Heart Of Sports

We started the show talking racing and supporting the community with retired American race car driver Hurley Haywood. Then we continued the Conquers D'Elegance conversation and brought some football talk with NFL Hall of Fame Coach Dick Vermeil.

We start talking about Game 1 of the NBA Finals last night before being joined by NFL Hall of Fame Ray Didinger to talk his life journey becoming a play in Tommy and Me, being a hall of fame voter, some of the amazing events he has covered and also about his unbelievable interview with Muhammad Ali. Then we will be joined by former Philadelphia Phillies player and current Jersey Shore BlueClaws Hitting Coach Brock Stassi for some Baseball talk.

We opened the show talking NBA and NHL playoffs, talked some Phillies baseball and then talked about the growing challenging leagues are facing policing gambling.

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We opened the show talking Sixers/Celtics and NBA Playoffs before the tip off of game 3 with Sixers writer Keith Pompey. Then after talking more NBA Playoffs and Phillies baseball, we were joined by Canadian Horseracing Hall of Famer and Author Curtis Stock to talk some Kentucky Derby and his new book The Turcottes: The Remarkable Story of a Horse Racing Dynasty.

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We talked NBA Playoffs and previewed the Sixers series against Nets with Sixers writer Keith Pompey.

Basketball talk with the Sixers getting ready for the playoffs and the Bluecoats winning the G League. Baseball talk with the start of the season and Tom Housenick from the Morning Call joining us to talk about what the farm system looks like this year.

We talked NCAA tourney, NIT, NIL, transfer portal, coaching caroussel and more as Coach Gary Waters joined us from out at the Final Four in Los Angeles.

We talked Sixers, from health to rotation as they head to the playoffs, with Sixers writer Keith Pompey. Then we talked the amazing journey of Team Israel Pitcher Shlomo Lipetz, the 2nd oldest pitcher in the WBC.

We opened the show talking March Maddness and World Baseball classic. Then we talked Champions League, MLS season and more with Philadelphia Union Center Back Jack Elliott and Author Susie Petruccelli joined to talk about the progress being made in women's sports including Equal Pay for the 2027 World Cup.

We talked women's basketball history and pop culture with award winning writer and author Kate Fagan looking at her fantastic new book "Hoop Muses: An insider's guide to pop culture and the women’s game.

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We talked about the Superbowl hangover, Sixers and the All Star Break, Flyers continued struggles and then got to baseball with spring training starting and our guest, reporter for the Athletic Evan Drellich talking spring training, rules changes and his new book “Winning Fixes Everything: How Baseball’s brightest minds created sport's biggest mess.”

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We started the build for the Superbowl talking to two Eagles fans themselves, ESPN Sportscenter host Kevin Negandhi and Senior Golf Analyst Michael Collins. Then we got the feel of the team with Eagles Insider Dave Spadaro.

A jam packed show this week starting off talking with Rutgers Mens Basketball coach Steve Pikiell about building a winning culture and community around the basketball program, playing at Jersey Mike's Arena, and the success they have had. Then we talked with ESPN Investigative Reporter TJ Quinn about the life of Pedro Gomez, the continued legacy through the Pedro Gomez Foundation and then issues including the delicacy of covering the Brittany Griner hostage and death of Tyler Skaggs stories. Finally we were joined by Red Sox Prospect and son of Pedro, Rio Gomez about his father's legacy, keeping it going through the Pedro Gomez Foundation and his own journey through life and baseball.