Episode 020: Sports Take Too Damn Long!

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Episode 020: Sports Take Too Damn Long!

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State senate proposal would end disability benefits for pro athletes at 35

• State senate proposal would end disability benefits for pro athletes at age 35 (Chicago Law Bulletin)
• NFL Player’s Association warns that they will steer players away from the Bears if this law passes (Deadspin)

Bills named Responsibility Bowl Winners

• Bills named Responsibility Bowl champs for third consecutive year (Buffalo Bills)

NFL wants to streamline games

• Goodell: NFL looking at cutting commercials, other changes to speed up games (Pro Football Talk)

Jeffrey Loria is Finally Leaving Baseball

• The glorious exit of Jeffrey Loria, the worst owner in sports (Yahoo Sports)

The NBA Wants Teams’ Social Media Accounts to Back Off

• The NBA sent a memo to all 30 franchises this week regarding rules prohibiting the “mocking and/or ridiculing” of opponents or game officials by teams on social media. (ESPN)
• Some recent postings had “crossed the line between appropriate and inappropriate” (USA Today)
• The Kings and Hawks responded to the new rules by having a compliment war (USA Today)
• The NBA (at least their Indian media outlet) tried to pretend this wasn’t sarcastic (NBA India)

Draymond Green Records a Historic Triple Double

• Warriors’ Draymond Green records one-of-a-kind triple-double with rebounds, assists and steals (NBA)

Credits

• Theme music from OverClocked ReMix (http://ocremix.org): Super Dodge Ball “Friendly Fire” by Level 99 and WillRock