Historically Speaking Sports

Every great fighter brings something different to the ring. Some had lightning-fast hands, others possessed granite chins. Some could make opponents miss by inches, while others broke them down with punishing body shots or ended fights with a single punch. In this episode co-hosts Dana Auguster and Charles Combs are asking a question boxing fans have debated for generations: If you could build the...

After 53 years of heartache, bad teams and near misses, the New York Knicks are now the toast of the NBA. Saturday night, behind Jalen Brunson's 45 point performance in game Five in San Antonio, the Knicks long awaited dream of a world championship finally came true. In this all-new episode of the podcast, Charles Combs and Dana Auguster provide their reaction to the recently completed NBA finals...

Over the years the Cleveland sports scene has had to endure some painful and heartbreaking losses, more then its fair share. From "The Fumble", to "The Drive", to coming oh so close with their baseball team in several instances in the fall classic. Yet the Cleveland Cavaliers finally answered the prayers of all northeast Ohio in 2016, erasing a 3-1 deficit in the NBA finals to give the city along...

It has been 53 long years since the New York Knicks have win the NBA's biggest prize. Now as they await their opponents in the Eastern Conference Finals, Historically Speaking Sports co-host Dana Auguster talks about the legacy of the New York Knicks and their long wait for their next NBA title and the number of championships the other metro New York franchises have won since the Knicks last reign...

Last week the men's and women's NCAA tournament expanded to 76 teams from it current 68 team format to take effect next season. In this short bulletin, podcast co-host Dana Auguster takes you a trip through history as he illustrates how the tournament which began in 1939 expanded from an 8-team, mostly regional tournament, to the cultural phenomenon that is "March Madness". To contact the show, pl...

A few months back we did this for major League Baseball. Then during the NFL Playoffs we did this for the best players that we have seen in pro football. And now during the height of the NBA playoffs, it is basketball's turn. In this all new episode co-hosts Dana Auguster and Charles Combs have put together a special NBA All-Star Selection show built entirely on firsthand experience. This isn’t ab...

There are teams that gain success with championships and superstar players. Yet very few teams become ingrained in the culture and identity of a city. From their debut in 1967 with the backdrop of the city's aerospace industry which gave Seattle its "supersonic" name to the rise of players such as Fred Brown, Dale Ellis, and Nate McMillian. Still others with colorful nicknames such as "Slick" and...

Which school had the best overall collection of individual talent in the history of college basketball? That is a question that have sparked barroom and cookout debates for years. In this episode co-hosts Dana Auguster and Charles Combs will add their two cents into the debate. In this all new edition of the Historically Speaking Sports Podcast the Podcast that gives the best of sports from back i...

The Final Four returns to Indianapolis for the ninth time with four schools arriving in the Circle City with varying degrees of pedigree but a whole lot of Final Four history. This weekend four teams, UConn, who reached the tournament by erasing a 15 point Duke half time lead that climaxed with one of the most memorable shots in tournament history makes their way to the final four for the 8th time...

As a sports fan and more specifically a basketball fan, the month of march consists of making brackets and then after the first four days of the tournament, possibly ripping up those very same brackets. It is a month of hoops, last second buzzer beaters and ultimately one shining moment. For us here at the Historically Speaking Sports podcast, the month of March also means looking back on the best...

Between 1972 and 1997 the Southeastern Conference in basketball grew in stature from just being a premier football conference. During that time of conference growth of both prominence and popularity, the team most emblematic of that growth in national prestige was located in -- of all places-- Baton Rouge Louisiana. And the leader of this team from the sidelines hailed from the hinterlands of Nort...

The United States Hockey team just won its first gold medal in Men's Olympic Hockey in 46 years. Almost to the day that team USA pulled off one of the greatest upsets in history, beating the Soviets in the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid New York. In this short podcast bulletin, Historically Speaking Sports Podcast co-host Dana Auguster talks about the other two instances that team USA had won...

Like any other pro sports league, the NBA is made up of players of different personalities, different perspectives and hale from different backgrounds. They all come from different areas of the country and now the world as the NBA has now become truly a global game. But in this episode, we will sharpen our focus to feature a special group of players and Hall of Famers that all have this one thing...

In January of 1967, it was just a game between the champions of both the American and National Football Leagues. Now here in 2026, it has become America's unofficial national holiday where a certain number of people tune in to see the halftime show to see who is the most popular music entertainer of the year. While still others view the game just to see various entertaining commercials where you m...

It is the NFL's version of an all-star game. The Pro Bowl, played every year the weekend before the Super Bowl, has become a glorified flag football game. But for decades the NFC and AFC would come together and play in a game that was sometimes as hard hitting as a postseason game with nothing more than just bragging rights on the line. Using the format of a Pro Bowl game, podcast hosts Dana Augus...

If you are a football fan, this weekend is one of the most important weekends of the year. Along with the College Football semifinals taking place, there is also the Wildcard matchups in the NFL postseason. Unlike in previous seasons, there is no clear cut favorite to reach Santa Clara for Super Bowl LX. Yet what's really cool about this weekend in the NFL, the Playoff games are rematches of past...

We are in the mist of College Bowl season and this is the time of year where legends are born, where underdogs rise, dynasties show signs of cracking and one play could live forever. In this episode, Dana Auguster and Charles Combs are counting down their five most memorable bowl games that they have seen in our lifetimes. Along with the games, Dana and Charles will add personal antidotes about ea...

Before the dynasties, before the banners, before Brady, before Belichick, even before Bledsoe, there was the 1985 New England Patriots. A team built on grit, not glamour. History often remembers the champions, yet the 1985 New England Patriots didn't win a championship. Yet in this case, they are remembered for the journey, a journey that was one of the most memorable in NFL History. In this episo...

In his episode of the Historically Speaking Sports Podcast, hosts Dana Auguster and Charles Combs discuss, and in some cases, debate on the cities that could be considered the best and worst sports cities in the United States. We breakdown in our opinion the Top Five Best Sports Cites, where celebrating championships come second nature. Places where championships, culture, loyalty and sheer sports...

There are certain college football rivalries that resonate around the country.  There is Michigan vs. Ohio State, Alabama vs. Auburn and Notre Dame vs USC just to name a few.  However, there is another football rivalry based in Louisiana that over the years has become more than just a battle for bragging rights between two institutions. It has become the cornerstone event for both a city...

The year was 2002. The price of gas was roughly a $1.19 a gallon, a dozen of eggs were under a dollar and the biggest hits in Hip Hop was "Getting Hot in Here" by Nelly and the song from the movie Eight Mile "Lose Yourself" by Eminem. In the world of college football, the Miami Hurricanes were coming off of a national championship run and were looking to continue their 22-game winning streak, a st...

This is a short bulletin previewing from a historical perspective the upcoming World Series. In this, the 121 edition of the fall classic, features the National League and defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers. looking to repeat as World Champions and to claim its ninth World Series in history They will face the Toronto Blue Jays, looking to win its first title in 32 years when they...

Historically Speaking Sports co hosts Dana Auguster and Charles Combs are both natives of Louisiana and also the southern part of the United States where college football is more than just a sport. On Saturdays in the fall it is the south's secular religion. In this edition of this podcast, Dana and Charles highlight teams they they consider the best college football teams they had ever seen. The...

Between the years of 1985 thru 1996, the New Orleans Saints had risen from the cellar of the NFL to become a perennial playoff team. Though they never won a playoff game during that time, the Saints, behind quarterback Bobby Hebert and a legendary linebacking corps known as the Dome Patrol, became one of the NFL's elite teams. Behind it all was the quotable head coach with ties to the USFL, Jim Mo...

September 3rd, 1995 was the start of the 76th season of the National Football league. The San Francisco 49ers were the defending Super Bowl champions and every team was looking at the new season with new hope, possibilities and opportunities. For two of the now 30 teams in the National Football League however, the hope, possibilities and opportunities were new. On this early fall afternoon, in 199...