No Filter Sports

Welcome to No Filter Sports Podcast with Eli Zaret, Denny McLain and Bob Page! On Super Bowl weekend are any of YOU making bets the size of “Mattress Mack’s?” Let alone on the underdog? GARY MYERS thinks Mack is gonna be right. The highly-respected NFL writer/broadcaster joins us from New York! Jim Harbaugh and staff land another...

Welcome to No Filter Sports Podcast with Bob Page and Denny McLain! “Write what you know:” the author’s mantra. And few know Detroit and its teams better than author TOM STANTON, our guest! Matthew Stafford TRADED! You’d expect the feckless Detroit sports media to love the FLs’ Big Deal — and BOB to be a skeptic. Can’t we please...

Welcome to No Filter Sports Podcast with Bob Page and Denny McLain! The Baseball Hall of Fame has elected NOBODY this year. SHOULD they have? TOM GAGE, in the writers wing of the Hall himself, is a long-time voter and, boy, does he have a LOT to say to us! Bob wonders if you were...

Welcome to No Filter Sports Podcast with Bob Page and Denny McLain! Super Bowl LV is set: Tom Brady VERSUS — “the greatest quarterback ever?” At least according to Denny!  Matthew Stafford is OUT as Lions quarterback. Good for MATT! But what now? Is SHEILA really gonna make the call?! Who better to comment on the...

Welcome to No Filter Sports Podcast with Bob Page and Denny McLain! We all agree: the world SUCKS right now, but at least we still have sports — AND its knuckleheads — to entertain us. What team gets a home game in the Super Bowl? None EVER! Tom Brady hopes to change that in the NFC title game....

Welcome to No Filter Sports Podcast with Bob Page and Denny McLain and Bob Page! U-M star, Olympic gold medalist, first-round NBA draft choice — the long basketball life of guest PHIL HUBBARD! What a quarterback dual: Brady vs Brees! But as often happens with great pitching match-ups — a DUD. The boys recap the weekend’s...

Welcome to the latest No Filter Sports Podcast with Bob Page and Denny McLain! “How to be Miserable on $39 Million a Year.” If that’s not the title of JAMES HARDEN’s book someday, it SHOULD be! The NBA’s chief malcontent engineers his own trade. Now he gets to play with K.D. AND the NBA’s chief knucklehead....

Welcome to No Filter Sports Podcast with Bob Page and Denny McLain! As Ohio State and Alabama go at it for the national title, WE look into a local college football story: The Jim Harbaugh contract extension. U-M reporter/podcaster Michael Spath takes us behind the scenes! A big football gambler? Or just nothing better to do...

Welcome to No Filter Sports Podcast with Bob Page and Denny McLain! “Get Back Up!” The title of a book by BILLY TAYLOR and, boy, did he ever! The great U-M running back is our guest. For ONCE — and hopefully the last time ever needed here — the boys DO do politics on the show. The...

Welcome to No Filter Sports Podcast with Bob Page, Denny McLain — and that’s IT! A new era for the show begins after Eli’s self-imposed “retirement.” WE hope he comes back to us. Meantime, ex-Lions center STEVE MOTT, one of the great players in Alabama history, joins us on THE Big Game and more. FREE BEER? This is what Lions fans...

It’s hard to separate sports from reality. It’s the latest No Filter Sports Podcast with Eli Zaret, Denny McLain and Bob Page. Happy New Year, everybody, as we ALL look ahead with hope for better days to come. Maybe COVID didn’t hit YOU or yours. Maybe YOU made big $$$ in the market. No matter, good riddance...

The Game of the Century! It’s the latest No Filter Sports Podcast with Eli Zaret, Denny McLain and Bob Page. MSU’S CLINT JONES guests on playing in the storied 10-10 game, on being a black STAR in the turbulent 60’s and MORE! GOLF’S next black star? Eli will tell you all about him — and choke back his tears...

He had everything going for him. It’s the latest No Filter Sports Podcast with Eli Zaret, Denny McLain and Bob Page. One of the greatest QB’s in Big Ten history, CHUCK LONG, never lived up to that potential in Detroit. Chuck tells all! The Lions hire Chris Spielman, not to run the show,  but only to assist in the hiring...

I went to Toledo with an attitude. It’s the latest No Filter Sports Podcast with Eli Zaret, Denny McLain and Bob Page. Tigers reliever, RODEO star, finding his long-lost family, marrying a teammate’s widow? What a journey for MIKE HENNEMAN! Bob is APOPLECTIC, stammering in anger, spittle flying. Now the P.C. Posse’s even killed the CLEVELAND INDIANS! “Champions...

I would never start off in life to be number two. It’s the latest No Filter Sports Podcast with Bob Page, Denny McLain & Lary Sorensen in for Eli. WOW, our 200th show! We thank YOU listeners and our sponsors for all your great support. “Student-athletes” in big-time college sports? They DO exist. Wait’ll you hear our guest,...

He really didn’t like me very much It’s the latest No Filter Sports Podcast with Eli Zaret, Denny McLain & Bob Page. One of Penn State’s greatest players, ex-Detroit Lions star KEITH DORNEY, talks about his FASCINATING life. To paraphrase a famous song by The Clash, “Should he stay or should he go?” Harbaugh rumors are FLYING! It’s Michigan-Ohio State...

But we know him best as a running back for Bo. It’s the latest No Filter Sports Podcast with Bob Page, Denny McLain & Fred Heumann sitting in for Eli Zaret! One of the great athletes in Michigan high school history is now one of its great MENTORS: our guest, THOMAS WILCHER. OUTRAGEOUS! How DARE Herbie claim Harbaugh doesn’t...

They were starting to mention guys already…  Welcome to No Filter Sports Podcast with “The Original Three:” Eli Zaret, Denny McLain and Bob Page! As a young Johnny Carson asked on his 1950’s TV show every week: “Who Do You Trust?” SURELY not Sheila and Rod?! Whom WILL the duo hire as new Lions general manager? Former star...

A Pro Football Hall of Fame writer! It’s the latest No Filter Sports Podcast with Eli Zaret, Denny McLain & Bob Page! COVID even postponing the SUPER BOWL? Maybe, says one of America’s top NFL writers, guest RICK GOSSELIN. (yawn) Another Thanksgiving, another TURKEY from the Lions. Even Sheila Hamp Ford looked bored to tears! Ford Field may have been...

What a business! It’s the latest No Filter Sports Podcast with Bob Page, Denny McLain and Lary Sorensen filling in for Eli! “A MICHIGAN MAN will coach a Michigan team!” Yet ONE Michigan team was NOT happy to hear that as we learn from our guest, former U-M star TERRY MILLS. Neither Denny nor Lary’s been with us...

But you always wanted to know where he was… It’s the latest No Filter Sports Podcast with Eli Zaret, Bob Page, Fred Heumann AND Lary Sorensen! Okay, so maybe they weren’t “glory days,” but the Detroit Lions of our guest, GREG LANDRY, were at least FUN! NOW, Eli says the COVID crisis has taken the “fun” element OUT of sports....

Just play hard, keep your mouth shut, and good things will happen. It’s the latest No Filter Sports Podcast with Eli Zaret, Bob Page and Fred Heumann filling in for Denny! Was he THE best ALL-AROUND high school football player in Michigan HISTORY? Ex-MSU star JOHN MILLER guests!  Is it POSSIBLE? Is what ELI saying about Jim Harbaugh the...

Not to be! It’s the latest No Filter Sports Podcast with Bob Page, Denny McLain and Lary Sorensen filling in for Eli! It’s Masters week — in NOVEMBER! Ah, 2020. But we’ve got a GREAT guest to talk about it: Michigan’s own DAN POHL. Was Danny the best golfer the state ever produced? With The Mitten’s weather, the...

Congratulations on a career well lived. It’s the latest No Filter Sports Podcast with Eli Zaret, Denny McLain, Bob Page AND Fred Heumann! The greatest hockey announcer EVER? Many say that about the personable MIKE “DOC” EMERICK, our guest today! But who’s interviewin’ whom? Michigan resident Doc has plenty of questions for Denny about the ’68...

We want to hear all about it. It’s the latest No Filter Sports Podcast with Bob Page, Denny McLain and Fred Huemann filling in for Eli Zaret! What a football journey JIM MILLER has been on! The ex-MSU and NFL quarterback cum star radio commentator joins us. Fred’s Central Michigan alma mater leads the MAC pack BACK on national TV....

What did you sell to people?! It’s the latest No Filter Sports Podcast with Eli Zaret, Bob Page and Fred Huemann filling in for Denny McLain! A tough day for a former MICHIGAN football star to join us, but ex-QB STEVE SMITH sucks it up and faces the music! Who’da BELIEVED what happened?! Not FRED, who sez he’s never experienced anything...

Become the observer of the way you’re thinking. It’s the latest No Filter Sports Podcast with Eli Zaret, Denny McLain and Bob Page! What stories TODD STOTTLEMYRE has about his famous dad, baseball, personal tragedy and life lessons he’s learned! Was Kevin Cash’s BONEHEAD move the most outrageous thing YOU’VE seen in baseball? Sounds like it was for the boys. And what about...

All five games have been great! It’s the latest No Filter Sports Podcast with Bob Page, Denny McLain — and Lary Sorensen sitting in for Eli! If a tree falls in the woods and no one is there to hear it …? No matter the ratings, MLB is on FIRE! Has there EVER, in HISTORY,...

It’s the latest No Filter Sports Podcast with Eli Zaret, Denny McLain and Bob Page! Basketball legend SPENCER HAYWOOD reveals his near suicide to the boys, just part of his amazing life and times! But first ELI reveals how Spencer blew a real chance at the proverbial “deal too good to be true.” After its bastardized regular season, why not a bastardized...

She just happens to be a woman. It’s the latest No Filter Sports Podcast with Eli Zaret, Denny McLain and Bob Page! Wow, a WOMAN guest — our first one ever! And what better choice than hockey trailblazer Manon Rhéaume? All the sturm und drang, all the controversy over MLB’s COVID-bastardized season — yet justice is done...

He led the league in triples his rookie year! It’s the latest No Filter Sports Podcast with Eli Zaret, Denny McLain and Bob Page! A trash-talking softball player — in his 80’S?! THAT is ex-Tiger JAKE WOOD who still thanks baseball every day for his life YOU’VE got nothing to do — right? So you’re obviously watching EIGHT HOURS of baseball every day...

You never wanted to miss a game! It’s the latest No Filter Sports Podcast with Eli Zaret, Denny McLain and Bob Page! The Bird chirping for the Tigers and BRUCE KIMM behind the plate. Mark Fidrych’s personal catcher joins us! Kaline, Brock, Seaver, Gibson — and now two MORE baseball immortals are gone: Whitey Ford and Joe Morgan. LeBron says a championship...

How many games in a row can you possibly watch?! It’s the latest No Filter Sports Podcast with Bob Page, Denny McLain — and Lary Sorensen sitting in for Eli! Two ex-MLB pitchers on one show? You won’t wanna miss Denny and Lary tell great stories, talk about the playoffs and more! Oh, and BTW, boys, after watching that GARGANTUAN...

A career in football took precedent over medicine. Welcome to the latest No Filter Sports Podcast with Eli Zaret, Denny McLain and Bob Page! Another top Lions talent — College Football HOF member! — WASTED in Detroit: FREDDIE SCOTT is our guest! Experts claimed Denny had some fake items in his big weekend sale. BFD — if ya listen to...

They need to go with a more athletic quarterback. It’s the latest No Filter Sports Podcast with Eli Zaret, Bob Page — and Lary Sorensen sitting in for Denny! Ya better be TOUGH to play for Bo AND Parcells! BUTCH WOOLFOLK was — and DID! The ex-Michigan star running back is our guest. The MLB Playoffs had more games Wednesday than the entire post-season...

The broadcasters sounded very surprised they won. It’s the latest No Filter Sports Podcast with Bob Page, Denny McLain, and Fred Heumann filling in for Eli! Praise for the Lions — from BOB? Yes! GUTSY win Sunday at AZ, though Denny and Fred AREN’T as impressed. At 65, actor JEFF DANIELS REMAINS a Lions fan,...

Good luck?! It’s the latest No Filter Sports Podcast with Eli Zaret, Denny McLain, and Fred Heumann! Ex-MLB and U-M pitcher Lary Sorensen will have a role in many of our future shows. Did HE get an earful today as the boys fuss and FEUD!  First — a fiery exchange over new Lions’ boss Sheila Ford Hamp. As usual,...

Fans don’t even know what to say anymore. It’s the latest No Filter Sports Podcast with Eli Zaret, Denny McLain, and Fred Heumann! Bob Page had some technical difficulties this morning, so he’s taking the day off. The Detroit Lions have dropped their 11th straight game. Eli rolls through every Lions coach since the 1970’s. How many more losses...

I bleed red and white.  It’s the latest No Filter Sports Podcast with Denny McLain, Bob Page and Fred Heumann! “The game’s too fast. I don’t think I could’ve played now.” One of the most popular players in Wings’ history, guest DARREN McCARTY, has a LOT to say with us! Guest HOST Fred Heumann has covered The Big Ten(14) for many...

My finger is still green! It’s the latest No Filter Sports Podcast with Eli Zaret, Denny McLain, and Bob Page! MLB’s version of Dickie V — WITHOUT the mic? THAT’S the equally “enthusiastic” BILL SCHERRER of the ’84 Tigers, our guest on the show! Scherrer’s Chisox have destroyed any post-season hopes Detroit had. To make it worse, Denny continues to rip...

One of the league’s true warriors. It’s the latest No Filter Sports Podcast with Eli Zaret, Denny McLain, and Bob Page! He didn’t win a Super Bowl. No Detroit Lion ever has (or will?), but guest DOUG ENGLISH remains one of the most popular players in team history. It’s opening week in the NFL. Coaches upset over no fans at their home...

I tricked them for a lot of years! It’s the latest No Filter Sports Podcast with Eli Zaret, Denny McLain, and Bob Page! “I might be the best manager who was never hired.” Yet ERNIE WHITT had one helluva playing career with the Blue Jays. The Detroit native joins us! One of the toughest opponents Denny’s Detroit Tigers ever faced has left...

It’s a blast…every single day. It’s the latest No Filter Sports Podcast with Eli Zaret, Denny McLain, and Bob Page! So how do you get to be an MLB play-by-play announcer? Guest MATT SHEPARD had a VERY unusual path to the Tigers! The sports world mourns the death of one of the greatest pitchers ever....

Lorenzo White…the former Spartan great. It’s the latest No Filter Sports Podcast with Eli Zaret, Denny McLain, and Bob Page! Bo Jackson stole HIS Heisman! And so did Tim Brown! Ex-MSU superstar running back LORENZO WHITE is our guest! Eli starts the show by admitting he’s depressed these days with the world SO messed up. Bob: Join the club. The Tigers...

Who was that man gone mad?! It’s the latest No Filter Sports Podcast with Eli Zaret, Denny McLain, and Bob Page! A “reluctant warrior?” You’d never have known it from watching STU GRIMSON fight! “The Grim Reaper” is our guest! Rioting across the country, violence, looting and SO many sports events canceled over a police shooting of...

Typical Dexter Bussey: No complaints It’s the latest No Filter Sports Podcast with Eli Zaret, Denny McLain, and Bob Page! One of the most popular Lions in memory, DEXTER BUSSEY, joins the boys on his career, unusual POST-career — AND his health!  You’ll hear the voice of legendary sportscaster Bob Reynolds on Dex. WHAT? Never heard of BOB REYNOLDS?! It’s NOT all pretty. ...

I think he regrets not taking that job. It’s the latest No Filter Sports Podcast with Eli Zaret, Denny McLain, and Bob Page! Eli’s on vacation so veteran sportscaster FRED HEUMANN joins us with some big opinions and stories! Casey Mize makes his LONG-awaited MLB debut! MOST of us thought he did well. NOT Denny! Al Avila says on...

You’re not going to get me to say anything negative about Bo. It’s the latest No Filter Sports Podcast with Eli Zaret, Denny McLain, and Bob Page! U-M star, NFL vet AND an attorney? What better person to ask about EVERYTHING going on than RICH STRENGER! How TERRIBLE are the Tigers? NOT so terrible that they can’t easily make the...

Big fella, give us some hope! It’s the latest No Filter Sports Podcast with Eli Zaret, Denny McLain, and Bob Page! DICK VITALE joins the boys again for A LOTTA laughs and memories. The REASON he’s back couldn’t be more serious. As expected, The Big Ten (14!) has canceled its upcoming football season. Perhaps UNexpected? HUGE pushback! U-M football star, NFL...

I was confident, but I wasn’t arrogant. It’s the latest No Filter Sports Podcast with Eli Zaret, Denny McLain, and Bob Page! Just ONE hit away from Cooperstown? Maybe. One ACCIDENTAL “hit” in the EYE! STEVE KEMP joins the boys. The Tigers were rolling after a sweep of the Pirates — despite the struggling Matt Boyd. Denny breaks down his problems....

Crisscrossing America for 17 years! It’s the latest No Filter Sports Podcast with Eli Zaret, Denny McLain, and Bob Page! Just say “no” — to BO?! To ARA? To DUFFY?! How one of Detroit’s greatest all-around athletes, JIM ESSIAN, did it!  The PGA Championship is underway! With NO fans —  AND with Eli asking a good question about two top stars....