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Head Coach of the St. Vincent-St, Mary Fighting Irish Dru Joyce II spoke with Sam and Brad to talk about their Division II state title win over Trotwood-Madison over the weekend.

The title was their second in as many years and their eighth overall. 

New Norton head football coach Kevin Pollock spoke with Sam and Brad to talk about his latest coaching venture on a Feel Good Friday.

Former USC football player and FOX College football analyst Petros Papadakis joined the Sam and Brad Show to talk about Sam Darnold's potential as a pro, as well as Hue Jackson's handling and coaching of quarterbacks. 

NBA reporter Jeff Zillgitt spoke with Sam Bourquin Thursday after the Cavaliers' win over the Toronto Raptors at the Q last evening.

It's back again!  A great collaboration between the Akron -Canton Regional Foodbank's Community Harvest ,Atlantic Foods, and the Tri-County Restaurant Association for a special cause.

The 26th annual Celebrity Cuisine will be going on from 5:30pm to 8pm at the Canton Civic Center to help some people who are less fortunate, feeding them and providing them with quality food in food-insecure areas.

Actor and Northeast Ohio native Bruno Gunn spoke with Sam and Brad to talk about the event and talk a little Cleveland Sports as well. Bruno will be there serving it up.

All proceeds from tonight's event go to the Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank 

For more information, click here.  

The St. Vincent-St. Mary Fighting Irish are heading into a familiar spot as they get ready for Lexington in the state semifinals in Columbus.

Dru Joyce II spoke with Sam and Brad Monday to talk about their win over Villa Angela-St. Joseph over the weekend.

Ben Braun former college basketball coach and current analyst for the Pac-12 Network joined the Sam and Brad Show to talk about the NCAA Tournament, the Pac 12, and the college basketball scandal. 

Matt Creamer, the head coach of the Crusaders of Canton Central Catholic joined the Sam and Brad Show to talk about their matchup with Cleveland Lutheran East for a shot to go to Columbus.

Longtime Cleveland Indians beat writer Paul Hoynes talked about the Tribe so far in the Cactus League.

Mark Dente, head coach of the Copley Indians spoke with Sam and Brad to talk about their upcoming matchup with Solon on Saturday.

Canton Central Catholic head basketball coach Matt Creamer spoke with Sam and Brad ahead of their matchup with LaBrae coming up. 

Tim Debevec, head coach of the Jackson Polar Bears spoke with Sam and Brad Wednesday to talk about their matchup tonight against the Copley Indians tonight in Cleveland. 

After 30-plus years of coaching, Canton McKinley boys basketbal coach Rick Hairston is hanging up his whistle.

Hairston joined the Sam and Brad Show to talk about his retirement and what he plans to do moving forward.

Dean Rahas, the head coach of the Revere Minutemen boys' basketball team spoke with Sam and Brad to talk about their matchup with STVM later this week. 

Wadsworth Lady Grizzlies head basketball coach Andy Booth joined the Sam and Brad Show to talk about their matchup with Solon Friday in the  Division I state tournament.

The Lady Grizzlies (25-3) will be taking on Solon (26-2) at 6pm. 

WKYC Sports Director and Voice of the Browns Jim Donovan spoke with Sam and Brad to talk NFL free agency, some of the deals the Browns have made, and the possible future of Joe Thomas.

Sports columnist for the Cleveland Plain Dealer Terry Pluto spoke with Sam and Brad to talk Cleveland sports, including the trades from the Browns, the inconsistencies of the Cavs, and the Indians as they continue Spring Training. 

Sam and Brad spoke with Mark Dente of Copley to talk about the upset win over Hoban and their upcoming game with Jackson on Wednesday at 6:15pm in Cleveland. 

Russ Swartz, the head coach of the Mogadore Wildcats spoke with Sam and Brad ahead of their matchup against Canton Central Catholic tonight in Salem.

Matt Creamer of Canton Central Catholic talked about things from his side of the matchup.

Copley head coach Mark Dente spoke with Sam and Brad on a Feel Good Friday ahead of their matchup with the Archbishop Hoban Knights on Saturday.

New STVM football coach Bobby Nickol spoke with Sam and Brad to talk about his vision for the program as they prepare for the 2018 season this upcoming fall.

Nickol comes from Barberton where he was offensive coordinator. He steps in for Coach Marcus Wattley, who is currently on Terry Bowden's staff at the University of Akron. 

Head girls' basketball coach of the Jackson Lady Bears Anthony Butch spoke with Sam and Brad Thursday to talk about their Regional Final matchup against Solon. 

The Wadsworth Lady Grizzlies will be on their way to Norwalk to compete in the Division I Regional Final yet again against Strongsville.

Head Coach Andy Booth joined the Sam and Brad Show to talk about his team.

Sam and Brad caught up with Gene Schindewolf of the Manchester Panthers talked about the upcoming district final Friday against Triway in boys basketball. 

STVM head girls' basketball coach Carley Whitney joined the Sam and Brad Show Wednesday to talk about the Lady Irish heading to the Regional Final Friday. 

STVM will play Gilmour Academy at Barberton Friday night at 7:30pm 

Vince Cellini of Cavaliers In The Paint on Fox Sports Ohio spoke with Sam and Brad to talk about the Cavs' win last night over Detroit as well as the strong play of one of the "other" kids from Akron, Revere HS grad Larry Nance, Jr.

Russ Swartz, the head coach of the Mogadore Wildcats boys' basketball team, spoke with Sam and Brad to talk about their game tonight against Campbell Memorial.

Tip off is at 7 p.m. in the Salem Division II District.

For this week's edition of Know Your Prospect, we went down to Lake Travis HS in Texas to catch up with Hank Carter, the head coach down there to talk Baker Mayfield, who was his quarterback there.

Mayfield was the 2017 Heisman Trophy Winner at Oklahoma, and was the signal caller at Lake Travis for his final two seasons in high school.

For more insight into some of the NFL's top prospects, click here to read more about Josh Allen of Wyoming. 

Sam and Brad caught up with former Kent State and Cleveland State men's head basketball coach Gary Waters to talk about the ongoing NCAA Basketball Scandal and how that impacts teams and coaches across the nation. 

Waters won over 300 games as a college basketball coach at Kent State, Rutgers, and Cleveland State. He is now retired and working on a new book. 

Copley head basketball coach Mark Dente spoke with Sam and Brad to talk about the upcoming matchup with Walsh Jesuit Saturday at 5 p.m.

For this week's edition of Know Your Prospect, we caught up with Bill Magnusson, the head coach of Firebaugh HS to talk about former signal-caller Josh Allen.

For more insight into the top NFL Prospects, click to hear more about Sam Darnold of USC.

"The Voice of the Buckeyes" Paul Keels spoke with Sam and Brad to talk about the Ohio State men's basketball team as they prepare for the Big 10 Tournament Friday.

The Bucks are the #2 seed and will play the winner of the Northwestern/Penn State game. Tip off is at 6:30 with coverage beginning at 6pm Friday on 1590 WAKR. 

New head football coach of the Stow Bulldogs Tom Phillips joined the Sam and Brad Show to talk about his new venture in the high school ranks.

Phillips was previously working for the University of Cincinnati's football program as its Director of Player Personnel.

John Feinstein of CBS Sports spoke with Sam and Brad to talk about the future of the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational moving forward and what could possibly be in it's place after 2018.

In-game reporter and STVM grad Andre Knott spoke with Sam and Brad to talk about the Indians in Spring Training on 1590 WAKR.

He also talked about a special event at STVM, Stogies, Sliders and Sports tomorrow night at the Costigan Baseball and Softball facility on Green Street. For more information click here.

Browns beat reporter Nate Ulrich joined the Sam and Brad Show to talk about the latest Browns news and the upcoming NFL Combine in Indianapolis. 

Springfield has a new head football coach, and he says he plans on continuing to build a winning culture not only on the football field, but in the community as well.

Dave Bosko joined the Sam and Brad Show Wednesday to talk about his vision for the Spartans moving forward.

For the first edition of Know Your Prospect for 2018, we took a trip out to California to catch up with  Coach Jaime Ortiz (San Clemente HS)  to talk about former USC and San Clemente QB Sam Darnold. 

ESPN Senior Writer Buster Olney spoke with Sam and Brad to talk about spring training as well aa the Cleveland Indians' prospects for sustained success moving forward.

For more on Buster's thoughts on the Tribe, click here.

The City Series Boys' Basketball Championship will be taking place tomorrow at Firestone High School in what will be another competitive matchup.

First-year Buchtel head coach Matt Futch spoke with Sam Bourquin and Brad Russell ahead of the contest Friday.

Ellet head basketball coach Mark Fisher joined the show as well, talking about his team and how they can avenge an earlier loss to the Griffins this season.

Green Bay Packers legendary guard and a member of the Class of 2018 Jerry Kramer spoke with Sam and Brad on Wednesday.

He spoke about the emotional moment when David Baker knocked on his door during Super Bowl Weekend to tell him that he will be enshrined at the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton. 

Cleveland Cavaliers General Manager Koby Altman joined the Sam and Brad Show to talk about the new-look Cavs and how the new additions to the team have panned out.

"I think the whole organization feels rejuvenated," Koby explained.  "We needed to put some wind in our sails, and these deals helped us do that."

The new additions to the team are Larry Nance Jr. Jordan Clarkson, Rodney Hood, and George Hill.  The Wine and Gold will play the Oklahoma City Thunder tonight at 8pm with coverage beginning at 7:30pm on 1590 WAKR. 

Tom Withers of the Associated Press joined the Sam and Brad Show on Monday to talk about the new-look Cavaliers and how they have a new bounce in their step after revamping the roster and beating Boston.

The Cavs will play the Oklahoma City Thunder tomorrow before the All Star Break.

Keynote speaker and Baseball Hall of Famer Robbie Alomar spoke with Sam and Brad ahead of tonight's Hot Stove Banquet.

Robbie talked about his memories playing in Cleveland, and his baseball journey.

Robbie will be speaking along with Sheldon Ocker, who was the recipient of the JG Taylor Spink Award for journalism and will also be in Cooperstown this summer.

Cleveland.com sports columnist Bud Shaw spoke with Sam and Brad ahead of the Cavaliers game with the Atlanta Hawks.

He discussed the four new players aquired in trades, Larry Nance, Jordan Clarkson, Rodney Hood, and George Hill.

Conor Head of Toledo spoke with Sam Bourquin to talk about his commitment to play at the University of Toledo.

East running back Devanier Floyd spoke with Sam Bourquin after signing on with the University of Akron to play football for the Zips.

He says he's excited to stay in his hometown and playing ball for the Zips program.

 "I built very strong relationships with the people there (at Akron), and it was the right place for me to go," Floyd said. 

Standout linebacker for the Barberton Magics Keye Thompson spoke with Sam Bourquin to talk about signing on with the Ohio Bobcats.

"I'm pretty excited, I can't wait to get down there in June," he said.

Wadsworth QB and Ohio's Mr Football, Joey Baughman spoke with Sam Bourquin to talk about his letter of intent to play football at Elon in North Carolina.

Joey says his time at Wadsworth went fast and he's excited to play in the Colonial Athletic Association. 

 "I'll be going down there to play quarterback, and I'm ready to roll," he said. 

Treon Sibley, one of Coventry's main offensive weapons on the gridiron has committed to play his college football at the University of Akron

Sibley talked about that decision with Sam Bourquin on National Signing Day.

"They (The Akron Staff) told me they needed someone with speed and that I had a chance to be a hometown hero," he explained.