Jemele Hill

Jemele Hill's memoir, Uphill, is about her life before the recognition; growing up in Detroit, why she started writing, and how she broke into the sports media industry. 

Journalist Jemele Hill is with us to discuss her new memoir.

We commemorate the life of Bill Russell, who died at the age of 88 on Sunday.

It used to be that organ music and jeering fans provided the soundtrack at baseball games. But today’s ballparks feature much more. Today: a Soundcheck Smackdown debate on music in ballparks. Guests include FoxSports.com columnist Peter Schrager and ESPN.com columnist Jemele Hill. Plus: we take your calls and comments.