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Brandon McAnderson, Sideline Reporter for The Jayhawks Radio Network along with legendary Jayhawk cornerback, Chris Harris Jr connects you with the legends of the University of Kansas and updates you on their perspectives of all things Kansas Athletics.

The biggest names in baseball history live here. Untold stories and unfiltered takes on the game's hottest topics from legends of the sport, thanks to the MLB Players Alumni Association's VIP rolodex. Your favorite players hang out with Foul Territory's deep roster of prominent Big Leaguers, including AJ Pierzynski, Jason Kipnis, Lorenzo Cain, Todd Frazier, Erik Kratz, Brock Holt and Adam Jones along with veteran baseball personality Scott Braun running point. Drop a request for our next interview in the reviews and we'll do our best to make it happen!

James “Cool Papa” Bell (1903-1991) was a legend in Black baseball, a lightning-fast switch hitter elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1974. Bell’s speed was extraordinary; as Satchel Paige famously quipped, he was so fast he could flip a light switch and be in bed before the room got dark. In The Bona Fide Legend of Cool Papa Bell, experienced baseball writer and historian Lonnie Wheeler recounts the life of this extraordinary player, a key member of some of the greatest Negro League teams in history.

HBCU Legends delivers powerful podcasts with legendary sports figures from the world of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) in the SWAC, MEAC, CIAA, SIAC, and independents.Host - Kyle T. MosleyWebsite: hbculegends.net

Welcome inside the MLBPAA Legends Lounge with Alanna Rizzo, Scott Braun and the Big O, Orestes Destrade, where baseball VIPs are hanging out and talking about their life in the game.

The Emmy Award–winning FOX Sports broadcaster provides a front row seat to some of the most memorable moments in sports history. Emmy Award–winning broadcaster Chris Myers reflects on his illustrious career as one of the most trusted and renowned journalists in sports. Myers has witnessed...

The definitive and revealing biography of Chicago Cubs legend Ernie Banks, one of America's most iconic, beloved, and misunderstood baseball players, by acclaimed journalist Ron Rapoport. Ernie Banks, the first-ballot Hall of Famer and All-Century Team shortstop, played in fourteen All-Star...

Buck O'Neil once described him as "Ty Cobb, Babe Ruth, and Tris Speaker rolled into one". Among experts, he is regarded as the best player in Negro Leagues history. During his prime, he became a legend in Cuba and one of Black America's most popular figures. Yet even among serious sports fans, Oscar Charleston is virtually unknown today.

From acclaimed journalist Ben Bradlee Jr. comes the epic biography of Boston Red Sox legend Ted Williams that baseball fans have been waiting for. Williams was the best hitter in baseball history. His batting average of .406 in 1941 has not been topped since, and no player who has hit more than...

A podcast featuring never-heard-before interviews with legendary stars of the Negro Baseball Leagues in celebration of the Centennial of the Negro Baseball Leagues. "All content of The Negro Baseball Leagues: Chattin' with the Legends podcast, is the property of YABBA BIRI Productions, Inc. Any rebroadcast, transcription, or retransmission without the express written consent of YABBA BIRI Productions Inc, is prohibited."

Satchel Paige was 42 years old when he became the first Black pitcher in the American League in 1948. Although the oldest rookie around, he was already a legend. For 22 years, beginning in 1926, Paige dazzled throngs with his performance in the Negro Baseball Leagues. Then he outlasted everyone by playing professional baseball, in and out of the majors, until 1965.