Sports With Friends

Dan and Ozzie Silna owned the ABA's Spirits of St. Louis in the 1970's. The merger with the NBA ended the Spirits but lead to the most unique sports transaction arguably in history. Dan is taking part in organizing the Columbia Law Schools Panel Discussion "Lessons From the Munich Olympics." Forty-four years ago, in the early hours of September 5, members of the Black September Palestine Liberatio...

Two-time USA Olympic Gymnastics Gold-Medal Winner Aly Raisman is an exclusive guest on the Podcast. She and The 2016 U.S. Olympians participating in the Tour are: The Final Five Simone Biles, Gabby Douglas, Laurie Hernandez, Madison Kocian and Aly Raisman; mens gymnastics Chris Brooks, Jake Dalton, Danell Leyva, Sam Mikulak and Alex Naddour; rhythmic Kiana Eide, Monica Rokhman, Jennifer Rokhman, K...

Bob Costas joins the show hours before Game 7 of the 2016 World Series. He also discusses his new role Bob Costas where he will headline Lessons from Munich, at Columbia Law School. Costas will moderate a panel of experts who will discuss the tragedy at the 1972 Summer Olympic Games in Munich, Germany. The Event is Saturday, November 19th From 7:00 pm 10:00 pm; at Columbia Law School. 435 West 116...

Christies Auction House is presenting one of the most important and comprehensive collections of baseball memorabilia and photography ever offered at auction with The Golden Age of Baseball, Selections from the National Pastime Museum, a two-day auction on October 19-20 in New York. The sale is the largest collection of baseball ephemera to appear at an international auction house in more than 15...

Less than a week after 24 year old Jose Fernandez's tragic death, the man who calls the Marlins games on TV joined us for a raw, emotional conversation about the amazing story that is Jose. His defection, his journey to the big leagues, his 4 year short but brilliant career. Plus, we detail the last days of his life, and the emotional game Monday night where the players paid tribute to their falle...

The Sportsworld has been busy with Colin Kaepernick not standing during the National Anthem. That action has set up a firestorm of interest. He has raised issues about the state of America. Recently, Adam Jones of the Baltimore Orioles responded to Kaepernick's story with strong opinions, ultimately calling baseball "a white man's sport." This drew a response from Diamondbacks executive Tony LaRus...

Maryland native Helen Maroulis recently became the first U.S. Olympic womens wrestling champion, winning Gold at the 2016 Olympics. She recounts her experience in an exclusive interview upon her return stateside. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What is Whoop? WHOOP is the first scientifically-grounded system designed for continuous wear that provides athletes with data to reduce injuries and predict peak performance. It's wearable tech, and 20 Olympic athletes, including front-runners like swimmer Ryan Lochte, wrestler Adeline Gray, and beach volleyball team Casey Patterson and Jake Gibb, are training on the sports performance platform i...

Meet Andrew Catalon, fellow-Syracuse alum and CBS Sports Play-By-Play Announcer. He is also now my new neighbor. Hear the story of how 2 Cuse broadcasters wound up living across the street from each other. Also, Andrew's ascension from Syracuse to local TV Anchor to network Play-by-Play announcer. Plus, the 2 preview the 2016 Olympics and the upcoming NFL Season. Follow Andrew on Twitter @AndrewCa...

Billy Bean is a former MLB player who played 9+ seasons with the Tigers, Padres, and Dodgers. In 1999, Bean became the second Major League Baseball player to publicly come out as gay. Now, he is a VP, Social Responsibilty and Inclusions for Major League Baseball. In this special 75th episode, Bean discusses his role in the LGBT community as well as the MLB community. He addresses controversial com...

2-time Super Bowl Champion Eli Manning makes his 2nd appearance on the podcast. Eli was the 1st ever guest when this podcast was created. He is the Host of the 38th Annual Guiding Eyes Golf Classic, a fund raiser for the amazing Guiding Eyes for the Blind. They discuss the event and his situation with the New York Giants, as well as his brother Peyton Manning's retirement. Hosted on Acast. See aca...

Accomplished former US Senator George Mitchell joined the show to discuss his monumental "Mitchell Report" on Steroids in Major League Baseball. He also dictates his new Soccer Venture in partnership with MP Silva. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Atlanta Braves won their division 14 consecutive years from 1991-2005. Noted author Dan Schlossberg's latest book,When the Braves Ruled the Diamond: Fourteen Flags Over Atlanta, covers all details of the Braves' first-ever National League Worst-To-First finish in 1991, as well as the team's record-setting run of winning 14 consecutive National League Division titles which also began 25 years a...

2 weeks after the untimely death of Prince, I had to finally discuss it somewhere. I have been a fan since I was 11 years old. His music has had a huge effect on my life. Former College/NFL Lineman now Broadcaster Lincoln Kennedy is on FOX Sports Radio and the Oakland Raiders Radio Network. I have hosted many shows with him, and he is a longtime deep Prince fan. We discuss how we both became fans,...

The US Olympic team marked 100 days till Rio with events in New York City's Times Square. Adeline Gray, US Women's Wrestler, joined the podcast for her 2nd appearance to discuss making the team, the goals for the Games, and how she is trying to get her family to see her in person. Follow Adeline @AdelineGray Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Florida Panthers are playing the New York Islanders. Steve Goldstein is the TV Voice of the Panthers for FOX Sports Sun. He joined the show to discuss the Panthers' win streak, new ownership, and preview the Isles' series. They also gush about the accomplishments of Jaromir Jagr. Follow Steve on Twitter @goldieonice. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jared Diamond of the Wall Street Journal is a return guest to Sports with Friends. He was interviewed in 2015 (see Episode 10 of this podcast), when he was a beat reporter for the New York Mets. Then, it was a Matt Harvey innings controversy that lead him to the show. Fast forward to 2016, Diamond is now the beat reporter for the New York Yankees, still for the Wall Street Journal. In this episode...

On Saturday, April 2, 2016, I hosted a radio show on 790 The Ticket in Miami, Florida. The subject for most of the show was the Miami Heat. I interviewed 3 people who all had expertise on the Heat. Jason Jackson, Pre/Post Game Host on FOX Sports Sun, Kurt Helin of Pro Basketball Talk, and Noah Coslov of Sirius/XM's NBA Radio. This podcast features all 3 interviews. Thanks to 790 the Ticket for all...

On Thursday, 4/7/16, at Yankee Stadium during the Astros-Yankees game, Kevin Kernan joined the show for a candid conversation about the state of Print Media, Mike Piazza's 9/11 Jersey auction, the state of the Mets and Yankees, and why he is AMBS.Follow Kevin on Twitter @WheresKernan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The 2016 run by the Syracuse University Basketball team to the Final Four is not only improbable, but perhaps one of the biggest surprises in modern College Basketball. SU Alums Seth Everett and "Voice of the Orange" Matt Park discuss the journey, the controversy that the team dealt with, and how they have responded. They conclude by previewing the Semi-Final game vs. North Carolina. Follow Matt P...

This episode covers so many topics of sports business. From TV Rights to the importance of Podcast in the Sports Media World, to relocation of franchises, including the Tampa Bay Rays, Oakland A's, and Oakland Raiders. Michael Ozanian covers it all. He talks about his rise to prominence in the Sports Business reporting field. Also, the origin and describtion of his Emmy-Winning TV show on the YES...

Jon Morosi of FOX Sports and MLB Network has a long history with me. We have done radio and television together for over 10 years. We discuss the big issues of the game as part of a "Spring Training" preview. We also discuss Morosi's history with the game, and make some interesting predictions about 2016.Follow Jon at @jonmorosi Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sports with Friends is about introducing friends to an audience that I think would be interested. Todd Armstrong is the Founder/CEO of TickAssure! It's about getting tickets to Championship games at a much lower price. The secondary ticket market has become a broken market. Unaffordable ticket prices have become a barrier to access for average fans at championship sporting events. TickAssure! has...

On NBC Sports Radio, I hosted a show during the NCAA Selection Show. On the final segment, we had Michael DeCourcy on to break down the selections. DeCourcy is a College Basketball writer for the Sporting News. This is courtesy of NBC Sports Radio. Find Michael on Twitter (@tsnmike) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jenrry Mejia, the former Pitcher, who is now serving a lifetime suspension for being a 3-time MLB PED offender, held a press conference at his lawyer's office in New York. Through his attorney, he told reporters that he plans to appeal his permanent suspension along with the MLBPA.Instead of sitting down for a 1 on 1 interview, his attorney's suggested his speak in Spanish. This podcast contains t...