Sports reporter and columnist Marla Ridenour from the Akron Beacon Journal is special guest and talks about being a sports reporter when there are no sports to report on, and how reporting has changed since the Covid-19 has hit.

SPORTS ARE BACK! MLB, NBA, and NHL are finally back and Captain Bill and Dave are already concerned with run production, or lack of. Do bubble sports work better during Covid-19 or not? As more divisions in college football shut down will there be college football. All this and more.

It's nearly time to "PLAY BALL" as Captain Bill and Dave warm up the tubs o their TV's . There is also serious discussion of why fall prep sports should be cut or delayed.

This week On Sports Side Bar Captain Bill & Dave find we're a week away from the return of the MLB - with the NBA right behind. College football is cutting back games and should High School fall sports be cranking up when we're not even sure of how or when schools are opening.

Another week with Captain Bill & Dave talking sports with sports now just beginning to open up. What's up with the changes in the MLB and will be people flock to their TV's? Nascar, NBA, MLB, and the world of contract negotiations this week'sedition

Captain Bill and Dave wonder if it Is possible for the owners and the players of the MLB to agree to anything and is time running out for an 82 game season? Is the NBA really going to come back and will it all be played out in Orlando on Disney property or is this just another Micky Mouse proposal? All this and Mary Poppins this week in discussion

This week on Sports Side Bar Captain Bill and Dave look at what we know is going on with negotiations between the players union and the MLB. Will there be an agreement to play this 82 game schedule proposed? Nascar and professional golf are back bur are race drivers and golfers athletes?

Is the MLB giving us a snowjob like the one we had las weekend in Ohio? Yet another NEW plan for the baseball season that is to start around July 4th. With the amateur draft and minor league teams cut - what dies that say for the future of baseball. Is attending sport events safe even with social distancing? All this and more with Captain bill & Dave.

This week on Sports Side Bar Captain Bill & Dave talk about the late, great Don Shula and the opening of baseball with yet another plan to "Play Ball!"

This week on Sports Side Bar Captain Bill and Dave actually have some sports to talk about! The NFL Draft, It broke records as to people watching the draft on TV, maybe that will carry over here, or maybe not.