DJ’s Sports Show⚽️🏀🏈🎾⚾️

In this episode, I discuss the NCAA reinstating Reggie Bush's Heisman Trophy, Joel Embiid's dominant Game 3 performance, and reflecting a little on the Rob Parker interview.

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In this exclusive one-on-one 30-minute interview, I was honored to interview sports personality legend and Hall Of Fame Sports Journalist Rob Parker✍🏾. From his upbringing, journey throughout his legendary sports media career & entrepreneurship

Here are some of his astonishing accomplishments:

- First Black Columnist of the Detroit Free Press

- A former New York Daily News Sports Reporter ⁃ A  MLB Hall Of Fame voter⚾️🗳️ ⁃ Co-host of the Fox Sports Radio Show The Odd Couple with Chris Broussard ⁃ CEO/Founder of MLB Bro and the Barbershop Sporty Cutz in Detroit ⁃ A former ESPN Sports Anchor who used to do First Takewith Skip Bayless and his good friend Stephen A. Smith, had appearances on Undisputed with Skip and Shannon Sharpe, The Herd with Colin Cowherd, & Numbers Never Lie with Michael Smith amongst many others ⁃ Is a 2023 NABJ (National Association of Black Journalists) Inductee as one of the greatest journalists of all time. ⁃ A current USC Professor teaching baseball ⚾️ to the next generation

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In Part One of Two of the Gigi Speer Interview we got to discuss her upbringing as a multi-sport athlete playing basketball, volleyball, and softball growing up. A softball career that includes her leading Hopkins High School to a title her junior year as well as winning two Atlantic-10 Conference titles (‘19, ‘22) that includes the go-ahead winning drive her senior year to defeat #1 ranked George Washington to clinch the title at Fordham University where she played Division I Softball 🥎 . We also dive into some of her life after college such as becoming a WNBA Beat Writer at The Strickland for the New York Liberty. She also has accomplished the following: - Head of Content for Next Hoops for Women’s Basketball 🏀 - Emcee for Rutgers Athletics - Head of Women’s Sports at Pro Athletes Direct for NRZ Entertainment - Member of Board Directors of Hoop and Dreams Foundation - WNBA Beat Writer ✍️ for The Strickland - Color Commentator and Analyst for MSG Network covering Division 1 Softball 🥎 - Newspaper Columnist for The Ram Newspaper - Former Digital Production Associate for NBC - Former Sports Reporter/On Air Host for WFUV Radio 📻 - All-League Honorable selection as a freshman - 3x All-League selection in softball the next three years - Western New England All-Area honorable mention as a sophomore before earning All-Area as a junior and senior - Led Hopkins your junior year to it’s first League title with a walk-off in the 7th inning of the Fair Chester title game - All-League in volleyball as a senior even having an article calling you the “Voracious Volleyballer 🏐 “ - Team captain of her softball, basketball & volleyball teams

In this interview I’m joined by SUNY New Paltz Women’s Basketball senior guard Julia Sabatino where we dive into her basketball career and life journey. Her are some of her accomplishments: - 2-time All-County and Defensive Player of the Year (2019, 2020) - Newsday Top 100 Long Island Girls Basketball players (2019-2020) - All-Nassau County Class A Player of the Year - All-Nassau County Tournament team - NCBCA All-Defensive Team - BCANY All-State Scholar Athlete - 2-time All-Conference selection (2016, 2017) - Led Falcons to the Nassau County Class A title (2019-20) - 2-time All-Conference soccer selection (2018,2019) - 2-time All-Conference lacrosse selection - Scored 1,000 career points in her Locust Valley Falcons basketball career

In Part Two of my NBA Power Rankings we dive into the teams who are in title contention and I expect to make the playoffs from the Minnesota TImberwolves to the Phoenix Suns to the Denver Nuggets. Who will be No.1?... Listen to find out!

In this great episode, I had the honor to interview a former member of the La Premier team (2018-20) & California Native who’s currently the Go Valiants Senior goalie for Manhattanville College, Luis Granados ⚽️💫🔥. Here are just some of his accomplishments: 

-2x Skyline All-Conference selection 

-4x All Mission League First Team selection 

-Mission League Goalkeeper of the Year

 - Manhattanville College of Single-Season Goals Against average record (0.55, 2021) -Single-Season Save Percentage record (.885, 2021)

 - South West All-Area First Team

 -Named one of the top 100 players in California (2020) 

-All CIF Division II First Team selection 

-Member of the California Soccer Club

That’s just some of his laundry list of accomplishments. Make sure to leave a like, share, and subscribe! Enjoy the interview & spread the word on the podcast & website!!