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Danny Amendola is currently is an NFL free agent wide receiver . He played his college football at Texas Tech. And was signed by the Dallas Cowboys as an undrafted free agent in 2008, and has also played for the Philadelphia Eagles, St. Louis Rams, New England Patriots, Miami Dolphins, Detroit Lions. And Houston texans, As a member of the New England patriots he had some memorable moments with the...

Ed Lynch was drafted by the Texas Rangers in the 22nd round of the 1977 Major League Baseball Draft. After three years in their farm system, in which he compiled a 22–27 record and 3.89 earned run average, the Rangers sent him to the New York Mets on September 18, 1979 as part of an earlier deal in which the Mets sent Willie Montañez to the Rangers for two players to be named later. The other play...

Rick Wise had an 18 year career in the majors as a  right-handed pitcher between 1964 and 1982 for the Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals, Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Indians and the San Diego Padres. He is a two-time National League All-Star , 6/21 marked the 57th anniversary of his first major league win which game in game 2 of a double header against the Mets, the first game was Jim Bunni...

J.Russell Peltzspent a lifetime as a boxing promoter. While he is synonymous with Philadelphia boxing, he also has promoted fights in at Atlantic City Casinos and around the counts. As a matchmaker, his fights have appeared on all the major networks that carry boxing – ABC, NBC, CBS, ESPN and USA, as well as the Philadelphia-based PRISM. Over a half century in the business, he has crossed paths wi...

Josh Thole who played his High School baseball at Mater Dei High School. in Bresee Illinois, where his #15 Jersey  was the first retired number of any sport at Mater Dei High School He..was drafted by the New York Mets in the 13th round of the 2005 Major League Baseball draft. He would go on to play 8 years in the Majors 4 with the Mets and 4 with the Blue Jays,  10 years from the day that he caug...

Peter Golenbock has written some of sports’ most important books, including but not limited to Dynasty: The New York Yankees 1949–64; The Bronx Zoo, which he wrote in 1979 with New York Yankees pitcher Sparky Lyle; BUMS: An Oral History of the Brooklyn Dodgers; Personal Fouls, a look at corruption in college basketball; American Zoom, a history of NASCAR; and Wild, High and Tight, his biography of...

Dominic Moore was the 95th overall pick,of the New York Rangers in the 2000 NHL Entry Draft, He played close to 900 games in the NHL for the Ny Rangers Pittsburgh Penguins, Minnesota Wild, Toronto Maple Leafs, Buffalo Sabres, Florida Panthers, Montreal Canadiens, Tampa Bay Lightning, San Jose Sharks and Boston Bruins. He won the  Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy in 2013-14 season, the trophy is awar...

Bob Gutkowski is one of the true visionaries and strategists in the fields of sports and entertainment. As the President of Madison Square Garden from 1991 to 1994, He was ultimately responsible for the operations of both the New York Knickerbockers and the New York Rangers, who won their first Stanley Cup in 54 years in 1994. He was also responsible for the direction of MSG Network, the nation's...

John P Owens is an award-winning media professional with more than 30 years of experience as a writer, journalist, producer, director and videographer. His co -author Is Dr. David J. Fletcher who is a 1972 alum of Glenbard West High School in Glen Ellyn, Ill., where he played baseball. Sometimes taking three trains as a teenager to go to baseball games in Chicago, he attended over 20 White Sox gam...

New York Islanders great and Hockey Hall of Famer Mike Bossy died at the age of 65, the team announced on Friday. In October, Bossy announced he was stepping away from his job as a hockey analyst with Canadian French-language hockey broadcaster TVA Sports after being diagnosed with lung cancer. A four-time Stanley Cup winner with the Islanders, Bossy was selected No. 15 in the 1977 NHL Draft and w...

The Comedy World lost one of it's greats as Gilbert Gottfried has died. He was 67 years old. The actor and comedian's family announced the sad news on his official Twitter account Tuesday, alongside a photo of Gottfried. "We are heartbroken to announce the passing of our beloved Gilbert Gottfried after a long illness. In addition to being the most iconic voice in comedy, Gilbert was a wonderful hu...

Joel Youngblood was drafted by the Cincinnati Reds out of Stephen F. Austin High School in the second round of the 1970 Major League Baseball Draft. He would play in 1408 games over 14 seasons, and in parts of six seasons with the  NY Mets. He had his best season as a Met in the strike-shortened season of 1981, when he batted .350 with a .929 OPS and was named an All-Star for the only time in his...

Tommy Davis, a two-time National League batting champion who won three World Series titles with the Los Angeles Dodgers, has died. He was 83. He died Sunday night 4/3//22 in Phoenix, the Dodgers announced Monday. We were lucky enough to have him on our show on 10/13/2013 this is our interview with Tommy

Lance Berkman played 15 seasons in Major League Baseball for the Houston Astros, New York Yankees, St. Louis Cardinals and Texas Rangers where he compiled a .293 lifetime batting average which included 366 home runs, 422 doubles, 30 triples, 1,234 RBIs and 1,146 runs, He is a six-time All-Star and a World Series champion as well as a winner of the National League Comeback Player of the Year Award...

Rick Nash was the  first overall in the 2002 NHL Entry Draft of the Columbus Blue jackets, he would go on to play 15 seasons in the NHL for the Blue Jackets, New York Rangers and Boston Bruins, and was selected to play in six National Hockey League All-Star Games. He began his NHL career with the Blue Jackets immediately following his draft, in 2002–03, and was nominated for the Calder Trophy as N...

Nelson Figueroa attended Brandeis University from 1992–1995 where he pitched for three years and earned a bachelor's degree in American Studies. In 1994, he played collegiate summer baseball in the Cape Cod League. He was drafted by the New York Mets in the 30th round of the 1995 Major League Baseball draft. He was 26 years old when he broke into the big leagues on June 3, 2000, with the Arizona D...

Mark Rosenman join Mick Kern on Under Review to talk about Howie Karpin and his latest book, You Never Forget Your FIrst: A Collection of New York Islanders Firsts

Lance Pitlick was drafted by his hometown Minnesota North Stars in the 9th round, 180th overall in the 1986 NHL Entry Draft. After being drafted, he played for the University of Minnesota for four years, where he served as captain during the 1989–90 season. After college, he was signed by the Philadelphia Flyers and played with their minor league affiliate Hershey Bears of the AHL for four years....

Preston WIlson at the age of 17, was drafted by the Mets out of Bamberg-Ehrhardt High School in the first round of the 1992 MLB draft..The Baseball America 1992 High School Player of the Year, He was ranked among the top 100 prospects in baseball by the magazine four times between 1993 and 1998. He reached the majors in May 1998.But Just two weeks after joining the Mets, he was traded to the Flori...

FROM THE SPORTSTALKNY ARCHIVES WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 28, 2011 EMILE FRANCISEmile "The Cat" Francis is a former player, coach, and general manager in the National Hockey League, most notably with the New York Rangers. Francis got his start in the NHL with the Chicago Black Hawks in 1947. From 1948 to 1952, he was the back-up goaltender for the New York Rangers. He finished out his career on a number...

Rolf Benirschke was a placekicker in the National Football League (NFL). He played for the San Diego Chargers from 1977 until 1986. He was a second team All_pro in 1980,  he won the George S Halas Courage award in 1981, made the pro bowl in 1982, Was the NFls Man on the year in 1983 and is a member of the Chargers hall of fame. He played a key role in  the Epic in Miami the National Football Leagu...

David Quinn was  the 13th overall, pick of the Minnesota North Stars in the 1984 NHL Entry Draft. Instead of turning pro immediately after being drafted, he instead opted to played collegiately for Boston University. After his junior season, he tried out for the 1988 U.S. Olympic Team. However, during his tryout he was diagnosed with Hemophilia B (also known as Christmas disease), a rare disorder...

Ozzie Guillén is one of the best shortstops of his era, he manned the position for 16 seasons, primarily with the Chicago White Sox,He was the American Rookie in 1985 a three time all star ,a Gold Glove and World series champion,Following his playing career, He coached for the Montreal Expos in 2001 and 2002 and the World Champion Florida Marlins in 2003, before his return to the Windy City as man...

Mo Vaughn was one of the biggest and most feared hitters  in baseball. He was e a 12-letter varsity athlete in basketball, football, and baseball. at Trinity High School in Pawling, New York, he played college ball at Seton Hall for where he set the school record for home runs with 28. In his three years at Seton Hall he hit a total of 57 home runs and 218 RBIs, both team records.and earned the Ja...

Phil Villapiano played his high school football in the Garden State at both Asbury Park High School and Ocean Township High School in, New Jersey. He played college football at Bowling Green State University, where he was selected as Mid-America Conference Player of the Year. He was a 2nd round pick 45th overall in the 1971 draft by the Oakland raiders, He is a 4× Pro Bowl (1973–1976), as well as...