The Grueling Truth

Join Mike Goodpaster as he previews the Western Conference Finals between the Nuggets and the Lakers and gives you his best bet for winning the series.The Denver Nuggets managed to avoid much of the drama experienced by the Los Angeles Lakers throughout this season. Denver did not experience numerous injuries, kept its core players intact and needed no trade deadline help, thus securing home-court advantage throughout playoffs by earning the best record in the West (second-best home record in the league) with Nikola Jokic nearly winning Kia NBA MVP, having proven stronger, tougher and hungrier than LeBron James and Anthony Davis during this season - its time for Jokic to get a championship ring himself!This 2020 Western Conference Finals rematch played in Orlando features three stars once more. At that time, LeBron and AD were hungry to add another ring each; their experience gave them an edge against Denver as the Nuggets were making history without making it as far. Denver had much to prove as they never before reached either Finals or won an NBA title despite coming this far; though, with LeBron standing between them again, does this bring them any closer?The Lakers can be considered the team with more momentum right now. Their postseason victories against the No. 2 seed Grizzlies and defending champion Warriors have been more impressive than Denver's thus far. Simply put, L.A. offers more compelling stories with LeBron closer than ever to an appearance in 11 Finals tournaments.No matter, as each series and game brings with it its own personality, problems, heroes and storylines. One thing's certain - this won't be an easy series between Lakers and Nuggets; give both clubs enough credit.Jokic and Murray may be the hungrier players headed into the series, and in a close series, that could be a difference-maker.

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Join Mike Goodpaster as he gives you the story of Boxer Billy Miske, who found out as a teenager that he had a terminal disease but continued to fight on. Miske retired in 1923 because his disease was so debilitating that he could no longer train anymore. He would return a year and a half later to fight Heavyweight contender Bill Brennan because he wanted to give his family one last great Christmas. Billy won the fight while dying and being unable to train. The fight was November the 7th, his family had one last great Christmas, and Billy passed away a week later.The story of Billy Miske shows that people can overcome any adversity, and we live in a day and age where guys like Billy Miske are almost non-existent. Miske was a man that in October 1924 was on his deathbed and couldn't even train but requested one last fight on November 7th so his wife and kids could have one last great Christmas. Not only did he fight that fight, he won that fight! On top of all that, he died one week later on New Year's Day. Miske had fought most of his career with a debilitating disease that would eventually end his life. Miske's toughness through all of this was incredible and hard even to fathom.Make sure you bookmark this page for even more content like this that you will not get anywhere else. We do not talk politics on The Grueling Truth; we talk sports which is the way a sports network should be. You can find all of our shows on almost every outlet that carries sports podcasts, including Spotify and iHeart radio. And if you love Boxing check out our boxing podcast page, where you will find stories like this plus a weekly boxing show with up to date news and all of our legends of Boxing podcast!

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Join Mike Goodpaster and Dan Kornhauser as they welcome Draft expert Sam Teets to the show to breakdown the winners and losers of the 2023 NFL Draft!

There were many fascinating tales to come out of the 2023 NFL Combine. Georgia EDGE Nolan Smith ran faster 40-yard dashes than Saquon Barkley; USC offensive lineman Andrew Voorhees managed the highest bench press rep total at any event (38 reps!). All while suffering a torn ACL!

However, Anthony Richardson of Florida Gators fame was the focal point of attention during this week in Indianapolis.

Richardson stood 6-foot-4 and 244 pounds - just an inch shorter and four pounds lighter than Can Newton out of Auburn - and put up testing numbers most QBs can only dream about.

Officially, he completed a 4.43-second 40-yard dash and recorded a 40.5-inch vertical and 10-foot-9 broad jump - all three were top marks at his position in the 2023 NFL combine and the broad jump was the best ever by a quarterback since 2003.

Richardson's impressive performance propelled him up the draft boards.

The only issue for the Colts is that Richardson does not effectively throw the ball.

What teams had the best draft, will the guys break that down and the Colts despite the Richardson mess up still had a nice draft.

The Bengals, Ravens and Steelers all got stronger, while the Bills got weaker and the Eagles just added depth to one of the best rosters in the NFL.

The guys also give you the top 3 teams in the NFL Post draft. Who makes that list?

The Bengals, Chiefs and Eagles are easy picks, but which teams will surprise in the upcoming season?

Teams like the Colts and Cardinals looked doomed to pick in the top five yet again next year.

All this and more on The Grueling Truth's NFL show.

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Join Mike Goodpaster and Ty Robbins as they welcome NFL Draft Expert Sam teets to the show to break down each and every Bengals draft pick and look at how they will fit into the scheme of things with the Bengals. Needless to say, Myles Murphy's selection at No. 28 astounded everyone in the draft room. Duke Tobin and his staff held him in high regard, thinking this visit would mark his farewell visit a few weeks prior; surely this guy wouldn't drop out of the top ten? Tune in to find out!

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Mike Good Pastor is hosting a special NBA playoff betting preview on Druley Drew Sports Network. The Knicks have won a playoff series for the first time in a decade and have set up a second round matchup with the Miami Heat. The Knicks are led by Jalen Brunson, Julius Randall, RJ Ferret, and Josh Hart, and advanced past the Cleveland Cavaliers in five games. The Heat have reignited one of the 1990s best rivalries, and the Knicks are led by Jalen Brunson, Julius Randall, RJ Ferret, and Josh Hart. The Heat and Nixon will face each other in a seven game series at Madison Square Garden. The Knicks had the edge in the regular season, winning three out of four matchups against the Heat. The Knicks had the edge in the playoffs, winning three out of four matchups against the Heat.

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The Nuggets and Suns are facing off in the Western Conference Semi-Final, with Denver having the second-best net rating and Phoenix having the ninth. The Suns have more depth, with Durant and Booker leading postseason minutes, while Monty Williams encourages two starters to stay out at once. Chris Paul has 147 postseason appearances, while Jamal Murray has 39 career playoff games. Murray averaged 26.3 points, 6.8 assists and 6.0 rebounds per game as Denver's No.1 scoring option. Booker and Durant may spend most of their time guarding Murray, leaving Paul as an effective fourth option. Booker leads the NBA in postseason scoring (37.2 ppg) and career playoff games scoring 30 or more points (19). Durant may be assigned guarding Porter Jr. Booker's only concern is carrying an immense workload.

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Boxing Weekly is hosted by Mike Cleveland and co-hosted by John Raspanti. Tonight, Mike and John will discuss the book they wrote with Jerry Fitch titled 'A Few More Rounds'. Jerry Fitch is a Cleveland boxing historian and author, and Mike is worried that he might be a Browns fan. They will also talk about the Hat Club, an inside photo inside hat show, and how they met 10-12 years ago when Jerry came out with his Jimmy Bivens book.

''We had a lot of similarities as far as our likes and dislikes and the history of boxing. The idea to collaborate and come up with this book came about when John said he was interested in doing something with a co-author and I said something like, oh really? Do you really want to do this?''

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In college basketball, Gene Banks is known to be one of the biggest Duke legends. He was the guy that got his team all started in 1977, 78, when Duke played Kentucky in the NCAA Tournament. He remembers being nine years old watching the game and cheering for Indiana. He also remembers the ACC having a special game in 1974, where Maryland and NC State were fourth and fifth in the country, and only one of them could go to the tournament. He also talks about his tournament experience in 1978, when there were only 32 teams in the tournament and more in this thrilling podcast!

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Join James Ernest and Mark Fightmaster as they look ahead to a top 25 Showdowns between the Tulane Green Wave and the Cincinnati Bearcats.

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