David Vobora, a former NFL linebacker who played 4 seasons with the Rams & Seahawks, talks about drawing motivation from being the last pick of the 2008 draft and forming the Adaptive Training Foundation for physically impaired athletes and veterans.Vobora discusses how he overcame his struggles with opioid addiction and found a new purpose after the NFL helping others restore their confidence and find hope.

Paul Beston, author of The Boxing Kings: When American Heavyweights Ruled the Ring talks about his book and the history of America’s fascination with heavyweight champs.His book focuses on the history of boxing in America through the careers of John L. Sullivan, Jack Johnson, Jack Dempsey, Joe Lewis, Rocky Marciano, Mohamad Ali and Mike Tyson; iconic figures that had the ability to appeal to people beyond the ring.

Armen Keteyian is an 11-time Emmy Award winning journalist and is a correspondent on 60 Minutes. Keteyian worked for CBS Sports as a NFL sideline reporter, as a featured correspondent for HBO’s Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel and with ABC News. Here, he discusses how he got his start in sports journalism, his transition from writing to TV and his book Money Players: Days and Nights Inside the New NBA.

All-Pro linebacker Otis Wilson of the Chicago Bears talks about his 9 NFL seasons, 8 with the Chicago Bears, and the successes—and pranks—of the famous 1985 Super Bowl winning Bears team, including the filming of the "Super Bowl Shuffle". Wilson is the author of the autobiography If These Walls Could Talk: Chicago Bears.

In this Sports Byline interview, Ron Barr talks to Cam Perron, who developed an interest in the Negro League baseball players when he was just 12 years old. Perron has since been chronicling his research on the players and the league, and was featured on HBO’s Real Sports.Perron shares stories from the Negro League players he’s become close with in his research and gives insight into this overlooked part of baseball history.

John Amaechi is a retired NBA basketball player and the first former NBA player to publicly come out. Amaechi is regarded as "one of the world's most high-profile gay athletes.” Since his playing career, Amaechi has broadcast NBA games in England and owns a consulting company. Amaechi discusses his journey from the UK to high school in Toledo, Ohio, coming out and his basketball career.

In this episode of Sports Byline, Ron Barr talks to the directors of the film Battle of the Sexes, a film based on the historic tennis match of 1973 between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs, starring Steve Carell and Emma Stone.Directors Valerie Faris and Jonathan Dayton discuss the technical difficulties of making a great sports movie and the lesser known backstories of King and Riggs.

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.

Author Erica Westly’s work has been featured in the New York Times, Slate, the New Republic and many more. She wrote Fastpitch: The Untold History of Softball and Women Who Made the Game, which was a finalist for the 2017 PEN/ESPN Award for Literary Sports. She discusses the rise of women’s softball and the key figures that elevated the game.

Mark Price is a 12-year NBA veteran, most noted for his shooting. A member of the Cleveland Cavaliers for nine years, he was a 4-time All-Star and two time 3 Point Shootout Challenge winner. His #25 jersey is retired by both the Cavs and Georgia Tech, his alma mater. Price discusses how the recruiting process has evolved over the years and how style of play has changed the game.

Tony Granato played 13 seasons in the NHL, including a trip to the Stanley Cup while with the Los Angeles Kings. After his playing career, Granato coached the Colorado Avalanche. He’s now the head coach at the University of Wisconsin. In this interview, he discusses his return to college hockey and the changes to the college game in recent years.

Jon Kingdon started as an intern for controversial Raiders coach and owner Al Davis, and eventually became one of Davis’s confidants.Kingdon recalls memories from working closely with Davis including his run ins with various players, his stretching of the rules and more from the book he co-wrote, Al Davis: Behind the Raiders Shield: Untold Stories from Longtime Davis Confidants.