Sports 180 with Josh Ward & Will West

September 20, 2010 in Blog, Uncategorized by Josh Ward

Sports180 will be at Applebee’s on Cedar Bluff Road Monday from 12-3. Stop by and register for prizes with the Coors Light Silver Bullet tour.

We’ll have Tennessee football coach Derek Dooley’s press conference at 12:30. Listen live as Dooley looks back at the loss to Florida and looks forward to Saturday’s game against Alabama-Birmingham.

We’ll have reaction from Saturday’s loss. What did you think of the performance of quarterback Matt Simms? Hear from running back David Oku, who says something is going to change regarding Florida’s recent dominance of the Vols.

September 17, 2010 in Blog by Josh Ward

Here’s a look at the latest being written about Tennessee men’s basketball coach Bruce Pearl:

Gary Parrish doesn’t understand why Pearl would lie about the rules he broke. (CBS)

CBS columnist Gregg Doyel regretfully calls for Pearl to be fired. (CBS)

Andy Katz helps explain why Tennessee can’t fire Pearl right now. (ESPN)

Dan Wolken of the Commerical Appeal points out the convenient delay in UT’s self-imposed penalties. (CA)

Pearl has gone from hero to liar, writes Michael Rosenberg of Sports Illustrated. (SI)

Mike Griffith’s report on the picture Pearl took with prospects at his home. (GoVolsXtra)

Thomas O’Toole asks how Pearl can still have his job. (USA Today)

Former Illinois assistant Jimmy Collins has no sympathy for Pearl. (USA Today)

September 16, 2010 in Blog by Josh Ward

Sports180 will broadcast from Latitude 35 in Market Square from 12-3 on Thursday.

More Tennessee-Florida talk and the latest being said about UT men’s basketball coach Bruce Pearl.

Guest lineup:
12:25 Jonathan Hutton will talk Titans and NFL
1:25 John Wilkerson will talk MLB and football – college and pro
2:05 Florida radio analyst Lee McGriff will preview the Florida football team

September 15, 2010 in Blog by Josh Ward

More information has come out regarding Bruce Pearl and the NCAA’s investigation into the University of Tennessee basketball program.

Sources told Gary Parrish of CBSSports.com that Ohio State freshman Aaron Craft and Kansas freshman Josh Selby were at Pearl’s home during a visit to Knoxville in 2008. That would be an NCAA violation.

Pearl denied that the players, who were committed to UT at the time, had ever visited his home, according to Parrish. The problem is NCAA investigators already had a picture of the players at Pearl’s home. In fact, Pearl was asked about the photo by the NCAA on July 14, according to Mike Griffith of the Knoxville News Sentinel. It wasn’t until Aug. 5 that Pearl gave information to the NCAA about the photo.

What does this do for Pearl and the UT basketball program? Who knows, but it can’t be good.

Gentry Estes from 247Sports.com covers the Georgia Bulldogs. He’ll join Sports180 at 1:30 to discuss Georgia’s upcoming game against Arkansas.

September 14, 2010 in Blog by Josh Ward

We looked back at the Tennessee-Oregon game on Monday. We’ll look forward to Florida on Tuesday.

Jason Lieser of the Palm Beach Post will join us at 2:05 eastern time to discuss Florida’s 2-0 start to the season. We’ll ask Jason about the arrest of wide receiver Chris Rainey, who was charged with aggravated assault early Tuesday morning.

UT athletic director Mike Hamilton announced Tuesday morning that Saturday’s game against Florida has sold out.

A look back at Monday Night Football, too. Big wins for the Baltimore Ravens and Kansas City Chiefs.

September 9, 2010 in Blog by Josh Ward

Sports180 will broadcast at the Roaming Gnome in Maryville from 12-3 on Thursday. The Coors Light Silver Bullet tour continues. Stop by and register to win a Silver Bullet Motorized Scooter and Silver Bullet Motorized Cooler, both presented by Coors Light. You can also register to win our weekly prize, a two-night stay at the Best Western Twin Islands in Gatlinburg.

Plenty to discuss as the Tennessee-Oregon approaches and the NFL season kicks off tonight.

Guest lineup:
12:10 Jay Allen from 95.5 “The Game” in Portland will preview the Oregon football team
12:25 Jonathan Hutton from Titans Radio/104.5 The Zone in Nashville will talk Titans and NFL football
1:25 John Wilkerson will talk football, Major League Baseball and life
2:05 Justin Hokanson from AuburnSports.com will preview tonight’s Auburn-Mississippi State game
2:30 Handicapping expert Ray Carbone will tell you how to make money this weekend.

July 20, 2010 in Audio, Blog by Josh Ward

Orlando Sentinel writer Jeremy Fowler joined the show on Tuesday to update us on the NCAA investigation involving former Florida offensive lineman Maurkice Pouncey.

The investigation is still in its early stages.

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Jonathan Hutton from Titans Radio and 104.5 The Zone in Nashville joined Tuesday’s show to talk about Chris Johnson’s restructured contract with the Tennessee Titans.

The new deal should allow Johnson to arrive at training camp and participate when team activities begin on July 31. Hutton said Johnson isn’t the only player who’s happy a deal was reached.

“I think Vince young is a very happy player this morning because of the issues he would have had if Chris Johnson wouldn’t have been there,” Hutton said.

Hutton says Titans fans shouldn’t expect to see free agent wide receiver Terrell Owens join the Titans. Hutton believes Owens would sign a deal if he were offered by the Titans, but they’re not likely to offer one.

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Welcome to the new website for Sports 180, which airs each weekday from 12-3 eastern time on The Sports Animal.

Check here for updates on what Josh and Will have planned for the show.

The site is still in its early stages. We’ll make sure to have our interviews up each day and info on what’s going on with the show.

Stay tuned. Thanks for stopping by the site.

July 19, 2010 in Audio, Blog by Josh Ward

Tom Ziller from AOL FanHouse joined Sports 180 on Monday to talk about the NBA offseason.

Ziller talks about the recent comments by Michael Jordan regarding LeBron James’ decision to leave Cleveland for Miami. While Jordan’s comments might have been controversial, Ziller says you can’t deny Jordan is right.

Ziller also discusses the NBA summer league performances of former Kentucky center DeMarcus Cousins and former Tennessee forward Wayne Chism. Both played for the Sacramento Kings summer team. Ziller says Cousins was outstanding during the summer but still has plenty of questions about his future. Chism performed well, according to Ziller, but Chism still has work to do to find a spot in the NBA.

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