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He's one of the most interesting American athletes in the past fifty years. Passionate, candid, iconoclastic, and gifted both on and off the court, Charles Barkley has made a lasting impact on not only the world of basketball but pop culture at large. Yet few people know the real Charles. Informed by over 370 original interviews and painstaking research, Timothy Bella's Barkley is the most comprehensive biography to date of one of the most talked about icons in the world of sports.

Every Lakers fan, every basketball fan, and every sports fan should have this book in their library. Here's what you'll find inside.... Keep listening.... We wanted to retrace step-by-step the life of Kobe, from his childhood in Italy to his last moments in life, from the NBA draft to the five rings passing from Kobe as a father to the victory of the Oscar.

Troy Horne here. Your mental-toughness guide! I am here to help parents understand how to help your young athlete navigate this mental-toughness journey. I know where you are, and I know how to help you help your young athlete find their mental toughness.

There’s a story about Rich Paul that everyone knows: A twenty-one-year-old kid from Cleveland who sells sports jerseys out of his car meets a high school basketball phenom named LeBron James at an airport—the two become friends and forge a decades-long partnership that reinvents the business of sports. That random meeting might seem like the lucky break that changed Paul’s life. But a moment of good fortune means nothing without the struggle that gets you there. And the truth is, Paul had always been lucky.

What does it take to be truly great? In Never Stop, UConn Basketball Coach Dan Hurley and acclaimed New York Times bestselling author Ian O’Connor dive deep into this question. After leading the UConn Huskies to back-to-back NCAA Championships, Hurley faced a life-changing decision: stay and build on his legacy with the college players he loved or take the leap to coach a legendary NBA team. Here, Hurley brings you inside that pivotal moment and shares the powerful lessons that helped him build a championship culture, offering practical strategies that apply far beyond basketball.

A Podcast about collecting sports cards from a couple of degenerate collectors in Melbourne, Australia.

"Dive into the world of the NBA with our podcast! From in-depth team analysis and player insights to historical moments and breaking news, we bring you everything you need to stay ahead in the game. Tune in for expert discussions, exclusive interviews, and passionate debates about the league’s past, present, and future. Whether you're a die-hard fan or a casual listener, this is your go-to source for all things basketball!"

Buckets & Banners is your premier source for all things sports, bringing you in-depth analysis, hot takes, and unfiltered discussions on basketball, football, and everything in between. Whether it’s breaking down the biggest games, debating the GOATs, or covering the latest headlines, we’ve got you covered. From high-flying dunks to game-winning touchdowns, Buckets & Banners delivers expert insight, real talk, and the culture behind the game. Tap in for bold predictions, insider perspectives, and the stories that make sports more than just a game it’s a lifestyle.

Join Sports Hub STL for all of our SLU Billikens men's basketball coverage. Join us live on YouTube immediately following each Billikens basketball game. Join us at SportsHubSTL.com or on our YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/@sportshubstlou

Join Sports Hub STL for all of our Mizzou Tigers football and men's basketball coverage. Chris Pelikan and Kareem Rush will be live on YouTube immediately following each Tiger basketball game. Howard Richards and others will have complete Mizzou football coverage. Join us at SportsHubSTL.com or on our YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/@sportshubstlou

2 MAN DEEP WITH COLTEN AND KEEAN...Take a trip for 2 hours with Colten and Keean as they break down professional and college sports and the people that play, broadcast and follow them. Join them weekly for there views and opinions of what's coming. Up for the week..

Prince & Bardi sports run down features media entrepreneur and former Division 1 college athlete @inprincewetrust and South Florida sports analyst @AceLombardi

Chris Bosh, NBA Hall of Famer, eleven-time All-Star, two-time NBA champion, Olympic gold medalist, and the league’s Global Ambassador, had his playing days cut short at their prime by a freak medical condition. His extraordinary career ended “in a doctor’s office in the middle of the afternoon.” Forced to reckon with moving forward, he found himself looking back over the course he'd taken, to the pinnacle of the NBA and beyond.

It’s now the norm for NBA and collegiate teams to have international players dotting their rosters. The Olympics are no longer a gimme for Team USA. Both via fans streaming from all over the globe and leagues starting in countries throughout the world, the international presence of the game of basketball is a force to be reckoned with. That all started with Hakeem “the Dream” Olajuwon. “Dream,” for short. Award-winning hoops journalist Mirin Fader explores the life and legacy of pioneering international basketball superstar Hakeem Olajuwon.

Over the course of 100 luminous player profiles, the best sports newsroom on the planet paints vivid portraits of the game’s most compelling characters. The Basketball 100, edited by award-winning reporters David Aldridge and John Hollinger, also answers the game’s toughest, most important questions: How should we weight championship rings, versus statistical profiles, versus the “eye test”? Were the great players of yesteryear, like Wilt Chamberlain and Bill Russell, propelled by the inferior athleticism of their competition or would they have been transcendent in any era?

Best-selling sportswriter Jeff Pearlman draws from almost 300 interviews to take the first full measure of the Lakers’ epic Showtime era. A dazzling account of one of America’s greatest sports sagas, Showtime is packed with indelible characters, vicious rivalries, and jaw-dropping, behind-the-scenes stories of the players’ decadent Hollywood lifestyles. From the Showtime era’s remarkable rise to its tragic end - marked by Magic Johnson’s 1991 announcement that he had contracted HIV - Showtime is a gripping narrative of sports, celebrity, and 1980s-style excess.

Loose Balls is, after all these years, the definitive and most widely respected history of the ABA. It's a wild ride through some of the wackiest, funniest, strangest times ever to hit pro sports -- told entirely through the (often incredible) words of those who played, wrote and connived their way through the league's nine seasons.

The definitive portrait of Kobe Bryant, from the author of Michael Jordan. Eighteen-time All-Star, scorer of 81 points in a single game, MVP, and one of the best shooting guards in NBA league history: Kobe Bryant is among basketball's absolute greatest players, and his importance to the sport is undeniable. Third on the NBA career scoring list and owner of five championship rings, he is an undisputed all-time great, one deserving of this deep and definitive biography.