The Heart of Sports

The Heart of Sports

Weekly sports talk radio show on WWDB 860am from 4pm-5pm every Friday and anytime on the 97.5 Fanatic Network focused on the emotion of winning, pain of losing, & thrill of competing

Episodes

May 3, 2024 57 mins

We started the show with what went wrong and where the Sixers go next with Inquirer writer Kieth Pompey after they were eliminated from the playoffs last night. Then we talked about the history of Trash Talk with Rafi Kohan author of the new book "Trash Talk: The Only Book About Destroying Your Rivals That Isn’t Total Garbage."

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Great show this week as we break down the NFL Draft to start before first being joined by World Series Champion Jamie Mayor to talk the state of pitching in baseball, arm health of pitchers, pitch clock and much more. Then we are joined by Philadelphia Union Midfielder Jack McGlynn to talk about the game this week, his looming call up to play for the US Olympic team, favorite food and music and more.

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With the Sixers advancing to the 1st round, we were joined by Inquirer writer Keith Pompey to break down the play in tourney, how the Sixers played against the Heat, what to expect against the Knicks, and other matchups and storylines around the playoffs. That and much more on today's show.

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We're talking #Basketball & breaking down the #Sixers with Inquirer Writer Keith Pompey before turning to #Baseball with the author of the new Pete Rose book "Charlie Hustle" Keith O Brien joining the show.

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With Wrestlemania in Philadelphia this week, we were joined first by Author Brad BalukJan talking about the stories from over 12k miles covered for his new book The Six Pack: On the Open Road in Search of Wrestlemania. Then author Jon Finkel joined us about his new book Macho Man: The Untamed, Unbelievable Life of Randy Savage.

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We revisit our interviews this week with Authors Roland Lazenby and Johnny Smith talking basketball.

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We started the show talking March Madness, coaches, NIT, state of college sports and leadership with former basketball coach and author Gary Waters. Then we were joined on the show by fmr. NFL Exec and author Michael Lombardi to talk the NFL offseason, start of free agency, moves among teams and more.

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The Eagles are off to a quick start in free agency and we will break down their moves and some of the players moving around the NFL. Then we'll talk some college sports from the CFP expanding to March Madness getting under way. That and much more on today's show.

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We started the show talking conference tournaments and march madness before being joined by PxP broadcaster JP Dellacamera to talk

  • Crazy weather for the USWNT/Canada game
  • Youth movement for USWNT
  • New coach on the horizon starting
  • USMNT and World Cup coming in the US
  • Philadelphia Union and MLS
  • State of Soccer overall.

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This week on the show, we talked some football, hot dogs and baseball, struggling Sixers and were joined by broadcasting great Ann Ligouri to talk:

  • Her new book Life on the Green and the great lessons from some of the best golfers
  • Her own journey as a trailblazer in broadcasting
  • Fun stories and great interviews through the years
  • Her first time meeting Howard Cossell
  • Giving Back and the Ann Ligouri Foundation
  • More...

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When we have no guests, we get to talk more and this week we took a look at:

  • The Eagles in the offseason, the leaks that are coming out and the concern level
  • The Flyers playing well coming into the trade deadline.
  • The Phillies getting ready at spring training
  • The uproar over the new baseball uniforms
  • The new look Sixers minus Joel Embiid

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We closed the book on the football season looking back at the Super Bowl before getting in the baseball spirit with Spring Training beginning as Phillies World Series Winner Greg Dobbs joined the show to talk:

  • The excitement around spring training
  • The difference between a young guy trying to make a roster and a veteran
  • How he was treated as a young player
  • This Phillies team this year and potentially lineup

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It's Super Bowl week and we started the show breaking down the big game before being joined by Inquirer Sixers Writer Keith Pompey to talk:

  • Trade deadline moves and what comes next
  • Buyout market
  • Joel Embiid Health and other player injuries
  • What the current lineup will look like
  • and more...

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Lots of football talk on the show this week as we looked back at the conference championships, forward a bit to the Super Bowl and then were joined by Fmr. NFL Executive Michael Lombardi to talk his book looking at the history of the NFL including:

  • The NFL not recognizing their own history
  • The idea of new is better when it comes to coaches
  • The politics of The Hall of Fame selection process keeping people out
  • The way the game is bro...
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We started the show with some football talk looking at the coaching carousel before being joined to talk some Flyers hockey by Former Defensemen Chris Therien and then closed the show with more NFL talk, some Sixers and then a quick Phillies close.

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Following their big win in overtime over Nebraska earlier in the week, we were joined on this week's show by Rutgers Mens Basketball Coach Steve Pikiell to talk:

  • The big win at home against Nebraska in OT
  • Developing an aggressive team identity through rebounding and defense
  • The team pre-season trip to Senegal and putting sports in perspective
  • The atmosphere and potential upgrades at the RAC (Jersey Mike's Arena)
  • Success in recruitin...
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Jeff is back from the National Championship game so that's where we will start today's show before we are joined by Philadelphia 76ers writer Keith Pompey to talk Joel Embiid's health, how the team is playing, what they might do at the trade deadline and more.

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Starting off the new year talking College Football Playoff and Championship as we are joined by Former Rose Bowl MVP Leroy Hoard. We talked the Semifinal games, previewed the final, talked being in the moment and wearing down a team, looked at NIL and the impact of realignment and more. Then Jeff and Jason talked some Eagles struggles and NFL to close out the show.

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As we take some time with our families during the holidays and celebrating the new year, we brought back some of our favorite interviews for a best of show this week. First we revisit our interview Author Johnny Smith talking his fantastic new Michael Jordan book “Jumpman." Then we went back to our interview with Savannah Bananas Dir of Baseball Ops and coach Adam Virant talking about how far they've come, the 2023 world ...

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Like we don't complain enough, this week was our annual Festival show looking at some of the things we like least about sports. In addition, we were joined by Sam Carchidi to talk some hockey and how well the Flyers have been playing this season, what they plan going forward and where the organization stands.

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