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ESPN's Don Van Natta joins the program to talk Dan Snyder's misery and regret, which will always bring a smile to our faces. Then, Mark in Largo poses an interesting question heading into the offseason, D.K Metcalf or Tee Higgins? Finally, Max brainstorms punishment ideas for Anthony after he loses the final Competition Wednesday challenge.
Andy recaps the Commanders NFC Championship loss to the Eagles, but looks ahead to the bright future in Washington. Also, the update from Don Van Natta and Seth Wickersham on how Dan Snyder has been handling the Commanders success. To hear the whole show, tune in live from 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM Monday-Friday. For more sports coverage, download the ESPN630 AM app, visit https://www.sportscapitoldc.com. To join the conversation, check us out on twitter @ESPN630DC and @andypollin1See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Our beloved Fancy Lad, Chris Wittyngham, was on the call for an epic Champions League tie between PSG and Barcelona and we celebrate his success in an...interesting way. Lucy was in New York for the WNBA Draft and we watch her latest Off Rohden video from it. Jessica made a very Franco/Frank O'Harris mistake with Sex and the City, Bluey made Mike Ryan cry and Don Van Natta and Seth Wickersham have a new deep dive on the Patriots. Then, the crew is split on the Heat-Sixers game in Against The Spread and Coyotes are leaving Arizona at an alarming rate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Michelle Beadle is here to discuss her new Sirius XM Show "Beadle & Decker," the MLB Postseason, Mad Dog as a boss, James Harden, and more. Then, Don Van Natta compliments Jeremy's work on Pablo Torre Finds Out, Lucy tells us who she hates, and Mark Stoops cuts through the noise on College Football recruiting. Plus, we get to this week's Useless Sound Montage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Rich weighs in on whether or not the heavy criticism of 49ers QB Trey Lance is fair or not, and offers up some advice for Mac Jones in what's likely a make-or-break year for the New England Patriots quarterback. ESPN's Don Van Natta and Rich discuss Dan Snyder's sale of the Washington Commanders, why NFL owners are shaking in their boots about Jon Gruden's lawsuit, if Patriots HC Bill Belichick is coaching for his job this season, and if there's some collusion going on regarding the devaluation of NFL running backs' contracts. Jets fan Rich reacts to Dalvin Cook's first press conference with his new team. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Andy starts with some reaction to Josh Harris' brief media availability yesterday in Minneapolis (0:00-20:40). Hear from 76ers reporter Tim Bontempts' thoughts on Josh Harris as an owner (20:41-42:33). Roger Goodell's thoughts yesterday in Minneapolis. Plus, hear from the PTI guys on the Commanders sale (42:34-1:01:04). Are George Preston Marshall and Dan Snyder the top two worst owners in NFL history? Don Van Natta thinks so (1:01:05-1:24:44). For more sports coverage, download the ESPN630 AM app, visit https://www.sportscapitoldc.com, or tune in live from 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM Monday-Friday.To join the conversation, check us out on twitter @ESPN630DC and @andypollin1See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On this special episode of Conduct Detrimental ESPN's Don Van Natta joins Dan Lust and Dan Wallach to discuss the conclusion to Dan Snyder's ownership tenure in Washington. The group discusses the controversies surrounding Snyder during his time as owner of the now-Washington Commanders. They also discuss any litigation that could result from Snyder's exit as well as ongoing litigation brought forth by John Gruden following his ouster from the NFL. *** Have a topic you want to write about? ANYONE and EVERYONE can publish for ConductDetrimental.com. Let us know if you want to join the team. Hosts: Dan Lust (@SportsLawLust) | Dan Wallach (@WALLACHLEGAL) Producer: Justin Mader (@MaderLaw) Twitter | Instagram | TikTok | YouTube | Website | Email --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/condetrimental/support
It feels like old times as the gang discusses the effect that the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strike might have on football ratings this year. Will more people watch because there will be less new television? Or will the NFL remain in a bubble unto itself?PLUS: Angelo reviews the new Wilt Chamberlain documentary on Showtime, Rhea reaches back into the early 2000s for British corner, Jay reviews Mission Impossible 7, and the team gives their best reality TV show picks to see you through the strike!And to think, they managed to do all that even WITH Angelo's technical difficulties!Here's the link to that fabulous Don Van Natta article on ESPN!The TV Show is a weekly podcast hosted by Jay Black, with regular guests Angelo Cataldi and Rhea Hughes. Each week, we dive into the new Golden Age of Television, with a discussion of the latest shows and news.
On this special episode of Conduct Detrimental ESPN's Don Van Natta joins Dan Lust and Dan Wallach to discuss the conclusion to Dan Snyder's ownership tenure in Washington. The group discusses the controversies surrounding Snyder during his time as owner of the now-Washington Commanders. They also discuss any litigation that could result from Snyder's exit as well as ongoing litigation brought forth by John Gruden following his ouster from the NFL. *** Have a topic you want to write about? ANYONE and EVERYONE can publish for ConductDetrimental.com. Let us know if you want to join the team. Hosts: Dan Lust (@SportsLawLust) | Dan Wallach (@WALLACHLEGAL) Producer: Justin Mader (@MaderLaw) Twitter | Instagram | TikTok | YouTube | Website | Email --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/condetrimental/support
Foxworth, Charlie, and ESPN's Bomani Jones dissect the piece written by ESPN's Don Van Natta on 'how the leak of Jon Gruden's email led to the fall of Commanders owner Dan Snyder'. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Foxworth, Charlie, and ESPN's Bomani Jones dissect the piece written by ESPN's Don Van Natta on 'how the leak of Jon Gruden's email led to the fall of Commanders owner Dan Snyder'. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Foxworth, Charlie, and ESPN's Bomani Jones dissect the piece written by ESPN's Don Van Natta on 'how the leak of Jon Gruden's email led to the fall of Commanders owner Dan Snyder'. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Foxworth, Charlie, and ESPN's Bomani Jones dissect the piece written by ESPN's Don Van Natta on 'how the leak of Jon Gruden's email led to the fall of Commanders owner Dan Snyder'. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Foxworth, Charlie, and ESPN's Bomani Jones dissect the piece written by ESPN's Don Van Natta on 'how the leak of Jon Gruden's email led to the fall of Commanders owner Dan Snyder'. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
It's been 21 months since then-Las Vegas Raiders head coach Jon Gruden announced his resignation. Gruden had faced mounting criticism after the Wall Street Journal and New York Times obtained emails he had written between 2011 and 2018, while Gruden was working at ESPN. Several messages contained racist, homophobic, and misogynistic language directed towards several people, including NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and NFLPA Executive Director DeMaurice Smith. The scandal ended Gruden's coaching career, likely for good. But to this day, a puzzling curiosity has remained: how did such an obscure set of emails get in the hands of the media? Don Van Natta, Jr. and Seth Wickersham have spent the last several months trying to answer that question, and now have an exclusive new report out for ESPN. As Gruden pursues a lawsuit against the NFL, Van Natta joins the show to help us pull at the threads of this mystery. He shares what might have motivated the leakers, and how the leaks triggered a chain of events that ultimately led to Dan Snyder's pending sale of the Commanders. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
As it happens, the This Day team has a bunch of cool new projects coming out over the next week or two. So, we're going to feature them here. Today: Our producer and researcher Jacob Feldman is also one of the co-writers of the excellent Sunday Long Reads newsletter. They just launched a podcast series about the art of the obituary. Jacob is joined by Don Van Natta to talk about Ronald Reagan's obit and what they learned about the artform. Subscribe to the SLR and check out the podcast series here: https://sundaylongread.com/ Sign up for our newsletter! We'll be sending out links to all the stuff we recommended later this week. Find out more at thisdaypod.com This Day In Esoteric Political History is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX. Your support helps foster independent, artist-owned podcasts and award-winning stories. If you want to support the show directly, you can do so on our website: ThisDayPod.com Get in touch if you have any ideas for future topics, or just want to say hello. Our website is thisdaypod.com Follow us on social @thisdaypod Our team: Jacob Feldman, Researcher/Producer; Brittani Brown, Producer; Khawla Nakua, Transcripts; music by Teen Daze and Blue Dot Sessions; Audrey Mardavich is our Executive Producer at Radiotopia
After discussing the report with ESPN's Don Van Natta, the Junkies were talking about the report itself, when Cakes went all in on Snyder, calling him 'a scumbag and a weasel' and hoping the report might 'put Snyder in handcuffs.'
Back from a mini-sabbatical as I write my NMSU Basketball book to get it out ASAP. I discuss Bank of America's role in Don Van Natta's AWESOME story about the turmoil with the Washington Commanders team and the beef minority owners had with the main owner, Dan Snyder. At the center is a $55 Million Loan that Snyder took out with the NFL's backing without informing his partners, which is leading to an even bigger beef, and also has the feds looking into Snyder for falsifying information. Don can handle the NFL side of things, but I wanted to give my two cents worth on BofAs role, and how they likely felt pressured to do the loan without proper paperwork justifying the loan as to not lose trust in Snyder, his team or the NFL as a whole. I explain why the paperwork matters. I give an example of how an LLC signer can theoretically steal from his partners by creating another LLC and move money elsewhere, and the bank would not be on the hook for it. Plus, I talk about a lawsuit that alleges BofA gave incorrect information to business owners who applied for PPP Loans in 2020. American Banker has the story. (Paywalled, but you can read it for free with an email address) It was said in the complaint that the business owners were told 1099 employees were included in the calculating of PPP Loans, when they are not, leading to people not getting their whole loan forgiven as a result of information. I explain why businesses have an uphill battle to fight on this one, although I explain how BofA used branch employees working from home during COVID to test PPP Loans, when that was not their field of expertise. I also explain how goals/high sales pressure tactics likely had a hand in it as well. NB Has recovered over $4 Million from big banks back to consumers, with nearly $800k of it being Zelle fraud! 30k+ Followers on TikTok, Twitter and Instagram Buy My Book "High-Risk Transaction" Find all my social media and other links at: TheNotoriousBanker.Org Substack - "Consumer Beast" - TheNotoriousBanker.Substack.com MY PATREON Page! For as little as $1, you can help James in his fight against big banks. http://patreon.com/NotoriousBanker --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thenotoriousbanker/support
Welcome back to THE Sports Law Podcast! This is your one-stop-shop for all things sports law. The Dans are joined by ESPN's Don Van Natta, Jr. (@DVNJr) to break down the latest on the Dan Snyder investigations. Don recently wrote an article on ESPN that was a great investigative report into the financial misconduct investigations by federal prosecutors in Virginia. A new area of focus is that Dan Snyder allegedly took out a secret $55 million loan from Bank of America without the minority owners' knowledge or approval. Don writes that this loan was taken out 16 months before Snyder bought out the three other minority stakeholders shares in the Washington Commanders. Such a loan would have required approval and sign-off from the three minority shareholders. During the confidential arbitration, the three minority owners began asking questions related to the teams' finances and books and legitimacy of the loan. However, when the three owners pushed the arbitrator for the source and legality of the loan the NFL shut down the arbitration, and shifted to mediation where the three owners then agreed to sell their shares. Further, documents show that for the loan to be approved the six-person board of the Commanders needed to approve the loan (three of which were the minority owners) and Bank of America never received that approval, however NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell's signature is on the approval by the league for the Commanders to take on the loan. The three minority owners, who are billionaires as well, all claimed that Snyder was using the Commanders organization as his own personal piggy-bank, even citing a $4.5 million payment for the teams' logo to be placed on his private plane. A potential conflict could arise from this investigation into the $55 million loan, provided by Bank of America, because Bank of America is leading the current sale of the Commanders organization. You can read Don's full article on ESPN here. *** Have a topic you want to write about? ANYONE and EVERYONE can publish for ConductDetrimental.com. Let us know if you want to join the team. Hosts: Dan Wallach (@WallachLegal) | Dan Lust (@SportsLawLust) Producers: Mike Lawson (@mike_sonof_law) | Holly Summers (@ProsecutieRests) Twitter | Instagram | TikTok | YouTube | Website | Email --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/condetrimental/support
From 'Take Command' (subscribe here): Host Craig Hoffman is joined by a pair of guests to discuss the latest news on Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder. He is first joined by Don Van Natta of ESPN to discuss his bombshell report on Snyder and the Commanders. Later on by Attorney Dan Lust to discuss how much legal trouble Snyder could be in. Tune In! Courtesy of: The Craig Hoffman Show on The Team 980 Subscribe to Take Command wherever you get your podcasts! Remember to rate and review! Visit us on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/@1067TheFan/featured Follow Craig & Logan @CraigHoffman on Twitter and @Logan_Paulsen82 on Instagram. 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
Welcome back to THE Sports Law Podcast! This is your one-stop-shop for all things sports law. The Dans are joined by ESPN's Don Van Natta, Jr. (@DVNJr) to break down the latest on the Dan Snyder investigations. Don recently wrote an article on ESPN that was a great investigative report into the financial misconduct investigations by federal prosecutors in Virginia. A new area of focus is that Dan Snyder allegedly took out a secret $55 million loan from Bank of America without the minority owners' knowledge or approval. Don writes that this loan was taken out 16 months before Snyder bought out the three other minority stakeholders shares in the Washington Commanders. Such a loan would have required approval and sign-off from the three minority shareholders. During the confidential arbitration, the three minority owners began asking questions related to the teams' finances and books and legitimacy of the loan. However, when the three owners pushed the arbitrator for the source and legality of the loan the NFL shut down the arbitration, and shifted to mediation where the three owners then agreed to sell their shares. Further, documents show that for the loan to be approved the six-person board of the Commanders needed to approve the loan (three of which were the minority owners) and Bank of America never received that approval, however NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell's signature is on the approval by the league for the Commanders to take on the loan. The three minority owners, who are billionaires as well, all claimed that Snyder was using the Commanders organization as his own personal piggy-bank, even citing a $4.5 million payment for the teams' logo to be placed on his private plane. A potential conflict could arise from this investigation into the $55 million loan, provided by Bank of America, because Bank of America is leading the current sale of the Commanders organization. You can read Don's full article on ESPN here. *** Have a topic you want to write about? ANYONE and EVERYONE can publish for ConductDetrimental.com. Let us know if you want to join the team. Hosts: Dan Wallach (@WallachLegal) | Dan Lust (@SportsLawLust) Producers: Mike Lawson (@mike_sonof_law) | Holly Summers (@ProsecutieRests) Twitter | Instagram | TikTok | YouTube | Website | Email --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/condetrimental/support
Kevin opened with a tweet and a hunch. The hunch is about Taylor Heinicke's future in Washington. Ben Standig/The Athletic jumped on to talk FOOTBALL and just FOOTBALL from the Indy Combine. After that, Howard Gutman joined Kevin to talk SNYDER and just SNYDER. Howard weighs in on the Don Van Natta story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
ESPN Investigative reporter Don Van Natta joins John to discuss his ESPN report describing allegations of financial impropriety against Commanders owner Daniel Snyder and the likely outcome of a sale in the near future.
ESPN Investigative reporter Don Van Natta joins John to discuss his ESPN report describing allegations of financial impropriety against Commanders owner Daniel Snyder and the likely outcome of a sale in the near future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Hour 1 - 00:00 - The latest on Dan Snyder's secret $55 million loan 21:20 - JP speaks to Don Van Natta about Dan Snyder 33:12 - Dan Snyder owes a lot of money
Andy starts with the Talk of the Town: Dan Snyder's ownership of the Commanders. Is this really the end? Plus, some follow up from Don Van Natta, the who initially had the scoop (0:00-21:12). Andy reacts to comments made by Ron Rivera at the combine in Indianapolis (21:13-37:43). Peter King's story on how Carson Wentz's background contributed to the downfall of his career (37:44-54:34). For more sports coverage, download the ESPN630 AM app, visit https://www.sportscapitoldc.com, or tune in live from 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM Monday-Friday.To join the conversation, check us out on twitter @ESPN630DC and @andypollin1See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
On this episode of Take Command, Craig is joined by a pair of guests to discuss the latest news on Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder. He is first joined by Don Van Natta of ESPN to discuss his bombshell report on Snyder and the Commanders. Later on by Attorney Dan Lust to discuss how much legal trouble Snyder could be in. Tune In! Courtesy of: The Craig Hoffman Show on The Team 980 Subscribe to Take Command wherever you get your podcasts! Remember to rate and review! Visit us on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/@1067TheFan/featured Follow Craig & Logan @CraigHoffman on Twitter and @Logan_Paulsen82 on Instagram. 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
No NFL franchise has endured more public turmoil in recent years than the Washington Commanders and their owner Daniel Snyder. There have been allegations of sexual misconduct, a toxic workplace environment, the changing of the team's controversial name… not to mention the federal investigation into the team's finances. But now there are new allegations of potential fraud by Snyder in connection to how he treated his own business partners. So today, Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Don Van Natta delivers his latest investigation into Snyder and the Commanders – a staggering story about a hidden loan that led to Snyder's fellow billionaires crying foul – forcing the league, and even Roger Goodell… to step in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Andy starts with Don Van Natta's bombshell story on Dan Snyder's secret $55 million loan and how it led to his fallout with Fred Smith (0:00-22:24). Moving onto the football operations, Andy goes over the Commanders release of Carson Wentz and Bobby McCain. Plus, Eric Bieniemy's new hires for the offensive staff (22:55-35:24). Scott Abraham of ABC7 joins to discuss all the newest information coming out of Ashburn (35:25-53:27). For more sports coverage, download the ESPN630 AM app, visit https://www.sportscapitoldc.com, or tune in live from 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM Monday-Friday.To join the conversation, check us out on twitter @ESPN630DC and @andypollin1See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
It's another edition of the show, as host T.J. Rives and Dr. Jon Lewis of SportsMediaWatch.com are ready to go over the Georgia Bulldogs romp over TCU in the College Football Playoff title game Monday night and how much it hurt ESPN that the game was so lopsided. Plus, the NFL week 18 concluded the regular season with some dramatic playoff implication games. And, Jon has the numbers and the historical reference on how the audience did or didn't do, especially in primetime compared to previous years? Jon also has thoughts on the Wildcard Weekend matchups, including what he thinks will be a monstrous audience number for the Monday night football game with Dallas traveling to play Tom Brady's Buccaneers. The guys also discuss Don Van Natta's of ESPN's great reporting on how the collapse and cardiac arrest of Bills player Damar Hamlin a week ago Monday in Cincinnati devolved into confusion and chaos on whether the NFL wanted the game to eventually resume or not? How motivated is ESPN to have an investigative piece on the indecision and potentially insensitivity of the powerful NFL that they are partnered with to televise games? The guys also finish with some "Love it or Leave it?" that includes the end of the DirectTV version of "NFL RedZone" Channel and host Andrew Siciliano, plus ESPN's soccer rights/broadcasters are all but gone and does Jon have interest in Tennis' first major, the U.S. Open? Hear it all on the "Sports Media Watch Podcast" and make sure you are following/subscribing on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google, etc.!! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
In this week's Marchand and Ourand Sports Media Podcast sponsored by WSC Sports: How did ESPN end up with a Cowboys playoff game? That's one of many NFL playoff-related topics discussed by Andrew Marchand and John Ourand this week. Other topics include how CBS and Fox handled the final regular season NFL Sunday, Greg Gumbel's week 18 performance, DirecTV's negotiations for NFL Sunday Ticket's commercial rights and a look back at 2022's 100 most viewed shows on television – a list that is dominated by NFL games. Ourand is in Los Angeles and gives a report from the site of thethe CFP Championship game. College football topics include Pat McAfee's alternate telecast around the championship game, an update on media rights to the planned CFP expansion and a preview of NBC's planned “Blackbird” booth for the Big Ten that will feature Noah Eagle and Todd Blackledge. Mentioned this episode: Tom Brady, Pat McAfee, Jamie Horowitz, Jake Horowitz, Jimmy Pitaro, Austin Karp, Cameron Maybin, Jon Greenberg, Tim McCarver, Tony Kubek, Ron Darling, Gary Cohen, Keith Hernandez, Justin Kutcher, Troy Vincent, Watergate, Damar Hamlin, Joe Buck, Don Van Natta, Tony Romo, Jim Nantz, Nyheim Hines, Scott Van Pelt, Uncle Sloppy Joe, Joe Simons, Al Michaels, Tony Dungy, Sean McVay, Jason Witten, Aaron Rodgers, Greg Gumbel, Deshaun Watson, David Njoku, Billy Wanger, Chris Fowler, Kirk Herbstreit, Peyton Manning, Eli Manning, Michael Jordan, LeBron James, Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, Bill Simmons, Charles Barkley, Noah Eagle, Todd Blackledge, Ian Eagle, Ryan Glasspiegel, Chris Mason, Acie Wyatt For more information on WSC Sports visit bit.ly/3OzggWO Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
It's another edition of the show, as host T.J. Rives and Dr. Jon Lewis of SportsMediaWatch.com are ready to go over the Georgia Bulldogs romp over TCU in the College Football Playoff title game Monday night and how much it hurt ESPN that the game was so lopsided. Plus, the NFL week 18 concluded the regular season with some dramatic playoff implication games. And, Jon has the numbers and the historical reference on how the audience did or didn't do, especially in primetime compared to previous years? Jon also has thoughts on the Wildcard Weekend matchups, including what he thinks will be a monstrous audience number for the Monday night football game with Dallas traveling to play Tom Brady's Buccaneers. The guys also discuss Don Van Natta's of ESPN's great reporting on how the collapse and cardiac arrest of Bills player Damar Hamlin a week ago Monday in Cincinnati devolved into confusion and chaos on whether the NFL wanted the game to eventually resume or not? How motivated is ESPN to have an investigative piece on the indecision and potentially insensitivity of the powerful NFL that they are partnered with to televise games? The guys also finish with some "Love it or Leave it?" that includes the end of the DirectTV version of "NFL RedZone" Channel and host Andrew Siciliano, plus ESPN's soccer rights/broadcasters are all but gone and does Jon have interest in Tennis' first major, the U.S. Open? Hear it all on the "Sports Media Watch Podcast" and make sure you are following/subscribing on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google, etc.!! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
When the news broke that Daniel Snyder enlisted Bank of America to help him explore a potential sale of the Washington Commanders on Wednesday, the reaction was shock…and, in some corners, celebration. Snyder has been embattled for years in controversies with fellow owners, accusations of a toxic workplace environment, and calls to change the name of the team…the latter of which came to fruition in 2020 after years of Snyder refusing to do so. Don Van Natta tells us how Snyder seems to have run out of options once again…and how the US Department of Justice may have been the final tipping point. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Jim Irsay stood alone among NFL owners calling for the removal of Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder - and he was right to do it. Don Van Natta's ESPN piece showed Snyder to be a rogue actor and poor steward of a once great franchise. Colts must win Sunday if they hope to win the AFC South, and here are seven reasons to believe winning is the likely result Sunday in Nashville! Will Jonathan Taylor play? Optimism Wednesday continues with a look at the Indiana Pacers, who open the regular season tonight! Youth and low expectations top the list of reasons to hope the Pacers can complete! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-kent-sterling-show/support
ESPN investigative reporter Don Van Natta joins Andrew this week to talk about his explosive story regarding Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder. Andrew & Don talk about how the story came together over 4 months and much more including: Why is Snyder still an NFL Owner? Snyder's relationship with Jerry Jones His failure to secure public finding for a new stadium Sexual assault allegations The Commanders on the field struggles Connect with the Andrew Sports Business League: https://andrewbrandt.clickfunnels.com/sales Website: https://www.andrew-brandt.com Andrew's Sunday Seven Newsletter: https://www.andrew-brandt.com/sunday-seven Twitter: @AndrewBrandt Instragram: @AndrewBrandt2 Clubhouse: @adb719 Twitch.tv/andrewbrandtlive If you or someone you know has a gambling problem, crisis counseling and referral services can be accessed by calling 1-800-GAMBLER (1-800-426-2537) (IL/IN/LA/MI/NJ/PA/WV/WY), 1-800-NEXT STEP (AZ), 1-800-522-4700 (CO/NH), 888-789-7777/visit http://ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-BETS OFF (IA), 877-8-HOPENY/text HOPENY (467369) (NY), visit OPGR.org (OR), call/text TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN), or 1-888-532-3500 (VA). 21+ (18+ NH/WY). Physically present in AZ/CO/CT/IL/IN/IA/LA(select parishes)/MI/NH/NJ/ NY/OR/PA/TN/VA/WV/WY only. $200 in Free bets: New customers only. Min. $5 deposit. Min $5 bet. $200 issued as eight (8) $25 free bets. Bet must win. Ends 10/17/22 @ 8pm. Stepped Up SGP: 1 Token issued per eligible game. Opt in req. Min $1 bet. Max bet limits apply. Min. 3-leg. Each leg min. -300 odds, total bet +100 odds or longer. Ends 1/8/23 @ 8pm. See eligibility & terms at sportsbook.draftkings.com/footballterms.
FOX Sports Analyst and bother of Justin Verlander we speak to Ben Verlander about the MLB playoffs, why the Yankees fans are being a little too cruel to Aaron Judge and his 10 day trip to Japan for an exclusive interview with Shohei Ohtani. Later on, he gives his take on the Jays, felt like they should have gone further and why the inactivity at the deadline caught up to them and the weak bullpen is what blew it for them in the end. Later (27:00) ESPN investigative reporter Don Van Natta who is the co author of a report on Dan Snyder and how the Commanders owner hires people to find "dirt" on other NFL owners for leverage. Then what's ahead including Congress getting more involved and their own report on Snyder. The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are those of the hosts and guests and do not necessarily reflect the position of Rogers Sports & Media or any affiliate.
Kevin and Thom today with a Washington-Chicago preview and pick to open the show. Then it's the latest Dan Snyder story to discuss. This latest story written by among others, Pulitzer Prize winning author, Don Van Natta, Jr. for ESPN.com. The boys finished up with the William Jackson trade demand report and some baseball playoffs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
NFL ownership is one of the most exclusive, fiercely protected clubs imaginable. There is no American sport as profitable or as visible as the NFL, and there are only 32 teams — 32 pieces of the most valuable real estate in American culture… each of them worth billions of dollars. Which means that entering this club requires another powerful person to want to leave. Washington Commanders owner Dan Snyder, you may have noticed, does not want to go anywhere. But, today, ESPN's Don Van Natta breaks news about how the most controversial owner in football has been fighting, in secret, to keep his Washington Commanders. And he brings us deep inside the viciously guarded club that may finally want him out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Are the Giants or Jets more likely to win in Week 6? Don Van Natta joins to talk about the latest Dan Snyder scandal. Plus, the guys tell us what underdogs will win this weekend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Are the Giants or Jets more likely to win in Week 6? Don Van Natta joins to talk about the latest Dan Snyder scandal. Plus, the guys tell us what underdogs will win this weekend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Are the Giants or Jets more likely to win in Week 6? Don Van Natta joins to talk about the latest Dan Snyder scandal. Plus, the guys tell us what underdogs will win this weekend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Are the Giants or Jets more likely to win in Week 6? Don Van Natta joins to talk about the latest Dan Snyder scandal. Plus, the guys tell us what underdogs will win this weekend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Are the Giants or Jets more likely to win in Week 6? Don Van Natta joins to talk about the latest Dan Snyder scandal. Plus, the guys tell us what underdogs will win this weekend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dave Schultz and Michael Brauner talk to Don Van Natta who just talked to Rob Manfred, talk Baker Mayfield trade, as well as an SEC conversation. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wnsp/support
Don Van Natta, who just came out with an in-depth feature on MLB commissioner Rob Manfred, joins The Game Plan to talk about it. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wnsp/support
It is a universal truth that commissioners of pro sports leagues will face deafening boos when they appear in public. Rob Manfred, MLB's commish, is no exception. A lawyer and seemingly mild-mannered bureaucrat, Manfred has become one of the most hated figures in American sports thanks to a number of public gaffes and unpopular responses to baseball's various scandals. Today, Don Van Natta takes us inside the world of Rob Manfred (after sitting down with him nearly ten times this year!) and what Manfred thinks his job really is. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
For six years the Dallas Cowboys had a secret. One of their top executives was accused of spying on several cheerleaders in a locker room: and the team wrote a big check to make it all go away. Don Van Natta investigates this story for ESPN and shares the other bombshell accusation that was made, what it reveals about Jerry Jones' team, and what happens next for the women at the center of this incident.
- Don Van Natta's comments on the Cowboys scandal - RJ Ochoa of Blogging the Boys joins - All-Star Weekend is here...what are you looking forward to
Chris Canty and Shae Cornette open the show discussing the story of the cowboys paid $2.4 million to settle cheerleaders voyeurism allegations against senior team executive. Don Van Natta, ESPN Senior Writer joined Canty and Shae to discuss on the cowboys paid $2.4 million to settle cheerleaders voyeurism allegations against senior team executive. Canty and Shae discuss the comments from NBA commissioner Adam Silver wishing Harden and Simmons trade was handled differently. Shae and Canty also react to Adam Silver questions NYC's vaccine mandate for NBA. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In the first of a four-part series revisiting the inaugural two seasons of Local Knowledge, we look at some of the unique characters highlighted in our episodes. From Moe Norman to Babe Zaharias to long-drive champion Kyle Berkshire and others, Alex Myers tells the compelling story behind each, and explains the singular role they've played in the game.
The Le Batard crew marvel as Heat Homer Mike sounds off on Sixers fans, discuss how younger people might not think Robert Deniro is cool, and break down the DeMaurice Smith profile Seth Wickersham and Don Van Natta wrote.
Spain & Fitz discuss the latest on Tiger Woods and welcome ABC7's Curt Sandoval and ESPN's Shelley Smith for updates. Plus, a potential jersey feud in Indy, Roethlisberger sticking around in Pittsburgh & Alex Smith with some surprising comments about the WFT. And, Seth Wickersham on his story with Don Van Natta on NFL labor negotiations and Dave McMenamin on LeBron's minutes and the chances the Lakers add Boogie Cousins or Hassan Whiteside.
It’s one of the most bizarre sports stories ever. In 2012, Manti Te’o had led Notre Dame to an undefeated regular season, was named Defensive Player of the Year, and was the Heisman Trophy runner up...all while supposedly reeling from the death of his girlfriend: Lennay Kekua. A girlfriend who, it turned out...had never existed. Don Van Natta examines the story of Te’o’s catfishing for a new edition of ESPN’s Backstory, “The Tale of Te’o,” and joins the show to share what he learned about how the Te’o hoax unfolded, and why so many of us got fooled.
On a special edition of Gamble On, USBets.com Managing Editor Eric Raskin and Senior Analyst John Brennan share highlights of some of the top guest appearances from the past two years, featuring James Holzhauer, Daniel Negreanu, Phil Hellmuth, Morten Andersen, Doug Kezirian, Kip Levin, Don Van Natta, Raymond Lesniak, Sara Slane, Dr. David J. Chao, Anthony Curtis, William Pascrell III, Captain Jack Andrews, Rufus Peabody, Brianne Doura-Schawohl, Dan Back, and Brad Feinberg. Find us on Twitter @US_Bets or go to USBets.com for more.
In the second hour, the boys are joined by ESPN investigative reporter Don Van Natta to discuss the backstory of LeBron James’ decision on the 10-year anniversary of the EPSN hour-long special. Then Al’s Brother’s Farmer fills in for Gerry today as the boys dish out some hot takes for “Al’s Brother’s Farmer’s Percentages”.
In the second hour, the boys are joined by ESPN investigative reporter Don Van Natta to discuss the backstory of LeBron James’ decision on the 10-year anniversary of the EPSN hour-long special. Then Al’s Brother’s Farmer fills in for Gerry today as the boys dish out some hot takes for “Al’s Brother’s Farmer’s Percentages”.
Zas and Amber explain just because they were out last week doesn't mean they didn't get fired. Zas is not confident that any of these sports are going to resume. Zas is wondering if he's missed out on any new Karen videos. Someone needs to tell Zas to buy a fire extinguisher for his house. We speak on Don Van Natta's backstory of LeBron's Decision.
This episode features an interview with ESPN Investigative Reporter Don Van Natta Jr. We're talking with Don about his latest episode of The Backstory on LeBron James' televised free agency decision. The event which happened in Greenwich, Connecticut just about ten years ago was one of the first examples of a player controlling their free agent announcement.
In the 4th hour of the show the guys discuss the NHL hub cities, Cam Newton signing with the Patriots, LeBron James "Decision" and more. ESPN's Don Van Natta joins the show as well.
On this full episode of The Drive with Spence Checketts we chat with Chris Kamrani on his confidence level of the return of college football this fall, Don Van Natta previews "Backstory" premiering on ESPN at 7 on Sunday, Russell Stevenson talks about the LDS church and it's history with the African American community, Tom Haberstroh talks about the asterisk conversation on the new NBA champion, and Tony Jones breaks down the new Jazz schedule.
Ten years ago, on live television, LeBron James made his now infamous decision to leave Cleveland and "take his talents to South Beach." It was one of the most consequential, most awkward, and most divisive moments in sports media history. The long, drawn-out broadcast drew ire from Cavaliers fans - who felt their homegrown star had betrayed them - and also from casual observers who disliked the idea of an athlete wielding that level of influence. So how did "The Decision" actually come to be? Ahead of this Sunday's new episode of "Backstory," Don Van Natta takes us behind the production, introduces its key players, and examines how the event forever changed the way NBA stars interact with the public.
Don Van Natta joins the guys to preview his upcoming behind scenes look at everything that went into LeBron's decision 10 years ago... "Backstory," this Sunday at 9pm.
Ten years ago, on live television, LeBron James made his now infamous decision to leave Cleveland and "take his talents to South Beach." It was one of the most consequential, most awkward, and most divisive moments in sports media history. The long, drawn-out broadcast drew ire from Cavaliers fans - who felt their homegrown star had betrayed them - and also from casual observers who disliked the idea of an athlete wielding that level of influence. So how did "The Decision" actually come to be? Ahead of this Sunday's new episode of "Backstory," Don Van Natta takes us behind the production, introduces its key players, and examines how the event forever changed the way NBA stars interact with the public.
Don Van Natta tells Dan that he would like to ask Tom Brady about spy gate and how did spy gate help him win games. Don explains to Dan how the Lebron decision came about and who was involved. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers
Don Van Natta of ESPN joined Darren, Daunic and Chase to discuss his documentary on LeBron James' decision to go to Miami and the backlash that airs Sunday on ESPN.
MG/PT Top 5 at 5 - 5 Favorite NHL Coaches. Don Van Natta, ESPN, joins to talk about the Backstory of "The Decision."
In the second hour of the show, Darren McFarland and Willy Daunic talks with Don Van Natta of ESPN about his BACKSTORY documentary and how are we going to judge champions when sports resumes. - Don Van Natta of ESPN - The Lebron James Decision - How are we going to judge champions when sports resumes (17:06) - Max Herz (35:50)
Episode 304 of the "Sports Illustrated Media Podcast" features an interview with ESPN investigative reporter, Don Van Natta, who hosts the network's upcoming documentary, "Backstory: The Decision." Van Natta talks about how the show created for LeBron James to announce his free-agent decision came about, how LeBron feels about "The Decision" now, why David Stern hated it, why Jim Gray was the host, who controlled the show, how it divided ESPN and more. Van Natta and host Jimmy Traina also talked about how sports can go on with the corona virus spiking, the Bubba Wallace fallout and Dr. Fauci's impact on sports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Don Van Natta of ESPN joined Jeff parles on A Numbers Game to discuss Pete Rose seeking to be removed from the MLB ineligible list. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
In this hour of A Numbers Game, Jeff Parles is joined by Don Van Natta to discuss Pete Rose seeking to be removed from the MLB ineligible list. Paul Carr makes his weekly soccer leans and Vinny Magliulo breaks down the line movement on the Week 1 XFL games. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com
Scott Hamilton is joined by 3x NASCAR Cup Champion, Hall of Famer, and lead commentator on NASCAR on FOX, Darrell Waltrip, to discuss Jimmie Johnson's final season, the Daytona 500 being 10 days away, and how being in the "Cars" movies impacted his career. Senior writer for ESPN and NYT Best Selling Author, Don Van Natta, joins the show to discuss Pete Rose attempting to be reinstated into baseball, the arguments on both sides, and how he thinks Commissioner Manfred will go about making the decision.
Don Van Natta weighs in on Jason Garrett's status in Dallas. Plus, problems with the NBA's coach's challenge and a look at the Damian Lillard Cover Story.
It was do-or-die for Dallas last night, and the Cowboys decided to do. Big time. But a win over Philadelphia might not be the turning point everyone assumes. Have the Cowboys really saved their season - and Jason Garrett's head coaching job - in the process? Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Don Van Natta explains, reminding us their owner and GM is Jerry Jones.
Ryan Smith, Nicole Briscoe, Don Van Natta and Jeremy Schaap are the Friday Four. They talk NFL trade demands and holdouts, juiced baseballs, an emotional homecoming and more.
Jeremy is joined by ESPN's Don Van Natta, who has a new series debuting next week. Plus, tennis analyst Mary Carillo and Raiders PxP broadcaster, Beth Mowins.
Episode 64 of the Sports Media Podcast with Richard Deitsch features two guests. First up is Don Van Natta, an investigative reporter for ESPN whose work appears across that company’s platforms. Van Natta is the host of the docuseries “Backstory,” whosedebut episode “Serena vs. The Umpire” launches Aug. 18 on ABC. He is followed by Chelsea Janes of The Washington Post. In January Janes moved from her longtime role as the Washington Nationals beat reporter to covering the 2020 Presidential election. In this podcast, Van Natta discusses his coverage of NFL ownership and the reporting skills needed to uncover that secretive world; why he believes ESPN is committed to journalism long-term; how he describes his new docuseries; why he chose Serena Williams as the opening subject; the future episodes of the series including an examination of Shoeless Joe Jackson; the most important trait a sports reporter should have; how to ask a good questions of a subject; how a reporter knows when a subject is lying to him or her; the challenge of navigating Twitter as a journalist; how he views ESPN prohibiting staffers from commenting on “pure politics; whether ESPN can cover the nexus of politics and race and sports, and much more. Janes discusses her move from covering the Nationals to the Kamala Harris campaign for The Washington Post; the most challenging part of that transition; how she was received by political reporters; a major social media mistake she made early in her tenure and the impact of that; the similarities between covering a sports beat and a political campaign; how she prepared for her new assignment; navigating social media and the differences and similarities of sports and political Twitter; her assessment of the Nationals playoff chances; the food at the Iowa State Fair and more. You can subscribe to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Stitcher and more.
Ryan Smith, Jeremy Schaap, Michele Steele, and Don Van Natta talk about the Lowry shove, Federer vs Nadal, and a salute to Yogi Berra.
Ryan Smith, Jeremy Schaap, Don Van Natta, and Diana Russini break down this week's biggest story, as well as share their heroes and villains of the week.
Ryan Smith, Will Cain, Don Van Natta and Jeremy Schaap talk about the NBA Trade Deadline, underreported stories, heroes, villains and more. Plus, remembering Frank Robinson.
Ryan Smith hosts the Friday Four with Jeremy Schaap, Don Van Natta and Will Cain with their stories of the week.
Don Van Natta is a senior writer for ESPN Digital and Print media. He was recently named a finalist — along with his reporting and writing partner Seth Wickersham — for a National Magazine Award in reporting for three stories: “Sin City or Bust,” “Standing Down,” and “Roger Goodell has a Jerry Jones problem.” Van Natta has had quite the illustrious career. He’s been on three Pulitzer Prize winning reporting teams — two at the New York Times and one at the Miami Herald. He joined ESPN in 2012, and has since produced many features and investigative pieces centered around the NFL. His profile of Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones in August 2014 is particularly amazing because of the access he got from a subject who initially did not want to participate. In 2014, Van Natta started the Sunday Long Read newsletter with Jacob Feldman, a reporter for Sports Illustrated. The two launched the Sunday Long Read podcast in August of last year, and so far has produced more than a dozen episodes featuring some amazing reporters and writers. Van Natta is currently working on a book with Wickersham. The book, tentatively titled Powerball,” will be published by Crown Archetype in 2020.
Don Van Natta, investigative reporter for ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com, on the future of Roger Goodell as NFL commissioner, on why Goodell empathizes with the players in the current rift with owners about the national anthem, on why this is a watershed moment for the league, and how hard it is to dig for information among NFL owners. Steve Palazzolo, football analyst for inside-football site Pro Football Focus, on his top-rated quarterback for the 2018 NFL Draft (it’s a surprise), on how overrated this class of quarterbacks is, and why he has problems with both presumptive high first-round picks, Josh Rosen and Sam Darnold.
For the second-straight week, the MTTS welcomes a multi-time Pulitzer Prize winner. This time, we have ESPN.com’s Don Van Natta, who’s won three (!) of those awards. In our chat, we talk about how Van Natta could take notes in … Continue reading →
I am a fan of the end-of-the-year, double-size issues of magazines–full of photographs, lists of the best and worst of the year, notable quotes, and vignettes about the year’s events. This week’s podcast follows in the spirit of those year-end special issues. The episode is thicker than usual, but it is full of colorful observations, reflective commentary, and expert recommendations on the best recent sports books. We call this final podcast of 2011–the Special Year-End Book List. Instead of a single author talking about a new book, we have a variety of guests offering their views on the year in sports and their choices of favorite books. The suggestions come from a range of sports commentators, in the US, the UK, and beyond. We welcome back to the podcast sports historians Kurt Kemper and Tony Collins as well as New York Times writer Don Van Natta. We hear from a Fulbright-winning doctoral student working in sports history, Shay Wood. The episode features the BBC’s Tom Fordyce and Sean Wheelock of the World Football Phone In; the editor in chief of Baseball Prospectus, Steven Goldman; and Atlanta-based sports journalist Wendy Parker. We get recommendations from E, author of the hockey blog A Theory of Ice, and Supriya Nair, contributor to the soccer blog The Run of Play. And offering his views on the significant recent events in American sports is Robert Lipsyte, longtime sports columnist and writer for the New York Times. Our guests have suggestions for books, new and old, in baseball, football, hockey, soccer, cycling, boxing, and host of other topics related to sports. If you are still making your shopping list, or writing your letter to Santa Claus, or simply looking forward to a gift card from that certain online retailer named after a South American river, this episode will have plenty of good ideas for you.New Books in Sports is then going on holiday for the rest of the season. Look for new episodes in January 2012, when we will discuss recent books on Canadian hockey, Japanese sumo, American owners of English football clubs, and the philosophy of being a sports fan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
My older daughter is twelve years old. Like many girls her age, she has spent countless hours on the soccer field. She has played volleyball and run cross-country at her school. She was the catcher for her Little League baseball team. Now she is taking up fencing. My daughter is not athletically gifted nor in any way competitive, but she takes the opportunity to play sports–any sport. It’s fun, she says simply. My daughter lives in a world that Babe Didrikson Zaharias helped to create. Later this week, June 26, 2011, will mark the 100th anniversary of Babe’s birth. Hopefully, the occasion will bring renewed and deserved attention to a woman who ranks near the top of any list of the greatest athletes of the 20th century. Although she died young, still in the midst of her career as a professional golfer, Babe’s accomplishments in sports were unrivaled. Some will never be topped, such as single-handedly claiming the team title in the 1932 national women’s track championships or winning 14 golf tournaments in a row. But far more than a natural athlete of astonishing, all-around talent, she was a woman determined to make a life in sports. In pursuing this goal, she was ahead of her time. In accomplishing it, she became one of the most influential figures in the history of American sports. Babe was also a colorful and complicated figure, and the fullness of her personality–the talent, the drive, the spark, and the conceit–is revealed in the new biography by Don Van Natta, Jr., Wonder Girl: The Magnificent Sporting Life of Babe Didrikson Zaharias (Little, Brown, 2011), winner of the 2011 USGA Herbert Warren Wind Book Award. A long-time correspondent with the New York Times and three-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize for his journalist work, Don brings his talents as a writer to a story that is, at turns, exciting and poignant, inspiring and funny. Don’s biography of Babe is a masterly portrait of an extraordinary woman: a book that our sports-playing daughters–and sons–should read. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
My older daughter is twelve years old. Like many girls her age, she has spent countless hours on the soccer field. She has played volleyball and run cross-country at her school. She was the catcher for her Little League baseball team. Now she is taking up fencing. My daughter is not athletically gifted nor in any way competitive, but she takes the opportunity to play sports–any sport. It’s fun, she says simply. My daughter lives in a world that Babe Didrikson Zaharias helped to create. Later this week, June 26, 2011, will mark the 100th anniversary of Babe’s birth. Hopefully, the occasion will bring renewed and deserved attention to a woman who ranks near the top of any list of the greatest athletes of the 20th century. Although she died young, still in the midst of her career as a professional golfer, Babe’s accomplishments in sports were unrivaled. Some will never be topped, such as single-handedly claiming the team title in the 1932 national women’s track championships or winning 14 golf tournaments in a row. But far more than a natural athlete of astonishing, all-around talent, she was a woman determined to make a life in sports. In pursuing this goal, she was ahead of her time. In accomplishing it, she became one of the most influential figures in the history of American sports. Babe was also a colorful and complicated figure, and the fullness of her personality–the talent, the drive, the spark, and the conceit–is revealed in the new biography by Don Van Natta, Jr., Wonder Girl: The Magnificent Sporting Life of Babe Didrikson Zaharias (Little, Brown, 2011), winner of the 2011 USGA Herbert Warren Wind Book Award. A long-time correspondent with the New York Times and three-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize for his journalist work, Don brings his talents as a writer to a story that is, at turns, exciting and poignant, inspiring and funny. Don’s biography of Babe is a masterly portrait of an extraordinary woman: a book that our sports-playing daughters–and sons–should read. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
My older daughter is twelve years old. Like many girls her age, she has spent countless hours on the soccer field. She has played volleyball and run cross-country at her school. She was the catcher for her Little League baseball team. Now she is taking up fencing. My daughter is not athletically gifted nor in any way competitive, but she takes the opportunity to play sports–any sport. It’s fun, she says simply. My daughter lives in a world that Babe Didrikson Zaharias helped to create. Later this week, June 26, 2011, will mark the 100th anniversary of Babe’s birth. Hopefully, the occasion will bring renewed and deserved attention to a woman who ranks near the top of any list of the greatest athletes of the 20th century. Although she died young, still in the midst of her career as a professional golfer, Babe’s accomplishments in sports were unrivaled. Some will never be topped, such as single-handedly claiming the team title in the 1932 national women’s track championships or winning 14 golf tournaments in a row. But far more than a natural athlete of astonishing, all-around talent, she was a woman determined to make a life in sports. In pursuing this goal, she was ahead of her time. In accomplishing it, she became one of the most influential figures in the history of American sports. Babe was also a colorful and complicated figure, and the fullness of her personality–the talent, the drive, the spark, and the conceit–is revealed in the new biography by Don Van Natta, Jr., Wonder Girl: The Magnificent Sporting Life of Babe Didrikson Zaharias (Little, Brown, 2011), winner of the 2011 USGA Herbert Warren Wind Book Award. A long-time correspondent with the New York Times and three-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize for his journalist work, Don brings his talents as a writer to a story that is, at turns, exciting and poignant, inspiring and funny. Don’s biography of Babe is a masterly portrait of an extraordinary woman: a book that our sports-playing daughters–and sons–should read. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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