Lost in Sports

Religion of Sports | PRX

Join host and journalist Ben Baskin on an adventure through time as he takes on some of the biggest questions in sports history— and some you never thought to ask. Every episode of Lost In Sports explores the mysteries of the lost, the forgotten and the disappeared, and goes on a quest for answers.

In season 1, Ben investigates a global phenomenon that vanished, a body part that went missing, a movie that was never seen, and more!

Have a sports mystery you’d like to solve? Send it to Ben at lostinsports@religionofsports.com or leave him a message at [(914) 893-2870](tel:9148932870).

Religion of Sports

In season 1, Ben investigates a global phenomenon that vanished, a body part that went missing, a movie that was never seen, and more!

Have a sports mystery you’d like to solve? Send it to Ben at lostinsports@religionofsports.com or leave him a message at [(914) 893-2870](tel:9148932870).

Religion of Sports

4hr 54min

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Ben revisits the beloved NCAA Football video game franchise, exploring how it was made, why it disappeared, and how its loss set off a chain reaction that now threatens to upend the entire system of college athletics.

June 24, 202140min 42sec58.62 MB

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March 2, 202321min 48sec20.94 MB

Ben investigates the untold story of New Jersey Turnpikes, a star-studded 1990s sports comedy that was never released, to find out what actually happened.

August 5, 202147min 7sec67.85 MB

Ben returns to his home state of Connecticut to find out how Hartford once had a NHL team named the Whalers, what the team meant to the city, and why they were moved out of the state.

July 22, 202140min 27sec58.26 MB

Ben sets out to understand why Mike Tyson bit off a piece of Evander Holyfield's ear and to solve the mystery of how that piece of ear went missing.

July 8, 202147min 5sec67.8 MB

Ben untangles the complicated origins of the AND1 Mixtapes, answering how a small apparel company turned streetball into a global phenomenon and how, seemingly overnight, it all disappeared.

June 10, 202148min 15sec69.51 MB

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Ben searches for answers about why the 1986 Cleveland Browns filmed a time travel sorcery movie and why no one outside Cleveland has ever seen it.

May 27, 202146min 13sec66.57 MB

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Join host and journalist Ben Baskin on his journey as he takes on some of the biggest mysteries in sports history and undertakes a quest for answers.

May 13, 20211min 57sec2.83 MB

NCAA Football Video Game

June 24, 202140min 42sec

For years, EA Sports produced an extremely popular, and extremely accurate, college football video game— with all the NCAA teams, stadiums, mascots, traditions, and, yes, the actual players. And then it was gone, leaving its cult fanbase enraged and fighting to keep the game alive. Ben explores the NCAA Football video game series, how it was made, why it went away, and how its loss exposed what it really means to be a college athlete.