Crime in Sports

By James Pietragallo & Jimmie Whisman

Comedy

What's Crime in Sports about?

Two comedians take an unmerciful and hilarious look at athletes who have lost big games...with the law!
Crime in Sports does the research, and finds the funny in the world of sports true crime.
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#255 - Violence, Cocaine & ...

05.04.2021

This week, we explore a story that was seemingly very predictable. This is the first episode ever, where we cover the sibling of a CIS alum. He was aggressive, and very violent, which made him a pretty decent MMA fighter, ...

Crime in Sports episodes:

05.04.2021 #255 - Violence, Cocaine & Shotguns - The of Quarrelsomeness of Tyler "The Beast" East This week, we explore a story that was seemingly very predictable. This is the first episode ever, where we cover the sibling of a CIS alum. He was aggressive, and very violent, which made him a pretty decent MMA fighter, ...
04.27.2021 #254 - Like A Thief In The Day - The Recurrentness of Bernard "Looney" Toone This week, we check out someone who had the world in the palm of his hands, only to spike it to the ground, and stomp on it, with both feet. Out of nowhere, a series of arrests starts, and never ...
04.20.2021 #253 - Beaten, Battered & Broke - The Depletedness of Keith McCants This week, we dig deep on a man who seemed to be on the cusp of greatness. A hight first round draft pick in the NFL, with a record signing bonus... but it all went wrong. Injuries led to painkillers, ...
04.13.2021 #252 - Fighting The Bear - The Unanticipatedness of Jiri "Boobs" Bubla This week, we look at a man who came up under the iron curtain, only to come to North America, and become a hockey star. He was quiet, respectful, and well liked. Oh, and he also had a secret double ...
04.06.2021 #251 - Punches, Death Threats & Uninsured Bentleys - The Ardentness of Dereck Chisora This week, we check out the story of a man who came from rough beginnings, to rise to the level of heavyweight champ, only to constantly do the wrong thing. He hits women, a simple post office parking lot disagreement ...
03.30.2021 #250 - A Parade Of Cats & Crazy - The Feralness of Teddy Hart This week, we explore the life of a man who has a magic name in wrestling, but a very common name at the police station. He was groomed from birth to continue his family's legacy, and be the standard bearer ...
03.16.2021 #249 - A Different Kind Of Sandwich - The Sinkingness of Chris Herren This week, we bring you a story of a legacy, unlimited potential, and massive screw ups. His family was an athletic legacy in his town, putting plenty of pressure on him to fulfill his destiny. And he did... well, until ...
03.09.2021 #248 - The Wrong Thing, The Right Way? - The Bombasticness of Michael "The Playmaker" Irvin & The Scummie Awards!! This week, we have a long & winding story about a man who is still very famous, and has used that fame to every advantage. He came from the toughest of circumstances to somehow become a Hall of Fame NFL ...
02.23.2021 #247 - More Victims Than A Small Country - The Crookedness of Scott Tucker This week, we check a criminal with a need for speed. From race cars, at least, but his life off the track is way crazier than driving 200 mph, in a circle. His scams & schemes are honestly mind boggling, ...
02.16.2021 #246 - The Shirtless Cocaine Hunter - The Unseemliness of Josh Hamilton This week, we explore the life of a man who had every opportunity to be a true legend, but never seemed to waste a chance to squander his talent, and all that everyone bent over backwards to hand to him. ...
02.09.2021 #245 - Da Mystery Of Chessboxin'... And Murder Plots - The Well Roundedness of Terry Marsh This week, we have quite the tale, featuring a man, who was considered quite the success, having never been beaten in the ring, but a mysterious illness make him give up boxing, and instead dip into a strange existence, including ...
02.02.2021 #244 - Standing In My Own Way - The of Industriousness of Rod Strickland This week, we dig deep on a guy who always seemed to be almost great, but could never quite get over the hump. One area where he was an all star, however, was getting arrested. He's a repeat offender, but ...
01.26.2021 #243 - At Least His Murder Wasn't Phony - The Concoctedness of Rafiel Torre This week, we look at a man who made himself a legend, on the early days of the internet, with his MMA reporting, and past of being a Navy SEAL, Brazilian JuJitsu black belt & undefeated underground fighting champion, named ...
01.19.2021 #242 - Never A Dull Moment - The Incessantness of Brandon Marshall This week, we find our heads spinning from the pure volume of police interaction undertaken. He came from a tough place, and gave himself every opportunity to be a huge success. And he did become a huge success, in spite ...
01.12.2021 #241 - Digging In A Dark Place - The Reticentness of Chris Dawson This week, we head down under for the tale of a rugby player, turned high school teacher, who seemed to have an idyllic life, complete with wife, kids & custom built dream house. That is, until he moved a 16 ...
01.05.2021 #240 - Gagne, Columbo & Coppola - The Fortuitousness of Lenny Montana This week, we explore a man with a life like almost no other. He received a Purple Heart from WWII, was a champion wrestler, all over the country, then did what any war hero, pro wrestler does... become an enforcer ...
12.29.2020 #239 - Wrong Lesson Learned - The Tempestuousness of Anthony Grundy This week, we look at a story that is in serious need of a documentary, because from start to finish, this is one of the best stories we've ever told. He came from nothing, and had the chance to become ...
12.15.2020 #238 - The Mushroom Tip Of The Iceberg - The Pantslessness of Lance Rentzel This week, we get a peek a man who always had it made. His family had money, he was a great athlete, even had great grades, played for the Dallas Cowboys & and married a movie star. According to him, ...
12.08.2020 #237 - Poised For Violence - The Eruptiveness of Cesar Cedeno This week, we look at a man who was signed at 16 years old to come to the states & play baseball. Everything started out well enough, being called "the next Willie Mays", but it quickly deteriorated. Especially after a ...
12.01.2020 #236 - Is DNA Even Real? - The Bafflingness of Exum Speight This week, we dig into the life of a boxer with 9-39-2 career record? We can finally answer the question of why a guy like that keeps on fighting? But that's the least of our curiosity, considering the fact that ...
11.24.2020 #235 - Bear Claws & Oral - The Expansiveness of Charles Barkley This week, we cozy up to a buffet of wild times, with a man who is world famous, successful as can be, and absolutely pulls no punches, both physically, and verbally. He was an Olympic champion, an NBA MVP, and ...
11.17.2020 #234 - Gross In Every Way - The Deviantness of Adam Johnson This week, we are repulsed by a nice, well mannered Englishman. He was picked out as a child to be a future soccer star, eventually almost lived up to the hype. He had a great career, looks, money, fame, a ...
11.10.2020 #233 - Hungry For Life - The Ravenousness of Albert Haynesworth This week, we head down a path of disaster, with man who gleefully refused to learn lessons, but that didn't stop him from getting a $100 million contract. He was mean to teammates, dirty on the field, and an absolute ...
11.03.2020 #232 - Bad Famous - The Haughtiness of Petr Klima This week, we explore the crazy life of a man who was snuck out from behind the iron curtain, to live his dream of playing professional hockey. As soon as he got to the US, he turned into a loud, ...
10.27.2020 #231 - An All American Mess - The Masochisticness of Kurt Angle This week, we take a look at a very accomplished individual, both in his sport, and at the police station. He was an American hero, an Olympic gold medalist & even WWE & TNA champion. Unfortunately for him, all that ...
10.20.2020 #230 - It's EXACTLY Like The Wire! - The Omarness of Reggie Gross This week, we find one of the craziest stories in criminal athlete history! He had a rough start, as his dad was stabbed to death when he was 3 days old. He had a decent boxing career, even fighting Mike ...
10.13.2020 #229 - Murder Your Problems Away - The Rancorousness of Steve Skinner This week, we explore one of the most unlikely stories we've ever covered. A low level MMA fighter, who only chose to fight as a second career, as it took a back seat to robbing drug dealers, running a drug ...
10.06.2020 #228 - Attack Of The Circus Penis - The Exposedness of Kellen Winslow Jr This week, we visit one of the most requested stories out there. His father was a Hall of Famer in the NFL, and he followed in his dad's footsteps into the league, even the same position. Though his playing career ...
09.29.2020 #227 - Eat Your Heart Out, KFC - The Unfamiliarness of Nate "Grave" Driggers This week, we dig into the nooks & crannies to find someone who only had a brief moment of sunshine in the NBA, despite his work ethic & talent. He instead filled his time with playing overseas & in smaller ...
09.22.2020 #226 - The Boozy Murderer - The Willfulness of Ralph "Blackie" Schwamb This week, we go back in time, for a story that wouldn't even be possible, today. He was born in 1926, lived through the depression by learning to gamble, at a young age. He joined the Navy for WWII, but ...
09.15.2020 #225 - A Connoisseur Of Drugs & Violence - The Eloquentness of Michael "Dynamite" Dokes This week, we dive back into the "brain damage sports" with a boxer who had plenty. Plenty of fights, plenty of accolades, plenty of money, plenty of brain damage, plenty of cocaine, and definitely plenty of arrests. He was an ...
09.08.2020 #224 - I'm Not Tonya Harding! - The Hardingness of Nicole Bobek This week, we go somewhere we don't normally go, to discuss the utterly sad, and truly sorry story of an Olympic Figure Skater. She began skating at the age of 3, and rebelled pretty much ever since. She smoked, fought, ...
09.01.2020 #223 - A Most Epic Fall From Grace - The Groundbreakingness of Joe Gilliam This week, we transport back to the 70s to look at a man who had it all, talent, ability, style... and a rip roarin' drug habit that consumed all in its path. So much so, that he went from being ...
08.25.2020 #222 - Pele Never Did That - The Promisingness of Robinho This week, we check on a man who was supposed to be the greatest player, ever in his sport. He was even told that by the actual greatest player to ever play his sport. The possibilities were endless, but life ...
08.18.2020 #221 - Just One Big Misunderstanding - The Heedlessness of Derrick Coleman This week, we look at a man who had all the size & ability to be an all time NBA great, but seemed to lack in the desire department. He did show a desire for getting arrested, as he had ...
08.11.2020 #220 - Running Away From The Truth - The Opaqueness of Oscar Pistorius This week, we check out a story that starts with a man, born without the usual physical gifts bestowed upon our subjects. He overcame huge odds to make it to the Olympics, as a disabled person. While this was all ...
08.04.2020 #219 - A Sandwich In Your Neck Hole - The Hungriness of Bobby Czyz This week, we travel down the path of a sad, twisty story of a man who started with such promise. He came from a very abusive family, putting his toughness on display with a championship boxing career. The problem is, ...
07.28.2020 #218 - The Cuban Cowboy - The Bombasticness of Pedro "Pistola Pete" Ramos This week, we explore the life of a man who went from the tobacco fields of Cuba, to Yankee Stadium, and nearly pitching a no hitter. But after a lengthy, yet mediocre baseball career, he embarked on several enterprises, such ...
07.21.2020 #217 - Don't You Dare Call Me Rachel! - The Robustness of Sebastian Janikowski This week, we look at a man who came to America, in search of a better life... and apparently to be a jerk. His NFL career was long, but so is his criminal record. Even with his attempts to try ...
07.14.2020 #216 - Violent, Crazy, Mean & Proud - The Rebelliousness of Jerome "New Jack" Young This week, we bring you one of the most anticipated episodes. One that you've all been asking for. He was considered extra crazy, in a time & business where crazy was the currency. In wrestling, his violence was unparalleled, including ...
07.07.2020 #215 - The Cocaine Hall Of Fame - The Quotableness of Micheal "Sugar" Ray Richardson This week, we travel back in time for a super swingin', cocaine snortin', late 70's/early 80's good time! He overcame some odds with his immense talent, but hit a major stumbling block with drugs. He partook in everything the New ...
06.23.2020 #214 - Revenge Of The Nerd - The Falseness of James Munroe This week, we take a look at a story that is unlike any we've ever told. A man pops out of nowhere, with a full bank account, and desire to build, and drive for the best racing team in Europe. ...
06.16.2020 #213 - With Both Hands Behind His Back... - The Improbableness of James Scott This week, we settle in with one of the strangest stories we've ever looked at. A man who never had a chance in life, and quickly screws up any chance he does have, somehow makes himself a legend while serving ...
06.09.2020 #212 - The Jailed Junkie Jerk - The Imperiousness of Bernard Boileau This week, we jump over the net to look at a Belgian tennis player who has maybe the craziest origin story we've ever told. He went from these humble beginnings to becoming an arrogant, snobby, jerk, who treated everyone, including ...
06.02.2020 #211 - A Prodigy Of Criminal Behavior - The Unswervingness of Corey Dillon This week, we take a long look at a man who was no stranger to crime from an early age. From theft, to selling crack to an undercover officer, to punching women & chasing a man through the streets, holding ...
05.26.2020 #210 - An Arrest-Free Celebration!! - The Freeness of Lenny Dykstra w/ special guest Lenny Dykstra This week, we check in with a man who we have done two episodes on, but now we check in with the man himself, Lenny Dykstra!! We sit have a chat with Lenny about what he's been up to, since ...
05.19.2020 #209 - Where Did That Rat Come From? - The Captiveness of Paul Hayward This week, we check out a man who played a sport we know nothing about, rugby. That said, we skip most of the sports, and dive directly into crime. He tried to make a little extra money, doing some dirty ...
05.12.2020 #208 - Championship Level Drama - The Litigiousness of Scottie Pippen This week, we look at a very successful person, who never seemed like they'd turn out to be so successful. He was a six time NBA champion, who played next to the great of all time. He also spent money ...
05.05.2020 #207 - A Mushy Minded Murder - The Audaciousness of Del Fontaine This week, we go back in time to look at man who had it rough. He had over 100 boxing matches, back before we even knew what CTE was, the 1920's/1930's. This all resulted in bizarre behavior, culminating with a ...
04.28.2020 #206 - A Fiend For Violence - The Savageness of War Machine AKA Jonathan Koppenhaver This week, we look into a man who makes it REALLY hard to like him. His first, second, and third responses are all the same, violence. He attacks people in public, in bars, and worst of all, in their own ...

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Crime in Sports episodes:

#255 - Violence, Cocaine & Shotguns - The of Quarrelsomeness of Tyler "The Beast" East

#254 - Like A Thief In The Day - The Recurrentness of Bernard "Looney" Toone

#253 - Beaten, Battered & Broke - The Depletedness of Keith McCants

#252 - Fighting The Bear - The Unanticipatedness of Jiri "Boobs" Bubla

#251 - Punches, Death Threats & Uninsured Bentleys - The Ardentness of Dereck Chisora

#250 - A Parade Of Cats & Crazy - The Feralness of Teddy Hart

#249 - A Different Kind Of Sandwich - The Sinkingness of Chris Herren

#248 - The Wrong Thing, The Right Way? - The Bombasticness of Michael "The Playmaker" Irvin & The Scummie Awards!!

#247 - More Victims Than A Small Country - The Crookedness of Scott Tucker

#246 - The Shirtless Cocaine Hunter - The Unseemliness of Josh Hamilton

#245 - Da Mystery Of Chessboxin'... And Murder Plots - The Well Roundedness of Terry Marsh

#244 - Standing In My Own Way - The of Industriousness of Rod Strickland

#243 - At Least His Murder Wasn't Phony - The Concoctedness of Rafiel Torre

#242 - Never A Dull Moment - The Incessantness of Brandon Marshall

#241 - Digging In A Dark Place - The Reticentness of Chris Dawson

#240 - Gagne, Columbo & Coppola - The Fortuitousness of Lenny Montana

#239 - Wrong Lesson Learned - The Tempestuousness of Anthony Grundy

#238 - The Mushroom Tip Of The Iceberg - The Pantslessness of Lance Rentzel

#237 - Poised For Violence - The Eruptiveness of Cesar Cedeno

#236 - Is DNA Even Real? - The Bafflingness of Exum Speight

#235 - Bear Claws & Oral - The Expansiveness of Charles Barkley

#234 - Gross In Every Way - The Deviantness of Adam Johnson

#233 - Hungry For Life - The Ravenousness of Albert Haynesworth

#232 - Bad Famous - The Haughtiness of Petr Klima

#231 - An All American Mess - The Masochisticness of Kurt Angle

#230 - It's EXACTLY Like The Wire! - The Omarness of Reggie Gross

#229 - Murder Your Problems Away - The Rancorousness of Steve Skinner

#228 - Attack Of The Circus Penis - The Exposedness of Kellen Winslow Jr

#227 - Eat Your Heart Out, KFC - The Unfamiliarness of Nate "Grave" Driggers

#226 - The Boozy Murderer - The Willfulness of Ralph "Blackie" Schwamb

#225 - A Connoisseur Of Drugs & Violence - The Eloquentness of Michael "Dynamite" Dokes

#224 - I'm Not Tonya Harding! - The Hardingness of Nicole Bobek

#223 - A Most Epic Fall From Grace - The Groundbreakingness of Joe Gilliam

#222 - Pele Never Did That - The Promisingness of Robinho

#221 - Just One Big Misunderstanding - The Heedlessness of Derrick Coleman

#220 - Running Away From The Truth - The Opaqueness of Oscar Pistorius

#219 - A Sandwich In Your Neck Hole - The Hungriness of Bobby Czyz

#218 - The Cuban Cowboy - The Bombasticness of Pedro "Pistola Pete" Ramos

#217 - Don't You Dare Call Me Rachel! - The Robustness of Sebastian Janikowski

#216 - Violent, Crazy, Mean & Proud - The Rebelliousness of Jerome "New Jack" Young

#215 - The Cocaine Hall Of Fame - The Quotableness of Micheal "Sugar" Ray Richardson

#214 - Revenge Of The Nerd - The Falseness of James Munroe

#213 - With Both Hands Behind His Back... - The Improbableness of James Scott

#212 - The Jailed Junkie Jerk - The Imperiousness of Bernard Boileau

#211 - A Prodigy Of Criminal Behavior - The Unswervingness of Corey Dillon

#210 - An Arrest-Free Celebration!! - The Freeness of Lenny Dykstra w/ special guest Lenny Dykstra

#209 - Where Did That Rat Come From? - The Captiveness of Paul Hayward

#208 - Championship Level Drama - The Litigiousness of Scottie Pippen

#207 - A Mushy Minded Murder - The Audaciousness of Del Fontaine

#206 - A Fiend For Violence - The Savageness of War Machine AKA Jonathan Koppenhaver

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