Dirt & Sprague

Dirt disappoint Bronny picked USC and thinks his fellow Ducks fans are nuts for spinning this as a good thing for Oregon...What are the trap games for Pac-12 FB teams this season... The Commanders can't get out of their own way, and is Andrew Luck a Hall of Fame QB?

The Suns and Nuggets have provided the best played playoff series so far, will the winner of this series win the NBA Title? Plus, a bittersweet weekend at Churchill Downs and Dirt has a few MLB notes.

Sprague wonders at what point in the morning Dirt becomes fully engaged in the show...then we all enjoyed the Jokic-Ishbia fracas in game 4 of the Suns-Nuggets series. Are we now rooting for James Harden who saved the Sixers series Sunday. And Sprague finds the ESPN NBA studio shows unwatchable.

Plenty to wager on with the NBA and NHL Playoffs, Timbers at home and the most exciting 2 minutes in sports.

The guys are tired of the jealous backlash toward Deion...they preview an exciting weekend of NBA Playoff action, then make their picks in Spraguin' The Line. Plus, a tribute to departing head engineer Crazy Eyes McGinley.

Former FAN host Ian Furness checks into the Ticker from Seattle on the Kraken's playoff run taking the city by storm, are the 12s on board with the Seahawks draft, and are M's fans besides themselves with another slow start to the season.

Just how should fans evaluate their team's head coaching effectiveness in the NBA...then how the nuances of the new NBA CBA could increase parity in the league...Ian Furness from KJR in Seattle joins the Ticker with Kraken Fever, buzz over the Seahawks Draft and more. Plus, have the Kraken bridged the Seattle-Portland grudge.

Sprague's nightmare had Klay Thompson in a starring role, and can you watch a game if you don't rooting interest...plus, the 49ers-Eagles rivalry getting spicy. Bucks fire Mike Budenholzer...justified? And, should the Blazers be looking a Coach Bud or Nick Nurse rather than sticking with Chauncy?

Longtime Philadelphia radio host Spike Eskin returns to the Ticker as the Sixers earn a road split with the Celtics going back to Philly for games 3&4 of the ECSF. With Embiid back from injury are they the favorites in the East?

"Star Wars People", some deep dark gaming obsessions and NFL Futures tickets all on the board for Bet QL host Ken Barkley in his weekly visit