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."
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Mike Francesa credits Chris Russo for instigating John Sterling’s iconic home run calls
"John was an incredibly fervent listener to the Mike and the Mad Dog show"
Mike Francesa confirms he is still alive after extended podcast absence
"I had a good run"
Mike Francesa: NBA regular season is ‘worthless’
"They better have a reckoning about how terrible the product they are providing in the regular season is"
Jon Heyman refutes Mike Francesa’s ‘bogus’ Brandon Nimmo-Francisco Lindor rift rumor over Trump
"Nimmo and I are brothers. I love him. I love him."
Maggie Gray, Chris Carlin and Bart Scott were ‘unhateable’
"People wanted to hate us. They had already made up their mind"
Brandon Tierney mocks Gregg Giannotti for being ‘trampled’ by Mike Francesa
"You guys just sat there as Mike trampled you."
Mike Francesa admits screw-up with incredible Joel Embiid Kansas take
“Remember, he left Kansas. But that's a long time ago. And he left Kansas because of Embiid."
Mike Francesa: The Mannings ‘will not let Arch Manning play for the Jets’
"Peyton didn’t want to play for the Jets. They will not let Arch Manning play for the Jets."
Mike Francesa: New York Giants can’t keep running from Jeffrey Epstein ties
"The Giants will eventually have to, and Tisch will eventually have to own up to it in some way."
Craig Carton open to breaking bread with Mike Francesa
"On the air, off the air, his house, my house, your house, I’ve said yes to that, 20 times over"
Sal Licata details first firing from WFAN: Mike Francesa ‘tried to save my job’
"They took it as a threat."
Mike Francesa: ‘I miss Mike and the Mad Dog’
"We get along very well, probably get along better now than we ever have."
Mike Francesa knew ‘there was a good chance’ Alex Rodriguez was lying in infamous interview
"All I could do is ask the question. And I asked it on multiple occasions that day."
A brief history of major sports radio breakups
Mike Francesa has hilarious flip on Sean Payton after AFC title game
"Sean Payton is not going to screw up."... "He screwed up."
Mike Francesa shuns Mets owner Steve Cohen: ‘Weak, ineffective billionaire’
"Now the owner gets on Twitter, makes his white smoke joke and then has egg all over his face"
Brandon Tierney details infamous Mike Francesa blowup
Brandon Tierney walked into Mike Francesa's office expecting a quick chat. He walked out after a "10 out of 10" blowup.
Mike Francesa claims Donald Trump at center of Brandon Nimmo-Francisco Lindor rift
"The Nimmo-Lindor thing, my understanding, was political. Had to do with Trump."
Top 10 sports broadcasting bloopers of 2025
Mike Francesa says he asked Bill Simmons, not Max Kellerman, about replacing Chris Russo
"There's not a word of truth to that."
Mike Francesa initially picked Max Kellerman to replace Chris Russo
"I was supposed to go over and work with Mike"
Mike Francesa: Dodgers making Yankees ‘look like an A-ball outfit’
"What was Hal (Steinbrenner) thinking? I am shocked."
Mike Francesa rips Fox sideline reporter Kristina Pink for not mentioning wind
"Never mentions the wind in the standup. Why bother?"
Peter Schrager used to call into WFAN as ‘Peter from Freehold’
"I'm a product of WFAN sports talk radio."
