We've had some insane stories on this show, but today might take the cake. It's 1969, and Ron LeFlore is a kid in Detroit who goes to prison for armed robbery, stealing $35,000 in cash. Less than 5 years later, having never played sports in his life, he's the starting centerfielder for the Detroi...

Today, we're diving into one of my favorite comeback stories. Jim Palmer was a standout pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles, who retired in 1984. Seven years later, he decided he wasn't finished with the game he loved.

The White Goon of the 1980's and the NBA's answer to a "too black" league.
When you think of the NBA in the 1980's, you think of Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Hakeem Olajuwon & much more. But what many forget is the large, limited, pasty 7-footer that sat at the end of every team's b...

If you watch this show, you know that some of these stories may be difficult to talk about or listen to, but today, we are diving into possibly the toughest. It's the hardest story I've ever had to cover, but in a way, it was one of the proudest pieces I've done in my career. This is the tragic s...

Today, I'm diving into one of my most-viewed social media videos of all-time - the death of Seahawks Hall of Fame Safety Kenny Easley, and the dark secret the NFL does NOT want you to know.

Most are familiar with People Magazine's 'Sexiest Man Alive' issue that comes out every year. However, what most people don't know is that in 1998, while planning to name Chiefs QB Rich Gannon with the honor, they mistakenly photographed Elvis Grbac. Instead of acknowledging the mix up, they ran ...

Today, we're diving into one of the biggest A**holes I've ever covered in professional sports - Will Clark. He was rude, crass, and upon every encounter we've ever had, was the biggest cackling douche I'd ever encountered. But I wonder, sitting here today in 2026, was Will Clark the cackling douc...

It's 1979, and Ann Meyers is coming off a record breaking close to her college career. Meyers was the first player (male or female) to be a four-time All-American, the first to record a quadruple-double in college (20 points, 14 rebounds, 10 assists, and 10 steals), and was the first pick in the ...

Today, we're diving into the most feared cornerback in NFL history. A guy who shut down half the field, had QBs shook, and was so good the NFL made rules around him. The man who made 'Stickum' illegal in the NFL. This is the Lester Hayes story.

Season 3 is here, and we're kicking it off with one of the most INSANE stories you've ever heard. It's 1973, and two New York Yankee pitchers decide they want to make a trade - not for money, not to another team, not for a jersey number - for each other's lives. And not just their lives, but thei...

Today, we're diving into a story that quite literally changed the course of basketball history. It's 1979, and legendary UNLV head coach Jerry Tarkanian is approached by then-Los Angeles Lakers owner Jack Kent Cooke and soon-to-be Los Angeles Lakers owner Jerry Buss to be the head coach of the te...

Today, we're diving into a legendary college football player from the University of South Carolina named Marcus Lattimore, who - 15 years removed from his prime playing days - sees sports for what they are. He's also the only athlete I've ever covered who left his professional playing career to b...

Today, we're diving into one of my childhood heroes - my favorite baseball player of all-time: Ken Griffey, Sr. From World Series Champion to forgotten baseball star, he was more than just Ken Griffey, Jr.'s Father - he was a legend of the game.

Today, we're diving into one of the coolest football players of all-time - no, actually, maybe THE coolest football player of all-time - John Jefferson. The goggles-wearing, 1,000-yard receiver may just be the coolest football player I've ever seen in my lifetime - and his downfall and subsequent...

Today, we're diving into one of the most requested pieces on this channel: The great American hero Joe Delaney. We love tossing the word 'hero' out when speaking about athletes, but there's only a handful who've ever been honored enough to earn that title, and Joe Delaney is one of them. This is ...

Today, we're diving into Quintin Dailey, the University of San Francisco phenom whose life story is one of the most complicated and tragic, yet horrific and grotesque stories I've ever covered. From severe allegations to playing alongside Michael Jordan in the National Basketball Association, thi...

Today, we're diving into a story about a guy who would make Barry Bonds seem like a media darling. A man who makes John Rocker look like - well, John Rocker will always look like a jerk, but you get the point. Today, we're diving into the one and only Dave Kingman, baseball's biggest a**hole.

Today, we're diving into the incredible, confusing, exciting, yet deflating career of Vincent Ferragamo, the LA Rams' good-looking, strong-armed, career backup QB, who had one of the most amazing one-year runs by an NFL QB in history, only to end up in the very place he competed to get out of.

Today, we're going to talk about my favorite NBA expansion team ever. A collection of good to not-so-great players, all buying in to launch the Miami Heat franchise in 1988. Except, they sucked. The 1988 Miami Heat couldn't shoot, couldn't pass, couldn't dribble, and they ended up being on the wr...

Today, on the 34-year anniversary of the song, we are diving into a story that is maybe my greatest accomplishment as a journalist in my career. It's 1991, and Tupac Shakur has just released his debut album '2pacalypse Now' with his smash hit single 'Brenda's Got A Baby.' It's a song about a youn...

This is it. The team, the story, the one you've all been asking for. However, for this, we're going to focus on one specific instance from the most batshit crazy, insane MLB team of all-time: The 1986 New York Mets. Post NLCS, the Mets are coming off a huge win over the Houston Astros and are hea...

Today, we're going to discuss one of my favorite baseball players of all time. He was a flash in the pan who was set for a much longer career, but like many athletes, injuries derailed his promising future. Today, we discuss the legend of former Detroit Tigers ace Mark "The Bird" Fidrych.

Usually, we do these stories about sports figures, past, present, and future. But today, we're going to talk about an unsung hero. It's November 2021, and Henry Ruggs III has just gotten into a terrible car crash, killing Tina Tinter and her dog, Max. But on that night, there was a third person o...

Today, we're going to explore something that's outside our realm of sports stories. It's a story some of you may have heard before, but not like this. This is the story of how Tupac Shakur almost gave up music before even starting, and how touring with Digital Underground led to both tragedy and ...