TrashTalk

Barstool Sports’ Ryan Whitney reveals Michael Jordan’s savage golf trash-talk

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Barstool Sports’ Ryan Whitney reveals Michael Jordan’s savage golf trash-talk

Michael Jordan’s famous competitive juices and trash-talking have not dissipated with age. Ryan Whitney, the former NHL defenseman who cohosts Barstool Sports’ “Spittin’ Chiclets” podcast, told his tale of getting mercilessly hectored by Jordan during a round of golf to cohost Paul Bissonnette and guest Justin Thomas. “He doesn’t say a word to me,” Whitney … Read more

‘Trash Talk – The Only Book About Destroying Your Rivals That Isn’t Total Garbage’ 

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‘Trash Talk – The Only Book About Destroying Your Rivals That Isn’t Total Garbage’ 

In ‘Trash Talk – The Only Book About Destroying Your Rivals That Isn’t Total Garbage’ (Public Affairs), Rafi Kohan charts the history of sports’ braggarts and blabbermouths to find out why they hurl insults and what it achieves. From ‘holler guys’ and ‘bench jockeying’ in baseball to ‘sledging’ in cricket, trashtalk permeates most sports. In fact, given it dates … Read more