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Episode 175: No-Hitters: Too much of a good thing?

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Episode 175: No-Hitters: Too much of a good thing?

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Will we see 9 no-hitters this MLB season? 8 is the record. We already have 6. (SportsOddsEnds on Twitter)
Five-star junior point guard ‘Scoot’ Henderson to join NBA’s G League Ignite next season (ESPN)
Matt, Ryan Bewley first high school juniors to join Overtime Elite league (ESPN)
Why Have There Been So Many No-Hitters in 2021? (NY Times)
The Historic No-hitter Pace Is Bad for Fans. But It May Be Just What MLB Needs. (The Ringer)
Will Deontay Wilder solve Tyson Fury in the trilogy fight? Where does Anthony Joshua go from here? (ESPN)
Utah Jazz Scholarship (Utah Jazz)

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Episode 030: Playoff JaVale > Playoff LeBron??

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Episode 030: Playoff JaVale > Playoff LeBron??

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We Almost Saw a 2 Hour Marathon Run

One Runner Came Tantalizingly Close To A 2-Hour Marathon (FiveThirtyEight)

Christian Coleman kills John Ross’s claim that he could beat Usain Bolt in a 40 yard dash

Usain Bolt chuckles, responds to John Ross’ 40-yard dash challenge exactly how you think he would (USA Today FTW)

The growing problem of racism in soccer

Sulley Muntari’s ban for refusing to accept racist abuse is yet another disgrace for Italian soccer (SB Nation)

The resurrection of JaVale McGee

JaVale McGee Is No Joke (FiveThirtyEight)

Is Playoff LeBron Really a Thing?

LeBron Doesn’t Get Better In The Playoffs. He’s Always This Good. (FiveThirtyEight)

The Portland Trail Blazers gave their entire playoff bonus to staffers

Damian Lillard, Trail Blazers teammates donate $224K in playoff bonuses to team staffers (Sporting News)

Eddie Lacy said goodbye to Packers fans with a garage sale.

Eddie Lacy had a garage sale for Packers fans, and they cleaned house (SB Nation)

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Episode 006: Sentencing, Solo, and School Supplies

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Episode 006: Sentencing, Solo, and School Supplies

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Quick Recap: More Anthem Stuff

Kaepernick donating proceeds from jersey sales
Washington Spirit prevents Megan Rapinoe taking a knee during national anthem by playing anthem ahead of schedule. (Grant Wahl on Twitter)

Hope Solo accuses US Soccer

Hope Solo says she knows the real reason for her U.S. Soccer ouster (FC Yahoo)
U.S. Soccer did a big thing badly by suspending Hope Solo (Stars and Stripes FC)
Hope Solo deserved better from U.S. Soccer (San Francisco Chronicle)

Charitable Athletes

Olympian sells silver medal to help pay for child’s cancer treatment (CBS Sports)

Biased Justice

Study: LSU alumni judges give tougher sentences after football team loses (Sports Illustrated)
Emotional Judges and Unlucky Juveniles (National Bureau of Economic Research)

School Supply Suspension

Charleston Southern suspends 14 players vs. FSU due to NCAA school-supply violations (SB Nation)

Some NFL Teams Are Implementing Rugby-Style Tackling

Rugby-style tackling could be the future of a safer NFL, and football at every other level (SB Nation)

Credits

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