Ron Barr has narrated 5 audiobooks on Listento.it by 2 authors. The most-rated is Boxing Knockout Week: "Sugar" Ray Leonard.
Sports Byline: Sam Smith
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Sam Smith, author of the New York Times best seller The Jordan Rules talks about his book, Hard Labor: The Battle That Birthed the Billion-Dollar NBA, which details exactly how and why the NBA, and NBA players, make so much money. Smith explains the significance of the historic Oscar Robertson v. National Basketball Association lawsuit that allowed players free agency for the first time.
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Sports Byline: Ben Braun
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Ben Braun, 37-year college basketball coach of the University of California, Rice, and Eastern Michigan, talks in depth about the recent outbreaks of college basketball scandals being investigated by the FBI involving corruption and bribery. Braun talks about how the corruption has shifted from point shaving and gambling to bribery and taking advantage of players and their families.
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Sports Byline: Jerome Williams
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Jerome Williams, former NBA forward who played for Detroit, Toronto, Chicago, and the New York Knicks talks about the importance of academics for kids in sports, and the weight that was placed on basketball as a kid growing up in the Washington D.C. area. Williams talks about starting his college basketball career at Georgetown, what it was like to play at Madison Square Garden, and touches on the Chicago Bulls vs. Detroit Pistons rivalry.
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Yogi Berra on When You Come to a Fork in the Road, Just Take It!
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Yogi Berra comments on his book, When You Come to a Fork in the Road, Just Take It!, a collection of his famous witticisms. The baseball legend also talks about growing up in St. Louis and his baseball career.
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Boxing Knockout Week: "Sugar" Ray Leonard
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Ron Barr interviews Sugar Ray Leonard about his book The Big Fight: My Life In and Out of the Ring.
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