The Sports Lunatics Show
Shawn Lavigne, a longtime Toronto radio producer, and Howie Mooney, Ottawa television sports personality and author, discuss sports and sports history and delve into why what happened in the past is relevant today. Fun sports talk, lively interviews and always a good time.
Episodes
188 episodes
Mar 2026 - Sports Lunatics - Rodger Brulotte, His Career and His Legacy
In this Sports Lunatics Show episode, Shawn and Howie talk about Rodger Brulotte, the Montreal Expos' broadcaster, his career and his legacy as the great person he was. The boys share some stories and talk about their memories of the Expos and ...
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Season 7
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Episode 16
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37:23
Mar 2025 - Sports Lunatics - A WBC Strike 3 And Other Calls That Changed Games w/Mick Kern
On March 15, 2026, a bad call on what turned out to be the third strike that ended an exciting World Baseball Classic semi-final game between the United States and the Dominican Republic was made. After the game, Alex Rodriguez said on the Fox ...
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Season 7
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Episode 15
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37:07
Mar 2026 - Sports Lunatics - Radko Gudas, the Hits, the Fallout and Other Hockey Villains Through History w/Mick Kern
On March 12, 2026, Radko Gudas went knee-on-knee with the Toronto Maple Leafs' Auston Matthews, injuring the Leafs' centre. Given the way he forced Sidney Crosby out of the Olympic tournament, Howie asked guest Mick Kern, of SiriusXM, about Gud...
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Season 7
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Episode 14
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38:08
Mar 2026 - Sports Lunatics - The Life and Career of Lou Holtz
Howie drives the bus in this episode and he looks at the long life and career of Lou Holtz. The longtime college coach was best known for his national championship while at Notre Dame in 1988. Along the way there were highs and lows and controv...
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Season 7
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Episode 13
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30:12
Mar 2026 - Sports Lunatics - The Late Bill Mazeroski and the Anniversaries of the Losses of Chris Schultz and Walter Gretzky
In this episode, Shawn and Howie discuss the passing of Hall of Fame second baseman Bill Mazeroski. He's famous for his walk-off hone run in the seventh game of the 1960 World Series but there was more to Maz than just that. The boys also look ...
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Season 7
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Episode 12
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32:39
Feb 2026 - Sports Lunatics - The Fallout and Hangover From the Gold Medal Mens' Hockey Game, 2026
On Sunday, February 22, 2026, the men from Canada and the United States met in Milan to play a hockey game to decide the gold medal winners. The game was incredible, with Connor Hellebuyck stealing the show and the victory for the Americans. Th...
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Season 7
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Episode 11
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39:58
Feb 2026 - Sports Lunatics - The Miracle 1975 New York Islanders - From Doormat to the Pages of History
The 1974-75 New York Islanders were a team in their franchise's third year of existence. They had been a team that had been mediocre at best. But with Al Arbour as their coach and Bill Torrey as their general manager, the team shocked their riv...
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Season 7
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Episode 10
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43:26
Feb 2026 - Sports Lunatics - Red Barber's Birthday, Maple Leaf Gardens & Three Rivers Stadium Anniversaries and Passings
In this episode of The Sports Lunatics Show, Howie drives the bus and covers a lot of topics dealing with the third week of February, 2026. It was the legendary Red Barber's birthday on February 17. The last NHL game at Maple Leaf Gardens took ...
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Season 7
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Episode 9
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30:30
February 2026 - Sports Lunatics - Mike Ross & Howie Discuss the Losses of Jim Robson and Vince Malette
As Shawn has often said, our show has sometimes become a forum for remembering the sports figures that we've lost. This show is no exception. Toronto Maple Leafs public address announcer and long time radio man, Mike Ross, joins Howie to talk a...
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Season 7
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Episode 8
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39:00
February 2026 - Sports Lunatics - Mick Kern & Howie Talk About Darryl Sittler's 10-point Night 50 Years After
When SiriusXM's Mick Kern comes on the show, we can figure on a lively conversation and this one is no exception. Mick and Howie discuss that momentous night fifty years ago, February 7, 1976, when Darryl Sittler scored six goals and had four a...
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Season 7
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Episode 7
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39:26
Feb 2026 - A New Documentary on The 1980 Miracle on Ice & The Passing of Mickey Lolich
It's February and the Winter Olympics are in our collective consciousness and so our thoughts naturally float to a couple of weeks back in 1980 when the sporting world was focused on what was happening at the hockey venue in tiny Lake Placid, N...
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Season 7
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Episode 6
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38:01
Jan 2026 - Sports Lunatics - Belichick Snubbed by PFHOF On First Attempt! - A Sports Lunatics Reaction Show
On Wednesday morning, January 28, 2026, it was reported that Bill Belichick would not be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility. Reaction was swift and intense. Tom Brady said, "I don't understand it!" Othe...
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Season 7
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Episode 5
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37:00
Jan 2026 - Sports Lunatics - What We Missed About The 1970s
In this freeform episode of The Sports Lunatics Show, Shawn and Howie look back at the things they loved about the 1970s (and some things they didn't). It's kind of a wild show and the boys go back and forth on a whole bunch of topics that were...
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Season 7
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Episode 4
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1:12:32
Jan 2026 - Sports Lunatics - Glenn Hall, Guy Chouinard and the 50th Anniversary of Philly-Red Army
Another legendary NHL goalie has passed away. On this episode of The Sports Lunatics Show, Shawn and Howie examine the career, life and legacy of Hall of Famer Glenn Hall. They also look at the career of the first ever 50 goal scorer for the At...
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Season 7
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Episode 3
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53:37
Jan 2026 - Sports Lunatics - The Twenty Worst Teams In CFL History with guest J.C. Abbott from 3downnation.com
Howie sat down with J.C. Abbott from 3downnation.com to discuss a piece he wrote for the website on the twenty worst teams to ever step on a Canadian Football League field. Abbott explains how he chose the teams and the two men talk about some ...
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Season 7
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Episode 2
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37:03
Jan 2026 - Sports Lunatics - Remembering David Branch and Bob Pulford
In this episode of The Sports Lunatics Show, Shawn and Howie look back on the lives and the legacies of two hockey giants - David Branch and Bob Pulford. Branch was the commissioner of the Ontario Hockey League for 45 years and the president of...
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Season 7
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Episode 1
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33:18
Dec 2025 - Sports Lunatics - 2025 Year In Review
Shawn and Howie look at the sports year that was 2025 in this episode. The Philadelphia Eagles won the Super Bowl; the Florida Panthers took the Stanley Cup; the Oklahoma City Thunder was the NBA Champion and, in what some have called the best ...
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Season 6
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Episode 62
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35:54
Dec 2025 - Sports Lunatics - The Festivus Episode
We have reached that time of year. It's Festivus. That includes the airing of the grievances. The time went by so quickly that Shawn and Howie didn't get to discuss all their points. But it's an absolutely lively conversation and the boys hope ...
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Season 6
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Episode 61
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36:43
Dec 2025 - Sports Lunatics - The End of Eras - Mahomes, Rivers, Cena, Dick Van Dyke (and Babe Ruth?) and Remembering Rob Reiner
In a wild and bizarre weekend the Kansas City Chiefs lost Patrick Mahomes to an ACL tear and lost their game to end their quest for another NFL playoff berth, ending a run of success that was incredible. That same day, 44-year-old Philip Rivers...
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Season 6
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Episode 60
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43:14
Dec 2025 - Sports Lunatics - Baseball HOF Eras Committee Votes - Who Got In?
The Contemporary Eras Committee voted for their Baseball Hall of Fame candidates this week. Would Don Mattingly finally get in? Dale Murphy, maybe? Nope. Neither. One man was selected to be inducted in 2026 from this vote. Jeff Kent. Shawn and ...
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Season 6
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Episode 59
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33:55
Dec 2025 - Sports Lunatics - December 8, 1980, The Night John Lennon Died
On December 8, 1980, as we were watching Monday Night Football, Howard Cosell informed us all that John Lennon had been killed outside the Dakota Hotel. Shawn and Howie discuss their memories of that night, the following week and the impact tha...
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Season 6
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Episode 58
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26:46
Dec 2025 - Sports Lunatics - Colleen Jones, Fuzzy Zoeller, Griffin's Double Heisman, The Dolphins Ruin The Bears' Undefeated Season and The Night St. Patrick Walked Away From Montreal
In this episode of The Sports Lunatics Show, Shawn and Howie cover a lot of ground. First, they remember the lives and legacies of the great Canadian curling giant, Colleen Jones, and 1979 Masters winner, Fuzzy Zoeller. Then they look back at t...
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Season 6
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Episode 57
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57:00
Nov 2025 - Sports Lunatics - A Look Back - Guertin Arena, George Foreman, August 12, 1994 and Ken Dryden
In this episode, Howie put together a compilation show of pieces from four different episodes. There are highlights from an interview Howie did with Ken Warren about the demolition of the Bob Guertin Arena in Hull, a show that Shawn and Howie d...
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Season 6
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Episode 56
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52:11
Nov 2025 - Sports Lunatics - Randy Jones, Joe Theismann's Leg, Baseball's New TV Deal, The Grey Cup and More
This episode is a bit of a random mish-mash of topics all over the sports history map. Shawn and Howie start off by discussing the passing of the first great pitcher for the San Diego Padres. Randy Jones won the Cy Young Award in 1976, winning ...
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Season 6
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Episode 55
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38:16
Nov 2025 - Sports Lunatics - Remembering Lenny Wilkens, Paul Tagliabue, Mel Bridgman and Leon Stickle + A Bit More
The sports world lost a few luminaries and Shawn and Howie do their best to remember them all. NBA All-Star player and one of the greatest coaches who ever walked the sidelines, Lenny Wilkens, passed away on November 9, 2025. He was 88. Former ...
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Season 6
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Episode 54
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50:43