The Chicago Sportsdesk: Recent Episodes
The Chicago Sportsdesk
All things Chicago sports! From the high school and college ranks to the pros, The Chicago Sportsdesk covers it all, with a weekly report on a wide range of teams. New episodes every Wednesday night! Ideas or want to be a guest? Email thechicagosportsdesk@gmail.com. Thanks for listening and enjoy The Chicago Sportsdesk!!!
Today we have an extra special edition of The Chicago Sportsdesk. Aspiring sports broadcaster and Atlanta native Blake Newsom joins the show to discuss the upcoming week in College Football, as well as some NBA and NFL. Make sure to check out Blake's YouTube channel (theatlantakid) and his podcast (Atlanta Teens SportsCenter). I hope you enjoy! (Time stamps below)
Time Stamps:
0:00 - Intro
1:15 - Games of the Week (SMU-Memphis, Oregon-USC, Utah-Washington, and Florida-Georgia)
12:45 - College Football Playoff Predictions
19:30 - NBA (Chicago Bulls and Atlanta Hawks)
20:55 - NFL (Chicago Bears and Atlanta Falcons)
24:05 - Outro
We are back! Thank you to everybody for being so patient with the lack of episodes lately. Also, a huge thanks to everyone who recommended ideas on social media this week. In today's episode, we dive into every Chicago sports team, such as the Bulls, Bears, Cubs, Sky, Fire, and much more! I hope you enjoy. (Time Stamps Below)
Time Stamps:
Intro: 0:00
Bulls: 1:05
Cubs: 2:25
White Sox: 4:05
Bears: 6:02
Fire: 8:00
Blackhawks: 9:00
Sky: 10:28
Red Stars: 11:56
Northwestern Football: 13:20
Northwestern Men's Basketball: 14:55
Northwestern Women's Basketball: 16:40
Outro: 17:30
First off, apologies for no episode last week. We were supposed to talk all things NHL Free Agency, but instead, we will be releasing that episode sometime later this month. Anyways, it has been a little over 3 months since the NFL draft took place in Nashville, Tennessee. Today we kick off a month's worth of episodes going over all 4 major sports drafts (NBA, MLB, NBA, NHL), starting with the aforementioned National Football League Draft. Thanks for listening! (Time Stamps Below)
Time Stamps
0:00 - Intro
1:20 - Bears
5:20 - First Round
6:40 - Northwestern
7:30 - Outro
It is July and that means that it is time to talk NBA Off-Season. We have all you need to know about free agency and the NBA Off-Season in general. Thanks for listening! Time-stamps below.
Also, a huge thanks to everyone who listened to the podcast last week. We broke every personal record and it means so much to me.
0:00 - Intro
1:00 - Start of Off-Season
3:45 - Free Agency
6:50 - Chicago Bulls
9:45 - End of Off-Season
10:55 - Outro
We are just a couple of days away from the 2019 World Wiffle Ball Championship in Midlothian, Illinois. Today, we have the rundown on all 60 teams, as well as complete predictions for all the action this weekend in an extra-long edition of The Chicago Sportsdesk. Thanks for listening! (Time slots below)
Intro: 0:00
Warrior Division: 1:00
Funky Division: 3:40
Ripped Division: 7:50
Balco Division: 11:25
Clutch Division: 14:35
Dud's Division: 18:10
Homies Division: 22:00
Sure Things Division: 25:05
Builders Division: 27:55
Babys Division: 30:50
Weasels Division: 33:40
Looney Division: 36:45
Outro/Final Predictions: 39:40
As many of you know, it is MLB's all-star break, and we are here to break down everything you need to know about baseball. From what went down at the all-star festivities in Cleaveland, to how the Chicago teams did in the first half, The Chicago Sportsdesk has everything you need to know. Thanks for listening!
Apologies for the lack of episodes lately! Make sure to check out the newest episode talking all things soccer, from the Women's National Team to the Fire. And get ready for a great summer season of The Chicago Sportsdesk.
We are back after a few weeks off. To make up for the lack of episodes, we are going all of the Chicago Sports team in another Chicago Sports update. So from the Bulls and Bears to the college ranks, we have everything you need to know. Thanks for listening!
We are back! Some technical diffictulties kept us off air last week, but we are back and ready to review the first week of March Madness. A couple of upsets and a lot of near-upsets happened during the first two rounds, and we are here to break them all down. As always, thanks for listening!
The weather in Chicago may not be so nice, but in Arizona, it is perfect baseball weather. As the Cubs are warming up in Spring Training, I have everything you need to know about the North-Siders. I hope you enjoy!
I hope that everyone had a great Super Bowl Sunday. I am sure most of you watched the Tom Brady, Bill Belichick, and the Patriots raised the trophy once again after defeating the Rams. Whether you did or did not, I have all you need to know about the Super Bowl and the NFL Playoffs. Enjoy!
We have a few weeks to recover from the heartbreaking Bears wildcard loss, so today I will be doing my end of the year review for the Bears. From a playoff wrap-up to the pro bowl, here is everything you need to know heading into the NFL offseason.
Happy New Year! I hope everyone had a great New Years Eve and day. It is freezing outside here in Chicago, so why not dedicate an episode to some Blackhawks hockey. Enjoy!
Happy holidays. We have been off the air the past few weeks but we are back in it today and we are going to be talking some college hoops and in particular the Northwestern Men's Basketball team. Enjoy!
It is conference championship week and Northwestern is playing in the Big Ten Championship. So, on today's episode we go over everything you need to know for this weekends big game.
As many of you probably know the Cubs are done for the year, with a loss in the NL wildcard, and the Red Sox went on to win the title. Today, we will go over everything you need to know as we enter the beginning of the offseason with an end of season review, team MVPs, free agency rumors, and some miscellaneous news. Enjoy!
Note: Around the two-minute mark I said Rizzo got the silver slugger award and Baez won the Golden Glove. Those two are supposed to be switched.
Apologies for the lack of episodes, but we are back and to make up we are covering three teams today. We will be talking Bears, Northwestern Football, and Taft Football in an all football edition. Enjoy!!
Make sure to tune into this extra special edition of The Chicago Sportsdesk. I sit down with the head coach of both the boys and girls aquatics profile here at Taft. We discuss how he got started with swimming, senior night, state championships, and more on a jam-packed episode of The Chicago Sportsdesk.
We are back. Today we go over all the Chicagoland sports teams from the Bulls to the Bears to Northwestern. As always, please enjoy!
As the Cubs head into the final month of play, the NL Central is in a 3-way race. With the Cubs, Brewers, and Cardinals all in contention for either a division title or a wildcard, we are in for a wild finish. Enjoy!
Last episode we did fantasy football, but now it is time for real football, so today we are going to preview the upcoming Chicago Bears season. We break down everything from position depth to players to watch for and the schedule. Enjoy!
As the NFL regular season is right around the corner, so is fantasy football! I review the top 3 players at each fantasy position, go over my first draft of the year, and give my top 5 fantasy tips. Enjoy!
On today's special episode I interview the principal of Taft High School, Mark Grishaber. We talk MMA, high school hoops, NBA, and some high school football. Enjoy!
On today's show, we talk some Major League Soccer. First, we review the Chicago Fire's MLS season and U.S. Open Cup so far and preview the rest of the season and then we dive into the MLS all-star game which is later tonight. Enjoy!
We take a break from the world of real sports and visit the world of plastic sports this week on The Chicago Sportsdesk. Our host (and wiffleball team captain), Alex Burstein previews who he thinks the 22 teams who advance to Sunday will be!
Today we are going to be doing a preview/mid-season update for all of the major Chicago sports teams plus northwestern sports previews. Enjoy!
It is summer time and that means The Chicago Sportsdesk is back in sessions. On today's show, we talk about the NBA draft which is tomorrow and go over my predictions for the top 10 picks as well as the biggest steal of the draft in my opinion. Enjoy!
On today’s episode live from St. Louis, we discuss the World Cup group stage with Eshan Mehra, Simon Ordonez, and Thomas Sorokti (@tmoyer29 on instagram). As always enjoy!
Happy 30th episode!!! Today we are talking about two things. First, we go over my predictions for the NHL and NBA conference finals, and then we also review the Cubs start to the MLB season. Enjoy!
The NFL draft is over and the Bears are being highly praised for their draft picks, so today we review all of the Bears picks this year. Enjoy!
Today we are going to be talking about the NBA playoffs. It's a little too late to do a preview so we are going to do a rundown of all that has happened in the first round so far.
On today's episode, we talk about the current generation of college b-ball players and what to look for in the 2018-19 basketball season, as well as the past college players and where they will be headed after this year's draft.
After a 2 week break, The Chicago Sportsdesk is back. On today's show, we recap all of the Chicago sports we missed. Enjoy!
On today's show, we highlight 3 key players the Bears need to add, drop, and keep this offseason to look to improve on last years record. Sorry for the rough audio, I have a cold and my microphone picked up a lot of noises. Hope you enjoy.
Back to baseball. In today's episode, we go over what the Cubs have been doing this offseason and how the start of spring training is going. I hope you enjoy?
Happy Valentine's Day to all. On today's episode, we review what has and will happen in the Olympics, going over the 9 main categories of sports. Hope you all enjoy!!
As the trade deadline approaches, The Chicago Sportsdesk has all of the rumors and news you need for the hometown Chicago Bulls.
Not exactly Chicago sports, but the big game is coming up and I'm giving you how both the Eagles and Patriots got here, storylines to watch, and my final score prediction.
Review of last season, new coach, draft predictions, and next season predictions on the Bears End Of The Year Review
Today, we go over the Bears coaching vacancy, the Bulls playoff hopes, and the Cubs free agency.
In a special edition from Phoenix, Arizona, we go over all things happening in the Phoenix sports landscape.
We go over the 5 conference championships that matter with predictions and headlines, and then we predict the final 4.
Who's in and who's out, who still has a chance, and more as we break down the top 25 standings so far.
8 weeks and the trade deadline are up meaning lots of news. First, we will go over the standings so far before heading into fantasy player of the week and two big trades. Finally, we end with our own bears and how they are doing. Thanks for listening as always!!
We go over the UIPM Laser-Run World Championships which are coming up this weekend with our first guest Simon Burstein.
We break down the MLB playoffs and who we think is gonna win the World Series. (hint: It's a repeat)
I recap the MLS so far this season and whats in store for the men in red the rest of the season.
In the first podcast for today we are going to be going over the 7 team Big 10 East Divison
We go over the Bulls roster for the upcoming season in episode 3 of the Chicago Sportsdesk.
Today, we review the rest of the NL Central this year in a late night edition of The Chicago Sportsdesk.