00:00 - We begin the Drive at 5 with our Celtics Play McDonalds Giveaway contest ahead of a big game tonight at San Antonio. Featuring Mike in Milford and Randy in the car.

5:53 - Ben Volin from The Boston Globe joins the show to talk Patriots free agency and off-season.

20:07 - Today's Drive Poll: "What do you expect Roman Anthony's first full MLB season to look like?"

31:59 - Buzzer Beaters to close out today's show.

00:00 - Aaron and Mark open the show reacting to the Patriots' free agent signings of WR Romeo Doubs and OG Alijah Vera-Tucker. Is Doubs the No. 1 WR? Does AVT answer the question of whether Will Campbell is staying at guard? Many questions that need answering.

15:30 - The Maine Women are off to the America East Conference Championship yet again.

25:14 - John Karalis of Sports Illustrated joins the show to talk about what Jayson Tatum's return means for the Celtics and the Eastern Conference Playoffs.

00:00 - Justin Turpin of WEEI chats with Mark about tonight's game in Boston where Jayson Tatum makes his season debut vs. Cooper Flagg with plenty of Mainers in the building.

16:34 - Chris Price of The Boston Globe joins the show to talk Patriots off-season needs ahead of free agency beginning next week.

32:37 - Buzzer Beaters to close out today's show.

00:00 - All eyes are on Boston tonight as Jayson Tatum is set for his season debut in his return from Achilles rehab opposite Newport's own, Cooper Flagg, making his own Garden debut as a pro.

10:57 - Today's Drive Poll: "Do you have any interest in the World Baseball Classic?"

21:45 - Matt Vautour of MassLive.com joins the show on his way to The Garden to talk about the Bruins' rather quiet trade deadline day.

38:40 - Celtics Props (really Tatum + Flagg props) featuring Fred in Milford and Dead Zone Don ahead of tonight's game in Boston.

00:00 - BREAKING NEWS: Cooper Flagg set to make his return tonight at Orlando and Jayson Tatum expected to play tomorrow night in Boston. Does that mean we're getting Cooper vs. JT???

11:11 - Cooper's personal coach Matt MacKenzie, Owner & Director of Basketball Operations at Eastern Maine Sports Academy, joins the show live from Orlando with the Mavericks to confirm that Flagg will play Friday night in Boston and talk about his progression during his rookie season with Dallas.

28:58 - We're joined by a trio of Class D champions as PVHS captains Lila Cummings, Rylee Moulton, and Brooklynn Raymond join the show to talk about winning a second gold basketball in as many winters.

38:31 - Simon the Pony joins on the Hero's Hotline - we're joined by Simon Turzik, an international student from Sweden attending Foxcroft Academy who donned the Pony costume for the High School Basketball Tournament and was so memorable that we had to create an award in his honor.

51:43 - Don Shields joins from the Pit to continue the mascot talk and preview Maine's America East QF vs. New Hampshire.

1:01:41 - Buzzer Beaters to close out today's show.

00:00 - Jeremy Swayman stepped up Tuesday night after becoming a lightning rod for the Boston media recently.

10:33 - Today's Drive Poll: "Are you more excited to see the potential return of Jayson Tatum or Cooper Flagg on Friday night in Boston?"

22:05 - We're joined by a group state champions from Mattanawcook Academy as head coach Pat House and players Addison Cyr, Juliana Cloukey and Megan House, join to discuss the Lynx undefeated season which captured the school's first gold basketball.

35:39 - Buzzer Beaters to close out today's show.

00:00 - Mark & Ernie open the show reacting to the breaking news that the Patriots intend to release Stefon Diggs when the new league year begins later this month.

23:33 - Sox Talk - taking a look at just how deep the AL East is going to be in 2026.

37:55 - A Sip of The Roast, featuring Brian and Tyler's conversation with University of Maine hockey's Ben Barr, from this morning's show.

00:00 - Chris Rudolph from Waterfront Concerts is in-studio as guest host with Aaron & Mark, talking about how the Celtics keep winning with different combinations and how Cooper watch is in full effect ahead of Friday's game in Boston.

15:59 - Today's Drive Poll: "Would you be in favor of expanding the March Madness tournaments?"

24:50 - Marty Eckmann, local McDonalds owner/operator, and Lauren Genenbacher from the Ronald McDonald House Charity, stop by the studio to promote this weekend's Maine/McDonalds All-Star Games on Ticket TV.

36:32 - Aaron and Chris talk about the upcoming season on at Waterfront Concerts in Bangor.

49:43 - We debut a new Red Sox themed contest that turned a bit chaotic but in the end proved a success.

58:54 - Buzzer Beaters as we depart early and make way for University of Maine Men's basketball's regular season finale vs. UMass Lowell.

00:00 - Michael Jordan's takeover of NASCAR continued Sunday at the Circuit of the Americas, plus some thoughts on the state of High School Basketball in Maine following Tourney Week.

17:29 - Cooper Flagg's highly anticipated trip to Boston comes at the end of this week. Will he be on the court and will Jayson Tatum join him on the parquet?

24:16 - Tourney 2026 highlight montage.

42:17 - Buzzer Beaters to close out today's show.

00:00 - Jim, Ernie and Mark begin the week by reacting to a big Celtics win on primetime vs. Philly and gold ball action from the state games contested over the weekend.

9:34 - Maine Hockey appears to be righting the ship at the most crucial time.

20:45 - Peter Murray, president of the Maine Association of Basketball Coaches, joins the show to preview Saturday's McDonalds All-Star Games at Husson University and streaming live on Ticket TV.

36:12 - We tried our best to make a connection with Pete Abraham in Ft. Myers but the cell Gods decided it just wasn't meant to be.