Congratulations to Ryan Mallett for winning DP Challenge

Former Arkansas quarterback and future NFL draft pick Ryan Mallett edged actor Josh Duhamel to capture the 2011 Dan Patrick Celebrity Challenge. It was a hard fought victory, sealed when UConn edged Kentucky on Saturday night. If Kentucky had won, Howard Stern Show Producer Gary Dell’Abate would have been the winner.

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Pro Football Weekly’s Nawrocki discusses Newton evaluation

Pro Football Weekly draft analyst Nolan Nawrocki joined the show to talk about his draft analysis of quarterback Cam Newton. He had some harsh things to say about Newton’s personality, and Hall of Famer Warren Moon said Nawrocki was using racial stereotypes. Nawrocki said that the analysis comes from tape, and talking to teams. He…

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Heath Evans says allegations on HBO against Auburn aren’t true

Heath Evans

New Orleans Saints fullback and former Auburn standout Heath Evans joined the show to talk about the HBO Real Sports special on players being played in college. The special had interviews with multiple Auburn players that claimed they were given money to play. “It’s child play,” Evans said. “At best, it was story time.” Evans…

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Do you agree with Warren Moon on Cam Newton?

Dan discussed Warren Moon’s recent comments defending Cam Newton from some harsh criticism by Pro Football Weekly analyst Nolan Nawrocki. Moon claimed there were racist elements to what Nawrocki said about Newton. Here’s a snippet of what Moon told CBSSports.com’s Mike Freeman: “A lot of the criticism he’s receiving is unfortunate and racially based,” Moon…

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Tom Verducci breaks down MLB opening day

Sports Illustrated’s Tom Verducci joined the show to talk about the opening of the season and to share his predictions. “I think Major League Baseball missed the boat by having only six games,” Verducci said. He thinks they should have 15 games going on and own the day, like the first day of the NCAA…

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Butler coach Brad Stevens previews matchup against VCU

Buter coach Brad Stevens joined the show to talk about the Bulldogs’ upcoming matchup against VCU. Dan asked Stevens how to slow down VCU. “You better guard him with a huge sense of urgency,” Stevens said, “because they’re rolling as much as any team I can remember in the NCAA Tournament.” Stevens said that VCU plays…

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Dan’s 2011 MLB Predictions: Red Sox over Phillies

Here are Dan’s picks for the 2011 season … AL East: Red Sox AL Central: Tigers AL West: A’s Wild Card: Yankees AL Cy Young: Jon Lester AL MVP: Alex Rodriguez AL Rookie of the Year: Jeremy Helickson NL East: Braves NL Central: Reds NL West: Rockies Wild Card: Phillies NL Cy Young: Roy Halladay…

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Pittsburgh’s Jamie Dixon breaks down Final Four

Pittsburgh coach Jamie Dixon joined the show to talk about the remaining teams in the NCAA Tournament and some of the big issues in college basketball. Dixon commented on all the underdogs doing well. “I think this is the way it’s going to go more [often] in the future,” Dixon said. He said one-and-done is…

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