Black in Sports Podcast

Back inside The Locker Room get your popcorn ready! The Black in Sports crew take in our 1st ACE's game of the Becky Hammon era. Yes, the Las Vegas Ace's new Hall of Fame head coach, as Coach Hammon has been inducted to the 2022 class of the WNBA for time with the San Antonio Stars! We recap our courtside experience.... Yes Arike Ogunbowale you were pushing off...... Tap in! For more Black in Spor...

Yes, be more like Buck. In our interview with Bob Kendrick President of the Negro League Museum in KC, he talks about his great relationship with Buck O'Neil. John Jordan "Buck" O'Neil Jr. (2022 Hall of Famer) held a bright spirit in a life that showed so much adversity. Bob says that he feels like Buck is watching over him as he works to keep the legacy of the museum alive. President Bob Kendrick...

Director of Football Affairs for the Los Angeles Rams Jacques McClendon “Jacq” former NFL offensive lineman joins the Black in Sports Crew. Born in Cleveland to humble beginnings to championship glory. It is business as usual for Jacq as the LA Rams are coming off of wining Super Bowl LVI in their home stadium! Although there is nothing usual about how he personally and the Rams leadership operate...

We have Gene Tinner Jr Vice President of Event Marketing & Ticketing for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). One of the sports that was 1st back to action while we where all on lock down due to Covid. From fight island in Abu Dhabi to great fight cards almost every week, let's just say he has been a little busy. We have been waiting for this and excited to get him on. King Gene shares with u...

Back inside The Locker Room, Pat Beverly in the news for his comments on Chris Paul or CP3. Calling CP3 a "Cone" lol the level of disrespect to the Point God from Patrick Beverly got us thinking. Who are the people in sports that always have something to say? Trash talker, wise words & people that just can't keep quite.... Tap in! For more Black in Sports additional content on our podcast see link...

In this episode of Black in Sports the team had a great conversation with a new coach on the roster; Ariassa Wilson AKA Coach Rees. Yes, a "conversation", that word alone sparks so many reactions especially around specific topics. We touched on a lot from entrepreneurship, WNBA, Black Women, Black Gay Women, NIL, Mental Health & how hoop has provided motivation through it all. She also share what...

That's a wrap so how did your team do? MH & EJ live on location at the 2022 NFL Draft in our back yard The Fabulous Las Vegas, Nevada. In this episodes recap the draft only as Black in Sports crew does. So, we talk NFL fashion, MH's favorite draft grades, EJ's Pittsburgh Steelers, and best NFL Draft moments. Get some behind the scenes as we review Roger Goodell's favorite draft... Tap in! For more...

2022 NFL Draft will be the 87th annual meeting of National Football League (NFL) franchises to select newly eligible players. The draft is scheduled to be held in our back yard The Fabulous Las Vegas, Nevada, during April 28–30, 2022. Happy to have the draft back after it was postponed due to the pandemic. The Black in Sports crew talks about the excitement, the impact to the city. Vegas you are n...

Again we are bringing the best in the game and board room as our intro says! So, it was only fitting we had former NFL 4 time pro-bowl fullback Marcel Reece hop on the mic. On this episode of Black in Sports " Senior Advisor to the Owner & President of the Las Vegas Raiders" Marcel Reece shares some insights that few have heard as well as personal life lessons. The moving story that he shares abou...

From athlete to entrepreneur is a transition many athletes are pushed to make after their career in sports ends. In this episode we have Zach King former Florida Gator now restauranter & business mogul who stressed how challenging that process can be. Although stressful, mentally draining with the ups and downs that come with being a business owner he wishes he would have started sooner. He opened...

In this episode of The Locker Room EJ and MH discuss some of the top topics in sports and what to look out for the rest of the month of April. As April is interesting month in sports with some leagues wrapping up or transitioning and other leagues looking to see if they can capitalize on this month. Tap in For more Black in Sports additional content on our podcast see linktree: https://linktr.ee/b...

Our turn... you can't get away from the smack heard around the world. This story, the memes are everywhere, even watching the NBA game the announcer made reverence to Will Smack Smith at the Oscars. You were not alone if you wondered was this real and did the Fresh Prince give five fingers to the face of Pookie from new jack city? Looks like Jada is involved in another entanglement causing Will Sm...

March Madness is in full swing and so are we in Season 3 of The Black in Sports Podcast with another amazing interview. New Las Vegas resident and Vice President of Brand Marketing for the Aces Deandra Duggans. Deandra comes to us by way of Baltimore Ravens, while she loved her time in the NFL she is excited to work with the WNBA. We learn how this animal science major came to be "All In" as one o...

On this episode of "The Locker Room” EJ and MH had to give their thoughts on the New Dirty Bird, Calvin Ridley & we are not talking about the dance! Calvin is a true talent on the field as wide receiver for the Atlanta Falcons. Well he made headlines and I BET you can relate to the topics we discuss in this episode so you know what to do...... Tap in #calvinridley #dirtybird #atlantafalcons #sport...

We kicked off season 3 interviews with UFC Anchor Karyn Bryant. In episode one KB really opens up and shares an all to common narrative of black women/women of color in sports & entertainment. We learned about Karyn's up bringing which gives her foundation in sports growing up in the Boston area. A small decision from becoming a lawyer to a life of entertaining us through the fight for more, is th...

Winning Time - The rise of the Los Angeles Lakers dynasty is the HBO Documentary series launching March 2022. This is the opposite of the current state of the today's Lakers. Let's call them LeBron's Lakers who have come with some praise as they recently won a title, MH a Knicks fan said they should be happy, and fans are not happy with current performance. In this episode we talked about where th...

Season 3 of Black in Sports! Did you miss us? We missed you and putting out this content for you! So, we took some much needed time off, as you know sports did not! We have a lot to talk about and catch up on! Now we couldn't get it all in one episode so we did our version of Keep it Moving, shot out to Jalen & Jacoby, to get through as many topics. From the NFL Super Bowl, Black Monday, Net's, &...

Is AB calling out for help or calling out for attention? In this episode of The Locker Room the guys talk about Antonio Browns recent out burst. We have seen AB time line of actions from a fall out with Ben Roethlisberger of the Pittsburgh Steelers to now going topless before half-time vs the Jets. Tom Brady, AB's current former QB sends cry for help to his former roommate in post game press confe...

Wardell Stephen Curry II brakes most three pointers made......is that a real record; MH doesn't think so. Well, more so was it deserving of the tracking, attention and celebration it received. Madison Square Garden on Tuesday evening in December, the stage was set for a historic game. Just two 3-pointers away from breaking Ray Allen’s NBA record of 2,973 makes, Step is now 2,974 & Counting as new...

To call Luke Fedlam just a top sports lawyer is not even scratching the surface. Duty, Honor, Service and we would add Education as foundational descriptors to this man of God. Luke shares how serving in the National Guard & member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity helped molded his passion to help others. Having 20 years of experience working with athletes, he leads Porter Wright’s Sports Law practic...

This Episode of Black in Sports The People's Shark, Daymond John jumps on the mic with EJ & MH. The culture knows him as a iconic fashion guru of FUBU & many know him as original cast member of NBC's Shark Tank which is now in it's 13th season. American businessman, investor, TV personality, author, and motivational speaker; talks about his not so eventful journey in sports that brings him into th...

Ben Roethlisberger, Mike Tomlin, TJ Watt & Claypool are some of the names we brought up when talking about the 2021 Pittsburgh Steelers. The tables are turned from a year ago when MH's Cowboys were down and here we are EJ's Steelers are on the verge of their first losing season in 14 years. What should they do, how does the rest of the seasons look like? With six games left EJ is hopeful the Steel...

Making a name for yourself is hard work and even harder when you have a legendary last name. We jump on the mics with Evan Holyfield AKA Yung Holy, yes the son of "The Real Deal" Evander Holyfield. After putting in the work as an amateur at 21 Evan went pro and off to an impressive undefeated start. Yung Holy talks about the pressure of being the son of boxing great Evander Holyfield and even thou...

We had a great conversations with former Tennessee Titan Ben Troupe, you could call it "Uncommon & Unfinished" like his book tittle. Ben takes us back to where it all started Swainsboro, Georgia where we learn it takes a village! The influence of his Coaches, Mother & Grandparents supported his passion for sports. We talked about the recruiting process, what he learned from his coaches as a Florid...

Nicole Britenriker, says "Don't T.I.P."! Listen as this former volleyball student-athlete for the University of Kentucky Wildcats, and always gives love to OH-IO!!! She has served in the professional and collegiate sports landscape in a variety of roles including sponsorship, sales, corporate partnership development, ticketing and now talent acquisition. We talked through her navigation as an athl...