Once Upon A Game: True Sports Bedtime Stories
What if the greatest bedtime stories weren't fairy tales at all?
Here at Once Upon a Game, we believe the best stories are true stories—and the sports world has provided some of the best!
Tune in at bedtime—or anytime—to hear about some of the most unforgettable games, legendary athletes, and iconic moments in sports history.
Perfect for introducing young fans to the biggest moments in their favorite team's history—or reminding the young at heart why they first fell in love with sports—Once Upon a Game is filled with stories the whole family can enjoy together.
Real sporting events into exciting, family-friendly bedtime stories told with the wonder of a classic "once upon a time" fairytale. Each episode is filled with examples courage, perseverance, determination, belief, and teamwork. Incredible comebacks, and last-second victories that sometimes seem too amazing to be true take center stage.
Whether you're winding down before bed, listening on the go, or sharing your love of sports with the next generation, every episode begins the same way...
Once upon a game...
Episodes
13 episodes
⚾🍂Welcome to November Baseball: Games 4 & 5 of the 2001 World Series 🍂⚾
It was October 31…Halloween… the last day of the month… the day after the New York Yankees’ emotional win in Game 3 of the World Series. Now, they needed to do it again.The Yankees still trailed in the series. They were trying to keep th...
⚾🇺🇸 The Night Baseball was More Than a Game: New York City & Game 3 of the 2001 World Series ⚾🇺🇸
Tonight's story is about a baseball game played 25 years ago, but it ended up being about much more than who won or lost.The game was played in late October 2001, just weeks after the United States had been shaken by the attacks of Septe...
🏀✨Captain Clutch: Jalen Brunson and 2026 NBA Finals🏀✨
Every basketball player dreams of playing in the NBA Finals.It’s the last series of the season. The brightest lights. The loudest crowds. The time when the pressure is most intense, and the place where legends are born.For some, t...
🎾🏆A Queen's Quest for Tennis's Crown Jewels 🏆🎾
Right now the US Open tennis tournament is being played in New York City. Known as a major championship, it is one of the biggest tennis tournaments in the world. There are four total major championships: The Australian Open, French...
⚾🇯🇵🏆 The Two-Way Samurai: Shohei Ohtani at the 2023 World Baseball Classic - Part 2⚾🇯🇵🏆
There are baseball players who can hit.There are baseball players who can pitch.And then there is Shohei Ohtani.Part 2 of our two part story tells the story of Shohei and his Samurai Japan teammates as ...
⚾🇯🇵 The Two-Way Samurai: Shohei Ohtani at the 2023 World Baseball Classic - Part 1 ⚾🇯🇵
There are baseball players who can hit.There are baseball players who can pitch.And then there is Shohei Ohtani.For more than a 100 years, young baseball players had been told that if they wanted to become truly grea...
🏈❄️Kickstarting A Dynasty: Adam Vinatieri and Tom Brady in A Winterwonder Land 🏈❄️
A football team has 53 players. Each player has to master unique sets of skills depending on their position: Throwing, running, blocking, catching, tackling. Players move up and down the field showing these skills over and over agai...
🏈⚜️ A Win to Help a City Heal: The Saints' Drew Brees and Super Bowl XLIV⚜️🏈
Every fairy tale has a hero.But the greatest heroes rarely begin their journeys as favorites.Sometimes they're overlooked… Sometimes they're underestimated…And sometimes, just when their dream seems to be slipping away… A new door...
🏊♂️🏅 Going for 8 in 2008: Michael Phelps at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Tonight you will hear about the greatest swimmer ever and his mission to do something no swimmer had done before. Every four years, the greatest athletes in the world gather for one incredible competition.The Olympic Games.
⚾ Starting to Steal the Series - Game 4 of the 2004 ALCS ⚾
When your team is down it can be easy to lose hope. As a player or a fan sometimes you may feel victory is too far out of reach. But it is important to always remember to believe. Tonight we will hear the story of a baseb...
🏒 2026 Stanley Cup Finals: Bussi the Backup Saves the Series 🏒
Every athlete wants to be the best. No matter what level you play at, being the star of your team, and playing every minute of every game is what every player wants. But what if all of a sudden, after years of success you can...
🏀 The Flu Game - Game 5 1997 NBA Finals 🏀
We all know what it's like to be sick. Aches, fevers, chills, dizziness, throwing up. Everyone knows that being sick is no fun. A sickness can come on without warning and all you want to do is curl up in bed until you feel better. B...
⚽ Messi & Mbappe at the 2022 World Cup Final ⚽
As the world prepares for the World Cup Final this weekend, it seems fitting that our first episode tell the story of the last World Cup Final. Hear the tale of how two professional teammates took to field as rivals competing for soccer's great...
