http://sportstalk.triblive.com/download/Larkin.mp3 Matt Larkin of The Hockey News thinks the Penguins will miss the playoffs in 2020. That hasn’t happened since 2006. Even worse, he says the Flyers will make it into the postseason instead of Pittsburgh! Larkin joins me to explain his two apocalyptic prophecies.

http://sportstalk.triblive.com/download/CHeerleadersMelvinGordon.mp3 Melvin Gordon is thinking about doing what Le’Veon Bell did a year ago and sit out a whole season. Wait. I thought that was a Pittsburgh specific problem, no?

http://sportstalk.triblive.com/download/jerryallstar.mp3 Pittsburgh Tribune Review Sports writer Jerry DiPaola joins me to wrap up his week covering the All-Star game and his interview with Pitt QB Kenny Pickett.

http://sportstalk.triblive.com/download/WEDCHEERBELL40HOF.mp3 The Sporting News says there are 28 current players who are locks for the Hall of Fame. Le’Veon Bell was only given a 40% chance. I’ll tell you why that’s too low.

http://sportstalk.triblive.com/download/PiratesAllstarbreakpodcast.mp3 Pirates players are confident that their late first-half surge will carry over after the All-Star break.

http://sportstalk.triblive.com/download/Cheerleaders1k.mp3 The one-thousand receiving and rushing yardage mark is a magic number for NFL running backs. We look at whether or not Le’Veon Bell and Saquon Barkley will both get there in New York this season.

http://sportstalk.triblive.com/download/BOWMAN.mp3 Peters Township tennis coach Brandt Bowman joins me to talk about Alison Riske. She faces Serena Williams Tuesday on Centre Court at 8 am in the Wimbledon quarterfinals. We talk about her chances, her upset of the #1 seed, her development at Peters, and what a Grand Slam title would mean to the Pittsburgh […]

http://sportstalk.triblive.com/download/CHEERLEADERSKAPbetsy.mp3 Colin Kapernick’s latest manufactured flag controversy is creating losers on both sides of the Betsy Ross flag debate.