Ep. 74 - Marleau hits big milestone, Knicks getting good, Alex Smith retires

Published: April 21, 2021, 5:03 a.m.

1. Patrick Marleau set to pass Gordie Howe on the NHL’s all-time game’s played list. 2. Hockey Canada names Luongo for GM for the worlds, Shane Doan as the assitant 3. Canucks win first game back against Maple Leafs after the entire team caught COVID. 4. Canadiens getting back Carey Price just in time for the late-season stretch drive. 5. Oilers closing gap on Winnipeg Jets for second place in the North Division. 6. Alex Ovechkin keeping up in the goals race but still second to Leafs’ Auston Matthews 7. Zion Williamson has high praise for playing in New York, citing it among his favourites outside of New Orleans. 8. The Knicks, meanwhile, have put together their longest win streak in 7 years. 89. Brooklyn Nets lose Kevin Durant to thigh contusion, while the teams superstar group has sparingly played together all season long. 10. Raptors’ Fred VanVleet calls 2020-21 season ‘the most unpure year of basketball’. 11. LaMarcus Aldrige abruptly retires from the NBA. 12. Dwayne Wade buys into Utah Jazz ownership group. All the Rest: QB Alex Smith has retired from the NFL after miraculous comeback season, European Super League announcement sends shockwaves through the soccer world. Jake Paul defeats Ben Askren in what many are calling a very obviously pre-determined boxing match, Robert Whittaker defeats Kelvin Gastelum in UFC Fight Night main event to setup rematch with middleweight champion Israel Adesanya, Stewart Cink posts four-shot victory at PGA Tour’s RBC Heritage Open for second title of the season, MLB roundup: Yankees and no-hitters. www.brenbransports.com Follow us on Instagram and Facebook!