Sports With Friends

Patrick McEnroe is a former US Davis Cup captain who was joining the show to discuss a new venture. He has been named the coach for a new New York team competing in World Team Tennis (WTT). Former US Open champion Andy Roddick will be the marquee player for the New York Empire, which will play its home matches at Forest Hills Tennis Stadium. This was recorded on March 8, 2016, less than 24 hours a...

Allow me to be one of the 1st to introduce the world to a new, unique concept in Sports for the 21st Century. Introducing "Project FANchise," the worlds first fan-run professional sports franchise will debut an expansion team in the 2017 Indoor Football League Season. I spoke with both Sohrob Farudi: Founder and CEO, and Grant Cohen: SVP of Digital, about Project FANchise. This interview explains...

For years, MLB.COM National Writer Barry Bloom was on all my radio shows. Best segments ever on MLB Radio. When 2016 Spring Training began, Bloom profiled new Marlins skipper Don Mattingly and also has an extensive relationship with new Marlins' hitting coach Barry Bonds. On Saturday, 2/20/2016, I was hosting on 790 The Ticket in Miami and had Barry Bloom as a guest. Follow Barry on Twitter @booms...

On Saturday, February 20, 2016, I hosted another radio show on the iconic Miami, Florida station, 790 The Ticket. On the show, I interviewed an old friend. ESPN's Jayson Stark. We discussed big baseball stories, including Barry Bonds becoming the hitting coach of the Marlins, Aroldis Chapman and his off the field issues, and the latest on the debate regarding the Designated Hitter. Plus, he reveal...

In the final of 3 Topps interviews, I spoke with Evan Longoria. We addressed last year's surprises, as well as expectations. We also discussed his love of Baseball Cards, and what it means to be with Topps. In the interview we also discussed the Rays stadium issue, and his role as a player when news is both positive and negative. This is also the 1st podcast to be officially sponsored by the Advan...

I have had MVP's on this show in the past. Ken Griffey Jr. was an MVP. Eli Manning was a Super Bowl MVP. This is the 1st time a REIGNING MVP comes on Sports with Friends. Bryce Harper of the Nationals is my special guest, via Skype. We discussed his love of baseball cards, his new manager Dusty Baker, and he addressed his confrontation with Jonathan Papelbon. Bryce is a 2016 Topps Ambassador and t...

Carlos Beltran, OF/DH for the New York Yankees was a special guest on the podcast. He's also played for the Kansas City Royals, Houston Astros, New York Mets, San Francisco Giants, and St. Louis Cardinals. I ran into Carlos at the Topps headquarters where he was on hand to introduce the 2016 Topps Baseball Series 1 cards and discuss 65 Years of Topps cards and their value in todays marketplace. On...

Former Super Bowl Champion, Brian Kinchen, who played for both the Patriots and the Carolina Panthers is a guest on Sports with Friends.. Kinchen is a retired 14-year NFL tight end and long snapper who played for Miami, Cleveland, Baltimore, Carolina, and New England. As a tight end, he caught 160 passes for 1,648 yards and seven touchdowns. In 2003, Brian joined the Patriots late in the season an...

The NFL and the Sports world descends on the San Francisco area, I caught up with friend Russell Baxter from Bleacher Report, among other outlets. We discuss the Broncos vs. Panthers. Topics include Peyton Manning's legacy, and controversy that seems to be with Cam Newton. Follow Russell on Twitter @baxfootballguru Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Sports Landscape has a new league. Imagine the podracing scene from Star Wars Episode I. The DRL is the premier drone racing league. A sports and media company, DRL combines worldclass flight skill and proprietary technology to create engaging drone racing content with mass appeal. In 2016 DRL will launch a global events series culminating in a World Championship. It was founded by Nicholas Ho...

This Sunday, the Denver Broncos host the New England Patriots in the AFC Championship Game for 2016. It's the 17th time that Peyton Manning has faced Tom Brady, 5th in the playoffs. Gary Myers wrote the book "Brady vs Manning: The Untold Story of the Rivalry That Transformed the NFL." He has covered the NFL for more than three decades. He is currently a football columnist for the New York Daily Ne...

Recorded at the 2016 Hall of Fame Press Conference announcing the election of Ken Griffey Jr. and Mike Piazza. This is Jeff Idelson's 2nd appearance on the podcast. (Episode #14 from July, 2015). We discuss the voting process, the decision on hats/logos for HOF Plaques, and Pete Rose's ineligiblity. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In November of 1979, 26-year-old Alex Paen, a cub reporter at KMPC Radio in Los Angeles, convinced his bosses to send him to Iran to cover the story of the 52 American hostages held hostage at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran. Paen became a focal point of information during his time in Iran, relaying news back to the United States and obtaining interviews with militants and others involved in the crisis...

Ken Griffey Jr is the newest member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame. In the closest pursuit yet toward a unanimous choice in National Baseball Hall of Fame balloting, Griffey Jr. missed by only three votes of a perfect score in the 2016 balloting. Of the 440 ballots submitted, Griffey was named on 437, which accounted for 99.32 percent of the vote, the highest plurality in the history of the...

Americas Game and the Iran Hostage Crisis is part of NFL Networks series The Timeline and it re-airs Tuesday, January 19 at 8:00 PM Eastern, one day before the 35th anniversary of the hostages release. Americas Game and the Iran Hostage Crisis is produced by Smokehouse Pictures, narrated by George Clooney and directed by Tate Donovan. Tate is the special guest on Episode 45. He is an accomplished...

Pete Rose files for reinstatement in Major League Baseball and was denied by Commissioner Rob Manfred. The main reason was that Rose continues to bet on baseball. Kostya Kennedy is the author of "Pete Rose: An American Dilemma." He joins the podcast to discuss Pete Rose, gambling in baseball, and the Hall of Fame. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ken Rodgers makes his 2nd appearance on the podcast. This time, on the day his new film for ESPN's 30 for 30, Ken joined me on 790 The Ticket in Miami to discuss "The Four Falls of Buffalo." Ken Rodgers is an Emmy Award-winning supervising producer for NFL Films. Follow The Ticket @790TheTicket. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On 790 The Ticket in Miami, Joe Frisaro, who covers the Marlins for MLB.COM, joined the show to discuss the recent rumors that the Marlins are shopping, and planning to trade ace pitcher Jose Fernandez. Follow Joe on Twitter @JoeFrisaro. And follow the Tickets @790TheTicket. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This weekend I hosted a radio show on an iconic radio station, 790 "The Ticket" in Miami, Florida. On that show, I spoke with ESPN/ABC's Sports Business Reporter Darren Rovell, an old friend, about the business of sports. Topics included the Dolphins' logo, the Daily Fantasy debate, and more. For more info on The Ticket visit 790TheTicket.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informa...

Courtesy of NBC Sports Radio. Find them at NBCSportsRadio.com. Seth Everett had Peter Gammons, Hall of Fame Broadcaster/Writer for MLB Network/MLB.COM on his Sunday NBC Sports Radio show. Here is that interview, as the 2 previewed the 2015 Major League Baseball Winter Meetings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

NFL Network presents a new documentary series The Timelinefrom NFL Films, the producers of NFL Networks hit franchise A Football Life. The Timeline features six, hour-long episodes chronicling seminal moments that formed the NFLs storied past, shape the present and, in some cases, set the stage for the future. Ken Rodgers is an Emmy Award-winning supervising producer for NFL Films. He chats with S...

Jason Acquisto hosts "The Baseball Dads Podcast" Jason is a dad who loves baseball. Coach, league administrator and dugout insider. His podcast can be found at baseballdads.podbean.com and on iTunes. He interviewed me, and its a heartwarming discussion about my history with baseball, including my father, my daughters, and the loss of my best friend, Darryl Hamilton. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/...

Acclaimed Sports Reporter Sam Borden was in Paris on the night of the horrific terrorist attacks. His artlcle depicted the choice that the coaches had to make about telling the players during a soccer game that was going on while bombs exploded outside the stadium. He goes through that fateful night and gives a truly unique perspective. Follow Sam on Twitter @SamBorden. Hosted on Acast. See acast....

Former NBA Champion Shane Battier was a panelist at the NYVC Athleisure panel. Seth was the moderator of that panel. After the panel, the 2 chatted about his life after the NBA, and after ESPN, his Duke Blue Devils and Seth's alma mater Syracuse, his new investment in Rhone athletics, and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Nationals hired Dusty Baker as their new manager. Seth Everett joined Chad Dukes on 106.7 The Fan in Washington DC to discuss why he loves the hiring, but wanted Bud Black to get the job. Interview courtesy of 106.7 The Fan in Washington DC and CBS Radio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.