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ESPN's reporters detail how each game was won Thursday, plus look ahead to Saturday.

— Kingston Flemings scored 18 points, Emanuel Sharpe added 16 and Houston routed Idaho 78-47 Thursday night in its NCAA Tournament opener after losing in last year's championship game.

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Peter offers his perspective and instant analysis on the Broncos-Dolphins trade that brings Jaylen Waddle to Denver and leaves question marks in Miami. Then, Peter details just how much there was to the A.J. Brown-to-the-Rams rumors from a week ago. After some careless, reckless, and completely absurd NCAA Tournament thoughts, Peter brings in Titans GM Mike Borgonzi. They talk about the Titans' recent spending spree, which included a slew of new players and faces, and 17 additions to the roster. They go through what Robert Saleh and Brian Daboll are looking for in players and why so many former Jets and Giants were acquired in recent days. It's Cam Ward storyline, after that, with Borgonzi detailing what he's seen in their franchise QB over the course of the last eleven months. Then, Borgonzi goes down memory lane and takes us through his Kansas City days and what he remembers from scouting Travis Kelce and Patrick Mahomes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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