On today’s show, Pat is LIVE from Minneapolis ahead of tonight's Monday Night Raw on Netflix while Darius, AJ Hawk, and the boys are back in Indianapolis and Ohio, respectively. They chat about all the biggest news stories floating around the sports world including the Final Four over the weekend, and preview tonight’s National Championship between Houston and Florida, discuss Ovechkin breaking Wayne Gretzky’s goals record, MLB having 5 walk-off game winners yesterday after another exciting week, UCONN winning the women’s National Championship in dominant fashion, and the remaining NFL stories including Julio Jones and Terron Armstead retiring, and Shedeur Sanders’ NFL Draft stock after the Colorado “Showcase.” Joining the show to wrap up all the pertinent NFL stories of the week is NFL Network Senior Insider, Ian Rapoport. Next, National Champion, National Player of the Year, #2 overall pick of the 2002 NBA Draft, and NBA/NCAA analyst Jay Williams joins the show to chat about Duke’s collapse in the Final Four, and how tonight’s National Championship matchup. Later, long time basketball coach, former ACC Coach of the Year, and current ESPN NCAA men’s basketball analyst, Seth Greenberg joins the show to chat more about Florida vs. Houston and why he’s excited for this matchup of good on good. Lastly, 6x Stanley Cup Champion, 2x Hart Trophy Winner, Hall of Famer, 25 year NHL legend, and ESPN NHL analyst, Mark Messier joins the show to chat about how remarkable Ovechkin’s accomplishment of breaking Gretzky’s goals record is, how much longer he thinks Ovechkin will play, and how he’s evolved over the course of his career. Make sure to subscribe to youtube.com/thepatmcafeeshow or watch on ESPN (12-2 EDT), ESPN’s Youtube (12-3 EDT), or ESPN+. We appreciate the hell out of all of you. We’re off the rest of the week. Big Night AHT is Wednesday Night in Pittsburgh on YouTube, X, and TikTok LIVE, with the reair debuting on Hulu on Thursday, plus the Masters on Thursday and Friday. We’ll see you on Monday, cheers.

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On today’s show, Pat, AJ Hawk, and the boys chat about Ja Morant getting fined for another gun gesture in game, as well as the electric Lakers vs. Warriors game last night, the Final Four this weekend taking center stage, Geno Smith signing a 2 year $75 million extension with the Raiders, and more Showcase/Pro Day coverage as Shedeur Sanders and Travis Hunter take center stage today. Joining the progrum to chat about the Ja Morant situation and what might ultimately come of it is ESPN NBA Senior Insider, Shams Charania. Next, Ian Rapoport joins the show for a weekly wrap up to chat about the Geno Smith contract, Jaxson Dart’s draft position, Netflix potentially loading up on more Christmas Day games in the future, James Cook putting his house up for sale in Buffalo and what that might mean, and more. Next, National Champion, National Player of the Year, #2 pick of the 2002 NBA Draft, and current ESPN NBA and NCAA basketball analyst, Jay Williams joins the show to chat about the Final Four and what each team needs to do to win their respective games, as well as everything happening in the NBA right now and his thoughts on all the biggest stories. Later, ESPN NFL analyst and Draft expert, Field Yates joins the show from Colorado’s Showcase to chat about Shedeur’s draft prospects, where he has Travis Hunter going, and where he thinks Jaxson Dart will eventually wind up. Make sure to subscribe to youtube.com/thepatmcafeeshow or watch on ESPN (12-2 EDT), ESPN’s Youtube (12-3 EDT), or ESPN+. We appreciate the hell out of all of you. We’ll see you on Monday. Cheers.

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On today’s show, Pat, AJ Hawk, and the boys chat about the severe weather that came through the Midwest yesterday and hit the Indianapolis metro area pretty hard, Joe Milton being traded from the Patriots to the Cowboys, Katie Blackburn’s comments about the Bengals potentially leaving the stadium after this year (which were taken out of context), and Jerry Jones’ comments about what the Cowboys needs out of Micah Parson’s if they’re going to commit the type of money to him that he wants. Joining the show to chat about his son shining on National Autism Awareness Day, the Browns QB situation, why it’s tough to evaluate Shedeur Sanders, and his thoughts on Jaxson Dart is 12 year NFL veteran at QB, and ESPN QB guru/analyst, Dan Orlovsky. Later, ESPN stalwart since 1993, play-by-play announcer for Sunday Night Baseball, Karl Ravech joins the show to chat about how much momentum MLB has right now with their best players performing early, Shohei’s international appeal and unbelievable night, the Dodgers pursuit of being the best team ever, the Red Sox resurgence, if Paul Skenes gives the Pirates a chance in the long run, and much more. Make sure to subscribe to youtube.com/thepatmcafeeshow or watch on ESPN (12-2 EDT), ESPN’s Youtube (12-3 EDT), or ESPN+. We appreciate the hell out of all of you. We’ll see you tomorrow. Cheers.

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On today’s show, Pat, Darius Butler, AJ Hawk, and the boys chat chat about the massive night in the NBA last night including Steph Curry making 12 3’s and scoring 52 points as the Warriors continue to impress, Jokic with a 61 point triple double in an insane double overtime loss to the TWolves, plus everything going on in MLB right now including last night’s action, while looking ahead to Skenes Day, and the continued watch of Alex Ovechkin’s pursuit of the all-time goals record. Joining the progrum to cover everything that happened in the NBA plus Kevin Durant’s future in Phoenix, Zion Williamson in New Orleans, and Dame Lillard’s status as he continues to battle with blood clots, is ESPN Senior NBA Insider, Shams Charania. Next, 4x Pro Bowler, All-Pro, the 2024 sack king, DE for the Cincinnati Bengals, Trey Hendrickson joins the show to chat about his frustrations with the contract situation with the Bengals, Katie Blackburn’s comments about him at the owner’s meetings, if a trade is possible at this point, if any contract has been offered, and ultimately, what is next. Make sure to subscribe to youtube.com/thepatmcafeeshow or watch on ESPN (12-2 EDT), ESPN’s Youtube (12-3 EDT), or ESPN+. We appreciate the hell out of all of you. We’ll see you tomorrow. Cheers.

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On today’s show, Pat, Darius Butler, AJ Hawk, and the boys chat about all the new rules being passed at the league meetings in Palm Beach while the Tush Push discussion has been tabled until May. Joining the progrum to chat about the league meetings and what happens there as well as some of the other massive news stories floating around the NFL like Aaron Rodgers throwing with DK Metcalf, what’s going to happen with Kirk Cousins, and what he’s hearing about the top of draft is newest ESPN employee, former co-host of Good Morning Football, Emmy award winner, and NFL Insider, Peter Schrager. Next, 3x All-Star, Reds Hall of Famer, MLB Network analyst, and host of “The Mayor’s Office,” Sean Casey joins the show to chat about the torpedo bat craze, why he thinks they’re here to stay, the science behind what they’re doing, which teams are actually implementing them, and why he thinks its going to become more popular given the recent success. Make sure to subscribe to youtube.com/thepatmcafeeshow or watch on ESPN (12-2 EDT), ESPN’s Youtube (12-3 EDT), or ESPN+. We appreciate the hell out of all of you. We’ll see you tomorrow. Cheers.

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On today’s show, Pat is LIVE from the O2 Arena in London ahead of Monday Night Raw, while AJ Hawk hosts from the ThunderDome with Darius Butler and the boys. They recap this weekend’s Elite 8 games and how this is the first year since 2008 that all four #1 seeds made the Final Four. They also discuss the Yankees usage of “Torpedo bats” taking over the MLB world after hitting 15 home runs in 3 games, and how everyone wants a piece of the action now, before chatting about all the different conversations happening at the league meetings in Palm Beach. Joining the progrum LIVE from the League Meetings is NFL Network Senior Insider, Ian Rapoport to discuss Aaron Rodgers throwing with DK Metcalf in LA, if there is a timeline on his decision, which of the potential rule changes will actually pass and be implemented including the tush push, Lamar Jackson’s new contract coming soon, and all the other pertinent information being discussed in Palm Beach. Later, 2x NCAA National Champion (one as player, one as assistant coach), All-American, and current Head Coach of the Duke Blue Devils, Jon Scheyer to chat about his team this year, stepping in after Coach K and how that process has gone as a whole, creating his own identity as Head Coach of Duke, how special his freshman class is including Cooper Flagg, what the Duke Brotherhood means, how they’re preparing for Houston, and much more. Make sure to subscribe to youtube.com/thepatmcafeeshow or watch on ESPN (12-2 EDT), ESPN’s Youtube (12-3 EDT), or ESPN+. We appreciate the hell out of all of you. We’ll see you on Monday. Cheers.

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On today’s show, Pat, AJ Hawk, and the boys chat about last night’s Sweet 16 games that saw Alabama set a tournament record for most amount of 3’s attempted and made, Florida outlasted Maryland, Cooper Flagg shined for Duke against Arizona, and Arkansas/Texas Tech going into overtime in one of the best games of the tournament so far. They also recap MLB’s opening day, and chat about the remaining news floating around the NFL world. Joining the show to chat about the Sweet 16, how basketball has changed since he was in college, his pro career and playing in China is College Basketball Hall of Famer, 3x unanimous All American, National Player of the Year, National Champion, and analyst for The Field of 68, Tyler Hansbrough. Next, the phenom, NL Rookie of the Year, All-Star, All-MLB 1st Team, pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Paul Skenes joins the show to chat about yesterday’s start, the expectations for this years Pirates team, adding new pitches to his arsenal, the differences between hunting for strikeouts and trying to pitch to contact more to go deeper into games, and much more. Later, 2x Super Bowl Champion, starting center for the Cincinnati Bengals, Ted Karras joins the show in studio to chat about the Bengals keeping some of their top tier talent, if he thinks they can still be successful paying all these guys top dollar, his thoughts on guardian caps and the tush push, being on the NFLPA Executive Committee, and much more. Make sure to subscribe to youtube.com/thepatmcafeeshow or watch on ESPN (12-2 EDT), ESPN’s Youtube (12-3 EDT), or ESPN+. We appreciate the hell out of all of you. We’ll see you on Monday. Cheers.

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On today’s show, Pat and the boys preview the Sweet 16 games tonight, chat about MLB Opening Day, and discuss all the biggest news stories happening around the NFL as Russell Wilson had his introductory press conference as a New York Giant. Joining the show to make his college commitment is top 10 basketball recruit in the 2025 class, Koa Peat. Next, long time college basketball coach, 2x ACC coach of the Year, and ESPN College Basketball analyst, Seth Greenberg joins the show to chat about tonight’s Sweet 16 games, which teams he thinks are playing with the most momentum right now, how difficult some of these coaches jobs are with the transfer portal being open while they’re trying to prepare for a tournament game, and some of his best plays for the night. Later, NCAA Heavyweight Wrestling Champion, 3x All-American, and current second Lieutenant in the United States Air Force, Wyatt Hendrickson joins the show to chat about his experience winning the National Championship over Gable Steveson, his military commitments, what he’s going to do now, and his mindset going into that final match with Steveson. Later, ESPN MLB Insider Jeff Passan joins the show to chat about about MLB Opening Day, why everyone hates the Dodgers right now, the issues with the Pittsburgh Pirates, his thoughts on the Yankees this year, and why the American League is a toss up this year. Make sure to subscribe to youtube.com/thepatmcafeeshow or watch on ESPN (12-2 EDT), ESPN’s Youtube (12-3 EDT), or ESPN+. We appreciate the hell out of all of you. We’re off the next two days for the NCAA Tournament. Enjoy all the games, we’ll see you Monday. Cheers.

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On today’s show, Pat, Darius Butler, and the boys welcome LeGoat, The King, LeBron James for a much anticipated “LeBronversation,” which features 72 minutes of LeBron James uncut and unfiltered covering everything from his career, his thoughts on the coverage of the NBA and the media, what it’s like playing with Bronny and how proud he is of his development, and pretty much everything else you would want answered in one of the most candid, incredible conversations we've ever had with one of the most popular athletes on the planet (7:27-1:19:22). Make sure to subscribe to youtube.com/thepatmcafeeshow or watch on ESPN (12-2 EDT), ESPN’s Youtube (12-3 EDT), or ESPN+. We appreciate the hell out of all of you. We’re off the next two days for the NCAA Tournament. Enjoy all the games, we’ll see you Monday. Cheers.

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