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. New episode every week!

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#303 - If Michael Jordan Wa...

05.17.2022

This week, we look at a man who was once the most famous human being, on the planet Earth. He was a hero of his country, and many others, as well. Given godlike status by fans, all over the world, ...

Crime in Sports episodes:

05.17.2022 #303 - If Michael Jordan Was Crazy... - The Transcendentness of Diego Maradona This week, we look at a man who was once the most famous human being, on the planet Earth. He was a hero of his country, and many others, as well. Given godlike status by fans, all over the world, ...
05.10.2022 #302 - Meaner Than His Dogs - The Rabidness of Ray McDonald This week, we check in with a man who came from an athletic family, and followed in his father's footsteps, by going to dad's alma mater. All seemed set for a great career, and a good relationship with the community. ...
05.03.2022 #301 - Smuggling, Scamming & Speeding - The Prosperousness of Vic Lee This week, we race into disaster, with an Englishman, who went from managing a car dealership, to running his own champion race team. But racing is an expensive sport to maintain, he found that out, first hand. His solution? Smuggle ...
04.26.2022 #300 - Kill Me Twice, Shame On Me - The Recurrentness of Ron Lyle This week, we tell one of the most incredible stories, in history. Not just sports. He grew up with 18 brothers & sisters, in a good family, but he took to the streets, being convicted of murder, before any thought ...
04.19.2022 #299 - Too Much Hype, Too Many Guns - The Marketedness of Sebastian Telfair This week, we check out a guy, who was already signing autographs, while in the 6th grade. A prodigy, and phenom, on the level of Lebron James, but he could never quite live up to the hype. Instead, he screwed ...
04.12.2022 #298 - Off To See The Wizard - The Crookedness of Ken Clay This week, we look at a man who went from being a two time World Series champion, and the pride of his hometown, to being an embarrassment, to all concerned. His upbringing was one for the ages, complete with some ...
04.05.2022 #297 - One Big Pose - The Boastfulness of "The Total Package" Lex Luger (Larry Pfohl) This week, we check out a very well known wrestlers, who worked for both WWF (at the time), and WCW, being on tv, just about every week, for more than 10 years, after his football career ended. He was known ...
03.29.2022 #296 - Escalating In Awful - The Contemptibleness of Dana Stubblefield This week, we dip back into the brain damage sports, with a longtime NFL player, who just happens to be a REALLY terrible person! He says all the right things, but they all seem to not be true. Like when ...
03.22.2022 #295 - The Nutsack Nibbler & UPDATES!! - Donovan Salvato, Tammy "Sunny" Sytch, Jeremy "Mayhem Miller, Ben Cousins, Adrien Broner & Joey Barton This week, we quickly get into a short, but insanely funny story, about an aspiring MMA fighter, who figured out a new kind of attack, on his roommate. Then, we catch you up on what some of our favorite CIS ...
03.15.2022 #294 - Long, Thick & Massive - The Theatricalness of "Neon" Leon Spinks This week, we explore one of the most interesting, strange & wild careers that we've ever heard of, combined with a private life that can easily be described as "erratic". He has more arrests than you can count, but one ...
03.01.2022 #293 - Violence Starts At Home - The Acclaimedness of Bobby Hull This week, we check out the life of a legendary hockey player, who was the idol of fans, and had the cleanest reputation that there was, during his playing days, but the facade quickly crumbled. Angry, brooding, and taking it ...
02.22.2022 #292 - Heroin, Murder & The 2022 Scummy Awards - The Gnarliness of Jay Adams This week, we look into a skateboarding icon, who many say invented the modern style of skating. He was just a kid, when he turned professional, but he certainly lived like an adult. An adult on the edge. He blew ...
02.15.2022 #291 - Bleaching Away The Rough Spots - The Inflammableness of Terrell "T-Sizzle" Suggs This week, we check out a very successful NFL player, who has a history of doing some dumb, and some just plain strange things, over the last 20 years. A brawl before the draft, an absolutely awful driving record, and ...
02.08.2022 #290 - God Is Naked, Too - The Bewilderingness of David Vaughn Jr This week, we follow a multigenerational story of disaster. A 1970s basketball player, who did things like walk around, in the middle of the street, wearing ONLY a t-shirt, and taking cops on a 7 mile long chase, ending in ...
02.01.2022 #289 - I'm Always Innocent - The Cinematicness of Vinny "The Pazmanian Devil" Pazienza This week, we dip back into the brain damage sports with a man, who is nothing, if not entertaining. He's a boxer with flash & power, but the story isn't all happy. He made his way back, from a broken ...
01.25.2022 #288 - A Search For Sympathy - The Affrontedness of Julio Lugo This week, we take a look at a man who was accused of something pretty terrible, but he continued with his baseball career, like it never happened, even going on to be a World Series champion. But that dark thing ...
01.18.2022 #287 - Soaked In Gasoline, Holding A Match - The Blatantness of Garry Sullivan This week, we find ourselves knee deep in some seriously serious crime. He was an Australian rugby player, with a need for gambling, and a penchant for high stakes robberies. He, and an unlikely accomplice become 2 of the country's ...
01.11.2022 #286 - Someone Is Going To Die - The Decliningness of Larry Johnson This week, we venture into the "brain damage" sports to bring you a cautionary tale. It's cautionary because you wouldn't want to end up like him, or even near him. He has been arrested, multiple times, for attacking women, once ...
01.04.2022 #285 - A Royal Mess - The Regalness of Jerry "The King" Lawler This week, we check out a legend, in his sport! He's been a fixture of the wrestling business for 50 years. He's well known, and a bit infamous, as well, for things that aren't exactly right. He has never had ...
12.28.2021 #284 - Tuff Juice & Mountain Dew - The Vindicatedness of Caron Butler This week, we track a story that has been a long time, in the making, and has aq little bit different ending than we're used to. From extremely humble beginnings, he was selling both newspapers, and cocaine by age 11. ...
12.14.2021 #283 - Please Hate Me - The Hateableness of Marcelo "El Chino" Rios This week, we wade in to the story of a tennis player, that was hated by just about everyone he ever spoke to. He picked up the sport, later than most kids, with a natural talent that made him not ...
12.07.2021 #282 - Thy Brother's Robber - The Unsuspectingness of Michael Carbajal This week, we look at a hero of his neighborhood, who wouldn't even move away after he was making millions of dollars, an Olympic medal, and worldwide fame. From a tough place, he wanted to be a champion, from an ...
11.30.2021 #281 - He's Fine... Maybe Not - The Abjectness of Quincy Carter This week, we check out a guy who always had all the potential, but the only potential that he fulfilled was his prolific arrest record. A sought after, two sports star, he was the starting quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys, ...
11.23.2021 #280 - A Bad Samaritan - The Dopiness of Jon "Bones" Jones This week, we look into a man who rose like a rocket, to international success & fame, while punching & choking people into submission. Unfortunately, not all of these incidents took place inside the octagon. He isn't a very responsible ...
11.09.2021 #279 - The Next Big Nothing - The Loathsomeness of Steve "Gatorwolf" Ketcher This week, we can only hope that brain damage contributed to the this man's crime, because if it didn't, he's just one of the most reprehensible human beings that we can think of. He wasn't exactly a wrestling superstar, spending ...
11.02.2021 #278 - Cocaine Is My Only Friend - The Loneliness of Rod Scurry This week, we head back to the cocaine hazed 1980s, to talk about a guy who could have been the next Sandy Koufax, but his extra curricular activities ruined it all. He was a quiet kid, with major league dreams, ...
10.26.2021 #277 - Trick AND Treat!! - The Decentness of Lorenzen Wright This week, we do things a little bit differently, and discuss a man who actually did most things right. He wasn't arrested, every 5 minutes, or considered an awful person. This episode is about what happened to this athlete. Marriage ...
10.19.2021 #276 - Microchips In My Ears - The Copiousness of Israel "Izzy" Lang This week, we found a gem of a story, about a guy who seemed to be on his way to a long life, as a respected NFL player & cultural icon. But it all went terribly wrong. Divorce, business failure, ...
10.12.2021 #275 - Eating Your Children & Ears - "Iron" Mike Tyson - Part 3 This week, we finish off the saga of Mike Tyson, with an action packed episode, covering his "Baddest Man On The Planet" years. The whole thing is full of rage, and terrible impulse control! He grabs women, he kicks men, ...
10.05.2021 #274 - Serial Buttocks Fondler - "Iron" Mike Tyson - Part 2 This week, we get into the middle years of Mike Tyson's career, when it all starts to fall apart. He suffers his first loss, while fending off a slew of lawsuits, paternity cases, and criminal charges. This all culminates in ...
09.28.2021 #273 - I'll Fight Your Father!! - "Iron" Mike Tyson - Part 1 This week, we talk about the early years, rise to prominence, and beginning of the downfall of a man who was known all throughout the world for his incredible boxing ability, and tabloid life, outside of the ring. We look ...
09.21.2021 #272 - Battered Bloody Brutality - The Temperamentalness of "Torpedo" Tony Demers This week, we look at the story of a man, who did everything he could do to drink, and party his way out of the sport of hockey, but his talent kept him always employed. He had so much going ...
09.14.2021 #271 - The Human Fireball - The Eruptiveness of Jos "The Boss" Verstappen This week, we speed into disaster, with a man who lived a wild, and crazy life. Racing cars, and punching anyone within reach. He never quite achieved the accolades he wished for, on the track, so he devoted his life ...
09.07.2021 #270 - Huge Ego, Small Calves - The Stuffness of Marcus "Buff" Bagwell This week, we look at a man who was on television, just about every week, for about a decade, which went right to his head. The problem is, it was gone, all at once. This caused him to spiral into ...
08.31.2021 #269 - Earth Wind & Fryar - The Diversifiedness of Irving Fryar This week, we check out a man who has had about the craziest life you can think of. Coming from nothing, all the way to a long & lucrative NFL career, but with some insane stumbles. The list is a ...
08.24.2021 #268 - Pretending To Be A Murderer - The Almostness of Charles Shackleford This week, we take a look at a man who was so close to being what he wanted to be, but couldn't quite get there. In & out of the NBA, until no one would sign him anymore. He then ...
08.10.2021 #267 - The Devil Incarnate - The Villainousness of Andrew Wadsworth This week, we explore a man with an infamous past, who makes quite the terrible name for himself. A short MMA career gives way to a long crime career. His mix of mental illness, drug addiction, and brain damage all ...
08.03.2021 #266 - Running From The Truth - The Amoralness of Rosie Ruiz This week, we explore the life of a woman, who had a whole persona, built on lies. She won the Boston Marathon... but did she really? Is she a sick person, who can't help but lie, or a persecuted person, ...
07.27.2021 #265 - I'm Matt F#$*&$% Bush!! - The Fruitlessness of Matt Bush This week, we explore the tale of someone who had greatness written all over him. He was a number one overall baseball draft pick, but it all fell apart from there. Arrogance, ignorance, and a complete lack of empathy for ...
07.20.2021 #264 - Charming The Cobra - The Shroudedness of Kabary "The Egyptian Magician" Salem This week, we check out one of the strangest stories that we've ever done. It is impossible to describe exactly how unexpected of a turn that it takes. A man who is a 2 time Olympic boxer, and also a ...
07.13.2021 #263 - Busted, Prison, Rinse, Repeat - The Unremittingness of Charles Zwolsman Sr This week, we try to catch up with a man who built his whole life on speed. Fast cars. Fast money. And repeatedly getting caught for what he did. He financed a racing team on drug profits, after failing in ...
07.06.2021 #262 - Welcome To Death Row - The Burgeoningness of Marion "Suge" Knight This week, we try to scratch beneath the surface of a man who has had untold success. Not in sports, but in the entertainment industry, after a brief stint in the NFL. Founder of Death Row Records, and perpetrator of ...
06.26.2021 COMING SOON! Life After Happy Face - 7/9/2021 Coming soon! The trailer for a brand new show on our brand new network: Life After Happy Face True crime podcasts cover the intimate, grisly details of murders. Every minute a piece of evidence is unearthed; every relationship’s layers are ...
06.26.2021 COMING SOON! Game of Crimes - 6/28/2021 Coming soon! The trailer for the first show on our brand new network: Game of Crimes Hosted by Morgan Wright (State Trooper and Detective) and Steve Murphy (DEA and Narcos on Netflix) take you inside the most intense and fascinating ...
06.22.2021 #261 - Nobody Likes A Cody - The Insipidness of Cody Ledbetter This week, we check out an under the radar story, of a not so successful athlete, who turned out to be a terrible person. He achieved great success in college, but pro success eluded him. No problem, he decided to ...
06.15.2021 #260 - Michael Jordan's Idol - The Unrealizedness of David "Skywalker" Thompson This week, we look at a man who could have been one of the greatest basketball players of all time. Number 1 overall draft pick & every accolade that exists. He was even Michael Jordan's idol. So, how did this ...
06.08.2021 #259 - Steroids, G-Strings & Federal Crime - The Swaggeringness of Jeff Gaylord This week, we c heck out a man with possibly double the brain damage, as he was both a football player & a pro wrestler. His attitude made his football career less of an option, but he was perfect for ...
06.01.2021 #258 - Stabbed & Left For Drunk - The Disquietingness of Warren Wells This week, we tell a tale of potential, talent & repeated stupidity. He fought through coming from nowhere, and being drafted into the Army, after his rookie season, only to make a rocket like rise to superstardom, then comes crashing ...
05.25.2021 #257 - Smokin' & Cursin' & Drinkin' & Murderin' - The Unforgivableness of Willie "The Cannon" Shannon This week, we tell a story of perseverance. Sort of. A young man is sent to prison at 15, but turns his life around, after finding boxing. It's downright inspirational... until the guy starts committing untold horrors upon the unsuspecting ...
05.18.2021 #256 - Fill My Hat With Crack - The Jauntiness of Dennis "Oil Can" Boyd This week, we tell a story that more people really should know about. He came from segregated Mississippi, all the way to the World Series, but the high of success could never match his love for a different high... Crack! ...

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Crime in Sports episodes:

#303 - If Michael Jordan Was Crazy... - The Transcendentness of Diego Maradona

#302 - Meaner Than His Dogs - The Rabidness of Ray McDonald

#301 - Smuggling, Scamming & Speeding - The Prosperousness of Vic Lee

#300 - Kill Me Twice, Shame On Me - The Recurrentness of Ron Lyle

#299 - Too Much Hype, Too Many Guns - The Marketedness of Sebastian Telfair

#298 - Off To See The Wizard - The Crookedness of Ken Clay

#297 - One Big Pose - The Boastfulness of "The Total Package" Lex Luger (Larry Pfohl)

#296 - Escalating In Awful - The Contemptibleness of Dana Stubblefield

#295 - The Nutsack Nibbler & UPDATES!! - Donovan Salvato, Tammy "Sunny" Sytch, Jeremy "Mayhem Miller, Ben Cousins, Adrien Broner & Joey Barton

#294 - Long, Thick & Massive - The Theatricalness of "Neon" Leon Spinks

#293 - Violence Starts At Home - The Acclaimedness of Bobby Hull

#292 - Heroin, Murder & The 2022 Scummy Awards - The Gnarliness of Jay Adams

#291 - Bleaching Away The Rough Spots - The Inflammableness of Terrell "T-Sizzle" Suggs

#290 - God Is Naked, Too - The Bewilderingness of David Vaughn Jr

#289 - I'm Always Innocent - The Cinematicness of Vinny "The Pazmanian Devil" Pazienza

#288 - A Search For Sympathy - The Affrontedness of Julio Lugo

#287 - Soaked In Gasoline, Holding A Match - The Blatantness of Garry Sullivan

#286 - Someone Is Going To Die - The Decliningness of Larry Johnson

#285 - A Royal Mess - The Regalness of Jerry "The King" Lawler

#284 - Tuff Juice & Mountain Dew - The Vindicatedness of Caron Butler

#283 - Please Hate Me - The Hateableness of Marcelo "El Chino" Rios

#282 - Thy Brother's Robber - The Unsuspectingness of Michael Carbajal

#281 - He's Fine... Maybe Not - The Abjectness of Quincy Carter

#280 - A Bad Samaritan - The Dopiness of Jon "Bones" Jones

#279 - The Next Big Nothing - The Loathsomeness of Steve "Gatorwolf" Ketcher

#278 - Cocaine Is My Only Friend - The Loneliness of Rod Scurry

#277 - Trick AND Treat!! - The Decentness of Lorenzen Wright

#276 - Microchips In My Ears - The Copiousness of Israel "Izzy" Lang

#275 - Eating Your Children & Ears - "Iron" Mike Tyson - Part 3

#274 - Serial Buttocks Fondler - "Iron" Mike Tyson - Part 2

#273 - I'll Fight Your Father!! - "Iron" Mike Tyson - Part 1

#272 - Battered Bloody Brutality - The Temperamentalness of "Torpedo" Tony Demers

#271 - The Human Fireball - The Eruptiveness of Jos "The Boss" Verstappen

#270 - Huge Ego, Small Calves - The Stuffness of Marcus "Buff" Bagwell

#269 - Earth Wind & Fryar - The Diversifiedness of Irving Fryar

#268 - Pretending To Be A Murderer - The Almostness of Charles Shackleford

#267 - The Devil Incarnate - The Villainousness of Andrew Wadsworth

#266 - Running From The Truth - The Amoralness of Rosie Ruiz

#265 - I'm Matt F#$*&$% Bush!! - The Fruitlessness of Matt Bush

#264 - Charming The Cobra - The Shroudedness of Kabary "The Egyptian Magician" Salem

#263 - Busted, Prison, Rinse, Repeat - The Unremittingness of Charles Zwolsman Sr

#262 - Welcome To Death Row - The Burgeoningness of Marion "Suge" Knight

COMING SOON! Life After Happy Face - 7/9/2021

COMING SOON! Game of Crimes - 6/28/2021

#261 - Nobody Likes A Cody - The Insipidness of Cody Ledbetter

#260 - Michael Jordan's Idol - The Unrealizedness of David "Skywalker" Thompson

#259 - Steroids, G-Strings & Federal Crime - The Swaggeringness of Jeff Gaylord

#258 - Stabbed & Left For Drunk - The Disquietingness of Warren Wells

#257 - Smokin' & Cursin' & Drinkin' & Murderin' - The Unforgivableness of Willie "The Cannon" Shannon

#256 - Fill My Hat With Crack - The Jauntiness of Dennis "Oil Can" Boyd

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