Sports Spotlight

Sports Spotlight for August 22

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 02:00:00 EST

On this edition of Sports Spotlight, Josh Barnett is joined by DN sportswriter Mike Kern to talk about the Eagles' persistent injury woes as well as how the Olympics may be just to much to take in without a spectator's game plan.

Sports Spotlight for July 25

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 02:00:00 EST

On this edition of Sports Spotlight, Josh Barnett and Pat McLoone talk about Jimmy Rollins getting benched for too many traffic lights, as well as the Phillies tenuous situation and the fact that no one is talking about Lito Sheppard.

Sports Spotlight for July 18

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 02:00:00 EST

On this edition of Sports Spotlight, Josh Barnett returns to join Pat McLoone in looking at the Phillies at midseason, checking their biggest disappointments and/or biggest surprises with the 2008 team thus far.

Sports Spotlight for July 11

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 02:00:00 EST

On this edition of Sports Spotlight, Pat McLoone is joined by Kerith Gabriel to take apart the latest developments in arena football, with special emphasis on the Soul, and to weigh in on the Sixers' acquiring of Elton Brand.

Sports Spotlight for July 3

Wed, 2 Jul 2008 02:00:00 EST

On this edition of Sports Spotlight, Pat McLoone is joined by Rich Hofmann Jr. for a youth-oriented look at recent developments in players the Sixers picked up and the Phillies let go.

Sports Spotlight for June 13

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 02:00:00 EST

On this edition of Sports Spotlight, Josh Barnett and new DN Managing Editor Pat McLoone look back at the annual Greatest Sports Weekend Ever before turning to the Eagles' offseason and the latest twists and turns in the Tim Donaghy case.

Sports Spotlight for June 6

Thu, 5 Jun 2008 02:00:00 EST

On this edition of Sports Spotlight, Josh Barnett and Pat McLoone talk about the annual Greatest Sports Weekend Ever, focusing on the NBA finals and the Belmont Stakes, with a short detour into the Pocono 500 and NASCAR in general.

Sports Spotlight for May 23

Fri, 23 May 2008 02:00:00 EST

On this edition of Sports Spotlight, Josh Barnett and Pat McLoone do a quick survey of all Philly teams' fortunes, with special attention to Ryan Howard and the Phillies as well as the offseason Eagles.

Sports Spotlight for May 16

Fri, 16 May 2008 02:00:00 EST

On this edition of Sports Spotlight, Josh Barnett and Pat McLoone talk about the Phillies' potential pitfalls, especially those involving Ryan Howard and Brett Myers, and figure that Flyers fans should be satisfied with a season well spent.

Sports Spotlight for May 9

Thu, 8 May 2008 02:00:00 EST

On this edition of Sports Spotlight, Josh Barnett and Pat McLoone pick the unsung players of the hockey playoffs and offer their predictions for the series against the penguins. Josh also has a contest for the armchair analysts out there with prizes for the best predictions.

Sports Spotlight for May 2

Thu, 1 May 2008 02:00:00 EST

On this episode of Sports Spotlight, Josh Barnett and Pat McLoone marvel at how far the Flyers have gotten into the playoffs, with a chance - who knows? - to win it all, even though the Canadiens have been making far more shots. Pat is also looking for anybody in Philly named Guy.

Sports Spotlight for 4/25

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 02:00:00 EST

On this edition of Sports Spotlight, Josh Barnett is joined by Daily News assistant sports editor Paul Vigna to suss out the Eagles' moves in the NFL draft. Josh also mentions the new Eagles blog, written by Les Bowen and his Daily News cohorts.

Eagletarian: Blogging the Eagles with the Daily News

Sports Spotlight for 4/18/08

Fri, 18 Apr 2008 02:00:00 EST

On this week's Sports Spotlight, Josh and Pat talk about the Sixers, the Phillies and the Flyers' perfromance in the playoffs, with Pat testing the limits of podcast verbiage in describing tough athletes.

Sports Spotlight for 4/11//08

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 02:00:00 EST

On this week's Sports Spotlight, Josh and Pat talk Flyers playoffs, sizing up the competition and finding it rather daunting. Pat admits to his hope of seeing a goalie bring a hockey cliche to life sometime in his life.

Sports Spotlight for 4/4

Thu, 3 Apr 2008 02:00:00 EST

This week Josh Barnett and Pat McLoone celebrate the Phillies' first win of the season, take a glance at the Flyers' playoff chances, and try to project the ultimate winner of the NCAA tournament, in which Pat laments that there's no 'Cinderella' team left.

Sports Spotlight for March 28

Thu, 27 Mar 2008 02:00:00 EST

Mike Kern joins Pat McLoone from snowy Detroit to talk about Villanova's longshot chances against Kansas in their Sweet Sixteen game Friday night. Along the way Kern also considers some of the other matchups in the NCAA tournament.

Sports Spotlight for 3/7/08

Thu, 6 Mar 2008 03:00:00 EST

With Josh Barnett off, Pat McLoone welcomes Bob Vetrone, Jr., one of the DN sports department's all-time key players, who looks back on his formative years in coming to love college basketball and also looks ahead to what we can expect this year.

Sports Spotlight for 2/29/08

Fri, 29 Feb 2008 03:00:00 EST

Ed Barkowitz fills in for Josh Barnett along with Pat McLoone in this edition of the weekly sports podcast from the Daily News. Both agree that if the Sixers have any shot at the playoffs they should go for it and not pull their punches in hopes of a better setup for next year; both also agree not to say word one about Major League Soccer... just yet, anyway.

Sports Spotlight for 2/22/08

Fri, 22 Feb 2008 03:00:00 EST

Josh Barnett and Pat McLoone discuss Ryan Howard's successful arbitration and seem surprised to find themselves on opposite sides of the bargaining table. They also weigh in on Maurice Cheeks' tenure with the Sixers and Pat commends Josh's use of the term "swanky."

Daily News Spring Training Podcast

Wed, 13 Feb 2008 03:00:00 EST

Daily News baseball writer Paul Hagen looks at the prospects for the Phillies pitching, and for the rest of the team, from his vantage point in Clearwater.

Sports Spotlight for Super Bowl Weekend

Thu, 31 Jan 2008 03:00:00 EST

Josh and Pat first discuss the Phillies' and Mets' acquisitions then move on to their predictions for how this Super Bowl will play out. It's not spoiling anything to say that neither of them pick the Giants.

Sports Spotlight 1/25

Fri, 25 Jan 2008 03:00:00 EST

Josh Barnett and Pat McLoone cover a potluck of sport subjects as they wait for the chance to loose their Super Bowl analysis next week. Flyers, Phillies, and even Public League play come up for discussion.