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June 12, 2026

Remember the Alamodome: #17 UTSA Opens Season 2 as #19 Baylor Comes to Restore Order

Remember the Alamodome: #17 UTSA Opens Season 2 as #19 Baylor Comes to Restore Order

By Frankie “The Horn” CalderónRise of the Roadrunners | Season 2, Episode 1 Pregame PreviewThey heard the noise in Waco.They heard it on the message boards. They heard it from the Power 5 loyalists. They heard it from the fans…

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June 10, 2026

The Handoff: Robert Henry Jr.’s Legacy and Wayshawn Parker’s Arrival

The Handoff: Robert Henry Jr.’s Legacy and Wayshawn Parker’s Arrival

By Frankie “The Horn” Calderón — 94.3 The BirdEvery great season leaves behind a ghost.For UTSA, that ghost wears No. 27.Robert Henry Jr. walking out of the Alamodome for the final time was not just a roster change. It…

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June 8, 2026

From Rising to Reigning: UTSA’s Perfect Season, National Title Run, and What Comes Next

From Rising to Reigning: UTSA’s Perfect Season, National Title Run, and What Comes Next

There are seasons you remember.There are teams you celebrate.Then there are years that stop being a schedule and start becoming scripture.For UTSA, the first season of the Clay “Stonewall” Merritt Era was not just a rise. It was a …

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June 6, 2026

Finals Fever, MacFarland Bolts & Superhero Civil War | The Far End of the Bench Ep. 277

Finals Fever, MacFarland Bolts & Superhero Civil War | The Far End of the Bench Ep. 277

The Finals are here, the Avalanche front office just got hit with a shakeup, the World Cup conversation is officially back on the table, and somehow we still found time to start a superhero civil war.Welcome back to The Far End of the Bench, where…

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June 1, 2026

Denver Sports Broke Us, Summer Break Saves Us

Denver Sports Broke Us, Summer Break Saves Us

There are some episodes that feel like a normal show.This was not one of them.This Memorial Day edition of Ridin’ the Pine started where it needed to start: with respect. Before the Avs collapse, before the Denver sports pain, before the j…

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May 29, 2026

The Avs Are Buried, New York Is On Fire, and Wemby Is Looming

The Avs Are Buried, New York Is On Fire, and Wemby Is Looming

There are episodes where we get to celebrate. There are episodes where we get to laugh through the chaos. Then there are episodes where we have to sit down, look at the wreckage, and admit the thing we all saw with our own eyes.Episode 276 of The …

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May 23, 2026

Avs Revenge Tour Rolls Into Vegas, Bengals Panic Meter, and Why Michael Still Hits

Avs Revenge Tour Rolls Into Vegas, Bengals Panic Meter, and Why Michael Still Hits

Ridin’ the Pine is officially back on the bench, and this one had everything: playoff hockey chaos, Western Conference Final hatred, Bengals schedule anxiety, and a Michael Jackson movie review that turned into a full-on musical performance ra…

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May 22, 2026

Avs-Knights Revenge Tour, NBA Reset & The Broncos Schedule Screwjob | Ep. 275

Avs-Knights Revenge Tour, NBA Reset & The Broncos Schedule Screwjob | Ep. 275

The coolers are filled. The towels are heated. The playoffs have hit conference final mode, and Episode 275 of The Far End of the Bench came in loaded.The Avalanche are back in the Western Conference Finals for the first time in four years. The NB…

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May 15, 2026

Avs Gut Check, Wemby Drama & Schedule Week: Ridin’ the Pine Is Officially Off the Bench

Avs Gut Check, Wemby Drama & Schedule Week: Ridin’ the Pine Is Officially Off the Bench

The bench is open.The first member-exclusive Ridin’ the Pine is officially here and is now available to all YouTube subscribers. This is not just another extra video. This is the start of a new lane for The Far End of the Bench univer…

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May 15, 2026

Avs Push Wild Off the Brink, Wemby Drama & NFL Schedule Week

Avs Push Wild Off the Brink, Wemby Drama & NFL Schedule Week

Avs Push Wild Off the Brink, Wemby Drama & NFL Schedule WeekThere are times in the sports calendar when everything starts moving at once. The weather finally turns, the playoffs get nastier, the chirping gets louder, and every fan base suddenl…

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May 8, 2026

Avs Take Command While the Playoff Field Burns

Avs Take Command While the Playoff Field Burns

I had to ride solo for Episode 273, but honestly, this was one of those shows where the topics carried themselves.Niko was out handling PLL training camp duties, and while it is always better when both of us are on the mic, the sports calendar did…

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May 1, 2026

Niko’s Back, Nuggets Fall Short, and the Avs Draw the Wild

Niko’s Back, Nuggets Fall Short, and the Avs Draw the Wild

Niko is back on The Far End of the Bench, and Episode 272 landed right in the middle of one of the most chaotic Denver sports weeks of the year.This episode was recorded Wednesday night, before the final results were locked in. At the time, the Nu…

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April 24, 2026

Ridin’ the Pine: Draft Night Chaos, Playoff Pressure & Real Ones Talking Ball

Ridin’ the Pine: Draft Night Chaos, Playoff Pressure & Real Ones Talking Ball

If you didn’t catch this one live, you missed one of those episodes that remind you why we do this.No script. No guardrails. Just a straight reaction while the sports world was popping off all at once.We had Brandon, CEO of Variety Sports …

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April 17, 2026

Ridin’ the Pine: Fairways, Faceoffs, Playoffs & Pure Colorado Chaos

Ridin’ the Pine: Fairways, Faceoffs, Playoffs & Pure Colorado Chaos

Sometimes a title ends up being more accurate than you even planned.This was one of those episodes.Pure Colorado Chaos pretty much says it all. Dom jumped back on the show, and we covered a loaded sports slate that somehow managed to include A…

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April 4, 2026

WHY MARK HAD TO KILL CONQUEST

WHY MARK HAD TO KILL CONQUEST

The real meaning of Invincible’s rematch was never just powerEvery once in a while, a fight in a show stops being just a fight.It stops being about who hit harder.It stops being about who scaled higher.It stops being about who has the loud…

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April 3, 2026

Ridin’ the Pine: Final Four Fever, West Coast Chaos & Draft Smoke Season

Ridin’ the Pine: Final Four Fever, West Coast Chaos & Draft Smoke Season

Every now and then, the schedule forces you to adjust.This was one of those weeks.So Ridin’ the Pine came back.No episode number. No normal two-man setup. No need to fake it and pretend the sports world slows down just because life gets …

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March 26, 2026

Madness, Mile High Hope & Central Pressure

Madness, Mile High Hope & Central Pressure

The first weekend of March Madness always feels like a four-day sports blackout.You blink, your phone is buzzing every eight seconds, your bracket is already bleeding out by dinner on Friday, and somehow by Sunday night, you are sitting there tryi…

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March 21, 2026

PENN STATE RESETS THE BAR, OKLAHOMA STATE ARRIVES, AND THE FINALS DELIVER: NCAA WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS FINALS RECAP

PENN STATE RESETS THE BAR, OKLAHOMA STATE ARRIVES, AND THE FINALS DELIVER: NCAA WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS FINALS RECAP

If there was any doubt about who owns this era of college wrestling, Saturday night buried it.Penn State did not go a perfect 6-for-6 in the finals. They did not get every belt. They did not have a totally flawless night.And it still did not mat…

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March 21, 2026

PENN STATE BLEEDS, OKLAHOMA STATE SURGES, AND THE FINALS ARE SET: NCAA WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS SEMIFINALS RECAP

PENN STATE BLEEDS, OKLAHOMA STATE SURGES, AND THE FINALS ARE SET: NCAA WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS SEMIFINALS RECAP

If there is one lesson this tournament keeps teaching, it is this:Stop throwing around words like “unbeatable.”I have used that word in these recaps, and let’s be honest, that term lives more in fantasy than fact. Wrestling has…

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March 20, 2026

PENN STATE CONTROLS, BRACKETS BURN, AND THE PODIUM DREAMS GET REAL: NCAA WRESTLING QUARTERFINAL RECAP

PENN STATE CONTROLS, BRACKETS BURN, AND THE PODIUM DREAMS GET REAL: NCAA WRESTLING QUARTERFINAL RECAP

If you have never experienced competition like the NCAA quarterfinals, I genuinely feel sorry for you.This is one of the best rounds in all of sports.As a high school wrestling coach here in Colorado, the closest thing we have to this kind of …

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March 19, 2026

Penn State Keeps Breaking the Field, Brackets Get Wrecked, and Friday Is Coming for Everybody: NCAA Wrestling Session II Recap

Penn State Keeps Breaking the Field, Brackets Get Wrecked, and Friday Is Coming for Everybody: NCAA Wrestling Session II Recap

If anybody was still pretending this tournament was wide open after Session I, Session II should have put that nonsense to bed.Penn State is not sneaking up on anybody. They are not “just surviving.” They are not getting by.They are …

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March 19, 2026

Penn State Rolls, Brackets Break, and the Pretenders Get Exposed: NCAA Wrestling Championships Round 1 Recap

Penn State Rolls, Brackets Break, and the Pretenders Get Exposed: NCAA Wrestling Championships Round 1 Recap

If you were looking for the first session of the NCAA Wrestling Championships to give us a clear message, it did.Penn State is not here to mess around.The Nittany Lions came out in Round 1. They did exactly what a title machine is supposed to do…

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March 19, 2026

Waddle to Denver?! Bracket Chaos Begins & $100 on the Line

Waddle to Denver?! Bracket Chaos Begins & $100 on the Line

There are moments in sports where everything just hits at once.This is one of those weeks.The Denver Broncos went from “what are we doing?” to “oh… we’re COOKING” real fast.And at the same time?It’s M…

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March 19, 2026

2026 NCAA Wrestling Championship Preview: Predictions, Dark Horses & Penn State’s Path to History

2026 NCAA Wrestling Championship Preview: Predictions, Dark Horses & Penn State’s Path to History

There’s nothing like this.Three days.Ten weight classes.The best wrestlers in the world are all in one place.March Madness might get the headlines…But if you really know competition, toughness, and what it means to earn something&md…

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