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One of the most successful Black businessmen in the country, who has led Nike’s Jordan Brand from a $200M sneaker company to a $4B global apparel juggernaut, tells the remarkable story of his rise from gangland violence to the pinnacles of international business. Jump tells Larry Miller’s journey from the violent streets of West Philly in the 1960s to the highest echelons of American sports and industry. Miller wound up in jail more than once, especially as a teenager

The Last Shot: City Streets, Basketball Dreams is the “revelatory” (New York Times), “deeply empathetic” (New Yorker) true story of four teenagers attempting to escape the cycles of poverty, crime, and despair in 1990s Brooklyn by getting recruited to play college basketball. With poignant intimacy, Darcy Frey chronicles the aspirations of these young men, including the future superstar Stephon Marbury, who are among the most promising players in Coney Island.

As a young man, Earvin "Magic" Johnson admired his father and other small-town entrepreneurs who created jobs and served as leaders in his Midwestern community. He worked for them, watched them, and his interest in building communities through economic development grew even while his basketball career flourished. His fame as an NBA star gave him access to some of the most successful business leaders in the country.

The Street Logic Sports Podcast shares the experience of following sports from the fans perspective. We speak with supporters, journalists, and upcoming stars, sharing their passion for sport , with a world-wide audience. Featuring reaction, analysis, live-shows, and news that matter to you. We are a team of dedicated young journalists with a shared love for sports that runs deep. Our mission is to bring you authentic, unfiltered insights into the sports you love. We're not just observers; we're fans first, and our analysis reflects that passion. We believe in taking a grassroots approach to...

The Voice of Every Sports Fan

Host Tim Faklis breaks down everything Timberwolves by way of notable weekly guests, weekly trivia with subscribers, and much more. 

Orangebloods and Rivals writer Keenan Womack drops the long-anticipated Texas basketball pod "The Wolf of Ball Street," which will release every Monday morning, featuring a different Austin sports media guest. Fans of Orangebloods, 104.9 The Horn FM, KVUE Sports, and various local newspapers will find their favorite hosts and writers talking Longhorns hoops, 52 weeks a year. Don't miss a second of the action – subscribe to The Wolf of Ball Street today.

On the street, every ballplayer has a story. Onaje X. O. Woodbine, a former streetball player who became an all-star Ivy Leaguer, brings the sights and sounds, hopes and dreams of street basketball to life. He shows that big games have a trickster figure and a master of Black talk whose commentary interprets the game for audiences. The beats of hip-hop and reggae make up the soundtrack, and the ballplayers are half men, half heroes, defying the ghetto's limitations with their flights to the basket.

The 90's. The post-cold war decade that gave birth to the Internet, Grunge Music, and Hip-Hop, came the Ultimate Sports and Music Hybrid: Streetball. In the era of Nintendo, VHS, Michael Jordan, and AOL, Streetball reigned supreme. A Viral Sensation decades before the term would be popularized, Streetball permeated every culture and spanned the globe. The influence of this Artform can be seen internationally in music, film, clothing, video games, television, hairstyles, and even today in the Big Game itself: the NBA. Streetball Legends examines, not only, the influence of Streetball on the ...

The Full Court Press is a basketball podcast featuring Main Street Preps reporters Brady McAtamney and Zach Womble. The weekly podcast will feature top teams, top performers and what the upcoming week looks like in regards to coverage.