League commissioners: Bud Selig, David Stern and Gary Bettman.

Basketball: Ron Artest, Charles Barkley, Mark Cuban, Vince Carter, Richard Hamilton, Grant Hill, Magic Johnson, Bob Knight, Mike Krzyzewski, Stephon Marbury, Shaquille O'Neal, Gary Payton, Paul Pierce, Dennis Rodman, Jalen Rose, Nick Van Exel, Chris Webber.

Football: Jim Brown, Terry Bradshaw, Reggie Bush, Daunte Culpepper, Eric Dickerson, Tony Dorsett, John Elway, Boomer Esiason, Jim Fassel, Eddie George, Michael Irvin, Keyshawn Johnson, Jim Kelly, Matt Leinart, Ray Lewis, Archie, Eli & Peyton Manning, Donovan McNabb, Joe Montana, Terrell Owens, Carson Palmer, Jerry Rice, Emmitt Smith, Lawrence Taylor, Brian Urlacher, Herschel Walker, Vince Young.

Baseball: Barry Bonds, George Brett, Terry Francona, Jason Giambi, Bo Jackson, Derek Jeter, Tony LaRussa, Willie Mays, Kevin Millar, David Ortiz, Cal Ripken, Jr., Pete Rose, Nolan Ryan, Curt Schilling, Sammy Sosa, Joe Torre, David Wells, Barry Zito.

Hockey: Wayne Gretzky, Brett Hull, Bobby Orr, Luc Robitaille, Jeremy Roenick.

Racing: Mario Andretti, Kurt Busch, Dale Earnhardt, Jr., Jeff Gordon, Dale Jarrett, Danica Patrick, Tony Stewart.

Boxing: Riddick Bowe, Chris Byrd, Oscar De La Hoya, Evander Holyfield, Don King, Vladimir & Vitali Klitschko, Sugar Ray Leonard, Shane Mosely, Bert Sugar, Mike Tyson.

Stars from the entertainment world have included: Ben Affleck, Jessica Alba, Pam Anderson (PHOTOS), Jim Belushi, Jon Bon Jovi, James Caan, Jim Caviezel, Michael Chiklis, Michael Douglas, Josh Duhamel, Robert Duvall, Harry Connick, Jr., LL Cool J, Ice Cube, Matt Damon , Snoop Dogg, Carmen Electra (PHOTOS), Shannon Elizabeth, Jimmy Fallon, Cuba Gooding, Jr., Dennis Hopper, Ron Howard , Samuel L. Jackson, Orlando Jones, Craig Kilborn, Ashton Kutcher, Nick Lachey, Bernie Mac, Joe Mantegna, Tim McGraw , Paul Newman, Dennis Quaid, Tara Reid, Burt Reynolds, Denise Richards, Chris Rock, Meg Ryan, Adam Sandler, Gov. Schwarzenegger Seann William Scott, Charlie Sheen, Molly Sims, Sylvester Stallone, Howard Stern, Billy Bob Thornton , Donald Trump, Vince Vaughn, Robin Williams.

Chris Rose: 2001-Present
John Salley: 2001-Present
Rob Dibble: 2005-Present
Rodney Peete: 2005-Present
Tom Arnold: 2001-2006
Deacon Jones: 2001
Reggie Theus: 2001
John Kruk: 2001-2003
D'Marco Farr: 2001-2002
Lisa Guerrero: 2001-2003
Michael Irvin: 2002-2003
Leeann Tweeden: 2002-2006 Kevin Kennedy: 2003-2004
Ray Crockett: 2003
Bryan Cox: 2004

John Salley (2001-Present): 4 NBA championships - 1989 and 1990 Detroit Pistons, 1996 Chicago Bulls, 2000 Los Angeles Lakers

Rob Dibble (2005-Present): 1990 Cincinnati Reds

Michael Irvin (2002-04): 4 championships - Super Bowls XXVII, XXVIII and XXX with the Dallas Cowboys, 1987 Miami Hurricanes national championship team

Ray Crockett (2003-04): Super Bowls XXXII and XXXIII with the Denver Broncos

Bryan Cox (2004): Super Bowl XXXVI with the New England Patriots

D'Marco Farr (2001-02): 1991 Washington Huskies national championship team and Super Bowl XXXIV with the St. Louis Rams

Plus, original cast member Deacon Jones was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1980

Comprehensive timeline

July 23, 2001 — FSN debuts the Best Damn Sports Show Period, a unique 60-minute show that blends the worlds of sports and entertainment. BDSSP provides alternative programming when a home team game isn't on across the regions. Chris Rose hosts the show with, the voice-of-the-fan, actor/comedian Tom Arnold, former baseball player John Kruk, former basketball player Reggie Theus and former NFL Hall of Famer Deacon Jones.

Sept. 24, 2001 — Best Damn Sports Show Period goes primetime with a 7:30 PM airing each weeknight. The one-hour show also repeats nightly at 11:30 PM and the next morning at 8:30 AM. The show provides three sports news updates an hour.

Nov. 5, 2001 — Best Damn Sports Show Period expands to 90 minutes, airing from 7:30-9:00 PM ET. D'Marco Farr becomes the new NFL expert and John Salley is the new NBA expert. Reporter Lisa Guerrero provides regular sports updates.

Dec. 3, 2001 — Best Damn Sports Show Period moves to 8:00 PM each weeknight in a two-hour format with re-airs each night at 11:00 PM.

June 24 — July 19, 2002 — FSN's Best Damn Sports Show Period launches the month-long "All-Star Summer" campaign. Special events include a Tom Arnold Bachelor Party Roast and the Best Dammies Awards. Guests include Ben Affleck, Adam Sandler, Will Smith, Tony Hawk, Sammy Sosa, Brett Favre and Charles Barkley. Former NFL star Michael Irvin joins the show as a special contributor for All-Star Summer, which leads to him becoming the regular football expert later that year. Leeann Tweeden joins BDSSP as the show's correspondent.

March 27, 2003 — Best Damn Sports Show Period welcomes Chris Rock as its 1000th guest.

April 27, 2003 — Best Damn Sports Show Period presents the 24th Annual Sports Emmy Awards as a two-hour special.

June 3, 2003 — Fox Sports Net's Best Damn Sports Show Period adds former Boston Red Sox and Texas Rangers manager Kevin Kennedy as the MLB expert.

July 9, 2003 — Bob Lifton is named the Executive Producer of the Best Damn Sports Show Period.

Sept. 1, 2003 — Fox Sports Net's Best Damn Sports Show Period adds a new cast member to the crew. Former NFL cornerback Ray Crockett is named the new NFL expert.

Sept. 15, 2003 — NY Giants DE Michael Strahan joins Best Damn Sports Show Period each week as a special NFL correspondent with a regular segment called "Talk to the Strahan.

Jan. 5, 2004 — Fox Sports Net's Best Damn Sports Show Period moves back to a 90-minute format.

Aug. 3, 2004 — Bryan Cox, NFL All-Pro and Super Bowl Champion, joins Best Damn Sports Show Period as the NFL expert.

Sept. 23, 2004 — Best Damn Sports Show Period goes lives with a heavyweight championship bout between James "Lights Out" Toney and Rydell Booker. The telecast, which saw Toney win the IBA heavyweight championship in a unanimous decision over Booker, earned a .76 rating, making it the most watched primetime telecast in the history of BDSSP.

October 11, 2004 — Raptors G Jalen Rose joins Best Damn Sports Show Period each week as a special NBA correspondent in a regular segment called "Jammin' with Jalen."

Dec. 13, 2004 — Best Damn Sports Show Period moves to a one-hour format airing at 9:00 PM local.

Jan. 3, 2005 — After more than 750 shows, Best Damn Sports Show Period hands the reigns of the show over to Tom Arnold, who hosts the new "late night" format alongside co-host John Salley.

March 21, 2005 — Best Damn Sports Show Period returns to an ensemble cast featuring host Chris Rose and co-host John Salley. Tom Arnold, no longer a member of the ensemble cast, continues his presence on the show over the next year, appearing with BDSSP as a correspondent at major sporting events.

April 11, 2005 — Former "Nasty Boy" Rob Dibble joins the cast of Best Damn Sports Show Period as the MLB expert.

April 18, 2005 — 16-year pro football veteran Rodney Peete joins the cast of Best Damn Sports Show Period as the NFL expert.

Aug. 26, 2005 — Seattle Seahawks RB Shaun Alexander joins Best Damn Sports Show Period each week as a special NFL correspondent.