BOLD Sports: Episode 48

About this Episode

Matt and Steve are talking about this week in sports updates, including:

• The Riverhounds had a Nil-Nil draw with the Charlotte Independence.
• Goaltending and defense kept the Riverhounds in the game.
• Good news, there are no real lowlights but there weren't a lot of highlights to speak of.
• The Riverhounds took on the Tampa Bay Rowdies.
• Brandt Sneaker won the PGA Wyndham Championship with a -21 for the tournament.
• Brandt started the PGA Wyndham Championship with that magical 59.
• He started with a bogey and finishing with a 20 ft birdie on hole 18 for 11 under par in round one.
• This week the PGA Tour heads to Ridgewood Country Club in Paramus NJ for the Northern Trust Open.
• All the big names are in for the Northern Trust Open as it is a FedEx Cup Playoff tournament.
• Sister Mary Jo is a curveball sleeper.
• Big Al hits dingers.
• WPIAL Football starts.
• Cutch put on waivers.
• Pirates dropped 2 of 4 to the Cubs and 2 to the Braves.
• Pirates offense has come to a halt it seems like, and the defense has opened up some hole.
• It's time to bring up some guys in the minors and see what they have.
• The Boston Red Sox had a bit of skid, but are still 8.5 games ahead of the Yankees in the AL East.
• The Indians are 13 games up in the AL Central.
• The A’s and Astros are tied in the AL West.
• In the NL, the Braves are 1.5 games up in the Phillies in the east.
• The Cubs are 2.5 games up on the Brewers.
• The Diamondbacks are .5 games up on the Rockies.
• NCAA Football starts.
• NCAA Football has already seen lots of warm up games, with very few actual competitive match ups.
• Pitt's Kenny Pickett is named starter for the season in his Sophomore year.
• WVU Football QB, Will Grier, has already been named as a first team All-American.
• Kenny Pickett is a Heisman hopeful for this season.
• PSU QB, Trace McSorley, was named second team All-American.
• McSorley could also be in the Heisman hunt.
• In Steelers news, Ben will play week 3 of pre-season.
• It looks as though the Steelers will be playing AB and all starters for at least the 1st quarter for pre-season games.
• The 3rd pre-season game is the one that is used as real game prep and game plan analysis.
• Please don't get hurt!

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