email It’s been at least thirty years since I spent any quality time in Charlotte, North Carolina. The largest city in the Tar Heel State has undergone a tremendous amount of growth since then. Back in those days, the only major sports were NASCAR races. The addition of the NBA Hornets in 1988 and the […]
Weekend Sports Report – August 2017
email with Packer Dave and Steve Leventhal The opening of NFL training camps means another season on the gridiron is just around the corner. We’ll look at the Bears and Packers’ upcoming seasons, as well as the Cleveland Browns, and the defending Super Bowl champion Patriots with Jeff Rich. Also we give our quick take […]
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Weekend Sports Report – June 2017
email with Packer Dave and Steve Leventhal Rory Spears checks in from Erin Hills in Wisconsin, with a live report from the US Open Golf. John Poulter joins us with a final look at the Stanley Cup won by Pittsburgh. He also gives his thoughts on why the Cubs have been less than stellar this […]
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Weekend Sports Report – May 2017
email with Packer Dave and Steve Leventhal ….we are covering a lot of ground as Dionne Miller of ABC 7 television in Chicago joins us with her take on the Chicago Cubs’ sluggish start to the season, and the Bears’ draft selection of North Carolina’s Mitch Trubisky. John Poulter chimes in with his preview of […]
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2017 Masters and Baseball Preview
email on the Weekend Sports Report with Packer Dave and Steve Leventhal Rory Spears from Golfers on Golf.com gives us a 2017 Masters preview and a report after Thursday’s opening round. Next, Jeff Rich joins us to offer his thoughts on the 2017 NCAA basketball championship, and the NBA playoff stretch run. Lastly, John Poulter […]
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2017 March Madness Preview
email with Steve Leventhal, and the guy from Green Bay who asked that his name not be used; well because we’ve got wall to wall college hoops coverage. Phil Meyers and I break down Duke and North Carolina, two strong contenders to make the Final Four. Also we have an interview with CBS/Turner analyst Mike […]
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2017 ACC and Big Ten Tournament Reports
email on the Weekend Sports Report with Packer Dave and Steve Leventhal We’ve got great college basketball coverage for you with reports direct from the 2017 ACC and Big Ten tournaments. Craig Crutchfield checks in from the Verizon Center in Washington, DC, host of the Big Ten Conference Tournament, while Bob Heymann reports from New […]
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Duke – Carolina, The Rivalry of Rivalries
email Say what you want about Bears vs Packers, Yankees-Red Sox, or Michigan and Ohio State. They’ve got nothing on Duke – North Carolina. A rivalry truly has meaning when both teams are at the top of their sports. The Bears have been mediocre at best for the past twenty years, with a single Super […]
Weekend Sports Report – 3/3/17
email with Packer Dave and Steve Leventhal Teddy Greenstein of the Chicago Tribune joins us to talk about Northwestern’s exciting, last-second win over Michigan. Does this buzzer-beating win now ensure their first ever appearance in the NCAA Tournament? Jeff Rich and Steve talk NBA hoops. The Bulls hosted league leading Golden State and won their […]
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Sports History – March 2
email On March 2nd, in Sports History… 1927, Babe Ruth becomes baseball’s highest paid player at a salary of $70,000 per year. 1962, Wilt Chamberlain scores 100 points in an NBA game for the Philadelphia Warriors in a 169–147 win over the New York Knicks on March 2, 1962, at Hershey Sports Arena in Hershey, […]
