Archive for 2021
The backstory of having Muhammad Ali light the torch to kick-off the ’96 Olympics
TV Executive and Former Chairman of NBC Sports Dick Ebersol joined us this morning. This week marks the 25th anniversary of Muhammad Ali lighting the olympic torch in Atlanta. Dick told us the backstory of how he and his team went about getting Ali and what other names were considered.
Read MoreThe Importance of Contributors in the Postseason
Despite back to back 40 point games from Devin Booker, the Suns have lost their last 2 games to Milwaukee. DP spent some time recapping Game 5 of the NBA Finals on today’s show and explained that the Bucks have the upper hand at this stage given the contributions they’ve received from players outside of…
Read MoreWhich Team is the most interesting going into the 2021 NFL Season?
Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio called in to provide us an update on whether we’ll see Deshaun Watson and Aaron Rodgers at Training Camp. He also explained why the Cowboys are the most interesting team in the 2021 NFL Season.
Read MoreReggie Miller revisits a bad memory
Hall of Famer Reggie Miller made his weekly pit-stop to recap Game 5 of the NBA Finals between the Bucks/Suns. He also spent some time discussing his time with Team USA in ’96 Olympics and looking back at his only NBA Finals appearance in 2000, which didn’t help his morale.
Read MoreCelebrating an important birthday
Dan mentioned it’s Phoebe Cates’ birthday, which prompted a conversation about the movie Fast Times at Ridgemont High.
Read MoreTrey Mancini talks cancer recovery, All-Star
Baltimore Orioles All-Star Trey Mancini talks about coming back from colon cancer and how much fun he had at All-Star weekend.
Read MoreRussell Wilson on NFL load management
With 17 games coming up on the schedule, Dan asked Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson if NFL teams could adopt their own version of load management.
Read MoreJoe Maddon expresses admiration for Ohtani
Angels manager Joe Maddon talks about his star player Shohei Ohtani and some of the things that have impressed him the most this season. He also shares a great minor league story.
Read MoreRussell Wilson happy to be a Seahawk
Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson addresses his controversial interview with Dan in February, talks about his relationship with coach Pete Carroll and talks some baseball.
Read MoreJohn Smoltz on how special Ohtani is
MLB Network and Fox analyst John Smoltz joined us from Colorado and talked about Shohei Ohtani’s unique skill set and how special the Angels star is.
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