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Friday Night Lights author Buzz Bissinger joins Paul to talk about his storied career and his new book, The Mosquito Bowl: A Game of Life and Death in World War II. He also discusses ghostwriting Caitlyn Jenner's memoir, why he left Twitter, his time at Vanity Fair, and why he's considering leaving the US. Thank you to Perfect Books in Ottawa for hosting this conversation. This episode was originally published February 8th, 2023.
Looking for a great read? These are my top 5 sports books of all time. 00:00 Intro 00:19 The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown 01:37 Friday Night Lights by Buzz Bissinger 02:54 Duel in the Sun by John Brant 04:10 The Miracle of St. Anthony by Adrian Wojnarowski 05:46 The Miracle of Castel di Sangro by Joe McGinniss 07:34 Is this list a ranking? The Football Analytics Show is presented by The Power Rank, a site devoted to predictive analytics for football betting. To get 5-Nugget Saturday, a curated list of bets and analytics, sign up for the free newsletter here: https://thepowerrank.com/ The 60 Minute Guide to the 2024 Football Season is an audiobook with two deep dive, analytics for sports betting stories. Think John Oliver at Bet Bash. To check it out on Spotify, click here: https://open.spotify.com/show/7EJkoJXlF7LCiy5ekOt2c6
The Lefty Specialists are finally back, with the beginning of a deep dive into the Friday Night Lights extended universe. In the first part of a three-part series, John and James look at Buzz Bissinger's book, and explore some of the themes that would eventually get forgotten as the story went from the page to the big screen to the small screen — specifically racism, Reaganomics, and class conflict. What is the real message of the Friday Night Lights story? And how is it really remembered in 2025? Listen, laugh, learn, love, and if you like: Share it with a friend! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit undrafted.substack.com
In this special episode, we gather impactful book recommendations from our guests, offering insights into the minds of leading business builders. Episode Highlights: 1:12 - Emily Holdman: Recommends "The Book of Charlie" by David Von Drehle for its profound wisdom and applicability to life changes. https://www.amazon.com/Book-Charlie-Remarkable-American-109-Year-Old/dp/1476773939/ 6:04 - Suzanne Yoon: Shares insights from "Traction" by Gino Wickman, emphasizing the entrepreneurial operating system for accountability and growth. https://www.amazon.com/Traction-Get-Grip-Your-Business/dp/1936661837/ 10:03 - Tim Schulte: Suggests Yuval Noah Harari's "Sapiens," "Homo Deus," and "21 Lessons for the 21st Century" as thought-provoking reads on humanity and its future. https://www.amazon.com/Sapiens-Humankind-Yuval-Noah-Harari/dp/0062316117/ https://www.amazon.com/Homo-Deus-Brief-History-Tomorrow/dp/0062464345/ https://www.amazon.com/Lessons-21st-Century-Yuval-Harari/dp/0525512195/ 12:00 - Eric Hansen: Describes "The Loop Files" by Rick Kaempfer and "The Mosquito Bowl" by Buzz Bissinger for their engaging historical narratives. https://www.amazon.com/Loop-Files-History-Outrageous-Station/dp/B0CNH5TZSQ/ https://www.amazon.com/Mosquito-Bowl-Game-Death-World/dp/0062879936/ 16:43 - Josh Adams: Highlights "What It Takes" by Stephen Schwarzman, "Greenlights" by Matthew McConaughey and "Shoe Dog" by Phil Knight emphasizing the engaging storytelling and life lessons. https://www.amazon.com/What-Takes-Lessons-Pursuit-Excellence/dp/1501158147/ https://www.amazon.com/Greenlights-Matthew-McConaughey/dp/0593139135/ https://www.amazon.com/Shoe-Dog-Memoir-Creator-Nike/dp/1501135910/ 19:31 - Bob Belke: Discusses "Die With Zero" by Bill Perkins, advocating for investing in life experiences, and "The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari" by Robin Sharma for its insights on living a fulfilled life. https://www.amazon.com/Die-Zero-Getting-Your-Money/dp/0358567092/ https://www.amazon.com/Monk-Who-Sold-His-Ferrari/dp/0062515675/ 26:34 - Jon Stewart: Talks about "Building a Second Brain" by Tiago Forte, which outlines a methodology for organizing information efficiently. https://www.amazon.com/Building-Second-Brain-Organize-Potential/dp/1982167386/ 31:45 - Erik Ginsberg: Recommends "Leadership and Self Deception" by The Arbinger Institute for its insights on self-awareness and organizational behavior. https://www.amazon.com/Leadership-Self-Deception-Fourth-Transforming-Relationships/dp/1523006560/ 33:21 - Darren Herman: Offers "Startup" by Jerry Kaplan for its diary-format insights on building a technology company, and reflects on "Catcher in the Rye" by J.D. Salinger as an inspirational read. https://www.amazon.com/Startup-Silicon-Adventure-Jerry-Kaplan/dp/0140257314/ https://www.amazon.com/Catcher-Rye-J-D-Salinger/dp/0316769177/ 37:16 - Christian Bullitt: Suggests "The Fund" by Rob Copeland, describing Bridgewater Associates' unique corporate culture. https://www.amazon.com/Fund-Bridgewater-Associates-Unraveling-Street/dp/1250276934/ For more information on BluWave and this podcast, go to www.bluwave.net/podcasts.
From 2015 - Buzz Bissinger talks about his most famous book, "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team and a Dream," about the high school football team in Odessa, Texas. The occasion of this interview was the release of a special 25th anniversary edition of Bissinger's best-seller that includes updates on some of the people who appear in the book.
Pulitzer Prize winning author of "Friday Night Lights" Buzz Bissinger talks to Michael after writing an op-ed in The New York Times titled "I Wrote ‘Friday Night Lights.' Here's Why Coach Tim Walz Stands Apart." Original air date 16 August 2024.
MSNBC's Jason Johnson hosts “The Beat” on Friday, July 16, and reports on the Harris-Walz presidential ticket, a bruising week for Donald Trump and GOP lawmakers for Harris. Buzz Bissinger, Rep. Denver Riggleman, April Ryan, Francesca Chambers, and Juanita Tolliver join.
It's summer and for some that means golf. Lots of it. And Andrew Zucker tells us why, in the super-wealthy enclave of Palm Beach, the ritzy residents who usually play at their exclusive and expensive country clubs are now teeing up at a municipal course that's open to commoners. Then, not everyone is happy that summer travel season is here. We're talking specifically about Buzz Bissinger, who tells us why this is the time of year he dreads. And finally, Adam Hay-Nicholls has an incredible story that puts the adventures of Indiana Jones to shame. It's about how, during the Spanish Civil War, everyone from Spanish revolutionaries to M.I.6 agents tried to plunder the Holy Grail from a cathedral in Valencia.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Max Marshall is a writer and journalist. Raised in Texas, he attended Columbia University, where he graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa in 2016. He served as a Princeton in Asia Media Fellow in Hanoi, Vietnam, and his work has appeared in GQ, Texas Monthly, Sports Illustrated, and the New York Times. He lives in Austin.“Among the Bros" is a harrowing and disturbing book. This book will blow your mind, each page digging deeper into the unimaginable. Except every word is true.”—Buzz Bissinger, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Mosquito Bowl and Friday Night Lights. A brilliant young investigative journalist traces a murder and a multi-million-dollar drug ring, leading to an unprecedented look at elite American fraternity life.When Max Marshall arrived on the campus of the College of Charleston in 2018, he hoped to investigate a small-time fraternity Xanax trafficking ring. Instead, he found a homicide, several student deaths, and millions of dollars circulating the Deep South. He also opened up an elite world hidden from outsiders. Behind the pop culture cliches of “Greek life” lies one of the primary breeding grounds of American power: 80 percent of Fortune 500 executives, 85 percent of Supreme Court justices, and all but four presidents since 1825 have been fraternity members. With unprecedented immersion, this book takes readers inside that bubble.Under the live oaks and Spanish moss of Travel + Leisure's “Most Beautiful Campus in America,” Marshall traces several “C of C” boys' journeys from fraternity pledges to interstate drug traffickers. The result is a true-life story of hubris, status, money, drugs, and murder—one that lifts a curtain on an ecstatic and disturbing way of life. With expert pacing and an excellent eye, he follows a never-ending party that continues after funerals and mass arrests.An addictive and haunting portrait of tomorrow's American establishment, Among the Bros is nonfiction storytelling at its finest. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/unimpressedpodcast. https://plus.acast.com/s/unimpressedpodcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Buzz Bissinger owns more than 100 pairs of leather pants and over 200 pairs of leather gloves, having spent more than $600,000 on leather goods in the span of three years. Mr. Bissinger has a spending addiction, and he joins the Sugars to offer guidance to a letter-writer whose therapist and family don't take her spending seriously. This episode was originally published on April 14th, 2018.
A couple of weeks back, the news broke that a school district in Mason City, Iowa, was using ChatGPT to implement Iowa’s ban on books that include descriptions of sex acts. One book flagged was Buzz Bissinger’s classic “Friday Night Lights.” The thing is, that book includes no such descriptions, according to the author himself. Although the district reversed course, it’s an example of how more government officials are using artificial intelligence at work, in some cases leading to restrictions on tools like ChatGPT. Marketplace’s Lily Jamali spoke with journalist Todd Feathers, who covered this recently in Wired.
A couple of weeks back, the news broke that a school district in Mason City, Iowa, was using ChatGPT to implement Iowa’s ban on books that include descriptions of sex acts. One book flagged was Buzz Bissinger’s classic “Friday Night Lights.” The thing is, that book includes no such descriptions, according to the author himself. Although the district reversed course, it’s an example of how more government officials are using artificial intelligence at work, in some cases leading to restrictions on tools like ChatGPT. Marketplace’s Lily Jamali spoke with journalist Todd Feathers, who covered this recently in Wired.
Mark Weinberger didn't ask for much. All he wanted was an 80-foot yacht, a sushi chauffeur, a skinny wife, and a five-story townhome. Luckily, Mark could afford his glitzy lifestyle. He was an ear nose and throat surgeon – and not just *any* ear nose and throat surgeon – he was The Nose Doctor of Merrillville, Indiana. As it turned out, damn near everyone who walked into his clinic needed sinus surgery! And now for a note about our process. For this episode, Kristin read a bunch of articles, then spat them back out in her very limited vocabulary. We owe a huge debt of gratitude to the real experts who covered these cases. In this episode, Kristin pulled from: “The Runaway Doctor” by Buzz Bissinger for Vanity Fair Vanity Fair Confidential “The Runaway Doctor” “Convicted ‘Runaway Doctor' starts new life after prison, leaving former patient shocked,” by Rob Stafford and Lisa Capitanini for NBC Chicago YOU'RE STILL READING? My, my, my, you skeezy scunch! You must be hungry for more! We'd offer you some sausage brunch, but that gets messy. So how about you head over to our Patreon instead? (patreon.com/lgtcpodcast). At the $5 level, you'll get 51+ full length bonus episodes, plus access to our 90's style chat room!
The canceling of books by Elizabeth Gilbert and Buzz Bissinger are examples of a new American mantra: Free speech for me, but not for thee
Actor Wood Harris joined Afternoon Drive on The Fan to talk about his role as Dru Joyce II in the film Shooting Stars, based on the book by LeBron James and the Pulitzer Prize winning author of Friday Night Lights, Buzz Bissinger, his roles in other films including The Wire, Creed, Remember the Titans, Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty, Above the Rim, his experience working alongside Denzel Washington and Tupac and more.
**THIS EPISODE CONTAINS FULL SPOILERS** There's something about sports narratives and guest hosts that we just can't resist! Thanks for tuning in to another episode of Film is Lit, and please welcome first-time guest host, one of Danny's oldest friends, Dr. Ryan Kelly!!!! *Crowd erupts with cheers* Buzz Bissinger's non-fiction coverage of small-town life in Texas (Friday Night Lights, 1990) inspired the 2004 movie, which inspired young Ryan to bring his A Game to the football field in high school. Can the book and movie still teach us something about American life and politics all these years later? If you're curious, start the episode! #FridayNightLights #BuzzBissinger #PeterBerg #RyanKelly #ExplosionsintheSky #FridayNightLights2004 #FridayNightLightsMovie #FilmisLit #FilmisLitPodcast #FilmiLitPod #podcast #booktoscreen #movieadaptation #moviereviewpodcast #bookreviewpodcast #bookworm #cinephile #LauraSielingGaylord #DannyGaylord
Scott Porter & Zach Gilford chat with the author of "Friday Night Lights: a Town, a Team, and a Dream" - Buzz Bissinger! Buzz tells us about how he got his start in journalism, moving to Odessa, Texas to cover the Permian Panthers, his intimate relationship with the players, Boobie Miles' journey, how Pete Berg came into play, how the book informed the movie & the show, his dispute with NBC, the 3-way tie that decided Permian's playoff berth, the coinflip, the feeling of Friday night football games in Odessa, whether he feels FNL defined his career in the eyes of the public, FNL musical, the wide reach of the book, how the city of Odessa received the book & movie, his sons, his book "The Mosquito Bowl: A Game Of Life & Death in World War II", and so much more! This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp! Visit BetterHelp.com/FNL today to get 10% off your first month! Listeners get up to an $80 Mastercard or Amazon eGift Card when you join and use the offer code "FNL" - visit AirMedCareNetwork.com/FNL today. Brought to you by Progressive Insurance!
Friday Night Lights author Buzz Bissinger joins Paul to talk about his storied career and his new book, The Mosquito Bowl: A Game of Life and Death in World War II. He also discusses ghostwriting Caitlyn Jenner's memoir, why he left Twitter, his time at Vanity Fair, and why he's considering leaving the US. Thank you to Perfect Books in Ottawa for hosting this conversation.
“They were boys.“ David, Torie and Jamie ring in the new year with chatter about resolutions, reading's health benefits and the incredible Robert Caro. They talk with Heidi Powell and Hope Harrod of An Open Book Foundation, a terrific DMV organization that connects students with authors, illustrators and their books to foster a lifelong love of books. Iconic writer Buzz Bissinger zooms in to share “The Mosquito Bowl,” superbly researched and passionately written, it's about brotherhood and bravery and country. John Grisham says it's destined to be a classic. Yep.
We revisit some of our favorite interviews from our Heart of Sports Book Club Series talking with Buzz Bissinger about his book "the Mosquito Bowl," David Maraniss about his book "A Path Lit By Lightning" and Dan Good about his book "Playing Through The Pain."
Join Robert Child for a conversation with author Buzz Bissinger. Buzz is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author of four books, including the New York Times bestseller Three Nights in August and Friday Night Lights, which sold two million copies and inspired the film and TV franchise. His latest book is called, The Mosquito Bowl: A Game of Life and Death in World War II. Sign up for our twice monthly email Newsletter SOCIAL: YouTube Twitter Facebook Website --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/robert-child/support
Tony opens the show by talking about his frustration with a credit card company, and also about the World Series Schedule, and how genius manifests itself in young people. Chuck Todd calls in to pick games against Reginald the Monkey, Buzz Bissinger phones in to talk about his new book “The Mosquito Bowl” and he also talks to Tony about Friday Night Lights and the relationship between Philadelphians and their sports teams, and Tony closes out the show by opening up the Mailbag. Songs : The Stivs “The Satisfaction” ; “This Is It” To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
We've got some outstanding guests coming up in November on Point of the Spear. Click that subscribe button so you don't miss a moment—kicking off the month the story of Churchill''s desperadoes, the British SAS in WWII with author Damien Lewis. Then, the epic tale of a WWII Army Ranger Battalion ordered to seize a hill from the Germans and hold it till the last man in The Last Hill with author Tom Clavin. And later in the month the extraordinary untold story of two Marine regiments who battled each other on the football field on Christmas Eve 1944 in the Mosquito Bowl. Pulitzer prize-winning journalist Buzz Bissinger will tell us about his new bestselling book. All this and much more coming your way in November. Click that subscribe button and join us on Point of the Spear. Watch our new military history documentary, Weather and Warfare, FREE on Tubi the streaming service from Fox. LINK https://tubitv.com/movies/680635/weather-and-warfare-millennia-to-modern-time Sign up for our twice monthly email Newsletter SOCIAL: YouTube Twitter Facebook Website --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/robert-child/support
Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and author Buzz Bissinger joins Dan for an in-depth conversation on his greatest work, the pressure of living up to Friday Night Lights, the state of journalism, his personal triumphs and pitfalls, addiction, and more. Plus, Buzz goes through some of the greatest lessons he learned while writing his various pieces. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On today's episode of "Cail & Company LIVE," Ken interviews Rick Santos, the head coach for the New Hampshire Wildcats football team and Buzz Bissinger. He is the author of the highly acclaimed nonfiction books: Friday Night Lights, A Prayer for the City, Three Nights in August, Shooting Stars and Father's Day.
The FX/Hulu series Reservation Dogs follows four teens on an Oklahoma Indian reservation who are frustrated and alienated, caught between what's left of traditional Native culture on the reservation and the broader pop culture. We talk with co-creator and showrunner Sterlin Harjo about his own upbringing in Indian Territory and how he was inspired by the storytellers in his family.Ken Tucker reviews some previously unreleased early Lou Reed demos. Also, Buzz Bissinger, author of the classic high school football book, Friday Night Lights, tells the story of college football stars-turned Marines who endured some of the most savage fighting in World War II. Bissinger's new book is The Mosquito Bowl.
The FX/Hulu series Reservation Dogs follows four teens on an Oklahoma Indian reservation who are frustrated and alienated, caught between what's left of traditional Native culture on the reservation and the broader pop culture. We talk with co-creator and showrunner Sterlin Harjo about his own upbringing in Indian Territory and how he was inspired by the storytellers in his family.Ken Tucker reviews some previously unreleased early Lou Reed demos. Also, Buzz Bissinger, author of the classic high school football book, Friday Night Lights, tells the story of college football stars-turned Marines who endured some of the most savage fighting in World War II. Bissinger's new book is The Mosquito Bowl.
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This is one of the greatest stories you've never heard. Michael welcomes bestselling author Buzz Bissinger, author of "The Mosquito Bowl: A Game of Life and Death in World War II." Original air date 20 September 2022. The book was published on 13 September 2022.
In conversation with Mark Bowden A Pulitzer Prize–-winning journalist and author of four books, Buzz Bissinger is perhaps best known for the New York Times bestseller Friday Night Lights, the 1990 nonfiction chronicle of a Texas high school football team that has since been adapted into a successful film and a long-running television series. His other popular books include 3 Nights in August, A Prayer for the City, and Father's Day, a memoir about his cross-country journey with his extraordinary son. A contributing editor for Vanity Fair and a sports columnist for The Daily Beast, Bissinger is a longtime contributor to The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and The Philadelphia Inquirer, among other periodicals. The Mosquito Bowl tells the story of two United States Marine regiments that play a bloody game of football on the eve of the WWII invasion of Okinawa, a battle from which many of the players would not return. Renowned for his ''signature blend of deep reportage and character-driven storytelling (The New York Times Book Review),'' Mark Bowden is the author of 15 bestselling books of investigative journalism, including Blackhawk Down, adapted by Ridley Scott into a popular film; Killing Pablo, winner of the Overseas Press Club's Cornelius Ryan Award for book of the year; The Three Battles of Wanat, a collection of his best long-form essays; and Hue 1968, the story of the Vietnam War's bloodiest battle as told by participants from both sides. (recorded 9/14/2022)
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Pulitzer-Prize winning writer Buzz Bissinger talks about his latest book, "The Mosquito Bowl: A Game of Life and Death in World War II."
Pulitzer Award Winning Author Buzz Bissinger joins the show to talk about his new book, The Mosquito Bowl: A Game Of Life And Death In World War II.
Buzz Bissinger with untold stories of World War II. Dr. Gerry Heisler discusses navigating relationships in the modern world. Trish Gazall on the Lebanese Festival coming up at St. Raymond Maronite Cathedral and the audio cut of the day.
Buzz Bissinger, author of the Friday Night Lights joins the show to discuss his latest book “The Mosquito Bowl: A game of Life and Death in World War Two.”
Friday Night Lights author Buzz Bissinger tells the story of Marines in 1945 who, while waiting for the Battle of Okinawa to begin, staged a football game broadcast on Armed Services Radio throughout the Pacific. Bissinger's book is The Mosquito Bowl: A Game of Life and Death in World War II. TV critic David Bianculli reviews Ken Burns' new documentary, The U.S. and the Holocaust.
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Friday Night Lights author Buzz Bissinger tells the story of Marines in 1945 who, while waiting for the Battle of Okinawa to begin, staged a football game broadcast on Armed Services Radio throughout the Pacific. Bissinger's book is The Mosquito Bowl: A Game of Life and Death in World War II. TV critic David Bianculli reviews Ken Burns' new documentary, The U.S. and the Holocaust.
Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and author Buzz Bissinger on his new book 'The Mosquito Bowl,' how writing the book saved his life and the challenge of living up to the incredible success of 'Friday Night Lights.' To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
The Czar talks to Buzz Bissinger about his Friday Night Lights, and his new book The Mosquito Bowl: A game of life and death during World War II.
Buzz Bissinger has written on everything from corruption in Phaliedlphia, to high school football in Texas. He joins After Hours today to talk about his latest work. "THE MOSQUITO BOWL: A Game of Life and Death in World War II"; a tremendous story that combines All American football players and the backdrop of war. Buzz also happens to be the author of the heralded book turned tv series FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS. Plus Buzz was the man who sat down with Caitlin Jenner and broke the story that Bruce Jenner was transitioning to Caitlin. They discuss it all plus some NFL now as Buzz is still actively involved in the sports world. Check out Defo and Lubie M-F from 7-9am ET LIVE, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxmvF27-1OY_PGUZvAb7d9g Follow Defo on Twitter @DefoShow, FB - https://www.facebook.com/jeff.deforrest Follow Lubie on Twitter/Ig @LubieOnAir, FB - https://www.facebook.com/mike.lubitz1
The highly acclaimed author discusses the unique process of his newest book, "The Mosquito Bowl: A Game of Life and Death in World War II" (https://www.harpercollins.com/products/the-mosquito-bowl-buzz-bissinger).
Buzz Bissinger, decorated journalist and author, joins the show to discuss his new book Mosquito Bowl. The book highlights football players who fought in World War II.
We get a visit from the author of Friday Night Lights Buzz Bissinger who talks about the passing of Coach Gary Gaines and his new book "The Mosquito Bowl". . Plus we continue with your phone calls. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Buzz Bissinger, an American journalist and author, joins Mark Thompson to discuss his brand new book "The Mosquito Bowl: A Game of Life and Death in World War II".Bissinger is best known for his 1990 non-fiction book Friday Night Lights which became a best-seller and inspired a 2004 film and a much-beloved TV series. He is a longtime contributing editor at Vanity Fair magazine and released a documentary on Bissinger titled “Buzz” on HBO in 2019.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Buzz Bissinger, an American journalist and author, joins Mark Thompson to discuss his brand new book "The Mosquito Bowl: A Game of Life and Death in World War II".Bissinger is best known for his 1990 non-fiction book Friday Night Lights which became a best-seller and inspired a 2004 film and a much-beloved TV series. He is a longtime contributing editor at Vanity Fair magazine and released a documentary on Bissinger titled “Buzz” on HBO in 2019.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Hey, sports fans, your two favorite fanatics are back with another Sports Short. Well, not that short. Hey, Chris and Joe have a lot to say about MLB & the NFL as one season draws to a close and the other commences. Of course, our protracted absence can be blamed on Joe as he has been crying in his beer watching the Yanks and the Mets go down like The Titanic and The Hindenburg. But the guys suck it up, put on their cleats and pads, and report on MLB's new 2023 schedule and its historic rules changes. Chris is in motion in the backfield with analysis and predictions for the NFL in general, and The Jets and Giant's in particular. Joe steps up to plate, even though he belongs in AAA with Aaron Hicks, and chronicles the epic slide of The Bronx Bombers and the meteoric rise of The Atlanta Braves. Lookout New York Metropolitans! Also, Chris reviews an important hardball book, "3 Nights in August" by Buzz Bissinger. And you best believe we give some love to the NHL. And finally stick around for the bottom if the ninth, when we give our rambunctious recommendations.
MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday St. Louis Cardinals 1, Chicago Cubs 0 Kansas City Royals 6, Chicago White Sox 4 Tigers were off Cardinals 1, Cubs 0 – Pujols homers as Montgomery, Cardinals blank Cubs 1-0 Albert Pujols hit career homer No. 693, Jordan Montgomery pitched a one-hitter and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs 1-0 for their season-high eighth straight victory. Pujols led off the seventh with a drive to left-center for his seventh homer in his last 10 games and No. 14 overall in his final big league season. There was a noticeable round of cheers from the Wrigley Field crowd of 29,719 as the three-time NL MVP rounded the bases on his second hit of the night. That one run was all Montgomery needed. The left-hander struck out seven and walked none in his first career complete game, Royals 6, White Sox 4 – Waters breaks tie with walk, Royals beat White Sox 6-4 Drew Waters drew a bases-loaded walk to break an eighth-inning tie in his major league debut, boosting the Kansas City Royals to a 6-4 win over the Chicago White Sox in a game rescheduled because of the lockout in April. Joe Kelly, the seventh of eight White Sox pitchers, hit a pair of batters to start the inning. Ryan O’Hearn singled, and Waters drew a five-pitch walk with one out to break a 4-all tie. The White Sox rallied from a four-run deficit after their starter, Michael Kopech, exited the game having faced just four hitters. The team said he departed with left knee soreness. Today St. Louis (Wainwright 9-8) at Chicago Cubs (Assad 0-0), 2:20 p.m. – Game 1 St. Louis (Woodford 2-0) at Chicago Cubs (Sampson 1-3), 8:05 p.m. – Game 2 Chicago White Sox (Cease 12-5) at Baltimore (Voth 3-1), 7:05 p.m. San Francisco (Rodón 11-6) at Detroit (Hutchison 1-6), 7:10 p.m. WSJM/WCSY 6:50 MLB – Cubs’ Hendricks to miss rest of season with shoulder issue Chicago Cubs right-hander Kyle Hendricks will not return this season after he was hampered by shoulder trouble for much of the year. Hendricks finishes with a 4-6 record and a career-high 4.80 ERA in 16 starts. The 32-year-old Hendricks says he was first diagnosed with tendinitis. But another MRI showed a capsular tear. Hendricks says the injury is from years of usage, and he doesn’t think he is going to need surgery to fix the issue. NFL – National Football League – Preseason Week 2 Last Night New York Jets 24, Atlanta Falcons 16 Jets 24, Falcons 16 – Mariota, Ridder solid for Falcons in 24-16 loss to Jets Marcus Mariota led Atlanta to scores on two of his three drives in the Falcons’ 24-16 loss against mostly New York Jets backups. Mariota strengthened his hold on the starting job by going 6 of 10 for 132 yards and a touchdown to Olamide Zaccheaus before giving way to rookie Desmond Ridder with a 10-0 lead in the second quarter. Ridder went 10 of 13 for 143 yards and leading the Falcons to two field goals in three series. Fourth-stringer Chris Streveler led the Jets on two late touchdown drives to give New York the victory. The Jets’ Bradlee Anae returned a fumble 30 yards for a score. NCAAHKY – Michigan and Ohio State to face off outside in Cleveland The University of Michigan and rival Ohio State will face off against each other in an outdoor game to be held on Saturday February 18 at First Energy Stadium in Cleveland. The game at the home of the NFL’s Cleveland Browns will be the 9th such outdoors game for the University of Michigan and first since the 2018-19 season when they defeated Norte Dame in South Bend at Notre Dame Stadium as part of the NHL’s Winter Classic. The two teams will face each other two days prior in Columbus. The game was announced as the 2022-23 Big Ten hockey schedule was made public. Michigan has a 4-2-2 record in playing outside. WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association – 2022 Playoffs – Round 1 (best of 3) Tonight Chicago Sky at New York Liberty, 9:00 p.m. (Series Tied 1-1) NCAAFB – Pick Six: Critical games dot the schedule as 2022 commences The college football schedule offers a weekly selection of marquee games between top teams, and some will hit the ground running this year. Two September 3 showdowns will shuffle the preseason Top 25 quickly as No. 5 Notre Dame and new coach Marcus Freeman play at No. 2 Ohio State and No. 3 Georgia, the defending national champion, plays No. 11 Oregon in Atlanta. Reaching across Power Five lines ends, eventually, and then long-held bitter rivalries take over later as teams grapple for championships and bowl positioning. Here are some of the premier matchups to anticipate. NCAAFB – Transfer portal provides more hits, fewer misses for coaches Mississippi, Southern California, LSU and Nebraska were among the most active teams recruiting players from the transfer portal ahead of the college football season. Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin sought experienced players who could fill immediate needs. USC’s Lincoln Riley and LSU’s Brian Kelly went in looking for star power as they attempt quick rebuilds. Nebraska’s Scott Frost is simply trying to save his job. The top-ranked portal class belongs to Riley at USC but Kiffin is right behind at No. 2. NCAAFB – 2 Indiana State football players among 3 killed in crash Two freshman members of the Indiana State University football team were among the three students who were killed in a weekend crash. School officials said Monday that two other football team members who were injured in the crash are out of intensive care but remain hospitalized in serious condition. The crash happened at around 1:30 a.m. Sunday when the vehicle went off a highway and struck a tree about 10 miles from the university’s Terre Haute campus. Those killed were identified as 18-year-old Christian Eubanks of Waukegan, Illinois; 19-year-old Jayden Musili of Fort Wayne, Indiana; and 19-year-old Caleb VanHooser of Liberty Township, Ohio. Eubanks was a freshman linebacker, and VanHooser was a freshman defensive back. Gary Gaines, coach of ‘Friday Night Lights’ fame, dead at 73 Gary Gaines, coach of the Texas high school football team made famous in the book and movie “Friday Night Lights,” has died. He was 73. Gaines’ family says the former coach died in Lubbock after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. Gaines made many stops in West Texas during a 30-year coaching career. He was best known for a four-year stint leading the highly successful program at Odessa Permian. His 1988 team was chronicled in Buzz Bissinger’s bestselling book. It portrayed a program that favored football over academics but had a sympathetic view of Gaines. Tennis – Tennis star Nick Kyrgios has court case adjourned to October Tennis star Nick Kyrgios has not had to appear in an Australian court when a charge of common assault was listed for the first time. The 27-year-old Kyrgios was represented by his lawyer Michael Kukulies-Smith in the Australian Capital Territory Magistrates Court. He was not required to enter a plea or apply for bail. Magistrate Louise Taylor adjourned the case to Oct. 4. Kyrgios remains in the United States preparing for the U.S. Open which begins next week. The charge relates to an incident in January 2021 that was reported to Australian Capital Territory Police in December. Australian media has reported it involves Kyrgios’ former girlfriend. MILB – Midwest League Baseball Last Night No games last night Tonight South Bend Cubs at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:35 p.m. Fort Wayne Tin Caps at Great Lakes Loons, 7:05 p.m. Lansing Lugnuts at Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, 7:40 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Boys Soccer Andrews Academy 9, Our Lady of the Lake 1 Edwardsburg 9, Bangor 1 Schoolcraft 2, Watervliet 1 Allegan 8, Coloma 0 Bridgman 7, Saugatuck 1 Hartford 8, Niles 0 Howardsville Christian 6, Berrien Springs 2 South Haven 3, Constantine 2 Three Rivers 7, Cassopolis 1 Delton-Kellogg 8, Lawton 1 Plainwell 5, Dowagiac 2 Kal. Hackett 1, Kal. Christian 1 – TIE Gull Lake 7, Otsego 0 Vicksburg 8, Battle Creek Pennfield 0 Volleyball Buchanan 3, Cassopolis 0 Girls Golf SMAC West at Mattawan Team Standings Portage Northern 178 St. Joseph 180 Lakeshore 185 Portage Central 190 Mattawan 194 Top 10 Finishers KT Leinwand (PN) 39 Charlotte Stenger (MAT) 40 Abby Liddell (PC) 41 Margaret Cox (SJ) 42 Morgan Guzzo (SJ) 43 Brook Randall (PN) 43 Zoey Quinn (PN) 44 Lydia Bixby (LKS) 44 Natalia Najera (LKS) 46 Grace Rommell (SJ) 47 Paige Benedict (LKS) 47 St. Joseph Margaret Cox 42 Morgan Guzzo 43 Grace Rommell 47 Clara Berry 48 Regan Igoe 51 Tess Kapelke 56 Lakeshore Lydia Bixby 44 Natalia Najera 46 Paige Benedict 47 Megan Wurster 48 Today Boys Soccer Our Lady of the Lake at Howardsville Christian, 6:00 p.m. Paw Paw at Bloomingdale, 6:00 p.m. Caledonia at Kalamazoo Central, 6:30 p.m. Okemos at Portage Central, 6:30 p.m. Volleyball Berrien Springs at Coloma, 6:30 p.m. Comstock at Galesburg-Augusta, 6:00 p.m. Kalamazoo Heritage at Kalamazoo Hackett, 6:30 p.m. Battle Creek Academy at Howardsville Christian, 5:00 p.m. Niles at Hamilton Tournament, 4:00 p.m. Boys Tennis Kalamazoo Hackett at Our Lady of the Lake, 4:30 p.m. Girls Swimming and Diving Kalamazoo Central at St. Joseph, 6:00 p.m. Bridgman/Lakeshore at Portage Northern, 6:00 p.m. Cross Country St. Joseph Invitational, 4:30 p.m. (at Riverview Park) St. Joseph, Lakeshore, Kalamazoo Central, Kalamazoo Hackett, Kalamazoo Christian, Battle Creek Lakeview, Portage Northern, Mattawan, South Haven, Sturgis, Vicksburg, Berrien Springs, Holland Black River, Holland, Holland West Ottawa, Hudsonville, Saugatuck, GR South Christian, Ann Arbor Pioneer, Hobart (IN), Sturgis.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday St. Louis Cardinals 1, Chicago Cubs 0 Kansas City Royals 6, Chicago White Sox 4 Tigers were off Cardinals 1, Cubs 0 – Pujols homers as Montgomery, Cardinals blank Cubs 1-0 Albert Pujols hit career homer No. 693, Jordan Montgomery pitched a one-hitter and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs 1-0 for their season-high eighth straight victory. Pujols led off the seventh with a drive to left-center for his seventh homer in his last 10 games and No. 14 overall in his final big league season. There was a noticeable round of cheers from the Wrigley Field crowd of 29,719 as the three-time NL MVP rounded the bases on his second hit of the night. That one run was all Montgomery needed. The left-hander struck out seven and walked none in his first career complete game, Royals 6, White Sox 4 – Waters breaks tie with walk, Royals beat White Sox 6-4 Drew Waters drew a bases-loaded walk to break an eighth-inning tie in his major league debut, boosting the Kansas City Royals to a 6-4 win over the Chicago White Sox in a game rescheduled because of the lockout in April. Joe Kelly, the seventh of eight White Sox pitchers, hit a pair of batters to start the inning. Ryan O’Hearn singled, and Waters drew a five-pitch walk with one out to break a 4-all tie. The White Sox rallied from a four-run deficit after their starter, Michael Kopech, exited the game having faced just four hitters. The team said he departed with left knee soreness. Today St. Louis (Wainwright 9-8) at Chicago Cubs (Assad 0-0), 2:20 p.m. – Game 1 St. Louis (Woodford 2-0) at Chicago Cubs (Sampson 1-3), 8:05 p.m. – Game 2 Chicago White Sox (Cease 12-5) at Baltimore (Voth 3-1), 7:05 p.m. San Francisco (Rodón 11-6) at Detroit (Hutchison 1-6), 7:10 p.m. WSJM/WCSY 6:50 MLB – Cubs’ Hendricks to miss rest of season with shoulder issue Chicago Cubs right-hander Kyle Hendricks will not return this season after he was hampered by shoulder trouble for much of the year. Hendricks finishes with a 4-6 record and a career-high 4.80 ERA in 16 starts. The 32-year-old Hendricks says he was first diagnosed with tendinitis. But another MRI showed a capsular tear. Hendricks says the injury is from years of usage, and he doesn’t think he is going to need surgery to fix the issue. NFL – National Football League – Preseason Week 2 Last Night New York Jets 24, Atlanta Falcons 16 Jets 24, Falcons 16 – Mariota, Ridder solid for Falcons in 24-16 loss to Jets Marcus Mariota led Atlanta to scores on two of his three drives in the Falcons’ 24-16 loss against mostly New York Jets backups. Mariota strengthened his hold on the starting job by going 6 of 10 for 132 yards and a touchdown to Olamide Zaccheaus before giving way to rookie Desmond Ridder with a 10-0 lead in the second quarter. Ridder went 10 of 13 for 143 yards and leading the Falcons to two field goals in three series. Fourth-stringer Chris Streveler led the Jets on two late touchdown drives to give New York the victory. The Jets’ Bradlee Anae returned a fumble 30 yards for a score. NCAAHKY – Michigan and Ohio State to face off outside in Cleveland The University of Michigan and rival Ohio State will face off against each other in an outdoor game to be held on Saturday February 18 at First Energy Stadium in Cleveland. The game at the home of the NFL’s Cleveland Browns will be the 9th such outdoors game for the University of Michigan and first since the 2018-19 season when they defeated Norte Dame in South Bend at Notre Dame Stadium as part of the NHL’s Winter Classic. The two teams will face each other two days prior in Columbus. The game was announced as the 2022-23 Big Ten hockey schedule was made public. Michigan has a 4-2-2 record in playing outside. WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association – 2022 Playoffs – Round 1 (best of 3) Tonight Chicago Sky at New York Liberty, 9:00 p.m. (Series Tied 1-1) NCAAFB – Pick Six: Critical games dot the schedule as 2022 commences The college football schedule offers a weekly selection of marquee games between top teams, and some will hit the ground running this year. Two September 3 showdowns will shuffle the preseason Top 25 quickly as No. 5 Notre Dame and new coach Marcus Freeman play at No. 2 Ohio State and No. 3 Georgia, the defending national champion, plays No. 11 Oregon in Atlanta. Reaching across Power Five lines ends, eventually, and then long-held bitter rivalries take over later as teams grapple for championships and bowl positioning. Here are some of the premier matchups to anticipate. NCAAFB – Transfer portal provides more hits, fewer misses for coaches Mississippi, Southern California, LSU and Nebraska were among the most active teams recruiting players from the transfer portal ahead of the college football season. Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin sought experienced players who could fill immediate needs. USC’s Lincoln Riley and LSU’s Brian Kelly went in looking for star power as they attempt quick rebuilds. Nebraska’s Scott Frost is simply trying to save his job. The top-ranked portal class belongs to Riley at USC but Kiffin is right behind at No. 2. NCAAFB – 2 Indiana State football players among 3 killed in crash Two freshman members of the Indiana State University football team were among the three students who were killed in a weekend crash. School officials said Monday that two other football team members who were injured in the crash are out of intensive care but remain hospitalized in serious condition. The crash happened at around 1:30 a.m. Sunday when the vehicle went off a highway and struck a tree about 10 miles from the university’s Terre Haute campus. Those killed were identified as 18-year-old Christian Eubanks of Waukegan, Illinois; 19-year-old Jayden Musili of Fort Wayne, Indiana; and 19-year-old Caleb VanHooser of Liberty Township, Ohio. Eubanks was a freshman linebacker, and VanHooser was a freshman defensive back. Gary Gaines, coach of ‘Friday Night Lights’ fame, dead at 73 Gary Gaines, coach of the Texas high school football team made famous in the book and movie “Friday Night Lights,” has died. He was 73. Gaines’ family says the former coach died in Lubbock after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. Gaines made many stops in West Texas during a 30-year coaching career. He was best known for a four-year stint leading the highly successful program at Odessa Permian. His 1988 team was chronicled in Buzz Bissinger’s bestselling book. It portrayed a program that favored football over academics but had a sympathetic view of Gaines. Tennis – Tennis star Nick Kyrgios has court case adjourned to October Tennis star Nick Kyrgios has not had to appear in an Australian court when a charge of common assault was listed for the first time. The 27-year-old Kyrgios was represented by his lawyer Michael Kukulies-Smith in the Australian Capital Territory Magistrates Court. He was not required to enter a plea or apply for bail. Magistrate Louise Taylor adjourned the case to Oct. 4. Kyrgios remains in the United States preparing for the U.S. Open which begins next week. The charge relates to an incident in January 2021 that was reported to Australian Capital Territory Police in December. Australian media has reported it involves Kyrgios’ former girlfriend. MILB – Midwest League Baseball Last Night No games last night Tonight South Bend Cubs at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:35 p.m. Fort Wayne Tin Caps at Great Lakes Loons, 7:05 p.m. Lansing Lugnuts at Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, 7:40 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Boys Soccer Andrews Academy 9, Our Lady of the Lake 1 Edwardsburg 9, Bangor 1 Schoolcraft 2, Watervliet 1 Allegan 8, Coloma 0 Bridgman 7, Saugatuck 1 Hartford 8, Niles 0 Howardsville Christian 6, Berrien Springs 2 South Haven 3, Constantine 2 Three Rivers 7, Cassopolis 1 Delton-Kellogg 8, Lawton 1 Plainwell 5, Dowagiac 2 Kal. Hackett 1, Kal. Christian 1 – TIE Gull Lake 7, Otsego 0 Vicksburg 8, Battle Creek Pennfield 0 Volleyball Buchanan 3, Cassopolis 0 Girls Golf SMAC West at Mattawan Team Standings Portage Northern 178 St. Joseph 180 Lakeshore 185 Portage Central 190 Mattawan 194 Top 10 Finishers KT Leinwand (PN) 39 Charlotte Stenger (MAT) 40 Abby Liddell (PC) 41 Margaret Cox (SJ) 42 Morgan Guzzo (SJ) 43 Brook Randall (PN) 43 Zoey Quinn (PN) 44 Lydia Bixby (LKS) 44 Natalia Najera (LKS) 46 Grace Rommell (SJ) 47 Paige Benedict (LKS) 47 St. Joseph Margaret Cox 42 Morgan Guzzo 43 Grace Rommell 47 Clara Berry 48 Regan Igoe 51 Tess Kapelke 56 Lakeshore Lydia Bixby 44 Natalia Najera 46 Paige Benedict 47 Megan Wurster 48 Today Boys Soccer Our Lady of the Lake at Howardsville Christian, 6:00 p.m. Paw Paw at Bloomingdale, 6:00 p.m. Caledonia at Kalamazoo Central, 6:30 p.m. Okemos at Portage Central, 6:30 p.m. Volleyball Berrien Springs at Coloma, 6:30 p.m. Comstock at Galesburg-Augusta, 6:00 p.m. Kalamazoo Heritage at Kalamazoo Hackett, 6:30 p.m. Battle Creek Academy at Howardsville Christian, 5:00 p.m. Niles at Hamilton Tournament, 4:00 p.m. Boys Tennis Kalamazoo Hackett at Our Lady of the Lake, 4:30 p.m. Girls Swimming and Diving Kalamazoo Central at St. Joseph, 6:00 p.m. Bridgman/Lakeshore at Portage Northern, 6:00 p.m. Cross Country St. Joseph Invitational, 4:30 p.m. (at Riverview Park) St. Joseph, Lakeshore, Kalamazoo Central, Kalamazoo Hackett, Kalamazoo Christian, Battle Creek Lakeview, Portage Northern, Mattawan, South Haven, Sturgis, Vicksburg, Berrien Springs, Holland Black River, Holland, Holland West Ottawa, Hudsonville, Saugatuck, GR South Christian, Ann Arbor Pioneer, Hobart (IN), Sturgis.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday St. Louis Cardinals 1, Chicago Cubs 0 Kansas City Royals 6, Chicago White Sox 4 Tigers were off Cardinals 1, Cubs 0 – Pujols homers as Montgomery, Cardinals blank Cubs 1-0 Albert Pujols hit career homer No. 693, Jordan Montgomery pitched a one-hitter and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs 1-0 for their season-high eighth straight victory. Pujols led off the seventh with a drive to left-center for his seventh homer in his last 10 games and No. 14 overall in his final big league season. There was a noticeable round of cheers from the Wrigley Field crowd of 29,719 as the three-time NL MVP rounded the bases on his second hit of the night. That one run was all Montgomery needed. The left-hander struck out seven and walked none in his first career complete game, Royals 6, White Sox 4 – Waters breaks tie with walk, Royals beat White Sox 6-4 Drew Waters drew a bases-loaded walk to break an eighth-inning tie in his major league debut, boosting the Kansas City Royals to a 6-4 win over the Chicago White Sox in a game rescheduled because of the lockout in April. Joe Kelly, the seventh of eight White Sox pitchers, hit a pair of batters to start the inning. Ryan O’Hearn singled, and Waters drew a five-pitch walk with one out to break a 4-all tie. The White Sox rallied from a four-run deficit after their starter, Michael Kopech, exited the game having faced just four hitters. The team said he departed with left knee soreness. Today St. Louis (Wainwright 9-8) at Chicago Cubs (Assad 0-0), 2:20 p.m. – Game 1 St. Louis (Woodford 2-0) at Chicago Cubs (Sampson 1-3), 8:05 p.m. – Game 2 Chicago White Sox (Cease 12-5) at Baltimore (Voth 3-1), 7:05 p.m. San Francisco (Rodón 11-6) at Detroit (Hutchison 1-6), 7:10 p.m. WSJM/WCSY 6:50 MLB – Cubs’ Hendricks to miss rest of season with shoulder issue Chicago Cubs right-hander Kyle Hendricks will not return this season after he was hampered by shoulder trouble for much of the year. Hendricks finishes with a 4-6 record and a career-high 4.80 ERA in 16 starts. The 32-year-old Hendricks says he was first diagnosed with tendinitis. But another MRI showed a capsular tear. Hendricks says the injury is from years of usage, and he doesn’t think he is going to need surgery to fix the issue. NFL – National Football League – Preseason Week 2 Last Night New York Jets 24, Atlanta Falcons 16 Jets 24, Falcons 16 – Mariota, Ridder solid for Falcons in 24-16 loss to Jets Marcus Mariota led Atlanta to scores on two of his three drives in the Falcons’ 24-16 loss against mostly New York Jets backups. Mariota strengthened his hold on the starting job by going 6 of 10 for 132 yards and a touchdown to Olamide Zaccheaus before giving way to rookie Desmond Ridder with a 10-0 lead in the second quarter. Ridder went 10 of 13 for 143 yards and leading the Falcons to two field goals in three series. Fourth-stringer Chris Streveler led the Jets on two late touchdown drives to give New York the victory. The Jets’ Bradlee Anae returned a fumble 30 yards for a score. NCAAHKY – Michigan and Ohio State to face off outside in Cleveland The University of Michigan and rival Ohio State will face off against each other in an outdoor game to be held on Saturday February 18 at First Energy Stadium in Cleveland. The game at the home of the NFL’s Cleveland Browns will be the 9th such outdoors game for the University of Michigan and first since the 2018-19 season when they defeated Norte Dame in South Bend at Notre Dame Stadium as part of the NHL’s Winter Classic. The two teams will face each other two days prior in Columbus. The game was announced as the 2022-23 Big Ten hockey schedule was made public. Michigan has a 4-2-2 record in playing outside. WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association – 2022 Playoffs – Round 1 (best of 3) Tonight Chicago Sky at New York Liberty, 9:00 p.m. (Series Tied 1-1) NCAAFB – Pick Six: Critical games dot the schedule as 2022 commences The college football schedule offers a weekly selection of marquee games between top teams, and some will hit the ground running this year. Two September 3 showdowns will shuffle the preseason Top 25 quickly as No. 5 Notre Dame and new coach Marcus Freeman play at No. 2 Ohio State and No. 3 Georgia, the defending national champion, plays No. 11 Oregon in Atlanta. Reaching across Power Five lines ends, eventually, and then long-held bitter rivalries take over later as teams grapple for championships and bowl positioning. Here are some of the premier matchups to anticipate. NCAAFB – Transfer portal provides more hits, fewer misses for coaches Mississippi, Southern California, LSU and Nebraska were among the most active teams recruiting players from the transfer portal ahead of the college football season. Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin sought experienced players who could fill immediate needs. USC’s Lincoln Riley and LSU’s Brian Kelly went in looking for star power as they attempt quick rebuilds. Nebraska’s Scott Frost is simply trying to save his job. The top-ranked portal class belongs to Riley at USC but Kiffin is right behind at No. 2. NCAAFB – 2 Indiana State football players among 3 killed in crash Two freshman members of the Indiana State University football team were among the three students who were killed in a weekend crash. School officials said Monday that two other football team members who were injured in the crash are out of intensive care but remain hospitalized in serious condition. The crash happened at around 1:30 a.m. Sunday when the vehicle went off a highway and struck a tree about 10 miles from the university’s Terre Haute campus. Those killed were identified as 18-year-old Christian Eubanks of Waukegan, Illinois; 19-year-old Jayden Musili of Fort Wayne, Indiana; and 19-year-old Caleb VanHooser of Liberty Township, Ohio. Eubanks was a freshman linebacker, and VanHooser was a freshman defensive back. Gary Gaines, coach of ‘Friday Night Lights’ fame, dead at 73 Gary Gaines, coach of the Texas high school football team made famous in the book and movie “Friday Night Lights,” has died. He was 73. Gaines’ family says the former coach died in Lubbock after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. Gaines made many stops in West Texas during a 30-year coaching career. He was best known for a four-year stint leading the highly successful program at Odessa Permian. His 1988 team was chronicled in Buzz Bissinger’s bestselling book. It portrayed a program that favored football over academics but had a sympathetic view of Gaines. Tennis – Tennis star Nick Kyrgios has court case adjourned to October Tennis star Nick Kyrgios has not had to appear in an Australian court when a charge of common assault was listed for the first time. The 27-year-old Kyrgios was represented by his lawyer Michael Kukulies-Smith in the Australian Capital Territory Magistrates Court. He was not required to enter a plea or apply for bail. Magistrate Louise Taylor adjourned the case to Oct. 4. Kyrgios remains in the United States preparing for the U.S. Open which begins next week. The charge relates to an incident in January 2021 that was reported to Australian Capital Territory Police in December. Australian media has reported it involves Kyrgios’ former girlfriend. MILB – Midwest League Baseball Last Night No games last night Tonight South Bend Cubs at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:35 p.m. Fort Wayne Tin Caps at Great Lakes Loons, 7:05 p.m. Lansing Lugnuts at Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, 7:40 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Boys Soccer Andrews Academy 9, Our Lady of the Lake 1 Edwardsburg 9, Bangor 1 Schoolcraft 2, Watervliet 1 Allegan 8, Coloma 0 Bridgman 7, Saugatuck 1 Hartford 8, Niles 0 Howardsville Christian 6, Berrien Springs 2 South Haven 3, Constantine 2 Three Rivers 7, Cassopolis 1 Delton-Kellogg 8, Lawton 1 Plainwell 5, Dowagiac 2 Kal. Hackett 1, Kal. Christian 1 – TIE Gull Lake 7, Otsego 0 Vicksburg 8, Battle Creek Pennfield 0 Volleyball Buchanan 3, Cassopolis 0 Girls Golf SMAC West at Mattawan Team Standings Portage Northern 178 St. Joseph 180 Lakeshore 185 Portage Central 190 Mattawan 194 Top 10 Finishers KT Leinwand (PN) 39 Charlotte Stenger (MAT) 40 Abby Liddell (PC) 41 Margaret Cox (SJ) 42 Morgan Guzzo (SJ) 43 Brook Randall (PN) 43 Zoey Quinn (PN) 44 Lydia Bixby (LKS) 44 Natalia Najera (LKS) 46 Grace Rommell (SJ) 47 Paige Benedict (LKS) 47 St. Joseph Margaret Cox 42 Morgan Guzzo 43 Grace Rommell 47 Clara Berry 48 Regan Igoe 51 Tess Kapelke 56 Lakeshore Lydia Bixby 44 Natalia Najera 46 Paige Benedict 47 Megan Wurster 48 Today Boys Soccer Our Lady of the Lake at Howardsville Christian, 6:00 p.m. Paw Paw at Bloomingdale, 6:00 p.m. Caledonia at Kalamazoo Central, 6:30 p.m. Okemos at Portage Central, 6:30 p.m. Volleyball Berrien Springs at Coloma, 6:30 p.m. Comstock at Galesburg-Augusta, 6:00 p.m. Kalamazoo Heritage at Kalamazoo Hackett, 6:30 p.m. Battle Creek Academy at Howardsville Christian, 5:00 p.m. Niles at Hamilton Tournament, 4:00 p.m. Boys Tennis Kalamazoo Hackett at Our Lady of the Lake, 4:30 p.m. Girls Swimming and Diving Kalamazoo Central at St. Joseph, 6:00 p.m. Bridgman/Lakeshore at Portage Northern, 6:00 p.m. Cross Country St. Joseph Invitational, 4:30 p.m. (at Riverview Park) St. Joseph, Lakeshore, Kalamazoo Central, Kalamazoo Hackett, Kalamazoo Christian, Battle Creek Lakeview, Portage Northern, Mattawan, South Haven, Sturgis, Vicksburg, Berrien Springs, Holland Black River, Holland, Holland West Ottawa, Hudsonville, Saugatuck, GR South Christian, Ann Arbor Pioneer, Hobart (IN), Sturgis.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
MLB – Major League Baseball Yesterday St. Louis Cardinals 1, Chicago Cubs 0 Kansas City Royals 6, Chicago White Sox 4 Tigers were off Cardinals 1, Cubs 0 – Pujols homers as Montgomery, Cardinals blank Cubs 1-0 Albert Pujols hit career homer No. 693, Jordan Montgomery pitched a one-hitter and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Chicago Cubs 1-0 for their season-high eighth straight victory. Pujols led off the seventh with a drive to left-center for his seventh homer in his last 10 games and No. 14 overall in his final big league season. There was a noticeable round of cheers from the Wrigley Field crowd of 29,719 as the three-time NL MVP rounded the bases on his second hit of the night. That one run was all Montgomery needed. The left-hander struck out seven and walked none in his first career complete game, Royals 6, White Sox 4 – Waters breaks tie with walk, Royals beat White Sox 6-4 Drew Waters drew a bases-loaded walk to break an eighth-inning tie in his major league debut, boosting the Kansas City Royals to a 6-4 win over the Chicago White Sox in a game rescheduled because of the lockout in April. Joe Kelly, the seventh of eight White Sox pitchers, hit a pair of batters to start the inning. Ryan O’Hearn singled, and Waters drew a five-pitch walk with one out to break a 4-all tie. The White Sox rallied from a four-run deficit after their starter, Michael Kopech, exited the game having faced just four hitters. The team said he departed with left knee soreness. Today St. Louis (Wainwright 9-8) at Chicago Cubs (Assad 0-0), 2:20 p.m. – Game 1 St. Louis (Woodford 2-0) at Chicago Cubs (Sampson 1-3), 8:05 p.m. – Game 2 Chicago White Sox (Cease 12-5) at Baltimore (Voth 3-1), 7:05 p.m. San Francisco (Rodón 11-6) at Detroit (Hutchison 1-6), 7:10 p.m. WSJM/WCSY 6:50 MLB – Cubs’ Hendricks to miss rest of season with shoulder issue Chicago Cubs right-hander Kyle Hendricks will not return this season after he was hampered by shoulder trouble for much of the year. Hendricks finishes with a 4-6 record and a career-high 4.80 ERA in 16 starts. The 32-year-old Hendricks says he was first diagnosed with tendinitis. But another MRI showed a capsular tear. Hendricks says the injury is from years of usage, and he doesn’t think he is going to need surgery to fix the issue. NFL – National Football League – Preseason Week 2 Last Night New York Jets 24, Atlanta Falcons 16 Jets 24, Falcons 16 – Mariota, Ridder solid for Falcons in 24-16 loss to Jets Marcus Mariota led Atlanta to scores on two of his three drives in the Falcons’ 24-16 loss against mostly New York Jets backups. Mariota strengthened his hold on the starting job by going 6 of 10 for 132 yards and a touchdown to Olamide Zaccheaus before giving way to rookie Desmond Ridder with a 10-0 lead in the second quarter. Ridder went 10 of 13 for 143 yards and leading the Falcons to two field goals in three series. Fourth-stringer Chris Streveler led the Jets on two late touchdown drives to give New York the victory. The Jets’ Bradlee Anae returned a fumble 30 yards for a score. NCAAHKY – Michigan and Ohio State to face off outside in Cleveland The University of Michigan and rival Ohio State will face off against each other in an outdoor game to be held on Saturday February 18 at First Energy Stadium in Cleveland. The game at the home of the NFL’s Cleveland Browns will be the 9th such outdoors game for the University of Michigan and first since the 2018-19 season when they defeated Norte Dame in South Bend at Notre Dame Stadium as part of the NHL’s Winter Classic. The two teams will face each other two days prior in Columbus. The game was announced as the 2022-23 Big Ten hockey schedule was made public. Michigan has a 4-2-2 record in playing outside. WNBA – Women’s National Basketball Association – 2022 Playoffs – Round 1 (best of 3) Tonight Chicago Sky at New York Liberty, 9:00 p.m. (Series Tied 1-1) NCAAFB – Pick Six: Critical games dot the schedule as 2022 commences The college football schedule offers a weekly selection of marquee games between top teams, and some will hit the ground running this year. Two September 3 showdowns will shuffle the preseason Top 25 quickly as No. 5 Notre Dame and new coach Marcus Freeman play at No. 2 Ohio State and No. 3 Georgia, the defending national champion, plays No. 11 Oregon in Atlanta. Reaching across Power Five lines ends, eventually, and then long-held bitter rivalries take over later as teams grapple for championships and bowl positioning. Here are some of the premier matchups to anticipate. NCAAFB – Transfer portal provides more hits, fewer misses for coaches Mississippi, Southern California, LSU and Nebraska were among the most active teams recruiting players from the transfer portal ahead of the college football season. Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin sought experienced players who could fill immediate needs. USC’s Lincoln Riley and LSU’s Brian Kelly went in looking for star power as they attempt quick rebuilds. Nebraska’s Scott Frost is simply trying to save his job. The top-ranked portal class belongs to Riley at USC but Kiffin is right behind at No. 2. NCAAFB – 2 Indiana State football players among 3 killed in crash Two freshman members of the Indiana State University football team were among the three students who were killed in a weekend crash. School officials said Monday that two other football team members who were injured in the crash are out of intensive care but remain hospitalized in serious condition. The crash happened at around 1:30 a.m. Sunday when the vehicle went off a highway and struck a tree about 10 miles from the university’s Terre Haute campus. Those killed were identified as 18-year-old Christian Eubanks of Waukegan, Illinois; 19-year-old Jayden Musili of Fort Wayne, Indiana; and 19-year-old Caleb VanHooser of Liberty Township, Ohio. Eubanks was a freshman linebacker, and VanHooser was a freshman defensive back. Gary Gaines, coach of ‘Friday Night Lights’ fame, dead at 73 Gary Gaines, coach of the Texas high school football team made famous in the book and movie “Friday Night Lights,” has died. He was 73. Gaines’ family says the former coach died in Lubbock after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. Gaines made many stops in West Texas during a 30-year coaching career. He was best known for a four-year stint leading the highly successful program at Odessa Permian. His 1988 team was chronicled in Buzz Bissinger’s bestselling book. It portrayed a program that favored football over academics but had a sympathetic view of Gaines. Tennis – Tennis star Nick Kyrgios has court case adjourned to October Tennis star Nick Kyrgios has not had to appear in an Australian court when a charge of common assault was listed for the first time. The 27-year-old Kyrgios was represented by his lawyer Michael Kukulies-Smith in the Australian Capital Territory Magistrates Court. He was not required to enter a plea or apply for bail. Magistrate Louise Taylor adjourned the case to Oct. 4. Kyrgios remains in the United States preparing for the U.S. Open which begins next week. The charge relates to an incident in January 2021 that was reported to Australian Capital Territory Police in December. Australian media has reported it involves Kyrgios’ former girlfriend. MILB – Midwest League Baseball Last Night No games last night Tonight South Bend Cubs at West Michigan Whitecaps, 6:35 p.m. Fort Wayne Tin Caps at Great Lakes Loons, 7:05 p.m. Lansing Lugnuts at Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, 7:40 p.m. MHSAA – High School Sports Last Night Boys Soccer Andrews Academy 9, Our Lady of the Lake 1 Edwardsburg 9, Bangor 1 Schoolcraft 2, Watervliet 1 Allegan 8, Coloma 0 Bridgman 7, Saugatuck 1 Hartford 8, Niles 0 Howardsville Christian 6, Berrien Springs 2 South Haven 3, Constantine 2 Three Rivers 7, Cassopolis 1 Delton-Kellogg 8, Lawton 1 Plainwell 5, Dowagiac 2 Kal. Hackett 1, Kal. Christian 1 – TIE Gull Lake 7, Otsego 0 Vicksburg 8, Battle Creek Pennfield 0 Volleyball Buchanan 3, Cassopolis 0 Girls Golf SMAC West at Mattawan Team Standings Portage Northern 178 St. Joseph 180 Lakeshore 185 Portage Central 190 Mattawan 194 Top 10 Finishers KT Leinwand (PN) 39 Charlotte Stenger (MAT) 40 Abby Liddell (PC) 41 Margaret Cox (SJ) 42 Morgan Guzzo (SJ) 43 Brook Randall (PN) 43 Zoey Quinn (PN) 44 Lydia Bixby (LKS) 44 Natalia Najera (LKS) 46 Grace Rommell (SJ) 47 Paige Benedict (LKS) 47 St. Joseph Margaret Cox 42 Morgan Guzzo 43 Grace Rommell 47 Clara Berry 48 Regan Igoe 51 Tess Kapelke 56 Lakeshore Lydia Bixby 44 Natalia Najera 46 Paige Benedict 47 Megan Wurster 48 Today Boys Soccer Our Lady of the Lake at Howardsville Christian, 6:00 p.m. Paw Paw at Bloomingdale, 6:00 p.m. Caledonia at Kalamazoo Central, 6:30 p.m. Okemos at Portage Central, 6:30 p.m. Volleyball Berrien Springs at Coloma, 6:30 p.m. Comstock at Galesburg-Augusta, 6:00 p.m. Kalamazoo Heritage at Kalamazoo Hackett, 6:30 p.m. Battle Creek Academy at Howardsville Christian, 5:00 p.m. Niles at Hamilton Tournament, 4:00 p.m. Boys Tennis Kalamazoo Hackett at Our Lady of the Lake, 4:30 p.m. Girls Swimming and Diving Kalamazoo Central at St. Joseph, 6:00 p.m. Bridgman/Lakeshore at Portage Northern, 6:00 p.m. Cross Country St. Joseph Invitational, 4:30 p.m. (at Riverview Park) St. Joseph, Lakeshore, Kalamazoo Central, Kalamazoo Hackett, Kalamazoo Christian, Battle Creek Lakeview, Portage Northern, Mattawan, South Haven, Sturgis, Vicksburg, Berrien Springs, Holland Black River, Holland, Holland West Ottawa, Hudsonville, Saugatuck, GR South Christian, Ann Arbor Pioneer, Hobart (IN), Sturgis.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
This week, Ashley and Mike are joined by three great guests: first, Buzz Bissinger, author of Friday Night Lights, who tells us why he's preparing to leave America; second, Flora Gill, who explains how a dating show where everyone is naked has conquered the U.K. (and why it's also very heartwarming); and finally, Joseph Bullmore, who tells us about the world's most Googled person—the millionaire misogynist spreading his toxic gospel to young men via Hustler's University. All this and more make this week's show one you won't want to miss.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Michael's conversation with Buzz Bizzinger, author of "Friday Night Lights" and Peter Berg, director of the movie by the same title. This aired on WPHT on 1 October 2004, one week before the movie was released. Michael's late father was also a part of this conversation, one not to miss.
Time for a football movie!! Friday Night Lights, the movie that is based on a Buzz Bissinger book, takes place in the 80s, directed by Peter Berg and ultimately spawned a great series, is the topic this week.. The guys talk about all of this plus what they have been watching lately. Darren explains his take away of the Lizabeth Salender books and what he thought of the movies. Kevin explains what makes Lucas Black a great actor and how they ruined his character in the new Fast and Furious movie. Enjoy!!
In which John Heilemann talks with writer Will Leitch, sports columnist for MLB.com and New York magazine, founder of Deadspin, and author of a new novel, How Lucky. Heilemann and Leitch discuss the inspiration for How Lucky, including a friend of his young son with spinal muscular atrophy, the genetic disorder that Leitch gives to Daniel, the book's hero; Leitch's love for Athens, Georgia, where he and his family now live and where the book is set; how a complimentary tweet from Stephen King is tantamount to an Oprah's Book Club seal of approval; Leitch's time at Deadspin, including a famous televised confrontation with Friday Night Lights author Buzz Bissinger; the real reason for Major League Baseball's decision to move the All-Star Game from Atlanta; and how the NBA is leading the way in political activism in sports. Leitch also discusses his hesitation about getting too excited about the recent success of the New York Knicks, with villainous team owner Jimmy Dolan forever lurking in the wings. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
In which John Heilemann talks with writer Will Leitch, sports columnist for MLB.com and New York magazine, founder of Deadspin, and author of a new novel, How Lucky. Heilemann and Leitch discuss the inspiration for How Lucky, including a friend of his young son with spinal muscular atrophy, the genetic disorder that Leitch gives to Daniel, the book's hero; Leitch's love for Athens, Georgia, where he and his family now live and where the book is set; how a complimentary tweet from Stephen King is tantamount to an Oprah's Book Club seal of approval; Leitch's time at Deadspin, including a famous televised confrontation with Friday Night Lights author Buzz Bissinger; the real reason for Major League Baseball's decision to move the All-Star Game from Atlanta; and how the NBA is leading the way in political activism in sports. Leitch also discusses his hesitation about getting too excited about the recent success of the New York Knicks, with villainous team owner Jimmy Dolan forever lurking in the wings. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
Renowned photographer and frequent National Geographic contributor Robert Clark joins the podcast to talk about growing up in Hays Kansas and his early love of sports photography that would create a young determined photographer working his way through multiple newspapers on the way to an extremely storied career. During our conversation Robert talks about how the opportunity to shoot a story on a high school football team in Odessa Texas early on in his career would end up becoming the best selling book by Buzz Bissinger titled Friday Night Lights and help him on his way to creating a name for himself. After moving to New York to pursue a better understanding of lighting and studio work, Robert began to find his place in the industry, working with everyone from Vanity Fair and Time to his long relationship with the Geographic. Known for his versatility in shooting everything from beautiful still life imagery to photojournalistic storytelling, Robert has gone on to shoot over 50 stories for National Geographic, more magazine covers than you could keep track of, and continues to be inspired by not only his contemporaries, but the young talent he sees coming up. To Learn More About Robert Clark Visit: http://www.robertclark.com And Follow Him on Instagram At: https://www.instagram.com/robertclarkphoto/ To Learn More About Visual Revolutionary Visit: https://www.visualrevolutionary.com And Follow On Instagram At: https://www.instagram.com/visualrevolutionary/
Buzz Bissinger owns more than 100 pairs of leather pants and over 200 pairs of leather gloves, having spent more than $600,000 on leather goods in the span of three years. Mr. Bissinger has a spending addiction, and he joins the Sugars to offer guidance to a letter-writer whose therapist and family don’t take her spending seriously. This episode was originally published on April 14th, 2018.
Robert Clark // “If i could do one thing in my career over, i would have moved there for a year.” . Welcome to @thesearcherpodcast, conversations with storytellers, creatives, healers, and others in search of what it all means. On this episode of the show, I speak with National Geographic photographer Robert Clark, a dear friend and mentor. Robert was one of the first occupants of a Brooklyn, NY, building known in the photo world as the Kibbutz, which after 9-11 became a temporary home for some of the best photojournalists in the world. Not long after meeting Rob, he found me a place inside this building, where I met some of these photographers. It was one of the most magical and inspiring periods of my life, and it was all thanks to Rob. Based in New York City, Robert Clark has photographed more than 50 stories for National Geographic and is the author of five monographs. . In 1988, when Robert Clark was in his early twenties, he traveled to Odessa, Texas, to create a visual element for a book about a high school football team. That book was Buzz Bissinger's Friday Night Lights―the chronicle of a season with the Permian Panthers, one of the state's winningest teams of all time. . About twenty photos appeared in Bissinger's book, but Clark shot 137 rolls of film during his time with the Panthers. Friday Night Lives collects dozens of the never-before-seen images, taking us back to the team, the city, and that dramatic season. The archival photos, published in 2020 on the thirtieth anniversary of the publication of Bissinger's bestseller, capture intimate moments among the players and their families and classmates, as well as the wider world of Odessa. . Now the players have grown up. Friday Night Lives also includes Clark's portraits of key Panthers figures at a later age, documenting complex lives of beauty and struggle. Boobie Miles, the star fullback sidelined by injury, is here, along with Coach Gaines and others. In his heartfelt foreword, best-selling author Hanif Abdurraqib describes how Clark's photos rehumanize the players, reminding us of the truth of their young lives before their stories became nationally known in print, film, and television. . Follow Robert Clark: Instagram: @robertclarkphoto Web: http://www.robertclark.com/ . Buy Friday Night Lives: https://www.amazon.com/Friday-Night-Lives-Caldwell-Endowment/dp/1477321195 Buy Friday Night Nights: https://www.amazon.com/Friday-Night-Lights-25th-Anniversary/dp/0306824205/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=friday+night+lights&qid=1605221093&s=books&sr=1-1 Watch the series Friday Night Lights: https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B00C158CJS/ref=atv_dp_b00_det_c_UTPsmN_1_1 Watch the film Friday Night Lights: https://www.amazon.com/Friday-Night-Lights-Billy-Thornton/dp/B001NI24OI/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=friday+night+lights&qid=1605220997&sr=8-3 . Additional links: Searcher Instagram: @thesearcherpodcast Searcher website: http://michaelchristopherbrown.com/searcher/ --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/searcher/support
MOINSDeuxième numéro de Culture Baseball At-Bat avec Guillaume Badet, community manager du compte Twitter @AstrosFrance. Avec lui, on discute cinéma, littérature et musique, avant de terminer sur un quizz spécial Houston Astros. Au programme :
ARE YOU READY FOR SOME FOOTBALL??? By which we mean a book about football. Specifically, Friday Night Lights, journalist H.G. Bissinger's journey to Odessa, Texas, a town so obsessed with its high school football team it was willing to sacrifice grades, hopes, dreams, mental wellbeing, and yes, a testicle here or there. RJ scores a touchdown in the blogosphere, while Megan tries out some new catchphrases.
First Draft Episode #238: Sarah Watson Sarah Watson is a television writer, producer, and novelist. She’s the creator of the Freeform series, The Bold Type, and was a Writer and Executive Producer of the critically acclaimed NBC drama, Parenthood. She has also written for About A Boy, Lipstick Jungle,The Unusuals, and The Middleman, as well as other series. Her debut novel, Most Likely, is out now. Links and Topics Mentioned In This Episode Down a Dark Hall by Lois Duncan Sarah basically wrote a book report for the movie War Games Felicity (TV show) was a game changer for hour-long dramas, and Dawson’s Creek and Buffy. Before that there was mostly just Thirtysomething Sarah was an intern with someone named Damon Lindeloff, who went on to create LOST, The Leftovers, and Watchmen That’s so Raven was one of Sarah’s very first jobs out of college Eileen Heisler (executive producer of How I Met Your Mother and The Middle) and DeAnn Heline (producer on Murphy Brown and executive producer Ellen), the women behind Lipstick Jungle The Middleman is where Sarah met Javier Grillo-Marxuach Jason Katims, showrunner and executive producer of Friday Night Lights (created by Peter Berg, based on the book Friday Night Lights written by Pulitzer Prize winner H.G. “Buzz” Bissinger [not for nothing but the documentary Buzz was fascinating]) was the creator, showrunner, and executive producer for Parenthood The 1989 film Parenthood, written by Lowell Ganz (who also wrote Splash and A League of Their Own, among others) and Babaloo Mandel (who also wrote City Slickers, A League of Their Own, and Forget Paris) In the writing room for Beyond the Break there were only three writers Sarah shadowed Joanna Coles in researching for The Bold Type The Bold Type was originally at NBC in a more West Wing style iteration before it settled into Sarah’s vision at Freeform What Happened by Hilary Clinton Kate Testerman at KT Literary is Sarah’s agent The Deadline announcement for Sarah’s new TV show, about a The Goonies remake Sarah got the chance to create her new TV show with Gail Berman, Chairman and CEO of The Jackal Group, an independent production entity formed in partnership with Fox Networks Group. Richard Donner, the director of The Goonies, Superman, Lethal Weapon, Scrooged, and more Greg Motolla, director of Superbad and Adventureland, is directing Sarah’s pilot I want to hear from you! Have a question about writing or creativity for Sarah Enni or her guests to answer? To leave a voicemail, call (818) 533-1998. Subscribe To First Draft with Sarah Enni Every Tuesday, I speak to storytellers like Veronica Roth, author of Divergent; Linda Holmes, author and host of NPR’s Pop Culture Happy Hour podcast; Jonny Sun, internet superstar, illustrator of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Gmorning, Gnight! and author and illustrator of Everyone’s an Aliebn When Ur a Aliebn Too; Michael Dante DiMartino, co-creator of Avatar: The Last Airbender; John August, screenwriter of Big Fish, Charlie’s Angels, and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory; or Rhett Miller, musician and frontman for The Old 97s. Together, we take deep dives on their careers and creative works. Don’t miss an episode! Subscribe in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you get your podcasts. It’s free! Rate, Review, and Recommend How do you like the show? Please take a moment to rate and review First Draft with Sarah Enni in Apple Podcasts, Google Play, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Your honest and positive review helps others discover the show -- so thank you! Is there someone you think would love this podcast as much as you do? Please share this episode on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, or via carrier pigeon (maybe try a text or e-mail, come to think of it). Just click the Share button at the bottom of this post! Thanks again!
To ghost or not to ghost? That is the question as Tauny returns in the Pews! This wonderful, free-wheeling episode commences with Glenn welcoming Tauny back after having convalesced for a few shows. Our co-hosts discuss a bout with an STD, men wearing make-up, how the trend in rock n roll started with Little Richard, author Buzz Bissinger’s leather fetish and his collaboration with Catlyn Jenner, the late, great talk show host Don Imus’ evolution with homophobia, OLDR's, (Online Long Distance Relationships), Harry Styles’ gender-bending which leads to the playing of his “Treat People with Kindness” and then the Bloodhound Gang’s “Ballad of Chasey Lane”—all before the topic of “ghosting” is delved into with great detail including stories from “Styles” and “Nelg”. We learn the definition of being a “catfish” and its origin. The Coach makes the case that “ghosting” someone may be a positive strategy sometimes and gives examples, how the "cancel culture" is related, plus a sh&t ton more! It ain’t going to be boring, fo sho! NSFW or children. Strong Sexual Content, Language, Humor, Insight and Condemnation of Religion. A portion of all proceeds donated to combat human sex slave trafficking and genital mutilation.
Bryan Curtis and David Shoemaker discuss the ongoing saga involving Donald Trump and Ukraine (03:00), the Overworked Twitter Joke of the Week (25:30), a 2020 election update (27:30), the latest twist in the Antonio Brown–Patriots breakup (34:15), the new documentary on Buzz Bissinger (43:15), and more.
The documentary "Buzz" profiles the Pulitzer Prize-winning author Buzz Bissinger ("Friday Night Lights") as he explores his own gender and sexuality while writing about Caitlyn Jenner. Filmmaker Andrew Shea creates an intimate portrait of Bissinger experimenting with cross-dressing and fetishes as he seeks to find his own authentic self. — Raphaela Neihausen and Thom Powers For more information, click here to visit the official film web site.
In this episode, Mike talks to Laura Brunner, President and CEO of The Port, an economic development agency that initiates projects to improve property value and promote job creation throughout Hamilton County. In this podcast, Mike and Laura discuss: How your home’s value is really measured (4:00)What The Port is doing to create inclusive capitalism in neighborhood redevelopment (9:40)The interesting story of how the historic Vernon Manor Hotel (where Rainman was filmed, among other claims to fame) was literally saved from the wrecking ball (9:48)How revitalization differs from gentrification, and how her team works with new residents and legacy residents to build a cohesive community (14:15). The importance of manufacturing opportunities in economic development. (17:06) Mike and Laura get more personal as they discuss work-life balance. Laura shares her strategy for prioritizing opportunities as a community leader and learning to say “no” (21:34) and how to make the three “rings” of Career, Community Engagement, and Family overlap (25:49). They finish the episode with a meaningful conversation about how leaders need to “lean in.”Leaders need to be “conscious and aware that we can help our employees succeed in life, not just how can they benefit me as an employer.” (30:48)We need to “realize that in order for our society to be its most successful, we need everybody leaning in.” (33:09) Interested in reading up on the impact of economic development? Laura recommends reading “A Prayer For The City” by Buzz Bissinger. https://www.cincinnatiport.orgLaura BrunnerEpisode 17: Conscious Capitalism with Steve ShifmanEpisode 18: Becoming Fully Human with Dan HurleyEpisode 43: Creating A Marriage Strategy with Jackie BledsoeEpisode 55: Exclusive vs. Inclusive Capitalism with Ed Rigaud
This interview with best-selling author Buzz Bissinger was recorded in 2015 at the time of the publication of the 25th anniversary edition of "Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Dream, and a Team." Bissinger's book chronicled a season of the high school football team in Odessa, Texas, a community where football is followed with ferocious intensity.
Buzz Bissinger owns more than 100 pairs of leather pants and over 200 pairs of leather gloves, having spent more than $600,000 on leather goods in the span of three years. Mr. Bissinger has a spending addiction, and he joins the Sugars to offer guidance to a letter-writer whose therapist and family don’t take her spending seriously. This episode was originally published on April 14th, 2018.
Will Leitch founded Deadspin nearly 14 years ago. Since 2008, Leitch has written and worked outside of the site, most recently as a contributing editor at New York Magazine, a national correspondent for MLB, and the host of “The Will Leitch Show” on Sports Illustrated TV. “…During the years I actively ran [Deadspin] — now more than a decade in the past — I was ostensibly in charge of figuring out what was coming next on the sports internet; I was the supposed leader of the blog-barbarians at the gate, all those bulls (and we were all bulls) running roughshod over the Traditional Sports Media…” Don and Will discuss how Blacktable.com led to Deadspin.com, the Deadspin of today, Will's writing of today, and revisit the infamous and “rather festive” 2008 Costas NOW (HBO) discussion where Buzz Bissinger, the author of “Friday Night Lights,” berated Will as being “…sort of like Jimmy Olsen on Percocet," and the sports blogosphere of the early aughts being “dedicated to cruelty … journalistic dishonesty, and … speed.” They've both come around since then. Will lives in Athens, GA, has written four books (with a fifth on the way), and can be found on Twitter @williamfleitch.
Deadspin founder WILL LEITCH appears for the fifth installment of "Two Dads Talk Thanksgiving" and: Eponymous, not titular ... Layered flooring in apartments ... Load-bearing parlor ... Thanksgiving plans ... A sudden Thanksgiving death ... An active family Thanksgiving ... Cursed places ... Died in the guest bedroom ... Things have happened between these walls ... Goodbye to the childhood home ... Dad built our house around me ... One last project for the ultimate handyman ... BREAK ... Learning to bake bread the Martha Stewart way ... Do you say you baked the bread yourself? ... Bakin' via cheapskatery ... Olive oil utility belt ... Finding solace/escapism in opting for basic labor ... Fantastic Beasts and why that movie sucks ... Go away, JK Rowling ... Chris Jones and Buzz Bissinger shout-outs ... Twitter doesn't promote traffic at all ... Success means being able to abandon social media ... BREAK ... Are we confronting our families this Thanksgiving? ... We know America was never normal ... Covering Trump coming down the escalator ... It's OK to not engage this BS ... Hit your cousin ... Do you self-censor in anticipation of bro rage? ... B*rstool Sports ... A journalist's job is to get yelled at ... Be sad as hell, but you're still a white guy ... "It was easy for ME to vote!" ... Old white sportswriter privilege ... Born on third base, claiming a triple ... This is a fake job, a nurse is a real job ... BREAK ... What malpractice is the media committing this year? ... Endless airtime for Trump's opinion ... Inauguration Day dispelled any belief in Trump's evolution ... The Prisoner's Dilemma of covering Trump outrage ... Labor reporting vs. Cletus Safari ... "Trapped by the base" THAT YOU BUILT ... Pareene's take: Just don't go, just don't cover it ... The indestructibility of shamelessness ... Wanting to take a swing at the shameless ... Faith in GOP voters abandoning the party ... The media's fallacious default to GOP "adulthood," popularity and "normalcy" ... Parties TELL their voters what to accept/reject ... BREAK ... Write letters again ... How many words makes a letter a letter? ... Everyone loves stamps, I got stationary ... P.O. Box, Will Leitch, Georgia ... TELEGRAM SCHTICK ... Will's hero appearance on the Hallmark podcast ... Plugs ... Scaramucci ... CREDITS...
Listener! Now that the Book Club on Friday Night Lights featuring Domonique Foxworth, Pablo Torre, Howard Bryant and author Buzz Bissinger has concluded, we wanted to share with those who may have missed it the collection in its entirety. Enjoy!
Listener! Now that the Book Club on Friday Night Lights featuring Domonique Foxworth, Pablo Torre, Howard Bryant and author Buzz Bissinger has concluded, we wanted to share with those who may have missed it the collection in its entirety. Enjoy!
Will Leitch (MLB.com columnist, founder of Deadspin.com) joins Austin to talk about competing in the Scholastic Bowl, the difference between New York and Athens, Georgia, the early days of Deadspin and how it started, squaring off against Buzz Bissinger on national TV, how he feels about Deadspin ripping his beloved Cardinals, breaking the Manti Te'o story on Deadspin, his favorite sports movies, rocking a Wayne's World shirt in his high school yearbook photo, the best SNL skits turned movies. Plus, Spencer Graves (Spencer's Neighborhood on 106.5 The Arch) joins Austin to break down the best bald spots in sports. LINEUP: 5:21 - The Best Bald Spots in Sports (with Spencer Graves) 24:03 - Will Leitch interview 1:26:24 - Outro
Bomani dishes on Tiger being back (or not) (0:41), how Gronk, Earl Thomas and Le'Veon Bell are all connected (17:34) as well as LeBron discounting the Lakers' chances this year (31:45). Plus, author of "Friday Night Lights" Buzz Bissinger joins the show for the finale of The Right Time Book Club (39:00).
Bomani dishes on Tiger being back (or not) (0:41), how Gronk, Earl Thomas and Le'Veon Bell are all connected (17:34) as well as LeBron discounting the Lakers' chances this year (31:45). Plus, author of "Friday Night Lights" Buzz Bissinger joins the show for the finale of The Right Time Book Club (39:00).
Bomani Jones discusses why the "America's Team" moniker for the Dallas Cowboys is sounding more fitting every day (0:36) and why despite being in awe of LeBron's grace it is concerning that he has to be the one to do it (12:55). Plus, Bo and Pablo go to the "Overwatch" final in NYC (21:16) and Pablo joins for the second installment of #TheRightTimeBookClub on Friday Night Lights by Buzz Bissinger (33:22).
Bomani Jones discusses why the "America's Team" moniker for the Dallas Cowboys is sounding more fitting every day (0:36) and why despite being in awe of LeBron's grace it is concerning that he has to be the one to do it (12:55). Plus, Bo and Pablo go to the "Overwatch" final in NYC (21:16) and Pablo joins for the second installment of #TheRightTimeBookClub on Friday Night Lights by Buzz Bissinger (33:22).
Watch the video here. In conversation with Buzz Bissinger, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author of four books, including The New York Times bestsellers 3 Nights in August and Friday Night Lights. Caitlyn Jenner, formerly known as Bruce Jenner, is an Olympic gold medal-winning decathlete, reality television star, and businesswoman. When she came out in a 2015 television interview she also became the world's most famous transgender person. She subsequently received the Arthur Ashe Courage Award at the ESPYs, was named one of Glamour magazine's women of the year, and was listed by Time magazine as one of 2016's 100 most influential people in the world. Millions of viewers tuned into the E! network's I Am Cait, a docu-series chronicling Jenner's transition and its effect on her many relationships. From childhood to the present, The Secrets of My Life tells her singular story. (recorded 4/28/2017)
Buzz Bissinger owns more than 100 pairs of leather pants and over 200 pairs of leather gloves, having spent more than $600,000 on leather goods in the span of three years. Mr. Bissinger has a spending addiction, but when he published his confessional in GQ magazine he was labeled an “obsessive,” a “fancy man,” and a “shopaholic.” Only when he was admitted into rehab did many people understand that he was struggling with a debilitating behavioral addiction. Mr. Bissinger joins the Sugars to offer guidance to a letter-writer whose therapist and family …
Hey there CNF buddies, hope you're havin' a CNFin' great week. What fuels you? What gets your engine revved up? What makes you redlined? For me it's an interview and, dare I say, a riff… It's the Creative Nonfiction Podcast, the show where I speak to the world's best artists about creating works of nonfiction, leaders in the world of narrative journalism, memoir, documentary film, radio, and essay and try tease out the origins and habits so that you can apply those tools of mastery to your own work. For Episode 84, I welcome Adam Valen Levinson. Adam's a smart guy, a real smart guy, and he's written the wonderful book “The Abu Dhabi Bar Mitzvah: Fear and Love in the Modern Middle East.” Flip the book over and here's a blurb from Buzz Bissinger, “Adam Valen Levinson is too young to have written a book this good: eloquent, analytical, funny, sad.” Still not impressed? Peter Theroux said, “A fabulously written primer on the darkest countries in the world—or not so dark, as Valen Levinson shows with his toolkit of sharp sociology and brilliant humor.” Well, I feel inadequate. Here's a little more about Adam from his dust jacket bio: He is a journalist and travel writer whose work focuses on human stories in conflict areas. His work has appeared in numbers outlets, including VICE, the Paris Review, Al Jazeera, and Haaretz. He is an affiliate of the Middle East Institute in Washington DC and a Fellow at the Center for Cultural Sociology at Yale University, studying humor as a key to cultural understanding. Damn. I make donuts and talk to people. Okay, so here's that part where I ask you that if you dig the show, consider subscribing and sharing it with a fellow CNFer. Leave an honest rating on iTunes, which takes a few seconds, or leave a rating and a review and in exchange, I'll coach up a piece of your work, up to 2,000 words. That's the deal. That's like a $100 value once I'm all done because I read things three times and mark things up like it's my job.
In 1976, Caitlyn Jenner broke the world decathlon record by scoring 8,634 points at the Olympic games in Montreal, and earned the title of "World’s Greatest Athlete." Forty years later, she captured the world’s attention again when she revealed that she is a transgender woman during an ABC news special with Diane Sawyer. Two months after this groundbreaking interview, Jenner debuted her new name and look on the July cover of Vanity Fair – a cover which has become one of the most iconic of the last 50 years. Since revealing her true self, Cait executive produced “I Am Cait,” the landmark series on E! Documenting her post-transition life, partnered with M·A·C cosmetics to donate over $1.3 million to transgender initiatives and became the face of the H&M “for every victory” sportswear campaign. Caitlyn was named Barbara Walters’ Most Fascinating Person of the year in 2015, runner up for the 2015 Person of the Year, Out Magazine’s 2015 Newsmaker of the Year and one of Glamour Magazine’s Women of the Year. She was honored with the Arthur Ashe award for courage at the 2015 ESPY awards for her transition from Olympic athlete to transgender activist. In April of 2017, Caitlyn shared her story in her New York Times bestselling memoir, The Secrets of My life, co-authored by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Buzz Bissinger and published by Grand Central Publishing. Also in 2017, Caitlyn started the Caitlyn Jenner Foundation to support organizations doing on-the-ground and impactful work to empower the trans community and further trans rights.Off screen, Caitlyn finds time to enjoy her own hobbies including flying planes, racing cars in grand prix events, working on her golf game, and spending time with her children and many grandchildren.
In 1976, Caitlyn Jenner broke the world decathlon record at the Olympic Games in Montreal, and earned the title of "World's Greatest Athlete." Forty years later, she captured the world's attention again when she revealed that she is a transgender woman during an ABC News special with Diane Sawyer. Caitlyn was named Barbara Walters' Most Fascinating Person of the Year in 2015, runner-up for the 2015 Person of the Year, Out Magazine's 2015 Newsmaker of the Year and one of Glamour Magazine's Women of the Year. In April of 2017, Caitlyn shared her story in her memoir The Secrets of My Life, co-authored by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Buzz Bissinger. During an IVY Idea's Night in Los Angeles, IVY's Sarah Zapp sat down with Caitlyn to discuss her incredible journey and about life post-transition. Please enjoy our conversation, with Caitlyn Jenner. -- This episode of the IVY Podcast is brought to you by Instasleep. Attaining quality sleep is key to a healthy lifestyle and vital in achieving success. Plenty of research has shown the indisputable benefits of getting a good night's rest. InstaSleep is a drug-free quick melt sleep aid that is gluten-free, kosher and non-habit forming. They taste great, and help you fall asleep faster without “morning grogginess”. An indispensable travel essential for busy professionals, frequent travelers and jet-setters alike, InstaSleep helps counter jet lag and sleep deprivation caused by time zone changes. IVY Podcast listeners get 18% off by using promo code IVYsleep at checkout on Amazon. Learn more on their website www.upgradeyoursleep.com. Upgrade your sleep and take on the day!
Chris and Rebecca have been dating for two years and they moved in together way too fast! Fight #1 is that Chris likes to say there was some... impropriety when they got together and Rebecca hates when he says that. Now here’s the thing - when they got together, Rebecca was adamant that she did not want to date anyone, so Chris had to be extremely stealthy about expressing interest in her, so fight #2 is about whether or not Rebecca was being dense about Chris expressing interest. Fight #3 is about the term “greengrocer.” But fight #4 - the big one - is that Rebecca wants to get married but not have kids and Chris wants to have kids but not get married!! Good lord!!! This is a PICKLE! We also accidentally create a great starter guide to Mormonism. We get into Chris’s divorce, Rebecca’s fear of pregnancy, and my insane hormones. Also here’s the insane Buzz Bissinger story.
Joe Nocera at the University of Louisville Kentucky Author Forum on April 18, 2016. Interviewed by Buzz Bissinger.
Twenty-five years ago Buzz Bissinger went in search of the Friday night lights – to chronicle the high school football ritual that can bring together a small American town. The result of this journey that took him to Odessa, Texas became the New York Times bestseller “Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a Dream”, a book that would later be adapted into both a movie and TV show of the same name. The book shows America’s love of football while exposing its racism and greed, which is just as prevalent today but often overlooked. Since then Bissinger has not shied away from controversial subjects, including his own life. He has written about his struggle as a shopaholic which has included spending over $500,000 on high-fashion clothing in just two years, as well as his love of wearing women’s clothing. In his very touching book “Father’s Day: Across America with an Unusual Dad and His Extraordinary Son” he explores his relationship with his son Zach, who is savant challenged by serious intellectual deficits, as they take a road trip across the U.S.. As a contributor for Vanity Fair he has written very revealing profiles - of the disgraced journalist Stephen Glass, post scandal Tiger Woods, Oscar nominated Bradley Cooper and maybe his most memorable - Caitlyn Jenner in which he chronicles “the fears and doubts, love and courage, and tensions and traumas involved in the transition”.
Author Buzz Bissinger stopped by to talk about the 25th anniversary edition of 'Friday Night Lights.' This book gave an up close and personal look at the high pressure sport of high school football. The book inspired a critically acclaimed film and television series. Bonus track: Don't poke the #Olicity fan base!
Buzz Bissinger, a Pulitzer Prize winner, has written for Vanity Fair, The New York Times Magazine, GQ and more. He is the author of several books, including Friday Night Lights. "It’s quiet. And I really felt I needed that quiet. People say, 'Well anger was your edge, and agitation was your edge, and that’s going to hurt your writing.' I don’t know, maybe. It may be that in order to live a happier life you become a shittier writer. I don't know. But I just couldn't live in that fashion anymore, I just couldn't. It would've destroyed my marriage. It was destroying me." Thanks to this week's sponsors. The Longform App is now available. Apply for the TinyLetter Writers Residency by September 26. And nominate your favorite soccer article for a chance to win a free Xbox One and EA SPORTS FIFA 15. Show Notes: buzzbissinger.com Bissinger on Longform [7:00] Friday Night Lights (Da Capo Press • 1990) [7:30] "Pursuit Of A Big Blue Chipper" (Sports Illustrated • Sep 1968) [12:00] "Disorder in the Court" series (The Philadelphia Inquirer • with Daniel R. Biddle and Fredric N. Tulsky • 1987) [unavailable online] [17:45] Father’s Day (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt • 2012) [18:00] Three Nights in August (Mariner • 2005) [20:30] A Prayer for the City (Vintage • 1998) [28:30] Shooting Stars (Penguin • 2009) [31:30] "Who Is Nick Foles?" (Philadelphia Magazine • Jun 2014) [39:00] "The Plane That Fell From the Sky" (St. Paul Pioneer Press • Apr 1979) [pdf] [44:00] "My Gucci Addiction" (GQ • Apr 2013) [1:01:00] "Darkness in August" (Vanity Fair • Feb 2014) [1:02:00] Wherever I Wind Up (R.A. Dickey • Blue Rider Press • 2012) [1:20:00] "Shattered Glass" (Vanity Fair • Sep 1998) [1:20:00] "The Runaway Doctor" (Vanity Fair • Jan 2011) [1:20:30] After Friday Night Lights (Byliner • 2012)
An excerpt from Buzz Bissinger's Kelly Writers House Fellow conversation on 2/18/2014.
We're finally tackling our first graphic novel, a book lots of our friends have recommended to us. Talking points include: duality, form and function, Ziggy, harsh workshop criticism, novels of ideas, Buzz Bissinger, and vacations. For more, visit us online at bookfightpod.com.
On this edition of High School Football America, host Jeff Fisher talks with three of the top coaches in the country about a wide variety of topics. First Fisher talks with J.T. Curtis, head coach of John Curtis Christian School in Louisiana. Curtis, who is second on the all-time wins list for coaches in America with 520 victories, led his school to a "mythical" national championship this year, according to multiple media outlets. High School Football America honored John Curtis and Allen (Texas) as co-national champs in its final Top 25 National Poll. Curtis also talks about last week's decision by the Louisiana High School Athletic Association to split the state's private and public schools into separate championship categories beginning with the 2013 season. Fisher's second guest is Blake Feldt, the new head coach at Permian High School in Odessa, Texas. Permian is best known for being the school that Buzz Bissinger wrote about in his award winning 1988 book entitled Friday Night Lights. Fisher's final guest is Art Walker, head coach at North Allegheny High School in western Pennsylvania. Walker, who is also the head coach of the Pennsylvania All-Stars in this June's Big 33 Football Classic, talks about winning two of the state's last three Class 4A football titles. Walker also gives his perspective on public vs. private. Walker also coached Pittsburgh Central Catholic to a Pennsylvania 4A title in 2004. For more information, please go to www.highschoolfootballamerica.com.
He's known for giving an insider's in-depth look at sports; Cardinals baseball strategy with Three Nights in August (when he told the story of the 2003 three game series between the Cardinals and Cubs from Tony LaRussa's perspective) and the intensity of high school football in Friday Night Lights. But, recently Buzz Bissinger turned the pen on himself and wrote Father's Day - a raw look at raising premature twins, one of which has brain damage. In this conversation, Bissinger not only talks about a poignant moment at Six Flags St. Louis featured in that new book, he discusses Cardinal nation (made up of what he calls the "Best fans in baseball"), recent changes in the Cardinals clubhouse (and where he thinks Albert Pujols should've went) and the unusual evolution of the care of premature babies. It's an intriguing talk that has multiple connections to Missouri, especially St. Louis.
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Buzz Bissinger is the author of Friday Night Lights, named one of the best sports books ever written by Sports Illustrated. He's a contributor to Vanity Fair, The Daily Beast, and his new book is Father's Day. Buzz joins Kevin in studio to talk about the reporting process for Father's Day, and the best writing advice he's ever received.
Buzz Bissinger joins Drew to talk about CostasNOW, Friday Night Lights, Moneyball, and more.
This week we head back to West Texas to cover another film adapted Buzz Bissinger’s best-selling book "Friday Night Lights." Unlike the rock-and-roll MTV version, this picture is more of a direct biopic. With Peter Berg at the helm, we can't help but be drawn in emotionally to its raw depiction of life chasing High School football glory. Enjoy this conversation about one of our favorite sports movies ever. Friday Night Lights Review - 0:10:54 Connecting Point - 1:48:33 Follow & Subscribe Aaron Twitter Facebook Patrick Twitter Facebook Feelin' Film Facebook Twitter Instagram Website Email feelinfilm@gmail.com Feelin' Film on Apple Podcasts Feelin' Film on Google Play Feelin' Film on Stitcher Feelin' Film on TuneIn Feelin' Film on Overcast Feelin' Film on Spotify Join the Facebook Discussion Group Support us on Patreon & get awesome rewards Rate/Review us on iTunes and on your podcast app of choice! It helps bring us exposure so that we can get more people involved in the conversation. Thank you!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/feelin-film/donations
This week we enlist the help of listener J.B. Huffman to celebrate the start of football season by discussing one of our favorite movies featuring the sport, and our first of two episodes on films that adapted Buzz Bissinger’s best-selling book "Friday Night Lights." There's a lot more than just teenage antics going on in this film, and much of what it calls out about Texas HS football culture was ahead of its time. Varsity Blues Review - 0:03:14 Connecting Point - 1:24:13 Follow & Subscribe Aaron Twitter Facebook Patrick Twitter Facebook Feelin' Film Facebook Twitter Instagram Website Email feelinfilm@gmail.com Feelin' Film on Apple Podcasts Feelin' Film on Google Play Feelin' Film on Stitcher Feelin' Film on TuneIn Feelin' Film on Overcast Feelin' Film on Spotify Join the Facebook Discussion Group Support us on Patreon & get awesome rewards Rate/Review us on iTunes and on your podcast app of choice! It helps bring us exposure so that we can get more people involved in the conversation. Thank you!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/feelin-film/donations
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