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Episode 190: The Nets Unravel in Brooklyn

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Episode 190: The Nets Unravel in Brooklyn

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Everything you need to know about USC and UCLA’s move to the Big Ten (Washington Post)
Sunday Musings: Keegan Murray era officially begins in Sacramento (Kings Beat)
Inside Pistons’ draft night, how they got Jaden Ivey and Jalen Duren, what’s ahead (The Athletic)
The Knicks Bewilder Us Again, a Draft Tradition Unlike Any Other (The Ringer)
Every reported free agency deal for all 30 teams (NBA.com)
Success of Apple’s groundbreaking MLS deal hinges on pricing (World Soccer Talk)

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Episode 178: NCAA Comes Around, and the Sticky Stuff Crackdown

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Episode 178: NCAA Comes Around, and the Sticky Stuff Crackdown

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Update: Ty Lue is now 10-2 as a coach in games when his team has a chance to be eliminated. Best in NBA history (min. 10 games) (Kirk Goldsberry on Twitter)
NCAA to Ban Performance Based NIL Deals in Revised Guidance (Sportico)
Twelve Big Questions on Alston, NIL and the NCAA’s Next Steps (Sportico)
What It Would Take for More NFL Players to Come Out of the Closet (Slate)
NFL says: ‘Football is gay. Football is queer. Football is accepting.’ (Outsports)
What we learned from Week 1 of MLB’s sticky-stuff crackdown (ESPN)
Enforcement memo stats (Eno Sarris on Twitter)
Mariners’ Santiago suspended 10 games for foreign substance (Associated Press)
The FIA Thinks F1 Pit Stops Are Too Fast, Is Bringing In Rules To Slow Them Down (CarThrottle)

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Episode 176: College Football Shake-Up, and Naomi Osaka’s Fed Up

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Episode 176: College Football Shake-Up, and Naomi Osaka's Fed Up

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How many teams in the College Football Playoff is enough? (SportsOddsEnds on Twitter)
Unseeded Krejcikova wins maiden Grand Slam singles title in Paris (Reuters)
Davidson: Everything Naomi Osaka is saying is important, so why are so many people unwilling to listen? (The Athletic)
Crowds Are Finally Back At NBA Arenas — Along With A Rash Of Bad Fan Behavior (NPR)
12-Team Playoff Proposed by College Football Playoff Working Group (College Football Playoff)
Sources: MLB finalizing memo on rule against use of foreign substances by pitchers (ESPN)

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Episode 170: Counter Strike Goes Dirty

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Episode 170: Counter Strike Goes Dirty

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Episode 168: Presenting Women’s Sports as Equal & Busting Brackets

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Episode 168: Presenting Women's Sports as Equal & Busting Brackets

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Women’s Bracket Pool – Password is sports (ESPN)
Men’s Bracket Pool – Password is sports (ESPN)
This week’s Twitter poll: Do you think you will attend a sporting event in 2021? (SportsOddsEnds on Twitter)
Fan Controlled Football League Sees Growth, Eyes Expansion in Year Two (Sportico)
What Could a CFL-XFL Merger Mean for Canadian Football? (Complex)
NFL finalizes $110 billion television rights package with Amazon, multiple broadcast networks (Yahoo Sports)
Oregon-VCU declared no-contest after Rams have multiple positive COVID-19 tests; Ducks advance (ESPN)
Let me put it on Twitter too cause this needs the attention (Sedona Prince on Twitter)
NCAA’s Dan Gavitt apologizes to women’s basketball teams for disparity in NCAA weight-training facilities (ESPN)
Sony acquires Evo brand, confirms Evo 2021 Online and full list of games (Dot Esports)
Layoffs demand new course of action for Call of Duty, Overwatch League at Activision Blizzard (Dot Esports)

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Episode 167: NFL Free Agency; James Trollin’ Patrick Ewing

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Episode 167: NFL Free Agency; James Trollin' Patrick Ewing

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Twitter Poll: What is one weird quirk of the Covid era of sports you will miss the least? (SportsOddsEnds on Twitter)
NCAA Tournament Pool (password is sports) (ESPN)
Michigan State’s basketball team lands sponsor, to be known as ‘MSU Spartans Presented by Rocket Mortgage’ (CBS Sports)
Knicks legend Patrick Ewing on getting ‘accosted’ by Garden security: ‘They should know who the hell I am’ (NY Daily News)
Winners and losers of the NHL’s TV deal with ESPN (Awful Announcing)
YouTube and MLB partnering for 21 exclusive streaming broadcasts for 2021 season (Awful Announcing)
QB Dak Prescott, Dallas Cowboys reach four-year, $160 million deal, source says (ESPN)
New Orleans Saints bring back QB Jameis Winston on 1-year deal worth up to $12 million, source says (ESPN)
Why Bill Belichick, Patriots are spending in NFL free agency like never before (ESPN)
What in the World Are “Voidable Years” and Why Are They Dominating NFL Free Agency? (The Ringer)

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Episode 159: Covid Woes & Carson Wentz

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Episode 159: Covid Woes & Carson Wentz

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Vote on Kaz’s Twitter Poll about whether the NHL, NBA, or Soccer has the best jerseys.

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Episode 158: Nickelodeon Football League

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Episode 158: Nickelodeon Football League

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Owner Paul Dolan says Cleveland Indians to keep name through 2021 season (ESPN)
Players’ union answers MLB’s inquiry about shortened 2021 season with swift ‘no’ (The Athletic)
Milwaukee Bucks credit ‘Giannis effect’ for uptick in business, now rethinking jersey patch plans (CNBC)
Opinion: Pac-12 Conference bungled and cheapened its football title game (USA Today)
Tropical Smoothie Cafe Frisco Bowl Canceled; UTSA to Play in SERVPRO First Responder Bowl (The Frisco Bowl)
Sun Belt title game canceled after positive test; Coastal Carolina, Louisiana named co-champions (ESPN)
CFP semifinal moved from Rose Bowl to AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas (ESPN)
ESPN To ‘MegaCast’ Its Wild Card Playoff Coverage in January (Front Office Sports)
NFL, Nickelodeon Debuting Kid-Friendly Broadcast For Wild Card Game (Sports Business Daily)
What is Nickelodeon’s NFL Play, and is it Appropriate? (Lineups)
NFL on Nickplay (NFL on Nickplay)

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Episode 157: James Harden: As the Beard Turns

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Episode 157: James Harden: As the Beard Turns

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Caleb Porter dedicates Columbus Crew’s MLS Cup win to Darlington Nagbe, Pedro Santos (ESPN)
Utah Royals fans anguished over team’s sudden move to Kansas City (The Salt Lake Tribune)
Kansas City Returns to the NWSL as Expansion Team in 2021 (NWSL Soccer)
James Harden finally reports to Rockets training camp (The Dream Shake)
Michigan-Ohio State football game called off due to COVID-19 cases with Wolverines (ESPN)
OHIO STATE WILL ADVANCE TO BIG TEN FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME (Big Ten)
Ball State beats Western Michigan after forward lateral nullifies crazy last-second bench-clearing TD (Yahoo Sports)
WATCH: Florida CB Marco Wilson throws a shoe, leading to penalty, then game-winning field goal for LSU (CBS Sports)
Break dancing gets Olympic status to debut at Paris Games in 2024 (ESPN)

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Episode 155: Lions Clean House while Women Make History

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Episode 155: Lions Clean House while Women Make History

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