If you love basketball, this is your weekend as March Madness is in full swing. While I\u2019m not doing well with my bracket, it\u2019s still fun watching the field of 64 go dancing. It\u2019s always exciting when a long shot advances in the tournament. Who is this year’s Cinderella?<\/p>\n
The Flyers are out west and have won their first two games of their west coast trip. The Flyers, despite winning three of their last four games, haven’t picked up any ground in the hunt for a wild card playoff berth in the Eastern Conference.\u00a0 The Flyers have 14 games left in the regular season, and while the Flyers have passed last year\u2019s point total, the real prize is making the playoffs. Flyers head coach Rick Tocchet really wants this team to make the playoffs; The Flyers haven\u2019t been in the playoffs since 2020.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Philadelphia 76ers are currently in the ninth spot in the NBA playoff race.\u00a0 With 14 games left in their regular season, the Sixers are on track for the play-in tournament if they do not jump back up to 6th place in the standings. The Sixers hopes of making a deep run in the playoffs have faded with all the injuries the team has suffered even though they are one game out of a better playoff seed.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
The Phillies are six days away from opening day. Spring hopes eternal and with the sound of the bat hitting the ball, we get excited for the Phillies 2026 season. We will cover it all in The Locker Room with Billy Schweim.\u00a0<\/p>\n
On Saturday\u2019s show. Producer Nick Earnshaw and my intern Erin Ewing join me in the studio. March Madness is in full swing and if your a college basketball fan, this is your time.\u00a0 We will see who\u2019s still alive. Hour one, the Flyers are on the west coast and have picked up two big wins. We will preview the Flyers vs Sharks game. Puck drops at 4pm.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Then we will talk with former Flyers tough guy and defensemen Behn Wilson;\u00a0Behn will talk about his career, his time as a Flyer and the new book he just wrote \u201c Gloves Off\u201d. Hour Two, we will talk Sixers basketball, Phillies baseball plus we\u2019ll get our \u201cHigh School Athletes in the Spotlight\u201d with Fran Mclaughlin brought to you by the Philly Pretzel Factory of EHT.\u00a0<\/p>\n
On Sunday\u2019s Show, Producer Alex Berardis and my Twin brother Bobby Schweim plus my intern Erin Ewing join me in the studio.\u00a0 With Phillies opening day on Thursday, March 26th we will go \u201cOn the Mound\u201d with Former Phillies pitcher Tommy Greene brought to you by Blitz\u2019s Market of Ocean City.\u00a0 Tommy is back with The Locker Room for his fourth year. Hour Two,\u00a0Mr. Negadelphia P.J. Corda checks in with his thoughts on the Philly Sports scene brought to you by the Vassar Pool service.<\/p>\n
Sixers, Flyers, Eagles talk and more\u00a0this weekend in The Locker Room with Billy Schweim every Saturday and Sunday from 10am to Noon on 97.3 FM ESPN radio South Jersey.<\/p>\n
The Most Controversial People In The Last 30 Years Of Philadelphia Sports <\/p>\n
Philadelphia Sports fans are never shy to speak their mind about the players and coaches who represent their favorite teams.\u00a0There is a long list of Polarizing Figures who have coached and played the Professional Sports teams in Philadelphia.\u00a0Here is our list of the 30 Most Controversial Men in the last 30 years of Philly Sports:<\/p>\n