After 53 years of heartache, bad teams and near misses, the New York Knicks are now the toast of the NBA.

Saturday night, behind Jalen Brunson's 45 point performance in game Five in San Antonio, the Knicks long awaited dream of a world championship finally came true.

In this all-new episode of the podcast, Charles Combs and Dana Auguster provide their reaction to the recently completed NBA finals where the New York Knicks completed an improbable run to capture the Larry O'Brien trophy for the first time since 1973.

We will discuss what we witnessed in this championship series between the New York Knicks and the San Antonio Spurs where the Knicks finally rewarded their fans with a championship that many people in that lonely lot was convinced would never happen in their lifetime.

We will take a look at the finals series with fresh and hot takes on both teams that caused some debates between the two of us so please stay tuned for that.

Also stick around for us to compare the joyous reaction of the Knicks ending their championship drought to other teams that ended long droughts including ones by the Boston Red Sox and the Chicago Cubs.

We have that and so much more in this spirited edition of the Historically Speaking Sports Podcast....a member of the Sports History Network.

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Over the years the Cleveland sports scene has had to endure some painful and heartbreaking losses, more then its fair share.

From "The Fumble", to "The Drive", to coming oh so close with their baseball team in several instances in the fall classic.

Yet the Cleveland Cavaliers finally answered the prayers of all northeast Ohio in 2016, erasing a 3-1 deficit in the NBA finals to give the city along Lake Erie its much needed and delayed championship, the city's first in several generations.

Yet during the down years of Cleveland sports in the mid 1970s, it was their basketball team that filled the void, climbing from an obscure NBA expansion team to not only capturing the hearts of Cleveland fans but captured the attention of the entire basketball world.

In this episode co hosts Dana Auguster and Charles Combs are heading back to the 1976 NBA playoffs to revisit one of basketball's most remarkable Cinderella stories—the "Miracle at Richfield."

Just five years after joining the league as an expansion franchise, the Cleveland Cavaliers shocked the basketball world by defeating the heavily favored Washington Bullets and capturing the imagination of an entire city.

We'll examine how a team of overlooked players, a passionate fan base, and a little bit of playoff magic combined to create one of the greatest upsets in NBA history.

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It has been 53 long years since the New York Knicks have win the NBA's biggest prize.

Now as they await their opponents in the Eastern Conference Finals, Historically Speaking Sports co-host Dana Auguster talks about the legacy of the New York Knicks and their long wait for their next NBA title and the number of championships the other metro New York franchises have won since the Knicks last reigned as NBA champions.

To contact the show, please contact us at HIstorically.Speaking.Sports@Gmail.com.

Last week the men's and women's NCAA tournament expanded to 76 teams from it current 68 team format to take effect next season.

In this short bulletin, podcast co-host Dana Auguster takes you a trip through history as he illustrates how the tournament which began in 1939 expanded from an 8-team, mostly regional tournament, to the cultural phenomenon that is "March Madness".

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A few months back we did this for major League Baseball.

Then during the NFL Playoffs we did this for the best players that we have seen in pro football.

And now during the height of the NBA playoffs, it is basketball's turn.

In this all new episode co-hosts Dana Auguster and Charles Combs have put together a special NBA All-Star Selection show built entirely on firsthand experience.

This isn’t about stats alone or reputation—it’s about the greatest players we've personally watched from 1980 to today.

In this episode, Dana Auguster will be selecting his All-Star team from the Western Conference, highlighting exciting playmakers, high-scoring athletic legends, and dominant big men who defined that side of the league.

On the other side, co-host Charles Combs will be selecting his All-Star roster from the Eastern Conference, focusing on the dominant physical style of the stars of that conference and iconic players that shaped that part of the league in what we call the NBA's golden era.

Together, this episode blends basketball history, personal perspective, and honest debate as we build our ultimate All-Star lineups.

Also the guys are not putting together just a hypothetical all-star game but we will also construct an all-star weekend format three players from the east and three from the west for a Slam Dunk Contest and a Three point shoot out respectively.

Then later on they well send a shout out to a television program which this past week marked 65 years since it made its debut.

During their most formative years as Sports fans, Charles and Dana will reminisce about this ground breaking sports show in which we witnessed first hand the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat.

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HSS All-Time Pro Bowl Selection Show:

https://player.captivate.fm/episode/58d6a6a0-dbf5-4dc7-ba90-05b74dd4ac79/

HSS MLB All Time All-Time Selection Show:

https://player.captivate.fm/episode/2f43aa2a-047e-4701-b93f-262b72a760fd/

There are teams that gain success with championships and superstar players.

Yet very few teams become ingrained in the culture and identity of a city.

From their debut in 1967 with the backdrop of the city's aerospace industry which gave Seattle its "supersonic" name to the rise of players such as Fred Brown, Dale Ellis, and Nate McMillian.

Still others with colorful nicknames such as "Slick" and "The X-Man". This team from the "Emerald City" also had "The Wizard, "The Reign Man" and "The Glove". Throughout their history, the Seattle SuperSonics weren't just a team based in the Pacific northwest, they were a vibe.

In this episode of the podcast, Dana Auguster and Charles Combs will take a look back at one of the most beloved franchises in NBA history which in a few years, may be making a triumphant return.

The Seattle SuperSonics, the first pro sports team in the city of Seattle, was one of the most successful franchises in the NBA whos history is filled with a myriad of all star players and hall of famers including a star point guard that played in the teams early years that would eventually lead them to their only championship while serving as their head coach.

Also we will talk about the team owner who not only threatened the NBA by taking his team to join with the American Basketball Association but also talked openly about leaving Seattle all together to be a direct rival to the Lakers in Los Angeles.

Speaking of leaving town, we will also talk about the heartbreaking and controversial move in 2008 as the sonics left the pacific northwest to find literal greener pastures in Oklahoma City. Leaving an empty shell in the coffee Capital of the world and fans still waiting, still hoping and still holding onto the Green and Gold.

Rounding out the episode we will send a shout out to the Sonics first bonified superstar.

In the fall of 1970, a young player arrived in Seattle from the ABA named Spencer Haywood. He not only he took on the best of the NBA on the court, but he took on the league itself off the court and then -- in court. Paving the way for college underclassmen to be eligible for the NBA draft.

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Which school had the best overall collection of individual talent in the history of college basketball?

That is a question that have sparked barroom and cookout debates for years.

In this episode co-hosts Dana Auguster and Charles Combs will add their two cents into the debate.

In this all new edition of the Historically Speaking Sports Podcast the Podcast that gives the best of sports from back in the day, we will continue our discussion of the best of the best in college basketball history.

In the previous episode we determined the starting lineup, a reserve and coach of the 12 most prestigious programs in history. Now. in part two, the Co-hosts will put together a bracket and forecast a winner in a hypnotical tournament with the 12 teams.

Then later in the show, Charles and Dana will put the lineups in AI and have it determine a winner.

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The Final Four returns to Indianapolis for the ninth time with four schools arriving in the Circle City with varying degrees of pedigree but a whole lot of Final Four history.

This weekend four teams, UConn, who reached the tournament by erasing a 15 point Duke half time lead that climaxed with one of the most memorable shots in tournament history makes their way to the final four for the 8th time.

Illinois, back in the final four for thie first time since 2005 aiming to win its fist ever Final Four, the school's first National Championship since 1915.

Then there's Michigan, back in the Final Four since 2021 and trying to bring Michigan back to heights never before reached since 1989 when interim coach Steve Fisher led Glen Rice and the Wolverines to their title.

Rounding out the Final Four field is the Arizona Wildcats.

Its been 25 years since Arizona has been to the final four and nearly 30 years since the Wildcats cut down the nets led by coach Lute Olsen and point guard Mike Bibby.....that year U of A won the title in, of all places....Indianapolis.

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