High hopes for the UConn men and women as a new college hoops season kicks off. Plus, recapping a tremendous World Series and lamenting the loss of Halloween innocence.  

The Jets finally win a game, while the Giants suffer a brutal injury. Plus, who’s dressing up for Halloween?

The Giants were pulling off a huge upset in Denver until they weren’t. Shohie Ohtani makes a huge case for the GOAT, and Erik and Brian remember legendary founding KISS guitarist Ace Frehley.  

The NFL has just passed the quarter mark of its season. Erik and Brian ask: Is there a great team in the league right now? 

Rough weekend for New York sports fans (even all the way up in Buffalo). Plus, the return of The Birthday Game. 

Bonus Episode: Author Rich Podolsky joins Erik and Brian to discuss his new book on the legendary NFL broadcast team of Pat Summerall and John Madden. 

The Mets conclude their months-long collapse in the most disgraceful way possible, and the Red Sox and Yankees prep for another playoff showdown in the Bronx. 

Rough weekend for Mets, Jets, Giants, and Patriots fans. Now, lots of questions and no easy answers. 

A super-sized episode this week. Erik and Brian break down the wacky Giants-Cowboys overtime thriller, as well as the rest of Sunday's NFL action from week two. Later, longtime NFL writer Gary Myers drops by to discuss his new book on Bill B...

Lots to digest after Week One in the NFL. Erik and Brian break down the week, including whether there’s reason for optimism or pessimism (or something in between) for Jets, Giants, and Patriots fans. 

Erik and Brian share their picks for the upcoming NFL season, and Brian finally vents about the Micah Parsons trade. Plus, an appreciation of the ageless wonder known as Keanu Reeves. 

Casey Stengel famously once asked, “Can’t anybody here play this game?” Erik asks the same question about the Yankees this week. Plus, our rock-solid NFL Over/Under predictions.  

Is expansion and realignment inevitable in Major League Baseball? Also, a movie with one of the greatest plot twists of all time turns 30 this week. 

Legendary former New York Giants linebacker Carl Banks joins Erik and Brian to discuss his training camp thoughts on this Giants team heading into a new season. He also shares a few great stories from his playing days.

New York’s baseball teams are sinking like stones, so let’s talk football! Also, Erik returns from vacation with details on another celebrity encounter.  

Erik and Brian give their thoughts after the Yankees and Mets make a bevy of moves before the MLB trade deadline. Did those two teams do enough? Could the Red Sox have done more? And which team won the day?

Forty years ago, it was a summer filled with lots of Huey Lewis, Phil Collins, and classic movies. 

Hulk Hogan. Ozzy Osbourne. Malcolm Jamal Warner. All gone this week. But not forgotten. Plus, the Yankees and Mets get a jump start on the trade deadline. 

A special episode featuring the great actor Tim Matheson, known for his roles in iconic comedy films like Animal House and Fletch, as well as TV shows like The West Wing and Virgin River. He joins Erik and Brian to discuss his book, ”Damn Gl...

Erik and Brian deliver a spirited breakdown of the Subway Series and discuss what Sylvester Stallone, Fred Dryer, and the Dalai Lama have in common. 

Can’t hit. Can’t pitch. That’s the New York Mets for the last three weeks. Maybe it’s time to take in a movie. Speaking of movies, an all-time summer blockbuster is turning 40. 

Erik details the scene when Keegan Bradley completed his come-from-behind victory at the Travelers Championship. Later, Erik and Brian discuss baseball and the ho-hum Game 7 of the NBA Finals. 

The Yankees and Mets suffer stinker weekends, the Red Sox jettison another star player, and we celebrate Jaws turning 50 with some fun movie trivia. 

Who will be the next head coach for the Knicks? Will Aaron Rodgers make a difference in Pittsburgh? Could the Mets swing a trade for an old friend? 

Another person whom so many of us watched growing up is gone. Erik and Brian remember M*A*S*H actress Loretta Swit. Also, analyzing where the Knicks go as their playoff run ends.