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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 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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Episode 110: Mystics Bring Gold to DC, Rage in Philly

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Episode 110: Mystics Bring Gold to DC, Rage in Philly

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The Mystics Kept Their Cool And Finally Captured A Title (FiveThirtyEight)
Chequered flag error means race distance is cut and Perez scores points despite crashing (RaceFans)
Blizzard Finally Comments On Hearthstone Debacle, Reduces Suspensions And Returns Prize Money (Kotaku)
TSM re-signs star mid laner Bjergsen in “unprecedented” deal (Dexerto)
SonicFox Is “Loving Tekken” Right Now – Watch Out, Tekken Players (TheGamer)
The Greatest, Fakest World Record (The Atlantic)
Arena “Upgrade” Means Pathetic Legroom For Boston Fans (Deadspin)
Flyers debut a ‘rage room’ inside Wells Fargo Center where fans can break stuff (NBC Sports Philadelphia)

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