1st Half with guest - Sterling Downey

Toronto is getting a WNBA team in 2026! Michaela and Vanessa have all the info ahead of next week’s big press conference. The PWHL Playoffs have been thrilling! Montreal is swept by Boston in 3 shocking OT games. Minnesota has turned the tables on Toronto. 2.1 million viewers tuned in to watch Caitlin Clark put up 20 points and commit 10 turnovers in her pro debut. A’ja Wilson finally has her own signature shoe! Has Vivianne Miedema played her last game for WSL Arsenal?

This week on The 1st Half, Paul Desbaillets sits down with Alain Louis the 6’1 Guard for the CEBL’s Montreal Alliance. They explore, Louis’s upbringing, playing basketball in Europe and with the Alliance, his favorite soccer team growing up and how he thinks basketball can grow even more in Montreal. Paul breaks down this week’s hot topics including, Real Madrid facing off against Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League Final, Leicester City getting promoted back up to the Premier League, Canada hiring Jesse Marsch as their new head coach and more. Tune into The 1st Half Culture Show every Friday at 6pm where you can expect the unexpected with weekly guests, deep dives into soccer's heart, its influence on pop culture, and the kind of banter only Paul can deliver.

Hockey analyst and co-host of The Eye Test podcast Pierre McGuire on the finesse of line matching, why Carolina got knocked out and what he expects will happen in playoff hockey over the weekend

Former NHL defenceman Aaron Ward on the Carolina Hurricanes getting knocked out and the Rangers advancing to the conference final, what he expects from tonight game 6's and takes your questions for Ask Aaron Anything Friday

RDS hockey analyst Bruno Gervias on the Rangers advancing to the conference final and what he expects from Dallas and Colorado and why he thinks Florida will close out Boston in game 6 tonight.

PWHL Montreal defender Erin Ambrose joins the show to talk about getting swept by Boston in three overtime games and what she felt made the difference that has Boston advancing to the final to face either Toronto or Minnesota

The Sick podcast's Andy McNamara joins Conor McKenna and Luca Scott on the Morning Show to talk about the New York Jets getting 6 primetime games this season, Aaron Rodgers being polarizing, the Steelers very tough schedule, the Chiefs off-season and much more.

Canadian Soccer Hall of Famer Amy Walsh joins Conor McKenna and Luca Scott on the Morning Show to talk about Lionel Messi and Inter Miami leaving Montreal with a win on Saturday, Montreal losing to Columbus Crew earlier this week, the team struggling at key moments in games and more.

TSN's Darren Dreger joins Conor McKenna and Luca Scott on the Morning Show to talk about the New York Rangers advancing to the Eastern Conference Finals thanks to Kreider's hattrick, where the Hurricanes go from here, the Canucks leading 3-2 over the Oilers and Dreger also shares some of his memories with the late Darren Dutchyshen.

TSN analyst Mike Johnson joins us from Prague to talk some World Championships and also share his memories of the man we all came to know as simply Dutchy