Just My Show Interviews Dave Silk of the Miracle on Ice Hockey Team! Do you still believe?

It's a brand new season and Just My Show is back in a big way...with the first of two podcasts to get you fired up for the Vancouver Winter Olympics. The events kick off today, but it was 30 years ago this month, that a team of U.S. amateur hockey players went to the 1980 games in Lake Placid and pulled off one of the greatest upsets in the history of sports.

"As the Olympics roll around, we get excited about it, at least I do" Dave Silk told Just My Show about his role in the Miracle on Ice, which Sports Illustrated called the greatest sports moment of the 20th century. Don't read about it though. Hear about it from one of the guys who was actually on the ice when the buzzer sounded and the U.S. hockey team inspired the nation by defeating the dominant Soviet Union.

The Miracle on Ice's Dave Silk on Just My Show...Listen Now!

Bud Collins "Applauds" Agassi on Just My Show

Andre Agassi used drugs. Drugs are bad. "I learned it by watching you!" We all get it. (The kid from the PSA was a guest on this show!) But now it's time for the tennis world to get real. Andre Agassi didn't bring shame to the world of tennis. To the contrary, he brought main street popularity to the game in the 80s and beyond for which many involved should be grateful.

Andre had a problem like many other people have a problem. Should he have lied about it to the ATP tour? No, but would you expect a regular person in the midst of that type of situation to act in any other way? Despite Martina Navratilova's irresponsible comparison to Roger Clemens, we're not talking about performance enhancing drugs. Navratilova has since clarified her comments to say that the comparison was not about the crime, but about the lies. Nobody likes a hall monitor, Martina. Yes, Andre should have technically missed matches for the failed drug test. Unless you show me that his actions in any way gave him an unfair advantage over the competition though, arguing over his record is pretty petty at this point. More than anyone else in the game, Andre hurt Andre.

There are some in the world of tennis, like Andy Roddick, who have given a more human reaction: "Andre is and always will be my idol. I will judge him on how he has treated me and how he has changed the world for (the) better." Well said Andy.

Now, a legendary tennis writer and broadcaster has weighed in with another well reasoned response. In a special commentary for Just My Show, Tennis Hall of Famer Bud Collins complimented Agassi for his honesty and praised him for his service to the community. "Who among us isn't without a bit of sin?" asked Collins. "Andre has gone from punk to paragon," he later said, going on to call him "A genuine humanitarian" for his work with kids in Las Vegas.

Bud Collins' commentary can be heard in full in the new episode of "Just My Show," approximately four minutes into the podcast.

Great Sports Reading

Pop culture fans love lists. Time magazine just put one out with the 100 Best TV Shows of All Time and The Patriot Ledger's celebrating back to school with their list of the top 20 high school movies of all time.

If you're a sports fan and like this sort of thing, make sure to check out Lester's Legends Sporting Blog. Aside from his great sports commentary, Lester's been busy putting together all kinds of creative lists that you can feel free to debate by leaving comments. The categories include everything from all decade teams to the all time left handed MLB team, to his new kick of ranking all time teams by geographical region of birth. The lastest, the all time Pennsylvania born players, is also published on associated content. We of course love it because his all time teams have some great names from the past. Retro readers will also like The Making of Lester's Legends series for some old school stories you can probably relate to.

Lester's a long time friend, so I could be biased. Other people seem to agree though as he's the most viewed blogger over at The SportingNews.