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In this week's Madden Monday, Mark Madden of 105.9 the X joins me to talk about the recent woes of the Pens, the Le'Veon Bell transition tag, Antonio Brown's domestic issue, and the designated hitter debate.

Don Rebel runs down news and notes from around the counties that make up the WPIAL with another edition of Sweeping the District.

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The Penguins are struggling of late. Especially scoring goals. I've got one easy way to remedy that. At least it should be easy. But the Pens have managed to overcomplicate it.

Major League Baseball is proposing a rule change that would mandate a three-batter minimum for every pitcher. That smart?

Don Rebel looks at the latest WPIAL boys basketball playoff picture and touches on key games coming up as the regular season concludes.

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Fulfill your fantasy at Cheerleaders! It's our fantasy sports expert Jeff Erickson of Rotowire. We talk about the potential fantasy fallout of the crazy Le'Veon Bell and Antonio Brown offseason. Are fantasy baseball owners staying away from Bryce Harper and Manny Machado? We also kick around how NHL and NBA owners are reacting to recent trades, including Derick Brassard.

The notion of signing Le'Veon Bell to the transition tag with the intent of trading him sounds like it would make a lot of sense. So of course it can't possibly happen.

The Penguins are in Florida tonight to play the Panthers. So they get to face Derick Brassard in a new uniform very quickly. Pens beat writer Jonathan Bombulie joins me for our Sided.co podcast Thursday morning. We discuss why things went so wrong, so quickly with Brassard. We also get into Matt Murray's latest injury and the Penguins recent goal scoring woes. Jonathan also tells us why this three-game road trip may be more difficult than you expect, and whether or not Jim Rutherford is considering another trade before the deadline.

Don Rebel looks at the latest WPIAL girls basketball playoff picture and touches on key games coming up as the regular season concludes.

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