Crime in Sports

This week, we head down a road filled with adventure, speed, meth, and pure trashiness. He was near the top of the racing game when an act of idiocy brings it to an abrupt halt, shifting his life down a path of getting arrested, going broke, and having a public, and brutal feud with his stepmother, after he accuses her of killing his father. Sound like a mess? That's the tip of the iceberg. This is a crazy one! Buckle up!! Deny your drug use even after multiple positive tests, steal everything that's not nailed down, and have public disputes with family members with Jeremy Mayfield!! Check us out, every Tuesday. We will continue to bring you the biggest idiots in sports history! Hosted by James Pietragallo & Jimmie Whisman Donate at... patreon.com/crimeinsports or with paypal.com using our email: crimeinsports@gmail.com Get all the CIS & STM merch at crimeinsports.threadless.com For Tickets To Upcoming Live Shows... CHICAGO 12/14 Get tickets to Crime In Sports LIVE in Chicago on December 14 at http://www.lh-st.com/Shows/12-14-2017+Crime+In+Sports+Live Get tickets for the LIVE Small Town Murder on the same night at http://www.lh-st.com/Shows/12-14-2017+Small+Town+Murder+Live BOSTON 2/18 Crime In Sports: https://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/1589056?_ga=2.84751449.1576137293.1510029131-53581790.1510029128&__utma=1.876925325.1510029128.1510029128.1510029128.1&__utmb=1.2.10.1510029128&__utmc=1&__utmx=-&__utmz=1.1510029128.1.1.utmcsr=yahoo|utmccn=(organic)|utmcmd=organic|utmctr=(not%20provided)&__utmv=-&__utmk=255437192 Small Town Murder: https://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/1589061?_ga=2.53771112.1576137293.1510029131-53581790.1510029128&__utma=1.876925325.1510029128.1510029128.1510029128.1&__utmb=1.2.10.1510029128&__utmc=1&__utmx=-&__utmz=1.1510029128.1.1.utmcsr=yahoo|utmccn=(organic)|utmcmd=organic|utmctr=(not%20provided)&__utmv=-&__utmk=255437192 DETROIT 2/16 Stand Up Show w/ Dan Cummins https://www.ticketweb.com/event/dan-cummins-james-pietragallo-the-magic-bag-tickets/7823825?pl=magicbag Check out or site: truecrimecomedyteam.com All web support by Web and Writer webandwriter.com or Facebook.com/webandwriter Contact us on... twitter.com/crimeinsports crimeinsports@gmail.com facebook.com/Crimeinsports instagram.com/crimeinsports

This week, we skate into the story of a man who used every bit of his hockey talent to make it all the way to the pros, but unfortunately for him, he seemed equally committed to getting arrested as many times as possible, once his career was over. Brain damage, addiction, and a bit of a temper are all factors, but the end result is both sad, and hilarious. And never dull, even for a moment!! Punch whoever is closest to you, always run from the police, and make sure not to fall asleep in a mine with Rudy Poeschek!! Check us out, every Tuesday. We will continue to bring you the biggest idiots in sports history! Hosted by James Pietragallo & Jimmie Whisman Donate at... patreon.com/crimeinsports or with paypal.com using our email: crimeinsports@gmail.com Get all the CIS & STM merch at crimeinsports.threadless.com For Tickets To Upcoming Live Shows... CHICAGO 12/14 Get tickets to Crime In Sports LIVE in Chicago on December 14 at http://www.lh-st.com/Shows/12-14-2017+Crime+In+Sports+Live Get tickets for the LIVE Small Town Murder on the same night at http://www.lh-st.com/Shows/12-14-2017+Small+Town+Murder+Live BOSTON 2/18 Crime In Sports: https://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/1589056?_ga=2.84751449.1576137293.1510029131-53581790.1510029128&__utma=1.876925325.1510029128.1510029128.1510029128.1&__utmb=1.2.10.1510029128&__utmc=1&__utmx=-&__utmz=1.1510029128.1.1.utmcsr=yahoo|utmccn=(organic)|utmcmd=organic|utmctr=(not%20provided)&__utmv=-&__utmk=255437192 Small Town Murder: https://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/1589061?_ga=2.53771112.1576137293.1510029131-53581790.1510029128&__utma=1.876925325.1510029128.1510029128.1510029128.1&__utmb=1.2.10.1510029128&__utmc=1&__utmx=-&__utmz=1.1510029128.1.1.utmcsr=yahoo|utmccn=(organic)|utmcmd=organic|utmctr=(not%20provided)&__utmv=-&__utmk=255437192 DETROIT 2/16 Stand Up Show w/ Dan Cummins https://www.ticketweb.com/event/dan-cummins-james-pietragallo-the-magic-bag-tickets/7823825?pl=magicbag Check out or site: truecrimecomedyteam.com All web support by Web and Writer webandwriter.com or Facebook.com/webandwriter Contact us on... twitter.com/crimeinsports crimeinsports@gmail.com facebook.com/Crimeinsports instagram.com/crimeinsports

This week, we look at a guy that took such an intense wrong turn, that it boggles the mind. He started off as the model citizen. He did the right things. He said the right things. But when things went off the rails, they went as far off the rails as we've ever seen. The shocking brutality of his final crime is so heartless, and full of rage, that it's incredible he didn't snap sooner. Why did he do it? Mental illness? Brain damage? A diabolical plan? Or is he innocent? Either way, he's an idiot, and we have a great time pointing it out!! Also, he's not innocent. Follow the rules, always do the right thing, and then commit one of the most heartless slaughters imaginable with Terry Underwood!! Check us out, every Tuesday. We will continue to bring you the biggest idiots in sports history! Hosted by James Pietragallo & Jimmie Whisman Donate at... patreon.com/crimeinsports or with paypal.com using our email: crimeinsports@gmail.com Get all the CIS & STM merch at crimeinsports.threadless.com For Tickets To Upcoming Live Shows... CHICAGO 12/14 Get tickets to Crime In Sports LIVE in Chicago on December 14 at http://www.lh-st.com/Shows/12-14-2017+Crime+In+Sports+Live Get tickets for the LIVE Small Town Murder on the same night at http://www.lh-st.com/Shows/12-14-2017+Small+Town+Murder+Live BOSTON 2/18 Crime In Sports: https://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/1589056?_ga=2.84751449.1576137293.1510029131-53581790.1510029128&__utma=1.876925325.1510029128.1510029128.1510029128.1&__utmb=1.2.10.1510029128&__utmc=1&__utmx=-&__utmz=1.1510029128.1.1.utmcsr=yahoo|utmccn=(organic)|utmcmd=organic|utmctr=(not%20provided)&__utmv=-&__utmk=255437192 Small Town Murder: https://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/1589061?_ga=2.53771112.1576137293.1510029131-53581790.1510029128&__utma=1.876925325.1510029128.1510029128.1510029128.1&__utmb=1.2.10.1510029128&__utmc=1&__utmx=-&__utmz=1.1510029128.1.1.utmcsr=yahoo|utmccn=(organic)|utmcmd=organic|utmctr=(not%20provided)&__utmv=-&__utmk=255437192 DETROIT 2/16 Stand Up Show w/ Dan Cummins https://www.ticketweb.com/event/dan-cummins-james-pietragallo-the-magic-bag-tickets/7823825?pl=magicbag Check out or site: truecrimecomedyteam.com All web support by Web and Writer webandwriter.com or Facebook.com/webandwriter Contact us on... twitter.com/crimeinsports crimeinsports@gmail.com facebook.com/Crimeinsports instagram.com/crimeinsports

This week, we barrel down the path of a man who started life, in the worst of circumstances, only to fight his way out, then fight even harder to get right back to a terrible life. Chance after chance yielded nothing but more arrests, more crack & meth, more gun play, and more jail. This is truly a tale of a person who just could not accept 'yes' as answer. He's a mess, and we love it! Have 3 kids before high school is over, sell crack to cops, and fire some shots out the car window with Marcus Bullard!! Check us out, every Tuesday. We will continue to bring you the biggest idiots in sports history! Hosted by James Pietragallo & Jimmie Whisman Donate at... patreon.com/crimeinsports or with paypal.com using our email: crimeinsports@gmail.com For Tickets To Upcoming Live Shows... CHICAGO 12/14 Get tickets to Crime In Sports LIVE in Chicago on December 14 at http://www.lh-st.com/Shows/12-14-2017+Crime+In+Sports+Live Get tickets for the LIVE Small Town Murder on the same night at http://www.lh-st.com/Shows/12-14-2017+Small+Town+Murder+Live BOSTON 2/18 Crime In Sports: https://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/1589056?_ga=2.84751449.1576137293.1510029131-53581790.1510029128&__utma=1.876925325.1510029128.1510029128.1510029128.1&__utmb=1.2.10.1510029128&__utmc=1&__utmx=-&__utmz=1.1510029128.1.1.utmcsr=yahoo|utmccn=(organic)|utmcmd=organic|utmctr=(not%20provided)&__utmv=-&__utmk=255437192 Small Town Murder: https://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/1589061?_ga=2.53771112.1576137293.1510029131-53581790.1510029128&__utma=1.876925325.1510029128.1510029128.1510029128.1&__utmb=1.2.10.1510029128&__utmc=1&__utmx=-&__utmz=1.1510029128.1.1.utmcsr=yahoo|utmccn=(organic)|utmcmd=organic|utmctr=(not%20provided)&__utmv=-&__utmk=255437192 DETROIT 2/16 Stand Up Show w/ Dan Cummins https://www.ticketweb.com/event/dan-cummins-james-pietragallo-the-magic-bag-tickets/7823825?pl=magicbag Check out or site: truecrimecomedyteam.com All web support by Web and Writer webandwriter.com or Facebook.com/webandwriter Contact us on... twitter.com/crimeinsports crimeinsports@gmail.com facebook.com/Crimeinsports instagram.com/crimeinsports

This week, we shuffle down the path of pure chaos, with a self destructive, drug addled lunatic, with an unquenchable desire to be the best. Whether it be in the Australian Football League, or in the much more challenging world of smoking as much meth as possible, swimming across rivers to get away from police, or scaring his wife, and kids with his inexplicable behavior. His run of arrests is legendary, including the most amazing airport arrest, featuring a simply awful hiding place! Hop the fence of a military installment, take police on a slow speed chase, and do as many drugs as you can possibly cram into your body with Ben Cousins!! Check us out, every Tuesday. We will continue to bring you the biggest idiots in sports history! Hosted by James Pietragallo & Jimmie Whisman Donate at... patreon.com/crimeinsports or with paypal.com using our email: crimeinsports@gmail.com For Tickets To Upcoming Live Shows... CHICAGO 12/14 Get tickets to Crime In Sports LIVE in Chicago on December 14 at http://www.lh-st.com/Shows/12-14-2017+Crime+In+Sports+Live Get tickets for the LIVE Small Town Murder on the same night at http://www.lh-st.com/Shows/12-14-2017+Small+Town+Murder+Live BOSTON 2/18 Crime In Sports: https://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/1589056?_ga=2.84751449.1576137293.1510029131-53581790.1510029128&__utma=1.876925325.1510029128.1510029128.1510029128.1&__utmb=1.2.10.1510029128&__utmc=1&__utmx=-&__utmz=1.1510029128.1.1.utmcsr=yahoo|utmccn=(organic)|utmcmd=organic|utmctr=(not%20provided)&__utmv=-&__utmk=255437192 Small Town Murder: https://www.ticketfly.com/purchase/event/1589061?_ga=2.53771112.1576137293.1510029131-53581790.1510029128&__utma=1.876925325.1510029128.1510029128.1510029128.1&__utmb=1.2.10.1510029128&__utmc=1&__utmx=-&__utmz=1.1510029128.1.1.utmcsr=yahoo|utmccn=(organic)|utmcmd=organic|utmctr=(not%20provided)&__utmv=-&__utmk=255437192 DETROIT 2/16 Stand Up Show w/ Dan Cummins https://www.ticketweb.com/event/dan-cummins-james-pietragallo-the-magic-bag-tickets/7823825?pl=magicbag Check out or site: truecrimecomedyteam.com All web support by Web and Writer webandwriter.com or Facebook.com/webandwriter Contact us on... twitter.com/crimeinsports crimeinsports@gmail.com facebook.com/Crimeinsports instagram.com/crimeinsports

This week, we are buried in a mountain of cocaine, violence, stupidity, arrogance, and just plain crazy. A tough guy turned world champion that could never quite let go of his old friends, neighborhood, and terrible habits. He fights opponents in the ring... and police, girlfriends, wives, family foes, trainers, and even elderly motorists, outside the ring. His tale is a winding road of lunacy, and bad decisions, ending in a prison sentence worthy of a murderer. Right up our alley!! Stuff a kilo down your pants, curl up inside your sister's dryer, and take part in Junior on Junior violence with Michael "Second To" Nunn!! Check us out, every Tuesday. We will continue to bring you the biggest idiots in sports history! Hosted by James Pietragallo & Jimmie Whisman Donate at... patreon.com/crimeinsports or with paypal.com using our email: crimeinsports@gmail.com Get tickets to Crime In Sports LIVE in Chicago on December 14 at http://www.lh-st.com/Shows/12-14-2017+Crime+In+Sports+Live Get tickets for the LIVE Small Town Murder on the same night at http://www.lh-st.com/Shows/12-14-2017+Small+Town+Murder+Live Check out or site: truecrimecomedyteam.com All web support by Web and Writer webandwriter.com or Facebook.com/webandwriter Contact us on... twitter.com/crimeinsports crimeinsports@gmail.com facebook.com/Crimeinsports instagram.com/crimeinsports

This week, we dive deep into the story of a man who a mediocre talent, but had a penchant for lying, and scamming that knew no bounds. He started life with everything, and went to school with movie stars, but that didn't stop him from ending up in some of the lowest situations a person could find themselves. He was both a common drug dealer, and an international counterfeiter. Born with a silver spoon, he went from playing catch on the beach with Sandy Koufax, to being a gun toting guy, with an attitude problem that got him pushed out of major league baseball, then wanted by federal, state, and international authorities. A real peach of a fella. Sell a mountain of cocaine to a police officer, be the most hated man in the world of sneakers, and bribe your way out of a North African prison with Byron McLaughlin!! Check us out, every Tuesday. We will continue to bring you the biggest idiots in sports history! Hosted by James Pietragallo & Jimmie Whisman Donate at... patreon.com/crimeinsports or with paypal.com using our email: crimeinsports@gmail.com Get tickets to Crime In Sports LIVE in Chicago on December 14 at http://www.lh-st.com/Shows/12-14-2017+Crime+In+Sports+Live Get tickets for the LIVE Small Town Murder on the same night at http://www.lh-st.com/Shows/12-14-2017+Small+Town+Murder+Live Check out or site: truecrimecomedyteam.com All web support by Web and Writer webandwriter.com or Facebook.com/webandwriter Contact us on... twitter.com/crimeinsports crimeinsports@gmail.com facebook.com/Crimeinsports instagram.com/crimeinsports

This week, we tell a tale that unravels into a downpour of disaster, and stupidity. A fighter who cared more about being entertaining, than being successful. And he was entertaining, as long as you weren't a woman, a bouncer, a police officer, a SWAT Team member, a church, or the owner of a tattoo shop. He's a menace to polite society, but an absolute gem for our purposes. Idolize Jean Claude Van Damm, have questionable "fun" hobbies, and spit, punch & be tazed all the way to stardom with Jason "Mayhem" Miller Check us out, every Tuesday. We will continue to bring you the biggest idiots in sports history! Hosted by James Pietragallo & Jimmie Whisman Donate at... patreon.com/crimeinsports or with paypal.com using our email: crimeinsports@gmail.com Get tickets to Crime In Sports LIVE in Chicago on December 14 at http://www.lh-st.com/Shows/12-14-2017+Crime+In+Sports+Live Get tickets for the LIVE Small Town Murder on the same night at http://www.lh-st.com/Shows/12-14-2017+Small+Town+Murder+Live Check out or site: truecrimecomedyteam.com All web support by Web and Writer webandwriter.com or Facebook.com/webandwriter Contact us on... twitter.com/crimeinsports crimeinsports@gmail.com facebook.com/Crimeinsports instagram.com/crimeinsports

This week, we explore a story without much sports, but with plenty of nasty, lowdown, dirty crime. He was an amateur bodybuilder, a con man, a hustler, a cat burglar, and a cold blooded killer. His obsession with a girlfriend leads him to unimaginable places. Places like stalking, threatening, breaking in & holding a teenager at gunpoint... and worse. So much worse. This story has it all. Tragedy, an idiot, trying to pretend that he's something he's not, and a famous result of the horrific circumstances. It's a wild ride, so strap in!! Give yourself a "cool" first name, threaten complete strangers, and be the cause of untold heartache with John Riccardi!! Check us out, every Tuesday. We will continue to bring you the biggest idiots in sports history! Hosted by James Pietragallo & Jimmie Whisman Donate at... patreon.com/crimeinsports or with paypal.com using our email: crimeinsports@gmail.com Get tickets to Crime In Sports LIVE in Chicago on December 14 at http://www.lh-st.com/Shows/12-14-2017+Crime+In+Sports+Live Get tickets for the LIVE Small Town Murder on the same night at http://www.lh-st.com/Shows/12-14-2017+Small+Town+Murder+Live Check out or site: truecrimecomedyteam.com All web support by Web and Writer webandwriter.com or Facebook.com/webandwriter Contact us on... twitter.com/crimeinsports crimeinsports@gmail.com facebook.com/Crimeinsports instagram.com/crimeinsports

This week, we look at a country club frequenting, high society mingling, high stakes gambling, cocktail sipping, cocaine snorting, womanizing kind of guy. A wanna be James Bond that had neither the resources, nor brains to pul off that kind of lifestyle. He lied to everyone that he ever met, swindled money from anyone that he possibly could, and ruined every relationship that he ever had. He started with the best circumstances, and went downhill from there. Bad for him, and everyone that he ever encountered, but hilarious for us! Set a world record, ruin several marriages, then lie, cheat, and steal your way to prison with Roscoe "The Rocket" Tanner!! Check us out, every Tuesday. We will continue to bring you the biggest idiots in sports history! Hosted by James Pietragallo & Jimmie Whisman Donate at... patreon.com/crimeinsports or with paypal.com using our email: crimeinsports@gmail.com Check out or site: truecrimecomedyteam.com All web support by Web and Writer webandwriter.com or Facebook.com/webandwriter Contact us on... twitter.com/crimeinsports crimeinsports@gmail.com facebook.com/Crimeinsports instagram.com/crimeinsports

This week, we wade into aggressive, and dangerous waters, with a man who simply could not wait to blow every chance he was given, and do more, and worse things wrong. He worked hard to get himself out of a bad situation, only to put himself, and others in an even worse situation. His crimes are incomprehensible. His responses are downright infuriating. He's a mean drunk, and he's not afraid to use violence to get his point across. Those ingredients make for an awful human being, but a great Crime In Sports cocktail!! Steal things that are free, punch anyone in your path, and never, ever take "no" for an answer with Ruben Patterson!! Check us out, every Tuesday. We will continue to bring you the biggest idiots in sports history! Hosted by James Pietragallo & Jimmie Whisman Donate at... patreon.com/crimeinsports or with paypal.com using our email: crimeinsports@gmail.com Check out or site: truecrimecomedyteam.com All web support by Web and Writer webandwriter.com or Facebook.com/webandwriter Contact us on... twitter.com/crimeinsports crimeinsports@gmail.com facebook.com/Crimeinsports instagram.com/crimeinsports

This week, we explore the inner workings, and outer actions of a man who was on the cusp of what he worked his whole life for, only to have it all pulled away. What caused him to spin out of control? Drugs? Alcohol? Steroids? Mental Illness? Brain Damage? The answer is yes. Yes to all of those things, making one of the most flammable cocktails ever put together by a criminal athlete. And making for some of the wildest times we've ever covered. An insanely hilarious journey into the life of the man who missed the Super Bowl, and barely even knew it. Wander around without shoes, miss your chance to play in the Super Bowl, and get shot right in the heart with Barret Robbins!! Check us out, every Tuesday. We will continue to bring you the biggest idiots in sports history! Hosted by James Pietragallo & Jimmie Whisman Donate at... patreon.com/crimeinsports Check out or site: truecrimecomedyteam.com All web support by Web and Writer webandwriter.com or Facebook.com/webandwriter For a special offer that includes a 4 week trial, postage, AND a digital scale, go to stamps.com, click on the microphone, and enter the code CIS!! Contact us on... twitter.com/crimeinsports crimeinsports@gmail.com facebook.com/Crimeinsports instagram.com/crimeinsports

This week, we say thank you to our listeners with an extra large, extra long, extra crazy episode, featuring a man who truly made it to the top of the world, only to swiftly chop it up into tiny pieces, and flush it down the nearest toilet. He was an Olympian, and even the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world, but whether it was ego, upbringing, or just plain old fashioned brain damage, it went severely off the rails in a violent, stupid, and most of all, hilarious way! Take home an Olympic medal, build a house the size of a small town, and head right to federal prison with Riddick "Big Daddy" Bowe!! Check us out, every Tuesday. We will continue to bring you the biggest idiots in sports history! Hosted by James Pietragallo & Jimmie Whisman Donate at... patreon.com/crimeinsports Check out or site: truecrimecomedyteam.com All web support by Web and Writer webandwriter.com or Facebook.com/webandwriter Contact us on... twitter.com/crimeinsports crimeinsports@gmail.com facebook.com/Crimeinsports instagram.com/crimeinsports

This week, we navigate a dark path of deception, thievery, drugs, and just plain vile murder. A man that ran from his problems, his whole life, including joining another country's military to outrun authorities, and creditors. And it only got worse from there, culminating in a horrific scene, in a Thai hotel room, followed by a manhunt, and an attempt at the death penalty. This story is so crazy that it has to span over 3 continents!! Grow up in a town that Ikea named furniture after, steal anything that isn't tied down, and try to survive a Thai prison with Kenneth Eriksson!! Check us out, every Tuesday. We will continue to bring you the biggest idiots in sports history! Hosted by James Pietragallo & Jimmie Whisman Donate at... patreon.com/crimeinsports Check out or site: truecrimecomedyteam.com All web support by Web and Writer webandwriter.com or Facebook.com/webandwriter Contact us on... twitter.com/crimeinsports crimeinsports@gmail.com facebook.com/Crimeinsports instagram.com/crimeinsports

This week, we try to answer the age old question of whether this person is evil, or just a complete idiot. He was in and out of jail, before he was even out of high school, and it only got worse from there. Multiple arrests for various incidents of violence, and craziness derailed his career, but makes for a lot of fun, as long as you're not one of the people who has to spend time with him, on a daily basis. He's a mess. He's a menace. And he's more fun than a lunatic can hip toss! By the way, we vote evil. Make your parents buy you alcohol, beat up several 15 year old girls, and throw away every undeserved chance you get with Cody "Freight Train" East!! Check us out, every Tuesday. We will continue to bring you the biggest idiots in sports history! Hosted by James Pietragallo & Jimmie Whisman Donate at... patreon.com/crimeinsports Check out or site: truecrimecomedyteam.com All web support by Web and Writer webandwriter.com or Facebook.com/webandwriter Contact us on... twitter.com/crimeinsports crimeinsports@gmail.com facebook.com/Crimeinsports instagram.com/crimeinsports