Exciting Showdowns and Controversies: NHL, MLB, CBB & NFL Updates

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00:00But let's get started, of course, with the Four Nations Tournament going on in the NHL,

00:04taking a break, getting ready to start back up.

00:06But everyone will be watching on Thursday, no question, as Team USA takes on Canada.

00:10Yesterday, in somewhat of a meaningless game, the United States did lose to Sweden.

00:15It didn't matter because Team USA had already qualified to play in the championship on Thursday night.

00:20So needless to say, sometimes you play games that don't mean a lot.

00:24But for Sweden, good win for them.

00:26They'll feel good about themselves now going into the next tournament as well.

00:29After the game, all that could be discussed was the rematch that we're headed for on Thursday.

00:35Mike Sullivan, head coach, talked about just how big this will be on Thursday night.

00:40The only thing that went through my mind is that the first game was such a great hockey game.

00:47I think it's great for hockey that there's an opportunity for these two teams to meet again.

00:55Obviously, both teams have star power all around the lineup.

01:01It was a very competitive hockey game, the first game.

01:05I would anticipate the next one will be every bit as competitive, if not more.

01:11So, as I said, after that game against Canada,

01:17the way that game was played with the emotional investment on both sides,

01:22it's just such an indication of how much these guys care and what this means to them.

01:27There's a lot of pride at stake.

01:30Team Canada had their little tune-up as well.

01:32That went better than Team USA's.

01:34As Canada beat Finland, final score of 5-3.

01:37Nathan McKinnon had two goals.

01:39Connor McDavid had a goal and assist.

01:41Really, one of the big plays was Sidney Crosby.

01:43He had an empty netter from center ice.

01:45I don't know if you caught this one yesterday.

01:49Just like Team USA, Team Canada get ready to square off with USA on Thursday.

01:54John Cooper, the Canadian head coach, talked about the play of Crosby last night.

01:59You see somebody from afar and then you don't want to be disappointed when you meet them in person.

02:06It's like, you know, you want to meet your hero and you want them to be your hero.

02:11And to be honest, a lot of times it doesn't happen.

02:15And how many times have you said, oh man, I wish, you know, you'd look at them in a certain light.

02:20Well, the light that you look at Sidney Crosby is still the same light when you meet him.

02:24And he's been a true inspiration to all the young guys in our locker room and even older guys.

02:35He is, you know, in our country he walks on water.

02:42And he is as humble as they come.

02:44And you can see why he arguably is one of the most respected people in this game.

02:52And we'll have a full preview on Thursday morning of the championship game,

02:56which will be played on Thursday night.

02:58Meanwhile, with spring training underway,

03:00maybe the Red Sox should have checked with Raphael Devers perhaps

03:03before they signed Alex Bregman and wanted Bregman to play third

03:07and Devers to play first or somewhere else.

03:10Yesterday in meeting with the media,

03:12Devers basically saying, I am not going to play any other position than third base this season.

03:18Leaving a very awkward press conference and a very awkward day in Fort Myers.

03:23Bregman, of course, the Red Sox just signed.

03:25And there is some anticipation that they would like Bregman to play third base.

03:29But needless to say, Devers was told at one point that he would play third base.

03:34But that was by the previous president of baseball operations,

03:36who was now with the St. Louis Cardinals.

03:38Now that Craig Breslow is running the show,

03:40apparently things are different.

03:42Here are Devers comments saying that he ain't moving

03:44and Cora's comments saying that that was a different person that's no longer here.

04:06Yeah, like I said, my position is third base.

04:12And whatever it is that they want to do is what they want to do.

04:16But I feel like my position is third base.

04:23Yeah, I know.

04:24They asked me the question about how I feel about DH.

04:27And yeah, I gave them the answer that I just gave.

04:31Like I said a few days ago,

04:34decisions are going to be made here about roster construction

04:37and what we're going to do in the future.

04:39And we're going to make sure we have the best team possible out there.

04:42And he has a lot of pride.

04:44We know that.

04:45And he feels like he's a third baseman.

04:48He's going to work out as a third baseman.

04:50And then we're going to make decisions accordingly.

04:52But I think here it's not about Bregman or Devers or Cora.

04:57It's about the Red Sox, right?

04:59And whatever decision we make is for the benefit of the team.

05:02I guess we'll stay tuned to see how that plays out.

05:04All right.

05:05College basketball.

05:06Auburn is still the number one team in the country.

05:08They're ranked in the top 25.

05:09Number one.

05:10Sixth straight week.

05:11The Gators are two.

05:12Duke is three.

05:13St. John's dropped from nine to ten.

05:15By the way, Kansas is down to 23.

05:17This is their lowest since 2021.

05:19All right.

05:20Illinois.

05:21Tough, tough break for them yesterday.

05:23They lost their forward, Morris Johnson Jr.

05:25to a broken wrist.

05:26He got hurt in the Michigan State game on Saturday.

05:28Good rebounder.

05:29Good defender.

05:31They beat Baylor.

05:32Final score, 74-67 at Baylor.

05:34And Tommy Lloyd, head coach of Arizona after the game,

05:36talking about the intensity the team played with.

05:38And that's why they picked up the win.

05:40The biggest thing I thought we did was show up with energy.

05:42I mean, I thought our approach was going to be critical to

05:44this game.

05:45Obviously, we're coming off a two-game skid,

05:47you know, against good teams.

05:48One on the road.

05:49One at home.

05:50You know, we felt like, you know,

05:52we had opportunities to win both those games.

05:54And you just don't want to lose that.

05:56You just don't want to lose that.

05:58You know, we felt like, you know,

06:00we had opportunities to win both those games.

06:02And you just don't want to let a third one slip through.

06:04But you're at Baylor.

06:05I mean, it's, you know, it's a coin toss type game

06:07if you're lucky.

06:08So, I just thought we did a good job showing up with energy.

06:12And, you know, obviously Henry and Tobey,

06:14we kind of played our bigger line-up,

06:16which we haven't done much today.

06:18I thought they were great.

06:19So, you know, Henry is turning into Hank right in front

06:21of our eyes.

06:22So, I'm super proud of him.

06:23For us to win, I thought if we could break even second chance

06:27points and not get a bunch of live ball turnovers,

06:32keep them out of transition.

06:34And then if we shot it decent, we had a chance.

06:37And the exciting thing is we haven't..

06:40With this group, we've only had two games.

06:43And hopefully we can get everybody quick

06:46because we haven't played our best.

06:49Let's get over to the Duke Blue Devils.

06:51They win again yesterday.

06:52Big win over Virginia.

06:53Big by final score, 80-62 the final.

06:56Duke is now 23-3.

06:57Utah beats Kansas State, 74-69.

07:00That was the final there.

07:01All right.

07:02Let's get back to some spring training news.

07:03Major League Baseball, big news in the contract world.

07:06First of all, Gerardo Podomo, the Diamondbacks,

07:08signed a contract extension yesterday.

07:10Four years, $45 million.

07:11The bigger story occurred this morning.

07:13Vladimir Guerrero, Jr., the Toronto Blue Jays,

07:15who will be a free agent after the season,

07:17declared that today would be the final day to sign an extension.

07:20He will not sign one during the season.

07:22And apparently there is no signed extension.

07:25So indeed, Guerrero will be a free agent at the end of the year.

07:28He just says he doesn't want to negotiate during the year.

07:30Mets have lost Frankie Montas from six to eight weeks

07:33with a latch strain.

07:34And several reports say this morning that Justin Turner

07:37is going to sign a one-year contract with the Chicago Cubs.

07:39Cubs were reportedly interested in Alex Bregman.

07:43They did not end up landing him.

07:44Meanwhile, let's get to some NFL news.

07:46As free agency gets ready to open,

07:47Tee Higgins looks like a possibility to be traded

07:50or franchise tagged.

07:52Some restructuring going on with Cincinnati as well.

07:54Look for Higgins to potentially be moved before the season starts.

07:57Champ Kelly is out as Raiders assistant general manager.

08:01He spent three years with the Raiders,

08:02and that's no longer the case.

08:04And potentially the top pick overall in the NFL draft, Cam Ward,

08:08who has said that he wants to be the number one overall pick,

08:10says either draft me or you don't.

08:13You're going to regret it, and I'll remember it.

08:16Cam Ward, coming strong for the NFL draft.

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