Joel, Sam and Eli take on the A Block to discuss the week's top headlines, including Spring Training, Rob Gronkowski's retirement and the NCAA's tallest star: Tacko Fall.

Sam joins Joel in Champaign for a special Block A-C hybrid to discuss with Eli the week's top headlines, including Mike Trout's record-shattering contract, what's in store for Mookie Betts and how we should all hope to be loved one day like Japanese fans love Ichiro Suzuki.

Joel, Sam and Eli keep it light on the C Block, talking Game of Thrones, Ed Sheeran and a chicken-killing weasel. (The team also responds to some listener's questions about True Detective Season 3, so if you don't want spoilers, skip forward to 8:30)

Joel, Sam and Eli use the B Block to take a deep-dive into the upcoming season for the National League, asking who's best positioned themselves for a long run into the playoffs.

Joel, Sam and Eli talk headlines from the week, including the oldest woman in the world, Antonio Brown going to the Oakland Raiders and Miggy Cabrera pulling off one of the oldest tricks in the book during preseason baseball.

Sam and Eli give Joel -- who doesn't have access to HBO -- a thorough recap of True Detective Season 3. Fair warning: This is everything you'd ever need to know about the season, so if you want to watch it on your own time, do not listen.

Joel, Sam and Eli take a deep-dive into the recent $300 million-plus deals happening in the MLB and debate whether players are overpaid in a sport where fans could becoming less and less important.

Joel, Sam and Eli talk headlines from the week, including top stories from MLB spring training, old-school Super Bowls and Jason Witten's return to the Dallas Cowboys.

Joel, Sam and Eli keep it light talking about Duke the dog mayor -- or, is it mayor of dogs? -- and whether King James will miss the NBA playoffs. Also, there's trivia and Eli gives his first update on Cincinnati chili (Spoiler: he might have eaten too much).

Joel, Sam and Eli go in-depth on the topic of sports betting, how it could send everyone to the poorhouse and whether it might create a new generation of sports fans.