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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#230 - It's EXACTLY Like Th...

10.20.2020

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 ...

Crime in Sports episodes:

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 ...
04.21.2020 #205 - Diving Into Death - The Ironicness of Bruce "The Comeback Kid" Kimball This week, we jump into the deep end of a murky pool. A man who was raised to be a champion, from the time he was in diapers. He was on a clear path to a gold medal when tragedy ...
04.14.2020 #204 - Handcuffs & Wedding Rings - The Domesticatedness of Jerramy Stevens & Hope Solo This week, we take a look at a guy whoo seems to have been getting arrested since birth. From high school, and beyond, he developed a pattern of having no regard for rules, the law, or other human beings, then ...
04.07.2020 #203 - More Lives Than A Drug Addicted Cat - The Profligateness of Marty Jannetty This week, we bodyslam our way through the story of a man who defines the term "wasted potential". No one in wrestling history has been given more chances to be employed, or screwed those chances up quite so badly. He ...
03.31.2020 #202 - The Junkie Debating Society - The Obstinateness of Alan Wiggins This week, we check out a nearly forgotten baseball player, who was once the catalyst behind a team that went to the World Series, but just a few short years later, he was out of the sport, all together. Why? ...
03.24.2020 #201 - Pouring Champagne On A Fire - The Downhillness of Steve "Franchise" Francis This week, we talk about a man who somehow went from dropping out of high school, to the NBA in a matter of a few years. He sold crack, and ran the streets but always kept his basketball dreams alive, ...
03.17.2020 #200 - Elvis Dies Tonight - The Vengefulness of Tim "Doc" Anderson This week, we take an extra long look into one of the strangest stories that we've had in all 200 episodes. A boxer, a large, redheaded man called "Elvis", drugs, a threatened quadriplegic, guns, murder... This story has it all. ...
03.10.2020 #199 - Heads Are For Hitting - The Conspicuousness of Mark Gastineau This week, we follow the trail of a man who has been living on the edge for 40 years. A star NFL player, from a tiny school, that ends up setting the single season sack record. He also started a ...
03.03.2020 #198 - Many Musclebound Murders - The Anabolicness of David Bieber This week, we look at a man who was obsessed with looking good. He even tried to make a career of bodybuilding, but ended up selling steroids, getting involved in love triangles, and plotting murders. Just when police are closing ...
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 of Expeditiousness 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 ...

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Crime in Sports episodes:

#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

#205 - Diving Into Death - The Ironicness of Bruce "The Comeback Kid" Kimball

#204 - Handcuffs & Wedding Rings - The Domesticatedness of Jerramy Stevens & Hope Solo

#203 - More Lives Than A Drug Addicted Cat - The Profligateness of Marty Jannetty

#202 - The Junkie Debating Society - The Obstinateness of Alan Wiggins

#201 - Pouring Champagne On A Fire - The Downhillness of Steve "Franchise" Francis

#200 - Elvis Dies Tonight - The Vengefulness of Tim "Doc" Anderson

#199 - Heads Are For Hitting - The Conspicuousness of Mark Gastineau

#198 - Many Musclebound Murders - The Anabolicness of David Bieber

#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 of Expeditiousness 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

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