Heart Of Sports

We're talking #Basketball & breaking down the #Sixers with Inquirer Writer Keith Pompey before turning to #Baseball with the author of the new Pete Rose book "Charlie Hustle" Keith O Brien joining the show.

With Wrestlemania in Philadelphia this week, we were joined first by Author Brad BalukJan talking about the stories from over 12k miles covered for his new book The Six Pack: On the Open Road in Search of Wrestlemania. Then author Jon Finkel joined us about his new book Macho Man: The Untamed, Unbelievable Life of Randy Savage.

We revisit our interviews this week with Authors Roland Lazenby and Johnny Smith talking basketball.

We started the show talking March Madness, coaches, NIT, state of college sports and leadership with former basketball coach and author Gary Waters. Then we were joined on the show by fmr. NFL Exec and author Michael Lombardi to talk the NFL offseason, start of free agency, moves among teams and more.

The Eagles are off to a quick start in free agency and we will break down their moves and some of the players moving around the NFL. Then we'll talk some college sports from the CFP expanding to March Madness getting under way. That and much more on today's show.

We started the show talking conference tournaments and march madness before being joined by PxP broadcaster JP Dellacamera to talkCrazy weather for the USWNT/Canada gameYouth movement for USWNTNew coach on the horizon startingUSMNT and World Cup coming in the USPhiladelphia Union and MLSState of Soccer overall.

This week on the show, we talked some football, hot dogs and baseball, struggling Sixers and were joined by broadcasting great Ann Ligouri to talk:Her new book Life on the Green and the great lessons from some of the best golfersHer own journey as a trailblazer in broadcastingFun stories and great interviews through the yearsHer first time meeting Howard CossellGiving Back and the Ann Ligouri FoundationMore...

When we have no guests, we get to talk more and this week we took a look at:The Eagles in the offseason, the leaks that are coming out and the concern levelThe Flyers playing well coming into the trade deadline.The Phillies getting ready at spring trainingThe uproar over the new baseball uniformsThe new look Sixers minus Joel Embiid

We closed the book on the football season looking back at the Super Bowl before getting in the baseball spirit with Spring Training beginning as Phillies World Series Winner Greg Dobbs joined the show to talk:The excitement around spring trainingThe difference between a young guy trying to make a roster and a veteranHow he was treated as a young playerThis Phillies team this year and potentially lineup

It's Super Bowl week and we started the show breaking down the big game before being joined by Inquirer Sixers Writer Keith Pompey to talk:Trade deadline moves and what comes nextBuyout marketJoel Embiid Health and other player injuriesWhat the current lineup will look likeand more...

Lots of football talk on the show this week as we looked back at the conference championships, forward a bit to the Super Bowl and then were joined by Fmr. NFL Executive Michael Lombardi to talk his book looking at the history of the NFL including:The NFL not recognizing their own historyThe idea of new is better when it comes to coachesThe politics of The Hall of Fame selection process keeping people outThe way the game is broadcast in the context of historyWith 3 rings, what the Super Bowl means to himHis next book idea on the art of strategy in coaching

We started the show with some football talk looking at the coaching carousel before being joined to talk some Flyers hockey by Former Defensemen Chris Therien and then closed the show with more NFL talk, some Sixers and then a quick Phillies close.

Following their big win in overtime over Nebraska earlier in the week, we were joined on this week's show by Rutgers Mens Basketball Coach Steve Pikiell to talk:The big win at home against Nebraska in OTDeveloping an aggressive team identity through rebounding and defenseThe team pre-season trip to Senegal and putting sports in perspectiveThe atmosphere and potential upgrades at the RAC (Jersey Mike's Arena)Success in recruiting and excitement around the programLandscape of College Sports with realignment, NIL & Transfer PortalIn addition to the interview, we talked the Eagles collapse and what comes next, the NFL coaching carousel, the Sixers and Flyers playing well and more.

Jeff is back from the National Championship game so that's where we will start today's show before we are joined by Philadelphia 76ers writer Keith Pompey to talk Joel Embiid's health, how the team is playing, what they might do at the trade deadline and more.

Starting off the new year talking College Football Playoff and Championship as we are joined by Former Rose Bowl MVP Leroy Hoard. We talked the Semifinal games, previewed the final, talked being in the moment and wearing down a team, looked at NIL and the impact of realignment and more. Then Jeff and Jason talked some Eagles struggles and NFL to close out the show.

As we take some time with our families during the holidays and celebrating the new year, we brought back some of our favorite interviews for a best of show this week. First we revisit our interview Author Johnny Smith talking his fantastic new Michael Jordan book “Jumpman." Then we went back to our interview with Savannah Bananas Dir of Baseball Ops and coach Adam Virant talking about how far they've come, the 2023 world tour and then looked at the upcoming 2024 world tour after.

Like we don't complain enough, this week was our annual Festival show looking at some of the things we like least about sports. In addition, we were joined by Sam Carchidi to talk some hockey and how well the Flyers have been playing this season, what they plan going forward and where the organization stands.

We started the show talking some NFL football and sources for news in sports. Then we were joined by Author Clayton Tutor to talk about his New Book Boston Ball: Rick Pitino, Jim Calhoun, Gary Williams, and the Forgotten Cradle of Basketball Coaches

After our conversation about what might happen in the conference championship games, we embraced the CFP Playoff chaos and welcomed back Fmr. Michigan RB Jamie Morris to break it al down with us. Then Jeff and myself had an interesting conversation about the purity vs. the entertainment of sports these days.

Lots going on in the sports world as we come to the end of the college football season and we're joined by former Michigan RB Jamie Moses to talk CFP Playoff, Michigan/Ohio State, Jim Harbaugh and more. Then we talked some NFL looking at the Eagles and took a few minutes to talk about the SI controversy over AI stories and what it means.