The Heart of Sports

After talking some NFL Football and baseball, we were joined by author and writer Chris Clarey to talk US Open Tennis before the start of the tournament, new rivalries, the mental side of the game, the entertainment side of sports with the Break Point series and more.

With the NFL preseason rolling along, we were joined by Eagles Insider Dave Spadaro to get a feel of the team and look at some of the position battles on the team. The we took a deep dive into the conference re-alignment chaos and some of the other challenges facing college sports with author/commentator John U. Bacon.

We started this weeks show talking the fun in baseball with Director of Baseball Operations for the Savannah Bananas Adam Virant as they continue their 2023 World Tour bringing Banana Ball to play the Trenton Thunder. Then before the Leagues Cup Match tonight we were joined by Philadelphia Union Defender Nathan Harriel for some soccer talk.

We were talking #Baseball with Jonathan Mayo of MLB.com & MLB Pipeline looking at who moved & who didn't in trades, where things stand and his new book "Smart, Wrong and Lucky: The Origin Stories of Baseball’s Unexpected Stars."

Former MLB & Minor League Baseball catcher, Foul Territory host & author Erik Kratz joins the show to talk everything from coaching his kids to his journey of over 100 transactions in baseball that is now the subject of a book. Learn more at www.theheartofsports.org

The 151st Open Championship is underway & we had play-by-play voice/lead interviewer for NBC & the Golf Channel Steve Sands joining us from across the pond to break it all down, talk LIV/PGA, how the players feel & more Golf talk.

We were joined to start the show by broadcaster Kate Scott to talk her journey to the Sixers, breaking barriers, Women's World Cup, mentoring, Football and more. Then award winning author Tim Brown joined the show to talk about his new book with Erik Kratz "Tao of the Backup Catcher: Playing baseball for the love of the game."

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We're talking James Harden and NBA Free Agency opening, Philadelphia Phillies at the season midpoint & lots of Soccer talk as we are joined by PxP Broadcaster JP Dellacamera to talk USWNT before he begins calling the FIFA Women's World Cup & USA Soccer Men's National Team as they play in Gold Cup 2023.

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We spend the show talking with racing great Hurley Haywood about his racing career, his own personal journey and more. Then we were joined by Justin Cuthbert of Sportsnet 590 the FAN Toronto to talk about what the Sixers will be getting in Nick Nurse, Fred VanFleet, If the Maple Leafs would be interested in Carter Hart as the Flyers break things and up the crazy golf moments at last week's RBC Ope...

We started the show talking racing and supporting the community with retired American race car driver Hurley Haywood. Then we continued the Conquers D'Elegance conversation and brought some football talk with NFL Hall of Fame Coach Dick Vermeil.

We start talking about Game 1 of the NBA Finals last night before being joined by NFL Hall of Fame Ray Didinger to talk his life journey becoming a play in Tommy and Me, being a hall of fame voter, some of the amazing events he has covered and also about his unbelievable interview with Muhammad Ali. Then we will be joined by former Philadelphia Phillies player and current Jersey Shore BlueClaws Hi...

We opened the show talking NBA and NHL playoffs, talked some Phillies baseball and then talked about the growing challenging leagues are facing policing gambling.

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We opened the show talking Sixers/Celtics and NBA Playoffs before the tip off of game 3 with Sixers writer Keith Pompey. Then after talking more NBA Playoffs and Phillies baseball, we were joined by Canadian Horseracing Hall of Famer and Author Curtis Stock to talk some Kentucky Derby and his new book The Turcottes: The Remarkable Story of a Horse Racing Dynasty.

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We talked NBA Playoffs and previewed the Sixers series against Nets with Sixers writer Keith Pompey.

Basketball talk with the Sixers getting ready for the playoffs and the Bluecoats winning the G League. Baseball talk with the start of the season and Tom Housenick from the Morning Call joining us to talk about what the farm system looks like this year.

We talked NCAA tourney, NIT, NIL, transfer portal, coaching caroussel and more as Coach Gary Waters joined us from out at the Final Four in Los Angeles.

We talked Sixers, from health to rotation as they head to the playoffs, with Sixers writer Keith Pompey. Then we talked the amazing journey of Team Israel Pitcher Shlomo Lipetz, the 2nd oldest pitcher in the WBC.

We opened the show talking March Maddness and World Baseball classic. Then we talked Champions League, MLS season and more with Philadelphia Union Center Back Jack Elliott and Author Susie Petruccelli joined to talk about the progress being made in women's sports including Equal Pay for the 2027 World Cup.

We talked women's basketball history and pop culture with award winning writer and author Kate Fagan looking at her fantastic new book "Hoop Muses: An insider's guide to pop culture and the women’s game.