http://podcast.triblive.com/download/king416.mp3 Robert Morris athletic director Chris King joins me to talk about the challenges facing all NCAA institutions during the coronavirus pandemic. The financial numbers and the height of the mountains to climb are stunning.

http://podcast.triblive.com/download/Shelton.mp3 Pirates manager Derek Shelton joins me to talk about a potential return of baseball, managing pitchers during the pandemic, the potential impact on 2021.

http://podcast.triblive.com/download/Metzer413.mp3 This week’s Essey Tire hockey podcast with Brian Metzer looks at the NHL Network’s flashback to the 2017 Stanley Cup Final between the Penguins and Nashville Predators, options to restart the season, and Pearl Jam’s new album.

http://podcast.triblive.com/download/MaddenEaster.mp3 In this week’s “Madden Monday,” Mark Madden and Tim Benz look at the Steelers upcoming draft, the prospect of a remote location for the remaining NHL season, and the Tom Brady interview with Howard Stern.

http://podcast.triblive.com/download/Erickson409.mp3 The fantasy of getting fantasy sports back continue. Jeff Erickson of RotoWire and I host our weekly fantasy sports podcast. Golf could lead the way back toward competition. But there is one big hitch. The draft is still on the table. And we talk about that Arizona bubble idea for Major League Baseball.

http://podcast.triblive.com/download/Metzpodcast67.mp3 Brian Metzer of the Penguins Radio Network joins me to look back at the AT&T Sports net replay of the 2009 Game 6 Stanley Cup Final vs. Detroit. We talk about Wednesday’s rebroadcast of Game 7. And we consider all these plans to have various sports in one specific location during the pandemic.

http://podcast.triblive.com/download/Spankypodcast.mp3 The MLB Network recently replayed Game 7 of the 1992 NLCS between the Braves and Pirates. That reminded me of a great clip from Pirates catcher Mike LaValliere about the time he got to unload on home plate umpire Randy Marsh a decade after the game. I dug it out as part of Tuesday’s […]

http://podcast.triblive.com/download/MaddenApril5.mp3 In this week’s Madden Monday podcast, Mark Madden and Tim Benz try to figure out if sports has a future in the coronavirus era. They talk NFL Draft. Music. Movies. And cat problems.