Before are some videos from day one of LeBron James and his free agency era. The New Jersey Nets and New York Knicks both met with LeBron. Video was shot inside and outside of the IMG building in Cleveland, Ohio on July 1st, 2010. (4 videos all together)

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Kelli Stack, 2010 USA Womens Hockey Team on DSS

On June 5th, DSS welcomed KELLI STACK from the 2010 USA Womens Hockey Team to the show live from Ganley Volkswagen/Subaru in Bedford, Ohio. Kelli won a silver medal at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games.

We discussed playing hockey growing up, playing at Boston College, and also at the Olympics. We also hit on her plans for the next few years leading up to the next Winter Games. She told us about what she does in her free time, other sports interests, and also what she would do if she was LeBron James. She even brought her silver medal and hockey jersey on set.

You can watch the interview portion of the show below or you can listen to the interview by hitting the play button at the bottom of this post. You can also check out pictures from her time on the show here.

“The Dugout Sports Show” is live every Saturday from 11am-1pm ET at Ganley Volkswagen/Subaru in Bedford, Ohio.

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I had the chance to interview Cincinnati Reds pitcher BRONSON ARROYO before the Reds took on the Cleveland Indians on Sunday, May 23rd. We talked about the Reds season so far, interleague play, playing with Manny Ramirez, and his performance this year.

You can also check out my interview with Bronson Arroyo from a couple months ago at spring training.

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Former Cleveland Cavalier Jim Chones joins DSS. (Katie Brinager, The Dugout Sports Show)

Cleveland Cavalier legend Jim Chones stopped by “The Dugout Sports Show”, live from Ganley Volkswagen/Subaru on May 1st to talk about the Boston Celtics/Cleveland Cavaliers NBA Playoffs matchup.

Jim played with the Cavaliers from 1974 to 1979. He was a part of the “Miracle at Richfield” in during the ‘75-’76 season. Jim went on to win an NBA Championship with the Los Angeles Lakers in 1980. Jim now does postgame analysis on WTAM 1100 following Cavs games and does some analyst work for the Milwaukee Bucks.

He gave his insight on what the Cavs need to do to win this series, what Boston can do to shut down LeBron, Shaq vs. Perkins, Doc vs. Brown, and a lot more.

Look for Jim to be a part of “The Dugout Sports Show” during the Cavaliers playoff run!

Below is video of Jim on DSS, with the audio under the player.

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Cleveland Cavaliers. Boston Celtics. NBA Playoffs. It doesn’t get any better than this.

Brendan Bowers from StepienRules.com and I were joined by fellow DSS writer Tony Mazur for a very special “Wine & Gold Show”, which was live from Ganley Volkswagen/Subaru in Bedford, Ohio. We previewed this soon to be brutal series between two teams that do not like each other.

We gave our predictions for Game 1 and the rest of the series, as well our key matchups, X-Factors, and Mike Brown vs. Doc Rivers.

Below is video of our final thoughts and below the video is audio from the whole show.

Again, “The Wine & Gold Show” broadcasts live one hour before every Cavs game on www.thedugoutsportsshow.com and www.stepienrules.com.

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Dan Majerle, former Cleveland Cavalier and current Phoenix Suns assistant coach. (NBA.com)

I had the chance to interview former Cleveland Cavalier and current Phoenix Suns assistant coach DAN MAJERLE when DSS was in Arizona covering spring training. Majerle played with the Cavs during the 1995-96 season, averaging 10.6 points and 3.7 rebounds a game. He is well-known for his play for the Phoenix Suns and played a total of 123 playoff games in his career.

“Thunder Dan” was known for his three point shooting but early in his career, it was his thunderous dunks that gave him his nickname. He also played on the US National Team in the 1994 FIBA World Championship, winning a gold medal.

We discussed him being booed when the Suns drafted him, converting from player to announcer and announcer to coach. We also hit on his most famous dunks growing up and also his movie debut and much more.

Also wanted to give a shoutout to Dan’s restaurant Majerle’s, which is located in downtown Phoenix.

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Your Newest Cleveland Brown, Joe Haden, CB from the University of Florida.

Joe Haden, CB - 7th Selection, 1st Round - Cleveland Browns
University of Florida

Biography: Three-year starter awarded varying degrees of All-American and All-Conference honors since his freshman season. Junior totals included 68/4/10 after 87/3/12 as a sophomore. He began his college career posting 63/1/12 as a freshman.

Positives: Lock-down cornerback with a complete game. Displays a physical nature to his game, jams receivers at the line of scrimmage, and quick up the field defending the run. Fluid turning his hips to transition off the line, smooth pedaling in reverse, and displays good route recognition. Quickly locates the ball in the air, possesses a nice move to the throw, and solid awareness. Rarely off his feet, explosive at the point and a solid open field tackler. Forceful up the field on the blitz. Works well with works well with safeties. Helps out on special teams, making tackles on coverage units.

Negatives: Lacks the explosive burst out of his plant to the ball. Does not possess top end speed. Ran poorly during the combine.

Analysis: Haden has been a terrific college cornerback and projects well to the next level. He possesses the physical skills and football fundamentals to quickly break into a starting lineup, and he has all the tools to be a number one cornerback for an NFL team.

Tom Heckert and Eric Mangini talk about Joe Haden

Sources - SI.com and Cleveland.com (Video)

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The Cleveland Browns selected Florida corner JOE HADEN with their 7th pick in the first round of the 2010 NFL Draft. Below is a video from Cleveland Browns Stadium showing fans (insert sarcastic tone) exploding with joy with the pick. I think I counted four people clapping. Let’s hope Haden proves his worth.

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Texas Rangers outfielder NELSON CRUZ speaks to the media following the Rangers 4-2 win over the Cleveland Indians at Progressive Field on 4.12.10. Cruz finished the game 2-4 with a home run and a triple. His home run in the 10th gave the Rangers the win. Cruz is tied for the lead in home runs so far this season in MLB.

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