Dick Vitale needs no introduction. V-Foundation, Diaper Dandies, Duke, Coach K, you know the drill. We spoke to ESPN’s most popular sports analyst Friday about a variety of topics ranging from his 70th birthday party, to his beloved Tampa Bay Rays, to two coaches who hogged the headlines this summer, his friends Rick Pitino and John Calipari. Vitale even addressed his alleged Duke/UNC bias. Read the rest of this entry »
This week we spoke to Dave Revsine, the Big 10 Network studio host who also can be heard doing play-by-play. You may remember him from his 11-year stay at ESPN. The sports casting thing nearly didn’t happen, though - Revsine, a Northwestern grad, got a perfect score on his LSAT and while wondering if law school was the right move, he spent a year as a financial analyst in New York City. We talked to him about that job, his days at ESPN, the plodding nature of Big 10 football, whether or not it makes financial sense for Notre Dame to get into the Big 10, and his fraternity brother, pro baseball player Mark Loretta. Read the rest of this entry »
Wednesday morning, we had the brief opportunity to speak with legendary football writer Peter King of Sports Illustrated. He’s got a new book out: Monday Morning Quarterback. We spoke to him on a wide variety of topics - like the time a player came after him in the locker room, ESPN, coffee, Rick Reilly, his love for baseball, and yes, his daughters. Read the rest of this entry »
Former San Francisco 49ers star Steve Young is out promoting a new NFL Hall of Fame initiative, Fanschoice. The site lets fans vote - and write-in - who they think should be in the Hall of Fame. For now, the fans’ vote doesn’t count. Down the road, who knows. Our Q&A with the Hall of Famer is after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »
This week’s interview subject is Joe Schad, who is the national college football reporter for ESPN. Previously, he worked for the Orlando Sentinel and the Palm Beach Post. He’s all over ESPN’s various platforms, so he needs no introduction. We’d like to spend a special shout-out to Schad for actually providing a good photo. Below: His lengthy Saturdays, Teddy Dupay, LeGarrette Blount, Charlie Weis, Jim Tressel, and the best SEC town for single guys to visit. Read the rest of this entry »
During our trip to Bristol yesterday, the kind folks on the PR staff were able to pull ESPN Gameday heartthrob Kirk Herbstreit aside for five quick questions.Read the rest of this entry »
This week’s interview is with Yahoo Sports NFL writer Charles Robinson. He’s a fairly prolific tweeter, is hated (badly) by Plaxico Burress, and his blind items are terrific. In this interview, you will find two really funny comparisons for Tim Tebow and Vince Young, learn that lame Patriots fans (are there any other kind?) tried to get him fired, and be reminded of Al Michaels’ movie turns in the 1990s. Oh, and if you were one of the Tribune Company minions ripping him in Athens, he knows who you are. Read the rest of this entry »
Yesterday during a media workshop, Alexi Lalas made a bold statement: The former US National team player and MLS general manager matter-of-factly stated that Landon Donovan was “one of the Top 20 players in the world.” We’re fans of Donovan’s work - especially recently - but found the statement preposterous. A brief, “PTI-like” (not our words) exchanged occurred. (See here and here.) Afterward, we asked Lalas a five quick soccer questions.Read the rest of this entry »
This week’s interview subject is Philadelphia Inquirer columnist John Gonzalez. He took a break from 24-7 Mike Vick coverage to talk about his failed political run in Texas, not taking sports coverage too seriously all the time, watching the NCAA tournament in Holland, and of course, Vick. You might remember Gonzalez as the guy who ignited the Raul Ibanez-blogger-steroids firestorm. As an added bonus, there’s a mention of Shawn Bradley getting dunked on (though not by Gonzalez). Also, we finally updated the full interview archive in case you’ve missed any this summer traveling the globe. Read the rest of this entry »
Tony Barnhart is one of the foremost voices in college football. He’s been covering the sport in some fashion (writing, TV, and now, blogging) for three decades, and the kind folks at the CBS College Sports Network - where he has a show debuting Sept. 8 - were kind enough to pry him away from his preseason duties for a few minutes to answer our questions. Though he passed on talking about sideline reporters, he does have a strong opinion about the potential Tim Tebow backlash this fall, the greatest line written in SEC history, and he wishes he had an answer for newspapers. Read the rest of this entry »
Dick Vitale needs no introduction. V-Foundation, Diaper Dandies, Duke, Coach K, you know the drill. We spoke to ESPN’s most popular sports analyst Friday about a variety of topics ranging from his 70th birthday party, to his beloved Tampa Bay Rays, to two coaches who hogged the headlines this summer, his friends Rick Pitino and John Calipari. Vitale even addressed his alleged Duke/UNC bias. Read the rest of this entry »
During our trip to Bristol yesterday, the kind folks on the PR staff were able to pull ESPN Gameday heartthrob Kirk Herbstreit aside for five quick questions. 
Yesterday during a media workshop, Alexi Lalas made a bold statement: The former US National team player and MLS general manager matter-of-factly stated that Landon Donovan was “one of the Top 20 players in the world.” We’re fans of Donovan’s work - especially recently - but found the statement preposterous. A brief, “PTI-like” (not our words) exchanged occurred. (See 
