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Sam, Brad, and Justin got in on the Wager of the Day for Wednesday!

 The Wager of the Day can be heard on the Sam and Brad Show Monday-Friday at around 5:20pm 

Boston sports reporter Mike Petraglia from WEEI Radio in Boston discussed the big matchup tonight between the Celtics and the Cavaliers.

That game will be heard on 1590 WAKR. Tip time is 8pm with pregame at 7:30pm 

FoxSports Ohio Golf Host Jimmy Hanlin spoke with Sam Bourquin and Brad Russell ahead of the Masters at Augusta National.

 The tournament starts Thursday and there's been some heavy rains down in Georgia, which could make things interesting.

For the full interview, click here.

The University of Akron has hired its new men's basketball coach.

John Groce is the new man in charge of the Zips, as he replaces the departed Keith Dambrot, who left to coach Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, PA.

George Thomas from the Akron Beacon Journal spoke with Sam and Brad Wednesday to talk about the hire.  Groce comes from the University of Illinois where he coached from 2012-17.

For the full interview, click here.

Sam and Brad along with Justin got in on the Tuesday Wager of the Day!

The Wager of the Day can be heard every Monday-Friday at 5:20pm.

Brian Dulik, Sports Columnist of the Medina Gazette spoke with Sam and Brad about the Cavaliers as they face the Orlando Magic tonight at the Q.

The game can be heard on 1590 WAKR.

Sam, Brad, and Justin talked about the upcoming NFL Draft and the TV coverage, especially the "war room."

Should it be callled a "war room?"

You decide!

Al Pawlowski, host of Indians Live on SportsTime Ohio joined Sam and Brad Tuesday to discuss the Cleveland Indians' win over the Rangers on Opening Day.

For the full interview, click here.

Chris Assenheimer of the Elyria Chronicle Telegram spoke with Sam and Brad ahead of the Indians and Rangers tonight on 1590 WAKR.

Today the Sam and Brad Wager of the Day has the guys taking a look at the NCAA National Championship and the Indians and Rangers.

Today is a "Vending Machine Monday."

Sam and Brad spoke with Campy Russell after the Cavaliers' overtime win Sunday over the Indiana Pacers. The Cavs are wrapping up the regular season and will take on the Orlando Magic on Tuesday.

Chip Patterson, CBS Sports College Basketball Writer spoke with Sam and Brad ahead of the game between the Gonzaga Bulldogs and North Carolina Tar Heels.

Sam and Brad  are broadcasting live from the Gridiron Bar and Grille ahead of the NCAA Championship Game and Opening Day for the Cleveland Indians.

Cavaliers play-by-play announcer for FOX Sports Ohio Fred McLeod spoke with Sam and Brad live at the Q Friday ahead of Cavs and Sixers tonight.

Clark Kellogg from CBS Sports joined Sam and Brad on Friday to talk about the upcoming Final Four.

Clark also discussed the four teams and their shot to play for a national championship.

Matt Loede from NEOSports Insiders spoke with Sam and Brad about the Indians as they prepare for the season opener on Monday.

The full interview can be heard here.

Matt also offered his take on WrestleMania 33, including Goldberg vs Lesnar.

Sam and Brad along with Justin got in on the Thursday Wager of the Day on a "Pick 3 Thursday."

Vince Cellini of NBA TV spoke with Sam and Brad Thursday to talk about the Cavaliers' struggles and their upcoming matchup with Chicago tonight.

For the full interview, you can click here.

Zips' sports beat writer George Thomas from the Akron Beacon Journal spoke about the departure of former University of Akron head coach Keith Dambrot to coach the men's team at Duquesne.

Sam and Brad along with Justin got into the Wager of the Day for Tuesday.

The matchups in question include some NIT semifinals at Madison Square Garden as well as a couple NBA Games.

Former University of Akron basketball player and Buchtel High grad Matt Futch joined the Sam and Brad Show to talk about the departure of Keith Dambrot from the University of Akron basketball program after 13 seasons.

Futch played at Akron from 2002-06 and was an assistant coach under Dambrot from 2011-13.

After 305 wins and four trips to the NCAA Tournament in 13 years, Keith Dambrot is heading eastbound on Interstate 76. Dambrot, the now-former head coach of the Akron Zips, joined the Ray Horner Morning Show to talk about his decision to guide the Duquesne Dukes. Duquesne is familiar territory for Dambrot, as his father played there and his mother is from the Pittsburgh area. According to Dambrot, leaving the University of Akron was “the toughest decision I’ve ever made in my life, to be perfectly frank about it.” He said he was not looking around for other jobs, but the timing was right to try to turn another program around. It will be a seven-year, $7 million contract for the 58-year-old Dambrot.

Dambrot is 59 and says he doesn't want to be coaching into his 70s or 80s, and looks at the rebuilding of the Duquesne program as a great opportunity. "The timing was right and I would take one more fling to turn another program around," Dambrot said.

LISTEN to the full Dambrot interview with WAKR's Ray Horner below.

Mike Vukovcan from PittsburghSportsNow came on with Sam Bourquin and Brad Russell on Monday to speak about a meeting between Dambrot and Duquesne administration in Pittsburgh in regards to the school's coaching vacancy with their men's basketball team.

Dambrot is the Zips' all-time winningest coach and guided the team to an NIT berth and a 27-9 record in 2016-17.

 The contract is reportedly worth 7 years, $7 million.

 WAKR will keep you updated on this developing story.

Sam, Brad, and Justin got into the Wager of the Day on a Monday.

Today is a "Vending Machine Monday" and the winner gets their choice of 3 items out of the vending machine at the Akron Radio Center!  The wagers surround today's Cavaliers game vs the Spurs as well as the future surrounding UA head basketball coach Keith Dambrot, who was offered a contract by Duquesne.

Tune in Tuesday to see who wins! 

Dru Joyce II and senior guard Jayvon Graves joined Sam and Brad in the studio Monday to talk about their state championship win over Wauseon 45-30 in Columbus.

 For a peek at the video version of the interview, take a look below.

Graves, a University at Buffalo basketball commit, scored 25 points in the final game of the season. 

Tim Debevec, the head coach of the Jackson Polar Bears spoke with Sam and Brad Monday after their state championship clinching win over Moeller 39-38 in Columbus.

Today's edition of Know Your Prospect takes us to Coppell, Texas, where we meet Joe McBride, head coach of Coppell, HS.

He was the high school coach of Solomon Thomas, who went on to have a great career at Stanford on the defensive line, and could be a target for the Browns in the first round. 

For the full interview, click here.

Ken Thomson of Sports X Radio in Vegas discussed the possibility of the Oakland Raiders relocating to Las Vegas in the near future.

He hopped on with Sam and Brad Thursday.

Sam, Brad, and Justin got in on a "Pick 3 Thursday" edition of the Wager of the Day.

Today's edition of Know Your Prospect takes us to South Carolina where we meet coach Chris Carter from Edisto HS.

He coached former Clemson standout Mike Williams at Lake Marion HS in the Palmetto State.

Here's what Coach had to say about Mike with Sam and Brad on Thursday.

In the wake of the World Baseball Classic with the USA winning over Puerto Rico, a lot of people were tuning in to see two of the world's best baseball nations go at it on the diamond.

The Puerto Rican team was known for playing with a lot of emotion and fire. Sam and Brad weighed in on when and when not to show emotion on the playing field.

Sam and Brad spoke with Cleveland Cavaliers beat writer Rick Noland to talk about the Cavaliers' tough loss to the Denver Nuggets last night.

For the full interview, click here.

The Cavaliers play the Charlotte Hornets Friday.

Some studies published the Akron Beacon Journal showed some surprising statistics about the area as far as population and median income. As is the case in many Rust Belt towns, city leaders are always looking for ways of bringing residents into the area. Akron mayor Dan Horrigan joined the Ray Horner Morning Show to discuss what he and his associates plan to do. Horrigan looks at the residents like they are customers, and what would the customers what they want out of their city. The most important aspects of a city, according to the mayor, are job growth, safe neighborhoods, and a strong downtown. As far as the neighborhoods go, Horrigan says city planners are looking at what areas are ready and what needs to be built up. He also puts a lot of value in a city’s strengths and landmarks, such as the Goodyear area and near the hospitals.

Sam and Brad, along with Justin McKinney got in on the Wednesday Wager of the Day, as they picked the Nuggets and Cavaliers tonight as well as some select NIT games.

Jackson High boys basketball coach Tim Debevec spoke with Sam and Brad Wednesday live from the Wingstop in Wallhaven as the Polar Bears prepare for Lakewood St. Edward's later on this week in Columbus.

Zips' beat writer George Thomas spoke with Sam Bourquin to discuss the Zips' season in 2016-17. Their season came to an end last night at the hands of UT Arlington. 

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.

Sam and Justin, along with listener Mike in Cuyahoga Falls, spoke about the Tuesday Wager of the Day, in which the fellas weighed in on some of tonight's NIT games.

STVM and head coach Dru Joyce II spoke with Sam Bourquin to talk about the upcoming game against Trotwood-Madison on Thursday for the right to play for a state title on Saturday.

For the full interview, click here.

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.

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.

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

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.

Sam and Brad got into the Friday Wager of the Day, centered around the NCAA Tournament as well as the Cavs/Clippers game that will be taking place Saturday.

Tune in Monday to see who wins!

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.

Fox Sports Ohio's own Campy Russell spoke with Sam and Brad on a Feel Good Friday to talk about the Cavs' win from last night and how Kevin Love's return helps the Wine and Gold.

Love missed some time recovering from knee surgery.

The full interview can be heard here. 

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.