The Drive

00:00 - Today's Drive Poll: "Which Boston organization do you trust most to put the pursuit of winning a championship above money and everything else?" 10:57 - Sox Props off another weekend sweep. 14:36 - John Karalis of Sports Illustrated and the Locked on Celtics Podcast joins the show to help us make sense of the JB-Sixers trade. 32:00 - Buzzer Beaters to close out today's show.

00:00 - We've been off since last Thursday so you best believe we're champing at the bit to talk about reaction to the Celtics' press conference yesterday with Brad Stevens and Bill Chisholm trying to explain why Jaylen Brown was traded to the Sixers. Plus, the guys react to an embarrassing loss by Team USA after all the noise going into the match. 20:40 - Was $ the motivating factor behind trading Jaylen Brown? "We're getting shades of John Henry..." 24:04 - Justin Turpin of WEEI joins the show to join in on the Jaylen Brown trade fallout. 37:44 - Be on the lookout for our faces, coming soon...

00:00 - We're onto the Drive at 5 but all the focus is still on Jaylen Brown. 10:47 - Drive On! is back for a summer run, featuring Mike in Milford. 18:50 - Kevin Paul Dupont of the Boston Globe joins the show to talk about the Bruins getting busy as well. 29:10 - Buzzer Beaters to close out today's show.

00:00 - There's only one topic to open today's show with...Jaylen Brown is a 76er. WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED?! 20:12 - More Jaylen Brown reaction with today's Drive Polls. 29:02 - Mark blames Private Equity for the trade. 30:39 - Noa Dalzell of CLNS Media and Celtics Blog joins the show to help us make sense of the JB-for-PG deal and what comes next.

00:00 - Maine hockey lands a BIG recruit. 8:06 - NBA Insider Sean Deveney talks Kawhi trade & Jaylen Brown's future. 22:58 - Keagan Stiefel of NESN joins the show to talk the suddenly resurgent Red Sox as well as offer his thoughts on JB. 38:06 - Sox Props to round out today's show.

00:00 - Kawhi is coming back East - while we've been so distracted by all the Jaylen Brown drama, a second blockbuster has now shaken up the power structure of the Eastern Conference as the Raptors reunite with the man who helped them cut down the nets in 2019. 19:15 - Sox Talk...WE'RE STREAKING. 29:40 - A Business Spotlight featuring Uno's GM Mike Dineen and a Team USA deal for the World Cup you won't want to miss! 41:44 - Today's Drive Polls: Penalty kicks and the Third Wild Card.

00:00 - Ja Morant is on his way to Portland. How could that change the potential package the Trailblazers could offer for Jaylen Brown? 9:16 - Today's Drive Polls - If you're not on social media, you probably aren't quite as annoyed with Jaylen Brown + reasons to believe in the Sox? 22:36 - Bob Nightengale of USA Today joins the show to talk about Boston's sweep of the Yankees are what it means for how the team will approach the trade deadline in a depressed American League. 34:21 - Sox Props + Buzzer Beaters to wrap today's show.

00:00 - Reacting to the Red Sox 4-game sweep of the Yankees which brings the team from 2nd-worst in the AL to 4th-worst in the AL... 15:53 - NBA free agency begins tomorrow night and the rumors are already swirling, like LeBron taking his talents to...Golden State? 22:17 - Adam Kaufman of ESPN Radio joins the show to talk about where he sees the Jaylen Brown situation going after another noisy weekend from pundits and JB himself.

00:00 - What movie messed you up after watching it as a kid? 10:27 - Today's Drive Poll: predicting Craig Breslow's future...does he make it to season's end? 20:53 - If Jaylen Brown is going to be traded, let's try to find the best possible package out there. 29:23 - Sox Props. 31:01 - Buzzer Beaters to wrap the show.

00:00 - Jaylen Brown's shot at Stephen A. was really a shot at his teammates + Dave in Levant calls in after Jim read his email on air earlier in the week. 22:43 - Lauren Campbell of MassLive.com joins the show to try and help us make sense of the Craig Breslow-led Red Sox. 39:35 - Maine hockey unveils its 2026-27 schedule which includes a balanced home slate.

00:00 - Mark cedes lead hosting duties to Jack Webb, Sports Director at WVII ABC 7/Fox 22, for the Drive at 5. 3:34 - One of our favorites, Mike Reiss of ESPN, joins the show to talk Patriots and Ben & Jerry's ice cream. 19:36 - Apart from a couple moments off the top, we avoided them to this point in the show...but now it's time for Sox Talk. 27:55 - Sox Props ahead of Sox-Yankees at Fenway Park. 30:27 - Buzzer Beaters to wrap up today's show.

00:00 - Jack Webb takes over the guest host chair as Mark & Jack talk the latest in the Jaylen Brown saga, the beauty of the World Cup, and even get a surprise call from Patches on Long Island (yes, the one in New York). 14:09 - Is the Jaylen Brown situation Brad Stevens' first misstep as leader of the Celtics organization? Or is that just the latest hot take concocted by the Boston sports media? 25:02 - Chad Finn of the Boston Globe joins the show to talk Celtics, rumors, and thankfully answer no Red Sox questions. 40:35 - Jack's been in the lab all afternoon for today's Stat of the Day.

00:00 - If Brown is on his way out, what's coming back to Boston? 9:29 - Tom Giles of NBC Sports Boston joins the show to react to the Giannis deal and tell Celtics fans to prepare for JB's exit. 29:14 - Today's Drive Polls, talking Miami's standing in the East after acquiring Giannis and comparing dynasties to parity from a sports fan's perspective. 35:43 - Sox Props. 36:50 - Buzzer Beaters to wrap the show.

00:00 - Giannis is taking his talents to South Beach...so, what's next for the Celtics and Jaylen Brown? 15:26 - Sound and stories from the 2026 Ticket Awards last night at Hero's Sports Grill in downtown Bangor, featuring George Hale, Russ Bartlett, Dave Morris, and Phil Pushard speaking on Dennis Kiah's behalf. 34:53 - There's no way anyone can still be glass half full about this Red Sox team, right? Well, we found one...or rather, he found us.

00:00 - A new day but the same sucky Sox. 5:28 - John Karalis of Sports Illustrated and the Locked on Celtics Podcast joins the show to tell us which Celtic rumors to believe, and more importantly, which not to. 25:30 - ESPN's fancy Football Power Index is not too kind to the Patriots ahead of 2026. 34:12 - Sox Props & Buzzer Beaters to wrap up today's show.

00:00 - As Jim & Mark hit the air, Mark is a bit distracted with an eye on the U.S. Open and the other on the World Cup. 15:42 - Today's Drive Polls: "Is this the worst Red Sox team you remember watching?" and "Which summertime activity is your 'happy place'?" 25:42 - Toby Nelson of Foxcroft Academy joins the show to talk about the latest role added to his plate in the world of local sports. 36:03 - Are there other trade avenues for the Celtics to explore this off-season that does not involve the names of Giannis Antetokounmpo or Jaylen Brown?

00:00 - Jim & Mark hit the air after the Sox get swept away by the Blue Jays. 21:08 - Can the Celtics beat Miami's offer for Giannis without including Brown in the deal? 30:28 - What in the Wild World of Sports featuring some sassy pundits at the World Cup. 38:09 - Golf talk on Day 1 of the U.S. Open with Micah Betters from Hidden Meadows Golf Course in Old Town. 53:48 - Buzzer Beaters to wrap up today's show.

00:00 - The deeper into the week we get, the less likely it seems Giannis Antetokounmpo will be a Boston Celtic. Mark is okay with that, Ernie wants him in town. What's gonna give, and exactly how interested are the C's? 25:24 - Sox talk amid a historically futile first 70 games. 36:47 - If you were in front of a TV on June 17, 1994, you probably still remember exactly where you were on this date 32 years ago. 41:03 - The seven nominees for Ticket TV Play of the Year from the 2025-26 high school sports season. 47:27 - Rich Rotella, head coach of Bucksport softball, joins the show after his Golden Bucks picked up a 4th-straight Class C North title. 59:56 - Buzzer Beaters to wrap up today's show.

00:00 - Aaron & Mark tee up the day's biggest stories, including Giannis watch, whether Craig Breslow should get canned before the Trade Deadline, and the latest evolution in the Brendan Sorsby saga. 16:57 - Matt Vautour of MassLive.com joins the show to tell stories from the World Cup. 32:14 - Sox Props. 36:51 - The guys have a shadow for today's show, so they dive into the mind of America's youth. 45:27 - Red Sox have a chance to set the trade market this summer...if done correctly. 55:35 - Drive Poll: what's the best path forward for the Celtics? Run it back, JT & Giannis, or try to form a new Big 3? 1:01:07 - Buzzer beaters to close out today's show.

00:00 - It's starting to get busy around here. 9:38 - Keith Smith of Spotrac joins the show to discuss the Giannis-to-Boston rumors and why it may be worth sending Brown out of town. 21:53 - Pete Abraham from The Boston Globe joins the show to talk the sorry state of the Sox. 39:20 - Buzzer Beaters to close out today's show.

00:00 - A pair of champions were crowned over the weekend in the NBA and the NHL. 14:43 - The Giannis noise is getting REAL loud. 25:00 - The Tartan Army takes over Greater Boston. 28:44 - Rounding up the weekend's local sports action ahead of Regional Championship Tuesday on the baseball & softball diamonds.

00:00 - Roman finally speaks...and contradicts the Red Sox in doing so. 8:17 - Keagan Stiefel of NESN joins the show to talk A.J. Brown, Christian Gonzalez, Mike Vrabel, and the rest of the Pats beat. 23:33 - MLB has proposed a salary cap to the Union. Is a work stoppage looming this winter? 39:50 - Sox Props & Buzzer Beaters to close out the week on The Drive.

00:00 - Mark & Ernie open the show "rounding the bases" through various topics like the Western Conference Finals, the Stanley Cup Playoffs, and local high school sports. 16:05 - A.J. Brown watch, and why there's something else brewing in-house that deserves keeping an eye on. 30:10 - Ticket TV Plays of the Day, featuring Hampden Academy baseball, Old Town softball, and Ellsworth baseball. 36:47 - This 4-team Giannis blockbuster would reshape the NBA's Western Conference.

00:00 - Aaron & Mark open the show talking Red Sox + Thunder-Spurs. 16:19 - Ben Volin of The Boston Globe joins the show after attending Mike Vrabel's press conference today in Foxborough. 34:47 - The Mendoza Line is now something to strive for in MLB. 46:33 - Mike Vrabel's session with the media today in Foxborough didn't sit too well with Aaron or Mark. 58:34 - Today's Drive Poll: "Have the J's underachieved during their time together?" Plus Sox Props and Buzzer Beaters to close out today's show.

00:00 - Fresh off the holiday weekend, Jim, Ernie & Mark open the week talking about a disappointing Red Sox weekend. 11:49 - Covering the local sports beat. 24:52 - The Enhanced Games. 37:26 - Take It or Leave It. 50:52 - Is anyone on this Red Sox team untouchable as we head toward summer? 1:00:36 - Sox Props and Buzzer Beaters to close out today's show.

00:00 - Mark goes solo for an unknown amount of time talking New York's improbable ECF Game 1 comeback & Red Sox while The Drive bridges the gap until Maine baseball hits the field in Vestal, NY, at the America East Tournament. 9:12 - Jim checks in from western New York, plus the Ticket TV Plays of the Day from Tuesday's action in Old Town. 23:12 - Why we should be keeping an eye on the Kansas City Chiefs when it comes to the A.J. Brown sweepstakes. 32:55 - There are multiple former members of the Celtics organization going "back to school" during the 2026-27 College Basketball season with the NCAA's eligibility requirements in shambles. Plus Buzzer Beaters to wrap up this abbreviated edition of the show.

00:00 - Comparing the Sox to the team they tried to emulate before becoming cheap. 13:27 - Today's Drive Poll: "What's more likely? Patriots win the AFC East or miss the playoffs in 2026?" 25:25 - Maine baseball head coach Nick Derba joins the show from the team bus on the way to the America East Championships. 37:10 - Urn talk & Buzzer Beaters to close out today's show.

00:00 - Aaron & Mark set the table for the week, talking Sox, NBA, and other headlines from the weekend. 19:04 - The Red Sox would be the best team in baseball with a mediocre offense. Not a typo; it's fact. 27:18 - Jaylen Brown vs. Stephen A. Smith isn't doing anything but making the Celtics' star look silly. 35:40 - Ticket TV Play of the Day, featuring Hermon baseball.

00:00 - The Sox scrapped together enough runs to win a game but other distractions are moving into the picture. 21:00 - UMaine legend & longtime MLB veteran Mike Bordick joins the show to talk about the current state of the game at the top level. 39:00 - The full NFL schedule releases tonight but there have been plenty of leaks to keep us tide over. 47:15 - Sox Props. 55:54 - Aaron wants Giannis in Boston; Mark vehemently disagrees. Plus Buzzer Beaters to close out today's show.

00:00 - Talking Sox to open the show on this fine Wednesday afternoon. 17:07 - Kyle from Waltham has been on a "Ruthian" pace since leaving town. 33:14 - Local high school baseball + softball talk. 47:25 - Getting the Drive at 5 underway with more Sox talk and additional local shoutouts. 1:00:04 - NFL releases international schedule/Buzzer Beaters to close out the show.

00:00 - Aaron & Mark open the week reacting to the latest NBA news from the weekend, including Wemby's elbow and Jaylen Brown's trade market. 17:30 - Tim Healey of The Boston Globe joins the show to detail some of the dysfunction happening within the walls of Fenway Park. 32:28 - John Karalis, Celtics writer + podcaster for Sports Illustrated & The Locked On Celtics Podcast, joins the show to tell us what to believe & what not to believe when it comes to the rumor mill this summer. 53:58 - The guys shoot the breeze with Jack Webb from WVII/Fox22, talking Pats, Sox, and random college sports. 1:17:12 - As we always say, we've got the smartest callers! John in Lincoln calls in to fill us in on the Wheeling Nailers after Aaron & Mark are introduced to the Minor League Hockey franchise. 1:23:18 - Today's Drive Poll: "how often have you tuned in to NBA or NHL playoffs since the C's & B's got eliminated?" 1:25:38 - Buzzer Beaters to close out today's show.

00:00 - Sox Props to leadoff the Drive at 5. 6:07 - Take It or Leave It, featuring a pair of Mikes - Mike in Milford and Mike in Bass Harbor. 14:05 - A Bangor Mall Cinemas Business Spotlight with Scott Warren, talking weird merch items, popcorn buckets and summer blockbusters. 26:50 - Buzzer Beaters to close out today's show.

00:00 - The Red Sox may be coming off their first sweep of 2026, but the spotlight is still on Jaylen Brown's comments. 15:10 - A "prickle of porcupines, a sleuth of bears." Learning what groups of animals are called and also today's Drive Poll. 23:22 - We're joined by Bruins reporter Kevin Paul Dupont of The Boston Globe to get a sense of what the B's must do this summer. 34:40 - Conor Ryan of Boston.com joins the show to talk Red Sox, Patriots and Celtics.

00:00 - There were some fireworks last night at Comerica Park in Detroit. Was it enough to light a spark under the Red Sox? 13:48 - Matt Vautour of MassLive.com, our man to turn to when things are going poorly, joins the show to talk about a long summer coming the way of the Boston teams. 27:06 - Brad Stevens speaks for the first time after the Celtics crashed out of the NBA Playoffs in Round 1. 40:16 - Khari Thompson of Boston.com joins the show to talk Celtics. 53:55 - Today's Poll: "How many 'Browns' will be starring in Boston next fall?" + Sox Props & Buzzer Beaters to close out today's show.

Full show: Celtics end, Sox talk, Kaufman's take, 5-5-26.

00:00 - For the first time in franchise history, the Boston Celtics have blown a 3-1 lead. How'd it happen + what happens next? 16:28 - Today's Celtics-themed Drive Polls as well as more reaction to the somewhat shocking end of the season. 24:51 - Justin Turpin of WEEI joins the show to talk Celtics and a little Red Sox as they descend deeper into dysfunction. 39:21 - Buzzer Beaters to close out the show.

00:00 - Random thoughts to begin the Drive at 5. 5:03 - We debut our new monthly feature - Red Sox Home Run Derby. 18:39 - Keagan Stiefel of NESN joins the show to talk Celtics and Patriots. 37:16 - Buzzer Beaters to close out the show.

00:00 - Aaron & Mark are officially sweating the Celtics with the Sixers forcing a Game 7 back in Boston tomorrow night. 15:13 - Today's Drive Poll: "If the Celtics blow a 3-1 lead, would it even make the shortlist of the city's worst 'choke jobs?'" 26:56 - Sox Props. 33:42 - The segment we dust off once a year - Kentucky Derby Racehorse or 80's Grunge Band?

00:00 - Bob Nightengale of USA Today joins the show to leadoff the Drive at 5, talking Alex Cora's dismissal and what's next for both he and his former team. 15:13 - March Madness is expanding - and that's not a good thing. 25:38 - Ticket TV Play of the Day, featuring Bangor baseball, and a Patriots Hall of Famers rabbit hole. 32:36 - Buzzer Beaters to close out today's show.

00:00 - With no show on Wednesday, it's the first chance Aaron & Mark have had to talk Bruins & Celtics Game 5's, plus the Red Sox continued descent into dysfunction. 18:01 - The Patriots are telling us Mike Vrabel isn't a distraction in the building. You believe 'em? 27:11 - Tara Sullivan of The Boston Globe joins the show to cover the Boston Beat on her way to Philly for Celtics-Sixers Game 6.

00:00 - It took Cora no time to be offered (and reject) his next gig. 9:22 - Cooper Flagg caps an historic rookie season with the ultimate accolade for a first-year player. 22:42 - Chad Finn of The Boston Globe joins the show to talk Cora/what comes next for the Sox + thoughts on how the Mike Vrabel situation will continue to evolve in Foxborough. 40:18 - Sox Props and Buzzer Beaters to close out today's show.

00:00 - The dust is still far from settled in the aftermath of Alex Cora's firing by the Red Sox. 13:27 - Lauren Campbell of MassLive.com joins the show to talk Bruins-Sabres Game 5 tonight in Buffalo, plus her read on the Sox having been around the team recently. 33:02 - Celtics look to take care of Philly while the rest of the East's contenders struggle through their first round matchups.

00:00 - We open this hour the same way we did the first - trying to make sense of Cora's firing and the Red Sox weekend of change. 9:16 - Sean McAdam of MassLive.com joins the show for the Sox Beat perspective of how things went down in Baltimore and what comes next within the walls of Fenway Park. 27:27 - The Bruins are on the brink. 39:59 - Sox Props + Buzzer Beaters to close out today's show.

00:00 - Aaron & Mark begin the week by reacting to the news that shocked New England over the weekend with Alex Cora's departure. 22:24 - Today's Drive Poll: Agree or Disagree..."The Red Sox made the wrong move firing Alex Cora." 27:08 - Paul Perillo, Editor of Patriots.com, recaps the NFL Draft, Mike Vrabel's absence on Saturday, and what comes next this off-season for the organization and its head coach.

00:00 - The Vrabel story is no longer just a "personal" one with the Patriots HC set to be absent as the team makes a majority of its draft selections this weekend. 12:14 - Patriots Beat Writer Chris Price of the Boston Globe joins the show to talk about the latest with Vrabel, tonight's Round 1 of the NFL Draft, and the inevitability of A.J. Brown to Foxborough. 28:16 - Sox Props ahead of the series finale against the Yankees. 32:47 - Steve Conroy from The Boston Herald joins the show live from TD Garden ahead of Bruins-Sabres Game 3. 42:34 - Buzzer Beaters to close out today's show.

00:00 - A Sox, Celtics, and Bruins smorgasbord to open the show after a busy Tuesday night of action. 16:20 - Mike Vrabel speaks to media for first time since photos of he and Dianna Russini were published and the Patriots' head coach struck a very different tone than his initial statement which called the situation "laughable." 27:37 - NBA Insider Keith Smith joins the show to talk Celtics and playoff basketball. 43:18 - Bruins find their swagger while Swayman anchors series-tying win. 47:36 - Maine Baseball's Juju Stevens joins the show one day after his winning 2-run HR vs. No. 22 Boston College. 1:03:40 - Sox Props to send you off into Sox-Yankees pregame.

00:00 - On the 13th anniversary of David Ortiz's impassioned Patriots' Day speech, Will Flemming fails to live up to the moment. 6:50 - Tom Giles of NBC Sports Boston teaches Aaron the practice of a "shoey," also talks Sox, Celtics, and a little Patriots. 24:20 - In honor of the 130th running of the Boston Marathon, "if you had to attempt it today, how far are you making it?" 31:09 - Adam Schefter drops a Patriots bomb the Monday morning after ESPN dug further into the Russini-Vrabel details. 36:55 - Buzzer Beaters to close out today's show.

00:00 - Aaron and Mark hit the air on this Patriots Day reacting to the Sox' early morning W. 11:24 - Nick Coit joins the show to shift the spotlight to a cheerier topic: the Boston Celtics. 23:58 - Bill Koch of the Providence Journal talks State of the Sox after a 9-13 start and the Yankees are their way to Fenway for the first time this year. 33:52 - After a rough final eight minutes last night in Buffalo, can the Bruins bounce back?

00:00 - Latest on the Vrabel-Russini front. 5:36 - Celtics legend Cedric Maxwell joins the show to talk C's playoffs, moose meat and whale watching. 26:36 - Today's Drive Poll: "Is Alex Cora still the best manager for the Boston Red Sox?" 31:59 - Buzzer Beaters to close out today's show.

00:00 - Gearing up for a big Sunday which features postseason Game 1's for the Bruins and Celtics. 12:18 - The Boston Cheap Sox. 20:30 - Do you trust the Patriots to draft a WR in the 1st or 2nd Round of the NFL Draft? 26:50 - Hampden Academy Baseball Coach and Maine Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Jon Perry joins the show to talk about his Maine Baseball Exhibit.