The BLS Podcast

In this week's Villanova Basketball Report, with Bob Long, Kevin Long, Tom Trainer, and K-Mac, we discuss Villanova's deflating loss against Butler, the anticipation and implications of Wednesday's tilt against Creighton, and Greg McDermott's misguided comments post-game from Saturday vs. Xavier (Start-50:09). K-Mac then asked four BIG EAST trivia questions that will be sure to challenge your knowledge (50:09-57:15). Kevin Long then highlighted this week's "Cat in the Wild," Donte DiVincenzo (57:15-1:03:06), and then we closed the show with our "Shootaround" Shout Out segment (1:03:06-Finish).

In this week's Villanova Basketball Report, with Bob Long, Kevin Long, Tom Trainer, and K-Mac, we discuss Villanova's bounce back week, with wins over St. John's and UCONN. The question of the week relates to the bench: Is the bench expanding, contracting, or shifting, and who truly is a reliable option off the pine? We also check in on Josh Hart's NBA success, answer some awesome college basketball history questions courtesy of K-Mac, and dish out some shout outs on the "Shootaround" segment.

In this week's Villanova Basketball Report, with Bob Long, Kevin Long, and Tom Trainer, we discuss Villanova's blowout loss to Creighton. We ask the questions "Is this Villanova team of 2-seed quality, how far can this team go in the NCAA Tournament, and can Villanova win without Collin Gillespie and Jeremiah Robinson-Earl playing at a top level?" (Start-36:10). Kevin Long then produced the "Cat in the Wild" segment, highlighting Saddiq Bey's recent success in the SBA (36:10-43:24). Finally, our "Shootaround" segment shouts out three big happenings in the sports world (43:24-Finish).

In this week's Villanova Basketball Report, with Bob Long, Kevin Long, and Tom Trainer, we discuss Villanova's loss to St. John's, take a status update on on the BIG EAST Conference, remember the life of John Chaney, and ask "Where are the Blue Bloods?"

In this week's Villanova Basketball Report, with Bob Long, Kevin Long, and Tom Trainer, we discuss Villanova's return to basketball post-COVID pause with wins over Seton Hall and Providence, and upcoming games against UCONN and Providence (Start-20:47). Next, Bob goes to the whiteboard for V's and O's, to breakdown how Villanova's guards adjusted to Providence's defense running shooters off the 3-point line(20:47-25:52). Kevin then highlights this week's "Cat in the Wild," and Tom has a trivia question for us (25:52-35:18). In the "Shootaround," we discuss the changing landscape of broadcast and digital media rights, and where the future is headed with the sunset of NBC Sports Network (35:18-Finish).

In this special edition of the Nittany Lion Sports Report, Ryan Wills joins us to discuss his path to Penn State as a Preferred Run-On in the Class of 2021.

In this week's Villanova Basketball Report, with Bob Long, Kevin Long, Tom Trainer, and K-Mac, we discuss Villanova's basketball program heading to a second Pause, with postponement of the next three games (Start-8:34). Next, the news of the NCAA Tournament being played in Indiana and in a bubble is discussed - we analyze the tournament optics and implications (8:34-19:35). What are the best college basketball venues in the country? We walk through some of the classics (19:35-34:19). Then, Bob Long on the "V's and O's" segment breaks down how Villanova's offense works counter-intuitively between its guards and bigs (34:19-40:00). Next up is this week's "Cat in the Wild," as Kevin Long highlights a former Wildcat thriving in the NBA (40:00-44:05). Kevin McClernand then asks three Villanova Basketball Trivia Questions (44:05-49:20), and we finish the show with our "Shootaround" segment (49:20-Finish).

In this week's Villanova Basketball Report, with Bob Long, Kevin Long, and Tom Trainer, we discuss victories over Butler and St. Joseph's this week, while previewing the matchup against Marquette on Wednesday evening (Start-22:13). Kevin Long then introduces this week's "Cat in the Wild," a former Nova player who is excelling in basketball post-college (22:13-28:16). Next up is Trivia, as K-Mac dishes out some tough questions on Villanova and Marquette basketball history (28:16-35:56). Finally, time for Shootaround, as each host toasts to what caught his eye this week around college basketball (35:56-Finish).

In this special edition of the Nittany Lion Sports Report, Bob Long interviews Penn State Graduate Transfer Commit Winston Eubanks. We explore his unique football story, what his role may be with the team next year, and his journey from La Salle College High School to Shippensburg and now Penn State.

In this week's Villanova Basketball Report, Bob Long, Kevin Long, Tom Trainer, and K-Mac discuss Villanova's up-and-down performance against Georgetown, breaking down both the bad first half and the turnaround in the second half. We also preview this week's games against Butler and Virginia. Finally, we debut our "Shootaround" segment, with a shout out to a big mover or shaker in college basketball.