

Oh, the Super Bowl! Today we preview Sunday's big game,  cover the week in NBA, NCAAM, Hockey and EPL, intro a NEW segment called Four Fun Facts (this time all about Super Bowl ads) and of course it's Flashback Friday so we talk This Week in Sports History.  And did you know there's a golf tournament this weekend that Happy Gilmore would be welcome at? That's covered in What to Watch! Subscribe, Follow, Listen, Review ... and thank you!Contact: thesportsrundownpodcast@gmail.com