Sports Without Borders: Global Sports Talk
Sports Without Borders
Welcome to Sports Without Borders, where passion meets perspective and sports know no boundaries.
Hosted by Kendal Mensah, a Gen Z sports journalist with a love for every sport under the sun, and Mark Mancini, a seasoned broadcasting pro with decades behind the mic, this podcast bridges generations, continents, and cultures — one game at a time.
Whether it’s football (both kinds), hoops, cricket, combat sports, or the headlines shaping the sports world, Kendal and Mark bring fresh takes, classic insights, and plenty of banter. They don’t always agree — and that’s half the fun.
Sports Without Borders: Global Sports Talk
Gold Medals, Tanking Rules & Old-School Rituals
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This week on Episode 38, we kick things off with major headlines across the sports world. The NBA is preparing to implement new anti-tanking rules for the 2026–27 season, as Commissioner Adam Silver pushes to protect competitive integrity and discourage intentional losing. Meanwhile, the Winter Olympics delivered big moments: the U.S. women’s hockey team captured gold, Alysa Liu ended a long drought with Olympic figure skating gold, and Norway set a Winter Games record with 17 gold medals.
In Behind the Game, we dive into one of the most unique competitions you’ve probably never heard of — Wife Carrying — and explore how this quirky sport became a legitimate international event.
This week’s Hot Take brings the heat: If your team needs perfect officiating to win, they’re not elite. Are referees really the difference between champions and pretenders?
Then in the Throwback Zone, we rewind to the days of pre-streaming sports viewing rituals — when game day meant planning around cable schedules, flipping channels, and watching highlights on late-night recap shows.
Sports Without Borders — Presented by All Sports Productions.
Conversations that go beyond the scoreboard with hosts Kendal Mensah and Mark Mancini, produced by Faith Casanova.
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