Archive for 2011

Detroit Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander joined the show to talk about his no-hitter over the weekend and more. Verlander said that having a no-hitter earleir in his career helped him. “In the ninth inning, I was a lot more calm,” Verlander said. Verlander explained why he didn’t look that excited after completing the no-hitter. “I…

Hall of Famer Jerry West joined the show to talk about how the Lakers lost their playoff series to the Mavericks. “I was a little bit embarrassed,” West said. He described some of their actions as “not something a person in a Lakers uniform should do.” West said that the Lakers have had something wrong…

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Sports Illustrated’s Chris Mannix joined the show to talk about the NBA playoffs and the Manny Pacquiao-Shane Mosley fight. Here are some of his takes: — Mannix thinks it’s ridiculous people say that the Lakers have to tear down and start over. They won two titles and aren’t that old. He thinks the only big…

Dan weighed in on the future of the Lakers. He said he heard people saying all they have to do is trade for Dwight Howard. Dan points out that there’s probably going to be a lockout and the salary cap will be lower and that will make a trade a lot harder to pull off.…

The Mavs swept the Lakers. The Grizzlies are leading the Thunder. The Bulls and Hawks are tied at 2-2. Rajon Rondo is playing with a dislocated elbow. The NBA is crazy right now. But Dan will make sense of all of it on Monday’s show. We’ll also talk about Derek Jeter’s power display, Justin Verlander’s…

Los Angeles Galaxy star David Beckham joined the show to talk about his career and much more. — Dan asked Beckham if he’s nervous about his Los Angeles Lakers. “Not nervous at all,” Beckham said. “Spoke to Kobe. He’s still confident. It’s going to be difficult. But they’re a confident bunch.” — Beckham talked about…

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NFL Network host Rich Eisen joined the show to talk about the latest news around the league. Eisen talked about reports players are very angry at commissioner Roger Goodell. Eisen said this has been growing, because the players knew a lockout was coming. And they didn’t like all the fines for hits last season. They…

Gary Williams is stepping down as head coach of Maryland Basketball. Dan speculated Notre Dame coach Mike Brey would be a strong candidate. Brey used to be a Duke assistant and knows the ACC. He played at George Washington and knows the area. And he’s a good coach. Who do you think will take over…