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Episode 151: The Great Restructuring

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Episode 151: The Great Restructuring

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Newsletter: What winning the NBA championship meant to each Laker (Los Angeles Times)
Dak Prescott’s injury gives Cowboys a chance to show some faith in a messy contract negotiation (Yahoo Sports)
Le’Veon Bell’s 1-year deal with Kansas City Chiefs worth up to $1.69M (ESPN)
What’s the legacy of Daryl Morey’s Houston Rockets? (ESPN)
If Billy Beane Is Done With Baseball, He’s Left An Indelible Mark (FiveThirtyEight)
NWHL Adopts New Independent Ownership Model (Front Office Sports)
Sources: NBA, NBPA extend negotiating window on CBA modifications to Oct. 30 (ESPN)
Division I Officials Say NCAA Revenue Model Needs Reform, Per Survey (Front Office Sports)
Project Big Picture: Premier League managers react after proposals rejected (BBC Sport)
Joe Buck is set to call seven games in seven days (Awful Announcing)
Statement from Zamboni Company (Twitter (@ZamboniCompany))
Video from NowThis on Twitter (Twitter (@nowthisnews))
VIDEO: Ice resurfacer catches fire at Bill Gray’s Regional Iceplex (WHAM)

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Episode 147: College Football Finds Its Footing

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Episode 147: College Football Finds Its Footing

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Detroit Tigers manager Ron Gardenhire retires immediately to focus on health (ESPN)
Some Chiefs fans told to quarantine after person at game tests positive for COVID-19 (Kansas City)
Big Ten unveils new 2020 college football schedule (247 Sports)
The Big Ten might save its football season, but the myth of college sports has been shattered (Washington Post)
Pac-12 CEOs to decide on season start Thursday; would be before Jan. 1 (ESPN)
College basketball in 2020-21: Smaller NCAA tournament field, shorter schedule would not be new (ESPN)
Sources: After Kings tab Monte McNair to head basketball ops, decisions loom (The Athletic)
Las Vegas Aces forward A’ja Wilson named WNBA MVP (ESPN)
WNBA Playoffs 2020 (WNBA)
Frank Gore makes history: No running back has played in more games (Jetswire)
Frank Gore Jr., son of NFL legend, makes college football debut (247 Sports)

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Episode 146: Danuel House: DNP – Entanglement

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Episode 146: Danuel House: DNP - Entanglement

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Djokovic Video (Streamable)
Naomi Osaka rallies past Victoria Azarenka to win 2020 US Open women’s singles title (US Open)
LCS Summer Finals delayed due to power outage (Dot Esports)
Tokyo Olympics Will Happen Next Year Despite Virus, IOC’s Coates Says (Bloomberg)
Jimmie Johnson’s Move To IndyCar Can Only Be Good For The Series (Jalopnik)
Canelo Alvarez sues Dazn and Oscar De La Hoya for breach of $365m contract (The Guardian)
NBA sends Rockets’ Danuel House home for bubble violation (Texas Sports Nation)
Tampa Bay Rays first in MLB modern history to start all pure lefties (ESPN)
Dodgers: Catching Up With the Artist Behind the Joe Kelly Mural (Dodgers Nation)
Even without games this fall, ‘The Wave’ lives on for Iowa Children’s Hospital (The Athletic)

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Episode 142: College Football’s COVID Quandary

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Episode 142: College Football's COVID Quandary

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WNBA players wearing T-shirts opposing Dream owner (ESPN)
MLS is Back Tournament Final: Early preview of Portland Timbers vs Orlando City on August 11 (MLS Soccer)
Sale of XFL to group that includes actor Dwayne Johnson gets approval (ESPN)
#WeAreUnited (The Players’ Tribune)
Pac-12 followed the money and found a movement (The Undefeated)
CSU athletes, staff say athletic administration covering up COVID-19 health threat (Coloradoan)
‘We are being gaslit’: College football and Covid-19 are imperiling athletes (The Guardian)
Washington State player says head coach threatened his status over Pac-12 unity group (USA Today)
Liberty University Poured Millions Into Sports. Now Its Black Athletes Are Leaving. (Slate)

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Episode 136: Tone-Deaf Coaches and the NBA Bubble

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Episode 136: Tone-Deaf Coaches and the NBA Bubble

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At Least 30 LSU Football Players Quarantined Due to COVID-19 Outbreak (Sports Illustrated)
Texas says 13 football players positive for coronavirus (ESPN)
Cowboys, Texans players test positive for coronavirus, sources say (ESPN)
Source: All MLB spring camps to temporarily close after positive coronavirus tests (ESPN)
Chuba Hubbard, Mike Gundy and the power of college football players (ESPN)
(Old story for context) Carpenter suing OSU’s Mike Gundy (ESPN)
Oklahoma State’s Mike Gundy again accused of using racial slur in 1989 game (ESPN)
UCLA Football Appoints Independent Adviser to Monitor COVID-19 Protocols (Bleacher Report)
In Latin America, big league clubs are exploiting prospects as young as 12, whistleblower told feds (USA Today)
Kyle A Glaser on Twitter
How Much Did the Saints Help the Catholic Church on Its Sex Abuse Crisis? More Than They Admitted (Sports Illustrated)
‘Uncomfortable and scared’: Abuse allegations inside the USA Hockey sled program (The Athletic)
More explosive and shocking allegations against junior hockey in newly filed lawsuit (The Hockey News)
Inside WNBA legend Maya Moore’s extraordinary quest for justice (ESPN)
Kristian Winfield on Twitter
Hamilton reveals The Hamilton Commission to promote diversity in motorsport (RaceFans)
Inside the NBA Bubble: Details from NBPA memo obtained by The Athletic (The Athletic)
Keith Smith on Twitter
Mark Cuban: NBA Considering App Allowing Fans to Supply Crowd Noise from Home (Bleacher Report)

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Episode 117: Dak’s Coin Conundrum and Baseball’s Umpire Evolution

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Episode 117: Dak's Coin Conundrum and Baseball's Umpire Evolution

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How Villanova upset Kansas to take down another college basketball No. 1 team (SB Nation)
Potential No. 1 pick James Wiseman of Memphis has left the university, will sign with an agent and begin preparing for 2020 NBA draft. (Shams Charania on Twitter)
Sources: $1M-per-player prize mulled for proposed in-season tournament (ESPN)
AP Exclusive: Computer plate umps allowed in new labor deal (Associated Press)
Navy Drops TV Ads: Trades Super Bowl Spots for Esports, YouTube (USNI News)
Cowboys’ Dak Prescott Talks ‘Weird’ Coin-Flip Controversy: ‘Bad Use of Words’ (Bleacher Report)

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Episode 115: Fines and Scandals, and Hall of Fame Follies

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Episode 115: Fines and Scandals, and Hall of Fame Follies

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Knockout Replay (Yahoo Sports on Twitter)
Steelers-Browns fight results in more than $732K in fines (ESPN)
Chase Young sets Buckeyes’ single-season sacks record (ESPN)
Memphis’ James Wiseman must sit additional 10 games as part of suspension (ESPN)
Riot Korea fines Griffin, bans team’s former director and coach from LCK (ESPN)
LCS COMPETITIVE RULING: CLOUD9 (LOL Esports)
Dan Szymborski commenting on Anthony Rieber (Twitter)
Sources: NBA considering reseeding conference finalists, postseason play-in (ESPN)

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Episode 113: The Ups and Downs of the One-and-Dones

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Episode 113: The Ups and Downs of the One-and-Dones

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Episode 112: The Deadspin Drop-Off

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Episode 112: The Deadspin Drop-Off

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Alvarez vs Kovalev ending (@DASN_USA on Twitter)
Dorktown: So you want to pass against the 49ers, huh? (SB Nation)
NCAA clears way for athletes to profit from names, images and likenesses (ESPN)
2021 F1 RULES: The Key Changes Explained (Formula 1)
Deadspin’s Last Staff Member Quits. But Deadspin Is Not Dead, the Boss Says. (NY Times)
XFL Draft Pick Corey Vereen Drops Out Of League After Learning Base Pay Was Only $27k, Implies The XFL Lied About Salaries (Brobible)
High School Cancels Football Season, Fires Coaching Staff After Suspended Player Suits Up With New Identity (Deadspin)

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Episode 111: Baseball’s Minor League’s Major Grievances

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Episode 111: Baseball's Minor League's Major Grievances

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Could the Dejuiced Baseball Send MLB Into Another Dead-Ball Era? (The Ringer)
NFL stadium project reportedly $2.5 billion over budget (Saturday Down South)
Farewell to Brock Osweiler, and his inspirational $1.38 million per start career (SB Nation)
Patrick Day dies aged 27 from injuries sustained in fight against Conwell (The Guardian)
Inside LeBron James’ and Adam Silver’s make-or-break moments in China (ESPN)
MLB Proposal Would Eliminate 42 Minor League Teams (Baseball America)
‘If we are forced to defend ourselves and fight for our mere survival, we will’: MiLB president responds to MLB plan (The Athletic)
Tanking Has Come to College Football. Is That a Problem? (The Ringer)
WATCH: Mexican team let two goals get scored on them in protest for unpaid wages (FMF State of Mind)
CBS greenlights Rick Fox LoL esports comedy series (Dexerto)

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