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Episode 189: Valorant Player Development and the NFL Draft

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Episode 189: Valorant Player Development and the NFL Draft

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OpTic win VCT 2022 Stage 1 Masters Iceland (Dexerto)
Sinclair announces “Bally Sports+” streaming service to cost $19.99 per month (Royals Review)

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Episode 179: Olympics Nonsense

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Episode 179: Olympics Nonsense

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Episode 172: NFL Draft and Esports Certifications

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Episode 172: NFL Draft and Esports Certifications

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Do you approve of settling tied regular season baseball games with a Home Run Derby? (SportsOddsEnds on Twitter)
Do you approve of settling tied regular season sporting events in general by just calling it a tie? (SportsOddsEnds on Twitter)
Lombardi: Aaron Rodgers deserves respect, and Mark Murphy and the Packers aren’t showing it to him (The Athletic)
Super League: The price the Big Six will pay and what comes next for European football (The Athletic)
Opinion: The Super League is gone, but have the fans really won? (Bavarian Football Works)
Cultural shame contrasts with sense of relief as New Zealand digests All Blacks sale (The Guardian)
Esports Execs Launch Certification Exam to Drive Industry Hires (Sportico)
Concession thread from EsportsCI (EsportsCI on Twitter)
Home run derby to replace extra innings in Pioneer League (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 156: The NBA Presents: The Untradeables!

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Episode 156: The NBA Presents: The Untradeables!

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‘A star is born’ says Wolff, as he reveals cause of ‘colossal **** up’ that robbed Russell of victory on Mercedes debut (Formula 1)
TSM signs SwordArt to record-breaking $6 million deal (Dot Esports)
LCS 2021 roster tracker (Dot Esports)
Most players who played in LCS last year no longer compete in the LCS – here are some implications: (Travis Gafford on Twitter)
The Wall-Westbrook Trade Was an Act of Total Desperation (The Ringer)

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Episode 154: eSports Fallout and the 2020 NBA Draft (Obviously)

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Episode 154: eSports Fallout and the 2020 NBA Draft (Obviously)

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W Series announces partnership with Formula 1 (W Series)
NCAA in talks to hold entire men’s basketball tournament in Indianapolis (ESPN)
ESPN to Cease Daily Coverage of Esports (Front Office Sports)
Chicago White Sox manager Tony La Russa charged with DUI stemming from February arrest, court docs show (ESPN)
Winners and losers from Theo Epstein’s sudden departure from the Chicago Cubs (Chicago Tribune)
2020-2021 NBA Trade Tracker (r/nba)
2020 NBA Free Agent Tracker (r/nba)
Trevor Ariza is officially the most traded player in NBA history (10 times). (r/nba)

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Episode 152: Cavernous Coaching Carousels

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Episode 152: Cavernous Coaching Carousels

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Bjergsen retires from pro play, becomes TSM’s head coach (Dot Esports)
Lewis Hamilton still ambitious after breaking Schumacher’s win record (The Guardian)
Emrick retires from hockey broadcasting after 47 years (NHL.com)
Barcelona ‘agree to join European Super League’ as Josep Bartomeu resigns as president (Sky Sports)
McCullough: Clayton Kershaw, at last, can call himself a World Series champion (The Athletic)
Rosenthal: After testing positive, Justin Turner’s actions are difficult to justify (The Athletic)
Blake Snell’s Game 6 Hook Is the Latest Sign of MLB’s Starting Pitcher Apocalypse (The Ringer)
Utah Jazz to be sold to Ryan Smith, ending Millers’ three-decade run as owners (ESPN)
Daryl Morey’s Arrival Doesn’t Mean the End for the Simmons-Embiid Era in Philly (The Ringer)
NBA revenue for 2019-20 season dropped 10% to $8.3 billion, sources say (ESPN)
Video of Mike Nolan getting Tabasco sauce in his eye (ESPN on Twitter)
Daniel Jones trips after 80 Yard Run, a breakdown (Jomboy Media on YouTube)

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Episode 150: Narrative-Based Bullsh*t

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Episode 150: Narrative-Based Bullsh*t

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Breanna Stewart Is Coming For The Record Books (FiveThirtyEight)
Jimmy Butler Empties the Tank to Stave Off LeBron and Elimination (The Ringer)
The four minor moves that helped bring the Lakers within a win of the NBA title (The Athletic)
ESPN Wants Back in on NHL TV Rights After Hockey Hiatus (Front Office Sports)
Tickets for World Series Sell Out Quickly (Front Office Sports)
Supreme Court allows minor leaguers’ class action over pay (AP News)
“United Football Players Association” Formed By XFL, AAF, & CFL Alumni (XFL News Hub)
NFL COVID-19 outbreak: The latest on the NFL’s coronavirus problem, from extra byes to bubbles to the Titans’ troubles (ESPN)
Houston Texans fire coach/GM Bill O’Brien after 0-4 start (ESPN)
Raiders & UNLV Team on Academy for Minority Coaches, GM Candidates (Front Office Sports)
MMA, boxing and wrestling are all facing a major issue: a cracked combat sports pipeline (ESPN)
The Karting Crash and Retaliation Video that Has Everyone in F1 Talking (Autoweek)

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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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