Archive for May 2011
Hancock says USC won’t automatically be stripped of ’04 title
By Paul Pabst BCS Executive Director Bill Hancock told me this morning that despite the fact that USC lost its NCAA appeal of major sanctions, stripping the Trojans’ of their 2004 college football title is “not automatic.” Hancock said that the BCS Presidential Oversight Committee will consider the matter and decide. There is no timetable…
Read MoreCaption This: Seton hangs out with Kate Upton
That’s our own Patrick O’Connor with Sports Illustrated swimsuit model Kate Upton. Create a caption and have a chance to win a Callaway Driver!
Read MoreDan shares tales from Adam Sandler movie table read
Dan was hanging out with Vanilla Ice and Tony Orlando at the table read for Adam Sandler’s next movie.
Read MoreJim Miller talks about the stories behind ESPN book
Jim Miller, the co-author of “Those Guys Have All the Fun: Inside the World of ESPN,” came in studio to talk about the decisions behind the book. Here are some of Miller’s takes: — Miller said the guy who wouldn’t be interviewed was Tom Rinaldi. Miller wanted to talk to him about his Tiger Woods…
Read MoreLooking back at ESPN days
Here’s a shot from a Sports Illustrated feature on Dan and SportsCenter in 1992.
Read MoreJustin Timberlake talks about LeBron, SNL and golf
Justin Timberlake joined the show to talk sports and movies.Here are some of his takes … — Timberlake had interesting comments on LeBron James. “Every time I’ve ever hung out with LeBron he’s as nice a person as I’ve met,” Timberlake said. — Timberlake said that was the first time he met Lady GaGa on Saturday…
Read MoreSam Smith on state of Chicago Bulls, odd choice for Lakers
Bulls.com reporter Sam Smith joined the show to talk about the Bulls’ overtime loss in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals. “The attitude was, they were shocked they loss,” Smith said. “They really think they’re better, because of the size, the defense, the rebounding, the hustle.” Smith commented on coach Tom Thibodeau’s statements after…
Read MoreDan says you have to like the way the Miami Heat play
Dan weighed in on Miami’s overtime win over Chicago last night and complimented the way the Heat play. “If you watch them play, you have to like them,” Dan said. “You may not like their personalities. You may not like what happened in the preseason. But you have to like the way they play. They…
Read MoreKevin McHale talks about how Thunder should cover Nowitzki
NBA TV and TNT’s Kevin McHale joined the show to talk about the NBA playoffs. McHale also discussed Dirk Nowitzki. “I don’t know how you guard him,” McHale said. “He’s really good. He just scores in so many ways. I still think you gotta push up on him.” McHale thinks that the Thunder should use…
Read MoreLeBron and Joakim Noah grace cover of SI
The Bulls-Heat are featured in an NBA Sports Illustrated cover this week. Paulie commented LeBron has to be very happy with this photo. What do you think?
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