Bill Rhoden On Sports (BROSpod)

Bill and Jamal are joined via phone by Nick Eatman of DallasCowboys.com and author of the new book Friday, Saturday, Sunday In Texas: A Year in the Life of Lone Star Football, from High School to College to the Cowboys. Eatman talks about why he wrote the book, what makes Texas football different, and being on hand for the ugly collapse of the Baylor football program due to sexual misconduct. Eatm...

Bill and Jamal are live from Met Life Stadium for Week 3 of the NFL season. The Washington football team squeezed out a 29-27 victory over the home team Giants, but the main event was the rematch between Odell Beckham Jr. and Josh Norman. The guys talk about the match-up, whether it lived up to expectations, and who got the best of it. They also talk about other Week 3 happenings, Cam Newton's min...

Bill and Jamal are live from Met Life Stadium after the New York Giants home opener and joined by FiOS1 Sports anchor/reporter Justin Walters. The three talk NY Jets' versus NY Giants' hopes (5:26) and wrap up the Giants' big win over the New Orleans Saints (32:52). They discuss Eli Manning and Jason Pierre-Paul's reactions to the win (6:34), talk about the continued protests around the NFL (14:22...

Bill and Jamal convene to wrap up week 1 of the NFL season and look ahead to week 2. They talk Jets, NFL happenings of note, and of course the ongoing National Anthem protests taking place on the pro, college and high school levels. Finally, the two discuss what hey think should be the next step forward in player protests. Listen to all this and more on the latest edition of Bill Rhoden On Sports....

Bill and Jamal are joined by Mimi Valdes, Chief Creative Officer of Pharrell Williams's production company, i Am Other. Valdes talks about her path from Chelsea Projects in NYC to Vibe Magazine Editor-in-Chief, to i Am Other and Pharrell, to movie producer and writer (11:25). She also discusses her latest movie project, Hidden Figures, set to come out in December 2016 (30:25), whether there are en...

Bill and Jamal are back at Chocolat Restaurant for Labor Day and are joined by Divission III assistant coach Kyle Dudley. The three talk to Dudley about what the Colin Kaepernick issue means from a college coach's perspective (3:54/13:20), why this story refuses to go away (7:02), and they listen to and discuss President Obama's response to Kaepernick (16:54). The three are also joined by patrons...

Bill and Jamal talk with the great NFL analyst, Solomon Wilcots. He talks about his work as ambassador for Huddle Up for New Alzheimer's Treatments (10:50), the Colin Kaepernick protest (6:27), the effectiveness of NFL safety initiatives (41:32), and even Deflate Gate (51:10). Finally, Wilcots discusses the upcoming NFL season (1:00:30), including takes on the Pittsburgh Steelers, Oakland Raiders,...

Bill and Jamal sit down for an impromptu discussion ('Hot Take") on Colin Kaepernick's National Anthem protest. Excuse the slight sound change and the Harlem night background noise, but the two could not wait to speak on this important American issue. Production assistance as usual from Kevin Keating. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art...

Bill and Jamal are joined by former Olympic Rhythmic Gymnast and Hall of Famer, Wendy Hilliard. They discuss the Rio Olympics and the spectacular performance of the U.S. Gymnastics team, led by Simone Biles (4:42), the relatively recent dominance by the U.S. in the sport (11:27), and what it takes to become an Olympic Gymnast (17:30). They also discuss the Gabby Douglas "controversy" (26...

Bill and Jamal are joined by Eulis Cathey, the host of Real Jazz on Sirius XM channel 67 and WBGO's Sunday Night Music Mix. Cathey advises Jazz beginners on tracks to start with (4:27), tells us who the "young lions" are on the current Jazz scene (7:35), and Bill discusses the similarities between Jazz and Sports, in relation to Black artists/athletes, as far as power and control of thei...

Bill and Jamal are joined by Director Deborah Riley Draper, along with Executive Producer Michael A. Draper and Line Producer Lacy Barnes of the newly released, Olympic Pride, American Prejudice, a film about the 18 black athletes who defied racism during the 1936 Summer Games. We discuss how they were able to track down these athletes and their amazing stories, despite scarce records of their exi...

Bill and Jamal are joined by Chris Herring, the New York Knicks beat writer for the Wall Street Journal. They find out whether the Knicks are always on Chris's mind (5:19) and his thoughts on Amare Staudemire retiring as a Knick (9:54). Of course, the 2016/17 Knicks are discussed in depth (23:00) and they debate whether Carmelo Anthony has grown as a leader and his newfound role as an activist (42...

The day after Bill announced that he was ending his 35-year career as a regular at the New York Times, Jamal and special guest, Harriet Mandeville, talk to Bill about his legendary career at the paper. Bill discusses why he thought of Jim Brown when deciding to move on (8:45), how he got started at the NY Times (36:42), and how sports coverage at the NYT has changed over the years (41:35). Bill al...

Bill and Jamal welcome 13-year veteran NBA referee Zach Zarba to the show. Zach tells them what it's like to referee in the NBA Finals (2:25), what really is said during those player/referee discussions (8:00), and if he thinks there is such a thing as "superstar calls" (17:32). Zarba also talks to Bill and Jamal about his journey to become a referee at the highest level (51:46), how he...

Bill and Jamal talk racism in America and in sports. Bill thanks everyone who showed love at his 10-year anniversary for Forty Million Dollar Slaves (1:21) and he and Jamal talk about the lack of diversity in sports talk shows (5:04). They also touch on the NBA and Adam Silver's ominous reaction to Kevin Durant's decision to join Golden State (17:55), the infamous Donald Trump and racism (33:45)an...

Bill and Jamal react to the stunning news of Kevin Durant signing with Golden State to create a "Super Team." They discuss whether it is good for the NBA (18:23), what all of this increased free agent money means (20:15), and compare NBA salaries to their poor NFL brethren (20:45). They also discuss whether these free agents are actually "free" (32:35), money versus power (34:0...

NBA veteran and filmmaker Baron Davis talks to Bill and Jamal about his extraordinary new documentary, The Drew. Set to debut on Showtime April 29th, The Drew tells a no holds barred story about the legendary summer basketball league that has been a life vest and proving ground for generations of ballers in South Central, L.A. More than a film about a basketball league, The Drew is Davis’s portrai...

Former New York City basketball legend and University of Tennessee star, Chamique Holdsclaw, along with two time Academy-Award nominated filmmaker, Rick Goldsmith, discuss "Mind/Game" the new documentary about her battle with mental illness. In a typically in-depth conversation with Bill and Jamal, Chamique talks about her often dark and lonely battle with mental illness. Chamique talks...

Chris Haynes, who covers the Cleveland Cavilers for Cleveland.com, talks with Bill and Jamal about the crazy regular season of the NBA’s most mysterious team. Haynes talks about the team’s breakup with David Blatt, LeBron’s strong relationship with Tyron Lue and the Cavs chances of defeating Golden State IF they reach the NBA Finals. Jamal talks about his first foray into the hockey playoffs and t...

Bill and Jamal speak with author, historian and film critic Danny Peary about his upcoming book, Jackie Robinson in quotes. Peary's collection of insights from players, politicians, civil rights leaders and many many others offers an a vast kaleidoscope of insights and observations about a man regarded as one of the most important figures in United States history. "Jackie Robinson, my husband...

The acclaimed filmmaker talks with Bill and Jamal about tackling the Robinson project and why he feels Robinson is the most important athlete in the history of U.S. Sports. This and more on the latest edition of Bill Rhoden on Sports. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz comp...

Last night's NCAA Men's Basketball Championship Game was such a classic that we had to bring you a special edition of Bill Rhoden On Sports. Bill and Jamal report live from NRG Stadium in Houston, hours after Kris Jenkins’ miracle shot gave Villanova its second National Championship. Ironically, Bill’s first Final Four was in 1985, which ended with Villanova claiming its first championship. Bill a...

On the latest edition of Bill Rhoden On Sports, Bill and Jamal join us live from Houston at the Final Four hours before the Villanova/North Carolina Championship Game. They are joined by former Illinois great and current Big Ten Network and Fox Sports analyst Stephen Bardo. Bardo talks to Bill and Jamal about his Final Four experience with the Illini, his up and down professional career, his life...

In this March Madness edition of Bill Rhoden on Sports, Bill and Jamal discuss the respective Regionals they covered. Bill was in Chicago where Syracuse earned a Final Four berth with a remarkable comeback victory over Virginia. Jamal was in Philadelphia where North Carolina crushed the opposition. Jim Boeheim compared the ACC with the old Big East while Roy Williams talks about the difficulty his...

Bill and Jamal are joined by distinguished University of Wisconsin law professor Linda S. Greene to discuss the long and short term implications of the NCAA Tournament. They discuss the phenomenon of the fifth year senior, mid major coaches who bolt for larger paychecks, and the intriguing idea of a national Big East basketball conference. This and much more on Bill Rhoden on Sports. See Privacy P...