• Chris Russo takes Michael Rapaport dig at Kevin Durant during epic rant

    Chris Russo takes Michael Rapaport dig at Kevin Durant during epic rant

    Kevin Durant sat out Wednesday’s loss to the 76ers, a defeat that could end up costing the Nets home-court advantage, and Chris “Mad Dog” Russo had a big problem with that
  • Craig Carton remorseful and obnoxious in WFAN return

    Craig Carton remorseful and obnoxious in WFAN return

    In his first time on WFAN since being arrested three years ago, Craig Carton was a combination of apologetic and his old, obnoxious, entertaining self. After the official announcement on Thursday
  • Chris Russo slams Fernando Tatis Jr. over grand slam saga

    Chris Russo slams Fernando Tatis Jr. over grand slam saga

    Chris Russo took his own swing at Fernando Tatis Jr., shaming the San Diego Padres superstar for his controversial grand slam Monday night while comparing the star shortstop to an NBA player. Tatis swung at a 3-0 pitch with the bases loaded and his team up seven runs against the Texas Rangers in the eighth …
  • Christian Yelich takes the lead in MLB stars’ escalating war with Chris Russo

    Christian Yelich takes the lead in MLB stars’ escalating war with Chris Russo

    Everyone seems to have an opinion on the stalled contract negotiations between MLB owners and players that are delaying the start of the 2020 season. But one point of view struck a nerve with Brewers star Christian Yelich. Earlier in the week, players began sharing the same message of solidarity as others called out the …
  • Chris Russo crushes Bryce Harper, Trevor Bauer in crazed MLB rant

    Chris Russo crushes Bryce Harper, Trevor Bauer in crazed MLB rant

    Read More: Christian Yelich takes the lead in MLB stars’ escalating war with Chris Russo Chris ‘Mad Dog’ Russo almost at a loss for words over ‘totally different’ WFAN Reds’ Trevor Bauer rips MLB for manipulating coronavirus negotiations Sneak peek: Fox to use virtual fans for MLB broadcasts
  • Chris Russo: Fired NBA voice Grant Napear is not a racist

    Chris Russo: Fired NBA voice Grant Napear is not a racist

    Chris “Mad Dog” Russo said NBA announcer Grant Napear — who was fired from one job and resigned from another after his “All Lives Matter” tweet amid the George Floyd protests was met with backlash — is not a racist. Russo — who has known Napear since “1965-66” — said others who know Napear in …
  • Chris Russo talks Alex Rodriguez’s Mets dream, ideal partner after Mike Francesa

    Chris Russo talks Alex Rodriguez’s Mets dream, ideal partner after Mike Francesa

    Chris Russo, former WFAN Mike Francesa partner on “Mike & the Mad Dog,” launched his own SiriusXM channel in 2008, Mad Dog Sports Radio, where he hosts “Mad Dog Unleashed” from 3-6 p.m. on weekdays. He is never short on opinions, and gave Post columnist Steve Serby plenty of them in a Q&A. Q: Who …
  • Chris Russo: Players can ‘go to hell’ over MLB standoff

    Chris Russo: Players can ‘go to hell’ over MLB standoff

    Chris Russo apparently isn’t a union guy. As Major League Baseball threatens its season in a stare-down between owners and players over revenue, Russo backed the billionaires during a rant on Sirius XM. He told the players to “go to hell” for refusing to accept a 50-50 split after already agreeing to reduced salaries in …
  • Sports media mailbag: Chris ‘Mad Dog’ Russo’s future and WFAN landscape

    Sports media mailbag: Chris ‘Mad Dog’ Russo’s future and WFAN landscape

    You ask, we answer. The Post is fielding questions from readers about New York’s biggest pro sports teams and getting our beat writers to answer them in a series of regularly published mailbags. In today’s installment: sports media. Will Chris Russo ever be on local New York radio again? — Alice, Brooklyn I’d say that …
  • Chris ‘Mad Dog’ Russo almost at a loss for words over ‘totally different’ WFAN

    Chris ‘Mad Dog’ Russo almost at a loss for words over ‘totally different’ WFAN

    Chris “Mad Dog” Russo, alongside Mike Francesa, helped build WFAN into a sports-talk giant, having the No. 1 afternoon drive-time show in the area for years. Now, watching from a distance, he isn’t sure what to make of the station’s direction. So many of its big names are gone, Russo pointed out, from Don Imus …