Wednesday on Archer and Bell with John Michaels:

-ESPN baseball analyst and former Major League Baseball star Barry Larkin joined the show. Barry told the guys about watching game 6 of the NBA Finals with his son Shane. Shane is currently preparing for the NBA Draft. Both Barry and Shane would be happy if the Hawks drafted him!

-The Heat and the Spurs played an all-time classic last night as the Heat won in overtime. John was ready to give up the game but his boys pulled it off. Arch thought San Antonio was in position, but didn't take care of their business. The guys also gave their game 7 picks!

-Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez has found himself in hot water legally. Hernandez has been interrogated by police about his involvement in a local murder. John pointed out that Hernandez has been in legal trouble in the past after allegedly shooting a man in the face last year. Charges in that case were dropped but have been refiled this afternoon. Mike found the method of the Police searching his house very amusing!

Tuesday on Archer and Bell with John Michaels:

-The Bruins won game 3 last night in the Stanley Cup Finals to take a 2-1 series lead in the best of 7 game series. The Bruins now hold the home-ice advantage, so does Chicago have a shot to take the cup? Mike and Arch weigh in on at as well as how impressed they are with Bruin goalie Tukka Rask.

-The Heat and Spurs play game 6 in South Beach tonight, the Heat facing elimination have a battle on their hands. Would the Spurs be as much of an afterthought if they played somewhere like New York or LA? Mike and Arch don't understand the lack of media attention on the team from San Antonio.

-The Braves won late last night in walk-off fashion, but lost the first game of today's doubleheader as Matt Harvey was on fire. The Braves look to rebound in the night cap. Mike and Mike both reminisced on doubleheaders back in the day and how you could go to both games.

Note from cocktail napkins...

Can't remember an NBA Finals where both teams face "must win" pressure every night. In last night's "must win" for the Heat we saw The Big 3 all return to championship form, as opposed to Game 3 where the league's MVP looked like he was possessed by an alien from Space Jam.

Now the script is flipped and San Antonio has to win Sunday night to avoid having to win the series final 2 games in Miami...

Maybe the legendary aura of Michael Jordan clouds my memory, but I cannot remember MJ ever having a game as strange as LeBron's disjointed effort in game 3. Sure Jordan had some bad shooting night's but he never looked lost in a big moment... Nobody will remember it anyway if LeBron and Dwayne Wade keep putting up 30 points in this series.

What does Dwight Howard have against his home town anyway? According to ESPN's Chris Broussard "Howard is not particularly fond of the idea of returning to Atlanta, but he would do so to team up with Paul". Still seems like a pipe dream to most Hawks fans but the National media keeps reporting Atlanta as a viable option for the league's 2 most coveted free agents.

What do the Braves do now that Bandon Beachy is set to return? Throw him in the bullpen, right? Tim Hudson has struggled in his last 5 of 6 starts but you're not putting him in the pen. You could make the same case for any of the other 4 starters, so let Beachy (who didn't exactly dazzle in his last minor league start) go work on his stuff in relief for now.

And who wants to trade any of the Braves starters either, especially with arms breaking down all over the league at an alarming rate. To paraphrase Cool Hand Luke, 6 sounds like a nice round number.

The NHL may be dead in Atlanta but what a dramatic start to The Stanley Cup Finals, with the Blackhawks winning in triple over-time. And the ratings were the best in 16 years. Hats off to NBC and it Sports Network for doing a great job with puck.

Speaking of NBC...many Formula One fans (like me) were worried that when NBC took over the greatest motor sport in the world they would botch it...but they have knocked it out of the part with extended coverage, including informative pre-race studio shows and by bringing over Steve Matchett and David Hobbs from Speed Channel, the best analysts on TV.

 On the flip side NASCAR on FOX makes any one with a brain, want to hit the mute button. Glad to see TNT get it for their mid-season 6 race package.

Today on Archer and Bell with John Michaels:

-Phil Steele the author of 'The College Football  Bible" joined us to talk college football in his predictions he has FSU as a sleeper team. Alabama and OSU will be meeting in the BCS, so where does that leave UGA? Take a listen:

-"The Professor" John Clayton ESPN NFL Insider joined the show brought us up to speed on all things NFL. John talked about Tony Gonazlez missing mini-camp was apart of his agreement with the Falcons:

"The Professor" also made mention that the NFC South will be a much better division than last year

- The Braves come back in the 9th against the Giants with a walk of single by Freddie Freeman. Braves won 6-5.

-Heat lose to the Spurs in Game 5. Now the series heads back to Miami for game 6. If by chance the Spurs win, what happens to the heat? Do they trade Bosh and fire Erik Spoelstra?

-Justin Rose wins the US Open by two strokes over Phil Mickelson who was the leader by three strokes going into Sunday. Now when will Tiger get his first major win?

Thursday on Archer and Bell with John Michaels:

-The Blackhawks beat the Bruins in an epic triple-overtime thriller last night in game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals. Mike and Arch both found the game riveting and felt this kind of game the NHL needs to come back from their latest lockout.

-The Heat and Spurs play game 4 tonight of the NBA Finals. Lebron James took the blame for game 3 and vowed to be better, Arch thinks that the entire Heat team needs to be better. The guys had an interesting take on Eric Spoelstra's proposed line-up changes.

-Thursday means it's time for the Thursday 4-pack of questions. Today's questions were who is your favorite play-by-play guy, can Jason Kidd coach, who is a surprise college football team for this year and what is the most disappointing movie you have seen lately?

Wednesday on Archer and Bell with John Michaels:

-ESPN College football writer Brett McMurphy joined the show to give us the latest news on conference realignment around college football and the Miami infractions case. Brett doesn't see much realignment in the near future. He did have an interesting take on how the Big Ten could take a team from the SEC.

-Sekou Smith, NBA.com and NBA TV analyst also dropped in to talk about the NBA Finals. Sekou thinks that the Heat's best lineup does not include Dwayne Wade and felt the key to the Spurs victory in game three was controlling the tempo and playing their game. He also told us why Lebron James struggled.

-Another big name has been injured during off season OTA's in the NFL as the Saints lose a big-time pass rusher. Mike and Arch both agree that the most important thing about OTA's is coming out of them healthy which has led to an interesting morning routine for Mr. Bell.

Tuesday on Archer and Bell with John Michaels:

-Former NFL wide receiver is back in the news for slapping his attorney's butt in court and receiving a 30-day jail sentence for it. The judge did not appreciate the act and felt disrespected in the courtroom. Arch thinks the punishment is way too harsh, but John and Mike thinks it's fitting.

-Vanderbilt Head Coach James Franklin joined us to talk about the direction Vanderbilt football is headed. Franklin feels that everybody respects the SEC and that the SEC doesn't have to show their dominance. Franklin was also in town working with the Falcons coaching staff and talked to us about a 9-game SEC schedule.

-The Braves came just short last night falling 6-5 to the San Diego Padres last night. John likes the direction the team is headed and thinks that it is a good sign that the team is doing so well with so many players struggling. Mike has some strong feelings about Jason Heyward.

Today on Archer and Bell with John Michaels:

- We were at the Hocks and Jocks Tournament  hosted by Mike Smith which was a complete success, mainly because Mayhem owns the green jacket. Mike Smith also join the show to discuss the Falcons leadership.

-The Patriots welcome in Tebow mania. ESPN Ed Werder broke the news, but our own John Michaels says that Tebow will have to accept his role even if it is not quarterback.

-John Michaels decided to show up today in good spirts despite the fact Lebron is not playing up to is MVP caliber. However he did make a statement block in game 2.

Thursday on Archer and Bell with John Michaels:

-Miami Heat color commentator Tony Fiorentino joined us to talk about the style of play that will take place during the Finals, the Spurs needing to stop Lebron and the Heat needing to stop Tony Parker. Tony also told us that the Heat are best when their backs are against the wall and match-up problems the Heat present for the Spurs.

-Former San Antoinio Spur Sean Elliott was on to give us the Spurs angle for the finals. Sean had plenty to say about Spurs forward Kawhi Leonard and really likes his style of play. He gave us his keys to a Spurs victory and answered everybody's biggest question: How have the Spurs handled the layoff?

-Its Thursday, and that can only mean one thing, the Thursday 4-pack of questions returned. Today's questions were: what summer movie are you most looking forward to, who will win the Finals, what is the worst kind of fan and can't miss sporting event?

Wednesday on Archer and Bell with John Michaels:

-Jim Trotter, writer for Sports Illustrated, joined our show to talk about the latest news around the AFC West. Jim thinks that Phillip Rivers has developed a problem of being scared in the pocket. He also talked about the latest issue with the Raiders and their firing of a PR guy on his day of.

-ESPN golf and NBA commentator Mike Tirico also stopped in to give us the inside scoop on the NBA Finals. Mike also broke down this weekend's US open at Marion. He believes that Spurs coach Gregg Popovich doesn't know how the layoff will affect his players, and is interested in Kawhi Leonard guarding Lebron James.

-Our station legal analyst Ray Guidice came on to talk about the legal issues with the case involving Major League Baseball and superstar Ryan Braun, he did not think that double jeopardy would apply, but doesn't know baseball's rules in these situations. He also laid out Mookie Blaylock's current legal situation and had some interesting advice for Mike!