Mike Pesca appears in the following:
The Fallout From Benching Eli Manning
Wednesday, December 06, 2017
Why Some Sports Teams Don't Play To Win
Wednesday, November 08, 2017
Trump And The Truth About NFL Ratings
Wednesday, October 04, 2017
Remembering Sportscaster Bob Wolff
Wednesday, July 19, 2017
Chris Christie Tries His Hand At Sports Radio
Wednesday, July 12, 2017
A New Way To Watch Basketball
Wednesday, May 17, 2017
Mike Pesca Makes The Case For James Harden As MVP
Wednesday, April 19, 2017
March Madness: It's All About The Bracket
Wednesday, March 08, 2017
Lose Lose
Friday, December 30, 2016
Let's Play Ball: Who's Who In The Baseball Playoffs
Sunday, October 09, 2016
Olympic Level Sexism
Thursday, August 18, 2016
True Confessions Of A Ballpark Food Vendor
Monday, May 11, 2015
Is Free Office Coffee More Valuable Than Healthcare?
Monday, March 30, 2015
"Ebola: What It Is"
Friday, October 10, 2014
Eat Me Some Peanuts and Cracker Jack
Tuesday, June 03, 2014
Who to Watch In Sochi: A Crowdsourced Guide to the Olympics
Thursday, February 06, 2014
We're building a listener-powered guide for who to watch at the Sochi Olympics, starting with Friday's opening ceremonies. If you have a favorite athlete, from any country, tell us why you're rooting for them and why others should care too. Mike Pesca, NPR sports correspondent and panelist on Slate's Hang Up and Listen, helps take you suggestions and discusses his favorite story lines.
5 Points To Help Simplify Sunday's Super Bowl
Sunday, February 02, 2014
The chatter, hype and jargon in the weeks leading up to Sunday's Super Bowl XLVIII is more impenetrable than the Seahawk's secondary.
Perhaps you've heard the Seattle Seahawks have a running back who enters "Beast Mode." Maybe you've heard that the Denver Broncos' counter to Beast Mode is a defensive ...
When Athletes Sing: The 'Super Bowl Shuffle' And Other Greatest Hits
Friday, January 31, 2014
We hear the story behind the Super Bowl Shuffle -- and a brand new all-star remake. Plus, a look at other famous examples of athletes who've decided to make a go at a musical career.
A-Rod Storms Out
Thursday, November 21, 2013
Yesterday, Alex Rodriguez stormed out of his arbitration hearing after being informed that Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig would not be testifying in the case over his use of performance enhancing drugs. Later, a lawyer for Rodriguez told WFAN's Mike Francesa that "there is no legal forum in the United States where a man doesn't get to face his accusers." NPR's Mike Pesca discusses whether A-Rod has a point, and whether Selig should have to state baseball's case in person.