http://sportstalk.triblive.com/download/erickson511.mp3 Tim Benz and Jeff Erickson look at how TV viewing for the NFL schedule will go for fantasy football players. They talk Pirates-Orioles, the AL EAST, pitching call-ups, and the PGA.

http://sportstalk.triblive.com/download/metz509.mp3 This week’s hockey podcast with Brian Metzer includes a look at some odds for Tuesday’s night playoff games, some Penguins defections to Europe, and the NHL Draft lottery.

http://sportstalk.triblive.com/download/pop508.mp3 In this week’s Pittsburgh Pop, Tim Benz and Rob Owen get into the ripple effects of the writers’ strike, the latest on the future of Penguins and Pirates broadcasts, the potential of a sequel to ‘Dodgeball,’ and the latest on ‘Ted Lasso.’

http://sportstalk.triblive.com/download/madden508.mp3 In this week’s Madden Monday, Tim Benz and Mark Madden discuss the Steelers’ place in the AFC, significant Pirates struggles of late, and the Penguins’ GM job.

http://sportstalk.triblive.com/download/GORMYpreJays.mp3 Kevin Gorman joins Tim Benz to talk about the Pirates running into a buzzsaw in Tampa, what lies ahead with the Blue Jays, and the state of the N.L. Central.

http://sportstalk.triblive.com/download/ericksonmay4.mp3 In this week’s Fantasy Sports Podcast, Jeff Erickson and I look at the impact of the NFL draft on fantasy leagues, we get into the Pirates’ problems in Tampa, there have been some important recent call-ups in MLB, and we discuss the woes of the Cardinals.

http://sportstalk.triblive.com/download/Metz502.mp3 In this week’s hockey podcast with Brian Metzer of the Pittsburgh Penguins Radio Network, Metz and I discuss first-round NHL playoff upsets, second-round odds and predictions, the latest Jacob Trouba hit, and the Penguins GM search.

http://sportstalk.triblive.com/download/Recher501.mp3 Jay Recher of WDAE radio in Tampa joins us to preview the Pirates-Rays series, the fade from the Tampa Bay Lightning, the future of Mathieu Darche on the GM carousel, and the Buccaneers decision to draft two Pitt guys.