Bald Faced Truth with John Canzano

John Canzano

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The Bald Faced Truth radio show on Portland's 750-AM The GAME, Fox Sports Eugene (102.9-FM and 1050-AM), Roseburg (1490-AM)and 960-AM in Klamath Falls with host, John Canzano on the Pac-12 Conference and Oregon sports. Big opinions, and the best guests. Oregon Ducks, Oregon State Beavers, Portland Trail Blazers, and more.

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BFT Show: Lindsay Schnell, Ian Furness, Ryan Svenson

John Canzano dives into the impact of sports gambling becoming mainstream and NCAA president Charlie Baker aiming to stop prop betting capabilities in collegiate athletics. USA Today's Lindsay Schnell previews the upcoming regionals action in Portland for the NCAA Women's tournament, KJR Seattle's Ian Furness talks reaction to Pat Chun's departure from Washington State for UW, and coach Ryan Svenson of Pure Focus Sports discusses the coaching carousel around college basketball. Read Canzano's column at JohnCanzano.com.

2h 15m
Mar 28
BFT Interview: Ryan Svenson

John Canzano talks to Ryan Svenson of Pure Focus Sports about the coaching carousel in men's college hoops, what goes on behind the scenes in a coaching search, the impact of Dana Altman potentially reuniting with Tony Stubblefield at Oregon, and more. Subscribe for great content.

22m
Mar 28
BFT Interview: Ian Furness

John Canzano talks to Ian Furness of sports radio KJR and Fox 13 in Seattle and proud Washington State alum about Pat Chun bolting Pullman for the AD job with the rival Washington Huskies and where WSU can go from here searching for a new athletic director and men's basketball coach. Subscribe for great content.

22m
Mar 28
BFT Interview: Lindsay Schnell

John Canzano talks to Lindsay Schnell of USA Today about the upcoming Portland regionals in the women's NCAA Tournament as well as the Albany region Sweet 16 matchup of Oregon State and Notre Dame, plus the direction of women's college hoops after Caitlin Clark moves on to the pros, and what to make of the Kim Mulkey-Washington Post saga. Subscribe for great content.

22m
Mar 27
BFT Interview: Carter Bahns, Julian Mininsohn

Guest-host Spencer McLaughlin dishes on Pat Chun leaving Washington State for the athletic director job at University of Washington, plus 247 Sports' Carter Bahns discusses the move and what's next for Washington State and Oregon State in the "Pac-2". KXLY-TV sports anchor Julian Mininsohn talks Mark Few and Gonzaga's run to another Sweet Sixteen as well as the Zags women doing the same and coming to Portland. Also, Spencer talks NFL rule changes, QBs in the draft, and Shohei Othani developments, all on today's show. Subscribe for great content.

2h 16m
Mar 27
BFT Interview: Julian Mininsohn

Guest-host Spencer McLaughlin talks with KXLY-TV sports anchor Julian Mininsohn out of Spokane about Mark Few and the Gonzaga Bulldogs reaching their ninth consecutive Sweet Sixteen in the NCAA Tournament, Pat Chun taking the AD job at Washington, and the Gonzaga women also reaching the Sweet Sixteen and a matchup with top-seed Texas this week at Moda Center as part of the Portland regionals. Subscribe for great content.

14m
Mar 27
BFT Interview: Carter Bahns

Guest-host Spencer McLaughlin talks to Carter Bahns of 247 Sports to discuss Pat Chun's departure from Washington State to become athletic director at rival University of Washington and the future of Oregon State and WSU in the "Pac-2." Subscribe for great content.

16m
Mar 27
BFT Show: Will Graves, Calvin Wetzel

Guest-hosts Judah Newby & Steven Vaughan react to the opening rounds of the men's and women's NCAA Tournaments including Oregon coming up just short in double overtime to Creighton, and the Oregon State women punching a ticket to the Sweet Sixteen. Will Graves of the Associated Press details his perspective from covering the NCAA action in Pittsburgh including Oregon's run and the near-Cinderalla Sweet Sixteen run by Jack Gohlke and Oakland. Plus, Calvin Wetzel of Her Hoop Stats and CBS Sports talks about the teams coming to Portland for the NCAA Women's Tournament regionals and why he likes Oregon State to beat Notre Dame in the Albany regional semifinals. We play Punch It! Audio, the 5 at 5, and talk Shohei Ohtani's response to the alleged betting scandal with his former interpreter. Subscribe for great content.

2h 16m
Mar 26
BFT Interview: Calvin Wetzel

Calvin Wetzel of CBS Sports and Her Hoop Stats joins the program to talk about the Women's basketball tournament. Wetzel gives his picks for the two Portland regional as well as some players to watch. Wetzel talks about Caitlin Clark and if Iowa is the team to beat as we inch closer to the Women's Final Four.

16m
Mar 26
BFT Interview: Will Graves

Will Graves of the AP joins the show to talk about the Pittsburgh regional in the men's NCAA Tournament. Graves talks about the phenomenon that Jack Gohlke was from Oakland. Graves also talks about the performances by the Oregon Ducks and how special it felt in the arena. Subscribe to this podcast for more great content.

21m
Mar 25
BFT Show: Eric Prisbell, Jackson Shelstad

John Canzano broadcasts live from Killer Burger in West Linn as we get ready for the Oregon Ducks run in the NCAA Tournament that begins Thursday in Pittsburgh against South Carolina in the first round. Ducks freshman guard Jackson Shelstad joins the program from his hotel room in Pittsburgh, plus Eric Prisbell of On3 Sports gives his favorite upset picks and Final Four predictions in the bracket. Canzano talks Shohei Ohtani controversy, we play Punch It! Audio and Anna brings the 5 at 5. Subscribe for great content.

2h 16m
Mar 21
BFT Interview: Jackson Shelstad

John Canzano talks to Oregon Ducks freshman guard and West Linn native Jackson Shelstad ahead of Oregon's first-round matchup with South Carolina on Thursday in Pittsburgh in the NCAA Tournament. Subscribe for great content.

37m
Mar 20
BFT Interview: Eric Prisbell

John Canzano talks with Eric Prisbell of On3 Sports for the best upset picks of March Madness ahead of the NCAA Tournament. Subscribe for great content.

22m
Mar 20
BFT Show: Scott Rueck, Jon Wilner

John Canzano talks to Oregon State women's basketball head coach Scott Rueck as the Beavs earned a 3-seed in the Albany-1 Regional, hosting 14-seed Eastern Washington on Friday night at Gill Coliseum in the first round. Plus, Jon Wilner of the Bay Area News Group talks Pac-12 teams in the men's and women's tournaments. Anna joins the show, plus the 5 at 5 and John gives his thoughts on team's turning down invites to the NIT. Subscribe for great content.

2h 15m
Mar 20
BFT Interview: Jon Wilner

John Canzano gets the thoughts of Jon Wilner of the Bay Area News Group on the Pac-12 getting four teams into the NCAA Tournament field, how many wins the conference can get and in turn increase the payouts for the two lone remaining conference schools in Washington State and Oregon State, and the news of the College Football Playoff and ESPN agreeing to a massive extension of their broadcast partnership. Subscribe for great content.

23m
Mar 20
BFT Interview: Scott Rueck

John Canzano talks with Oregon State women's basketball head coach Scott Rueck ahead of the Beavers upcoming run in the NCAA Tournament. The Beavers are the 3-seed in the Albany-1 Region, and will host 14-seed Eastern Washington in a first round matchup from Gill Coliseum in Corvallis on Friday night (5:00 p.m., ESPNU). Subscribe for great content.

28m
Mar 19
BFT Show: Greg Woods, Jordan Kaye

John Canzano dives into Oregon's run to win the Pac-12 Championship in Las Vegas and the Ducks earning a 11-seed in the Midwest Region and a first round matchup with 6-seed South Carolina in Pittsburgh, PA on Thursday at 1 p.m. South Carolina beat reporter Jordan Kaye previews the matchup from the Gamecocks perspective, and Greg Woods of the Spokesman-Review talks Washington State basketball as the Cougs drew a 7-seed in the East Region and a first-round matchup with 10-seed Drake on Thursday in Omaha, Neb. Subscribe for great content. Read him: JohnCanzano.com

2h 15m
Mar 19
BFT Interview: Jordan Kaye

John Canzano gets the low-down on South Carolina men's basketball from beat reporter Jordan Kaye of The State newspaper in South Carolina. The Midwest region features the 6-seed Gamecocks facing the 11-seed Oregon Ducks in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday at 1 p.m. on TNT and 750 The Game. Subscribe for great content. Read him: JohnCanzano.com

20m
Mar 19
BFT Interview: Greg Woods

John Canzano gets the latest on Washington State basketball from Greg Woods of the Spokesman-Review as the Cougars are the No. 7 seed in the East Region and face No. 10 seed Drake in the NCAA Tournament first round on Thursday in Omaha, Neb. Subscribe for great content. Read him: JohnCanzano.com

17m
Mar 19
BFT Show: Cindy Brunson, Robert Ford III

John Canzano broadcasts live from T Mobile Arena in Las Vegas ahead of the Pac-12 Tournament semifinals as Oregon takes on Arizona and Colorado faces Washington State. Cindy Brunson, former KATU anchor and current play-by-play voice of the Phoenix Mercury, talks about her Cougs in the Tournament and the state of women's college hoops today, and former Jefferson HS standout and current Montana State guard Robert Ford III talks about guiding his Bobcats to a Big Sky Tournament championship and an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Subscribe for great content.

1h 31m
Mar 16
BFT Interview: Robert Ford III

John Canzano talks to Robert Ford III, Montana State guard and former Jefferson high school standout, about his road to Montana State after playing at Jefferson and Clackamas community college, guiding the Bobcats to a Big Sky Tournament championship, earning an automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament, and winning Big Sky Tournament MVP. Subscribe for great content.

34m
Mar 16
BFT Interview: Cindy Brunson

John Canzano talks to Cindy Brunson, former KATU anchor and Washington State grad and current play-by-play voice of the Phoenix Mercury and studio host at ESPN and Pac-12 Network, about her rise in the industry, thoughts on the state of women's college basketball and her Cougars making a run in the men's Pac-12 Tournament. Subscribe for great content.

24m
Mar 16
BFT Show: Pastor Matthew McNelly, Tom Crean, Josh Furlong

John Canzano broadcasts live from T Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, site of the final Pac-12 Men's Tournament as we know it, and checks in with WSU superfan Pastor Matthew McNelly who has arrived in Vegas after his long road trip from Pullman. Longtime head coach and ESPN analyst Tom Crean gives his thoughts on conference tournament week, and KSL.com's Josh Furlong checks in from the broadcast set with Utah playing well in the tournament. John reacts to Oregon's win over UCLA to advance to Friday's semifinal against Arizona, plus Punch It Audio and the 5 at 5. Subscribe for great content.

2h 18m
Mar 15
BFT Interview: Josh Furlong

John Canzano talks to Josh Furlong of KXL.com from T Mobile Arena in Las Vegas ahead of the Utes quarterfinals matchup with Colorado, thoughts on Oregon's win over Arizona, and the last-ever Pac-12 Tournament as we know it. Subscribe for great content.

25m
Mar 15
BFT Interview: Tom Crean

John Canzano talks to ESPN analyst and longtime college head coach Tom Crean for his thoughts on conference championship week, the Pac-12 Tournament field, and the state of the college game today. Subscribe for great content.

34m
Mar 15
BFT Show: Mike Richman, Gregg Bell, Spencer McLaughlin

It's the Bald Faced Truth with guest hosts Judah Newby and Steven Vaughan. The guys talk about the Pac-12 tournament that is going on live in Las Vegas. Wayne Tinkle will be back for another season. NFL free agency and much more! Subscribe to this podcast for more great content!

2h 18m
Mar 14
BFT Interview: Spencer McLaughlin

Spencer McLaughlin of the Locked on Ducks podcast joins the show to talk about the Oregon Ducks upcoming Spring practices and what to look for. McLaughlin talks about the quarterback situation with Dillon Gabriel and Dante Moore. McLaughlin is in Las Vegas and talks about the Ducks chances at making a miracle run to the Pac-12 championship. And much more! Subscribe to this podcast for more great content

19m
Mar 14
BFT Interview: Gregg Bell

Seahawks beat writer for the Tacoma News Tribune, Gregg Bell, joins the show to talk about the Seahawks lack of moves as free agency has started in the NFL. Bell talks about potential draft picks the Seahawks could be looking at. Plus much more! Subscribe to this podcast for more great content

17m
Mar 14
BFT Interview: Mike Richman

Mike Richman of the Locked On Blazers podcast joins the show to talk about the Portland Trail Blazers. Richman talks about if the Blazers have seen enough out of the backcourt to decide who they will build around. Richman also answers the question if Chauncey Billups is a good coach or not. Plus much more! Subscribe to this podcast for more great content

18m
Mar 13
BFT Show: Pastor Matt McNelly, Michael Meek, Jon Wilner

John Canzano talks to Pastor Matt McNelly, Washington State superfan and pastor in Pullman, ahead of his road trip to Vegas to watch the Cougs in the Pac-12 Tournament. Plus, University of Portland women's basketball coach Michael Meek checks in from Vegas fresh off his team upsetting Gonzaga in the WCC conference tournament championship for the second year in a row, punching another ticket to the NCAA Tournament. Jon Wilner stops by to talk Pac-12 headlines going into tournament week, John talks NFL free agency, and more. Subscribe for great content.

2h 15m
Mar 13