In this late upload, Joey reacts to Day 1 of the NFL Draft with his surprises and five winners from the first round. Following that, he questions whether or not a team should select a quarterback in Day 2 of the draft. At the end, he quickly breaks down his best players available heading into Day 2, which includes an under-the-radar quarterback.

In this episode, Joey delivers a last-minute first-round mock draft ahead of the 2026 NFL Draft. He provides insight into each selection and predicts which teams could potentially make trades in the first round.

In today's episode, Joey has the honor and privilege of being joined by his friend and fellow sports podcaster, Shawn Kiernan! Shawn is the host of The SK Sports Podcast Show and currently covers daily sports headlines on his Instagram: @shawn_kiernan. They start the episode by discussing the New York Giants' decision to trade star defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence to the Cincinnati Bengals, in exchange for the 10th overall pick in Thursday night's NFL Draft (1:20). Following that, they talk about how this extra top ten pick may change Joe Schoen's draft strategy (1:30), debate whether or not the Giants and Odell Beckham Jr. should have a reunion (7:38), and point out their favorite offseason additions (9:17). They question whether or not the Giants should trade edge rusher Kayvon Thibodeaux (18:15).

Then, they transition into breaking down Shawn's final mock draft ahead of Thursday night (22:17), including their rankings of the wide receiver class (25:30). After that, Shawn provides his reasoning for why he predicts Notre Dame star running back Jeremiyah Love coming off the board at fourth overall to the Tennessee Titans (30:21). Joey and Shawn contemplate what the Miami Dolphins will do in the draft with the 11th and 30th overall selections (38:15).

Next, they shift over to Major League Baseball and consider whether or not the New York Mets will make a managerial change amid their 11-game losing skid (47:40). Additionally, they reflect on the hot start to the season for the New York Yankees (54:02) and question whether the Boston Red Sox should panic with their early season struggles (1:02:20). At the end, they move on to the NBA Playoffs and give their thoughts on the Hawks-Knicks series (1:05:20).

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In this episode, Joey outlines his late predictions for the 2026 NBA Playoffs. He breaks down each first round matchup and provides reasoning behind each one of his predictions. Following that, he highlights his predictions for the rest of the playoffs, including the NBA Finals.

In this episode, Joey has the honor of being joined by Boston College men's basketball point guard Chase Forte! Forte gives insight into his unique college career which started with him walking onto the UNC Asheville men's basketball team.

At the start of the episode, Forte talks about where his love for basketball began (1:08), the best part of his skill set (1:48), and his relationship with his mentor John Wall (4:12). Following that, Forte reflects on this past season at BC (6:05) and what his experience was like playing for Earl Grant (13:17). Forte reveals what the transfer portal process was like after leaving the University of South Dakota (15:04). Furthermore, they rewind to his high school basketball career (22:39). During this segment, Forte discusses the importance of education (25:32).

Then, Forte illustrates his experience walking on at UNC Asheville (30:51) and what it was like transferring to Gulf Coast State College (34:12). After that, Forte outlines what the jump was like back to the Division I level after leaving GCSC for Northwestern State University (37:57). Moreover, Forte revisits how satisfying his breakout season was at the University of South Dakota (43:29), where he won the Summit League's Defensive Player of the Year Award in the 2024-25 season (45:15) and was fifth in the nation in free throw attempts (46:11).

At the end, Forte shares what his aspirations are for the next step of his distinguished basketball journey (49:34) and who his basketball GOAT is (53:10).

In this Opening Day special, Joey breaks down his 2026 MLB season predictions. At the start of the episode, Joey runs down his win-loss record predictions for each division and explains his reasoning for each club’s forecast. During this segment, he points multiple players that he believes can have breakout seasons. Following that, he outlines his MLB playoff and World Series predictions. At the end, he highlights his MLB award predictions.

In today's episode, Joey has the pleasure of being joined by his cousin and baseball historian, Finn Kelley, for an in-depth Boston Red Sox and MLB season preview.

Joey and Finn start the episode by breaking down the Red Sox's offseason acquisitions (0:43) and ranking where the Red Sox starting rotation lies in the MLB (1:50). They give their season expectations for Willson Contreras (6:15) and outline where Triston Casas (7:34) and Masataka Yoshida (10:15) can fit on this season's roster. Then, they transition to the Red Sox outfield (13:30) and explain why it is important to not place too much pressure on Roman Anthony (15:20). They give their thoughts on Kristian Campbell starting the season in Worcester (19:25) and what his future in Boston may hold. Additionally, Joey and Finn react to Alex Cora's decision to start Marcelo Mayer at second base to begin to the season (24:43) and highlight why it is important for him to not be a platoon player in order to help Mayer reach his ceiling (27:07). Then, they revisit Craig Breslow's decision to trade Rafael Devers (32:37) and consequently let Alex Bregman walk in free agency (36:47). They voice their opinions on the club's decision to hold onto Jarren Duran (44:49) and where the Red Sox stack up against the rest of the AL East (53:19).

After that, they point out which MLB franchises had the best offseason acquisitions (1:05:32) and which clubs are sleeper teams heading into the season (1:09:22). They debate who the most underrated players are in the MLB (1:14:12), along with the most underrated prospects, which includes former Northeastern Husky outfielder and current Los Angeles Dodgers prospect Mike Sirota (1:16:18-1:27:00).

Following that, Joey and Finn unpack their predictions for the 2026 World Series (1:30:53). They question whether or not the Dodgers are "ruining baseball" with their spending habits (1:36:49) and chat about the likely MLB lockout heading into the next collective bargaining agreement. Next, Joey and Finn list their 2026 MLB awards predictions (1:45:18). At the end, Finn recalls his Northeastern University graduation ceremonies at Fenway Park (2:01:55).

In this episode, Joey has the honor of being joined again by college basketball aficionado, Ben Risseeuw-Tipcke, for an in-depth breakdown of the 2026 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament bracket. At the start of the episode, they offer their thoughts on the statistic that 15 regular season conference winners lost in their respective conference tournaments (1:10). Ben follows that up by breaking down the first four out and the last four in, which includes Miami University of Ohio (3:47). Also, Ben outlines how close his final bracketology predictions were to the real bracket that the committee created (5:15). Following that, Joey and Ben note which region is the most difficult (7:07), which region has the easiest path (9:35), which higher seeds they are least confident in (12:30), and which lower seeded teams have the best upset potential to make a Cindarella run (15:10). Additionally, they preview the First Four games (10:41) and give their thoughts on the Trapezoid of Excellence (19:08). Then, they break down their bracket predictions, starting with the East region (21:12), followed by the South region (32:58), the West region (43:01), and the Midwest region (55:43). At the end, they highlight their Final Four predictions (1:10:22).

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