Distant Replay

This is the second installment of our look into the murder of former NBA start Lorenzen Wright. The first part looked back on his career, the circumstances around his death, and the initial investigation into his murder. On this episode, we get into the focus of the investigation shifting to his wife Sherra Wright and pieces started coming together about how the murder of Lorenzen Wright went down...

The 1987 NBA Finals was another installment of the biggest basketball rivalry of the 80s: Lakers vs Celtics. Not only was the series a classic, but game four was one of - if not the most - celebrated Finals game in the long and storied history of the Lakers vs. Celtics rivalry that has spanned decades and has dominated the sport. We knew a Celtics/Lakers game was a must do for the podcast and felt...

Did you know that ABC News was making a Mike Tyson documentary? Neither did we until we came across it the night it aired. This is one of those gems that we love uncovering for the podcast. Even if you think you know a lot about Mike Tyson's story, this is a must see.  In our episode 1 recap of Mike Tyson: The Knockout, we discuss Tyson's troubled early life, his beginnings as a boxer under the tu...

Lorenzen Wright was a former NBA lottery pick that enjoyed a successful NBA career with multiple teams, but his life would come to a tragic end a year after his career ended. This is the true crime story of the murder of Lorenzen Wright, which is still talked about more than a decade later. It all started on July 18, 2010 when Wright was last seen at his ex-wife's home in a Memphis suburb. Here on...

The 1973 Belmont Stakes is widely considered the best horse race ever. Not simply because of the fact that Secretariat completed his Triple Crown quest, but the fashion in which he did it.  On this week's episode, we watch the final broadcast of Secretariat's historic accomplishment. Jack Whitaker, Haywood, and Chick Anderson are back to guide us through this historical sports moment and do an exc...

Born in a small Mississippi town with a father as his football coach, Brett Favre became one of the greatest quarterbacks to ever play in the NFL. His blue-collar approach and gun-slinger mentality endeared him to the Green Bay Packers fans for life.  On this episode of Distant Replay, we go back to watch the NFL Films documentary A Football Life: Brett Favre  to get a full look back over the life...

This weeks True Crime Sports episode features the true crime story of former USC and Raiders quarterback Todd Marinovich. He was known as the "robo QB" bred from birth by his father Marv Marinovich to be the perfect QB.  We discuss his upbringing and criminal history that has spanned the last 25 years plus. This is one of the most unique true crimes stories we have covered because it involves addi...

Game 1 of the 1995 Eastern Conference Semifinals between the Knicks and Pacers at Madison Square Garden is known for the heroics down the stretch by Reggie Miller, but there was so much more to that game than those final 18 seconds. These two teams were meeting for the third straight time in the playoffs and the 1994 series was another epic seven-game showdown that went to the Knicks. Heading into...

Although short lived, the 90's NBA rivalry between the Pacers and Knicks is one that will be remembered forever by fans of the sport. The reason? Look no further than Reggie Miller and his Madison Square Garden theatrics.    On this episode, we recap the ESPN 30 for 30 "Winning Time: Reggie Miller vs. the New York Knicks." It chronicles the three years of Reggie Miller heroics and a battle between...

The true crime story of Robert Rozier is one of the most unique we have covered in our True Crime Sports series.  We take a look at the cult of the Nation of Yahweh, their leader Yahweh Ben Yahweh and how they influenced Rozier and others to do unspeakable crimes. Was Robert Rozier a serial killer, simply a victim of being brainwashed or both?    There are a lot of layers to Robert Rozier's story...

The 2002 NBA Western Conference Finals between the Lakers and Kings is widely considered as one of the best series in league history. With all the hype along with the time period being right in our wheelhouse, we thought it was a must watch for the podcast.  So that's what we're doing on this episode.  Nearly 20 years later this game holds up and may even be a little bit underrated as we discuss....

For this week's documentary recap we went back and watched The Two Escobars, which is widely considered one of the best ESPN 30 for 30 films episodes even 10 years later. It chronicles the lives of drug lord Pablo Escobar and Colombia National Team captain Andrés Escobar during the golden years of Colombian soccer which coincided with the darkest days they experienced as a country.   We dissect ev...

We decided to switch it up and give you a different kind of true crime story today. In fact we picked 7 strange arrests from around the sports landscape. Figured this would be a good change of pace from our serious true crime related content. We will be back next week dissecting another individual case! In this episode we discuss: - Former University of Miami and Green Bay Packers running back Naj...

We continue our look back at the 1973 Triple Crown run by Secretariat with the CBS broadcast of the 1973 Preakness Stakes.  Once again, we were impressed by the broadcast and the group of announcers on the call. Add that to the amazing performance by Secretariat and you have an event worth watching.    On this episode we discuss:   - The controversy over Secretariat's time which didn't have a conc...

The 2010 sports documentary produced for ESPN's 30 for 30 series is a tremendous film that tells the story of basketball, relationships, politics, and more.  This doc chronicles the relationship of two basketball players from SFR Yugoslavia—Vlade Divac (Serbia) and Dražen Petrović (Croatia) - and the events in their home country that eventually led to them never speaking again. That might have cha...

Lenny Dysktra has lived quite the life and has lived that life full throttle to say the least.  He is known by most people because of his time as an outfielder in MLB for the Mets and Phillies, but he is known just as much for his behavior both when he played and since his retirement.    Join us as we take a look at the ever evolving true crime story of Lenny Dykstra. Just like Lenny's life there...

The New York Rangers came into the 1994 Eastern Conference Finals having steamrolled through the first two rounds of the playoffs, but an upstart New Jersey Devils squad stood in the way of an opportunity to play the Vancouver Canucks in the Stanley Cup Finals.    The Rangers were led by seasoned veterans like Mark Messier and Brian Leetch, but it was the Devils led by rookie goaltender Martin Bro...

Barry Sanders was one of the greatest football players to ever step on the field and left a lot of people shocked when he decided to hang it up after 10 years in the NFL.  The NFL Films documentary A Football Life  had an episode on the incredible Detroit Lions running back that debuted in 2012. It tells the story of his life growing up in Wichita, the relationship with his father, and details his...

Our three-part series on the murder of James R. Jordan Sr. comes to an end today with a look at everything that's happened since the trial ended.  Why hasn't there ever been much said from Michael Jordan and the family? What is the latest on Daniel Green and Larry Demery? Will an appeal ever be granted? Plus, there was a huge corruption investigation into the police department in the county that t...

The 1973 Kentucky Derby featured not only the most famous thoroughbred racing horse of all time in Secretariat, but a worthy field that featured the likes of Sham and Angle Light - both of whom beat the superhorse just two weeks before in the Wood Memorial at Aqueduct Racetrack in New York.  The horse racing world watched to see if Secretariat, the 1972 Horse of the Year, could live up to the loft...

John Elway and Dan Marino would become two of the faces of the NFL for 15 years after being selected in the 1983 NFL Draft. Other than both having rocket right arms in common, they both had the same agent in attorney Marvin Demoff.    The ESPN 30 for 30 documentary Elway to Marino chronicles the events leading up to and the day of the '83 draft which largely centered around the two future Hall of...

On this episode of the pod, we move to the trial of Daniel Green, who has been arrested for the murder of James R Jordan Sr. Green, along with Larry Demery, were allegedly involved in the death of Michael Jordan's dad but the two friends had conflicting stories. We'll go through the trial and tell you what the prosecution believes happened that night along with what the defense argued. Plus, there...

The 2004 NFL Draft is most known for the quarterback drama that played out at the top of the draft with Eli Manning, Philip Rivers, and Ben Roethlisberger. It was a crazy lead up to that draft with the Manning family saying they wouldn't play for the San Diego Chargers. If you are like us, you might have forgetten the details on how things played out 17 years ago on draft day. Do you remember how...

The long-awaited conclusion to Last Chance U and the East LA College basketball season is finally here.  We find out how the team's season finished and what impact COVID had on the playoffs and the team.  Plus, we'll update you on where guys like Joe Hampton, KJ Allen, DeShaun Highler, and Malik Muhammad ended up.  It's been a great run on Netflix and today we wrap it all up.  For more, visit us o...

The penultimate episode of the popular Netflix docuseries is here and we're talking about what we saw on episode 7 of Last Chance U.  We learn about Coach Hunter and his role on the team, see another practice blow-up from Joe Hampton, and start the playoff game against Allan Hancock.  For more, visit us online at http://distantreplaypodcast.com