"Sportsbeat"
764 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 months ago -Radio sports talk. with guests,phone in question and answers from sports callers. Not just your drab many caller same questions for three hours, but thought provoking topics, documentation, players not just from today, but from yesteryear," Players who paved the way for the sports of today"!
A compelling look at sports topics from today with emphasis on yesteryears topics and players who paved the way in their respective sport. Callers debate and discuss each shows topics adding interest and insight to the show...
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Sports beat Radio, Talkin Sports. Wilt Chamberlains 100 Point Game!!
February 26, 2024 17:00 - 31 minutes - 13.7 MBThere were athletes , then, there was "Wilt The Stilt" Chamberlain, one of professional sports GREATEST players. On the day of march 2nd, 1962, Chamberlain set a record for professional baketball that may never be broken scoring one hundred points in an NBA game in hershey Pennsylvania. Join host John Spoulos as we relive the story of that historic day.
Sports beat Radio, Talking Sports Interesting Sports Facts For The Sports Fan!
February 20, 2024 17:00 - 32 minutes - 14.4 MBThere are many who think they know sports, but there are MANY sports factssports fans DON'T know as host John Spoulos fills in those fans with interesteing facts on sports they may NOT know!
Sports beat Radio, Talkin Sports. The NFL Helmet History
February 16, 2024 15:30 - 32 minutes - 14.3 MBThe helmet in football like many other pieces of the uniform has changed drastically, particularly in the past several years. . From the old leather helmet to the Rams first logo, to plastic, to suspension, the helmet has materialized through the decades. Join host John Spoulos as w take a look at the helmet and its changes over the decades.
Sports beat Radio, Talkin Sports. Are NFL Games Fixed?
January 22, 2024 16:30 - 33 minutes - 14.7 MBThere are those who are diehard fans , believeing and greiving over their prospective teams. Then, there are those close to the game who feel the game may have a dark side. The question is, are NFL games fixed? Join host John Spoulos as we discuss this topic.
Sports Beat Radio, Talkin Sports. What Is A GREAT Coach?
January 18, 2024 17:00 - 31 minutes - 13.7 MB"Great Coach" is a term we use too often to describe coaches whom we feel are at the top of their profession. But what is a great coach? What ingrediants make up a person who can lead a team to the top? Join host John Spoulos as we take a look.
Sports beat Radio, Talkin Sports. The College Athlete Scam!
January 17, 2024 16:30 - 32 minutes - 14.5 MBCollege was a place where once upon a long time ago, an istitution that EDUCATED students for worldy preperation. Today, it has become a factory of deceit and extortion, causing student servitude as well as using athletes for their gain. JoinJohn Spoulos host as we discuss the College Athlete Scam!!
Sports beat Radio, Talkin Sports. NFL Uniforms & The Like!!
January 16, 2024 16:30 - 31 minutes - 14.2 MBThe history of the NFL uniform. Join host John Spoulos as we discuss this topic.
Sports beat Radio, Talkin Sports. Liberty University And College Football Rant
January 03, 2024 17:00 - 34 minutes - 15.5 MBJoin host John Spoulos as we look and speak of sports in general.
Sports beat Radio, Talkin Sports. Are NFL Players BetterToday Than Yesterday?
December 26, 2023 17:30 - 34 minutes - 15.5 MBThe debate always lingers as to who is or to whom was a better player in football. Was the 1920's Jim Thorpe as good or better than today's players? Could Tom Brady have played in the NFL's 60's when the QB's head was fair game? Join host John Spoulos as we try to answre that question with facets and stats.
Sports beat Radio, Talkin SportsYankees Dilemma Should Soto Make More Than Judge
December 14, 2023 17:00 - 33 minutes - 14.8 MBWith the advent of free agent off season signings, the Yankees went after one of baseballs primere players from the Padres in Juan Soto, but, at what coast and temperature will it create. Will Judge be satisfied? will Soto 's ego get in the way? Join host John Spoulos as we take a look at how the NY Yankees might go about handling this problem and the ramifications thereof.
Sports beat Radio, Talkin Sports. The Sad State Of Affairs In The NFL.
December 12, 2023 17:00 - 32 minutes - 14.3 MBWhen I came to the television set in 1963 or 64, to start my fandom of football and particularly, the NFL. It was a fledging league. Now, with rule changes, big business and particularly the advent of terrible official's who miss call each game as well as endless TV timeouts, reviews and an endless barrage of negatives, is the NFL still watchable? Join host John Spoulos as we take a look at the misgivings of a game that once knew greatness and now resembles nothing of it's past.
Sports beat Radio, Talkin Sports. Our Prediction Of 2023 Free Agent Signings
December 07, 2023 17:00 - 35 minutes - 15.7 MBBaseball is over and now, the wait as teams prepare for the signings of free sgents that can or will turn the fortunes of a franchise. Whether or not Sotom or Ohtani are the featured players, teams will be vying for that player who can make a difference. Join John Spoulos as we take a look at what we feel will be the players who will sign with whom.
Sports beat Radio, Talkin Sports. Halas & hay NFL Pioneers!
October 02, 2023 15:30 - 30 minutes - 13.5 MBThe formation of the NFL was a conglomeration of rag tag teams throughout the midwest until George Halas and Ralph hay had an idea to formualte a league in Canton Ohio. Join host John Spoulos as we discuss this admirable adventure!!
Sports beat Radio, Talkin Sports Heisman Trophy Failures!
September 26, 2023 16:00 - 32 minutes - 14.3 MBThere are those who vaulted from the greatness of college football to the pro's without blemish , going on to great careers, then, there are the Heisman busts whose careers went south. Join host John Spoulos as we take a look at the heisman Trophy failures and their story.
Sports beat Radio, Talkin Sports LOMBARDI!! The Man The Coach The Legend!!
September 25, 2023 15:30 - 32 minutes - 14.6 MBNo one mesmerized professional sports like the man Vincent Lombardi! A teacher, author,coach, father, husband and of course legend to the professional football world. From his stint with the NY Giants, to his championships of the GreenBay Packers and the ownership of the 60' era. No one did it with more style and class than Lombardi. Join host John Spoulos as we relive the legend of the man Vince Lombardi.
Sports beat Radio, Talkin Sports Pro Basketball's Greatest Player?
September 24, 2023 15:30 - 35 minutes - 15.8 MBThere are many who come to mind, Mikan, Chamberlain, Russel, Maravich, among others who are considered among the greatest, but, who tops the list? What accomplishments exceed those to become the greatest player? Join host John Spoulos as we shuffle through the halls of pro basketball to assume the best player to play the game.
Sports beat Radio, Talkin Sports. Who Is Considered The Greatest Baseball Player
September 22, 2023 16:00 - 33 minutes - 14.8 MBBabe Ruth, Joe D'Maggio, Roberto Clemente, you name it, they are ALL great players , but who is considered the grestes of all time based on an arry of multiple stats and accomplishment? Join host John Spoulos as we take a look!
Sports beat Radio, Talkin Sports, The History Of NFL Uniforms
September 21, 2023 15:30 - 31 minutes - 13.8 MBFrom the wool sweaters of the 20's, to the air wick tissue jersys of today, the pro football uniform has undergone many changes throughout it's hidtory. Join host John Spoulos as we discuss the various changes in the NFL uniform.
Sports beat Radio, Talkin Sports. Raiders # 81 Warren Wells a Life Tragedy!
September 20, 2023 15:30 - 36 minutes - 16.1 MBThere are those in life who are blessed abundantly and those, who's life are in constant sorrow. There in lies the life of one of pro footballs greatest receivers of the Oakland Raiders, number 81, flanker Warren Wells who mastery of the position resulted in the Raiders greatest achievements. Join host John Spoulos as we look like that of a gReek play, the glory and the tragedy of a man who was once in the limelight and as fast, cast into darkness. Number 81 of the Oakland Raiders, Wide recei...
Sports beat Radio, Talkin Sports. The Corruption & Deceit Of The NFL!
September 19, 2023 15:30 - 31 minutes - 14.2 MBWho knew back in the 1920's that the game of football would become the mega money billion dollar industry that it would someday become. The league boasts it's good ole boy image as the world's wealthiest sports league, with flash, show, and thought, yet it is a league that has supported negative causes, paid black NFL veterans less than white players who have filed lawsuits on the NFL's concussion protocol, yet, the league supports issues like Black Live Matter. Join host John Spoulos as we ...
Sports Beat Radio, Talkin Sports. Bill Parcells! Wonder Coach!
September 18, 2023 15:30 - 33 minutes - 14.9 MBThere are coaches who were great. Coaches who were winners, and, coaches who achieved. But few had all the ingredents that Bill Parcells had in his coaching career. From Air Force Academy, to the Super Bowl with the New York Giants. Parcells is and has been one of the NFL's most accomplished coaches. Join host John Spoulos as we take a look at the coach and the man.
Sports beat Radio, Talkin Sports The Bears Willie "The Wisp" Galimore. Sensation
July 20, 2023 15:30 - 31 minutes - 14.1 MBBefore Sayers, before Sims, before any of the great running backs, there was Willie The Wisp Galimore, one of the NFL's most snesational half backs the sport has known. Who was he? What did he accomplish and, where was his fame? Join host John Spoulos as we take a look at one of the NFL's most dazzling backs of the Chicago Bears.
Sports beat Radio, Talkin Sports. The "First" NFL Game Columbus Vrs Dayton.
July 11, 2023 16:30 - 31 minutes - 13.9 MBEvere wonder on sports trivia what the first NFL game was? Played way back at the formation of the NFL. The Columbus Panhadlers played the Dayton Triangles in a 14-0 contest. Join host John Spoulos as we relive the game that led to the NFL's stature as the richest league in professional sports.
Sports beat Radio, Talkin Sports. The 1933 NFL First Championship Game!
June 22, 2023 16:00 - 31 minutes - 13.9 MBThe NFL was officially established in 1920, but a REAL playoff and championship game was actually played on December 17th, 1933 at Chicago's Wrigley Field with a crowd of 26,000 to see the Chicago Bears and the NY Giants. Joinhost John Spoulos as we relive that game that set in motion Championship games of the the future to the present.
Sports beat Radio, Talkin Sports. Pro Sports Hideous Uniforms. What Gives?
June 21, 2023 16:00 - 31 minutes - 13.9 MBThere was a time when uniforms were basic. Gray or white on the road, or, color at home. The NBA and NHL started a reverse trend ny using white at home and color on the road for years before switching back some years ago. Now, each team has an array of color, some quite bizzare, others, downright ugly. Join host John Spoulos as we take a look at the uniforms of professional sports and the reasoning behind this change in venue.
Sports beat Radio, Talkin Sports. Is Nikola Jokic The Best Big Man Ever?
June 11, 2023 22:00 - 30 minutes - 13.7 MBSports is ALWAYS filled with stories as to who was and is the best player at their p[osition of all time. In basketball, was it Wilt, Russell, Olijuan, or The Joker? Join host John Spoulos as we discuus who may be the biggest and brightest.
Sports beat Radio, Talkin Sports. Do Trans Individuals Belong In Woman's Sports?
June 07, 2023 15:30 - 32 minutes - 14.3 MBThe story goes as we have all heard that the transgendered male to female do not belong in woman's sports. The issue is divided, so, what gives? Join host John Spoulos as we discuss the issues and the ramifications thereof.
Sports beat Radio, Talkin Sports. Is Pro Sports Selling Out To China?
June 06, 2023 16:30 - 28 minutes - 12.7 MBJoin host John Spoulos as we take a look at our own professional sports leagues and their consistent ties to China.
Sports beat Radio, Talkin Sports. Meddling Parents & Violence In Youth Sports.
May 25, 2023 15:30 - 32 minutes - 14.3 MBEver been to a youth game and heard meddling parents voive their negatives to officials, players and, even other parents. The abuse from parents in youth sports has grown to a point where many would be people are NOT officiating games. Tales of abuse and even physical and verbal threats have permeated among the ranks of youth sports. What to do about this alarming situation? Join host John Spoulos as we take a look at the violence in youth sports.
Sports beat Radio, Talkin Sports. Some Things To Ponder In The Sports World.
May 24, 2023 15:30 - 31 minutes - 13.9 MBFrom the state of sports , to scholarships, to things you may not know, join host John Spoulos as we discuss the aspects of sport from a perspective of thought.
Sports beat Radio, Talkin Sports. Jimmy Brown, Football's Revolutionary Player!!
May 22, 2023 15:30 - 32 minutes - 14.5 MBThere are those who are great at their given sport,then, there are those who revolutionize, and were born to play the game they represent. One such player, Jimmy Brown rushed for 12,312 yards in nine years, including a single season rushing record in 1963 with 1,863 yards. He ran like a gazelle, past you or over you like a freight train. He was among the greatest athletes to play the game. Join host John Spoulos as we talk about the high's and low's of this great athlete and man.
Sports beat Radio, Talkin Sports. Jim Thorpe Professional Wonder!
May 18, 2023 15:30 - 32 minutes - 14.6 MBThere are those athletes and people per say, that change the scope of their professions. Jim Thorpe and American Indian from Oaklahoma was one who revolutionized sports with his achievements, from football, to baseball, to Olympics, Thorpe was the "Greatest Athlete" of his generation and perhaps, the greatest of all time. Join host John Spoulos as we tell the story of this great sports champion.
Sports beat Radio, Talkin Sports. Phoenix Suns, Philadelphia 76ers Meltdowns,
May 16, 2023 16:00 - 30 minutes - 13.7 MBThe Suns were once again eclipsed and mutilated on their home court for the second time in two seasons, while the 6ers, who came off game six in aggressive fashion , now find themselves once again out of the playoffs. What will happen with these two teams? has their roster been exposed and, where will the loss lead these two dominant but unsuccessful franchise? Join host John Spoulos as we take a look at two very good teams that are under the gun once again.
Sports beat Radio, Talkin Sports. A Negative Rant On Sports!
May 11, 2023 16:30 - 32 minutes - 14.4 MBJoin host John Spoulos as he discusses aspects of sport that has possible negative impact on the games of sport. His take on the Phoenix Suns, NewYork Mets, NFL Expansion and, many other issues .
Sports beat Radio, Talkin Sports. 50 Demolished Stadiums We Loved!
May 10, 2023 15:30 - 32 minutes - 14.6 MBThere are those of us who have a sentimental feeling toward the stadiums we grew up in. When they are demolished, it feels like a piece of our hearts have been taken with it. Imagine sitting in the stadium of your favorite team one year, and the next, the wrecking ball strokes a thunderous swing and in an instand, the stadium is exploded into a memory. Join host John Spoulos as we reminesce about those old stadia that are no longer here but etched within the pages of sports history.
Sports beat Radio, Talkin Sports. Ranking NFL Stadiums, Worst To First.
May 09, 2023 16:00 - 30 minutes - 13.7 MBThe new stadiums are a far cry from the early NFL roped off parks that once houses the NFL's infancy. There are those that are fan favorites and those that are hated. Join host John Spoulos as we rank the stadiums of the NFL.
Sports beat Radio, Talkin Sports. Carly Simon's Friendship With Jackie Robinson
May 07, 2023 22:00 - 32 minutes - 14.6 MBJoin host John Spoulos as we discuss the friendly relationship singer Carly Simon had with HOF Dodgers Jackie Robinson.
Sports beat Radio, Talkin Sports. The 50 Greatest NBA Players In History
May 04, 2023 16:30 - 31 minutes - 13.9 MBJoin host John Spoulos as we take a look at the NBA;s history to name what we feel are the fifty GREATEST players to play the game in this league.
Sports beat Radio, Talkin Sports. NFL Draft Choices That Failed!
May 03, 2023 15:30 - 31 minutes - 13.8 MBThere were those whose college turned pro prospects were out of sight, yet, onec they entered the NFL, they were busts of the worst imaginable. Join host John Spoulos as we explore the topic of NFL draft busts.
Sports beat Radio, Talkin Sports. The 1965 Boycott Of The AFL Allstar Game
May 02, 2023 16:00 - 31 minutes - 13.9 MBWith the advent of racial tensions and unequality in full force in the 60's, one such player Abner Haynes the son of a Baptist Minister took the reigns and deciced to boycott the discriminatory practices of black athletes in pro sports by boycotting the 1965 AFL Allstar Game which was to be held in New Orleans. Join host John Spoulos as we open the history book to this game and the consequences thereof.
Sports beat Radio, Talkin Sports. "Jessie Owens" Olympic Wonder !
April 30, 2023 15:00 - 32 minutes - 14.2 MBThere were many who claimed fame in the Olympics. Jim Thorpe, Johnny Weismueller, and the like, but none captured the essence of a champion like the name Jessie Owens, who in Hitler's Nazi Germany, took the gold in incredible fashion to become one of the greatest Olympians in history. Join host John Spoulos as we take a look at this great and storied athlete.
Sports beat Radio, Talkin Sports Hank Stram,Hall Of Fame Legend!
April 28, 2023 16:00 - 31 minutes - 14.2 MBThe AFL gave the sport of football many accolades, but none greater than it's array of coached, many of whom were selected to the sports ultimate prize, the Hall of Fame. One such legend made his way from the condides of Purdue University to become a legendary Hall of Fame member with his innovative approach to coaching. Join host John Spoulos as we discus the merits of the legendary coach, Kansas City Chiefs HOF coach, Hank Stram.
Sports beat Radio, Talkin Sports. The AFL's Greatest Coaches
April 27, 2023 15:30 - 32 minutes - 14.2 MBThere were of course legendary coaches as part of the NFL, but with the upstart "Mickey Mouse" league as it would be called by NFL brass, the American Football League soon with it's innovative apprach to the game, it's uniforms, and, it's style of play would soon grab the sports fan attention. While the league became a great advisary of the NFL, it's coaches would become some of the most successful in the history of the sport. Join host John Spoulos as we take a look at the great coaches who...
Sports beat Radio, Talkin Sports. What Pro Teams Contemplate Moving?
April 25, 2023 16:30 - 31 minutes - 14.2 MBThere have been those teams and even leagues that have gone under due to various reasons. The 1967 expansion Oakland Seals were a victim in the 70's as well as an array of teams that have moved mostly, because of stadium problems more that financial ones. What about teams today like the Pittsburgh Pirates and Oakland A's? Will they remain in their perspective cities? Join host John Spoulos as we eneter the discussion of teams on the move.
Sports beat Radio, Talkin Sports. Part 2 How Teams Got Their Names.
April 23, 2023 22:00 - 30 minutes - 13.6 MBA continuation of part one series on how theam sgot their names with host John Spoulos.
Sports beat Radio, Talkin Sports. How Teams Got Their Names & Who Is The Oldest
April 18, 2023 17:00 - 32 minutes - 14.3 MBEver wonder how teams received their names and, how old teams are in the four major sports. Join host John Spoulos as we tak a look at these interesting facts in team sports.
Sports beat Radio, Talkin Sports. The 50 Greatest Athletes To Ever Play.
April 13, 2023 16:00 - 32 minutes - 14.3 MBThere are debate after debate on who is the BEST ever athletes of their sports or, for that matter, sports in general. We put together waht we feel is a fair assessment of fifty of sports greatest athletes based an an array of imput. Join host John Spoulos as we take a look at the fifty gretest athletes of sports history.
Sports beat Radio, Talkin Sports. What Number Is The Most Popular In Sports?
April 11, 2023 16:00 - 32 minutes - 14.6 MBWhen kids play sports, many vie for a certain number for their jersey that they have admired their mentor players. What's in a number in sports? There are players who pick and choose a number for the mere superstition of it and there are those who's number becomes a part of sports history. Of all the numbers that are now in sports, which number has turned up as the most popular? Join host John Spoulos as we discuss the most popular number in sports and why.
Sports Beat Radio, Talkin Sports. Athletes, Should They Honor Gay Pride?
April 04, 2023 16:30 - 33 minutes - 14.9 MBIn our ever changing world, the acceptance of the gay community has been progressed like never before. There are demonstrations, public events, and with this, professional and minor league players who don so called "Pride" jerseys. The San Jose Sharks goaltender, James Reimer has decided that he will not take part in the Sharks demonstration of Gay Pride Night buy refusing to wear the jersey. Join John Spoulos as we take a look at the situation at hand.
Sports beat Radio, Talkin Sports. Sports Rule Changes Healthy For The Game?
March 30, 2023 17:00 - 31 minutes - 14.1 MBThere have always been rule changes in sports like the MIkan Rule, Twenty four second clock, replay, etc. The question is that are these rule changes a healthy addition to the already amass of rules didcatated in each of the four major sports. Join host John Spoulos as we turn our discussion to the positives & negatives of these rule changes and not only how it affects the players but the fabric of the sport.