On May 3rd, 2025, the city of Denver, Colorado, saw two of their teams play Game 7 of their respective first-round playoff series… at the same time. The Denver Nuggets hosted the Los Angeles Clippers in the NBA playoffs while the Colorado Avalanche (who share a home arena with the Nuggets) visited the Dallas Stars in Game 7 of their Stanley Cup Playoff first-round series. While the Nuggets were blowing out the Clippers to advance to the second round, the Avalanche were leading the Stars in the 3rd period. Then, the Avalanche stunningly blew the lead and fell to Dallas, ending their season.

Mike Evans has been a talk show host on Denver Sports, 104.3 The Fan in Denver since 1998. He joins the show to discuss both games, but also his viewing plan, and how he managed to follow both games. He currently hosts the morning show on the Fan with former Broncos Brandon Stokely and Marc Schlereth.

In this episode, Evans also discusses the four pro sports teams in Denver and ranks them in popularity. While the Denver Broncos are clearly the biggest team in town, the rest of the list may surprise you.

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Longtime football coach Jay Paterno joined the show. Originally, he was part of a pitch to discuss recent political implications of Title IX on college sports. He is the author of multiple books, including his most recent release titled “Blitzed! The All-Out Pressure of College Football’s New Era.”

Paterno is the son of the longtime Penn State coach Joe Paterno. The elder Paterno was the coach of Penn State during the scandal that ultimately led to his firing, in which Jerry Sandusky abused young boys. This episode addresses that scandal.

Jay agreed to come on the show with no restrictions on questioning.

The Penn State discussion begins at the 24:52 mark of this podcast.

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Sports with Friends has reached its 500th episode. Iconic play-by-play announcer Sean McDonough is our special guest. Sean is currently the voice of the NHL on ESPN and college football. He was the voice of Monday Night Football, the Big East Tournament, MLB on CBS, and countless others. He’s a 1984 Newhouse School at Syracuse University graduate and a WAER Radio Hall-of-Famer.

In this special episode, McDonough recounts his incredible career path. He talks about the unique set-up in the NHL broadcast where his partner Ray Ferraro calls the game from rink side. He also discusses the role of the national broadcast versus the local rights holder. He pontificates on how the political overtones of the Four Nations Face-Off don’t mean that politics and social issues should have a role in sports broadcasts.

Special thank you to Chris Horwedel of Underdog Podcasts for his continued support of this show through its first 500 episodes.

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