Yes, you read that correctly. Brady nearly had to postpone his wedding because of a softball injury to his fiancee Ann. Good news though, as everyone is OK and the festivities can commence uninterrupted! The NFL Regular Season kicks off this week! Bears and Packers on the Lakefront to get things started for the Monsters of the Midway. Is there more pressure on Justin Fields or Jordan Love? The Cubs and White Sox are definitely headed in different directions. The Cubs look like they're going to be playing October baseball, while the White Sox might not have hit rock bottom quite yet.

It had been awhile since we've recorded an episode...Brady is really busy with softball this summer and hasn't been able to find time to record. Since the weather is finally cooperating, we thought it would be a good time for a porch podcast and Kelsey agreed! Canadian Wildfires and lingering smoke had different ideas, but we made the most of it. The Cubs and Sox are at the halfway point, the Blackhawks made a franchise-changing draft pick this week, and the Bears are a month away from training camp!

The First Saturday in May means one thing: The Kentucky Derby. About 20,000 thoroughbreds are born every spring, 20 of them make the Derby starting gate three years later, meaning there's a less than 1% chance of Running for the Roses. Churchill Downs Lead Racing Analyst Joe Kristufek joins Brady to talk about his top ten contenders, including 2 year old champ Forte, his top ranked horse Kingsbarns, and many others that could factor in by the end of it. Will we have another longshot like Rich Strike last year, or will the morning line favorite Forte rule the day? Tune in on Saturday for the most exciting two minutes in sports!

Chicago Bears fans haven't had much to look forward to on the field in recent years, which leaves NFL Draft season as the most exciting thing on the football calendar. While the Bears traded away the #1 overall pick awhile back, they have plenty of draft capital this weekend. Will Ryan Poles select an OL to help protect Justin Fields or will he take an edge rusher to help the defense get after the quarterback? Mark Carman of CHGO joins the show to talk about their Top 100 list and what he thinks Ryan Poles will do holding the #9 overall selection.

Jon Rahm won The Masters last weekend on a gorgeous Sunday at Augusta. The rest of the weekend wasn't totally gorgeous, but it was a Spring golf tournament after all. What can we make of LIV vs the PGA Tour?

Baseball season has finally arrived! There are lots of questions about what the Cubs and White Sox will do this season, plus how will the new rules affect the game? If anyone tells you they had predicted the Final Four correctly, they're lying to you. It's going to be an interesting Saturday evening in Houston as America will get to know some new players and teams on the game's biggest stage.

The Chicago Bears sat atop the NFL Draft, a pick they didn't necessarily need to hold on to with so many QB-hungry teams out there. On Friday they did what many thought they would, trading that pick to the Carolina Panthers for a haul of draft assets and WR DJ Moore. They also reportedly made several free agent signings on Monday, to be made official later in the week. It's also NCAA Tournament time, which means brackets are out and pools are won! What upsets are lurking, who's the Cinderella, and who's cutting down the nets in Houston? Joining Brady to talk about all of the above this week is Jordan Bernfield of ESPN and WGN Radio. He's had a chance to see a lot of the mid-major teams who could wreak havoc on the blue-bloods projected to go far.

We've reached one of those points on the sports calendar where it seems like there's everything going on. I'll just bullet point it... College Basketball Conference Tournaments and NCAA Tournament Spring Training and World Baseball Classic Kentucky Derby Trail NFL Free Agency and Draft Golf--Player's Championship and The Masters Stretch run of NBA and NHL We talk about all this and more this week! Was there really more than this? I don't know, it just felt like a lot.

Anytime we've talked Blackhawks this season, it hasn't been so much what's happening on the ice, but more what they will do with Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews ahead of this week's trade deadline. We know now that Toews won't be moved because of illness, but what will GM Kyle Davidson do with Patrick Kane. Perhaps the better question is, what will Kane allow the Blackhawks to do? They've certainly not neglected other parts of their roster, making a big trade on Monday and acquiring future draft picks in return.  Our guest for this episode is Joe Brand, pre and postgame host for Blackhawks broadcasts on WGN Radio and he talks about what the already-completed trades mean for the club, as well as what could potentially come back from a Patrick Kane trade. We also shift gears and talk baseball, specifically the new rules that have been on display early on in Spring Training. Are they good for baseball or does it ruin the game for you?

The Kansas City Chiefs won Super Bowl 57 over the Eagles, in a classic game and an incredibly lucky Sunday for Brady and his family. Now that the season is over, the spotlight turns to the Chicago Bears and the NFL Draft. We continue the debate about what they'll do, while Brady takes one option off the table. We also talk Aaron Rodgers, Tiger's return, strange Olympic events, and a quick look ahead to the World Baseball Classic.

After 17 weeks plus the postseason, Super Bowl 57 is set! Will it be the Eagles or the Chiefs hoisting the Lombardi Trophy in Arizona on Sunday? We give a little preview and take a look at some prop bets we'll be considering. How effective will Patrick Mahomes be? Which Kelce brother will have a bigger impact? We'll find out...

We're down to the Conference Championship games now in the NFL, with the Chiefs and Bengals in an AFC rematch, and the Eagles hosting the (surprising?) 49ers. How will Patrick Mahomes be affected by his ankle injury? We can actually answer that this week, as our former researcher and Brady's brother Owen returns to the show to explain what exactly Mahomes is dealing with. We also get Owen's thoughts on Damar Hamlin, what happened that night in Cincinnati, as well as his recovery and return to play prospects. All that and much more on this week's show!

The Bears made the hire of Kevin Warren official this week as he held his introductory press conference. Dave Ross of VSIN joins the show to talk about what the hire means and what the Bears might do with their #1 overall draft pick. We also talk about the Super Wild Card Weekend that was, what the future holds for Aaron Rodgers and Tom Brady, and who he's betting on for the Divisional Round (hint: think underdogs). 

The Bears' season finished with a predictable loss to the Minnesota Vikings with Justin Fields on the sideline. They now find themselves with the #1 overall pick in the upcoming draft, thanks to some help from an old friend. What will they do with it? Draft a lineman, receiver, or pass rusher? Trade the pick to get more picks? Draft a QB and trade Justin Fields?  We also react to what happened with Damar Hamlin of the Bills, as well as the Packers missing the playoffs at the hand of the Lions.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from us at ...And We're Back! Brady had quite the eventful Christmas as he finally popped the question to his longtime girlfriend Ann...who just happens to be our guest for this episode! We talk about how it all went down and the early (emphasis on early) stages of wedding planning. Was this Bears season a success? Will they land the #1 overall pick and what would they do with it? We discuss...

The Bears finally got their Bye Week with a matchup against the Eagles coming up on Sunday. Will they get blown out? Or will Justin Fields work his magic and keep it close? We'll talk about that next week. In the meantime, Brady thought it was a good time to re-visit with Galen Clavio, host of Crimson Cast, to talk all things IU Athletics. The soccer team lost the National Championship in heartbreaking fashion on Monday of this week. The Women's Basketball team is undefeated and the Men's team is 8-2 with a marquee matchup with Kansas on the horizon. The Football team is...well...typical Indiana Football. Give a listen and catch up with the Hoosiers!

The Bears lost again to the Packers, this time at Soldier Field. They haven't won since beating the Patriots on Monday Night Football what seems like forever ago.  They now head into the bye week on a long losing streak and staring at a formidable schedule when they return. Should Justin Fields play another down this season? What should the Bears address with their first round pick? Plus, baseball's Hot Stove is in full force...what more will the Cubs and White Sox do?

The day we've been dreading has finally arrived: Justin Fields is injured. While the Bears keep losing (and that's a good thing in the big picture), the one thing you didn't want to see happen was QB1 go down. While we don't know just how serious the injury is or if he can play through it, just the fact that he's injured at all shouldn't sit well with Bears fans.  Kelsey's three year old son Adam makes his first appearance on the show, we talk about Thanksgiving traditions, and Brady talks about the start of his high school basketball officiating season.

In the Bears' most recent game, it might have been the perfect storm. Justin Fields does Justin Fields things, the Bears give us an entertaining afternoon, and yet they still lose to keep the semi-tank on track. Fields' record setting performance might eventually come with a cost, though, as we've been talking about all season. Breeders Cup has come and gone, and how about Flightline! We may never see another horse like that for decades. How much do you think that horse is worth in the breeding shed? Some quick math might help out... Plus, the White Sox hire a manager, and the Astros win the World Series

It's one of the best weekends of the year for horse racing fans! The best horses, trainers, and jockeys from all over the world converge on Keeneland to contest 14 races and see who will be crowned a Breeders Cup Champion. Brady welcomes back Joe Kristufek back to the show to talk about the main contenders in each race and who might help you cash some tickets!