Episodios

  • Baseball Hall of Fame's Only Woman Inductee
    Aug 1 2024

    Jason Jackson and Amin Elhassan (filling in for Kirk Morrison) are joined by Kaia Alderson, author of 'In A League Of Her Own'. Kaia's book tells the story of a woman who changed baseball. Effa Manley co-owned her own Negro League baseball team, and she is the only woman ever inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. The story follows Manley's acquisition of a Negro Leagues baseball team and how she navigates her way through running the club, dealing with flirtatious players, and dealing with folks who felt a woman's 'place' was at home. Jason and Amin discuss former NBA player Gilbert Arenas' comments toward former NBA player Luol Deng and the South Sudan basketball team following an exhibition game against Team USA ahead of the games in Paris. Gilbert was way off base with his comments, and the guys were glad Gilbert apologized for his comments. The show ends with a discussion on HBCU football programs and how they are approaching this era of NIL & the transfer portal in different ways.

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  • Checkout ESPN's ' The Walkout'
    Jul 25 2024

    In this episode, Jason and Kirk are joined by ESPN Senior Writer Howard Bryant who alongside producer Nicole Noren, put together a documentary entitled 'The Walkout'. The documentary tells the story of a Florida high school baseball team's battle against itself. Fort Meyers HS baseball players staged a walkout on their own teammates six weeks after an assistant coach sent a text message to the team that included a racial slur. Two federal discrimination lawsuits were filed, including one by former Major League Baseball player Michael Tucker, whose son was on the team. Howard and Nicole share this story using exclusive interviews, cell phone videos, public records and police body cam footage. The documentary can be seen on ESPN's YouTube channel. The show ends with a chat on the potential of social justice protests as the 2024 Summer Olympics begin this week in Paris.

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  • Played: The Games of the 1936 Berlin Olympics
    Jul 18 2024

    The guys start with a recap of Jason's short week in Las Vegas at the NBA Summer League. Included in this discussion are the eyeballs on one Bronny James and the constant chatter about the perception surrounding his selection by the Lakers in this year's draft. The conversation then turns to the Los Angeles Lakers hiring G-League Coach of the Year, Lindsey Harding as an assistant on Head Coach JJ Redick's coaching staff. Lindsey has put in the work and the time and deserves this opportunity. She may be in line to become the first female head coach in the NBA. Show wraps with a chat on the news that Talladega College will drop its women's gymnastics program after one year. One and done programs are not the norm in college sports. Glenn Allen and Richard Kaufman joins the show to discuss their book, 'Played: The Games of the 1936 Berlin Olympics'.

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  • Records Being Set in the WNBA
    Jul 11 2024

    The guys discuss the recent records set on the court in the WNBA this season. The biggest news is that A'ja Wilson will be on the cover of NBA 2K25. This shows the growth of the league as well as the recognition shown to one of the WNBA's best players in the last few seasons. Discussion turns to gymnastics gold medal hopeful Jordan Chiles, who recently shared a story about how she almost quit gymnastics when she was younger because of racism. She stuck it out and is now seen as the heir apparent to Simone Biles. The show wraps with news that Howard University's The Mecca Society Collective has announced a NIL deal with a Black Owned and operated energy drink company out of Las Vegas. The company, 'Last Shot' will pay Howard athletes in company stock to promote their products and share a portion of sales from their premium drink to help the Mecca Society fund athletics at Howard.

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  • Stories From Rickwood Field
    Jun 27 2024

    The guys discuss & recap the coverage of the Negro Leagues Tribute game in Birmingham, Alabama. One of the many things that stood out were the stories that came out from former players of the Negro Leagues and players like Reggie Jackson who shared stories about their time playing in Alabama. Reggie also credits his teammates for helping him through that time in the late '60s. Kirk shares a thought from a colleague who attended the game at Rickwood Field and threw out the idea of naming the MLB All-Star Game after Willie Mays. Following that, the guys discuss the many reactions to JJ Redick's hiring as new Lakers head coach, from the initial hiring, introductory news conference, and the thought that folks are upset with JJ getting the job over others who have 'paid their dues'.

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  • Remembering Willie Mays
    Jun 20 2024

    Jason Jackson & Kirk Morrison remembers the life of the legendary Willie Mays who passed away at the age of 93. The guys are joined by the President of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, Bob Kendrick who shares stories and memories of the iconic baseball player. The guys are also joined by the founder, publisher & editor of HBCU Sports, Kenn Rashad. Kenn talks about the pushback from folks who have an issue with the Celebration Bowl being played on the same Saturday afternoon as the Army-Navy Game. Kenn also talks about starting up the HBCU Sports website.

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  • Caitlin Clark & The Olympics Debate
    Jun 13 2024

    This week on the show, the guys discuss the latest news surrounding Caitlin Clark this week, including whether or not she should be placed on this year's Olympic team which has sparked even more controversy surrounding the rookie star. The guys state that Caitlin's time will come as she gets better in the league, and she will have multiple trips to the Olympics. The discussion turns to a debate about the Celebration Bowl and another bowl game being moved to the same day as the Army-Navy Game. Expanding the college football playoffs causes changes in some traditional scheduling going forward. We end the program remembering Jerry West, aka 'The Logo'.

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  • Covering The Coverage Of The WNBA
    Jun 6 2024

    The guys break down the past week's coverage of the coverage of the WNBA & specifically Caitlin Clark. This past week had folks arguing with each other, and we heard some thoughtful and thoughtless conversations about women's sports. When it comes to Caitlin, on-the-floor stuff is on-the-floor stuff. All players in all sports deal with transitioning to the pros out of college, and they always will, male or female. The discussion then turns to Kyrie Irving, who signed his father to a historic shoe deal at ANTA Sports. It's a unique move in the sneaker industry, having a player sign his father to an endorsement deal that will give the father his signature shoe. Kyrie is the chief creative officer at ANTA. Kyrie's father, Drederick played professionally in Australia after a collegiate career at Boston University. The show wraps with news and notes involving HBCUs including the list of HBCU players that are on this year's College Football Hall of Fame ballot (Michael Strahan & Rod Broadway to name a few) and the list of HBCU football games that will air on ESPN/ESPNU/ABC/ this upcoming season.

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