JOE FRAZIER and MUHAMMAD ALI, two undefeated heavyweight champions, fought an epic championship bout at New York's Madison Square Garden on March 8, 1971. Frazier won in a unanimous decision. Boxing historian DON MAJESKI was there. He plots the men's paths to that fight and conveys the arena's electric atmosphere. "It was the best investment I ever made," he says of his $35 ticket. WEATTA FRAZIER COLLINS and JOE FRAZIER JR. speak lovingly of their late father and say that defeating Ali meant a lot to him. Their foundation aiding at-risk youth advances Frazier's legacy. "I believe," she says, "that our father is smiling down on us."

Washington Nationals broadcaster BOB CARPENTER looks back at his start in the business, working with Jack Buck (r., shown with Carpenter), devising a scorebook now used throughout the industry, attending his first game as a child and working for his hometown St. Louis Cardinals with his sister Judy. "Baseball," he says, "was always my first love."

Veteran broadcaster BOB CARPENTER remains in Tulsa, unsure when/if the Washington Nationals will summon him to spring training. Much remains unclear about the 2021 regular season due to the continued pandemic. Here, he discusses the challenges of broadcasting in 2020 (it was "comical, strange, weird," he says), the team's run to the 2019 World Series title and its '21 prospects.

DYLAN BUCKNER, 18 -- a star athlete and a top student at his Chicago-area high school -- ended his life on Jan. 7. His parents attribute his suicide, indirectly, to coronavirus for ending in-person classes and cancelling the football season, because Dylan couldn't overcome the resulting social isolation and upheaval of his daily regimen. CHRIS and KAREN BUCKNER advise: Communicate with your children. Love them. Be there for them. They and Dylan's friend-teammate JACKSON CARSELLO share their insights. Says Chris: "It's important to me to talk about it and help others."  

Today would have been the 87th birthday of HANK AARON, a Hall of Fame outfielder who set the record for most career home runs. He died on Jan. 22. Atlanta Braves teammate RALPH GARR recalls a helpful man, someone who "was like a quiet Martin Luther King to me." MARK ANTHONY NEAL, a Duke University professor, calls Aaron a consequential figure in American history for his dignified pursuit of greatness in the face of racism and hate. Join us for insight on a national hero and a legendary ballplayer.