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Author and award-winning journalist  Steve Wiegand  is a lifelong baseball fan even though his own prowess in the game peaked at age 11, when he hit a real over-the-fence home run. It was the only homer of his career and probably an accident. His new book,  The Uncommon Life of Danny O'Connell , explores the life of a player often overlooked in the annals of baseball history due to his status as a...

Macho Man: The Untamed, Unbelievable Life of Randy Savage is the sensational, definitive biography of the WrestleMania headlining, Spider-Man fighting, Slim Jim snapping, minor league baseball playing American original: Randy Savage. Savage, a WWE wrestling hall of famer, was an A-list celebrity who sat atop the entertainment universe for much of the '80s and '90s. His outfits were as flamboyant a...

The Challenge 40: Battle of the Eras will feature 40 legendary competitors from the series’ 26-year history representing their “Challenge Era” in an epic battle for the ages where legends will collide as they strive to immortalize their names as Challenge 40 Champions and earn their share of the one million dollar prize. In the monumental 40th Season, The Challenge 40: Battle of the Eras, the path...

The "Black Widow", Jeanette Lee, achieved legendary billiards status when she became the top-ranked female pool player in the world during the 1990s, winning over 30 national and international titles. Lee, dressed in black from head-to-toe when she decimated her prey in that span, later had her career be a focus of an ESPN 30-for-30 documentary. In her new book  Black Widow: A Memoir  (Triumph Boo...

The story of one man's quest to become the first person to play each of America's 100 greatest golf courses in a single year, an odyssey that brings him face to face with the gulf between his impoverished childhood in the Jim Crow South and the successful executive he became. When he set out to play each of  Golf Digest's  America's 100 greatest golf courses in one year, Jimmie James knew he was a...

Season 16 of "American Ninja Warrior" returns with the most elite athletes in the country competing on the world's most difficult obstacle courses. Hosts Matt Iseman and Akbar Gbajabiamila, along with co-host Zuri Hall, are back to call the action as the ninjas make their way through the qualifying and semifinal rounds in Los Angeles before moving to the national finals in Las Vegas. Continuing wi...

At age thirty-three, Maurice Ashley became the first Black chess Grandmaster. From his time as an immigrant kid playing matches in Brooklyn parks to the highest levels of competition, he has brought his love of the game to a wide audience as an educator, innovator, and motivational speaker. Using both personal examples and anecdotes from other notable chess players, MOVE BY MOVE guides readers thr...

Executive produced by LeBron James and narrated by Grammy award-winning actor Don Cheadle, and directed by two-time Emmy nominee Andre Gaines, the new HISTORY Channel documentary will showcase Jesse Owens’ historic triumph over Nazi Germany during the 1936 Berlin Olympics. Set during the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany, and just three-years before the start of WWII, African American track...

American Gladiators will once again see a team of Gladiators compete against a brave set of Contenders in the ultimate test of speed and strength. The new show will include classics like “Gauntlet”, “Hang Tough”, and the ultimate challenge “The Eliminator,” as well as some brand new challenges. MGM Alternative is currently conducting a nationwide search for Contenders. Those who believe that they...

ESPN introduces its newest 30 for 30 documentary film,  False Positive , premiering Tuesday, June 11, at 7:00pm ET on ESPN and streaming on ESPN+. Butch Reynolds was one of the biggest track and field stars in the world, a talent in his prime on top of his sport. But when he took a drug test in Monaco in the summer of 1990, his career was upended, and his life was forever changed. Yet then and now...

Thank you for being part of the conversation.  This is Play It Forward.  Real people.  Real stories.  The struggle to Play It Forward.  Episode 629 is with author Shaunie Henderson.  Her book is Undefeated Changing the Rules and Winning on My Own Terms Shaunie Henderson (1.8 million followers on Instagram) left her marriage to Shaquille O'Neal with nothing more than her five young kids and her car...

ESPN introduces its newest 30 for 30 documentary film,  I’m Just Here for the Riot , premiering Tuesday, June 4, at 7:30pm ET on ESPN and streaming on ESPN+. On June 15, 2011, the Canucks’ Game 7 Stanley Cup Finals loss to the Boston Bruins sparks a massive riot in downtown Vancouver. Police cars are overturned and burned, windows are shattered, stores are looted, and waves of young people are cau...

Former World Series Champion Steve Sax is available to discuss his illustrious baseball career, as well as the foundation established in his son's memory. Tragically, on June 8, 2022, Steve's son, Captain John J. Sax, USMC, died in a training accident in the Southern California desert. In loving memory of his boundless passion for flying, Steve and his family established the Captain John J. Sax Fa...

Live to Ride: Finding Joy and Meaning on a Bicycle is an illustrated guide written for every type of cyclist—from mountain bikers, tourers and triathletes, beach cruisers, bikepackers, messengers, wheelie kids, and vintage bike collectors. Organized by theme, each one exploring what Flax believes are the shared reasons that people ride: Adventure, Speed, Utility, Nature, Competition, and Self-Expr...

Full Court Press  – a new original series streaming on ESPN+ beginning May 11 -- chronicles the ongoing journeys of senior Iowa guard Caitlin Clark, senior South Carolina center Kamilla Cardoso and sophomore UCLA guard Kiki Rice. From Iowa’s historic preseason game that broke attendance records all the way through the WNBA draft in April, the series uses unparalleled access, exclusive interviews, ...

Pod Crashing episode 311 with Davis Miller from the podcast The Tao Of Muhammad Ali The Tao of Muhammad Ali  from iHeartPodcasts and Imagine Audio is a riveting eight-episode series adapted from Davis Miller's best-selling book by the same name and explores the remarkable tale of an unexpected friendship, giving listeners profound insights into the life of the legendary Muhammad Ali beyond the box...

HOOP ATLAS examines how a handful of superstars have reshaped the sport over the past three decades and charted the course to the future of the NBA. Every few years, a special talent emerges and completely shakes up our understanding of how the NBA is supposed to operate. Whether it's their scoring ability, playmaking skills, or shooting prowess, these players and their tactics fundamentally chall...

New from award-winning book publisher Octane Press,  Trophies and Scars  is the profoundly personal and remarkably revealing story of the life and times of NASCAR Hall of Famer Ray Evernham, as told to  New York Times  bestselling author Joe Garner. With forewords by motorsport legends Jeff Gordon, Rick Hendrick, and Roger Penske, the book launched in March.  Trophies and Scars  traces all the twi...

This compelling and deeply personal memoir from WWE superstar Rebecca Quin-a.k.a. The Man, a.k.a. Becky Lynch-delves into her earliest wrestling days, her scrappy beginnings, and her meteoric rise to fame. By age seven, Rebecca Quin, now known in the ring as Becky Lynch, was already defying what the world expected of her. Raised in Dublin, Ireland in a devoutly Catholic family, Rebecca constantly...

Filled with custom vehicle builds and challenging mud courses, the series dives into the complex social dynamics, deep-rooted rivalries, and wild social party scene of mud racing. Ride along with a loud and talented group of racers who are disrupting the hierarchy, challenging the status quo and bringing viewers on one hell of a wild ride. This dangerous, intense, and dirty, motorsport is filled w...

From the bestselling author of  The Wax Pack , comes another eye‑opening road trip adventure into a pocket of iconic pop culture-professional wrestling-starring the Iron Sheik, Hulk Hogan, Tito Santana, and many more larger‑than‑life characters of the WWF of the 1980s. In 2005, Brad Balukjian left his position as a magazine fact-checker to pursue a dream job: partner with his childhood hero, The I...

The 2019 Masters golf tournament became the defining moment of just what a comeback is - both in sports and in life. Over two-and-a-half decades ago the sports world in general, and the golf establishment in particular, was struck by a bolt of lightning, the likes of which they never dreamed. Twenty-one-year-old wunderkind Tiger Woods won the most prestigious golf tournament in the world, The Mast...

On the fourth season of THE CHALLENGE: ALL STARS, old-school legends, modern power players, redemption-seekers and ex-lovers reunite in Cape Town, South Africa to compete for $300,000. In this game, anyone can win, relationships matter, and only one All Star will claim the title champion.  

Featuring  Field of Dreams, The Bad News Bears, A League of Their Own  and more: a probing and entertaining work at the intersection of pop culture and sportsBaseball has always been a symbol as much as a sport. With a blend of individual confrontation and team play, a luxurious pace, and an immaculate urban parkland setting, it offers a sunny rendering of the American Dream, both the hard work th...

Some of the most influential women in sports tell their stories of courage, adversity, and triumph to trailblazer Bonnie-Jill Laflin, the first and only female NBA scout with the Los Angeles Lakers, in her new book,  In A League of Her Own: Celebrating Female Firsts in Sports . A half-century after Title IX legislation leveled the playing field for women and girls, the time has come to celebrate t...