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Tuesday, 21 March 2017 18:48

AUDIO Andre Knott Talking Tribe, Team Health

Sports Time Ohio In-Game reporter Andre Knott spoke with Sam Bourquin Tuesday to talk about the health of the Cleveland Indians and the return of Michael Brantley to the lineup yesterday against the Dodgers.

 

For the full interview click here.

 

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Monday, 20 March 2017 19:21

AUDIO Actor Gunn Comes Back For Special Event

Actor and Canton native Bruno Gunn came on Monday to the Sam and Brad Show to talk about a special event coming to the Canton Civic Center.

The 25th annual Celebrity Cuisine is Tuesday night from 5:30pm-8pm, with tickets being just $30 at the door.  The event is hosted by Community Harvest and the Tri-County Restaurant Association and Atlantic Foods.

For more information, click here.

For more with Bruno and Faith, listen below.

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Monday, 20 March 2017 18:34

AUDIO Wager Of The Day Monday

Sam and Justin got in on a "Vending Machine Monday" edition of the Wager of the Day on the Sam and Brad Show.

The guys wagered on the NIT games tonight, Mike from Cuyahoga Falls joined in on the fun as well!

You can join in the fun as well by listening to the Wager of the Day every Monday-Friday at 5:25pm on 1590 WAKR.

  

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The University of Akron Zips will be taking on the Mavericks of U.T. Arlington for a second round NIT matchup in Texas.

Assistant coach Kevin Byrne of the UA basketball team spoke with Sam and Brad Monday to talk about the team, their journey on the road, and what they're looking for in the Mavericks tonight. 

For the full interview, click here.

 

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Monday, 20 March 2017 17:10

AUDIO Ken Pomeroy Talks Tournament Analytics

Ken Pomeroy from KenPom.com joined the Sam and Brad Show Monday to talk NCAA Tournament and who could make some noise in the Sweet 16 starting Thursday.

 

For more, go to Kenpom.com

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Monday, 20 March 2017 16:46

AUDIO Joe Gabriele Talking Cavaliers, Rest

The NBA is none to happy about the Cavs' Big Three taking a rest day against the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday.

Cavs beat writer Joe Gabriele from Cavs.com joined Sam and Brad Monday to discuss the issue.

 

For the full interview, click here.

 

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Friday, 17 March 2017 17:54

AUDIO UA, Dambrot Ready For Mavericks

University of Akron Zips head basketball coach Keith Dambrot spoke with Sam and Brad to talk about the win over Houston in the first round of the NIT.

The Zips will play the Mavericks of UT Arlington on Monday at 8pm in Texas.

 

For the full interview, click here.

 

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Tim Debevec, head coach of the Jackson Polar Bears boys' basketball team caught up with Sam and Brad on a Feel Good Friday to talk about his team's 80-59 win over Medina.

 

The Polar Bears advance to the Regional Final to take on Toledo St. John.

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Former St. Joseph's standout, Ohio State Buckeye, and current broadcaster for CBS Sports Clark Kellogg joined the Sam and Brad Show Thursday to discuss what he's seen so far in the NCAA Tournament.

 

For the full interview with Clark, click here.

 

 

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Former Kent State guard Trevor Huffman joined the Sam and Brad Show Thursday to talk about his memories of playing in the NCAA Tournament including their run in the 2002 tournament, including an Elite Eight berth.

He says he's glad to see his alma mater back in the tournament.

"I'm really excited we're back in the tournament," he said. "Those guys worked really hard."

 

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Thursday, 16 March 2017 15:16

AUDIO NCAA Madness Continues, Field Wide Open

Chip Patterson, CBS Sports College Basketball Writer joined the Sam and Brad Show Thursday on the first day of the NCAA Tournament to talk about the madness that is March.

 

For the full interview, click here.

 

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Tuesday, 14 March 2017 18:08

AUDIO Sam & Brad Wager Of The Day Tuesday

Today's Sam and Brad Wager of the Day centers around college hoops in both the NCAA Tournament and the NIT as well as the Cavs/Pistons Game.

Sam's taking the Pistons plus 7 1/2, Brad is taking the Cavaliers minus 7 1/2.  Listen to see what else the fellas are wagering on for a Tuesday!

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Local author Matt Lupica spoke with Sam and Brad Tuesday to talk about his new book, The Baseball Stadium Insider to talk about some of the unique traits of all the Major League ballparks.

 

The full interview with Matt, Sam, and Brad can be heard right here.

 

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Kent State has punched their ticket to the NCAA Tournament and will take on UCLA in the first round Friday in Sacramento, CA.

Rob Senderoff, head coach of the men's team talked about the victory over Akron in the MAC Tournament and what challenges lie ahead with the Bruins.

 

The full interview can be heard here. 

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Monday, 13 March 2017 17:38

AUDIO Sam & Brad Wager Of The Day Monday

Sam, Brad, and Justin got in on the Wager of the Day for Monday. Today is a "Vending Machine Monday" and the winner will get to pick three items out of the vending machine here at the Akron Radio Center.

The games the fellas will be wagering on tonight are the Atlanta Hawks and the San Antonio Spurs, as well as the Denver Nuggets and Los Angeles Lakers and in the NHL, the games of choice are the Columbus Blue Jackets taking on the Philadelphia Flyers, and the Pittsburgh Penguins facing off against the Calgary Flames.

 Who Wins? We shall find out Tuesday! 

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Monday, 13 March 2017 17:24

AUDIO Brian Dulik Discusses Browns' Moves

Sports Columnist Brian Dulik from the Medina Gazette spoke with Sam and Brad Monday to talk about the Browns' free agency moves as of late.

 

For the full interview, click here.

 

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Monday, 13 March 2017 16:11

AUDIO Mike DeCourcy Breaks Down Brackets

College Basketball writer Mike DeCourcy from the Sporting News and studio analyst for the Big Ten Network joined the Sam and Brad Show Monday to break down the brackets in the upcoming NCAA Tournament.

 

The full interview with Mike can be heard here. 

 

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Monday, 13 March 2017 15:22

AUDIO Allbright: Browns Won Free Agency

Benjamin Allbright joined the Sam and Brad Show Monday to talk about the Browns' picking up some key free agents as of late and landing some additional draft picks.

Allbright's work can be heard on Yahoo! Fox Sports, and ESPN.  He is also a host on AM 1340 and 104.7FM in the Denver/ Boulder area.

He likes what the Browns are doing in terms of building the offensive line with additions such as Kevin Zeitlrer, and JC Tretter.

 

For the full interview, click here. 

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Thursday, 09 March 2017 16:05

AUDIO STVM Advances In Tournament

Dru Joyce II, the head coach of the STVM Fighting Irish joined the Sam and Brad Show Thursday to talk about the win last night over Alliance 91-54.

 

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Wednesday, 08 March 2017 16:30

AUDIO Ron Stokes Talks OSU Hoops, Big 10 Tourney

Former Ohio State point guard and Canton McKinley Bulldog and current color analyst for men's basketball on the Ohio State -IMG Sports Network Ron Stokes joined Sam and Brad Wednesday to talk about the Buckeyes' upcoming game against Rutgers tonight in the Big 10 Tournament.

 

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Wednesday, 08 March 2017 15:15

AUDIO Zac Jackson Talks NFL, Browns

Zac Jackson from Pro Football Talk.com joined the Sam and Brad Show Wednesday to talk about the best course of action for the Cleveland Browns at the quarterback position.

 

Jackson will be covering the Cleveland Browns for The Athletic moving forward, joining the likes of other talented veteran sports writers, such as Jason Lloyd, who covers the Cavaliers.

Here's part two of Zac Jackson discussing NFL free agency, and where Browns WR Terrelle Pryor might be.

 

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NBA.com and NBA TV's Lang Whitaker spoke with Sam and Brad Wednesday to talk about the calm before the storm as the NBA Trade Deadline looms Thursday at 4pm Eastern.

He says if anyone's positioned themselves to make a big move,  it's the Boston Celtics, who could be in play for Indiana's Paul George.

As far as our hometown Cleveland Cavaliers,  Iman Shumpert could be on the move, but Lang says they need all their parts for another run at the Larry O'Brien Trophy.

  

For the full interview, click here.

 

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Monday, 13 February 2017 17:08

AUDIO Joe Horrigan Talks Pro Football HOF

The Pro Football Hall of Fame's Executive Director Joe Horrigan spoke with Sam Bourquin and Brad Russell Monday afternoon.

 Joe spoke a little bit about this year's Class of 2017 and a little bit about what goes into the selection process.

For the full interview, click here.

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Dr. Jon Steinbrecher, commissioner of the Mid-American Conference spoke with Sam and Brad about what he thinks it will take for the conference to get more than one team into the NCAA Tournament.

 

The MAC Tournament runs from March 8-11 at the Quicken Loans Arena in downtown Cleveland. 

For the full interview, click here.

 

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Monday, 13 February 2017 15:14

AUDIO Tim Rogers Talks Tournament Seeding

Tim Rogers, reporter for various media outlets in the area spoke with Sam Bourquin and Brad Russell Monday about the seedings in the upcoming boys basketball tournament.

A lot of the focus is placed on the Canton Division I district with a bevy of tough teams out there.

 

For the full interview, click here.

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Monday, 06 February 2017 18:10

AUDIO Sam and Brad Wager of the Day Monday

Sam and Brad got things going on a Monday with the Wager of the Day on a Vending Machine Monday!

Tonight's action, for entertainment purposes only, centers around the Washington Wizards and the Cleveland Cavaliers.

 

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Monday, 06 February 2017 17:03

AUDIO Former Zip Jason Taylor Heading To HOF

One of the inductees to the Pro Football HOF, Jason Taylor found out the good news over the weekend that he will be enshrined in Canton as part of the Class of 2017.

One of his former coaches, Lee Owens, former head coach at the University of Akron, current head coach at Ashland University spoke with Sam and Brad to talk about how Jason committed himself to the game of football.

 

For the full interview, click here. 

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The Big Game has come and gone and the New England Patriots have won another one, giving Bill Belichick and Tom Brady 5 rings.

NFL writer Vinnie Iyer from the Sporting News was in Houston for the game, and he came on with Sam and Brad Monday to talk about his thoughts on the Falcons and Pats.

 

For the full interview, click here.

 

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Adam Liberman, director of Public and Media Relations for the Akron Rubberducks joined Sam and Brad ahead of the first Rubberducks Hot Stove Banquet at the Hilton Garden Inn.

 Former Indians great Carlos Baerga will be the keynote speaker at tonight's event.

Also, Rubberducks GM Jim Pfander stopped by to talk about tonight's event and how the team is connecting with the community away from the diamond.

"With the weather that's going on outside, what better time to come in and talk about a great baseball season here coming up," Pfander said.

 

For more with the guys, click here.

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Thursday, 02 February 2017 16:37

AUDIO Scotty D In Vegas Talks "Big Game" Wagers

Scotty D flew in from Vegas to the Akron Radio Center to discuss the wagering surrounding the Big Game, for entertainment purposes only.

Here he discusses the game itself between the Falcons and the Pats.

 

Here he discusses a few of the "prop bets" folks might get in on.

 

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Thursday, 02 February 2017 15:02

AUDIO Bowden Pleased With 2017 Recruiting Class

University of Akron Zips head football coach Terry Bowden spoke with Sam and Brad Thursday to talk about his 2017 recruiting class.

Some local talent headlines this year's haul including Ellet's Marquise Bridges,  Jemarulin Suggs and De'Andre Brimage from East, and Cobie Booker from Barberton.

 

For the full interview, click here.

 

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Wednesday, 01 February 2017 19:18

AUDIO Massillon's Munford Chooses OSU

Massillon Washington offensive lineman Thayer Munford spoke with Sam and Brad to talk about his commitment to play for coach Urban Meyer and the Ohio State University in the fall of 2017.

 

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Wednesday, 01 February 2017 19:11

AUDIO Hudson's Mehelic Chooses Miami (OH)

Adam Mehelic of Hudson joined the Sam and Brad Show to talk about his commitment to the RedHawks of Miami (OH).

 

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Wednesday, 01 February 2017 18:06

AUDIO Sam and Brad Wager of the Day Wednesday

The Wager of the Day continues on a Wednesday as Brad tries to continue his streak of not taking a loss.

Today's wager centers around the Cavaliers and T-Wolves game tonight, a game you can hear on 1590 WAKR. Who will win?  We will find out Thursday!

You can catch the Wager of the Day every Monday-Friday on 1590 WAKR!

 

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Wednesday, 01 February 2017 17:49

AUDIO Marquise Bridges Ready To Be A Zip

Marquise Bridges, Ellet High School football standout running back, spoke with the Sam and Brad Show Wednesday to talk about the commitment to go play for the University of Akron Zips.

 

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Wednesday, 01 February 2017 17:32

AUDIO Lang Whitaker Talks NBA, Cavaliers

As the Cavaliers prepare to face the Minnesota Timberwolves tonight., NBA.com and NBA TV's Lang Whitaker came on with Sam and Brad to talk about the Wine and Gold's struggles, and the war of words between LeBron James and Charles Barkley.

 

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Wednesday, 01 February 2017 16:57

AUDIO Todd Sibley Talks Pitt Commitment

Hoban standout Todd Sibley talked about his commitment to Pittsburgh on the Sam and Brad Show.

 Sibley was a key catalyst in the Knights' back to back state titles in 2015 and 2016.

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Wednesday, 01 February 2017 16:28

AUDIO Kadeem Trotter Discusses Syracuse Commitment

Canton McKinley Bulldog Kadeem Trotter joined the Sam and Brad Show to talk about signing with Syracuse for National Signing Day to play his college football for the Orange in 2017.

 

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Wednesday, 01 February 2017 15:44

AUDIO Weston Bridges Talks MSU Commitment

Copley High School's Weston Bridges spoke with Sam and Brad to talk about his commitment to Michigan State University during the special National Signing Day edition of the show.

Bridges said he was sold on Michigan State from the jump, saying he appreciated the tradition at running back, a position he plays.

 

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Wednesday, 01 February 2017 15:16

AUDIO CCC'S Baumoel Serving Country, Playing For Navy

Griffin Baumoel of Canton Central Catholic talked with Sam and Brad about his commitment to serve his country and play football for the United States Naval Academy.

 Griffin was part of the team that won the State Championship for the Crusaders this year in Division V.

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National signing day is here and various players from the area made their commitment to play college football and continue their education.

D'Amonte King of STVM spoke with Sam and Brad Wednesday about his commitment to the University of Toledo.

 

Donte Taylor Jr, also of St. Vincent-St Mary joined the Sam and Brad Show to talk about his commitment to Miami (OH). 

Taylor converted from quarterback to cornerback during his time at STVM. He will play in the defensive backfield for the RedHawks in 2017.

 

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Tuesday, 31 January 2017 17:45

AUDIO Sam and Brad's Tuesday Wager of the Day

Sam and Brad's Wager of the Day for Monday ended in a three-way tie.

Today's wager centers around both the Ohio State/Maryland basketball game, (a game you can hear on 1590 WAKR), and the Northern Illinois/Akron game.

We will see how the tie gets broken!

 

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Tuesday, 31 January 2017 17:15

AUDIO Former Patriot Troy Brown Talks "Big Game"

Former New England Patriots WR Troy Brown spoke with Sam and Brad Tuesday to talk about Sunday's big game, the "Patriot Way" and  some of his best memories of playing in football's biggest game.

 Brown won 3 rings in 15 seasons with the Patriots. 

For the full interview, click here.

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Tuesday, 31 January 2017 16:33

AUDIO Will Brinson Talks NFL/Browns

NFL writer Will Brinson joined the Sam and Brad Show Tuesday to talk about the Browns and their prospects in the upcoming NFL Draft.

 

For the full interview, click here.

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Former Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Terance Mathis joined Sam and Brad to talk Super Bowl on 1590 WAKR Monday.

 

For the full interview, click here.

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Monday, 30 January 2017 17:28

AUDIO Sam and Brad's Monday Wager of the Day

The fellas are back at it for the Wager of the Day Monday!

Today it centers around the Cavaliers and Mavericks game tonight. It's a vending machine Monday so the winner gets three items from the vending machince here at the ARC.

Who will win? We shall see.

 

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Monday, 30 January 2017 17:02

AUDIO WEEI's Mike Petraglia Talks 'Big Game'

Mike Petraglia from WEEI Radio in Boston spoke with Sam and Brad Monday to talk about the Patriots side of things as they prepare for the Falcons next Sunday.

 

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Monday, 30 January 2017 15:55

AUDIO Wes Durham Discusses Falcons & Pats

Play-by-play Voice of the Atlanta Falcons Wes Durham joined Sam and Brad Monday to talk about their matchup with New England in the Super Bowl.

 

For the full interview, click here.

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Monday, 30 January 2017 15:15

AUDIO Campy Russell Discusses Wine & Gold

Cavalier legend Campy Russell from FSO joined Sam and Brad Monday to discuss the Cavs' two-game winning streak and discussed if they could get a third one against Dallas tonight.

 

The Cavaliers and Mavericks play tonight at 8:30. You can hear the  game on 1590 WAKR.

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Thursday, 26 January 2017 18:44

AUDIO Joe Gabriele Talks Cavs, Struggles

Cavs.com beat writer Joe Gabriele joined Sam and Brad to talk about the Wine and Gold's struggles as of late.

 

The Cavs face Brooklyn on Friday. You can catch the game on 1590 WAKR.

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