What You Don’t Know About Sports: Recent Episodes
Matt & Blake
Join us every other week, as we delve into the forgotten stories, teams, and athletes of sports history and question widely held takes on today’s sports. We’ll have fun, tell some stories, and hopefully leave knowing more than when we came!
A hockey legend suddenly disappears leading his team on an 11 year championship drought. Join us this week to hear the story of Bill Barilko!
It only took us two weeks to salvage the recording, and we are back with a new episode. Unlike us, the WFL was rushed, and turned into one of the biggest fiascos in pro sports history. Join us this week to hear about the ill-fated league and its saddest franchise, the Detroit Wheels.
Join us this week for a nice look at the most interesting, and sometimes silly, stories in NFL Draft history.
With baseball and the Masters upon us, come listen to the story of the only man to appear in both, Sammy Byrd! He won a World Series as "Babe Ruth's legs" and was called the best off the tee by Bobby Jones.
Join us this week to hear about Emma Raducanu who took the women's tennis world by storm in record setting fashion.
Join us this week to hear of a woman who was discovered in obscurity, rose to her sports greatest heights, and then faced life's greatest challenge, only to rise again. The story of Betty Robinson is one of humility and perseverance that must be heard to be believed.
Richard Petty gets all the mainstream attention, while his greatest rival flies under the radar. Join us this week to hear about why Daytona 500 Champion and NASCAR Hall of Famer David Pearson may have been even better than the King.
In 1925 the NFL season ended in a pair of controversies that left one town feeling the championship was stolen and another franchise cursed. Join us this week to hear about the Pottsville Maroons and the curse that haunts the Cardinals to this day.
Sometimes the "tragedy" of sports bleeds into actual tragedy. Join us this week to hear about an institution changing event in the world of college basketball.
Only one person has ever been inducted into the Hall of Fame as both a player and coach and also led the USA to Olympic Gold. Join us this week to hear about the very dignified Lenny Wilkens.
This week, we look back at a couple of stories that we thought slipped under the radar in 2022. Join us and let us know what events you'll be looking back on via social media!
Ever wonder why soccer is just the one thing the US can't figure out in the world of sports? Join us this week to find out the answer, and why there may be hope for the future.
For our third annual Thanksgiving episode, we talk about our favorite sports records. Join us for this feast of record breaking proportions!
The discussion of who belongs in the elite of the elite in college basketball isn't as old as you may think. Join us this week to learn the origins and history of the term, then stick around to see who we include in our list of College Basketball Blue Bloods.
The entire city of Cleveland, Ohio can seem to be cursed, but the baseball franchise that resides there is particularly so. Join us this week to hear about the player, the trade, and the General Manager that started it all.
For this weeks episode we tackle some issues in present day sports. Join us, and a very special guest, as we explain what we would do if were placed as "Commissioner For a Day"
At the dawn of the sports TV explosion, one man saw into the future and knew what the endgame looked like. Byron White relied on his near Heisman Trophy winning college career to write the prescient dissenting opinion in NCAA vs Board of Regents.
A franchise that is as abnormally bad as the Detroit Lions is bound to be cursed, right? Join us this week to hear about one of the least known curses in professional sports!
Join us this week to hear the story of a man who survived many of the greatest and most infamous events of the early 1900s. R Norris Williams is the US Open Champion that almost wasn't.
Set just four years after the wild 1904 Olympic marathon and Tour de France, citizens of the world found another race to quench their thirst for the extreme. Join us this week to hear about the 1908 New York to Paris race.
For the second time, we cover a world class race with world class hijinks. Can it top the Marathon from Hades? Join us and find out!
Many times in life we group things together in threes. In golf, one group of three is perhaps the greatest group to have ever played the game. Join us this week to hear the story of the Great Triumvirate of Golf.
We're a day late, but not one dollar short: One of the greatest pitchers of his generation and of all time, Tom Seaver doesn't get brought up as often as Nolan Ryan or some of the other greats. Join us this week for a look at the man so good, Tom Brady couldn't even beat him out for his nickname!
How could it be that one of the absolute best to play a sport, someone that played his entire career in the modern era with the benefit of modern media, could be forgotten in the discussion of the greatest athletes of all time? By being the nicest man in the sport as well (and having Wayne Gretzky play at the same time). Join us this week to hear the story of Ronnie Franchise himself: Ron Francis. In trivia, we prove we may not know as much as we think we do!
The Sacramento Kings built a team “the right way”, only to see it all thrown away. Join us this week to hear about how the NBA potentially stole an NBA Finals appearance and sure fire NBA Championship from them.
In honor of Friday the 13th, we examine two haunted sports venues and perhaps the single most superstitious athlete in the history of sport. In trivia, can Blake uncover the career and active leaders in a mystical, perhaps even made up stat? Find out in this week’s episode!
Living the lifestyle of the rich and famous while being neither, Carlos Kaiser managed to amass a soccer career at 13 clubs in 13 years....or was it 20 clubs in 30 years? Doing it all without playing a single game, unless he did. Join us as we unpack the non-footballing football career of Carlos Kaiser. Stick around for trivia where Matt tries to guess the active leaders in clubs in America's 4 major sports.
Arguably the equal to golf's legendary Big Three, Billy Casper had an all-time great career that was inexplicably overshadowed. Join us this week to hear why and learn everything he accomplished. In trivia, can Blake name the PGA Tour's top 5 all-time leaders in wins?
Players sliding into bases head first to protect vials, multiple court cases and an MVP serving jail time were just some of the issues baseball faced in the cocaine epidemic of the 1980s. Join us this week to hear all about it. In trivia, Matt is faced with a question about Gold Glovers.
Did you know the NIT was once THE postseason basketball tournament to win? Listen this week to find out how. In trivia, Blake tries to connect the founder of basketball to a first year head coach today in just 3 steps.
A tough upbringing, a slow start, a stunning peak, a tragic downfall, and a mysterious end. What more could you want? Join us this week as we uncover the forgotten story of Ed Delahanty, the one-time career batting leader who's life and career came to a tragic end. In trivia, can Matt figure out the best hitting right handed hitter?
Constant ownership issues, rumors of relocation, and heartbreaking defeats have followed the professional teams from Buffalo for over 50 years. Could it be a curse? Hear all about it this week! In trivia, can Blake figure out the last Big 4 team to fold?
Former Eagles and Vikings QB Randall Cunningham had it all, until he didn't. Join us this week to hear the rise, fall, and comeback of one of the most talented athletes to ever hit the field. In trivia, will Blake be able to figure out which NFL players have won the Bert Bell Award 3x? If you don't know what that award is stick around to find that out too!
Philadelphia has produced some of the most famous athletes in sports history. This week join us as we profile the greatest shooter and basketball coach you've probably never heard of. Also, can Matt identify Philadelphia basketball's Big Five? Listen and find out!
Of all the people that could potentially be the real identity of international man of intrigue DB Cooper, we think we found the most unlikely. Join us this week as we tell you of a scrappy Indycar driver who was once suspected of being the criminal himself. Plus, can you name the oldest sporting event in America?
Join us this week to hear two stories from 2021 we think may be worth covering in the future. Agree? Disagree? Let us know on social media!
Join us this week to hear about how the Super Conference isn't a new idea, and how they never seem to work out, no matter what decade they form. Stick with us through some good-natured ribbing of South Carolina and Texas and see if Blake can name the major conference school that's been in their conference the longest!
Join us this week as we let you all know what we're thankful for, specifically about college basketball!
With upsets so wild you couldn’t bet on them, dark horses so under the radar you don’t remember them, and chaos from beginning to end, the 2007 college football season was one for the ages. Join us to look back on this monumental season.
As the World Series rolls on, join us for a discussion of one of the most famous cheating scandals in sports history: The Chicago White Sox of 1919.
Join us this week for a look back at some of the most amazing performances in MLB postseason history. Don't miss out on Matt completely botching the trivia question as well. Can you do it faster than he did? Tell us about it on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram!
Where does the Ryder Cup come from and are there any good stories that don't involve the 1999 comeback? We're glad you asked! Join us this week to hear about some lesser known Ryder Cup stories!
An elite running back, a gold medalist in the pentathlon and decathlon, a professional baseball player, a pro basketball player, a lacrosse player, and a hockey player walk into a bar, and they’re all Jim Thorpe. Join us this week to hear the twists and turns in the story of the man called “The greatest athlete in the world” at the 1912 Olympics, even though he didn’t get to keep the tokens of his accomplishment.
You may recognize his name from the ESPYs or the home of the US Open, but who was Arthur Ashe? Join us this week as we look back at one of tennis' all-time greats.
Join us this week to hear about some of the absolute most ridiculous trades in the history of sports. You won't believe your ears on some of these!
This weeks story has everything: Horrendous officiating, administrative overreach, questionable coaching, all set against the backdrop of international intrigue. Join us this week to hear about the controversial ending to the 1972 Olympic basketball final where, for the Soviet Union, the third time really was the charm.
During World War II the International Olympic Committee cancelled the Olympic Games, but no one told the POWs in several prison camps across Europe. Join us this week for a story of sport in the face of extreme adversity.
Join us to celebrate one of the world's favorite pastimes: Eating large amounts of food. Where did competitive eating come from? How is it possible? Is it a sport? Does it matter? Find out today!
How is it possible that the unlikely bounce of a single ping pong ball on June 30, 1993 could impact the careers and fortunes of hundreds of players and every NBA team for the next 31 years? Join us this week to find out!
Join us this week as we look into the life and career of one of the most innovative figures in the history of sport. From insane promotions to brilliant ideas to becoming the last independently wealthy owner in Major League Baseball, learn how the great Bill Veeck helped transform the landscape of professional sports.
How does a team with the odds literally stacked against them become the best in the world’s most popular league? Find out in this weeks episode with our special guest, Ross!
If you've ever dreamed of a professional team in your favorite city, this episode is for you. Why do leagues expand, what do they look for, and when are they going to do it again!? Listen as we try to figure it all out.
Athletes today are mindful to keep their bodies in peak operating condition at all times, but can they reach historic levels of greatness in the opposite condition? Here a few stories today of those who did exactly that.
Join us this week for a story that sits at the crossroads of golf, armed robbery, and running from the long arm of the law. Even if you don't take an interest in golf, you will love this story!
Unorthodox, whimsical, and intense in equal shares, The Barkley Marathon is one of the running worlds strangest and most difficult tests. Join us this week to learn about a race you will never forget.
How does a tiny school from a small town end up breaking NCAA records and winning a National Championship in the most unbelievable way? Find out in this weeks doubleheader!
Listen to the thrilling and record breaking conclusion of Barton College's two year run to an unbelievable National Championship.
How does working in a resort kitchen lead to one of the dirtiest point shaving scandals in sports? Find out in this weeks episode, another installment in our series on cheating. Take a listen as a point shaving scandal in New York City basketball destroys one of the sport's earliest dynasties.
In honor of President's Day, we look at some of the athletic exploits of those to hold the office. Some are more athletic than you may think!
Was the Big Game always so big? Why is it Super? Who even decided to come up with with games named after kitchenware in the first place? Find out in this week's episode!
Join us as we celebrate the opening of the NHL Season by taking a look at the unique history of the most famous trophy in all of sports, the Stanley Cup.
In a semi surprise decision on December 16, 2020, Major League Baseball announced the that the Negro Leagues would be given "Major" status. Join us this week as we discuss what this means, and who/what is effected.
Known for a miracle run to the NCAA Championship and his famous ESPY speech, Jim Valvano was a one in a million type figure in sports. Join us this week as we go though some of the lesser known moments in his career.
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He was compared by contemporaries to Babe Ruth, forgotten by time, then finally elected to the Hall of Fame, decades too late. Join us this week to hear the story of Negro League legend Josh Gibson.
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We've rounded the calendar to another Holiday Season! Join us for a special episode where we discuss the things that we are most thankful for in the world of sports!
It's almost Halloween and we are in peak spooky season! Join us for two sports mysteries as we see a man appear out of thin air, while another disappears into it. Listen to these two stories and join us as we try to figure out just what happened.
In our last episode we covered why teams tank, and why its probably a bad thing, but there has to be a silver lining. It does work, doesn't it? Find out with us!
Join us this week for the first part of a two part discussion on tanking, the hottest team building strategy on the streets today. What is tanking, why do teams do it, and is it harmless? Listen in to find out!
In this episode, we tell you about the often forgotten David Thompson, and explain why he was better than Michael Jordan, at least for their college careers.
We all know that the excitement of the crowd and the sheer energy of the fans are one of the biggest draws to live sports. What you don't know, is that there was a time when football tried to silence the fans. Join us as we look closer at one of the craziest rules in sports history.
Join us for a retrospective on the 1904 Olympic Marathon. Rat poison, dehydration, and bad apples galore!