Black in Sports Podcast

Black in Sports Podcast

Unfiltered, NO BS perspective on black culture & impact of #sports hosted by Las Vegas #sportsbiz professionals EJ Cutliff (@ejcutliff ) & MH (@hayesbhayes4) Looking to give you a business perspective and how we learned lesson in sports then apply them in our life success. Giving a platform for the culture were we will not shut up and dribble, power to the people we are Black in Sports! Follow us on Twitter @blackinsports Follow us on Instagram @blackinsports Follow us on Facebook @blackinsports Don’t forget to subscribe to this YouTube channel. Leave any feedback! Thank you

Episodes

November 30, 2023 56 mins
"How you do anything is how you do everything" Quote our guest Jibri Blount lives by and could have been title of this episode. We went a different direction with the title as you may notice Jibri's last name is a very prominent one in sports, especially for Steeler fans!
So, the title of this episode is more fitting as we hear Jibri's story of making his own path & writing his own legacy. From a football house hold to winning ...
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As another season is coming to an end, what better way to wrap the last Locker Room episode then to thank you all for watching and supporting as we are closing out season 4.

In this episode EJ & MH prepare for Thanksgiving which includes "Americas Team" Not Michigan but the Dallas Cowboys. There will be a host of games Thursdays as well as new this year Black Friday NFL football. While you are enjoying Family, Food & Footba...
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As you know in The Locker Room we talk about topics in and around the game. This episode is no different. We have to talk about the Michigan Football "Alleged" sign stealing which is the topic of college football. Not going over the full timeline as we posted that on our page at Black in Sports Instagram.

This episode we will talk about what this scandals impact could be for the college football landscape. A few highlights is shoul...
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Max Starks, a former offensive lineman for the Pittsburgh Steelers, not only made his mark on the football field but continues to do so as a radio game day analyst. Join us as Max's jumps on the mic and shares his journey from start in Orlando and his early days on the gridiron to becoming a key player in one of the NFL's most successful franchises.


Max shares his experiences and memories from those unforgettable Super Bowl victorie...
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When Brannan is on you know we are talking basketball! With the start of the NBA season no one better, especially with the moves and changes coming into the season. Grown men talking about Skims, James Harden, New York Knicks and League expansion. Get ready to laugh, debate, learn & laugh some more!

Starting off with The 2023 - 24 season all the buzz is around the NBA in season tournament. The NBA In-Season Tournament is a new...
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Fresh off the parade trail we had a chance to catch up with Assistant Coach & Head of Player Development Tyler Marsh for our back to back WNBA champion Las Vegas Aces!

In this episode we talk work ethic, WWE, his championships in multiple leagues and exclusive bomb.... Tap in to this episode " Coach Kid"


For More with Coach Tyler Marsh:
X - @hoop4thought
IG - @Trmarsh12
Website - https://www.hoop4thought.com/
Fashion - wardrobe styl...
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Football is going to the Olympics, the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic games will be the 1st year Flag Football will be apart of this global celebration of athletes! This is the dreams cereal boxes are made of! To talk about this news we have Charles Torwudzo Jr Head of Player Personal for USA Football & former standout Purdue Boilermaker WR/TE.

Charles talked to us about the excitement of the Olympic announcement made Monday October 1...
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WNBA Finals New York Liberty vs Las Vegas Aces in Las Vegas brought out the stars! We didn't have Taylor Swift (yet) Swifties "Shake if Off" we don't want any "Bad Blood", "You Need to Calm Down" we are just saying there is a amazing energy at the Aces arena. You know team owner Mark Davis and Tom Brady were there along with Lebron James, Mark Wahlberg, Nets, Cynthia Cooper, and Ashanti performing just to name a few.

Going into the ...
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Dangeruss Wilson quarterback for the Denver Broncos who played his first 10 seasons for the Seattle Seahawks where he one a super bowl tittle. Some believed he would be a 2 Super Bowl champ if he would have handed the ball off to Marshawn Lynch at the 1 yard line. Wilson has been regarded as one of the top dual-threat quarterbacks in a time the league didn't have may OB with the same hue!

Over the last few years after loosing the su...
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Happy to have Martin Nance on the show went from running the play not calling the plays as the VP & CMO of Vikings.
Please tune in as Martin takes us back to the Lou, his record setting wide receiving days at University of Miami, what he learned during is playing days in the NFL to what drives him today in his current role.
Tap in this episode and be present..... "Be Where Your Feet Are"

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MH gives us a full report from his recent trip back to one of his homes. MH a Colorado native went back home he was able to check out the Colorado State vs Colorado game. This one was personal! LOL Personal in the fact MH reviews it all from pre & post game and you know he had to evaluate the popcorn! While we all watched on TV he was live to witness this instant classic double overtime game.

"Coach Prime" is a nickname for Dei...
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In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Robert W. Turner II, a former professional football player (USFL/CFL/NFL) turned advocate for Black men's brain health. Dr. Turner (Assistant Professor at George Washington University School of Medicine ) shares his personal journey from the gridiron to the medical field, highlighting the unique challenges and health disparities faced by Black men.
Tune in as he discusses the importance of the B...
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We at Black in Sports have covered a lot of sports for the culture, either top players or key executives.

If you google the top sports in the world we have interviewed or covered most of the top ten. Only thing we have left in our quest to "cover it all, while laughing at it all" would be Cricket, Field Hockey and Table Tennis.

In this episode we look back on some of the sports we covered from corn hole/bags to with a top black pro ...
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We are excited about this one like all our interviews. One as a Pittsburgh Steeler EJ and defensive back MH both shared a connection with our guest Ryan Mundy! What pulls it all together is the fact Black in Sports always promotes mental health for our listeners and Ryan share with us about his company that is focusing on this issue for the culture.

Ryan played eight years as professional athlete in the National Football League and ...
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Phoenix Raceway (yes NASCAR) announced Latasha Causey, a Phoenix native and longtime community development executive, as the new track president at Phoenix Raceway. Causey is the first black women track president in NASCAR history and the second woman to hold the position at Phoenix Raceway!

Growing up near the Phx Raceway Madam President Causey never envisioned working in NASCAR or a job in sports even as a big sports fan. NASCAR i...
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"The Blind Side" is a 2009 film directed by John Lee Hancock, based on the true story of Michael Oher, an impoverished African-American teenager who finds support and guidance from a wealthy white family, the Tuohys. They help him overcome his challenging background and develop his football talents, leading him to a successful career in the NFL. The movie explores themes of race, family, and determination while showcasing the trans...
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Hip Hop started out at the park.... Yes, August 11, 1973 Hip-Hop was born, at a birthday party in the west Bronx, New York City. The location of that birthplace was 1520 Sedgwick Avenue, and the man who presided over that historic party was the birthday girl’s brother, Clive Campbell—better known as DJ Kool Herc, founding father of hip hop.

So, with Hip-Hop turning 50 we wanted to celebrate sharing our perspective how Hip-hop and sp...
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Ok when you think of summer time the DJ Jazzy Jeff & classics song comes to mind. If you are thinking about sports in the summer we all may have different thoughts. When it comes to EJ & MH it is the count down to football season.

As we count down to the next football season we talked about the summer sports or lack off. We talk about a few of the games that keep us going during what some call the dog days of summer. Please...
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Buy the book! Yes, " It Was All a Dream: Biggie & the World That Made Him" authored by our guest for this episode Justin Tinsley. Known for his gift of drawing parallels between culture and sport Justin is telling the story of the Notorious Biggie Small in a way that is uncovering deeper relationships, perspective and vulnerability of Christopher Wallace.

Justin at the time of this episode is the Senior Sports & Culture Rep...
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At this phase in life EJ & MH are sometimes asked how did they got into sports careers. With that EJ & MH figured we would talk about some of the jobs they had coming up in the game.

There was a few jokes in the preshow prep for the this episode. We reflected on the roles we and how/if they prepared us for current as well as future roles.

Tap in this Locker Room episode..... Want to work in sports?

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