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ESPN’s Holly Rowe bristles at idea that UConn dominance bad for game
ESPN’s Holly Rowe has an issue with Boston Globe’s Dan Shaughnessy Tweeting this: “UConn Women beat Miss St. 98-38 in NCAA tourney. Hate to punish them for being great, but they are killing women’s game. Watch? No thanks” Rowe says that people don’t realize how incredibly hard it it to do what UConn has done,…
Read MoreHolly Rowe discusses balancing work and battling cancer
ESPN’s Holly Rowe joined the show to discuss battling cancer and how working and sports serves as an inspiration. She shared great stories about Brent Musburger and Bobby Knight and shared difficult details about the recovery process.
Read MoreBuddy Hield talks about Tourney run, meeting Kobe, Married With Children
Oklahoma Sooners star Buddy Hield joined the show to talk about their Tournament run and much more. Hield said he came to realize during their last game that Kobe Bryant was in the house. He said he talked to him during the Duke-Oregon game, but it was tough: “I was speechless. You’re meeting your idol. You…
Read MoreESPN’s Holly Rowe talks about road-tripping with Bob Knight
ESPN’s Holly Rowe shared an incredible story about going on a long road trip with colleague Bobby Knight. She said they went through a drive-thru and he fed her french fries as they drove. “For four hours,” Rowe said, “we talk about his relationship with John Wooden … thing he could have done differently.
Read MoreDoug Gottlieb defends his comments on Syracuse
Doug Gottlieb took some heat on social media this weekend because Syracuse advanced, but the CBS analyst explained that he’s been nothing but middle of the road on the Orange. He said he texted Jim Boeheim right after the game as well.
Read MoreMichael Wilbon: Media pays way too much attention to Cleveland Browns
ESPN’s Michael Wilbon joined the show to share his thoughts on the NCAA Tournament, the Browns signing RGIII and the big NBA storylines. “The amount of days we talk about the Cleveland Browns is preposterous,” Wilbon said. “Every show is guilty of talking about the Cleveland Browns too much.”
Read MoreNick Saban on Harbaugh recruiting in South, making Power list
Alabama coach Nick Saban joined the show to talk about making Fortune’s list of the 50 greatest leaders and more. Saban got into the issue of Jim Harbaugh bringing Michigan down south to practice. Here is the transcript on the Harbaugh topic: DP: What was your take on Jim Harbaugh and Michigan going south for…
Read MoreGrant Hill on Tournament, Steph Curry, Michael Jordan intimidation factor
Turner Sports’ Grant Hill joined the show to share his take on the NCAA Tournament, his Blue Devils losing, kids emulating Steph Curry and how intimidating it was to play Michael Jordan.
Read MorePabst: Nick Saban knows what he’s doing questioning Harbaugh’s Southern tour
By Paul Pabst We had Alabama HBC Nick Saban on the show today. Dan asked coach about Michigan’s Jim Harbaugh bringing his squad to Florida a few weeks back for the purpose of, most think, recruiting in the South. Here’s the exchange: DP: What was your take on Jim Harbaugh and Michigan going south for…
Read MoreClayton Kershaw doesn’t agree with Bryce Harper that game needs more flair
Dan discussed what was behind Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw’s comments on Bryce Harper on Wednesday’s show. Here are Kershaw’s comments: “If I ever had a son, who would I want him to watch play the game? I’d want him to watch Mike Trout, Paul Goldschmidt, Andrew McCutchen. The way they play the game … I would want…
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