September 8th, 1998. 8:18pm: Mark McGwire hits a line drive that carries just enough to clear the left field wall. Home Run No. 62, breaking Roger Maris' single season record.

I'll forever remember that moment. Just as I'll remember March 17th, 2005. When the disgraced ex-slugger, only a fraction...

As the 2009 Indy 500 nears, NBC Sports just recently ran my interview with Scott Dixon. During the hour long conversation, last year's Indianapolis 500 Winner/IRL Champion discusses his 2008 storybook season, the devastating 2007 final lap Championship loss, racing's economic challenges, the burdens of youth, and, most importantly, tipping...

I recently sat down with Dale Earnhardt Jr for a lengthy NBC Sports interview. Junior has been voted NASCAR's most popular driver six straight years and is entering his second season with Hendrick Motorsports. With the Daytona 500 only days away, Junior spoke candidly about topics ranging from the day...

By his early 20s, Bear Grylls became the youngest Brit to summit Mount Everest after nearly dying in an army parachute accident. Not exactly the average start to a career, but then again, nothing this adventurer does is common. From the Himalayas to the Arctic Ocean, Grylls has braved some...

This time last year the Atlanta Falcons organization was embroiled in what seemed to be never ending turmoil. The face of the franchise, Michael Vick, ultimately pleaded guilty to charges related to dog fighting (he is currently serving a 23-month sentence in federal prison). Then, with three games left to...

I recently spent time in Phoenix with Steve Nash of the Suns.

Nash is a 6'2, white, non-dunking, Canadian. He may be the least physically gifted point guard in the NBA, yet he's a two-time Most Valuable Player. It's a result of relentless determination and being incredibly selfless. Nash...

After being retired for three years, Lance Armstrong has returned to professional cycling. In July, he'll attempt to break his own record by winning an eighth Tour de France. As Armstrong currently trains for the first scheduled race of his comeback, Australia's Tour Down Under, in January, his longtime trainer...

Recently, Oscar de la Hoya sat down with me for a 1 hr 15 min NBC Sports television interview at his gym in Big Bear, CA. The mountain resort, elevation 7500 feet, has been de la Hoya's training grounds for Saturday night's bout. De la Hoya (39-5, 30 knockouts), a...

With season five now over, HBO's Entourage Creator Doug Ellin recently called in to my radio show for a lengthy interview. From Vince's comeback, to Turtle having sex with Jamie Lynn Sigler, to next season, to Ellin's own run-in with the New Orleans' Police with 10oz of Marijuana in the...

Recently, I sat down with the Minnesota Vikings' Adrian Peterson for more than an hour long television interview. At only 23-years-old, Peterson is arguably the NFL's best running back. Currently leading the league in rushing, Peterson came into this season after a freshman campaign which included Rookie of the Year...

Reggie Love's athletic aspirations are on hold.

Long gone are the days captaining Duke basketball and also starring on the football team. And the 26-year-old's NFL dreams are long over, having been cut by the Green Bay Packers and released by the Dallas Cowboys.

Then, rather than accepting a lucrative...

The day after the presidential election, I sat down with Jim Brown for an NBC Sports television interview. Brown is not only the most accomplished football player ever to live, but he's also regarded by one biographer as the most socially significant athlete of the past century.

Upon retiring...

This past week, Chinese gymnastics was vindicated by an investigation into potential wrongdoings.

To be eligible for competition, athletes must turn 16-years-old by the Olympic year. Many accusations surfaced that some Chinese gymnasts in this summer's Olympics were only 14-years-old. They were found to be of age, however, the...

The last time ESPN.com caught up with ultramarathon runner Charlie Engle, he had just finished running across Africa's Sahara Desert with two friends. They ran the equivalent of two marathons per day for 111 straight days. Their concluding mileage totaled nearly 4,500 miles. They often ran in temperatures that exceeded...

OJ Simpson is in Las Vegas standing trial after being charged with conspiracy to commit a crime, robbery, assault, and kidnapping with a deadly weapon. As Week No. 2 of testimony is underway, Simpson's Attorney Yale Galanter spoke exclusively with me.

Below are select quotes from the interview. Click...

As ESPN anchor Stuart Scott boarded an airplane traveling to his Monday Night Football broadcast location, little did he know that his stomach ache would forever change his life. The following day his appendix had to be immediately removed, and days later a doctor told Scott he had cancer. After...

The price of fame is rising exponentially.

I've spent time at Hollywood nightclubs, even witnessed the ubiquitous paparazzi following Paris and Britney, but attending the Nuggets-Lakers playoff game last week began to make me realize the extent of the craze. I was in Denver with a group that included a...