Crime in Sports

By James Pietragallo & Jimmie Whisman

Society & Culture Comedy History Sports & Recreation

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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#197 - Hard To Defend - The...

02.25.2020

This week, we check out a fighter, with fierce reputation, in the ring, and a less than stellar reputation, outside of it. He came from a less than ideal background to make it to the top level of MMA, but ...

Crime in Sports episodes:

02.25.2020 #197 - Hard To Defend - The Irritableness of Anthony "Rumble" Johnson This week, we check out a fighter, with fierce reputation, in the ring, and a less than stellar reputation, outside of it. He came from a less than ideal background to make it to the top level of MMA, but ...
02.18.2020 #196 - A Violence First Approach - The Hardness of Vinnie Jones (And The Scummie Awards!!) This week, we look into a man who always used violence as a first resort. He was a football mainstay due almost entirely to his force of will, and the sheer terror that he inflicted on his opponents. On the ...
02.11.2020 #195 - When Sad Becomes Stupid - The Insistentness of Mookie Blaylock This week, we celebrate our 4th anniversary, and head down the road with a man who certainly shouldn't be driving. He fought his way from community college, to a big time program, to being an NBA All-Star, seemingly using nothing ...
02.04.2020 #194 - The Death Of An Image - The Depravedness of Rusty Torres This week, we find out about a man who lived his childhood dream, making it to the major leagues, and even on to his lifelong favorite team. His baseball career fizzled out, but after a couple bumps in the road, ...
01.28.2020 #193 - None Of This Is Good For You - The Capriciousness of John Kordic This week, we try not to blink because we would miss this shooting hockey star, and his unraveling life. A Canadian kid, achieving his goal by making it all the way to the NHL, and serving as the resident goon, ...
01.21.2020 #192 - Money Never Sleeps... In Jail - The Exacerbatingness of Floyd "Money" Mayweather Jr This week, we check out the life of one of the richest, most successful athletes in the world. Unfortunately for world, and especially for the women in his life, he is an absolute jerk, in every sense of the word. ...
01.14.2020 #191 - Dancing To His Own Beat - The Restrainedness of Clarence Kay This week, we explore the life, and considerable screw ups of a man who was a national champion in college, and played in three Super Bowls, only to be overshadowed by a slew of almost innumerable run ins with police. ...
01.07.2020 #190 - The Prince Has Problems - The Troublesomeness of Brian "Grandmaster Sexay" Christopher Lawler This week, we check out what it's like to follow your legendary father's footsteps into the profession that made him famous. We find out that it has advantages, and disadvantages, but it doesn't explain the road that he went down. ...
12.31.2019 #189 - Funkadelic Toothlessness - The Flyness of James "Fly" Williams This week, we check out a legend of the New York City playground basketball scene, who made it all the way to the pros, before his interesting personality, and flair for the dramatic got him banished back to the playground, ...
12.17.2019 #188 - Killing In The Name Of... - The Senselessness of Mark "Gator" Rogowski This week, we circle back, and take a fresh look at a man who we covered in our 10th episode, with an all new episode! He was a beloved, and famous icon of skateboarding, in the 1980's, until things started ...
12.10.2019 #187 - Porn Stars, Brain Damage & Murder - The Variableness of Justin "The Executioner" Levens This week, we try to get into the head of a man with a tough upbringing, that put his anger into fighting, inside the ring, instead of in the street. He eventually worked his way up to UFC, but injuries, ...
12.03.2019 #186 - He Offers No Apologies... Or Candy - The Pleasantness of Albert Belle This week, we duck flying objects as we look at a man who exhibited behavior that can be described best as "aggressive", and at worst as "insane". He was an eagle scout, and an honor student, but he unleashed a ...
11.26.2019 #185 - Put That Christmas Tree Down! - The Productiveness of Oliver "The Atomic Bull" McCall This week, we take a gander at a man who came from a troubled background, and was never supposed to about to anything. He shocked everyone by becoming the heavyweight champ. He also attacked festive hotel lobbies, robbed homes, fought ...
11.19.2019 #184 - A One Man Crime Wave - The Expeditiousness of Chris Henry This week, we check out a man who may be the definition of "shooting star", as he rose from obscurity to reach his NFL dreams. Once he got there, things didn't go so well, as he fell in with the ...
11.12.2019 #183 - A Cop Punching, Face Slashing Good Time - The Derangedness of Kelly Petillo This week, we fire up the engines to bring you one of the wildest, craziest people in the history of the show. He was a dare devil & race car driver from the days before they even wore helmets. He ...
11.05.2019 #182 - I've Never Even Seen Crack - The Bionicness of Kevin Stevens This week, we skate directly into the eye of a storm of bad circumstances, luck, and behavior, with a man who was at the top of his game, winning championships, and making big money. This all changed with both a ...
10.22.2019 #181 - Get Me My Gun... And The Shovel - The Enormousness of Glenn "Big Dog" Robinson This week, we look into a man who came along at just the right time to get rewarded greatly for his considerable talents. Unfortunately, that may have made him think that he was entitled to do whatever he wanted to ...
10.15.2019 #180 - Sprinkle Some Cocaine On That Child - The Uncontrollableness of BJ Penn This week, we explore what it's like to be prodigy, become a champion, and blow it all due to stupidity, and lack of temperament. This guy is no stranger to unsanctioned bar brawls, as well as championship UFC fights. No ...
10.08.2019 #179 - House Phones & Forehead Punches - The Phenomenalness of Dwight "Doc" Gooden This week, we see what it's like to get everything that you could ever want, by age 20. The spoiler is that apparently results in heavy drinking, bad driving, non-payment of debts, domestic violence, and more cocaine than you could ...
09.24.2019 #178 - Dogs, Weed & Ladies of the Night - The Consequentialness of Nate Newton This week, we ease up to a buffet of bad decisions, bad instincts, and just plain stupid. He worked his way into the NFL, becoming a Super Bowl champion, on a dynasty of a team. With all that glory comes ...
09.17.2019 #177 - Did Rocky Shoot Adrian? - The Impetuousness of Paul Spadafora This week, we wander down a path of crazy, with more idiocy jumping out from behind every door. He came from a terrible situation, and tried to make Pittsburgh proud, by becoming a champion. Problem is, he also became a ...
09.10.2019 #176 - Footloose & Fancy-Free - The Unfortunateness of Kerry Adkisson AKA "Kerry Von Erich" This week, we look at some good ol' Texas style tragedy! He was royalty in the world of wrestling, along with his father & brothers. They were worshipped by the locals, and idolized by fans, all over the world... For ...
09.03.2019 #175 - As Messed Up As He Wants To Be - The Outlandishness of Dennis Rodman This week, we check out one of the all time legends of basketball, and stupidity! From the humblest of starts, he was literally a late bloomer, who figured out that basketball could take him places. He has done everything from ...
08.27.2019 #174 - Jesus Is Better Than Meth...? - The Highness of Christian Hosoi This week, we peek into the air to see a man soaring over head... then crashing hard, down to earth. He was a beach kid, turned one of the most exciting skateboarders on earth, mixing technical precision with daring heights, ...
08.20.2019 #173 - Machette, Paint Thinner & Gasoline - The Unsparingness of Ugueth Urbina This week, we look at man who came from nothing, and achieved his dream of being a major leaguer. Not only that, he was an all star, and World Series Champion... But that all unraveled, and it ended up with ...
08.13.2019 #172 - Beware The Russian Reaper - The Dangerousness of Alexander "The Grim Reaper" Emelianenko This week, we take a peek at the life of a man who started out, behind the iron curtain, growing up in the streets. From there, he learned how to fight in the ring, and became one of MMA's most ...
07.30.2019 #171 - Shooting, Punching & Arugula - The Conscientiousness of Adam "Pacman" Jones This week, we take a long look at a man who, despite immense talent, was always a bigger force of nature, off the field, than on it. He showed flashes of brilliance, only to have his progress be taken back ...
07.23.2019 #170 - Praise The Lord... Pass The Crack! - The Phenomicalness of Aaron "The Hawk" Pryor This week, we check out a legendary boxer. One of the greatest of all time. One of the most prolific punch throwers... and crack smokers in history! He fought his way out of a childhood, where sleeping outside was preferable ...
07.16.2019 #169 - Trouble Keeps Bubbling Up - The Photogenicness of Todd Carney This week, we look at a man who keeps dousing his own dreams... and not with water. He played for big time teams since he was a child, but never quite learned how to stay out of trouble. Alcohol is ...
07.09.2019 #168 - Just Put It In My Bucket - The Bigness of Oliver Miller This week, we gaze upon a buffet of disaster, as we check out a man who had all the potential in the world, but couldn't stop screwing up long enough to fulfill it. There were dark accusations of a horrible ...
07.02.2019 #167 - I Don't Recall That Stabbing - The Fogginess of "Dirty" Dick Slater This week, we head down a well traveled road with a man who was respected among his peers, as well as feared. He achieved his dream of big time wrestling, but the life of the road, the booze, the ladies, ...
06.25.2019 #166 - No Concept Of Failure - The Delusionalness of Lenny Dykstra This week, we dip back into the crazy waters of a man that we covered in our first year of the show. Problem is, he's lived more than an episode of his insane existence since that time, so we've had ...
06.18.2019 #165 - He Did More Than That - The Historicalness of O.J. Simpson This week, we delve into the history of a man who came from humble beginnings to become an icon, that almost transcended race, while compiling a Hall of Fame football career, starring in countless tv shows & movies, and appearing ...
06.04.2019 #164 - Magical Mystery Brain Damage - The Untoldness of Roberto Medina This week, we take a look at a man who came on to the boxing scene, literally out of nowhere. He seemingly had no past, but he certainly had a future in fighting. He made it all the way to ...
05.28.2019 #163 - Too Fast, Too Soon - The Put-uponness of Jennifer Capriati This week, we once again look at the question of just how young is too young to force your child to be a bread winning, family supporting professional athlete. I think we can now safely say that 13 might be ...
05.21.2019 #162 - The Cathouse Killings - The Unsalvageableness of David Tyner This week, we crawl into the life of a man who had plenty of promise. He was a state wrestling champion, and even earned a college scholarship. But it all fell apart. He tried his hand in some MMA competition, ...
05.14.2019 #161 - A Wombleybing In Your Dingamaroo - The Exploitativeness of Lorrie Wilmot This week, we look at a man who was revered in his home country, and was one of his sport's more popular players. He played for decades, before retiring to a quiet life as a paprika farmer, in the countryside. ...
05.07.2019 #160 - Just Say... YES! - The Wastedness of Richard Dumas This week, we concentrate on the question "what could have been?" with one of the biggest wastes of talent that professional sports has ever produced. He had the potential to be in the Hall of Fame, but he had other ...
04.30.2019 #159 - Kidney Gummies & Dirty Syringes - The of Roboticness Todd Marinovich This week, we answer the question of whether you can breed, and build the perfect athlete. The answer is a resounding "no". Trained from birth to be the perfect football player, he followed this path of success, until he was ...
04.23.2019 #158 - A First Class Crack Smoker - The Prolificness of Sammy Stewart This week, we journey down a path that has surprises at every turn. As a young man, sports was all he was consumed by, never even understanding why people would ever want to do drugs. A major league baseball career ...
04.16.2019 #157 - Arrest Bingo Card - The Acquittedness of Nile Ranger This week, we take a look at a guy who got in trouble from a young age, and hasn't slowed down since. He was seemingly sheltered from consequences due to his soccer ability. To the point where teams sign him, ...
04.09.2019 #156 - The King Of Rikers Island - The Unflinchingness of Mitch "Blood" Green This week, we encounter a legend. Both in his own mind, and in the annuls of various police departments. He was a gang leader, who turned his aggression into a boxing career, only to be sidetracked by stupidity, Mike Tyson, ...
04.02.2019 #155 - Let Me Have You - The Beardedness of Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart This week, we travel down a rocky road of crazy adventures, and a spiral that leads to gas station drug busts, being removed from planes by Federal Marshalls & public meltdowns. He was a star during the boom period of ...
03.26.2019 #154 - Falsified Documents & Nazi Tattoos - The Opaqueness of Brandon "White Steel" Saling This week, we explore the world of a guy, who just wanted to be a fighter. He would do anything to get to that dream, including hiding a past that includes some of the most reprehensible crimes you can commit. ...
03.12.2019 #153 - The Creepy Sleeper - The Beltlessness of Cecil "The Diesel" Collins This week, we try to break through the line, with a man who always understood one thing, that his athletic ability would always keep him out of trouble, and from having to learn how to be a normal member of ...
03.05.2019 #152 - Is There Cocaine In That Dumpster? - The Amphibiousness of Chris Washburn This week, we stare up at a giant of a man, who just never figured out how to be a functioning, adult member of society. Everything was taken care of for him, like bad grades, lazy play, or even brushes ...
02.26.2019 #151 - Swerving Out Of The Fast Lane - The Edginess of Lyndon "LB" Byers This week, we skate full speed into the boards, with a guy that we can't help but find entertaining, and a bit likable. He was a professional goon, fighting his way into the NHL, and hanging on for years with ...
02.19.2019 #150 - Aristotle In His Underpants - The Philosophicalness of Stephen Bailey This week, we look at a man from a prominent, and respected sports family, who followed in his legendary grandfather's footsteps... For a while, anyway. He was always considered a kind, quiet guy, until mental illness started to take over. ...
02.12.2019 #149 - The Fallen Boy Scout (And The Scummie Awards!!) - The Diminutiveness of Chuck Knoblauch This week, before we get to the Scummie Awards, we dodge an errant throw from a man who was bred for baseball. It was his dream, from the time he could remember, and he achieved that dream, despite his smaller ...
02.05.2019 #148 - Keep The Punching In The Ring - The Heedlessness of Diego "Chico" Corrales This week, we stroll down a dangerous path, with a dangerous guy. He came from some very tough circumstances to achieve wealth, fame, and champion status. The problem was, he just couldn't keep his fighting inside the ring. His violent ...

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Crime in Sports episodes:

#197 - Hard To Defend - The Irritableness of Anthony "Rumble" Johnson

#196 - A Violence First Approach - The Hardness of Vinnie Jones (And The Scummie Awards!!)

#195 - When Sad Becomes Stupid - The Insistentness of Mookie Blaylock

#194 - The Death Of An Image - The Depravedness of Rusty Torres

#193 - None Of This Is Good For You - The Capriciousness of John Kordic

#192 - Money Never Sleeps... In Jail - The Exacerbatingness of Floyd "Money" Mayweather Jr

#191 - Dancing To His Own Beat - The Restrainedness of Clarence Kay

#190 - The Prince Has Problems - The Troublesomeness of Brian "Grandmaster Sexay" Christopher Lawler

#189 - Funkadelic Toothlessness - The Flyness of James "Fly" Williams

#188 - Killing In The Name Of... - The Senselessness of Mark "Gator" Rogowski

#187 - Porn Stars, Brain Damage & Murder - The Variableness of Justin "The Executioner" Levens

#186 - He Offers No Apologies... Or Candy - The Pleasantness of Albert Belle

#185 - Put That Christmas Tree Down! - The Productiveness of Oliver "The Atomic Bull" McCall

#184 - A One Man Crime Wave - The Expeditiousness of Chris Henry

#183 - A Cop Punching, Face Slashing Good Time - The Derangedness of Kelly Petillo

#182 - I've Never Even Seen Crack - The Bionicness of Kevin Stevens

#181 - Get Me My Gun... And The Shovel - The Enormousness of Glenn "Big Dog" Robinson

#180 - Sprinkle Some Cocaine On That Child - The Uncontrollableness of BJ Penn

#179 - House Phones & Forehead Punches - The Phenomenalness of Dwight "Doc" Gooden

#178 - Dogs, Weed & Ladies of the Night - The Consequentialness of Nate Newton

#177 - Did Rocky Shoot Adrian? - The Impetuousness of Paul Spadafora

#176 - Footloose & Fancy-Free - The Unfortunateness of Kerry Adkisson AKA "Kerry Von Erich"

#175 - As Messed Up As He Wants To Be - The Outlandishness of Dennis Rodman

#174 - Jesus Is Better Than Meth...? - The Highness of Christian Hosoi

#173 - Machette, Paint Thinner & Gasoline - The Unsparingness of Ugueth Urbina

#172 - Beware The Russian Reaper - The Dangerousness of Alexander "The Grim Reaper" Emelianenko

#171 - Shooting, Punching & Arugula - The Conscientiousness of Adam "Pacman" Jones

#170 - Praise The Lord... Pass The Crack! - The Phenomicalness of Aaron "The Hawk" Pryor

#169 - Trouble Keeps Bubbling Up - The Photogenicness of Todd Carney

#168 - Just Put It In My Bucket - The Bigness of Oliver Miller

#167 - I Don't Recall That Stabbing - The Fogginess of "Dirty" Dick Slater

#166 - No Concept Of Failure - The Delusionalness of Lenny Dykstra

#165 - He Did More Than That - The Historicalness of O.J. Simpson

#164 - Magical Mystery Brain Damage - The Untoldness of Roberto Medina

#163 - Too Fast, Too Soon - The Put-uponness of Jennifer Capriati

#162 - The Cathouse Killings - The Unsalvageableness of David Tyner

#161 - A Wombleybing In Your Dingamaroo - The Exploitativeness of Lorrie Wilmot

#160 - Just Say... YES! - The Wastedness of Richard Dumas

#159 - Kidney Gummies & Dirty Syringes - The of Roboticness Todd Marinovich

#158 - A First Class Crack Smoker - The Prolificness of Sammy Stewart

#157 - Arrest Bingo Card - The Acquittedness of Nile Ranger

#156 - The King Of Rikers Island - The Unflinchingness of Mitch "Blood" Green

#155 - Let Me Have You - The Beardedness of Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart

#154 - Falsified Documents & Nazi Tattoos - The Opaqueness of Brandon "White Steel" Saling

#153 - The Creepy Sleeper - The Beltlessness of Cecil "The Diesel" Collins

#152 - Is There Cocaine In That Dumpster? - The Amphibiousness of Chris Washburn

#151 - Swerving Out Of The Fast Lane - The Edginess of Lyndon "LB" Byers

#150 - Aristotle In His Underpants - The Philosophicalness of Stephen Bailey

#149 - The Fallen Boy Scout (And The Scummie Awards!!) - The Diminutiveness of Chuck Knoblauch

#148 - Keep The Punching In The Ring - The Heedlessness of Diego "Chico" Corrales

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