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11 Aug

Breakfast With Benz Podcast (8/11)–DraftWire’s Luke Easterling

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.

Posted in Sports Talk Radio

 

10 Aug

Breakfast With Benz Hockey Podcast (8/11)–Brian Metzer

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.

Posted in Sports Talk Radio

 

09 Aug

Madden Monday (8/10)–Mark Madden, Tim Benz blast Penguins playoff failure, examine Steelers cap problems, talk PIAA dilemma

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.

Posted in Sports Talk Radio

 

07 Aug

Breakfast With Benz Hockey Podcast (8/7)–Seth Rorabaugh

published in category: Sports Talk Radio on Friday, August 7th, 2020 – 12:19 am

The Penguins’ Sidney Crosby beat Devils goaltender Keith Kinkaid in the first period Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2018 at PPG Paints Arena.

TribLive Penguins beat writer Seth Rorabaugh joins me to talk about how the Penguins will try to avoid elimination against the Montreal Canadiens Friday.

Posted in Sports Talk Radio

 

05 Aug

Fantasy Sports podcast (8/5)–Jeff Erickson of RotoWire

published in category: Sports Talk Radio on Wednesday, August 5th, 2020 – 12:44 pm

Jeff Erickson of RotoWire joins me again for this week’s fantasy sports podcast. Among other topics we get into early NBA and NHL trends, struggling Pirates bats, Rob Gronkowski’s draft status in Tampa Bay, and the ripple effect of covid-19 NFL opt-outs and MLB cancellations.

Posted in Sports Talk Radio

 

04 Aug

Breakfast With Benz Hockey Podcast (8/5)–Brian Metzer

published in category: Sports Talk Radio on Tuesday, August 4th, 2020 – 11:46 pm

The Penguins’ Sidney Crosby (87) and Evgeni Malkin (71) share words prior to a face-off during their game against the Montreal Canadiens at PPG Paints Arena on Friday, Feb. 14, 2020.

Brian Metzer of the Penguins Radio network joins me to talk about the Patrick Marleau debate, Penguins issues offensively, and what we’ve learned about the Montreal Canadiens in the first two games of the preliminary round of the playoffs.

Posted in Sports Talk Radio

 

03 Aug

Breakfast With Benz Podcast (7/31)–Jason Mounts

published in category: Sports Talk Radio on Monday, August 3rd, 2020 – 7:19 pm

Wednesday’s “Breakfast With Benz” podcast features Jason Mounts. The Army infantry captain from Washington County is a veteran distance runner. And he is targeting the Pittsburgh marathon for his return after a battle against leukemia.

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02 Aug

Madden Monday (8/3)–Mark Madden, Tim Benz on Pens-Canadiens, JuJu Smith-Schuster, Pirates hitting woes

published in category: Sports Talk Radio on Sunday, August 2nd, 2020 – 11:41 pm

Penguins head coach Mike Sullivan during practice Sunday, May 28, 2017 at PPG Paints Arena.

In this week’s “Madden Monday” podcast, Mark Madden joins Tim Benz to discuss the Penguins loss to the Canadiens in Game 1, the Pirates lineup is weak, Mike Tomlin is protecting JuJu Smith-Schuster.

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