Bill Bender of The Sporting News joins Bernie to recap the first weekend of the NCAA Tournament. Bill takes a look at the Big Ten's poor showing with just one team out of eight qualifiers reaching the Sweet 16. Bill compares Purdue under Matt Painter to Missouri under Norm Stewart as Painter's teams usually find ways to lose in the tournament. Bill also tells Bernie what games he's most looking forward to in the Sweet 16.

Bernie questions why a lot of pundits are locking in Juan Yepez on the Opening Day 26-man roster. Bernie takes a look at who might get tabbed to replace Paul DeJong after he appears to be headed to the Injured List to start the season. He also makes a cry for Jake Woodford and Drew VerHagen to make the club over Dakota Hudson.

Bernie breaks down a busy weekend in St. Louis sports. Bernie talks about the significance of the Battlehawks drawing more than 35,000 fans to The Dome at America's Center, more than doubling what the other teams averaged over the weekend. He also looks at the significance of St. Louis CITY SC's 4-0 start and offers up his thoughts on Mizzou falling to Princeton in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

Bernie takes a look at who Oli Marmol will turn to as the backup catcher to open the 2023 season and how short Andrew Knizner's leash will be if he makes the team. Bernie then talks about why Illinois was never able to find traction this season and just how good Dennis Gates' performance has been in his first season at the helm of the Tigers.

Bernie chats with Hall of Fame baseball writer Rick Hummel who's in Florida covering Cardinals spring training and the World Baseball Classic. Rick makes a case for moving the World Baseball Classic so you're not faced with players missing most of Spring Training. He also looks at some of the Cardinals' battles for roster spots including if Paul DeJong will open the season on the active roster.

Bernie gives a quick update on the WBC and his thoughts on the talk surrounding Edwin Diaz's injury. Bernie then gives an update on how the analytic sites view the Missouri Tigers after their win against Utah State Thursday.

Bernie makes his way around the NCAA Tournament results from Thursday and early Friday, with special attention being paid to Mizzou's win over Utah State. Bernie also gives his thoughts on the Cardinals offensive outburst in their Spring Training game in Jupiter Friday afternoon.

The Bernie Show is live from Friendly's Sports Bar and Grill at 3971 Bayless Ave. in South St. Louis County. Bernie mentions some stats about the last couple decades of NCAA Tournament champions before revealing his pick to cut down the nets in Houston. Bernie then gives some betting advice regarding teams, conferences, and coaches in March Madness.

The Bernie Show is live from Friendly's Sports Bar and Grill at 3971 Bayless Ave. in South St. Louis County. Bernie gives his thoughts on Aaron Rodgers saying he wants to get traded to the Jets and how he got to that conclusion. Bernie also laments the fact that NFL teams keep hiring Bill Belichick assistant coaches to be head coaches when it never seems to end well.

The Bernie Show is live from Friendly's Sports Bar and Grill at 3971 Bayless Ave. in South St. Louis County. Bernie is joined by STL Post-Dispatch lead Blues writer Jim Thomas and they discuss what the rest of this year could entail along with a preview of next year and where the team's new additions and prospects could fit in. Jim also has a medical update after an incident in practice Wednesday.