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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#385 - The Real Housewives ...

12.05.2023

This week, we follow the life of a man, with many ups and downs. He was a rookie all star, and "Comeback Player of the Year", within 3 years. He married a Playboy centerfold, who became a Real Housewife of ...

Crime in Sports episodes:

12.05.2023 #385 - The Real Housewives Of Drunk In Court - Matt Keough This week, we follow the life of a man, with many ups and downs. He was a rookie all star, and "Comeback Player of the Year", within 3 years. He married a Playboy centerfold, who became a Real Housewife of ...
11.28.2023 #384 - Super Bowl Murder Shuffle - Michael "L.A. Mike" Richardson This week, we follow the story of a man, who seemed to be tapped by the heavens to have a great life. A member of the Super Bowl champion 1985 Chicago Bears defense, and "Super Bowl Shuffle" soloist, who quickly ...
11.21.2023 #383 - Dirty System, Dirty Country, Dirty People - Cedric "Spiderman" Marks - Part 2 This week, we jump back into the story, with Cedric, being captured in a garbage can. From there, he taken to trial for a double murder, and is up for the death penalty. He makes the obviously bright choice of ...
11.14.2023 #382 - The Escalation Of A Psychopath - Cedric "Spiderman" Marks - Part 1 This week, we look at a man who has done nothing, but fight. In the MMA octagon, or on the street, in his home... it doesn't matter. He's in prison, before he ever even starts his very mediocre fighting career. ...
11.07.2023 #381 - Too Drunk For Scotland - Scott "The Real McCoy" Harrison This week, we look at a boxer, with a familiar nickname, who came from a long line of boxers. His hard nosed style brought him all the way to championships, but seemingly overnight, everything changed. His drinking got out of ...
10.31.2023 #380 - A Confident, Conniving, Opportunist - Jack Molinas This week, we check out a guy who had one crazy life. He was a college basketball star, who got kicked out of the NBA, and became a lawyer. Then, after a prison term for running a gambling syndicate, with ...
10.24.2023 #379 - Big Mouth, Bigger Bankruptcy - Warren Sapp This week, we look at a man, who accomplished it all in the world of the NFL. He's a Super Bowl champ, defensive player of the year, and hall of famer. He also talked his way to being hated by ...
10.17.2023 #378 - Olympian, Minister, Kid Toucher - Doug Northway This week, we look at a man, who appeared to have it all together. An Olympic medalist, who went on to somehow make some money in professional swimming. Once his career was over, he moved on to teaching kids, enjoying ...
10.10.2023 #377 - Feeling Pretty Good - Bernard Gilkey & A "Pacman" Jones Arrest Update!! This week, we check out a man who turned his back on basketball, and made it all the way to Major League Baseball. He seemed to have a charmed existence, until he suddenly stopped being able to hit a baseball, ...
10.03.2023 #376 - Bumps, Brain Damage & Brutality - "Rockin' Rebel" Charles Williams This week, we look at an original member of the ECW (Extreme Championship Wrestling) crew, who never quite broke through to the level that he wanted. He continued to wrestle on the independent circuit, until committing one of the worst ...
09.26.2023 #374 - Delusions Of Competence - Bernard Randolph This week, we check out the exploits of a man, who grew up around a few other players, who also had interesting stories. His childhood was filled with tragedy, and it just kept coming, with his adult life. Laziness, delusions ...
09.19.2023 #373 - The Crack Smoking Waterboy - "Beautiful" Harvey Martin This week, we scope out the swinging 70s, through a key member of the "Doomsday Defense" of the Dallas Cowboys. Living the high life of fame, and fortune, all while business ventures fall apart, and he does enough cocaine to ...
09.17.2023 COMING SOON! Your Stupid Opinions! Join comedians James Pietragallo and Jimmie Whisman with their new podcast as they explore the most opinionated part of the internet: The Reviews Section! Get ready for the premiere of Your Stupid Opinions... September 18, 2023. Subscribe and we will ...
09.12.2023 #372 - A Dirty Old Man - Gene "The Snowman" Snow - Plus Aqib Talib & Sunny Updates!! This week, we look at a man who broke records for speed, and innovated ways to go faster, by helping invent engine components. He is one of the most respected drag racers in history. He also apparently liked the company ...
09.05.2023 #371 - A Dangerous Sexual Predator - Davey Hilton Jr This week, we fight our way through the story of a man, who came from at least 4 generations of boxers, who all seem to to have problems, outside of the ring. Between him, and his brothers, it's an avalanche ...
08.29.2023 #370 - Diamond Dick & The Whackstick - "Turkey" Mike Donlin This week, we go back in time to look into a man who was born in 1878! He played for the St Louis Cardinals, before they were called that. Famous for his strut, cockiness, and crazy things he did while ...
08.22.2023 #369 - Everybody's Rival - Bill Romanowski This week, we cover a man who seemingly no one likes. He's the type of guy who you only like, if he plays for your team, but not necessarily if you play on his team. He attacked teammates, ended careers, ...
08.15.2023 #368 - Next Time I DIe... - Johnny Tapia: Part 2 This week, we continue this story of insanity with more cocaine, more arrests, and a few surprise twists that no one could see coming. He continued to fight, long after it was probably healthy to do so. He also had ...
08.08.2023 #367 - Cocaine Is My Mistress - Johnny Tapia: Part 1 This week, we dip back into the brain damage sports to bring the tale of a man, who had a life straight out of a movie that would be considered unrealistic, because of the pure craziness involved. We have a ...
08.01.2023 #366 - Menace To Polite Society - Alex "The Hurricane" Higgins This week, we look at a a man who played a sport that we didn't know existed. He ended up being the guy to take the sport of snooker from a stuffy, not televised bore, into a televised, slightly less ...
07.25.2023 #365 - The Real President - Delonte West This week, we catch up with a guy who most people last saw, in a video, being beaten in the street, rather than being in the NBA Finals, next to Lebron James, and possibly Lebron's mom, as well! There is ...
07.18.2023 #364 - A Dad Fetish - Terry Glenn This week, we check out the life of a man who had a horrible start to his life. He ended up, understandably, full of anger at the world, that he channeled into overcoming gigantic odds, and fighting his way into ...
07.11.2023 #363 - Public Housing Superstar - Vida Blue This week, we look at a legendary baseball player, who had skill, style, a really nasty fastball, and an appetite for cocaine, and driving drunk. He was plagued by playing for one of the cheapest owners in history, even qualifying ...
07.04.2023 #362 - Butter Bongs & Bar Fights - "Dr. Death" Steve Williams This week, we look at someone who was thought to be the toughest man alive, by just about everyone who ever met him. A college football player/wrestler, who made his mark in pro wrestling, all over the world. He was ...
06.27.2023 #361 - Hide Your Phones, Women & Mascots - Conor McGregor: Part 2 This week, we tell the rest of the tale of a man who achieved great success, at the same time as he seemingly began to lose his mind, with strange interactions, violent encounters, and horrible accusations. One woman allegedly jumped ...
06.20.2023 #360 - They Have A Disease - Conor McGregor: Part 1 This week, we check out the happenings of a guy who gained worldwide fame, seemingly overnight. He quickly became the UFC's biggest draw, with both his aggressive fighting style, and brash persona. But did he start believing his own press? ...
06.13.2023 #359 - Not In Favor Of Pregnancy - Jerrod Mustaf This week, we look at a man who had very large aspirations, but didn't quite have the talent to make them a reality. He was raised to be strong, and politically active, but he may have taken the "strength" part ...
06.06.2023 #358 - Nelly Drove Him To This - Greg Hardy This week, we look at a guy who is responsible for some of the weirdest 911 calls that have been made, and a man who will probably snap on you, if he hears even a single note of a Nelly ...
05.30.2023 #357 - Publicly Doing His Worst - Gervonta "Tank" Davis This week, we seem to climb inside an episode of "The Wire" to check out a West Baltimore boxer, who came from a terrible start, but found the neighborhood boxing gym, eventually freeing him from the cycle of poverty & ...
05.23.2023 #356 - A Disastrous Double Down - Tas & Ben Pappas This week, we check out a couple of wild men. A pair of skateboarding Aussie brothers, who shot to the top of the rankings while doings copious amounts of drugs, and trying to start fist fights with Tony Hawk. This ...
05.16.2023 #355 - The Devil Has A New Name - Sergio Mitre This week, we discuss the worst, most vile, disgusting, repugnant, repulsive, abhorrent, disturbing, awful, and terrible person that we've ever discussed. He was an MLB player, who never quite lived up to his early hype, before bouncing around the Mexican ...
05.09.2023 #354 - Throw Your Problems Into The River - Kenny Britt This week, we look at an NFL player, who seemed to wait until he got to the NFL to start getting into trouble, and making a general fool of himself. He's had so many police interactions, that he might as ...
05.02.2023 #353 - Crazy Father, Stupid Son - DeShawn Stevenson This week, we catch up with a modern guy, who had a hard time, from the start. Mainly because he didn't know his father, but that was probably a good thing, considering how absolutely insane his father turned out to ...
04.25.2023 #352 - Loss, Death & Conspiracy - Sonny Liston: Part 3 This week, we finish up what is maybe the strangest, and most crime soaked life, in sports history. He shows the holiday spirit by fighting an entire police squad, on Christmas Day. He also is involved in one of the ...
04.18.2023 #351 - You Are Not A Cop - Sonny Liston - Part 2 This week, we check back in with Sonny Liston for Part 2! When we left off, last week, he was being arrested. As we kick off this week, he's getting arrested! Sense a pattern here? We cover a very strange ...
04.11.2023 #350 - How Old Am I? - Sonny Liston - Part 1 This week, we look at maybe the greatest sports crime personality of all time!! He was the heavyweight champion of the world, but is best known for being the guy on the mat, with Ali standing over him, in the ...
04.04.2023 #349 - Keep Your Pants On - Dino Ciccarelli This week, we skate back into the brain damage sports, with a Hall of Fame hockey player, who has definitely been done some terrible things, and has been accused of worse. The main problem appeared to be a desire, on ...
03.28.2023 #348 - A Booze, Pills & Crack Guy - John "The Berzerker" Nord This week, we dive back into the "brain damage sports" with a man who played both pro football, and had a decent career as a wrestler. He's a giant Minnesota guy, who grew up with many of the famous wrestlers ...
03.21.2023 #347 - Ukulele Versus Gun - "Lucky" Sam Crane This week, we go back in time to look at the life of a major league baseball player. His career ended in the 1920s, so he switched his profession to drinking, and trying to get a younger woman to like ...
03.14.2023 #346 - Arrogant, Idiotic & Punchable - Johnny Manziel This week, we check out the happenings of one of the most vilified athletes of the 21st century. He went from an incredible level of college glory, to doing just about nothing right, in the NFL. He drank, he did ...
03.07.2023 #345 - S'mores Over A Genital Fire - Alexis "The Exorcist" Vila This week, we look into the life of a man who won an Olympic medal, before sneaking into the US, from Cuba, on a cargo ship. Within a few years, he committed one of the strangest crimes, in the history ...
02.28.2023 #344 - The Laziest Kid In America - William Bedford This week, we check out the life of a man who had plenty of good things happen to him, due strictly to the fact that he is 7 feet tall. He squandered his opportunities, while smiling his way out of ...
02.21.2023 #343 - Cookies & Condoms - Steven Van de Velde This week, we delve into something completely different, by discussing a Dutch beach volleyball player, who is accomplishing a very infamous feat, by getting an episode of this show, before his 30th birthday. Based on that, you know he did ...
02.14.2023 #342 - A Man Of Violence - Brandon Browner This week, we look at a man who was can best described as equal parts violence, and desire. He fought his way to the NFL, and all the way to being a Super Bowl trivia answer & a member of ...
02.07.2023 #341 - Dinner Iguanas & Murder - Julio Machado This week, we check out the life, career & crimes of a man who made himself immediately noticeable to his baseball teammates. But not because of any amazing baseball prowess, or anything like that, it was mainly because he had ...
01.31.2023 #340 - Charlie Chaplin Can't Save You - "Big" Bill Tilden This week, we check out of the greatest tennis players who has ever lived. He's a hall of famer, and a lot of his records still stand, today. He was also a real character, writing Broadway plays, starring in silent ...
01.24.2023 #339 - You Take The Whole Bottle - Golden Richards This week, we look at a man who played for the Dallas Cowboys, with his golden hair, matching his name, and flowing from the back of his 1970s helmet. But there was definitely more going on than most knew. He ...
01.17.2023 #338 - One Tough Broad - Evelyn Stevens This week, we look into a very different corner of the world, ladies wrestling! The old school women wrestlers were a tough lot. They could perform in the ring, then go clear out a West Texas bar with their fists! ...
01.10.2023 #337 - Jonestown... Or Idi Amin?? - John Brisker This week, we look at a man who never met a fight that he didn't like. He fought his way from the projects, to college, where he did a strange combination of extracurricular activities. He was the most feared man ...
01.03.2023 #336 - Violent, Nasty & Possibly Misunderstood - Ty Cobb This week, we go back in time to check out one of the most celebrated & controversial athletes of all time. He held just about every hitting record possible, when he retired, but this story is all about the craziness ...

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Crime in Sports episodes:

#385 - The Real Housewives Of Drunk In Court - Matt Keough

#384 - Super Bowl Murder Shuffle - Michael "L.A. Mike" Richardson

#383 - Dirty System, Dirty Country, Dirty People - Cedric "Spiderman" Marks - Part 2

#382 - The Escalation Of A Psychopath - Cedric "Spiderman" Marks - Part 1

#381 - Too Drunk For Scotland - Scott "The Real McCoy" Harrison

#380 - A Confident, Conniving, Opportunist - Jack Molinas

#379 - Big Mouth, Bigger Bankruptcy - Warren Sapp

#378 - Olympian, Minister, Kid Toucher - Doug Northway

#377 - Feeling Pretty Good - Bernard Gilkey & A "Pacman" Jones Arrest Update!!

#376 - Bumps, Brain Damage & Brutality - "Rockin' Rebel" Charles Williams

#374 - Delusions Of Competence - Bernard Randolph

#373 - The Crack Smoking Waterboy - "Beautiful" Harvey Martin

COMING SOON! Your Stupid Opinions!

#372 - A Dirty Old Man - Gene "The Snowman" Snow - Plus Aqib Talib & Sunny Updates!!

#371 - A Dangerous Sexual Predator - Davey Hilton Jr

#370 - Diamond Dick & The Whackstick - "Turkey" Mike Donlin

#369 - Everybody's Rival - Bill Romanowski

#368 - Next Time I DIe... - Johnny Tapia: Part 2

#367 - Cocaine Is My Mistress - Johnny Tapia: Part 1

#366 - Menace To Polite Society - Alex "The Hurricane" Higgins

#365 - The Real President - Delonte West

#364 - A Dad Fetish - Terry Glenn

#363 - Public Housing Superstar - Vida Blue

#362 - Butter Bongs & Bar Fights - "Dr. Death" Steve Williams

#361 - Hide Your Phones, Women & Mascots - Conor McGregor: Part 2

#360 - They Have A Disease - Conor McGregor: Part 1

#359 - Not In Favor Of Pregnancy - Jerrod Mustaf

#358 - Nelly Drove Him To This - Greg Hardy

#357 - Publicly Doing His Worst - Gervonta "Tank" Davis

#356 - A Disastrous Double Down - Tas & Ben Pappas

#355 - The Devil Has A New Name - Sergio Mitre

#354 - Throw Your Problems Into The River - Kenny Britt

#353 - Crazy Father, Stupid Son - DeShawn Stevenson

#352 - Loss, Death & Conspiracy - Sonny Liston: Part 3

#351 - You Are Not A Cop - Sonny Liston - Part 2

#350 - How Old Am I? - Sonny Liston - Part 1

#349 - Keep Your Pants On - Dino Ciccarelli

#348 - A Booze, Pills & Crack Guy - John "The Berzerker" Nord

#347 - Ukulele Versus Gun - "Lucky" Sam Crane

#346 - Arrogant, Idiotic & Punchable - Johnny Manziel

#345 - S'mores Over A Genital Fire - Alexis "The Exorcist" Vila

#344 - The Laziest Kid In America - William Bedford

#343 - Cookies & Condoms - Steven Van de Velde

#342 - A Man Of Violence - Brandon Browner

#341 - Dinner Iguanas & Murder - Julio Machado

#340 - Charlie Chaplin Can't Save You - "Big" Bill Tilden

#339 - You Take The Whole Bottle - Golden Richards

#338 - One Tough Broad - Evelyn Stevens

#337 - Jonestown... Or Idi Amin?? - John Brisker

#336 - Violent, Nasty & Possibly Misunderstood - Ty Cobb

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