Basketball Legend Matt Longley
Co-Host of Sports Wednesday Worldwide!
Basketball Legend Matt Longley's long career has included head coaching stints in basketball, football, soccer, baseball, softball, tennis and golf. The Coach, as he's known, brings his insights and analysis to Sports Wednesday once-a-week, along with a "let's have fun with it" ethos. Considered "relelntlessly positive" by insiders across the board, the coach's last negative sentiment was expressed in 1994.
Basketball Legend Matt Longley has hosted 267 Episodes.
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07.11.18 Mt. Rushmore of Baseball Villains, plus All Star Game trivia, World Cup, #LogoMadness, Wimbledon and an all new Maestro decides
July 10th, 2018 | 1 hr 8 mins
all-star break, all-star game, asg, baseball, croatia-england, medium fans, mt. rushmore, sports talk, trivia, villains, world cup
We argue out the Mt. Rushmore of Baseball Villains. Plus, were at the All-Star break in Major League baseball, and we talk possible MVPs, All-Star trivia, Wimbledon, World Cup and an all-new Maestro decides.
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07.04.18 Laker LeBron, Croatia Rising, NL West Breakdown and Coach Says the Reds Still Stink
July 3rd, 2018 | 1 hr 1 min
arizona diamondbacks, baseball, brazil, brooklyn, cavaliers, cavs, colorado rockies, croatia, demarcus cousins, denmark, england, golden state warriors, la dodgers, lakers, lebron james, mlb, nba, nl west, russia, san diego padres, san francisco giants, tony gwynn, world cup
What can LeBron expect in LA and where does this leave the Cavs? Can Croatia win the World Cup? Plus we break down the NL West, revisit #LogoMadness, and Coach explains why he thinks the Reds still stink
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06.27.18: Logo Madness update, NL Central Breakdown, World Cup locks, NBA MVP
June 27th, 2018 | 50 mins 54 secs
american league, argentina, baseball, brazil, croatia, iceland, logos, major league, mlb, national league, nl central, pelotonia update, what hat are you wearing, world cup picks
The Sports Wednesday crew breaks down the results from week one of Logo Madness, breaks down the NL Central, and picks the sure-things in the World Cup's knockout round of 16. Plus we talk NBA MVPs, hats and baseball trivia.
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06.20.18: Best American League logos, World Cup picks, NL East break down + trivia, plus 'what hat are you wearing?,' another fantasy baseball loss, and final thoughts
June 20th, 2018 | 1 hr 2 mins
american league, argentina, atlanta braves, baseball, brazil, croatia, iceland, logos, major league, mlb, national league, new york mets, nl east, pelotonia update, philadelphia phillies, washington nationals, what hat are you wearing, world cup picks
The Sports Wednesday team argues out the top 8 American League logos and sets up a two weeks of Twitter polls to decide the winner. Plus we talk World Cup, break down the National League East, try out NL East trivia, and more. Brought to you by Hoopsters.store
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06.13.18: Tattoo vs. Urkel, LeBron's New Home, Justify's Triple Crown, plus AL West breakdown and trivia, Stanley Cup and Maestro's Shame
June 13th, 2018 | 1 hr 8 mins
al, al west, athletics, baker mayfield, bluejackets, boston bruins, bradley chubb, cavs, cbs, cleveland, cleveland browns, cleveland indians, clv, columbus blue jackets, cy young, david blatt, densely ward, draft, edwin ecarnacion, fantasy baseball, football, g-league, golden state, great sports streak, home run leaders, houston rockets, james harden, la angels, las vegas golden knights, lebron james, major league baseball, mike moustakas nfl, mlb, mvp, nba, new england patriots, new york knicks, nfl draft, nhl, nl, no hitter, nono, oakland a's, ohio bobcats, oladipo, pacers, penguins, philadelphia flyers, pittsburgh, playoffs, qb, quarterback rating, sam darn old, san diego, san jose sharks, seattle mariners, sequin barkley, shohei ohtani, sidney crosby, spurs, stanley cup, steph curry, streaks, tampa bay lightning, texas ranges, tom brady, tyson ross, warriors, washington capitals
Who would you rather jockey your horse: Tattoo from "Fantasy Island" or Urkel from "Family Matters"? We debate, along with our NBA finals recap, LeBron predictions, Justify's triple crown and the Stanley Cup
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05.30.18: Cavs-Warriors IV and Rocky IV; AL Central breakdown, Stanley Cup Finals and Maestro's Oddball Sport Roundup
May 30th, 2018 | 1 hr 14 mins
al, al central, bluejackets, boston bruins, cavs, cbs, chicago white sox.nhl, cleveland, cleveland indians, clv, columbus blue jackets, cy young, david blatt, detroit tigers, edwin ecarnacion, fantasy baseball, g-league, golden state, great sports streak, home run leaders, houston rockets, james harden, kansas city royals, las vegas golden knights, lebron james, major league baseball, mike moustakas, minnesota twins, mlb, mvp, nba, new york knicks, nl, no hitter, nono, oladipo, pacers, penguins, philadelphia flyers, pittsburgh, playoffs, san diego, san jose sharks, shohei ohtani, sidney crosby, spurs, stanley cup, steph curry, streaks, tampa bay lightning, tyson ross, warriors, washington capitals
We've been anticipating Cavs-Warriors IV as the NBA Final for months. Now that it's here, can the Cavs upset the heavily favored Warriors? How does the matchup compare to Rocky IV? Plus, we talk Stanley Cup finals, break down the AL East and listen to Maestro discuss the world of sports outside the Big 4 leagues.
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05.23.18: AL East breakdown, NBA Playoffs, plus the Roper vs. Furley Smackdown
May 23rd, 2018 | 1 hr 7 mins
aaron judge boston red sock, al, cavs, cleveland, cleveland indians, clv, cy young, david blatt, edwin ecarnacion, fantasy baseball, g-league, golden state, great sports streak, home run leaders, houston rockets, james harden, lebron james, major league baseball, mike moustakas, mlb, mookie betts, mvp, nba, new york knicks, nl, no hitter, nono, oladipo, pacers, san diego, shohei ohtani, spurs, steph curry, streaks, tyson ross, warriors, yankess
We kick off a division-by-division look at MLB, starting with the AL East, break down the East and West conference championships in the NBA, plus locks of the week, upset specials, AL East trivia and an all-new Maestro Decides pits Mr. Roper against Mr. Furley for Greatest Landlord of All Time.
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05.16.18: Save the Crew! Plus Cavs-Celtics, Bad Baseball Trivia, Cargo Shorts and Maestro's Shame
May 15th, 2018 | 1 hr 2 mins
anthony precourt, austin, cargo shorts, cavs, cleveland, columbus crew, david blatt, fantasy baseball, g-league, golden state, great sports streak, home run leaders, houston rockets, james harden, lebron james, major league soccer, mls, mvp, nba, new york knicks, oladipo, pacers, precourt, spurs, steph curry, streaks, texas, warriors
We're talking Major League Soccer and the movement to keep the Columbus Crew SC in Columbus, plus we break down Cavs-Celtics, talk NHL Knights-Jets and have Bad Baseball Trivia, a Cargo Shorts Controversy and Maestro's shame
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05.09.18: Cavs-Raptors live audio experience, NHL playoffs, defunct soccer team trivia, plus Coach's Mother-in-Law and Cobra Kai!
May 9th, 2018 | 1 hr 33 mins
american soccer, bluejackets, boston bruins, cavs, cbs, cleveland, cleveland force, columbus blue jackets, david blatt, defunct soccer teams, fantasy baseball, g-league, golden state, great sports streak, home run leaders, houston rockets, james harden, keith phurphy, las vegas golden knights, lebron james, misl, mvp, nasl, nba, new york knicks, new york yankees, nhl, nisl, oladipo, pacers, penguins, philadelphia flyers, pittsburgh, playoffs, san jose sharks, sidney crosby, soccer, spurs, stanley cup, steph curry, streaks, tampa bay lightning, warriors, washington capitals
What was it like inside the Q for LeBron's Game 3 buzzer beater? In a word - insane. Our live audio experience gives you the visceral thrill of being there. Also, Coach's Mother-in-Law wants to give us a listen...what episode should the Coach recommend? Plus, we talk NHL playoffs, try out some defunct soccer team trivia and Cobra Kai. It's gonna be great!
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05.02.18: NFL Draft review with guest RotoCole.com, Shortstop Trivia, plus NBA and NHL playoffs
May 2nd, 2018 | 1 hr 20 mins
al, baker mayfield, bluejackets, boston bruins, bradley chubb, cavs, cbs, cleveland, cleveland browns, cleveland indians, clv, columbus blue jackets, cy young, david blatt, densely ward, draft, edwin ecarnacion, fantasy baseball, football, g-league, golden state, great sports streak, home run leaders, houston rockets, james harden, las vegas golden knights, lebron james, major league baseball, mike moustakas nfl, mlb, mvp, nba, new england patriots, new york knicks, nfl draft, nhl, nl, no hitter, nono, ohio bobcats, oladipo, pacers, penguins, philadelphia flyers, pittsburgh, playoffs, qb, quarterback rating, sam darn old, san diego, san jose sharks, sequin barkley, shohei ohtani, sidney crosby, spurs, stanley cup, steph curry, streaks, tampa bay lightning, tom brady, tyson ross, warriors, washington capitals
05.02.18 Football analyst Cole Medvec from the website RotoCole.com joins the SW crew to break down the 2018 NFL draft and look ahead at the 2019 QB class, plus shortstop trivia, NBA and NHL playoffs...brought to you by Hoopsters.store
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04.25.18: Fake Baseball Rules? NFL Draft Predictions, plus NBA and NHL playoff recaps
April 25th, 2018 | 1 hr 12 mins
al, bluejackets, boston bruins, cavs, cbs, cleveland, cleveland browns, cleveland indians, clv, columbus blue jackets, cy young, david blatt, draft, edwin ecarnacion, fantasy baseball, football, g-league, golden state, great sports streak, hockey, home run leaders, houston rockets, james harden, las vegas golden knights, lebron james, major league baseball, mike moustakas nfl, mlb, mvp, nba, new england patriots, new york knicks, nhl, nil draft, nl, no hitter, nono, oladipo, pacers, penguins, philadelphia flyers, pittsburgh, playoffs, san diego, san jose sharks, shohei ohtani, sidney crosby, spurs, stanley cup, steph curry, streaks, tampa bay lightning, tom brady, tyson ross, warriors, washington capitals
The Coach challenges Maestro and the Big Man on Campus to a Fake Sports News throwdown. Can they sort the real from the fantasy?
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04.18.18: Greatest Sports Streaks, NBA/NHL Playoff Update, Baseball Catcher trivia and more...
April 17th, 2018 | 1 hr 8 mins
baseball, cavs, cleveland, columbus bluejackets, etc, fantasy baseball, golden state, great sports streak, home run leaders, houston rockets, james harden, lebron james, minor league, nba, nhl, oladipo, pacers, pittsburgh penguins, spurs, streaks, warriors, washington capitals
The NBA and NHL playoffs got underway this past week and we've got the medium-level scoop for you. Plus, we talk greatest sports streaks of all time and have Baseball Catcher trivia. Yep: catchers only.
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04.11.18: NBA Playoff Preview, Around-the-Bases Recap, NHL playoff picks, plus guess what hat I am wearing...
April 11th, 2018 | 1 hr 3 mins
basketball-themed board games, boston red sox, cleveland cavaliers, cleveland indians, columbus-washington, golden state warriors, hoopsters, lebron james, nba playoffs, nhl, pittsburgh pirates, shohei ohtani, stanley cup, steph curry
The Sports Wednesday team looks at the NBA playoffs and picks key first round matchups...plus our take on the first 10 games of MLB, the Ohtani hype, NHL Stanley Cup predictions, plus a live audio experience from this past weekend's around-the-bases physical challenge, and the BMOC learns how to pronounce 'Encarnarcion' and wanders off on a hat tangent.
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04.03.18: Wrapping up the Madness, Opening Day, NHL Live Audio Experience, plus the Zinger vs. Twinkie Throw-down you won't want to miss...
April 3rd, 2018 | 1 hr 3 mins
baseball, columbus bluejackets, florida panthers, kansas state, major league baseball, march madness, michigan, nba, nhl, opening day, trivia, twinkies, upset specials, villanova, zingers
We wrap our March Madness 2018 with a bow, talk about opening day and enjoy a live audio experience from a recent NHL game. Plus, a new edition of Judge Maestro pits Zingers vs. Twinkies and clips from the lost episode of Sports Wednesday...
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03.21.18: Mad March and Coach's Regrets, Sweet 16 preview, plus Cavs - Warriors injury reports and NHL playoff preview
March 21st, 2018 | 56 mins 22 secs
clay thompson, college basketball, columbus bluejackets, duke, dunk tape, dunks, golden state warriors, hoops, houston rockets, kansas, kansas state, kentucky, kevin durant, kevin love, lebron james, march madness, nba, nhl, seph curry, sweet 16, syracuse, trivia, tyrone lue, vegas golden knights, vhs tapes, west virginia
This week we're all about March Madness: we review the first two rounds and mourn our terribly busted brackets, and preview the Sweet 16 matchups and identify upset specials in the remaining games. Plus we check in on the Cavs and Warriors and take a peek at the NHL as it heads for its stretch run.
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03.14.18: The Madness of March, the Cleveland Browns and Jingles in a Minor Key
March 14th, 2018 | 1 hr 2 mins
basketball, browns, cleveland browns, deshone kizer, draft, hoops, hoopsters, march madness, ncaa, nfl, tyrod taylor
We're all about March Madness: we talk brackets, seeds and upset specials. Plus we break down the 36 hours of trading madness conducted this past week by Cleveland Browns GM John Dorsey. And we have a few things to say about the NIT, Tiger Woods and shamrock shakes.