Michael Tillery is a sports reporter. He has written for SLAM magazine, New York Times, Sportskeeda, Bleacher Report, The Nation, Sacramento Mag, The Shadow League, and Landscape — which formerly was The Undefeated.

Michael joins the show to talk about what players the Philadelphia Eagles may keep in the offseason, whether the Philadelphia Eagles will go to the White House after their Superbowl 59 win, the NFL salary cap, and much more.


Michael Tillery | Reality Check w/ Tonya Pendleton - 2.24.25

Michael Tillery is a sports reporter. He has written for SLAM magazine, New York Times, Sportskeeda, Bleacher Report, The Nation, Sacramento Mag, The Shadow League, and Landscape — which formerly was The Undefeated.

Michael joins the show to talk about the state of the Philadelphia 76ers, especially given the fact that Joel Embiid is out for the season. He also weighs in on the NFL prospects at the NFL combine, the play of college female basketball player, JuJu Watkins, and more.

Michael Tillery | Reality Check w/ Tonya Pendleton - 3.3.25

Michael Tillery is a sports reporter. He has written for SLAM magazine, New York Times, Sportskeeda, Bleacher Report, The Nation, Sacramento Mag, The Shadow League, and Landscape — which formerly was The Undefeated.

Michael joins the show to talk about NFL free agency, UCLA beating USC in a women's college basketball, and more.

Michael Tillery | Reality Check w/ Tonya Pendleton - 3.10.25

Michael Tillery is a sports reporter. He has written for SLAM magazine, New York Times, Sportskeeda, Bleacher Report, The Nation, Sacramento Mag, The Shadow League, and Landscape — which formerly was The Undefeated.

Michael joins the show to talk about women's college basketball star Juju Watkins' season ending injury, NCAA Men's basketball final four, the Philadelphia Phillies season opener, the potential "tush push" ban in the NFL, and much more.

Michael Tillery | Reality Check w/ Tonya Pendleton - 3.31.25

Michael Tillery is a sports reporter. He has written for SLAM magazine, New York Times, Sportskeeda, Bleacher Report, The Nation, Sacramento Mag, The Shadow League, and Landscape — which formerly was The Undefeated.

Michael joins the show to talk about the UConn (University of Connecticut) Women's basketball team winning the national NCAA championship, the 76ers 11 game losing streak, the Philadelphia Phillies breaking the LA Dodgers winning streak, and more.

Michael Tillery | Reality Check w/ Tonya Pendleton - 4.7.25

Michael Tillery is a sports reporter. He has written for SLAM magazine, New York Times, Sportskeeda, Bleacher Report, The Nation, Sacramento Mag, The Shadow League, and Landscape — which was formerly The Undefeated.

Michael joins the show to talk about the upcoming NBA playoffs, how the Sixers can bounce back from a disastrous season, if Philadelphia Eagles legend, Brandon Graham, will stay retired, and more.

Michael Tillery | Reality Check w/ Tonya Pendleton - 4.14.25

Michael Tillery is a sports reporter. He has written for SLAM magazine, New York Times, Sportskeeda, Bleacher Report, The Nation, Sacramento Mag, The Shadow League, and Landscape — which was formerly The Undefeated.

Michael joins the show to talk about college football star, Shedeur Sanders, dropping to the 5th round in the 2025 NFL Draft. He also talks about the Philadelphia Eagles taking linebacker Jihaad Campbell from Alabama with the 31st overall pick in the draft, Eagles star running back, Saquon Barkley, hanging out with Donald Trump before the team visit to the White House, and more.

Michael Tillery | Reality Check w/ Tonya Pendleton - 4.28.25

Michael Tillery is a sports reporter. He has written for SLAM magazine, New York Times, Sportskeeda, Bleacher Report, The Nation, Sacramento Mag, The Shadow League, and Landscape — which was formerly The Undefeated.

Michael joins the show to give his take on what has transpired the NBA Playoffs so far: The Golden State Warriors beating the Houston Rockets in seven games, whether he believes Lakers star, LeBron James, will retire, The Indiana Pacers beating the 1-Seeded Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Semi-finals, and more. 

Michael Tillery | Reality Check w/ Tonya Pendleton - 5.5.25

Michael Tillery is a sports reporter. He has written for SLAM magazine, New York Times, Sportskeeda, Bleacher Report, The Nation, Sacramento Mag, The Shadow League, and Landscape — which formerly was The Undefeated.

Michael Tillery joins the show to give his take on who the Sixers can take with the #3 overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft, The Eastern & Western Conference Finals, the hard foul Caitlin Clark committed on Angel Reese, and more.

Michael Tillery | Reality Check w/ Tonya Pendleton - 5.19.25

Michael Tillery is a sports reporter. He has written for SLAM magazine, New York Times, Sportskeeda, Bleacher Report, The Nation, Sacramento Mag, The Shadow League, and Landscape — which formerly was The Undefeated.

Michael joins the show to talk about Grand Slam Track coming to Philadelphia. Grand Slam Track is an elite track event series featuring the sport's biggest stars in head-to-head competition. Gabrielle Thomas was one of the athletes in attendance. Michael also weighs in on TNT ending its coverage of NBA games, the hottest teams in the WNBA, and more.

Michael Tillery | Reality Check w/ Tonya Pendleton - 6.2.25

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