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Archive for January, 2009

Jeff Kent Hangs It Up

Friday, January 23rd, 2009

Jeff Kent has called it a career. Let the debate now begin about whether or not he is a Hall of Famer. The 2000 MVP finished his career as a .290 hitter with 2461 hits, 377 HRs and over 1500 RBIs. Obviously those numbers are huge for a 2nd baseman, but ...

Marvin Lewis Talks Offseason

Friday, January 23rd, 2009

Cincinnati Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis joins 790 The Zone on Thursday to talk about the Senior Bowl happenings, which takes place this weekend in Mobile, Alabama. Lewis also talks about the disappointing 2008 season for the Bengals and what the team's plans are this offseason personnel wise. Listen here

Let’s Hear From Two College Hoops Coaches With Big Wins Now On Their Resume

Friday, January 23rd, 2009

Just this week there have been two stunners on the college hoops landscape. On Wednesday alone, Seth Greenberg's Virginia Tech Hokies shocked #1 ranked Wake Forest and Bill Carmody's Northwestern Wildcats took down the Michigan State Spartans. Virginia Tech is now 13-5 (3-1 ACC); Northwestern improved to 10-6 (2-4 Big ...

Dick Vermeil on Kurt Warner

Friday, January 23rd, 2009

When the St Louis Rams last won the Super Bowl, Dick Vermeil was the coach and Kurt Warner was the QB. Vermeil spent a few minutes on Thursday to talk to ESPN Radio Chicago about Warner's resurgence in Arizona. Vermeil not only had glowing things to say about Warner as ...

Kelly Slater Is One Crazy Dude

Friday, January 23rd, 2009

This one's from late last year, but listen to legendary surfer Kelly Slater on XTRA Sports 1360 talk about his crazy love affair with riding giant waves all across the globe. Listen here (interview at 27:30 and trust me, you don't want to patiently wait for it)

Steelers Shut Down CB Ike Taylor

Friday, January 23rd, 2009

[caption id="attachment_2680" align="alignright" width="150" caption="Taylor's unique offseason conditioning has him fresh deep into January"][/caption] Steelers CB Ike Taylor is the #1 CB on the NFL's top ranked pass defense. Taylor talked to KTAR on Thursday about facing Arizona's stud WRs Larry Fitzgerald and Anquan Boldin. Fitzgerald will be lined up opposite ...

Sports Radio Interviews Thursday Evening Round-Up

Thursday, January 22nd, 2009

Here's a recap of the interviews on SRI Thursday afternoon and evening: Tom Verducci (MLB) Kordell Stewart (NFL) Bruce Pearl - Tennesse Volunteers (College Baksetball) Jim Schwartz - Detroit Lions (NFL) Dallas Cowboys Reality Show - No Audio (NFL) Mike Dunleavy - Los Angeles Clippers (NBA) Chase Daniels - Missouri Tigers (College Football) Chris Bosh - Toronto Raptors (NBA) Will ...

Will Leitch Is A Huge Cardinals Fan

Thursday, January 22nd, 2009

Will Leitch, the founder of Deadspin, spent some time on Thursday talking about his beloved Arizona Cardinals' first Super Bowl appearance two Sundays from now against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Here's one exchange between Leitch and the guys on The Bullpen: 'If you asked someone to name the five most famous Cardinals ...

Chris Bosh Is Frustrated

Thursday, January 22nd, 2009

Toronto Raptors F Chris Bosh spent some time Thursday on 590 The Fan talking about how he is more frustrated with how they are losing more so than the fact that they are simply losing games. 'We play hard but we don't play smart. We play smart but we don't play ...

Chase Daniel One Final Time As A College Kid

Thursday, January 22nd, 2009

Missouri Tigers QB Chase Daniel, who will be trying his hand in the NFL Draft next April, joined The Scott Van Pelt Show on Thursday to rehash his senior season, who he thought deserved to be in the title game - Texas or OU - and what he's up to ...