Today on The 21st, we were spent the whole hour with Will Leitch, a writer who was born, raised, and educated here in central Illinois before making it big in the world of sports journalism in New York City as the creator of Deadspin.

Today’s listeners might not immediately associate WILL with sports, but for a time, tuning to WILL was the only way to catch Illini football, basketball, and baseball games outside of the stands. 

Team Bandwagon is back to full strength as we talk about the Boston Marathon as it has Illinois ties, Illini sports and its transfers, and the rise and success of the new franchise in the NHL. Also, we bring in avid NBA fan and producer of the show 21st, Alan Montecillo, as he talks about the NBA Playoffs. 

The team is Lisa-less this week, but the rest the crew picks up the slack as we discuss Illini sports, Spring Training, and more. Also, March Madness is this week so we get the inside scope from ESPN Insider and Illini graduate John Gasaway as we talk about brackets and Illini basketball. 

This episode is almost as jam-packed as the Illini Legends, Lists and Lore book we discuss with author Mike Pearson. Plus, we touch on juiced baseballs, concussions, whistle blowing and football controversies.