Sports With Friends

This episode was recorded on July 16-17th, 2022 in Red Hook, Brooklyn, New York at the site of the 2022 New York City E-Prix, Rounds 11 and 12 of Season 8 of the Formula-E Championship. Oliver Askew drives He currently competes for the Avalanche Andretti team. He is in his rookie season in Formula E. in the Formula E World Championship for Formula E. He is the 2019 Indy Lights champion. Growing up...

In February 2022, WNBA star Britney Griner was arrested and detained in Russia after she was stopped at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport and accused by Russian authorities of having vape cartridges containing hashish oil in her luggage. Last week, Griner told a Moscow court she would like to plead guilty to the charges, saying she had brought the vape cartridges into Russia unintentionally, explainin...

For 20 years, Rob Maaddi covered both the Philadelphia Eagles and the Philadelphia Phillies for the Associated Press. In 2021, he moved to a national role as an NFL writer. Now, as 2022 is close to getting underway, Maaddi is the new lead NFL reporter for the AP.In this episode, Maaddi discusses the differences between covering a team vs. an entire league. He discusses how meaningful relationships...

Sports business reporter Darren Rovell works for the Action Network, an online gambling website, as well as takes part in collecting and other entrepreneurial ventures. He was one of the first journalists to join Twitter and has amassed 2 million Twitter followers. He successfully held two stints at ESPN and worked for CNBC & the NBC Sports Network in between. In this episode, Rovell explains his...

SI.com golf writer Bob Harig rejoined the podcast to discuss the results of the 2022 US Open in Brookline, Mass. At the Open, England's Matt Fitzpatrick won by 1 stroke over Will Zalatoris and Scottie Scheffler for his first major title. The tournament took a turn on a wild 3rd round where the weather wreaked havoc on many scorecards. Overshadowing the conversation surrounding golf is the talk abo...

For nearly 30 years, Sandy Clough has ruled the sports radio airwaves in the Mile High City of Denver, Colorado. Known for his strong opinions and incredible preparation, Clough has given his opinions first at KOA, and then, at KKFN, The Fan in Denver. He's also done TV and has covered some iconic moments in Denver's sports history. He covered John Elway's entire career and saw the city add two ne...

This episode covers various sports business topics with Dan Kaplan, Senior Writer for Sports Business at the Athletic. Kaplan spent 21 years at SportsBusiness Journal, helping create before the magazine even launched the leading industry publication for sports business news. He left in May 2019 to join The Athletic's sports business group. Topics on this show include: 1) NESN recently announced a...

Ken Daneyko is the New Jersey Devils franchise leader in games played and penalty minutes. He was drafted before the team that moved from Colorado had a name. Now, he is a broadcaster for Devils telecasts on MSG Network as well as an analyst for NHL Network. He is a three-time Stanley Cup Champion and had his #3 retired by the franchise. In this episode, he talked in great detail about his transit...

Basketball Hall of Famer Tracy McGrady is the latest Hall of Famer to join this show. McGrady is a seven-time NBA All-Star, seven-time All-NBA selection, two-time NBA scoring champion, and winner of the NBA Most Improved Player Award in 2001. He is the brainchild and founder of the all-new Ones Basketball League. The OBL has seven events in 2022 that will take place in Houston, Atlanta, Chicago, N...

Longtime popular New York Knicks trainer Mike Saunders is this episode's featured guest. Mike was the Athletic Trainer for the Knicks for 27 years (1978-2005). From Bernard King to Trent Tucker to Bill Cartwright to Patrick Ewing to Charles Oakley, Saunders has stories about all of them. He is also the author of a new book, “Life Sentence: A Collection of Quotes and Stories to Inspire, Motivate, E...

This week's guest, Marshall Faulk, played in the National Football League for 13 seasons with the Indianapolis Colts and St. Louis Rams. He played college football at San Diego State, where he was a two-time consensus All-American. He appeared in two Super Bowls and won Super Bowl 34. In 2000, Faulk was named the Most Valuable Player of the NFL. Faulk is one of only three NFL players to reach at l...

The 2022 baseball season is the first since 1995 that Seth Everett has not covered the sport in a major league capacity. This is also the first baseball-centric episode of the podcast in 2022. Joining the show is former MLB 2nd basemen Jeff Frye. Frye played in Major League Baseball with the Texas Rangers, Boston Red Sox, Colorado Rockies, and Toronto Blue Jays for all or part of eight seasons bet...

The 2022 Masters was won by Scottie Scheffler, yet the story was the return of Tiger Woods. Woods competed and made the cut in his first major tournament back only 14 months after suffering serious injuries in a car crash. This week's episode features SI.com golf writer Bob Harig, a longtime writer formerly of ESPN and the Tampa Bay Times. He recapped the main storylines of the Masters, having cov...

André Lotterer heads into his third season with TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team racing alongside compatriot Pascal Wehrlein as they battle for the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship. He joined the podcast as he prepared for the April 9-10, 2022 F-E races in Rome, Italy. Lotterer joined Formula-E in 2018 with DS Techeetah alongside Jean-Eric Vergne. Together they won the Teams' Championship that...

In March 2022, the St. Peter's Peacocks became just the third team in NCAA tournament history to defeat a 2-seed when they upset Kentucky. After then defeating Murray State to advance to the Sweet 16, the notoriety grew exponentially. Suddenly, news reports talked about the amazing story of St. Peters and all the benefits of them winning on a national stage. This episode asks the question of how a...

On March 18, 2022, longtime NFL Insider John Clayton died after a brief illness at the age of 67. This podcast pays tribute to the longtime columnist, radio host, TV analyst and friend to so many. 7 different guests joined this show to pay tribute to their fallen friend from different aspects of sports media. They areMike Sando, Senior NFL writer, The Atheltic (7:09)Dave Grosby “The Groz,” Seattle...

In March 2022 a new scripted series about the Los Angeles Lakers 1980's championship run entitled “Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty” starring John C. Reilly, Quincy Isaiah, Sally Field, Adrian Brody, as part of an incredible cast. The show is based on Jeff Pearlman's 2014 book Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley, and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty of the 1980s, and Jeff joins the podcast fo...

Hockey Hall of Fame Broadcaster Jiggs McDonald joins the show this week to discuss his iconic career. The longtime voice of the New York Islanders has also called games for the Los Angeles Kings, Atlanta Flames, Florida Panthers, Toronto Maple Leafs, and nationally on FOX Sports television. He has done NHL games for more than 50 years and this past season, rejoined the Islanders booth to fill in o...

The recently completed 2022 Winter Olympics marked the second straight Games to take place under the influence of the Covid-19 pandemic, and the third straight Games to take place in Asia. Alan Abrahamson is an award-winning sportswriter, best-selling author, and in-demand television analyst. In 2010 he launched his own website, 3 Wire Sports (www.3wiresports.com). He has covered 13 straight Olymp...

This episode covers various topics involving the 2022-23 National Hockey League season. Dan Rosen, a senior writer at NHL.Com, covered the gamut of storylines. Topics include the impact of Covid-19 on the league while other leagues were impacted less, the Olympic break and status of international tournaments, ESPN/TNT new television deal and the impact of streaming on the growth of the sport, and...

Warren Moon was scheduled to come on Super Bowl week, but due to the passing of Seth's father, the podcast was delayed. Moon agreed to come on after Super Bowl 56. The former Washington Husky joined the show from Seattle, where they broke down the Rams' victory over the Bengals, 23-20.Moon also addressed the recent headlines and lawsuit involving former Dolphins coach Brian Flores. Moon speaks ext...

Remember those posters in the '80s and '90s of Brian Bosworth, Shawn Kemp, Troy Aikman and so many more? Renowned sports poster artist John Costacos joined the podcast. Costacos and his brother Tock created a historic brand that sold all over the world. Now, Costacos along with CEO Justin Moorad and Digital Art Lead Mike Campau, the Costacos Collection is partnering with legendary athletes to sell...

Longtime New York sportscaster Don La Greca is a co-host of the Michael Kay Show on ESPN New York 98.7FM. That show is simulcast daily on the YES Network. Don has been with ESPN NY since 2001 and was the first-ever voice for that station on September 3rd, 2001. Don is the pre/post-game host for the New York Rangers on radio and fills in on play-by-play for Kenny Albert (Episode 249). He was also p...

"Show Me the Money!"Longtime super-agent Leigh Steinberg joined the show to discuss his illustrious career as well as his thoughts on issues facing the NFL. Steinberg has represented many of the most successful athletes and coaches in football, basketball, baseball, hockey, boxing, golf, etc., including the number one overall pick in the NFL draft for an unprecedented eight times in conjunction wi...

After more than four decades in the business, former FOX Sports Vice Chairman Ed Goren joined the show to talk about his illustrious Hall of Fame career. Goren is a 47-time Emmy Award winner and Executive Producer of FOX Sports since its inception in 1994. This episode started as a tribute to another icon, the late John Madden. The conversation evolved into incredible stories about working for FOX...