Sports With Friends

Sports With Friends episodes:

• 04.10.2024

  450. MLB Hall-of-Famer John Smoltz

  John Smoltz was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2015 after a 21-year career, 20 of which were spent with the Atlanta Braves. Smoltz is currently the lead analyst for MLB Coverage on FOX Sports. Smoltz...

  
• 04.03.2024

  449. Former MLB Player/Manager Phil Nevin

  In 2023, Phil Nevin held his first major league managerial position, managing the Los Angeles Angels. Before that, Nevin played 12 big league seasons between 1995 and 2006 for the Houston Astros, Detroit Tigers, Anaheim Angels, San Diego Padres, Texas...

  
• 03.27.2024

  448. Former GM-turned-Broadcaster Jim Duquette

  Jim Duquette was a longtime baseball executive. He served as General Manager of both the New York Mets and Baltimore Orioles. He began working as a broadcaster first for MLB.COM, then Sirius/XM Satellite Radio. In 2009-2010, he hosted “Power...

  
• 03.20.2024

  447. WDAE (Tampa) Host Ronnie Lane

  Ronnie Lane is a longtime talk show host in many markets over his long and illustrious career. For the last decade, he has been a host on “Ronnie and TKras” on WDAE sports radio in Tampa, Florida. Recently,...

  
• 03.13.2024

  446. Seattle Kraken Radio Play-by-Play Announcer Everett Fitzhugh

  Everett Fitzhugh has been the radio voice of the NHL's Seattle Kraken since the team's inception in 2021. Fitzhugh has the distinction of being the first and only African American play-by-play announcer in the NHL or any other level...

  
• 03.06.2024

  445. Locked on Lions Host Matt Dery

  Longtime sportscaster Matt Dery joined the show. Dery is a Syracuse alum, and he and Seth went to school together. Recently, another member of their Syracuse brethren passed away unexpectedly. Mike Cranston was a sportscaster and reporter in multiple...

  
• 02.28.2024

  444. 2024 NHL Stadium Series Recap w/Flyers' Host Jason Myrtetus

  On February 17th and 18th, 2024, the NHL held two regular-season outdoor games at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The first game featured the New Jersey Devils hosting the Philadelphia Flyers, while the second game was...

  
• 02.21.2024

  443. USMNT/AFC Bournemouth Midfielder Tyler Adams

  NY-Area-born Tyler Adams is a soccer star in the English Premier League for AFC Bournemouth. He is also a key component of the US Men's National Soccer Team. Adams began his career with the New York Red Bulls and...

  
• 02.14.2024

  442. The State of Sports Media 2024 – Streaming vs. Linear

  During Super Bowl week, it was revealed that FOX, ESPN (Disney), and Warner Bros. Discovery were creating a new streaming app that would incorporate live sports content from all three companies. Super Bowl 58 averaged 123.4 million average viewers, making...

  
• 02.07.2024

  441. From Super Bowl 58 in Las Vegas Aaron Taylor

  This episode previews the Super Bowl 58 matchup between the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers. Aaron Taylor played six seasons in the NFL, playing in two Super Bowls, and winning one. Taylor is a 2021 College...

  
• 01.31.2024

  440. Gary Myers on Super Bowl 58, New NY Giants Book

  Longtime NFL reporter turned author Gary Myers makes his third appearance on the show. (Episodes 49 and 117) Myers has been covering the NFL since 1978. He wrote for the New York Daily News starting in 1989. He's...

  
• 01.24.2024

  439. The Roller Coaster of Sports: Highs and Lows in Seattle

  On January 8th, 2024, the University of Washington was playing in the College Football Playoff National Championship Game against the University of Michigan. The Huskies hadn't won a national title since 1991. After the build-up of unprecedented proportions, the...

  
• 01.17.2024

  438. Sam Adams, Denver Sports Reporter Turned Stand-Up Comedian

  Longtime sports reporter/broadcaster Sam Adams recently announced that he was retiring from covering sports after three decades to pursue stand-up comedy full-time. Adams is best known for being a reporter for the Rocky Mountain News until the paper's demise in...

  
• 01.10.2024

  437. Steve Gelbs, Sportnet New York (SNY)

  Steve Gelbs has been the New York Mets on-field reporter for regional cable network SNY since 2015. In 2014, he took over for Kevin Burkhardt, in the 10 years since Gelbs became the studio host for SNY's New York Jets...

  
• 01.03.2024

  436. The State of College Sports' NIL and Transfer Portal

  The first episode of 2024 discusses College Athletics and the role Name, Image, and Likeness money is impacting athletes. While NIL has been in college sports since 2019, the changes to the transfer portal have been similarly consequential. In 2021,...

  
• 12.27.2023

  435. 2 Jews Hanging Out Christmas Week (Vol. 6)

  Like the 5 episodes before it, this show is exactly what the episode title says it is. Scott Seidenberg, now with Pre-Game.com, joins the show for a record-tying sixth time, tying LaTroy Hawkins and Eli Manning. The story behind...

  
• 12.20.2023

  434. George Clooney and the cast/crew of "The Boys in the Boat"

  Acclaimed actor and director George Clooney directed a new sports movie entitled “The Boys in the Boat,” which is being released in theaters on December 25th, 2023. The story is based on the 1936 United States Olympic Rowing team, which...

  
• 12.13.2023

  433. Former SVP Sirius/XM Sports Programming Steve Cohen

  In March 2023, Steve Cohen left his position as the Senior Vice President of Sports Programming at Sirius/XM Radio. He recently created The Content Lab and is looking for new projects. He still advises Sirius/XM and hosts a Sunday...

  
• 12.06.2023

  432. John Kincade Returns

  John Kincade is the morning show host on 97.5 The Fanatic in Philadelphia and has been for the last 3 years. He recently faced his second bout with cancer, and after declaring on social media that he was cancer-free, he...

  
• 11.29.2023

  431. Patrick McEnroe Returns

  Former Tennis player and current ESPN Tennis Broadcaster Patrick McEnroe returns to the podcast after a six-year absence. He previously came on Episode 59. Since then, he started his own podcast, “Holding Court.” As a player, McEnroe won one singles...

  
• 11.22.2023

  430. Former Formula-1 Driver Jenson Button

  In 2009, Jenson Button won the prestigious Formula-1 championship for the newly-branded Brawn GP team. The saga of that season has been the subject of a new documentary that recently premiered on Hulu called: Brawn: The Impossible F1 Story. ...

  
• 11.15.2023

  429. New Radio Voice of the Phoenix Suns Jon Bloom

  Jon Bloom was recently named the new full-time 'Voice of the Suns' this 2023-24 season on Arizona Sports 98.7 FM. He replaces the legendary Al McCoy, who retired after 51 seasons calling Suns' games. Bloom graduated from Syracuse University and...

  
• 11.08.2023

  428. The Premier League (from an American Perspective)

  Since 1992, the Premier League in England has been the top-ranked soccer league in the world. This episode focuses on the league's growth through streaming, and how popular it really is. Laurent Courtines is the host of the “Squeaky Bum...

  
• 11.01.2023

  427. Roy Firestone

  Roy Firestone is a seven-time Emmy Award-winning and seven-time cable ACE Award-winning host, interviewer, narrator, writer, and producer. As the ground-breaking, original host of ESPN's legendary Up Close, Up Close Classic, and Up Close Primetime, Firestone has interviewed more...

  
• 10.25.2023

  426. Rockies Announcer, Plane Crash Survivor Jerry Schemmel

  Jerry Schemmel is currently a radio play-by-play announcer for the Colorado Rockies. He is also the Radio Voice of the University of Northern Colorado Basketball. Before the Rockies, Schemmel spent 20 seasons broadcasting radio and television in the NBA,...

  
• 10.18.2023

  425. Lacrosse Player and Coach Connor McKemey

  Connor McKemey played lacrosse during both high school and Division 1 at High Point University. When Connor was 13 years old, he survived a propane tank explosion in his backyard and was given a 1% chance of survival. After...

  
• 10.11.2023

  424. HOF Syracuse Coach Jim Boeheim with Bob Costas

  This episode was recorded on October 1, 2023, at Syracuse University's Goldstein Auditorium. Legendary broadcaster and Syracuse alum Bob Costas interviewed recently retired Hall of Fame Syracuse Basketball Coach Jim Boeheim. The event was a part of an...

  
• 10.04.2023

  423. Denver Radio Host Darren “DMac” McKee

  For 15 years, Darren McKee was the voice of afternoon drive for 15 years on 104.3FM The FAN in Denver, Colorado. He was recently let go by that radio station and joined the podcast to discuss his next steps...

  
• 09.27.2023

  422. Michael Phelps, Naomi Osaka on Sports and Mental Health

  This podcast was recorded on September 6, 2023, at the Arthur Ashe Tennis Center as part of the 2023 US Open Championship. The U.S. Open conducted a mental health forum, "Mental Health and Sport: Why It Matters." It...

  
• 09.20.2023

  421. Sports Biz (Sept. '23) w/Front Office Sports' Eric Fisher

  This episode focuses on several topics involving the business of sports. Eric Fisher is a newsletter co-author at Front Office Sports. Fisher is a nearly three-decade veteran of the news business, having previously covered sports business in editing and...

  
• 09.13.2023

  420. Winning Time Season 2 with Basketball Producer Idan Ravin

  The second season of the HBO series about the professional and personal lives of the 1980s Los Angeles Lakers Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty is currently airing Season 2. Series basketball producer Idan Ravin joined the show...

  
• 09.06.2023

  419. Pro Baseball Player/Country Music Artist Bryan Ruby

  Bryan Ruby is a career minor-league baseball player. Many of those seasons have been in the Independent Leagues, most recently with the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes. In September of 2021, he became the only active professional baseball player to come out...

  
• 08.30.2023

  418. Live at the 2023 US Open: Gauff, Djokovic, Alcarez, Tiafoe

  This episode features 9 of the top tennis players in the world. Recorded live on Media Day before the 2023 US Open Tennis Tournament, Coco Gauff, Frances Tiafoe, Carlos Alcarez, Iga Swiatek, Novak Djokovic, Jessica Pegula, Taylor Fritz, Ons...

  
• 08.23.2023

  417. Brent Axe on Kevin Brown Controversy

  In August 2023, Baltimore Orioles TV play-by-play announcer Kevin Brown was taken off the air after the team owner thought he was too negative on the broadcasts. Brent Axe not only knew Brown when he was a student at...

  
• 08.16.2023

  416. College Football Realignment 2023, Andy Staples Returns

  When USC and UCLA announced their intentions to leave the Pac-12 for the Big 10 in 2022, Andy Staples joined the podcast to discuss realignment (Episode 361). This year, Washington and Oregon followed them to the Big 10. Colorado,...

  
• 08.09.2023

  415. MLB Researcher/Reporter Sarah Langs

  Sarah Langs is currently a research/reporter for MLB.COM. She has also been featured on MLB Network and countless other game broadcasts. She began her career in 2015 as a researcher for ESPN. An avid baseball fan, she is...

  
• 08.02.2023

  414. Former MLB Pitcher Dwight Gooden

  Dwight "Doc" Gooden played 16 seasons in Major League Baseball. He pitched for the New York Mets from 1984-1994. During that span, he was National League Rookie of the Year in 1984, NL Cy Young Award winner in 1985, and...

  
• 07.26.2023

  413. Jonathan Mayo, MLB Pipeline Reporter

  Jonathan Mayo has been with MLB.COM since 1999. He primarily covers the MLB Draft and the minor leagues, with expertise on prospects. He recently completed his second book entitled "Smart, Wrong, and Lucky: The Origin Stories of Baseball's Unexpected Stars."...

  
• 07.19.2023

  412. Director Sam Pollard on "The League" (Negro Leagues doc)

  The League is a feature-length documentary, directed by acclaimed filmmaker Sam Pollard, and executive produced by Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson. The film recounts the dramatic rise and fall of the Negro Leagues – providing a lens on the dazzling parallel world...

  
• 07.12.2023

  411. Longtime WIP Morning Show Host Angelo Cataldi

  From 1988-2023, Angelo Cataldi was the host of the WIP Morning Show. He retired in Spring 2023. His show was an instant hit and maintained popularity throughout his tenure. Cataldi never shied away from controversy, and would criticize anyone...

  
• 07.05.2023

  410. Former MLB Pitcher Mark Mulder

  In the early 2000s, Mark Mulder was part of the "Big 3" with Barry Zito and Tim Hudson. He pitched for the A's from 2000-2004. He was then traded to the St. Louis Cardinals where he pitched through 2008. After...

  
• 06.28.2023

  409. Former MLB Pitcher Derek Lowe

  Derek Lowe pitched in the major leagues from 1997-2013. He is a 2-time All-Star, and a member of the Boston Red Sox 2004 World Series Championship Team. He threw a no-hitter on April 27, 2002. He was the American League...

  
• 06.21.2023

  408. Charlie Enright, Skipper of 11th Hour Racing Team

  The Ocean Race is a yacht race around the world, held every three or four years since 1973. The 11th Hour Racing Team is an American team competing in the 2023 Ocean Race, the first since 2017. Charlie Enright is...

  
• 06.14.2023

  407. PGA-LIV Merger Conversation with Ian O'Connor

  On Tuesday, June 6, 2023, there was a shocking announcement in the golf world that the PGA Tour, LIV Golf, and the DP World Tour would operate under one umbrella. LIV Golf is run by the Saudi Public Investment...

  
• 06.07.2023

  406. Mike Vaccaro, New York Post Columnist

  Mike Vaccaro has been a columnist at the New York Post since 2002. Recently, he underwent a harrowing medical procedure where his lower left leg was amputated. He recently wrote about it in a Post column and came on...

  
• 05.31.2023

  405. Damon Bruce On His New YouTube Show, Podcast

  In March 2023, Damon Bruce had the #1 sports radio show in the San Francisco market. He was unceremoniously laid off as his show was eliminated from Audacy's lineup. Damon took his massive radio and social media following and...

  
• 05.24.2023

  404. New Jersey Devils Play-by-Play Announcer Matt Loughlin

  Matt Loughlin has been with the New Jersey Devils organization for 27 years. The last 17 have been as the radio/audio broadcaster. First, on WFAN Radio, and now on the Devils Hockey Network. Loughlin started with the team as...

  
• 05.17.2023

  403. Jack Curry, YES Network

  Jack Curry is an award-winning sports journalist. He spent 20 years covering baseball for the New York Times before shifting to television to work for the YES Network, where he has worked since 2010. He is the co-author of...

  
• 05.10.2023

  402. Jaguar TCS Driver Mitch Evans (Formula-E)

  Mitch Evans has been a Formula-E driver for Jaguar TCS Racing since 2016, which happened to be Jaguar's initial season in the circuit. Evans is originally from New Zealand, and at the time of this episode, is currently 4th in...

  
• 05.03.2023

  401. College Basketball with CBS Sports' Jon Rothstein

  Longtime College Basketball Insider Jon Rothstein has been with CBS Sports since 2010. Since 2021, he's been a part of the CBS/TNT coverage of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament. Rothstein also hosts the “College Hoops Today Podcast” via...