SportsVoice with Mike Formisano

Welcome back to SportsVoice with Mike Formisano as Week 1 of the NFL season comes to a close with Monday Night Football in Kansas City.

Mike breaks down the Chiefs’ win over the Denver Broncos, including the biggest question coming into the night: how healthy were Patrick Mahomes and Bo Nix? Mahomes answers those questions quickly, while Kansas City’s running game takes center stage behind a huge performance from Kenneth Walker.

From there, Mike looks at what the result could mean for the AFC West, why Kansas City may be right back in the middle of the AFC playoff picture, and why Denver could have a much tougher road ahead than expected.

He also checks back in on the rest of the league after Week 1, including the Giants, Jets, Bills, Ravens, Eagles, Bears and 49ers, before touching on the latest from Major League Baseball and the NHL.

The first week of the NFL season is officially in the books, and some teams already look very different from what we expected.

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Welcome to the 2026 NFL season preview on SportsVoice with Mike Formisano.

Mike breaks down the upcoming season with game-by-game predictions for the New York Jets and New York Giants, including where he expects both teams to finish, which matchups could swing their seasons, and whether either one has a realistic path to the playoffs.

He also looks across the league at the biggest storylines heading into Week 1, including the Ravens and Lamar Jackson, the Bills’ chances of finally breaking through in the AFC, the Broncos, Chiefs, Eagles, 49ers, Seahawks and Rams, and which teams could emerge as serious contenders.

Then Mike makes his picks for the division winners, playoff field, Super Bowl matchup and Super Bowl champion.

Will the Jets or Giants surprise people? Is this finally Buffalo’s year? Can San Francisco finish the job?

The predictions are in. Now the season gets to prove him right or wrong.

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Welcome back to SportsVoice with Mike Formisano for a full recap of Week 1 of the 2026 NFL season.

For New York football fans, the season could not have started much better. The Giants open the John Harbaugh era with a 28–20 win over the Dallas Cowboys, while Jackson Dart delivers a strong performance and the offense shows signs of real progress. Mike breaks down the Giants’ balance on offense, their defensive effort, and what this first win could mean moving forward.

Then it is on to the Jets, who start 1–0 with a convincing 23–10 victory over the Tennessee Titans. Geno Smith looks composed, Breece Hall controls the ground game, and the Jets finally give fans something to feel good about after years of frustration.

Mike also runs through the rest of the biggest Week 1 results around the league, including wins by the Bills, Bears, Ravens, Steelers, Bengals, Jaguars, Eagles, Vikings and Cardinals, before looking ahead to Monday Night Football and the Broncos–Chiefs matchup.

The Jets are 1–0. The Giants are 1–0. New York football fans may want to enjoy this while they can.

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Welcome back to SportsVoice with Mike Formisano for a look ahead at the 2026–27 NHL season and the three teams at the center of New York-area hockey: the Rangers, Islanders and Devils.

Mike breaks down the biggest questions facing each club as the new season approaches. Can the Rangers rebound under Mike Sullivan after a disappointing year? Do they have enough depth on defense behind Adam Fox and Igor Shesterkin? And can their new additions help push them back into the playoff picture?

On Long Island, the focus turns to the Islanders, Matthew Schaefer’s rise, the future of the captaincy, the development of the team’s younger players, and whether Peter DeBoer can get more out of a roster that has spent years hovering around the playoff bubble.

Then it is on to the Devils, where Jack Hughes, Luke Hughes, Nico Hischier, Jesper Bratt and company give New Jersey plenty of offensive firepower, but questions remain in goal. Mike also touches on the possibility of Quinn Hughes eventually joining his brothers in New Jersey and what that could mean down the road.

With an expanded 84-game schedule, a tough Metropolitan Division and plenty of uncertainty across all three franchises, which New York-area teams are built to make a run at the Stanley Cup Playoffs?

The puck is almost ready to drop.

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Welcome back to SportsVoice with Mike Formisano for a look at the Major League Baseball playoff race and the final Grand Slam of the tennis season.

Mike starts with the Subway Series between the Yankees and Mets, including the 25th anniversary of September 11 and the role both New York baseball teams played in helping the city recover in 2001. He also revisits some unforgettable moments from that postseason before turning back to the present-day race.

From there, Mike breaks down where the Yankees, Rays, Red Sox and the rest of the American League stand with only two weeks left in the regular season. Can New York catch Tampa Bay? What would a Yankees–Red Sox Wild Card matchup look like? And how dangerous could the Rays be in October?

He also checks in on the National League playoff picture, including the Braves, Phillies, Brewers, Dodgers and Padres, and looks ahead to what could be a wide-open postseason.

Then it is off to Flushing Meadows for the U.S. Open men’s final, where Ben Shelton’s run comes to an end against Alexander Zverev. Mike looks at Shelton’s tournament, the state of American tennis, and whether the next generation can finally produce another men’s Grand Slam champion.

Baseball is heading toward October, tennis has wrapped its Grand Slam season, and the fall sports calendar is only getting busier.

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Welcome back to SportsVoice with Mike Formisano for a full look at Week 2 of the 2026 college football season.

Mike breaks down the biggest story of the weekend as Arch Manning and Texas erase a 20-point deficit to stun No. 1 Ohio State, 24–23, with Manning delivering three fourth-quarter touchdowns in a statement performance. He also looks at what the loss means for Ohio State, where Texas belongs in the rankings, and how the result could shape the College Football Playoff race.

From there, Mike runs through the biggest games and storylines around the country, including Oregon’s stunning loss to Oklahoma State, Michigan’s rebound against Oklahoma, Alabama’s slow start against Kentucky, Miami’s dominant win, Indiana, Notre Dame, Georgia, Texas A&M, Penn State, Tennessee, Iowa and more.

He also breaks down the new AP Top 25, the early Heisman conversation, and some of the biggest matchups coming up next week, including Alabama–Florida State, LSU–Ole Miss and Syracuse–Pitt.

College football is already getting chaotic, and the conference schedules have barely begun.

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Welcome to the first episode of SportsVoice with Mike Formisano, a sports talk podcast covering the stories, games, teams, and moments that matter in New York and across the national sports landscape.

Mike introduces the show, shares his background in broadcasting and play-by-play, and explains how years of calling youth and high school sports brought him back behind the microphone. He also previews what listeners can expect from SportsVoice, including regular coverage of the NFL, NHL, MLB, NBA, college football, hockey, baseball, basketball, and more.

In this introductory episode, Mike also touches on the start of the NFL season, the baseball pennant races, New York’s Rangers, Islanders, Devils, Yankees and Mets, and why hockey will have a much bigger place on SportsVoice than it does on many traditional sports talk shows.

SportsVoice will bring a New York perspective without stopping at the New York border. Expect national stories, local angles, analysis, opinions, predictions, and plenty of sports conversation several times each week.

Welcome to SportsVoice. Let’s get started!

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