Hooked on Sports

Today on Hooked on Sports,John revels in the New York Knicks winning their first NBA championship since 1973 following a 5-game series victory over the San Antonio Spurs. He discusses how the Knicks beat the Spurs in the series, the roster construction, Jalen Brunson winning Finals MVP with a heroic 45 point performance, where this individual team title ranks among recent champions, the Knicks' cultural impact on New York City, and the view from a New Yorker. Plus, how do the Spurs regroup for next year in what figures to be an interesting offseason.Plus, John discusses the start of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, and the Carolina Hurricanes winning their first Stanley Cup title in 20 years last night against the Vegas Golden Knights.

In today's podcast,John discusses the end of the 2nd round of the NBA playoffs and makes his picks for the Eastern and Western Conference Finals, which feature the Spurs, Thunder, Cavaliers, and Knicks. He then discusses the Sabres-Canadiens series, which will be decided on Monday, then the big baseball stories including the Yankees, Mets, Phillies, White Sox, Angels, Braves, and more, then quick hitters on Aaron Rai winning the PGA Championship and Napoleon Solo winning the Preakness at Laurel.

Today on Hooked on Sports:John goes over the events that told the big stories of the 1st round of the NBA playoffs, from the Orlando Magic and Boston Celtics each blowing 3-1 series leads, the Minnesota Timberwolves upsetting the Denver Nuggets, the Cleveland Cavaliers getting past the Toronto Raptors in a 7-game series, and more. Plus, he makes his picks and predictions for Round 2 of the NBA playoffs starting tonight, what he sees in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, a quick MLB roundup headlined by the Atlanta Braves' historic early-season success, and Golden Tempo winning the Kentucky Derby for Cherie DeVaux, the first female trainer ever to win her nation's most famous horse race.

Today on the podcast;John discusses the biggest stories going around the NBA ahead of Thursday's 3 p.m. trade deadline, including a shakeup of the cores in Memphis and Utah, plus a busy day on Tuesday for the Chicago Bulls, then where could we see Giannis Antetokounmpo be traded to if the Milwaukee Bucks trade him.Then, with the 2026 NFL head coaching carousel coming to an end, John offers his grades for each of the ten head coaching hires in the NFL over the past three weeks.

Today on Hooked on Sports:John is all over the wild weekend in sports, from Indiana’s runto perfection, NFL Divisional madness, the NFL coaching carousel, and MLB free agency news.1:00 Indiana defeats Miami in the national title game tocement a legendary Cinderella run to a championship and complete a perfect 16-0 season.12:45 Broncos defeat Bills in wild back-and-forth DivisionalRound matchup, Bo Nix breaks an ankle in his bone, Bills fire head coach Sean McDermott.21:41 Bears incredible season ends despite more 4thquarter heroics from Caleb Williams, Rams survive mistakes and advance to NFC Championship, Bears offseason questions.30:57 Seahawks throttle 49ers, showcase of their roster,while Patriots trounce Texans in rain, snow, and wind in Foxboro37:12 Falcons hire Kevin Stefanski, Dolphins hire JeffHafley, and Titans hire Robert Saleth as the new head coaches of their respective franchises, plus potential favorites for the Steelers and Browns vacancies emerge.45:45 Dodgers sign Kyle Tucker, Mets sign Bo Bichette, RedSox sign Ranger Suarez, Carlos Beltran’s Hall of Fame Day?

In today's podcast,John discusses the developing story from Pittsburgh that Mike Tomlin will no longer be the head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers following a 19-year stint with the franchise that saw zero losing seasons, the takeaways and offseason questions facing teams like the Steelers, Eagles, Chargers, and Packers, who were the best performers of Wild Card Weekend, the coaching carousel, including the rumors of John Harbaugh potentially coaching the New York Giants, as well as Mike McDaniel and Kliff Kingsbury getting interviews, the curious case of the Titans, the College Football Playoff National Championship Game set between Indiana and Miami, the Diamondbacks trading with the Cardinals for Nolan Arenado, the Cubs signing Alex Bregman, and the Kyle Tucker sweepstakes heating up with the Mets placing a formal offer for his services.

Today on Hooked on Sports:John recaps the insane drama in the AFC North as the Pittsburgh Steelers escaped as division champs after one of the craziest 4th quarters in a game you'll see, why the Steelers won and the Ravens lost, and what it means for both franchises going forward. He also discusses the roster construction of the Seattle Seahawks as the franchise rode that to the No. 1 seed in the NFC after they defeated the San Francisco 49ers to win the NFC West, then how the playoffs stack up with the matchups set for Wild Card Weekend, the Carolina Panthers winning the NFC South, the Atlanta Falcons firing both GM Terry Fontenot and HC Raheem Morris and why they got fired, and how unusual this regular season was across the NFL, with the stars that are not in the tournament this year.

Today on Hooked on Sports:John discusses some of the biggest games of Week 16 in the NFL, including battles for first place in the NFC West (Rams vs. Seahawks) and NFC South (Buccaneers vs. Panthers), a battle of first place teams in Denver as the Broncos host the Jaguars, and a key Sunday Night Football matchup with AFC East, AFC North, and potential No. 1 seed in the AFC potentially at stake as the Ravens host the Patriots.Then, John will pick every game in Week 16 in the NFL both straight up and against the spread