Commanders: in-depth reaction to the Commanders reportedly agreeing to trade a fifth-round draft pick to the San Francisco 49ers for receiver Deebo Samuel Sr., including perspective on the trade compensation, an examination of the legitimate concerns with Samuel and analysis of why and how Samuel could be very good for the Commanders

Capitals: breakdown of the Caps' losing streak reaching three games with a 3-1 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning despite a goal from top-line right wing Alex Ovechkin to get to just 11 goals shy of surpassing Wayne Gretzky's record of 894 career NHL regular-season goals

College Basketball: thoughts on Maryland's 68-64 win at Penn State, George Mason's 85-68 loss at Duquesne, VCU extending its winning streak to eight games with an 80-56 victory over Davidson, American clinching a share of the Patriot League regular-season title with a 67-59 win at Colgate, James Madison and William & Mary concluding their regular seasons and now being set for conference-tournament play, Georgetown losing for an 11th time in 15 games with a 76-61 loss to No. 21 Marquette, Virginia's 71-58 loss to No. 13 Clemson to clinch UVA finishing with a losing record in ACC play in a regular season for the first time since the 2010-2011 season, Virginia Tech's 101-95 overtime win over Syracuse, Liberty's six-game winning streak ending with an 85-80 loss to Kennesaw State and Norfolk State's eight-game winning streak ending with a 91-88 loss at South Carolina State

Wizards: discussion of a 113-100 win at the Charlotte Hornets in a battle of the two worst teams in the NBA

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13:35 - Guest: Commanders insider Sam Fortier of The Washington Post on the likelihood of the Commanders trading interior defensive lineman Jonathan Allen as opposed to releasing him, where things went wrong with Washington's all-first-round pick defensive line, the possibility of the team taking a running back with its No. 29-overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, what general manager Adam Peters is thinking in the 2025 offseason regarding making a big trade versus sticking with his build-through-the-draft strategy, what to expect from the Commanders in free agency in the 2025 offseason and more

30:32 - Commanders: discussion of the Commanders' thought process and philosophies regarding player workouts and player interviews at the 2025 NFL Scouting Combine off comments from general manager Adam Peters, head coach Dan Quinn and assistant general manager Lance Newmark

45:37 - Capitals: analysis of a 5-2 loss to the St. Louis Blues, giving the Caps back-to-back regulation losses for the first time since Dec. 16-17, 2024

49:07 - College Basketball: thoughts on Liberty winning its sixth consecutive game with a 59-55 victory over Jacksonville State to move to being a half game ahead of Jacksonville State atop Conference USA and on William & Mary's 88-73 loss at Towson as Towson clinched the CAA regular-season title

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17:46 - Commanders: analysis of the Commanders giving interior defensive lineman Jonathan Allen permission to seek a trade, including where Allen is at in his career, the likelihood of the Commanders actually trading Allen and Allen's legacy with Washington

31:03 - Commanders: discussion of a variety of topics addressed by general manager Adam Peters over two sessions with reporters at the 2025 NFL Scouting Combine, including Commanders executive Martin Mayhew retiring, what to expect from the team in free agency in the 2025 offseason, the latest on the Commanders potentially trading for Cleveland Browns edge defender Myles Garrett, Peters' vote of confidence for cornerback Marshon Lattimore, the Commanders largely keeping their coaching staff intact and the team in the 2025 offseason - unlike in the 2024 offseason - being set at QB1

53:59 - Capitals: breakdown of a 3-1 loss to the Calgary Flames, ending the Caps' 16-game home point streak despite a power-play goal by top-line left wing Alex Ovechkin

56:33 - Nationals: reaction to the Nats reportedly agreeing to re-sign reliever Kyle Finnegan three months after shockingly non-tendering him

01:00:26 - College Basketball: a salute to Georgetown's Thomas Sorber off his promising freshman season being over due to left-foot surgery...and thoughts on VCU winning for a 13th time in 14 games with a 78-60 victory at Richmond, James Madison winning for a 10th time in 11 games and clinching at least a share of the Sun Belt Conference regular-season title with an 85-79 victory at ULM and Virginia Tech's 71-66 loss to No. 19 Louisville

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13:29 - Guest: Derek Ciapala, co-founder and host of the Rams Talk Radio podcast, on whether the Commanders should be interested in acquiring Los Angeles Rams receiver Cooper Kupp, including the extent to which the Kupp situation is connected to what's going on with Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford, the likelihood of the Rams trading Kupp versus releasing him, why Kupp still is a good receiver, Kupp's troubling recent injury history, Kupp's monster 2021 season, how Kupp is as a person, how Rams head coach and former Redskins offensive coordinator Sean McVay is perceived by Rams fans and more

42:50 - Wizards: analysis of a 107-99 win over the Brooklyn Nets to snap a six-game losing streak

48:40 - College Basketball: reaction to Maryland moving up four spots to No. 16 in the latest Associated Press Top 25 Poll...and thoughts on Howard's 72-61 loss at Coppin State, Norfolk State winning its eighth consecutive game with a 69-60 victory over Morgan State and William & Mary's three-game winning streak ending with a 79-70 loss to UNCW

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12:58 - Guest: Grant Cohn, the publisher of 49ers on SI and a San Francisco 49ers YouTube host with 173,000 subscribers, on the most likely outcome in the situation with 49ers receiver Deebo Samuel off him requesting to be traded, why things between the 49ers and Samuel have gone sour, whether the Commanders should be interested in acquiring Samuel, where Samuel is at as a player, whether the tenure of former Redskins offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan as 49ers head coach has been a success, how 49ers left tackle and ex-Skin Trent Williams is doing and more

33:57 - Capitals: breakdown of a great weekend for the Caps that featured an 8-3 win at the Pittsburgh Penguins and a 7-3 win over the Edmonton Oilers in a game in which Caps top-line left wing Alex Ovechkin had a hat trick

44:57 - Wizards: analysis of a 104-101 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks and a 110-90 loss at the Orlando Magic...and reaction to telling comments on Duke's Cooper Flagg

51:07 - College Basketball: thoughts on VCU's 70-54 win over George Mason to end the Patriots' 11-game winning streak, Georgetown losing for a ninth time in 13 games with an 80-69 loss at Creighton, American clinching a home quarterfinal game in the Patriot League Tournament with a 48-44 win over Boston University, Virginia Tech's 81-68 win at Miami, Virginia's 81-66 loss at North Carolina, Liberty winning for an eighth time in nine games with a 58-45 victory over FIU, James Madison winning for a ninth time in 10 games with a 78-73 victory over Georgia Southern, Norfolk State winning its seventh consecutive game with a 79-63 win at Coppin State and William & Mary winning its third consecutive game with a 79-70 victory at Elon

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17:13 - Guest: Commanders analyst Mark Bullock of MarkBullock.Substack.com with All-22-style breakdowns of the Commanders' defensive line and linebacking corps, including what the team would be getting in Cleveland Browns edge defender Myles Garrett if it traded for him, how far general manager Adam Peters should go to trade for Garrett, whether the Commanders should re-sign pending unrestricted-free-agent edge defenders Dante Fowler Jr. and Clelin Ferrell, where we are and what should happen with interior defensive linemen Jonathan Allen and Daron Payne and more

39:16 - Guest: Capitals insider Tarik El-Bashir of Monumental Sports Network on the Eastern Conference-leading Caps as they come out of their break for the 2025 4 Nations Face-Off, including why the Caps are so much better at scoring goals as compared to how the team was in the 2023-2024 season, the reality that the Caps appear to have successfully retooled and avoided having to rebuild, insight on goaltender Logan Thompson off the Caps signing him to a six-year, $35.1 million contract extension, what to expect from the Caps regarding the 2025 NHL Trade Deadline, whether in-season contract extensions could be coming for two prominent Caps who are set to be unrestricted free agents this coming offseason in defenseman Jakob Chychrun and winger Andrew Mangiapane and more

01:01:44 - Maryland Basketball: discussion of the No. 20 Terrapins' 88-71 win over USC as the newly-dubbed Crab Five shined again

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14:18 - Guest: Commanders analyst Mark Bullock of MarkBullock.Substack.com with an All-22-style deep dive on the Commanders' secondary, including why it is so crucial to the scheme of head coach Dan Quinn and defensive coordinator Joe Whitt Jr., assessments of cornerbacks Marshon Lattimore and Mike Sainristil, why the team needs another starting-caliber cornerback, potential targets for the Commanders at cornerback in free agency in the 2025 offseason, how set the team is at safety if it re-signs pending unrestricted free agent Jeremy Chinn and more

35:08 - Guest: Wizards insider Chase Hughes on Monumental Sports Network on how the Wizards' four key building blocks from the last two first rounds of NBA Drafts - Bilal Coulibaly, Alex Sarr, Bub Carrington and Kyshawn George - are doing, why the Wizards' four trades in the lead-up to the 2025 NBA Trade Deadline may've been the best work yet by Michael Winger as Monumental Basketball president and Will Dawkins as Wizards general manager, how Jordan Poole and Corey Kispert fit into the Wizards' rebuild, the perceived-to-be-loaded 2025 NBA Draft in terms of its top three players and the potential for Maryland's Derik Queen to be a top-five pick and more

58:31 - Nationals: reaction to the Nats agreeing with free-agent reliever Lucas Sims on a one-year contract

01:02:57 - College Basketball: thoughts on Georgetown winning for just the fourth time in 12 games with a 93-72 victory over Providence, American losing for just the second time in 12 games with a 76-69 loss at Army and VCU winning its fifth consecutive game with an 80-51 win over UMass to set up a big game against George Mason

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