The Bob McCown Podcast

We haven't talked Golf in a while which means we haven't talked to our friends Ian Leggatt & Richard Zokol in a while either. John and Dave Hodge catch up with our resident golfers on todays show as we discuss the return of Tiger Woods, the start of another year of the PGA Tour and   the Dec. 31 deadline to finalize an agreement along with the Public Investment Fund and the DP World Tour.

We're catching up with Gabby today as we bring on Bruce Boudreau to have a chat with John and co-host Dave Hodge. We briefly discuss Bruce's broadcasting gig as a TV Studio Analyst for the NHL Network before diving into some hockey talk. With a few head coaches already being dismissed this season, we seek Bruce's perspective on what it's like to take over a team midway through the year. We also ta...

If you want to know what's happening in the National Football League, Trey Wingo is your guy. John and Paul Jones welcome Trey Wingo back to the show for some NFL talk as the three discuss the downfall of the Buffalo Bills, Aaron Rogers' ridiculous timeline back from injury with the Jets, the Denver Broncos and more on todays episode.  

Having trouble figuring out what kind of team the Toronto Raptors are?   Doug Smith joins the show today to answer that, and many other questions about the Raptors, the In-Season tournament and what some of the other teams in the NBA are up to.  

The last few years have been tough for Chicago sports fans, and it seems like this year is no different. George Ofman joins the show today to chat with John and Richard about Chicago's bleak-looking baseball teams, the perpetually rebuilding Bears and Bulls, and the recent news surrounding Corey Perry and the Blackhawks. In an effort to keep things at least a little bit positive, we also spend som...

Gregor Chisholm from the Toronto Star is joining the show today to discuss baseball with John and Dave. With household names like Shohei Ohtani still unsigned by an MLB team this offseason and the Winter Meetings in Nashville fast approaching, Gregor provides insight into the progress of player signings. He also shares his observations on the roster rebuilds happening in many organizations in the...

When are we getting another World Cup Of Hockey? What did we learn from the General Manager Meetings? How is the NHL planning to fix fans' distaste towards the shootout? Bill Daly comes on the show to answer all of those questions and more on today's show as we end the week with some hockey talk with one of the people who is in charge of it all.

It's Thanksgiving weekend for our neighbours to the South, and with multiple ties to the States here at The Bob McCown Podcast it wouldn't feel right to ignore it. A Canadian citizen as of 2017, Michael Farber joins the show today to talk with John and fellow American born Richard Deitsch to give us his perspective on covering the sporting culture here in Canada, the evolution of our sport coverag...

If we could, we would make MLB's Free Agency Process A LOT faster… but we can't… so we won't. What we can do, however, is bring on one of baseball's most informed reporters, Jon Paul Morosi onto the show to talk about it. So we did! J.P. Morosi joins us today to try to convince John and Richard why the Toronto Blue Jays have a legitimate chance at signing superstar pitcher, SHohei Ohtani. We then...

On a rare night with no NHL games scheduled, John, Eric, and Scott take the opportunity to look back on everything that's gone on in the NHL up until this point. With the NHL games in Sweden in the rearview mirror, the three take a look at what this could mean for international play in the future. They explore potential formats for a future World Cup before delving into the surprisingly good Vanco...

With 1,598 NHL games as a Head Coach under his belt, Ken Hitchcock's 849 wins place him at 4th on the list of winningest coaches in NHL history. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame last week as a member of the class of 2023. Today, Ken joins the show to talk with John and Dave about the honour, along with other topics making headlines in the hockey world.

"Cultural icon" doesn't fit the description of many athletes, but it's safe to say it fits the bill when describing the Hall of Fame catcher for the Yankees, Yogi Berra. With "Yogi-isms" like "it ain't over till it's over," "In baseball, you don't know nothin'," and "a nickel ain't worth a dime anymore," it's easy to remember Yogi as the character you saw instead of the person he was. Lindsay Berr...

The New England Patriots are bad and Bill Belichick's future as the teams head coach is.. questionable. While that in it's self isn't surprising, it isn't a reality Boston sports fans are used to so we had to bring our expert on all things N.E. sports into the mix as Matt and John welcome Mr. Bob Ryan to today's show. The three start their discussion with the Patriots and their glaring problems ra...

Live (when recording) from Stockholm, Sweden, it's Mike Zeisberger joining John and Matt to talk some hockey. Mike Zeisberger is in Sweden, and so are the Maple Leafs, Senators, Red Wings, and Wild for the NHL's Global Games. Naturally, we've got to talk about it. We focus on the two Canadian teams currently in Stockholm as we try to answer two questions everyone is at least wondering: Have the To...

Ten games have come and gone for the Toronto Raptors, and as they sit at .500 to start the season, Mat Devlin and Paul Jones come on the show to discuss expectations for the rest of the year, Pascal Siakam's improved play, the In-Season tournament, and more.

It's going to be another long off-season for the Toronto Blue Jays as we get Rob Longley on the show to talk about the recent GM meetings, MLB Free Agency & the the Jays have their rights set on as they try to re-vamp their roster for next year.

4147 days after getting selected by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 7th round of the NHL Entry Draft, Matt Tomkins got his first NHL win playing goal for the Tampa Bay Lightning and he comes on the show today as the perfect guest to cap off our un-official "Goalie Week" on the Bob McCown Podcast.  

From Goalies to a broadcasting legend - John & Daren continue their Hall Of Fame themed week with another good one.     Foster Hewitt Memorial Award Recipient and member of the Canadian Association Of Broadcasters Hall Of Fame, Dick Irvin, stops by the show today to talk about the Hockey Hall Of Fame's Class of 2023, share memories from his time in Hockey and of course, unload some stories about s...

It's the week of the Net-Minder for the Hockey Hall of Fame as well as the podcast! The Executive Directive Of The NHL Alumni Association and former NHL Goalie, Glenn Healy, joins John and Daren on the show today.     As always, you've got to let Glenn do what Glenn does best… and that's talk. Amidst the discussions about the handful of goalies soon to be inducted into the promised land and other...

After winning over 300 NHL games, two Stanley Cups, a Conn Smythe Award, and much more, Mike Vernon will finally be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. He comes on the show today to talk about it with John and Daren. The three cover most of Mike's glory days from Junior to the pros as they reflect on the Hall of Famer's decades-long hockey career. Mike tells us about his unconventional first ta...

The Colour Analyst for the Chicago Blackhawks, Darren Pang, is on today to start the week off with some much needed hockey talk with Millard and Shannon. We try to give some love to some of the less frequently talked about teams in the NHL today as we delve into the Anaheim Ducks and their win over the red hot Vegas Golden Knights over the weekend. We also dig into the New Jersey Devils and their...

When you want to know what's going on in the National Football League you call Trey Wingo. Trey talks to John and Richard about Mike McDaniels' departure from Vegas, the Kansas City Chiefs vs. the Miami Dolphins in Germany, the concerning play from the Buffalo Bills, and more on today's show as the three attempt to cover all of the storylines in the league as we approach the halfway mark of the re...

On November 13th, the legendary Mark Mulvoy will be recognized with the Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award as a Hockey Hall of Fame 'Media Honouree.' His plaque will be displayed in the Great Hall at the Hockey Hall of Fame alongside past award recipients, and his name will be forever etched into the history of hockey. From his start at the Boston Globe to his tenure at Sports Illustrated, we talk with...

You know the drill when Gabby comes on… we never know what we're going to talk about until it happens.   John Gibbons joins us today for some baseball chat as we take a look at the worst rated World Series of all time, get John's opinion on the abysmal Toronto Blue Jays and the issues they're dealing with and pretty much anything else John wants to talk about on todays podcast.  

They have only played four games, but it's clear that the Toronto Raptors have some issues… Doug Smith comes on the show to share his thoughts on the team, their new coach, the struggling roster and more with John and Richard.