In an historic moment in college sports, Texas Western becomes the first team to start five black players in the 1966 NCAA national championship. Their defeat over the University of Kentucky marked a victory over racial discrimination and changed college sports forever. Sportscasters Michael Wilbon and Verne Lundquist join Doc Rivers to look back on this his ... Show More
Sep 2021
9/11, and America’s Season of Strength
Legendary sports broadcaster Jack Buck delivers a patriotic and impassioned speech just days after the September 11 attacks on the United States. The nation froze, events were cancelled, and sports put on hold. But to signal America’s return to professional sports, Buck recites a ... Show More
24m 4s
Apr 2021
Welcome to It Was Said: Sports
We hold speeches from the world of sports deep in our hearts and minds as timeless and historic moments that still, to this day and beyond, bring us inspiration, historical context, empathy, education and more. We remember these iconic moments so that we too can share them with c ... Show More
3m 9s
Mar 2022
NFL Highjacks NCAA Tournament, St. Peters Upset, Transgender Swimmer Leah Thomas
On this episode of Wrighster or Wrong, George Wrighster and Ralph Amsden talk about the National Football League sucking all the oxygen out of the room during the first normal NCAA basketball tournament since 2019, and then aid the NFL in its dominance by discussing big storyline ... Show More
57m 42s
Jul 2019
Beating The Book: Chris Fallica, ESPN, 2019 College Football Season Win Totals
ESPN College GameDay’s “The Bear”, Chris Fallica, joins Gill Alexander to give his thoughts on his top nine currently released College Football season win totals on today's edition of Beating The Book (July 16, 2019). Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastn ... Show More
45m 35s
Dec 2019
The 2005 Texas Longhorns: Vince Young and the Greatest Rose Bowl Ever
The 2005 Texas Longhorns blew the doors off of their opponents under Vince Young, the most exciting quarterback in college football. Lighting up the scoreboard throughout the season, it was destiny for Young to face off against the USC Trojans twice: once for the Heisman Trophy, ... Show More
38m 4s
Mar 2020
When Basketball Meets Jim Crow
March 28, 1939. Two teams are facing off for the final game of World Professional Basketball Tournament in Chicago, the first professional tournament to feature both white and black basketball teams. This is several years before the start of the NBA, and Jim Crow segregation was ... Show More
21m 49s
Jun 2024
College Football Wars | Where the Pac-12 Went Wrong | 5
The Pac-12 was one of the most prestigious college football conferences in the nation, until its leading schools left for greener pastures with heftier media deals. Now, with only two teams left, the stakes are higher than ever for the Pac-12 to draw viewers. John Canzano, host o ... Show More
38m 41s