Hooked on Sports

In today's podcast:

John reveals the group of seven teams in the NFL that he does not know what will happen to them in the 2025 season. They are all teams that should be good enough on paper to be contenders, but all of them are facing key questions that might remain unanswered for a while.

Today on Hooked on Sports:

John reacts to the biggest stories and movements that transpired during the 2025 MLB Trade Deadline, including the Padres, Mets, Yankees going for deep bullpens, the Phillies adding a pure fireballer in Jhoan Duran, the Mariners adding two big bats to their lineup, the Minnesota Twins' clearance sale, the Astros surprisingly getting Carlos Correa back from the Twins, the Giants sudden pivot from buyers to sellers, the White Sox holding onto Luis Robert, Jr., and more.

In today's podcast:

John issues grades to every team at the All-Star break, breaking down the standouts and disappointments with respect to every team's expectations, and the potential help they'll need at the trade deadline coming up in a couple of weeks.

Today on the podcast:

John returns from a summer break to begin previewing the 2025 NFL seasons by ranking each division from weakest to strongest, utilizing the rosters and coaching staffs to aid in evaluating the four teams in each division.

Today, the conference finals rounds in both the NBA and Stanley Cup playoffs commence. The podcast breaks down the key storylines and matchups with the series with John's picks for all of them. Which two of the Oklahoma City Thunder, Minnesota Timberwolves, New York Knicks, and Indiana Pacers will advance to the NBA Finals? And who among the Florida Panthers, Carolina Hurricanes, Dallas Stars, and Edmonton Oilers will take home their conference trophies within the next two weeks?

Today on the podcast:

John discusses what has been a wild 2nd round of the 2025 NBA playoffs, the Draft Lottery controversy, MLB reinstating Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson, the Rockies and Pirates firing their managers, NFL schedule release, and the Stanley Cup playoffs.

In Episode 349 of the podcast:

John goes over everything that has transpired in the 1st round of the NBA playoffs, such as the Los Angeles Lakers' exit, the Warriors-Rockets series, the Thunder and Cavs easily winning in sweeps, the Knicks-Pistons series featuring all competitive games and Jalen Brunson's clutch gene, and the Clippers and Nuggets set for a Game 7 tomorrow. He then discusses the Stanley Cup playoffs, headlined so far by Florida's domination over Tampa Bay, and all the series in the Western Conference being competitive, Vegas and Edmonton set for Round 2, and more. He then unveils which horse he is picking to win the Kentucky Derby, and what are the early storylines in baseball through 5 weeks of the season.

In today's podast:

John reacts to everything that transpired in the 2025 NFL Draft and reveals the teams that did well to situate themselves for this season and beyond as well as those that may have been short-sighted for the future. He covers the big stories like the stunning fall of QB Shedeur Sanders in the draft, the Jaguars trading up to draft WR/CB Travis Hunter, and the Giants trading up in the 1st round to select QB Jaxson Dart.

He will also tell you which rookies to look out that you should consider adding to your fantasy teams this season, and which current players benefited the most from their teams not drafting at their positions.

Draft Day has arrived in the NFL, and John unveils his picks for the 2025 NFL Draft from pick No. 1 to No. 32. He tells what he sees the biggest stories will be, the key players to watch where they land and the teams that will be players in the draft that can dictate the terms to better themselves ahead of the season this fall.

Mock draft begins at 19:09 on the pod.

Today on the podcast, John highlights the top stories in the world of sports, including the first week of the MLB season, the Atlanta Braves' historic 0-7 start, the introducction of the new "torpedo bats" into baseball, the dynamic NBA MVP race, all four No. 1 seeds made the Final Four in the NCAA Tournament, the push by some in the NFL to ban the "Tush Push" play, the big winners of NFL free agency so far, setting the scene on how the first round in the upcoming NFL Draft, and Alex Ovechkin closing in on the career goals leader in the NHL.