Historically Speaking Sports

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Over the course of 365 days a year, something in the world of sports always makes us stop and take notice. Dana highlights the accomplishments, memories and anniversaries of some of the greatest moments in sports history and delves into some of the hidden stories behind them. Hosted by former sportswriter and broadcaster Dana Auguster, this weekly podcast describes these sports moments like no other. Each week the show will be your tour guide as we stroll down sports memory lane, reliving the moments that make sports a vital element of being an American. Also, the show uncovers other moments and facts that few sports fans know about. The show is divided into three different segments. The first is the “Main Event” where one event is highlighted. A historical event that is celebrating an anniversary are a current event that mirrors another from sports’ historical past. The second segment is the “Weekly Top 5”. Five events that took place during that week in history that deserves to be highlighted and discussed. The third and final segment is simply “shoutouts”. Moments, birthdays, and other sports oddities that happened that week that deserves to be recognized. If you wish to send a comment or check out the shows twitter page, go to @HistoricallySp2 or email the show at HistoricallySpeakingSports@gmail.com So, join this weekly podcast that is part of the Sports History Network called Historically Speaking Sports Podcast. The podcast where we celebrate sports history one week at a time.

  1. 1D AGO

    HSS Bulletin: 2026 Final Four

    The Final Four returns to Indianapolis for the ninth time with four schools arriving in the Circle City with varying degrees of pedigree but a whole lot of Final Four history. This weekend four teams, UConn, who reached the tournament by erasing a 15 point Duke half time lead that climaxed with one of the most memorable shots in tournament history makes their way to the final four for the 8th time. Illinois, back in the final four for thie first time since 2005 aiming to win its fist ever Final Four, the school's first National Championship since 1915. Then there's Michigan, back in the Final Four since 2021 and trying to bring Michigan back to heights never before reached since 1989 when interim coach Steve Fisher led Glen Rice and the Wolverines to their title. Rounding out the Final Four field is the Arizona Wildcats. Its been 25 years since Arizona has been to the final four and nearly 30 years since the Wildcats cut down the nets led by coach Lute Olsen and point guard Mike Bibby.....that year U of A won the title in, of all places....Indianapolis. To contact the show please e-mail us at Historically.Speaking.Sports@gmail.com

    8 min

  2. MAR 16

    HSS Alumni Basketball Tournament: Part 1

    As a sports fan and more specifically a basketball fan, the month of march consists of making brackets and then after the first four days of the tournament, possibly ripping up those very same brackets. It is a month of hoops, last second buzzer beaters and ultimately one shining moment. For us here at the Historically Speaking Sports podcast, the month of March also means looking back on the best that the sport of college basketball has to offer From the Indiana Hoosiers perfect season to Christian Laettner's game winner against Kentucky and the unrivaled dominance of the UCLA Bruins led by Lew Alcindor (Later Kareem Abdul-Jabbar), Bill Walton and the "Wizard of Westwood" John Wooden. Yet in this episode --- we are going to be treading into dangerous waters. In this special March Madness edition of the Historically Speaking Sports Podcast Co-hosts Dana Auguster and Charles Combs will share their takes on basketball history that will certainly spark debate among the listeners as well as possible outrage. Those so called dangerous waters that the hosts will be drifting into in this episode is putting together the starting five, one bench player and the coach of 12 of the most prestigious college basketball programs in history. Some of the questions we will be tackling, who starts at point guard for Georgetown, Allen Iverson or Eric Sleepy Floyd. Who will team up with Michael Jordan at the University of North Carolina? Which two supremely talented guards will make up the back court for the University of Arizona which has a very rich history at those positions. And which of the five Kentucky coaches that have won championships in Lexington be tapped to be the head coach of the ultimate collection of Wildcats. All those questions and much more will be answered in this episode. But there is a point to all of this. this is only part one of a two part series. After the teams are constructed with lineups filled with legendary players, the second part of the series will feature a 12 team bracket and Charles and Dana will predict the winner of the tournament. Then with the help of artificial intelligence it will determine a winner and we will compare our predications with AI. Now how close they will come is yet to be seen. But....in this episode.... Charles and Dana will discuss and in some cases debate who is most deserving to be on their alma maters greatest collection of hoops talent. So sit back and prepare to either be in agreement or in total outrage on who we select for the first annual Historically Speaking Sports Alumni Basketball tournament... right here on the sports history network. To contact the show, you could write to us at Historically.Speaking.Sports@gmail.com

    2h 56m

  3. MAR 3

    Getting it Done: The Dale Brown era at LSU

    Between 1972 and 1997 the Southeastern Conference in basketball grew in stature from just being a premier football conference. During that time of conference growth of both prominence and popularity, the team most emblematic of that growth in national prestige was located in -- of all places-- Baton Rouge Louisiana. And the leader of this team from the sidelines hailed from the hinterlands of North Dakota. In his episode of the Historically Speaking Sports Podcast, Co-hosts Dana Auguster and Charles Combs highlight the era of LSU Tigers basketball under the direction of Head Coach Dale Brown. During his tenure with the Tigers, Brown didn't just coach basketball at LSU, he made it matter in a football crazed state and made it a national brand. He took a program that had flashes of relevance and turned into a powerhouse that would go toe-to-toe with anyone in the country. This was the era of superstars such as Chris Jackson who would later become Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf, whose scoring brilliance electrified the country and garnered comparisons to Pete Maravich. It was also the era of the unstoppable force of Shaquille O'Neal, a once in a generation talent who turned LSU into must see TV. And before them there was Rudy Macklin leading the Tigers to the final four, for the first time since the early 1950s But the Dale Brown era wasn't just about wins and NBA draft picks . It was about personality, passion and conviction. Brown was outspoken, emotional, sometimes controversial -- a coach who wore his heart on his sleeve and fought fiercely for his players. He believed LSU could compete with the blue bloods of college basketball and for stretches from the late 1970s to the mid 1990s ... it absolutely did. To contact the show please e-mail us at Historically.Speaking.Sports@gmail.com

    2h 20m

  4. FEB 23

    HSS Olympic Hockey Bulletin

    The United States Hockey team just won its first gold medal in Men's Olympic Hockey in 46 years. Almost to the day that team USA pulled off one of the greatest upsets in history, beating the Soviets in the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid New York. In this short podcast bulletin, Historically Speaking Sports Podcast co-host Dana Auguster talks about the other two instances that team USA had won the gold in Olympic Hockey. Please like and subscribe and to contact the show, please write to us at Historically.Speaking.Sports@gmail.com

    11 min

  5. FEB 16

    HSS Black History Month Special: NBA stars from HBCUs

    Like any other pro sports league, the NBA is made up of players of different personalities, different perspectives and hale from different backgrounds. They all come from different areas of the country and now the world as the NBA has now become truly a global game. But in this episode, we will sharpen our focus to feature a special group of players and Hall of Famers that all have this one thing in common. In this special Black History Month episode Dana Auguster and Charles Combs are celebrating Black History Month and will highlight star players and Hall of Famers that came from Historically Black Colleges and Universities that helped grow the NBA to its current standing on the sports landscape. Those they will highlight include the greatest player in Chicago Bulls history......before Michael Jordan. Also a diminutive point guard that led the San Antonio Spurs to their first NBA championship. Charles and Dana will talk about a member of the Boston Celtics who won 10 NBA championships. Also a man who was part of the Warriors organization in different capacities for over 60 years. Also a player who was one of the most devastating scorers in NBA history during the 1970s who had a various amount of different nicknames and another player who authored not only one of the greatest moments of New York Knicks history, but the greatest sports moment in the history of Madison Square garden. Later in the show we will send a shout out to a coach who we consider the Eddie Robinson of college basketball. His coaching career spans nearly a half century at this Historically black college in North Carolina who compiled over 800 victories in his long career. Please like and subscribe to the show. To contact us email us at Historically.Speaking.Sports@gmail.com.

    2h 37m

  6. FEB 2

    Super Bowl Memories

    In January of 1967, it was just a game between the champions of both the American and National Football Leagues. Now here in 2026, it has become America's unofficial national holiday where a certain number of people tune in to see the halftime show to see who is the most popular music entertainer of the year. While still others view the game just to see various entertaining commercials where you may quickly forget the product they are endorsing but don't forget the laugh it may induce or just maybe the cinematography. However a good number of people including the football fans that are featured in this podcast episode, it is the game that still matters. In this episode co-hosts Charles Combs and Dana Auguster along with a couple of their friends join the show to talk about their Super Bowl memories. They will discuss their favorite memories, their picks of the best and worst Super Bowls and describe the times their favorite teams reached the big game and for some of them to who was lucky enough to see their teams win the Super Bowl. Please stay tuned to the end as we will reveal our picks to win this years Super Bowl. We have that and so much more right here on the Historically Speaking Sports Podcast, the Podcast that bring you sports from back in the Day right here on the Sports History Network. To Contact the show, please write Historically.Speaking.Sports@gmail.com.

    1h 56m

  7. JAN 19

    HSS All-Time Pro Bowl Selection Show

    It is the NFL's version of an all-star game. The Pro Bowl, played every year the weekend before the Super Bowl, has become a glorified flag football game. But for decades the NFC and AFC would come together and play in a game that was sometimes as hard hitting as a postseason game with nothing more than just bragging rights on the line. Using the format of a Pro Bowl game, podcast hosts Dana Auguster and Charles Combs select players they view as the best players by position during their lifetimes. Dana Auguster will pick the best players from the AFC while Charles Combs select his favorite stars from the NFC. Don't forget to like and subscribe to the show and you could contact the show at Historically.Speaking.Sports@gmail.com.

    2h 54m

  8. JAN 8

    HSS Bulletin: 2026 NFL Wildcard Weekend

    If you are a football fan, this weekend is one of the most important weekends of the year. Along with the College Football semifinals taking place, there is also the Wildcard matchups in the NFL postseason. Unlike in previous seasons, there is no clear cut favorite to reach Santa Clara for Super Bowl LX. Yet what's really cool about this weekend in the NFL, the Playoff games are rematches of past postseason matchups. Some determined who reached the Super Bowl. We had one that was talked about for a week, not for this teams performance, but the peculiar absence of a certain star quarterback. There is one matchup this weekend that is a rematch of one of the few postseason games in NFL history that went to double overtime. There is also a rematch of a championship game from the American Football League and a game between two football rabid fanbases whose team's matchup in the late 1970s brought about instant replay. To contact the show, email us at Historically.Speaking.Sports@gmail.com.

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Over the course of 365 days a year, something in the world of sports always makes us stop and take notice. Dana highlights the accomplishments, memories and anniversaries of some of the greatest moments in sports history and delves into some of the hidden stories behind them. Hosted by former sportswriter and broadcaster Dana Auguster, this weekly podcast describes these sports moments like no other. Each week the show will be your tour guide as we stroll down sports memory lane, reliving the moments that make sports a vital element of being an American. Also, the show uncovers other moments and facts that few sports fans know about. The show is divided into three different segments. The first is the “Main Event” where one event is highlighted. A historical event that is celebrating an anniversary are a current event that mirrors another from sports’ historical past. The second segment is the “Weekly Top 5”. Five events that took place during that week in history that deserves to be highlighted and discussed. The third and final segment is simply “shoutouts”. Moments, birthdays, and other sports oddities that happened that week that deserves to be recognized. If you wish to send a comment or check out the shows twitter page, go to @HistoricallySp2 or email the show at HistoricallySpeakingSports@gmail.com So, join this weekly podcast that is part of the Sports History Network called Historically Speaking Sports Podcast. The podcast where we celebrate sports history one week at a time.

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  • Creator
    Sports History Network
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    131
  • Rating
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    © Copyright 2026 Sports History Network
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