Don’t expect the NFL Draft to move back to April anytime soon.

The NFL owns August through early February by virtue of the season and playoffs. It owned March and April with free agency and the draft in previous years. This year the NFL used an excuse of the venue being scheduled requiring a move to May 8-10th. That did not happen. Why would any venue, even … Read more

The PED scandal is one more blow to MLB’s credibility

Major League Baseball has umpires with impaired eyesight refusing to use instant replay.  Even when they do they get the call wrong.  Now the league faces the biggest drug scandal in its history.   The league is being run more by the umpire and players’ unions than by team ownership.  Every time the owners have … Read more

Samantha Buntin joins me for an NNR Special

  We discussed the Browns draft and previewed the Indians season by analyzing the lineup and pitching.  Follow me on Twitter to get the schedule of NNR Special podcasts. NNR033113 Samantha Bunten   Bill Smith is a former coach of several semi-pro teams, has officiated both football and basketball, done color on radio for college football … Read more

MLB Games Tryouts

Where is the scout? This is the question that many parents and young aspiring baseball players ask during spring season as they get ready to go to the ballpark with dreams of having multi-million dollar bonuses in their heads. What many of them fail to realize is that the interest of these scouts is not … Read more

Tonight on the radio version of News, Notes and Rumors

At 6:20 Paul Banks of The Sports Bank.net and the Chicago Sports Guru joins me to talk about the NFL CBA, the effects of the shortened off season and the NBA lockout. At 7:20 Richard Vester founder of Victory Sports Agency joins me to talk about what he has heard from the NFLPA about the … Read more

Ballpark Quirks

Even if you’re not really a baseball fan, you can still get caught up in the fever every time the sport is in season. Once you decide to join the diehard fans in their enthusiasm over the sport of baseball, there is no turning back. The sport itself is exciting, but its traditions and endearing … Read more

Wednesday on the radio version of News, Notes and Rumors

At 6:20PM EDT Samantha Burton Indians Beat writer Bleacher Rept joins me to talk about the amazing Indians and MLB in general.At 7:20 Dave Kay waterfootball.com NBA writer joins me to talk about the playoffs and NBA draft updates.Please join us at 6PM and be a part of the show by calling us on the … Read more

Wednesday on the radio version of News, Notes and Rumors

Tonight at 6:20 PM EDT Samantha Burten who covers the Indians on BleacherReport.com joins me to discuss the great start of the Indians and what else is going on in MLB. She will be on every Wednesday at 6:20 to update us on the Indians progress throughout the season. At 7:20 Paul Banks of the … Read more

The Top Five most Ludicrously Overpaid Sportspeople

There’s crazy money in sport ––– we all know it. And it’s never been fresher on the mind: January’s football transfer window saw £136 million spent in transfer fees on just four players, Chelsea’s Fernando Torres, Liverpool’s Andy Carroll, Manchester City’s Edin Dzeko and Aston Villa’s Darren Bent. But as stunning as those transfer fees are, the real … Read more