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Dan Patrick Tries To Set Up Usain Bolt Vs Tyreek Hill Race

“Patrick had the legendary Jamaican sprinter on The Dan Patrick Show Thursday and threw down the gauntlet for a race between Bolt and Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Tyreek Hill.”

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Dan Patrick is one of, if not the best, interviewers in sports media. It’s hard to deny the radio host when guests appear on his show, but 8-time Olympic gold medal winner Usain Bolt didn’t need much prodding over his latest ask.

Patrick had the legendary Jamaican sprinter on The Dan Patrick Show Thursday and threw down the gauntlet for a race between Bolt and Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Tyreek Hill. Many people consider Hill the fastest player in the NFL, while Bolt holds the world record in the men’s 100-meter dash at 9.572 seconds.

“This Tyreek Hill challenge,” Patrick began asking Bolt. “Is that ever going to happen? I have something here for you… He wants 40 [meters] you want 100, how about 70?”

The question perked Usain Bolt up a bit as he agreed he could take the wide receiver in a 70-meter race. If the 2019 Super Bowl festivities are any indication, it wouldn’t be much of a competition. Bolt hasn’t competed in track since 2017, but he ran a would-be NFL record 40-yard dash time of 4.22 seconds at a fan event. 

The sprinter rocked sweatpants and basic sneakers during the jaunt in 2019. Hill is no slouch, running a 4.29 40-yard dash at his Pro Day in 2016. Yet, Seven-hundredths of a second might as well be a lifetime in races like this one, leaving Bolt with a lot of confidence.

“I still don’t think he can take me at 40 meters,” Bolt said as the two broke down how the race might go. “Even if he gets there, it’s going to be really close.” 

Patrick wrapped up the niceties and got down to the brass tacks.

“Ok, this is what I’m suggesting the stakes are, ok?” Patrick began to ask Bolt. “A week after the Super Bowl, or it could be the Super Bowl weekend if he’s not playing, you put up one of your gold medals, and he puts up his Super Bowl ring?”

Usain Bolt loved the sound of that. After all, he has a lot more precious hardware to offer up than Hill.

“Nice… That would be big,” Bolt responded. “Yeah, I got eight [gold medals]. I don’t think he’s going to go for it.”

Watch the full clip from the interview above.

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Former 670 The Score Host Tommy Williams Has Died

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Tommy Williams, who was heard for a decade on 670 The Score, died on Wednesday at the age of 66.

Williams began his broadcasting career in his hometown of Gary, Indiana in 1982 at WLTH before moving on to The Score. In 2003, Williams became the PA Announcer for the Gary Southshore RailCats of the American Association where he had his signature call to get the attention of the fans, “People, People, People.”

A story in The Times of Northwest Indiana said, “The longtime RailCats public address announcer and Lakeshore Public Media sports journalist was known for broadcasting countless games, interviewing countless athletes and covering Region sports at all levels. The Gary native and co-host of “Prep Sports Report,” “Prep Football Report,” and “Lakeshore PBS Scoreboard” often signed off shows saying, “Gary, Indiana, you know I love you.”

“The cadence he had in his voice echoed across the Region in a way we may never see again. He was widely known and widely loved,” Tom Maloney, vice president of radio operations at Lakeshore Public Media told the paper.

“He’d want to be remembered as the voice of Lakeshore sports,” his Regionally Speaking co-host and producer Dee Dotson told The Times. “Most people will remember him for covering prep sports all the way up to semi-pros. He’ll be remembered for treating each of his subjects like they were world champions. His depth of knowledge of sports at all levels is commendable. He was a walking encyclopedia of stats.” 

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Compass Media Networks Promotes Three Members to Oversee Play-by-Play Sports Platform

“It is our pleasure to give these three talented executives their day in the sun, knowing that they will continue to work incredibly hard to carry on this tradition of excellence.”

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Compass Media Networks has announced the promotions of three long-standing executives, Robert Blum, Tyler Brewer, and Chris Kleiber, who will collectively oversee the content creation, production, and distribution of the company’s play-by-play sports platform.

“For over 16 years, Compass Media Networks has set a standard of excellence for national play-by-play sports with Chris, Rob, and Tyler playing a vital part in our success,” said Peter Kosann, CEO/Founder of Compass Media Networks. “It is our pleasure to give these three talented executives their day in the sun, knowing that they will continue to work incredibly hard to carry on this tradition of excellence.”

Robet Blum has been appointed Vice President & General Manager of Sports and will also continue to serve as Vice President of Affiliate Sales for News-Talk and Sports. Tyler Brewer has been appointed Executive Producer – Sports Programming. And Chris Kleiber has been appointed Senior Producer – Sports Programming.

Compass Media Networks broadcasts annually over 100 play-by-play sporting events involving college men’s basketball and football (including the Big Ten Tournament and the Big Ten Championship Game), NFL 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. Sunday Doubleheaders, and complete coverage of the Dallas Cowboys and Las Vegas Raiders. The broadcasts are distributed across hundreds of terrestrial sports, news-talk and music stations as well as digital distribution platforms such as SiriusXM, Verizon Mobile, and the Varsity App.

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Charley Steiner Injured; Tim Neverett to Handle Dodgers Radio Play-by-Play

“This will be the first Opening Day that I will have missed since 1976, when I wore a younger man’s clothes.”

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As the Los Angeles Dodgers get set to take on the St. Louis Cardinals in their first home game on Thursday, team play-by-play voice Charley Steiner has revealed he will not be doing games at the beginning of the season due to a severe back injury.

Through the Dodgers, Steiner posted a statement which said, “Over the winter, I landed on the Injured List with three compound fractures in my back. (I don’t recommend it.) With the start of the baseball season upon us, the Dodgers are ready to go – but I’m not. This will be the first Opening Day that I will have missed since 1976, when I wore a younger man’s clothes. I look forward to returning to the mic later this season. In the meantime, go Dodgers!”

TrueBlueLA.com reports Tim Neverett will handle play-by-play duties while Steiner recovers. Neverett called the first two regular season games with Rick Monday as the Dodgers started the season in South Korea. Neverett and Monday did not travel with the team, however, they called those games in a studio back home.

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