Episodes

Aaron Fitt, D1Baseball.com, on the matchups going into the College Baseball World Series and how he sees the matchups going, heading into it. How does he see our local NC schools doing; NC State, Duke, UNC, ECU, etc? What’s the advantage NC State has, in Aaron’s opinion? Thoughts on Duke and where they’re at? What’s Aaron’s opinion on the fact that Duke had the record they did but STILL isn’t hosting? UNCW grabs another 2 seeds and High Point is another hot spot right now too; so what are Aaron...

Brenden Whitted, HU Bison Express, on the NBA playoffs and how we’re almost down to two teams. Adam starts out by asking for Brenden’s thoughts on the loss of Bill Walton? Is Brenden surprised that the Boston Celtics swept the Indiana Pacers? Which players showed up and which could’ve given more? Game 4 between the Minnesota Timberwolves against the Dallas Mavericks, where Dallas is up 3 games and could sweep the Timberwolves tonight. How does Brenden see this game going?

Scott Forbes, UNC head baseball coach, on the team’s success and their season still alive despite injuries. What have been a couple obstacles for the team in the regular season? What does Scott attribute to their success, despite all of the injuries? How do you avoid being complacent against LIU? Does Scott like the format? Is there anything he would change?

Elliott Avent, NCSU head baseball coach, on the team being in the NCAA Tournament. How does Elliott, and the team, feel to be picked at a 10 seed? Where is the team health wise right now? What does Elliott think helped the team to still be as successful as they have been, despite all of the injuries? How does Elliott feel about Duke not getting the hosting position? How will Elliott chose his starters?

Cliff Godwin, ECU head baseball coach, on their regular season and the team in the post season. How did THIS help the team to get where they’re at right now? Was Cliff worried that the committee wouldn’t reward the team for their big wins to give them homefield advantage? How did coach find out about hosting? What are Cliff’s thoughts when it comes to potentially playing Wake Forest? What was THIS sold out event like and what does Cliff anticipate this weekend? What does it say about the cultur...

Chris Pollard, Duke head baseball coach, on team going into the playoffs. How does Chris feel about not getting homefield advantage? How did Chris rebuild his roster and still come out as successful as they’ve been this season? How many Freshmen have started for this time at times? Who does Chris also give credit on the team for shaping this Duke baseball team? How did Chris make the pitching decisions he did and how was he planning everything out?

Brian Geisinger, 24/7 Sports/Buzz Beat Podcast, on the Western and Eastern Conference Finals for the NBA and what he’s seen with each team. How far does Brian believe the Boston Celtics vs Indiana Pacers series will go? How detrimental is it with the potential Tyrese Haliburton injury? The Minnesota Timberwolves and Dallas Mavericks are going into Game 2 tonight, how does Brian see this game (and matchup) going?

Tarun Sharma, M&A Law/Sports-NIL, on the NCAA actually settling this HUGE lawsuit and what that entails for conferences and the NCAA as a whole. So how did they all come to an agreement and what are the details that we know thus far? How are they going to get around the cap? How will this change if the athletes are deemed “employees”? Where does this now put us with NIL? What is one thing that Tarun wants to cover in all of this, that maybe hasn’t been addressed yet?

Aaron Fitt, D1Baseball.com, on the ACC school matchups and where each of them are at currently. What does yesterday’s game mean for NC State? How important of a game was that for Duke? If Duke were to win the tournament, they would host; right? What is riding tonight on Wake Forest vs UNC? Which team would be a more difficult opponent for THESE ACC schools?

Jeremy Greene and Randy Slack join the Adam Gold show to talk about current sports topics and their opinions; MLB automatic ump, NBA playoffs, and more. The MLB commissioner was asked when automatic umpires could start, but does the MLB NEED this? Where do each of the guys stand, which both happen to go different directions with their opinions? What do the guys think about the latest regarding the NCAA settlement agreement that was just released? Do they have an explanation as to why the NY Jet...

Tim Healy, NC State’s hockey head coach, on what’s changing within the divisions and which schools NC State will be playing now. How big will these adjustments change the sport? What will be the biggest differences with playing these newer schools? How different will other aspects look because of these changes? Will it bring in more money for the school? Can Tim give any names of schools who will also be making these changes? What CAN he say?

LeVelle Moton, NCCU head basketball coach, on his latest project with Pittsburgh Steelers’ head coach: Mike Tomlin. What are his plans and goals for this project? Kevin Keatts, NC State head basketball coach, will also be involved because of what helped him get to where he’s at. Who else will be involved to help black individuals get in front of people they may otherwise not have the opportunities to?

Heather O’Reilly, World Cup and Olympic Champion, joins in studio to talk about the world of soccer and how it’s evolving in the States. What is Heather bummed about regarding who’s not going to attend; but who CAN we anticipate seeing? Does Heather enjoy the smaller soccer matches? How do other players look at this set up and which kind of players excel in this environment? What about the big names we know in women’s soccer, how have they shaped the sports and industry as a whole? What’s the b...

Elliot Johnson, former MLB player, on how he thinks things would improve if they were done differently in the MLB. Adam wants Home Run Derby to be implemented in THIS scenario and Elliot is not a fan of this, so what would Elliot do in this situation? What things in MLB does Elliot say works and why would he make the adjustments he mentioned? What does Elliot say impacts kids from a young age, by not allowing what used to be?

John Forslund, NHL on TNT/voice of Seattle Kraken, is doing play by play of this series and discusses how he anticipates this series going. How important is goaltending in this series, with both showing struggles throughout the season and playoffs? How does John see the Florida Panthers vs NY Rangers series going? John explains how each Round in the playoffs compared with the Rangers and what they’re going up against now with the Panthers?

Tom Shanahan, Author, who has written about a ton of local sports players and teams; so he gives us a rundown of Bob Grant’s life. What did Bob Grant mean to the sport, as well as the paths he paved for various cultures? How was Bob able to participate and what ways did he change the sport? What was the basis for not having black athletes? When was the first time an integrated team played in the South?

Chip Patterson, CBS Sports, on the ACC and NCAA lawsuits; as well as who’s paying up. What does Chip say is “funny, but not really funny…but funny”, in regards to where the money is going to have to come from with all of these lawsuits? Who’s trying to have all of the power and none of the responsibility? Wouldn’t you like to ask Jim Phillips THIS? “I think the alliance wasted his veto power”.

Aaron Fitt, D1Baseball.com, on the ACC Baseball tournament and where things are at currently, going into the weekend. What’s a drawback to this format in college baseball tournaments and how SHOULD it be? Who’s locked in right now and which schools might be on the border? Which school looks like they could win it all? How good is the ACC compared to the SEC this year? Who’s the best player in the ACC right now?

Amanda Christovich, Front Office Sports, on the basics of what this settlement means for the NCAA and others involved. Adam has questions about this and what it means for the NCAA, and Amanda is here to dive into the details. What does the agreement entail? How does all of this break down, moneywise, and who’s all responsible for which parts?

Brenden Whitted, HU Bison Express, on the NBA Conference finals kicking off and how far he believes each team will go and why. Adam asks Brenden to sell him on a deep Indiana run with this series. Why does Brenden believe the Celtics are going to excel in this series vs the Pacers? Who are the key players to look out for in this series?

Don Waddell, Carolina Hurricanes GM, on the discussions that lead to keeping Rod here and the player’s contracts. How important is it to keep players like Jacob Slavin? How long did it take to get Rod’s contract squared away and was there really any doubt he’d stay and everyone would come to similar terms? What about Seth Jarvis and his contract, on whether they’re thinking a bridge deal or a long term contract? Where are they with Brett Pesce? Which player does Don say “you can’t put a price o...

Wes Durham, ESPN/ACC Network, on the PGA Championship and the ACC lawsuits. Wes gives an overview of what he saw during the PGA Championship, firsthand? Is there a way to settle this lawsuit between the ACC and FSU? What should we be looking at between the schools trying to leave the ACC and the conference itself? Where EXACTLY did the Pac-12 go wrong? Can the ACC avoid doing the same thing? What does Wes bring up about Clemson and FSU that isn’t being talked about enough, in his opinion?

Rod Brind’Amour, (and STILL) the Carolina Hurricanes head coach, on the season and his thoughts on how everything ended; and where things are heading for next season, as of right now. What’s keeping Rod here with the Carolina Hurricanes? Which player in particular does Rod mention not being able to see NOT coaching? Looking back, would Rod have changed anything? What were Rod’s conversations with Sebastian Aho since the Game 6 loss? Did Rod consider making a goalie switch when Game 6 went to 3-...

Tripp Tracy, Carolina Hurricanes Analyst, on what he think allowed the NY Rangers to come back from being down for the majority of the game. What was the key to the Carolina Hurricanes losing their lead? How did it play out and how did Tripp think it should’ve player out, to likely allow the Canes to keep their lead? What did he see from the NY Rangers? Where else did Tripp see flaws on the Carolina Hurricanes side last night?