The Underdog Newsletter
The best sports stories you've never heard & powerful lessons from underdogs beating the odds.
Written by
Tyler O'Shea
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Baseball
Jul 12, 2026
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8 min read
How a D2 no-name from an obscure school lost it all...then came back stronger than ever.
Jul 5, 2026
7 min read
How an undersized D3 walk-on became a Hall of Famer...
Jun 28, 2026
At times, they had to climb over corpses to find food...
Jun 21, 2026
1 min read
It's almost halftime...
Football
Jun 14, 2026
“A lot of times, I wanted to give up." After experiencing unimaginable tragedy, he made his dream come true.
Jun 7, 2026
Labeled for life at 3 years old, he flipped the script & became a world champion no one saw coming.
Basketball
May 31, 2026
"I'm not afraid to be the goat."
May 24, 2026
6 min read
This 7th-round pick left the sport at his peak for something bigger.
May 17, 2026
"Oh man, it was definitely the wrong call."
