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 HOLD ON FOR ONE QUICK SECOND! As many of you will remember, over the past few months, we here at Basketball History 101 had a message at the beginning of our episodes asking you to vote our podcast for the Best Basketball Podcast award in the first annual Sports Podcast Awards. We were facing off against one-time defensive player of the year Michael Cooper's podcast, hall-of-fame coach George Ka...

Lionel Conacher is not a name that is unknown to those in the nation of Canada who know their history. He was known as the "Canadian Jim Thorpe" for his success as a well-rounded athlete as well as "Big Train" and “The Freight Train” by others due to his head-on approach to sports play. Conacher is what many may say a modern-day Renaissance Man, as he excelled in sports at all levels and was a pol...

In this episode of the Sports Jersey  Dispatch we discuss the legend and history of one of the biggest athletes in team sports. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar his story from youth to retirement is up on the podcast.  Come join us at the Sports Jersey Dispatch website or the Pigskin Dispatch website to see even more Positive football news! Sign up to get daily football history headlines in your emai...

Thanks for listening to the Pigskin Tales Podcast. This story was written and produced by Ross Blilie; Edited by Nikki Blilie. To support the podcast join me on Patreon. You can find the podcast on any platform you want. Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Audible. If you like the story, help me out by doing a quick review.  This will help others to want to listen. The soundtrack is from film music....

Play a game of QB roulette. Discuss Baker Mayfield and Jimmy G situations. Discuss sports teams owners. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chad-cain3/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/chad-cain3/support

Episode #70 of Marty's Illegal Stick Hockey Podcast features the "Voice of Utica Pioneers Hockey" Ray Biggs! We chat with Ray about how he got started, go over the seasons of both the Men and Women's Utica Pioneers Hockey Teams and look ahead as well, Ray's coverage of the Division III Frozen Four in Lake Placid, NY, interesting facts about the state of Maine (?), Ray's play by play work for the U...

Let's talk a little bit about the history of numbers on the baseball uniform shall we? The Numbers are commonplace now but it wasn't always that way. Come join us at the Sports Jersey Dispatch website or the Pigskin Dispatch website to see even more Positive football news! Sign up to get daily football history headlines in your email inbox @  Email-subscriber Go to SportsHistoryNetwork.com/Ro...

*****THIS IS A REPLAY OF AN EPISODE RELEASED ON APRIL 29, 2020 (EPISODE 114). THIS IS THE FIRST IN A SERIES CALLED FHD VAULT.*** The Football History Dude is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear . NETWORK SPONSORS Row One  - the vintage shop for sports history fans! EPISODE SUMMARY Richard Berthelsen | NFLPA's Trusted Legal Counsel Richard Berthelsen spent 40...

There have been very few women to own a Major League Baseball franchise. The most notable, Marge Schott, owned the CIncinnati Reds from 1984 to 1999. Before her came Helene Hathaway Robison Britton who inherited the the St. Louis Cardinals. After Britton came Joan Payson, the first owner of the New York Mets and the first woman to own an MLB franchise without inheriting it. But, there was another....

A member of the NBA's 75 List, Dave Bing is definitely one of the greatest NBA players of all time. A contemporary of Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain, he was an incredible scorer and team player. Even after retirement from basketball, he started a legitimate steel processing company and became an award-winning businessman. Despite all of this, however, he is so rarely talked about today. In hope...

Today we have Super Bowl XXXIII, which was held on January 31, 1999 at Pro Player Stadium in Miami, between the six-time AFC champion and defending Super Bowl champion Denver Broncos and the Dirty Birds of Atlanta, the first-time NFC champion Falcons.

Yesterday's Sports is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear . NETWORK SPONSORS Row One  - the vintage shop for sports history fans! THRIVE FANTASY  - a daily fantasy sports app for player props. Use promo code SHN or this link when you sign up today and you will receive a 100% instant first deposit match up to $100! EPISODE SUMMARY The 1976 season go...

Up until a few years ago I thought I knew who invented each of the three major American Sports. That came crashing down on my head when I found out that I was told incorrectly in school about the inventor of baseball. It is my mission to get to the bottom of this. Come join us at the Sports Jersey Dispatch website or the Pigskin Dispatch website to see even more Positive football news! Sign up to...

When Football Is Football is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear . NETWORK SPONSORS Row One - the vintage shop for sports history fans! EPISODE SUMMARY Billy Cross had heard it all before—that he was too short, too light, and not tough enough for football. Yet he persisted in continually proving his doubters wrong all the way through high school, college, an...

The origin story of the  Atlanta Braves  takes us on a journey through three cities and over a century and a half of legendary baseball. Come join us at the Sports Jersey Dispatch website or the Pigskin Dispatch website to see even more Positive football news! Sign up to get daily football history headlines in your email inbox @  Email-subscriber Go to SportsHistoryNetwork.com/Row1...

In this episode of the Pigskin Tales Podcast, I interviewed Jim LeClair's eldest daughter Kelli. She and I have a special relationship since 2011 when I attended Mayville State University as a student taking classes in Elementary Education. She was one of my teachers. I had no idea that her dad was one of the 50 greatest players in Cincinnati Bengals franchise history. Kelli gives me a unique pers...

The always entertaining Neil Villapiano joins us for a return appearance to Marty’s Illegal Stick Hockey Podcast! We’ve got a lot to talk about between the NHL Trade Deadline, the future of the NJ Devils, the Utica Comets, his latest shows for The Hockey Podcast Network, and much more!   Subscribe to Marty’s Illegal Stick Hockey Podcast, the Devils State of Mind Podcast, and The Hockey Podcas...

Is your team going to be batting for a World Series championship? Well tune to hear who will be the 2022 Champion. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chad-cain3/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/chad-cain3/support

There are some names in sports that we take for granted, and when we really think about them and ask just what the heck is that? Well, those are the ones I ask about too, and I now share my research with one that actually helps shed light on two major sports programs in the US.

How well do you know the AL East? This episode I breakdown the division from bottom to top and give my predictions of the winners I also explain why Trevor Story is overrated. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chad-cain3/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/chad-cain3/support

John Montague, was making a nap for himself on the golf course in Hollywood with celebrity friends and money. Many professionals called him the greatest golfer ever but, he didn't play in any tournaments. Because he was in hiding, and John wasn't even his real name. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

After a nearly two month break, Scott and Greg return to talk about the upcoming season with the radio voice of the Toronto Argonauts, Mike Hogan . In an easygoing Sunday morning conversation, the three talk about his love of the CFL and the Argos, and his memories of seasons past.

This years NCAA Basketball tournament have not disappointed with close game, memorable plays and of course a 15th seed beating a number 2 seed. On his episode we ill take a look at the tournament thus far through the eyes of history. Looking at the teams that were in and the teams that are still playing heading into the second weekend of "March Madness".

Can the Braves be division winners again? How far have the Mets and Phillies come this off-season? And how many games will the Marlins and Nationals win? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/chad-cain3/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/chad-cain3/support

The Football History Dude is part of the Sports History Network - The Headquarters For Sports Yesteryear . NETWORK SPONSORS Row One  - the vintage shop for sports history fans! EPISODE DESCRIPTION When you go to a sporting event, do you tailgate?  If not, have you ever considered it?  Tailgating is a time-honored tradition, and even if you answered "no" to the first questions, then I know you have...