15 Best NPR Sports Podcasts

1. In Play with Craig Mattick

In-Play Conversations with Craig Mattick will have some of the more in-depth discussions in South Dakota all things sports. Through these conversations, we'll learn about the players, programs, and legends who helped shape the current sports landscape of Mt. Rushmore State.
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Play⋅ 6.7M⋅ 8.9M ⋅2 episodes / month ⋅ Avg Length 40 min Get Email Contact

2. Sports Innerview with Ann Liguori

Long Island City, New York, US
Sports Innerview with Ann Liguori airs every Saturday morning from 9-10 AM EST and features award-winning sports talk show host, reporter, interviewer and author, Ann Liguori, talking to top personalities, experts and best-selling authors on a variety of topics in sports, leisure, health, travel, fitness, nutrition and recreation. Each week, Ann converses with two guests per show and is at ease talking about any subject.
Also in WLIW Podcasts
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Play⋅ 3.3K⋅ 243 ⋅1 episode / month ⋅ Avg Length 44 min Get Email Contact

3. The Ostrom Avenue Podcast

Syracuse, New York, US
The Ostrom Avenue Podcast is a Syracuse University sports podcast from WAER Syracuse Public Media studios hosted by Brendan Mortensen and Owen Valentine. The Ostrom Avenue Podcast takes a deep dive into Orange sports and aims to break down game specifics, key players and big storylines. It is catered to the diehard Syracuse sports fan who wants to feel like they're a part of the conversation. A new episode of The Ostrom Avenue Podcast can be found weekly during the school year.
Also in WAER Podcasts
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Play⋅ 2.6K⋅ 1K ⋅1 episode / day ⋅ Avg Length 41 min Get Email Contact

4. Football Fridays in Georgia

Atlanta, Georgia, US
Hosts Jon Nelson and Hannah Goodin of GPB Sports share highlights of high school football games from around Georgia. They also share stories from players, coaches, play-by-play announcers, and other people who live and breathe high school football.
Also in GPB Podcasts, Georgia Podcasts
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Play⋅ 39.7K⋅ 8.5K ⋅1 episode / week ⋅ Avg Length 44 min Get Email Contact

5. SportsJam

Newark, New Jersey, US
SportsJam features in-depth interviews with top athletes, coaches, reporters, authors, and fans of the sports world. WBGO News and Sports Director Doug Doyle started the award-winning podcast SportsJam in 2008. The Pennsylvania State University graduate is one of the most decorated reporters in New Jersey radio history.
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Play⋅ 53.2K⋅ 38.2K ⋅1 episode / week ⋅ Avg Length 32 min Get Email Contact

6. The View from Pluto

Sports are a huge part of life in Northeast Ohio: the good, the bad, and the ugly. There's the Browns, Cavs, and Indians, not to mention a wealth of college action. Every Wednesday morning, sportswriter Terry Pluto from the Cleveland Plain Dealer stops by talking about it all with Amanda Rabinowitz.
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Play⋅ 16K⋅ 7.7K ⋅1 episode / month ⋅ Avg Length 5 min Get Email Contact

7. Reading Baseball

Reading Baseball is a WSIU Radio original series of baseball essays and commentaries by Richard 'Pete' Peterson, editor of the St. Louis Baseball Reader and author of Growing Up With Clemente and the upcoming Pops: The Willie Stargell Story.
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Play⋅ 2.7K⋅ 2.1K ⋅1 episode / week ⋅ Avg Length 6 min Get Email Contact

8. Big Red Wrap-Up

Lincoln, Nebraska, US
Provides a weekly recap of each Husker football game, including highlights, in-depth analysis, background segments, special guests from the world of Nebraska sports, and the latest Cornhusker recruiting news.
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Play⋅ 36.2K⋅ 18K ⋅4 episodes / month ⋅ Avg Length 55 min Get Email Contact

9. Embedded

Washington, District of Columbia, US
Host Kelly McEvers takes a story from the news and goes deep. Whether that means digging into the Trump administration's past, the stories behind police shootings caught on video, or visiting a town ravaged by the opioid epidemic, Embedded takes you where the news is happening.
Also in NPR Podcasts
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Play⋅ 6.7M⋅ 8.9M ⋅2 episodes / quarter ⋅ Avg Length 35 min ⋅ Mar 2016 Get Email Contact

10. Sports with Art Thiel

Seattle, Washington, US
Covering all the major professional sports teams in Seattle as well as the University of Washington and Washington State University. Kirsten and Art also talk about the business of sports, such as the proposal to build a new arena in Seattle. Other issues they've discussed include head injuries in sports and the crackdown on domestic violence.
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Play⋅ 28.2K⋅ 20.9K ⋅1 episode / month ⋅ Avg Length 4 min Get Email Contact

11. Sports at Large

Baltimore, Maryland, US
Sports at Large is a weekly exploration of the issues and people who play and watch sports. SaL goes behind the headlines and stats to find the how and why, and the ways in which sports intersect with and influence our daily lives. SaL features interviews and commentaries from professionals and fans a like to tell a more complete story. One person described it as a thinking fan's guide to sports.
Also in WYPR Podcasts
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Play⋅ 11.4K⋅ 25.9K ⋅8 episodes / quarter ⋅ Avg Length 5 min Get Email Contact

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