Today, we're diving into one of the most incredible, inspiring, awesome stories I've witnessed. It's the story of a former discus thrower who turned out to be one of the most dynamic running backs in NFL history. Then, injuries struck. This is the story of The Nigerian Nightmare: Christian Okoye

There are some stories that, before you're assigned them, you think you have it figured out. In 2017, I was assigned by Bleacher Report to write about the mysterious death of Bryce Dejean-Jones, and what I found out was so, so much more.

Today, we're diving into one of my most embarrassing, regrettable, egregious stories of all time. I'm a young, 20-something-year-old writer at Sports Illustrated, sent to Toronto, Canada, to profile one of the best pitchers in baseball at the time: David Wells. What happened next still gives me e...

Today's subject matter is very difficult. It's a look into the saga of Ray Rice, the former Baltimore Ravens running back who was caught on camera assaulting his wife in February 2014. Today, we're diving into the rise, fall, and rebirth of Ray Rice on the Press Box Chronicles.

Today, we're diving into a story that hits home - literally. Today, we're talking about hometown heroes and how Dave Fleming, from my little town in New York, made it all the way to the Major Leagues.

For the last few weeks, we've highlighted the good guys, the good stories, and the feel good moments of being a journalist covering sports. Not today. Today, we're diving into the biggest phony I've ever covered in baseball, and a guy who cheated his way to one of the most historic seasons in MLB...

Today, we're talking about my (unfortunately) favorite football team again, the New York Jets. Except today, we're diving into the greatest wide receiver duo in franchise history: Keyshawn Johnson and Wayne Chrebet, the former No. 1 pick and undrafted free agent who made it work despite hating ea...

Today, we're diving into one of the worst draft picks of all-time, and a guy with perhaps the coolest name of all-time: Yinka Dare. It's 1991, and while driving down the side of a road in Lagos, Nigeria, a 6'10" Yinka Dare was discovered, having never played basketball before. What happened next ...

People gravitate towards a**holes -- If you watch this show, you know some of our biggest episodes are about the biggest a**holes in sports. But today, we're going in a different direction. Today, we're talking about arguably the nicest human to walk the Earth, and certainly the nicest athlete in...

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 ...