
About a year ago I secured an exclusive interview (for Playboy) with British-Pakistani prizefighter Amir Khan hours before he would go on to challenge WBO welterweight champion Terence Crawford at Madison Square Garden. Our conversation was intended to be about the upcoming fight, but it shifted toward what Khan confessed is a much bigger fight outside of the ring.
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Apr 29, 2020
8 min

About four years ago I secured an exclusive interview (for VICE) with Mike Francesa and Christopher "Mad Dog" Russo of the now defunct Mike and the Mad Dog radio program on WFAN in New York. For your listening pleasure, I have gone back and recorded myself reading the article, along with soundbites from everyone I interviewed for the piece.
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Apr 21, 2020
21 min

Appearing in the April 2020 issue of the National Baseball Hall of Fame's magazine, Memories and Dreams, is a featured article that I wrote commemorating the 100 year anniversary of the founding of the Negro National League. In telling this unique and historically important story, I was aided by filmmaker Ken Burns, president of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum Bob Kendrick and baseball radio host Ed Randall.
Because the magazine is available to subscribers only, please visit my Twitter and Instagram @Blockscorner to view a pdf of the article.
Thank you for your support and I hope this article helps raise awareness and appreciation. But most of all, I hope you enjoy!
Apr 17, 2020
12 min

Former New York Yankee and two-time World Series champion and postseason legend Jim Leyritz joined me to evaluate the acquisition of Gerrit Cole and the rest of the Yankees offseason moves, as well as share stories about his playing days, perseverance and what he’s up to now. It's truly an inspirational conversation and one that I hope you enjoy. Please also SUBSCRIBE and leave a review!
Dec 25, 2019
1 hr 20 min

ESPN’s Coley Harvey, who is in his second season as beat writer for the New York Yankees, joined me from spring training in Tampa, Florida to breakdown the new-look Yankees of 2019. I hope you enjoy the conversation and please SUBSCRIBE and leave a review!
Mar 4, 2019
56 min

CompuBox co-creator and President Bob Canobbio joined me to talk about how his love of boxing and pursuit of a career in sports manifested in the birth of the punch tracker fight fans have come to know at CompuBox. It’s a conversation full of great stories and a must-listen for any boxing fan. I hope you enjoy!
Feb 25, 2019
1 hr 4 min

WFAN personality Ed Randall joined me to talk about his lifelong love of baseball, sharing some incredible must-hear stories, and also talked about his purpose in life, which is to spread awareness about preventing prostate cancer. I hope you enjoy our conversation!
Feb 15, 2019
31 min

Former heavyweight champion of the world James "Buster" Douglas joined me to relive his incredible upset over Mike Tyson in 1990, talk about his life growing up, and promote his ESPN 30 for 30 documentary. Emmy award winning filmmakers Jeremy Schaap and Ben Houser also came on to discuss their interest in Douglas and shared passion for finally telling his story.
Dec 10, 2018
57 min

Rich joined me Friday on the eve of the Deontay Wilder-Tyson Fury heavyweight championship fight to talk boxing, but not before discussing everything Mets and Yankees as the two New York ball clubs approach the baseball winter meetings. It's an interesting and entertaining conversation that I hope you enjoy!
Dec 1, 2018
1 hr 7 min

In this episode, Sweeny and I talk about the ups and downs the Yankees have had this season, and preview potential playoff scenarios. I hope you enjoy the episode!
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Sep 23, 2018
42 min
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