17 Aug
published in category: Sports Talk Radio on Monday, August 17th, 2020 – 10:58 pm
Brian Metzer of the Penguins Hockey Network joins me to talk about the NHL playoffs without the Penguins participating, Evgeni Malkin’s injury, and Tristan Jarry’s future.
17 Aug
published in category: Sports Talk Radio on Monday, August 17th, 2020 – 12:55 am
The Penguins’ Patric Hornqvist beats Islanders goaltender Christopher Gibson in the second period Saturday, March 3, 2018 at PPG Paints Arena.
In this week’s Madden Monday podcast, Mark Madden and Tim Benz talk about Penguins trade prospects, NHL cap problems, and Steelers questions entering training camp.
14 Aug
published in category: Sports Talk Radio on Friday, August 14th, 2020 – 2:57 pm
Jeff Erickson of RotoWire joins me to kick around some fantasy football draft plans. Keeper conundrums for quarterbacks. Early round pivot points for RB1 vs. WR1. And the TE cut line is pretty high…and the depth is pretty shallow.
13 Aug
published in category: Sports Talk Radio on Thursday, August 13th, 2020 – 10:39 pm
TribLive high school sports writer Chris Harlan joins me to talk about Gov. Tom Wolf’s recommendation to push back fall high school sports.
12 Aug
published in category: Sports Talk Radio on Wednesday, August 12th, 2020 – 6:36 pm
Robert Morris A.D. Chris King joins me to explain the school’s decision to postpone Colonials football. We talk about RMU’s many logistical hurdles with its various conference affiliations. What may become of hockey and basketball. How spring football might work. And the future of NCAA athletics in the coronavirus era.
11 Aug
published in category: Sports Talk Radio on Tuesday, August 11th, 2020 – 11:55 pm
Draft Wire’s Luke Easterling joins me. We look at the NFL draft prospects for Penn State’s Micah Parsons and Pitt’s Jaylen Twyman. Both have already declared early. We also discuss when the NFL draft may actually happen this year. Then we talk about some other early entry draft prospects. And we kick around the idea of the NFL rolling back its draft age regulations.
10 Aug
published in category: Sports Talk Radio on Monday, August 10th, 2020 – 10:52 pm
Penguins head coach Mike Sullivan during practice Sunday, May 28, 2017 at PPG Paints Arena.
This week’s Breakfast With Benz hockey podcast features Brian Metzer of the Penguins Radio Network. We look at the NHL Draft lottery conspiracy theories, Penguins offseason planning, and predictions for the two hockey hub playoff brackets.
09 Aug
published in category: Sports Talk Radio on Sunday, August 9th, 2020 – 10:03 pm
This week’s “Madden Monday” podcast wraps up the Penguins debacle against the Canadiens, looks at some Steelers cap concerns, and talks about the future of high school sports in 2020.