BAD DAY HAUNTS MICHIGAN PLAYERS, COACHES
The NCAA Tournament Elite Eight loss to UCLA was a bad day all around for the Michigan Wolverines. Criticism of...
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BELLINO: FIGURING OUT MICHIGAN’S SEASON
The last week of the regular season, which included losses to Illinois and Michigan State, has Anthony Bellino and Michigan...
EYES ON THE PRIZE MAIZE & BLUE, NOT RANKINGS
Twitter has gone maize and blue bonkers about Michigan deserving the top spot in the Associated Press poll over Gonzaga....
DUMP CONFERENCE TOURNEYS IN NCAA HOOPS
This year, the 2020-2021 COVID-19 stricken college basketball season, should be the year where the Mid-Major and Low-Major conferences disband...
BELLINO’S COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF FIX – PART 2
Welcome to the “Anthony Bellino College Football Playoff Fix- Part 2”. Anthony does not believe an arbitrary committee voting on...
ANTHONY BELLINO’S COLLEGE FOOTBALL FIX
For as long as we’ve been playing college football, we have been trying to find a way to declare a...
NHL, NBA: THE BUBBLES DIDN’T BURST
Anthony Bellino was worried that the NBA and NHL might not be able to avoid troubles with their bubbles. Like...
WEEK 1 GAME TIMES FOR MSU, MICHIGAN
We are closer and closer to Big Ten football returning. Today the conference announced start times for all week 1...
LEE STERLING’S PICKS; 5 COLLEGE, 1 NFL
Lee Sterling, our resident handicapper from Paramount Sports returns with his picks. Lee had a down week last week going...
MAC RELEASES 2020 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
On Wednesday the Mid-American Conference released the 2020 football schedule. The season will start the week of Nov. 4. Each...
BIG TEN RELEASES NEW FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
On Saturday morning the Big Ten conference officially re-released a new schedule for the 2020 football season. The release came...
LEE STERLING OF PARAMOUNT SPORTS WEEK 2 PICKS
Lee went 2-2 in his first week back on X's and Br0's and wants to make you a winner in...
BIG TEN FOOTBALL IS BACK: GOT QUESTIONS?
Ryan Ehlke answers some questions, but the key point is we no longer have to hear about sources in the...
Lee Sterling of Paramount Sports returns with NFL Picks
Lee has been a staple on our show helping our listeners win money over the past three football seasons. He...
BREAKING: MICHIGAN STATE’S FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
As for Michigan State's Big Ten schedule, the Spartans didn't lose any opponents from the original nine conference games scheduled...
BREAKING: MICHIGAN FOOTBALL’S 2020 SCHEDULE
The biggest change in Michigan's football schedule is the new date of "THE GAME." Michigan and Ohio State will not...
FRIENDSHIP, FAMILY AND A TEST OF FAITH
Shep on Jamie Samuelsen: "Jamie steered the ship and he was a hell of a commander. On a daily basis,...
TOP HOOPS RECRUIT EMONI BATES COMMITS TO MSU
Ypsilanti Lincoln prep basketball star made the Spartan nation happy with this statement: "I'm not sure what the future may...
SHEP ON NHL LOTTERY: EMBARRASSMENT
Shep doesn't mind the NHL having a lottery system because teams have been strongly accused of tanking in the past,...
SHEP: MISSING A LOT ON FATHER’S DAY
Matt Shepard talks about what he misses on Father's Day, which includes his late father and the game they shared...
SHEP GIVES TIGERS HIGH DRAFT GRADES
Shep likes what the Detroit Tigers managed to do in the MLB Draft the last two nights. He points out...
CMU TO KEEP NCAA DIVISION 1 STATUS
Central Michigan University has announced that Central Michigan will remain at the NCAA Division 1 level despite being under the...
YZERMAN MAKING RIGHT MOVE WITH BLASHILL
Red Wings General Manager Steve Yzerman has decided to bring back Head Coach Jeff Blashill for another year. Shep agrees...
SHEP’S PICKS FOR BEST ALL-TIME NBA TEAM
Shep has picked his NBA All-Time Team based on winning, all-around play and killer instinct. He says he did some...
CMU CUTS MEN’S TRACK PROGRAM
On Tuesday, May 19, Central Michigan University Athletic Director Michael Alfred announced that the men's indoor and outdoor track team...
ESPN PERSONALITIES: LIONS WILL SURPRISE
ESPN personalities were caught giving some national love to the Detroit Lions as a team that could surprise and be...
REASONS FOR DEFENDING STAFFORD
The Detroit Lions have much bigger issues than starting quarterback Matt Stafford. Shep points out bigger issues and the real...
IT MAKES SENSE BECAUSE IT’S THE LIONS
Shep is confused. Everybody around the Lions seems to like Jarrad Davis, but that didn't stop them from NOT picking...
SHEP: WHAT-IF DETROIT SPORTS MOMENTS
Matt Shepard admits Detroit sports fans have had some great wins and championships to celebrate, but he is haunted by...
SHEP SAYS THE LAST DANCE IS NAUSEATING
Shep thinks Michael Jordan's The Last Dance stories are unfair to great Detroit Pistons teams. He admits he was a...
NFL DRAFT GUIDE FOR PLAYERS FROM OUR STATE
Ryan Ehlke has collected information from various sources to make a list of university players from Michigan who were drafted...
DEFINE “VALUE” IN NFL DRAFT
Shep wants to talk value in NFL Draft picks, in particular for the Detroit Lions. He defines value and then...
LEERY OF LIONS IN NFL DRAFT
Matt Shepard is concerned about the Detroit Lions possibly drafting Tua Tagovailoa because of his injury history. Also, the Lions...
REMEMBERING DIFFERENT BIRD; MARK FIDRYCH
Mark Fidrych, "The Bird," was a different bird as a pitcher for the Detroit Tigers. Author Dan Cahillane knew a...
LOST SEASON: SORRY SENIORS
Matt Shepard hopes senior collegiate athletes like his son, Scott, look back with pride and realize they were unique because...
AL KALINE: MR. TIGER FOREVER
Al Kaline was the complete player. The great Detroit Tigers outfielder earned 10 gold gloves. Only two outfielders earned more:...
I’M DONE WITH THE CHEATING ASTROS
Dan Cahillane's love affair with the Houston Astros ended because they cheated. He fell in love with Bregman the hustle...
SHEP SHARES HIS TIGERS ALL-TIME LINEUP
Matt Shepard, the voice of the Detroit Tigers, selected his all-time lineup from Freehan to Cobb to Kaline to Newhouser....