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Feb 6, 2024; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Chris Russo on the SiriusXM Mad Dog Sports Radio set on radio row at the Super Bowl 58 media center at the Mandalay Bay resort and casino. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

Chris ‘Mad Dog’ Russo reveals his keys to success as a sports talk host

"You cannot scream and yell as much as I do without having a strong belief that what you're saying is accurate."

By Matt Clapp OnJun 6, 2026 0
Nashville-based radio host Jared Stillman slams the Tennessee Titans' decision to hire Ramon Foster as the radio color analyst. Credit: Jared Stillman/'Stillman and Company' on X; Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports

Jared Stillman calls Ramon Foster radio hire ‘a total slap in the face’ to former Titans players

"The Titans hiring of Ramon Foster was a total slap in the face to the former players who played FOR the Titans."

By Matt Clapp OnMay 16, 2026 0
Michael Jordan and Charles Barkley during the 1993 NBA Finals. Credit: Rob Schumacher/The Republic / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Charles Barkley talking with Michael Jordan again: ‘We’re not like Prince William and Prince Harry’

"We're going to get together and play golf as soon as basketball is over."

By Matt Clapp OnApr 17, 2026 0
St. John's head men's basketball coach Rick Pitino, the March Madness logo, and sports radio host Adam Schein. Credit: Brad Penner-Imagn Images (Rick Pitino); Kirby Lee-Imagn Images (Adam Schein and March Madness)

Adam Schein blasts NCAA committee for St. John’s seeding: ‘Did they not get Peacock in the room?!’

"What the hell's going on here?!"

By Matt Clapp OnMar 17, 2026 0
Arkansas head men's basketball coach John Calipari during a game. Credit: ANDREW NELLES / THE TENNESSEAN / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

John Calipari sounds off on playing conference tournament finals on Selection Sunday

"Either they gotta fix that within the committee, or we gotta play on Saturday. Forget about lead-in to the show."

By Matt Clapp OnMar 17, 2026 0
Adam Schein has a new daily digital show for NY Post.

Adam Schein set to debut ‘Schein Time’ for New York Post, California Post beginning March 10

The daily digital show will air Monday through Friday at 2 p.m. ET on YouTube and nypost.com/sports.

By Sam Neumann OnMar 7, 2026 0
Chris Russo

Chris Russo missed ‘First Take’ with a case of the hiccups

"I basically gagged for the next 13 hours without throwing anything up"

By Brandon Contes OnJan 16, 2026 0
Tony Romo Jim Nantz CBS

Chris Russo insists CBS won’t embarrass Jim Nantz and Tony Romo with demotion

"The idea that somehow someway, we are now gonna switch the broadcast teams because Romo is terrible, they’re not doing that"

By Brandon Contes OnJan 13, 2026 0
Photo credit: Damon Amendolara

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Damon Amendolara signs extension with SiriusXM, Mad Dog Sports Radio

Stephen A. Smith

Stephen A. Smith shares excitement about SiriusXM ‘partnership’: ‘My deal isn’t just to be a host’

"It's one thing to just get the dollars, and it's another thing to share the profits."

By Reice Shipley OnAug 16, 2025 0
Stephen A. Smith confirms his start date for his upcoming new show on Mad Dog Sports Radio

Stephen A. Smith confirms debut date for new Mad Dog Radio show

"September 2nd, Mad Dog Sports Radio."

By Reice Shipley OnJul 14, 2025 0
Stephen A Smith

ESPN Radio’s Joe Fortenbaugh ‘not happy’ with Stephen A. Smith’s competing SiriusXM show

"You listen to so much of this all day, do you want more of this?"

By Brandon Contes OnJun 6, 2025 0
Chris "Mad Dog" on his SiriusXM Radio show

Chris Russo admits SiriusXM should have been upfront with Michelle Beadle and Cody Decker

"In most cases, this becomes a nasty and an ugly situation. And by all reports, it sounded like a little bit of that"

By Brandon Contes OnJun 5, 2025 0
Michelle Beadle

Michelle Beadle on losing SiriusXM time slot to Stephen A. Smith: ‘It’s a reminder we’re all pieces of sh*t to someone’

"I just don’t respect him."

By Reice Shipley OnJun 4, 2025 0
Michelle Beadle and Stephen A. Smith

Michelle Beadle was unaware Stephen A. Smith’s taking over her SiriusXM timeslot

"Thibs, at least they told you."

By Brandon Contes OnJun 4, 2025 0
Stephen A. Smith joins SiriusXM

Stephen A. Smith launching two new shows with SiriusXM

“To say that I’m excited would be an understatement."

By Brandon Contes OnJun 4, 2025 0
Chris "Mad Dog" Russo has several issues with the way that Major League Baseball removed Pete Rose from its ineligible list. Sam Greene/The Enquirer/USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images (Pete Rose, left); Kirby Lee-Imagn Images (Chris Russo, right).

Chris ‘Mad Dog’ Russo rants on MLB’s handling of Pete Rose

"This is holier-than-thou nonsense."

By Michael Dixon OnMay 15, 2025 0
Chris "Mad Dog" on his SiriusXM Radio show

Chris Russo drops first F-bomb in 17 years as SiriusXM host during Preakness Stakes conversation

"My god almighty, run the race!"

By Reice Shipley OnMay 8, 2025 0
Golf legend Gary Player and Chris Russo. Photo Credits: Rob Schumacher, Rob Schumacher/USA TODAY NETWORK (Gary Player, left); Kirby Lee-Imagn Images (Chris Russo, right).

Chris ‘Mad Dog’ Russo ends interview with Gary Player telling him to ‘stay alive’

"Thanks for coming on, Gary. Appreciate it."

By Michael Dixon OnApr 16, 2025 0
USA vs Canada in 4 Nations-Face Off

Chris Russo: USA-Canada 4 Nations fights were ‘fake,’ had ‘WWE feel’

"I don't like things that have a fakeness or WWE feel to them. They had three fights in nine seconds."

By Arthur Weinstein OnFeb 18, 2025 0
Chris Russo on First Take

Chris Russo rants on Netflix Christmas Day games, ‘9 billion people’ on telecast

"And Netflix with their lineup, they got 9 billion people in the broadcast booth. … I mean it's absurd. Call me, I might go!"

By Arthur Weinstein OnDec 17, 2024 0
Adam Schein hosting his Mad Dog Sports Radio show on SiriusXM

Adam Schein unloads on ‘fluky’ Chiefs: ‘I don’t take this team seriously’

"This is the luckiest flukiest team I've ever seen in the history of Schein on Sports."

By Reice Shipley OnDec 2, 2024 0
Michelle Beadle on Over the Top with Beadle and Rosenberg.

Michelle Beadle fires back at social media trolls attempting to brand her a hypocrite

"For anyone who thinks you're going to Wikipedia and you're going to get me — you're not."

By Sam Neumann OnOct 25, 2024 0
Aaron Rodgers

Michelle Beadle: ‘Aaron Rodgers is kind of a crap leader’

"It's like the 90th time that he's thrown a teammate under the bus."

By Reice Shipley OnOct 15, 2024 0
Feb 6, 2024; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Chris Russo on the SiriusXM Mad Dog Sports Radio set on radio row at the Super Bowl 58 media center at the Mandalay Bay resort and casino. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

Chris Russo underwent roller coaster of emotions reacting live to Game 1 of Braves/Mets doubleheader

"Oh my goodness what a baseball game!"

By Reice Shipley OnSep 30, 2024 1

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