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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The Sporting Life
In an All-Star themed show, Jeremy talks with MLB Commissioner Emeritus Bud Selig, two-time World Series champion Cito Gaston and six-time All-Star Kenny Lofton.
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Kenny Lofton, Former MLB OF
The six-time All-Star, most known for his years with the Indians, talks about the evolution of the game and how PED users caused him to miss his shot at the Hall of Fame.
13 min
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Cito Gaston, Former MLB Manager
Gaston, a two-time World Series champion with the Toronto Blue Jays, offers suggestions for changes the sport must make in order to improve the overall quality of the game.
12 min
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Bud Selig, MLB Commissioner Emeritus
The former MLB Commissioner discusses his handling of the Steroid Era, the proudest moments of his tenure and some of the biggest issues facing the game today.
18 min
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The Sporting Life: 6/28/19
Jeremy is joined by Norman Chad and Ryan McGee. Plus, a farewell to Bob Ley, who is retiring from ESPN after 40 years.
36 min
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Bob Ley Farewell
We hear Jeremy's piece on Bob's career, plus a conversation between the pair from Outside the Lines.
17 min
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Ryan McGee, ESPN
The acclaimed College World Series expert joins the show to discuss the recently concluded series, and explains why the event means so much to him.
15 min
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Norman Chad, Legend
With the World Series of Poker in full swing, one of our favorite guests stops by to talk about that, and ... the fake Twitter war between he and Jeremy.
16 min
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The Sporting Life: 6/21/19
Jeremy talks with Howard Bryant about Wimbledon, John Florio & Ouisie Shapiro discuss two iconic boxing matches in the 1930's and Paul Goldberger on baseball stadiums.
39 min
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Paul Goldberger, Author & Architecture Critic
Paul chats about his latest book: a discussion about how baseball stadiums, unlike other sports venues, embody the personalities of the cities in which they are located.
16 min
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John Florio & Ouisie Shapiro, Authors
The authors of a new book about the two fights between Joe Louis vs. Max Schmeling explain why these bouts had ramifications that far exceeded what happened in the ring.
17 min
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Howard Bryant, ESPN The Magazine
With Wimbledon right around the corner, "tennis maven" Howard joins the show to discuss the current state of tennis, as well as what to expect in the coming weeks.
12 min
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The Sporting Life: 6/14/19
This week, Jeremy talks with '91 & '99 USWNT World Cup champion Julie Foudy, NYT horse racing writer Joe Drape, author Bryan Hoch and podcast producer Andrew Helms.
39 min
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Andrew Helms, Podcast Producer
The 30 for 30 Podcast producer chats about his latest piece, which is a feature on the 1999 USWNT that won the World Cup and became a national sensation.
14 min
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Bryan Hoch, Author
The author of a new book converses with Jeremy about the 2009 Yankees, who 10 years ago won the World Series, the last time the Bronx Bombers won it all.
14 min
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Joe Drape, NYT Horse Racing Writer
NYT horse racing expert Joe Drape talks about the disaster at Santa Anita race track with nearly 30 horses having died there since December.
10 min
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Julie Foudy, '91 & '99 World Cup Champion
The former USWNT World Cup Champion joins the show to discuss this year's US team and the controversy caused by their 13-0 victory over Thailand.
12 min
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Mark Kram, Author
The author of Smokin' Joe talks with Jeremy about the life and career of Joe Frazier, including his famous victory of Muhammad Ali in 'The Fight of the Century."
17 min
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Hakeem Olajuwon, Basketball HOF
On the 25th anniversary of the Houston Rockets 1994 championship, the first of back-to-back, the NBA Finals MVP joins the show to discuss his team's tremendous run.
17 min
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The Sporting Life: 6/7/19
On the 25th anniversary of the Rockets 1994 NBA Championship, Jeremy is joined by Finals MVP, Hakeem Olajuwon. Plus, Mark Kram on the life and legacy of Joe Frazier.
35 min
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The Sporting Life: 5/31/19
Jeremy talks with Jeremy Kramer about the death of friend and teammate, Bart Starr. Plus, co-founder of the Orlando Magic, Pat Williams. And, Peter Gammons on Bill Buckner.
35 min
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Peter Gammons, MLB Writer
The longtime baseball writer reflects on the life and legacy of Bill Buckner, who passed away on Memorial Day at the age of 69.
10 min
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Pat Williams, Co-Founder Orlando Magic
The co-founder of the Orlando Magic talks about how he and his team convinced the NBA to expand to Orlando in the 1980's and how they changed the draft lottery.
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Jerry Kramer, Pro Football HOF
The Pro Football Hall of Famer joins Jeremy to discuss the life and legacy of his teammate and friend, Bart Starr, who passed away this week at the age of 85.
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Jeff Idelson & Jean Fruth, Grassroots Baseball
Jeff - The President of the Baseball Hall of Fame - and Jean - acclaimed photographer - chat with Jeremy about their new "Grassroots" campaign.
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