Rick Tittle talks with the starting goalkeeper for the United States women's national soccer team, Hope Solo. Solo talks about her career and what it will mean to take the Olympic stage in London this Summer. Click below to listen to the interview.
Former Cy Young Award winner John Smoltz discusses his 22 year career in Major League Baseball. The 8-time All-Star has also written a book called Starting and Closing; he talks about it all on Sports Byline. Click below to listen to the interview.
Diamondbacks' CEO Derrick Hall stops by to talk Dbacks baseball and the pursuit of a world title. Click below to listen to the interview.
Sports Byline Classic offers select interviews with some of the sports legends we've interviewed over the past 20 years. Click a story or photo to read, listen, and comment on this week's Classic interviews.
 Chris Hanburger: NFL Hall of FamerElected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame as a part of the Class of 2011, Hanburger discusses his life and career with Ron Barr. Hanburger was drafted by the Redskins in the 18th and final round of the [ ... ] |
 The King of Swing: Pete SamprasDuring his 15-year tour career, Pete Sampras built a quiet legacy of dominance in the tennis world. With more men’s singles titles than anyone except Roger Federer, Sampras stands—by many accoun [ ... ] |
- Nastia Liukin
- The Phenomenal Freddy Adu
- Hank Haney Talks Tiger
- Theismann, Talley on the Saints' Bounty Program
- Reds Manager Dusty Baker
ON SPORTS BYLINE USA
In 2008, she was the Olympic individual all-around champion. She is also a world champion on the balance beam and uneven bars and bagged five medals at the Olympic Games in Beijing. Liukin joins Ron Barr to discuss her career as one of the world's top gymnasts.
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ON SPORTS BYLINE
Soccer phenom Freddy Adu stops by to talk a little "football" with Ron Barr.
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ON SPORTS BYLINE USA
Ron Barr sits down with Tiger Woods' former swing coach Hank Haney.
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ON SPORTS BYLINE USA
Former NLF players Darryl Talley and Joe Theismann join Ron Barr on Sports Byline USA to talk about the New Orleans Saints' bounty program.
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ON SPORTS BYLINE USA
Cincinnati Reds manager Dusty Baker talks about the upcoming season with Ron Barr.
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Blue Goo Medicine Minute
Backyard Games: Summer is around the corner folks! Get out your croquet sets, your badminton, your volleyball nets and your horseshoes and make sure when you're ready to play, that you have the right shows and protective equipment.
Featured Book & Video Game Reviews
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By Rick Tittle
EA Tiburon is a studio that truly embraces their assignment when it comes to making NCAA FOOTBALL 12. There have been some critics over the years who assume that this annual title, which always releases a week before MADDEN does, is just a filler for the college football masses in communities like Norman and Lincoln. But nothing could be further from the truth. NCAA FOOTBALL 12 is it’s own sovereign state and a great game. -
BY RICK TITTLEWhen developing a sports video game, it is usually a must to acquire the official license of the professional league based upon that sport. In other words, Madden Football would be pretty weak if it had fictional teams instead of the real NFL teams. So while Electronic Arts has no affiliation with UFC (THQ has cornered the market on that), they decided to make a mixed martial arts game anyway, thus the new EA SPORTS MMA for the XBOX 360 and PS3.
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