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The Louisville Slugger Museum unveiled a new statue of the baseball player and civil rights leader, Henry “Hammerin’ Hank” Aaron Thursday.
- Added: Jun 02, 2022
- Length: 01:11
The Special Olympics athlete's oath is, "Let me win. But if I cannot win, let me be brave in the attempt." Today we're talking to Sue Hess, an orga...
Bought by WRFA-LP
- Added: Nov 16, 2021
- Length: 06:12
- Purchases: 1
A special presentation of Crushed, a new podcast from PRX and Religion of Sports that challenges our ideas about baseball, performance-enhancing dr...
- Added: May 03, 2021
- Length: 59:00
- Purchases: 32
How do famous sayings originate? Are there philosophers who grasp society enough to condense common experiences into a perfect phrase? Sometimes, a...
- Added: Jan 23, 2020
- Length: 10:19
During the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, many black athletes were called to protest racial inequality. Not all were able to do so. That was the case f...
Bought by WEZU
- Added: Oct 18, 2018
- Length: 02:34
- Purchases: 1
With the mental pressure and rubber balls getting fired at you from all angles, playing goalie is not the ideal position in lacrosse. But, it is wh...
- Added: Apr 12, 2018
- Length: 04:11
A quick biopic on the life of Tom Landry with a focus on his finest season.
- Added: Oct 02, 2016
- Length: 04:24
Visit equine rock stars on your own! For the first time, anyone can purchase a ticket to visit their favorite racing stars at horse farms in Lexing...
- Added: May 03, 2016
- Length: 03:34
Grant Frashier visits Pla-Mor Roller Rink in Grand Rapids, Minnesota. The only roller skating rink in Northern Minnesota.
- Added: Apr 08, 2016
- Length: 09:11
With miles of beautiful beaches, the sound of ocean waves often touch a deep part of California residents. For some, it’s not about the physical wa...
Bought by PRX Remix
- Added: Feb 03, 2016
- Length: 01:00
- Purchases: 1
The story of 40 year struggle for a high school to have a stadium of its own.
- Added: Dec 15, 2015
- Length: 04:08
Teammate. Friend. Collegiate competitor. Missy Franklin seized every opportunity before going pro.
Bought by 90.1 WFYI Public Radio
- Added: Mar 18, 2015
- Length: 04:29
- Purchases: 1
Bowling as a competitive sport and family pastime peaked decades ago. The game still exists, but with fewer participants. KFAI producer Bill Lindek...
- Added: Mar 11, 2015
- Length: 06:01
The most glorious spring in many years has the producer thinking about baseball and family history.
- Added: Mar 09, 2015
- Length: 07:24
Between being the iconic play-by-play announcer for the Los Angeles Dodger's baseball team, to being the announcer for countless historic events, V...
Bought by KPVL
- Added: Jan 26, 2015
- Length: 04:28
- Purchases: 1
Sam recalls the first time he heard the sweet sounds of Virginia Coalition.
- Added: Nov 12, 2012
- Length: 09:45
A young boy and his father witness an epic home-run by Willie Mays, and later in life learns a greater poetic truth about his memory.
Bought by KSLU
- Added: Oct 10, 2012
- Length: 02:34
- Purchases: 1
A ten year old summer camper runs and loses the race of his life. To hear Doc's show, click on the INTRO and 2 MIN links below. It takes a couple...
Bought by KSLU
- Added: Feb 23, 2012
- Length: 02:35
- Purchases: 1
Best friends in first grade trade Mantle for Mays baseball cards in a Berkeley schoolyard during a magic year of innocence before the storms of soc...
Bought by KSLU
- Added: Feb 23, 2012
- Length: 02:36
- Purchases: 1
From JFK Elementary in Babbitt, Minnesota as child to Pike Bay on Cass Lake, Minnesota, long after her father's passing, Jamie Lee is still held up...
Bought by KKWE Niijii Radio and KSRQ
- Added: Dec 29, 2011
- Length: 04:03
- Purchases: 2
Harvey Sherman remembers October 3, 1951, when the Brooklyn Dodgers lost the pennant on a home run known as the "shot heard 'round the world."
- Added: Oct 05, 2011
- Length: 01:29
- Purchases: 2
The softball players on Swan's Island were more than a team. They were a family.
- Added: Sep 02, 2011
- Length: 04:41
“Whoever would understand the heart and mind of America had better learn the game of baseball...” As this quotation sums up our attitude toward the...
- Added: Apr 06, 2011
- Length: 58:48
- Purchases: 2
You may not know his name, but chances are good you could sing, hum or whistle one of his tunes.
- Added: Nov 12, 2010
- Length: 03:00
The real life version of "Field Of Dreams" takes place in Alpine, Texas in the 1940s and 50s. This is a story about a man, his baseball field and ...
Bought by KMXT, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, WNMU-FM, KMXT, and KUT
- Added: Nov 08, 2010
- Length: 28:59
- Purchases: 5
