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Two comedians take an unmerciful and hilarious look at athletes who have lost big games.. with the law! Crime in Sports does the research, and finds the funny in the world of sports true crime. New episode every week!
Based on 4 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Detailed athlete biographies, competing accounts, and sharp comic exchanges give sports-related crime a fuller public context.
Crime in Sports builds athlete case histories from career records, press coverage, legal disputes, and the contradictions surrounding public reputations.
A motorcycle jump or a punch in the face? James and Jimmy make you choose.
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A brisk Crime in Sports look at Alex Galchenyuk, mixing reporting, riffing, and public embarrassment.
The episode frames Alex Galchenyuk's off-ice trouble as a Crime in Sports story, leaning on reporting and quick banter. It moves through rehab, team comments, and the awkwardness around his public life at a pace that keeps the tone light without losing the thread.
Episode 500 turns Adrian Peterson’s rise into research, disbelief, and deadpan chaos.
Crime in Sports turns episode 500 into a loud anniversary lap and a sharp look at Adrian Peterson’s rise. The mix of track medals, 100-meter times, five-star recruiting buzz, and All-American Bowl attention keeps the story moving between scouting report and disbelief, with the…
A frustrated linebacker, a coaching change, and a very Crime in Sports kind of confidence wobble.
Wayne Simmons is caught between a coaching change, a new defensive system, and the kind of confidence wobble that can follow when the pressure keeps rising.
A late-stage Knievel chapter built around press quotes, self-mythology, and a sharply comic take on the movie chatter.
The show is closing in on the end of its Evil Knievel series, with three parts left in a planned 10-part stretch. This installment stays anchored in the July 8, 1976 material, where Knievel is cast as the king of the daredevils, talks up an anti-drug message, and draws a line…
True stories of scams, aliases, frauds, and lives built on lies.
Payne Lindsey and Tenderfoot TV revisit the Atlanta Child Murders and the wider Monster franchise.
Host Jake Brennan traces the crimes and scandals behind musicians from Elvis to Taylor Swift.
Karina Longworth narrates the Manson murders as a story about Hollywood's collapsing 1960s dream.
iO Tillett Wright investigates her mother's boyfriend's unsolved 1982 East Village murder.
A wilderness hoax, a trusting BC town, and the brothers who fooled it.
The hosts continue their series on Evel Knievel, covering his later career in the mid-1970s as he transitions from daredevil stunts to celebrity life.
Comedians James and Jimmy explore the career and downfall of hockey player Alex Galchenyuk, focusing on his arrest in Arizona for DUI, hit-and-run, and threatening police officers with violence and Russian mafia connections.
Two comedians humorously explore true crime cases involving athletes who have run afoul of the law.
Two comedians humorously explore the criminal misdeeds of athletes, blending true crime research with comedy.
Two comedians humorously explore true crime cases involving athletes who have run afoul of the law.
In their 500th episode, comedians James and Jimmy explore the life of NFL star Adrian Peterson, covering his abusive childhood, his father's imprisonment for money laundering, the tragic death of his brother, and his rise to football greatness.
Two comedians humorously discuss true crime cases involving athletes who have run afoul of the law.
Comedians James and Jimmy explore the troubled life of former NFL linebacker Wayne Simmons, from his impoverished upbringing in South Carolina to his college football career at Clemson, where he repeatedly faced assault charges for violent incidents against women and others.
Two comedians introduce a new sport and tease an athlete who makes money through illegal activities.
Two comedians discuss the Ohtani gambling scandal and other sports crime stories with humor.
Two comedians humorously explore true crime cases involving athletes who have run afoul of the law.
Two comedians humorously discuss athletes who have committed crimes, with a preview of an upcoming series on serial killer Randall Woodfield.
Two comedians humorously explore the criminal cases of athletes, with this episode focusing on a persistent criminal athlete.
Two comedians humorously explore the criminal misdeeds of a little-known athlete in a multi-part series.