Profiles in Sports

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Date Title & Description Contributors
2017-05-04

  Episode #76 (5/4/17): Linda Cohn

For all the personalities that come and go at ESPN, Linda Cohn has been a trusted, well-respected presence for nearly 25 years. Nobody has anchored more SportsCenter shows than her. Her 5,000th time hosting the network’s premiere program came on Feb...
  Brian Wright author
2017-04-29

  Episode #75 (4/27/17): Brian Windhorst and Dave McMenamin

For the Cleveland Cavaliers, their Game 7 win in last year’s NBA Finals over the Golden State Warriors not only capped a tremendous comeback from being down three-games-to-one, it also culminated a personal triumph for LeBron James –- bringing the city...
  Brian Wright author
2017-04-18

  Episode #74 (4/17/17): Dick Vermeil

From California to Philadelphia to St. Louis to Kansas City, Dick Vermeil ran the football marathon and came out a winner – most especially so in the form of two Super Bowl appearances and a victory in Super Bowl XXXIV. After three decades in coachin...
  Brian Wright author
2017-03-22

  Episode #73 (3/22/17): Keith Smart

What makes the NCAA Basketball Tournament so compelling each year are the buzzer beaters and the Cinderellas. Thirty years ago, the 1987 championship game concluded with a late basket from a player who enjoyed his own Cinderella story. Keith Smart sco...
  Brian Wright author
2017-03-15

  Episode #72 (3/14/17): Jason Turbow

During the first half of the 1970s, the Oakland A’s were the most colorful team in baseball – with bright double-knit uniforms, long hair and outlandish personalities. They were also the best team – winning five consecutive division titles and three st...
  Brian Wright author
2017-03-02

  Episode #71 (3/2/17): Kenny Easley

Fearless on the field and feared by his opponents, Easley sported a hard-hitting style en route to claiming five trips to the Pro Bowl, four first-team All-Pro selections, the 1981 Defensive Rookie of the Year and the 1984 Defensive Player of the Year....
  Brian Wright author
2017-02-21

  Episode #70 (2/20/17): Dave Van Horne

It took ten years and plenty of voters to be convinced otherwise, but Tim Raines made it to the Hall of Fame on his last try on the writer’s ballot. The premiere National League lead-off hitter of the 1980s was a seven-time All-Star with the Montreal E...
  Brian Wright author
2017-02-15

  Episode #69 (2/14/17): Bill Brown

Going from unknown Red Sox prospect to a well-known face of the Houston Astros franchise, Jeff Bagwell belted 449 home runs over 15 big league seasons and was the unanimous choice for the 1994 National League Most Valuable Player. His selection as a H...
  Brian Wright author
2017-02-09

  Episode #68 (2/9/17): Eric Nadel

On January 18, the Baseball Hall of Fame announced the election of three players to the National Pastime’s most exclusive and prestigious club. With that, we’ve entrusted the help of longtime broadcasters – each of whom got to respectively witness th...
  Brian Wright author
2017-01-30

  Episode #67 (1/30/17): Bruce Matthews

The longest and most extensive NFL family tree belongs to Matthews clan – which dates back nearly 70 years. Prominent in this lineage is Bruce Matthews, the versatile and durable Hall of Fame offensive lineman who played 19 seasons with the Tennessee ...
  Brian Wright author