Brooklyn Decker, the overwhelming favorite to be on the cover of next week’s Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue, stopped by radio row at the media center in Ft. Lauderdale today. Heads turned. Mouths were left agape. Then, she floored everyone with her impressive sports knowledge. We were lucky enough to spend a few minutes in her orbit, and here are the things that didn’t make the interview: She’s not sure if the Panthers should stick with Jake Delhomme, she is aware of North Carolina’s 2010 basketball recruiting class, led by Harrison Barnes, her and husband Andy Roddick have rooting interests in the Saints and Colts, and she reads The Big Lead. (It seemed unlikely, but she said, “yeah, you guys are a big site.”) 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 »
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 »
Brooklyn Decker, the overwhelming favorite to be on the cover of next week’s Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue, stopped by radio row at the media center in Ft. Lauderdale today. Heads turned. Mouths were left agape. Then, she floored everyone with her impressive sports knowledge. We were lucky enough to spend a few minutes in her orbit, and here are the things that didn’t make the interview: She’s not sure if the Panthers should stick with Jake Delhomme, she is aware of North Carolina’s 2010 basketball recruiting class, led by Harrison Barnes, her and husband Andy Roddick have rooting interests in the Saints and Colts, and she reads The Big Lead. (It seemed unlikely, but she said, “yeah, you guys are a big site.”) 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 