The Issues of Sports

Evan opens "The Issues of Sports" pointing out some reasons he sees why baseball has fallen in popularity. Evan points out the NFL has blown past MLB not to be caught, and that the NBA has more star power. Evan discusses the fact that an NBA star player has the ball more, or is at the center of play more than a MLB player, who while playing the field needs the ball hit to them, and cycles through...

Evan makes the subjective argument that Coach K is the second greatest coach all-time to John Wooden, and explains why citing his wins, NCAA titles, Olympic Gold Medals, players he's sent to the NBA, McDonald's All Americans he coached, and more. Jay Bilas joins the show (7:15) for a discussion sharing his opinion on multiple issues around Coach K, including his opinion of lists and rankings in ge...

The Pittsburgh Steelers & Mike Tomlin just hired Brian Flores as Defensive Assistant/Linebackers Coach as he presses on with his lawsuit against the NFL. Flores is suing the league, three franchises and unidentified individuals, alleging discrimination and racism in hiring practices. Among the complaints listed in the filing, Flores said he took part in two “sham” interviews as teams attempted...

With Vin Scully retiring a few years ago, and Marv Albert retiring last year after the NBA season, there is a changing of the guard, and one of the best in the business, Ian Eagle joins Bob and Evan to take us inside his life. Marv Albert almost three decades ago wrote "I'd Love To But I Have A Game". Well, now that is Ian Eagle. Currently "Birdman" is one of CBS's top announcers calling the NFL,...

Naomi Osaka pulls out of the French Open citing Mental Health. Gymnast Simone Biles struggles with Mental Health issues during the Tokyo Olympics, even citing struggles executing part of her routine. Bob & Evan examine how mental health was once a taboo topic in sports, but no longer. Former Major League Baseball player Jim Eisenreich joins "The Issues of Sports" to discuss playing baseball wi...

Evan and Bob discuss all various aspects present moment of running a communications department. Rams Head PR man Artis Twyman joins the podcast to discuss all the responsibilities from handling the media, to player interviews, to all aspects of social media that is in demand in 2022. Artis also describes how he see his job function as Head of Comms for the Rams in Los Angeles, the #2 market in the...

This episode shines a spotlight on women breaking ground in the world of sports. With the NBA having five female officials, Kim Ng named Miami Marlins GM, and most recently the New York Yankees naming Rachel Balkovec as the manager of one of their minor league affiliates — making her the first woman to break into the managerial ranks at that level, women are making beautiful waves in the sports wo...

Before this podcast was narrowed down to one issue per episode Bob Costas joined as a guest for the "The Issues of Sports" Pilot. Bob comments on the passings of Larry King, Henry Aaron, Covid & Sports, too many regular season games, and much more..Costas has great stories on both Larry King (funny) and Henry Aaron, and all the racism he faced breaking Babe Ruth's all-time HR record. Enjoy!