Sports Stories with Denny Lennon

Join us for a full interview with the logo of the NBA - Jerry West.

Third and final part of a Docu-Series on two of the most influential figures in college basketball history, Dana and David Pump.  Part 3 recalls the Pump brothers trek from basketball camp directors all the way to foundation philanthropists.

Second of a three part Docu-Series on two of the most influential figures in college basketball history, Dana and David Pump.  Part 2 recounts the exodus of blue chip players in the 1980’s to “ESPN friendly”conferences in the East and the Pump brothers response that revitalized college basketball in the West.

First of a three part Docs-Series on two of the most influential figures in college basketball history, Dana and David Pump. Part 1 focuses on the twins beginnings in Northridge and the launching of their basketball camp and club.

The Jerry West Collection - SSDL partnered with Allport Productions and the Alpha Command Unit for the edited 40-minute documentary/interview “The Definitive Jerry West”, which takes a historical look at the impact of one of the all-time greats of basketball. The interview took place in November of 2020 at Buck Studio ( formerly 7428 Studio) in the Centinela Adobe Corridor.

In this special edition of SSDL - Host Denny Lennon has been 86'd. SSDL correspondent Alexandria Haro interviews Best selling author's including: Wesley King, who collaborated with Kobe Bryant to write the highly popular “Wizenard” series. Wayne Coffey, a New York Times best selling author of “The Boys of Winter”. Jean Hastings Ardell best selling author of Making My Pitch. Dan Coonan author of "Presidential Spirits." Jeff Pearlman, best-selling author of Three-Ring Circus. We hope you enjoy this Alexandria takeover.

ESPN anchor Neil Everett joins host Denny Lennon on this special  episode of SSDL.  Neil joined ESPN in July 2000 as an anchor for ESPNEWS and SportsCenter after working with various affiliates in Honolulu for 15 years. He moved to the company’s Los Angeles production facility in 2009 to co-host the late-night edition of SportsCenter with Stan Verrett. With his immense audience and connections he continues to make a large impact as a board member of Heroes Movement - a non profit organization supporting our veterans. To learn more visit www.heroesmovementusa.org

In the United States, the Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing, commonly known as the Triple Crown, is a title awarded to a three-year-old Thoroughbred horse who wins the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, and Belmont Stakes. Our guest today, Doug O'Neill  is a thoroughbred horse trainer. He  trained the 2012 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes winner, I'll Have Another, and 2016 Kentucky Derby winner Nyquist.

In this episode we sit down with Author Jean Hastings Ardell to discuss the Ila Borders story and her book, "Making My Pitch" Making My Pitch tells the story of Ila Jane Borders, who despite formidable obstacles became a Little League prodigy, MVP of her otherwise all-male middle school and high school teams, the first woman awarded a baseball scholarship, and the first to pitch and win a complete men’s collegiate game.

We are celebrating the one year anniversary of the 90th AAU AAU James E. Sullivan Award - hosted virtually by SSDL    The AAU James E. Sullivan Award presented by Eastbay has been presented annually since 1930 to the most outstanding amateur athlete in the United States. Representatives from the AAU created the AAU Sullivan Award with the intent to recognize amateur contributions and achievements from non-professional athletes across the country