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Every decade brings change, but as Michael MacCambridge chronicles in The Big Time, no decade in American sports history featured such convulsive cultural shifts as the 1970s. So many things happened during the decade—the move of sports into prime-time television, the beginning of athletes’ gaining a sense of autonomy for their own careers, integration becoming—at least within sports—more of the rule than the exception, and the social revolution that brought females more decisively into sports, as athletes, coaches, executives, and spectators.

College football has never been more popular - or more chaotic. Millions fill 100,000-seat stadiums every Saturday; tens of millions more watch on television every weekend. The 2013 Discover BCS National Championship game between Notre Dame and Alabama had a viewership of 26.4 million people, second only to the Super Bowl. Billions of dollars from television deals now flow into the game; the average budget for a top-ten team is $80 million; top coaches make more than $3 million a year; the highest paid, more than $5 million.

From the number-one best-selling author of This Town comes a thrillingly raw and hysterical account of the billionaires, crooks, charlatans and scoundrels that own and run the NFL. American Football - with its celebrity players, billionaire owners, and cheerleaders with flawless teeth - is more American than apple pie. Which is why celebrated New York Times journalist Mark Leibovich has chosen football as the vehicle through which to examine the troubled state of Trump’s America.

If you like cricket and you like to be entertained then this is the show for you.JJ Chaos has been watching cricket since the 80s and brings his unique style of sports punditry to cricket fans around the world.

Babe Ruth was more than baseball's original superstar. For 85 years, he has remained the sport's reigning titan. He has been named Athlete of the Century...more than once. But who was this large, loud, enigmatic man? In The Big Bam, Leigh Montville brings his trademark touch to this groundbreaking, revelatory portrait of the Babe.

Discover the untapped power of the human mind. How do champions like Lewis Hamilton, Novak Djokovic and Usain Bolt suppress their fear of failure and find the belief to win? How did Michael Phelps and Jessica Ennis-Hill visualise their own futures? What exactly is 'The Zone'? And how do you get there? Drawing on over 100 exclusive interviews with the world's elite stars of sports, ranging from boxing to rugby union, Formula One to the Paralympics, Clyde Brolin sets out to discover the secrets of true success and show how they can be used by all of us in our own lives, whoever we are.

JJ Chaos shares his unique perspective and opinions on sports from around the world, including the English Premier League, the Turkish Super Lig, Formula One, WWE and any other sports he deems to be Big Time!

A short and irregular podcast from Paul Albon at Big Bear Events. Paul will give updates on the goings on's at Big Bear Events, his own running (or lack of!) and will do some round ups and catch ups at the actual events. It's an informal catch up for those who are fans or who are interested to hear about Big Bear Events. Hopefully it'll answer any queries you may have about the events themselves too. Any feedback or queries please contact Paul at paul@bigbearevents.net or find us on all the usual social channels!

We could whine about how we live in dangerous times nowadays, but let's face it, all throughout history ordinary people have been at risk of violence in one way or another. Abdicating personal responsibility by outsourcing your safety to others might be the easy way out, but it does little to safeguard your welfare. In this book you'll discover what dangers you face and learn proven strategies to thwart them.

The Big Time Strength Podcast aims to provide a valuable resource to all strength and conditioning professionals through conversations with small school coaches who make the “big time where they’re at” by maximizing limited resources to provide a “big time” strength and conditioning experience for their student-athletes. bigtimestrength.substack.com

Brock Gorton, Tommy Hailey, and Ben Duncan talk sports, life, and top 5 lists. New episodes are up every Wednesday! For more content, we do on B-Card Entertainment go to https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWO4B7Oj3xgs7O7uzEaLZ0A for past podcasts from Big Time Talkers, We Are Not Entertained, The Czirr Shit Podcast, Earning Our Stripes, and more! Follow us on Twitter @BCardYT

Audacy Sports has you covered with the best MLB perspective around. It's Big Time Baseball, with insider, Jon Heyman,​ and former big leaguer Tony Gwynn Jr. He provides a unique look inside every organization and take you into the dugout to break down the postseason race from a player's point of view.

This show is designed for people to gain knowledge in the area of sports from the perspective of Douglas L. Brooks, Jr. Hopefully through this podcast a wealth of knowledge can be obtained. These opinions are from Douglas Brooks and are not associated with anyone else. So come and let’s enjoy our conversations and journeys together.

In this memorable account of 17 trips he made to Hawaii's North Shore starting in 1974, Bruce Jenkins, considered the Kerouac of surf writers, profiles the area's elite, the superstars who live to conquer Hawaii's deadliest waves. Here are the egoists, stylists, gladiators, and purists of the sport, from big-wave greats Darrick Doerner and Mark Foo to bodysurfer Mark Cunningham and bodyboarder Mike Stewart.

Looking good, as they say, is good business. The better your body is shaped, the better you will feel about yourself, and the more confident you will be. This book will give you very informative body-building tips, both in the region of physical work-outs, and proper dieting. Indeed, the journey to having a great body isn’t an easy one, and it will take years for you to become the beast you imagine. However, if you follow the guidelines set in this book, you will be able to achieve satisfactory results in the short term, which will further inspire you to reach your long term goals.

The history of big-time wrestling, starting in 1880, through the Hulkamania era, to what has become a multi-billion-dollar 21st-century industry. This fascinating narrative includes the golden age of TV wrestling and the stars that drove the ratings sky high...names like Dick the Bruiser, The Sheik, André the Giant, Lord Layton, Abdulla the Butcher, and Bo Bo Brazil.

The inaugural season of Ready for the Big Time: F1 explored what it would take for Formula One to make the big time in the United States. Now, with an American driver on the grid, an American team and three US GPs, F1 fever has arrived in the US, and in the process, the sport has embraced some distinctly American traits. This season unpacks the Americanization of F1. Host Scott Speed, and co-hosts F1 Toni and Andrew Lawrence, will explore the splashy plans for the Las Vegas GP and Liberty Media’s winning strategy to the rising popularity of F1, how American carmakers are betting on F1 and ...

The Cosmic Convergence Show is hosted by Big Tim and Dr Love, and talks about a variety of topics, ranging from bucket lists, to wrestling, to Harry Potter and everything in between. From time to time, we'll branch into other things such as geocaching, golf, and Marvel.

As a kid, Jim Morris dreamed of pitching in the major leagues. As an adult, his baseball career was restricted to coaching and inspiring players to dream big. Until his players made a proposition: if they won the league championship, he'd try out for the majors. You must hear this story to believe what happened when they actually won.

Bradford and Jeremy are embarking on a new running journey! Don't let our good looks fool you, we need to get in shape asap! Join along as we embark on a bro-tastic journey finding our best running shape and hunting for fun and PR's!