The Sporting Life with Jeremy Schaap
ESPN's renowned investigative reporter and TV commentator, Jeremy Schaap, takes a historical look at some of the greatest sports figures of past and present. Conversations with his guests range from the profoundly serious to the wildly ridiculous in a podcast that is guaranteed to inform the listener.
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Kent Alexander & Kevin Salwen, "The Suspect"
Authors of the book, "The Suspect," Kent and Kevin discuss the events of the bombing at the 1996 Summer Olympics.
18 min
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The Sporting Life: 11/29/19
Jeremy talks with boxing writer Brin-Jonathan Butler, authors Ed Sherman and Steve Marantz, and friend-of-the-show Norman Chad.
37 min
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Steve Marantz, Author
Marantz, author of "Citizen Akoy: Basketball and the Making of a South Sudanese American," tells the story of Akoy Agau, refugee and one of the best Nebraska HS athletes ever.
9 min
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Ed Sherman, Author
Sherman, author of "This Is B1G: How the Big Ten Set the Standard in College Sports," discusses the history of the Big Ten and its place in intercollegiate athletics.
11 min
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Brin-Jonathan Butler, Boxing Writer
The boxing writer discusses Deontay Wilder's knockout of Luis Ortiz this past weekend, and the likely rematch upcoming between Wilder and Tyson Fury.
11 min
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Norman Chad, ESPN
Norman and Jeremy chat about the state of the Washington Redskins, and why everyone needs a personal editor.
14 min
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Hilinski's Hope: One Family's Football Story
University of South Carolina quarterback Ryan Hilinski has been one of college football's biggest surprises this season. But as Ryan sees success, the family continues to mourn the loss of the older brother, Tyler -- also a college quarterback, for Washi
21 min
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The Sporting Life: 11/22/19
Jeremy talks with Howard Bryant about covering the Colin Kaepernick workout. Plus, an E:60 profile of Browns DE Myles Garrett. And, NYT's Michael Powell.
37 min
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Michael Powell, New York Times
The author of the book, "Canyon Dreams: A Basketball Season on the Navajo Nation," describes the important role that the sport of basketball plays in the Navajo community.
12 min
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Howard Bryant, ESPN
Friend of the show, Howard, joins Jeremy to talk about covering Colin Kaepernick's workout and subsequent fallout over the past week.
9 min
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The Sporting Life: 11/15/19
Jeremy talks with the Boston Globe's Jim McBride and author George Howe Colt. Plus, Tom Rinaldi's incredible E:60 story on the Paradise High School football team.
36 min
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George Howe Colt, Author
The author of the book, "The Game: Harvard, Yale, and America in 1968," talks about that historic matchup in '68 in advance of next week's game at the Yale Bowl.
11 min
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Jim McBride, Boston Globe
The veteran Boston Globe reporter chats with Jeremy about the Patriots dynasty, and how Brady and Belichick have continued to co-exist for 19 years.
11 min
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The Sporting Life: 11/8/19
Jeremy is joined this week by Jerry Izenberg, Dr. Jonathan Gelber, Andrew Maraniss and Mark Baughan.
37 min
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Mark Baughan
The son of Maxie Baughan advocates for his father, who he believes deserves to be enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
10 min
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Andrew Maraniss, Author
Andrew dives into the 1936 US Olympic basketball team, and the overarching idea that the USA should have never competed in those Olympics in Hitler's Germany.
14 min
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Dr. Jonathan Gelber, Sports Medicine
The author of a new book, "Tiger Woods's Back and Tommy John's Elbow: Injuries and Tragedies That Transformed Careers, Sports, and Society," joins to discuss.
14 min
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Jerry Izenberg, NJ Hall of Fame
Jeremy is joined by the longtime journalist to discuss his recent induction into the New Jersey Hall of Fame.
19 min
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The Tie that Wasn't
Ivan Maisel tells the story of the most controversial game in one of college football's greatest rivalries - the 1973 tie between Bo Schembechler's Michigan and Woody Hayes's Ohio State University.
36 min
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The Sporting Life: 11/1/19
Jeremy is joined by Tom Boswell of the Washington Post and Jeff Passan of ESPN to discuss the World Series. Plus, Jay Bilas and Mitt Romney on the NCAA. And, Jim Rooney.
37 min
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Jim Rooney, Pittsburgh Steelers
The son of Dan Rooney describes his new book,"A Different Way to Win: Dan Rooney's Story from the Super Bowl to the Rooney Rule." In it, he details the impact his father had, not only on the Pittsburgh Steelers, but on the NFL as a whole, including the i
12 min
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Jeff Passan, ESPN MLB Writer
The ESPN MLB writer talks about how in a year of historic offense in baseball, it was pitching that ultimately led the Nationals to be champions.
12 min
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Thomas Boswell, Washington Post
Tom explains how the Nationals were finally able to win the World Series and why a decision they made in 2012 paid off huge in 2019.
14 min
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The Sporting Life: 10/25/19
Jeremy talks with new ESPN Daily Host, Mina Kimes. Plus, former NBA referee Tim Donaghy on the gambling scandal that ended his career. And, journalist Andrea Chamblee.
36 min
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Andrea Chamblee, Journalist
Andrea's husband, John McNamara, was one of five journalists killed in the mass shooting at the Capital Gazette. Andrea talks about completing and publishing John's book.
12 min