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Episode 095: The NFL Draft Recap, and eSports Shakeups

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Episode 095: The NFL Draft Recap, and eSports Shakeups

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Ball Watch: Ben Simmons fined $20,000 and assessed a flagrant 1 foul for elbowing Kyle Lowry in the balls

Ben Simmons Gets Away With Elbowing Kyle Lowry In The Dick And Balls (Deadspin)

NFL Draft Recap

Winners and losers from the 49ers’ 2019 draft (L.A. Biz)
Reaction to the Daniel Jones Pick (Matt Ufford on Twitter)

Rick Fox Leaving Echo Fox?

Rick Fox willing to stay with Echo Fox following racism scandal, on one condition (Dexerto)

Kaz and Veezy’s Overwatch Tournament Experience

The 2019 OverPants Overwatch Tournament from Las Vegas! (Scott Johnson on YouTube)

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

Episode 094: Raider Paranoia Nation & Paying the WNBA

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Episode 094: Raider Paranoia Nation & Paying the WNBA

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Breanna Stewart tore her achilles

Breanna Stewart Shows the Toll of Pro Women’s Basketball’s Never-Ending Grind (NY Times)

Football Roundup

Reports of Raiders scouts sent home, Gruden and Mayock ‘don’t know who to trust’ (Silver and Black Pride)
BREAKING: AAF Files for Chapter 7 Bankruptcy (Front Office Sports)

NCAA isn’t taking any shit from Cal Poly

NCAA comes down on Cal Poly for books violation (ESPN)

MLB’s lame suspensions

Sources: Anderson ban is for epithet, not bat flip (ESPN)

Magic Johnson already has a new venture

Magic Johnson joins Ice Cube’s bid to buy sports networks from Disney (L.A. Biz)

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

Episode 093: Tiger Woods, Chris Davis & Other Breakthroughs

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Episode 093: Tiger Woods, Chris Davis & Other Breakthroughs

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NBA Super Roundup

The Kings Just Fired Their Coach. In Vlade We Trust? (The Ringer)
Charania: Magic’s sudden departure is still baffling, but he was clearly over the job and all of its sideshows (The Athletic)

LeBron’s I Promise School Is a Success

LeBron James Opened a School That Was Considered an Experiment. It’s Showing Promise. (NY Times)

Chris Davis finally got a hit!

How Chris Davis snapped, embraced baseball’s most epic oh-fer (ESPN)

Giants anger neighbors with early morning fireworks

Giants set off fireworks after 18-inning win at 1 a.m., wake up angry neighbors (SF Gate)

Credits

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

Episode 091: Bron, Brackets, and Big Bucks in Baseball

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Episode 091: Bron, Brackets, and Big Bucks in Baseball

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NCAA Tournament Roundup

CBS to Dedicate a Camera to Zion Williamson During Duke vs. NDSU Game (Sports Illustrated)

Mike Trout and other contract extensions

Report: Mike Trout Getting So Much Goddamn Money To Remain An Angel Forever (Deadspin)
Rays Bravely Decide To Pay Blake Snell More Than The League Minimum (Deadspin)
Eloy Jimenez (@JeffPassan on Twitter)
White Sox Send Good Player To Minor Leagues (Deadspin)
Source: Astros, Verlander reach $66M extension (ESPN)

NBA Summer League will include Chinese and Croatian national teams

Chinese, Croatian teams highlight field for 2019 NBA Summer League (NBA.com)

Lakers eliminated from playoff contention

Lakers found the limits of LeBron James’ power (SB Nation)
D’Angelo Russell Played The Quarter Of His Life To Humiliate The Kings (Deadspin)

Valencia CF vs DC Comics

Valencia again targeted by Batman creators for bat logo (AP News)

Credits

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

Episode 090: The Fly-By-Night Flurry

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Episode 090: The Fly-By-Night Flurry

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NCAA Tournament Pool (Flurry of NCAA Men’s Basketball Teams All Vying for One Title)

The Tournament of Ballfeel (ESPN)

Flurry of NFL Transactions

Flurry of NBA Fan Incidents

Flurry of EPL Fan Incidents

Flurry of Scandalous College Admissions

Of Course the College Admissions Scandal Has an NCAA Angle (New York Magazine)
Here Are All The Incredible Details From The College Admissions Bribery Scandal (Deadspin)

Flurry of Baseball Rule Changes

MLB to Experiment with Robot Umpires, More Rule Changes in Atlantic League (Bleacher Report)
The New MLB Rule Changes Aren’t Big—but They Could Be the Start of Something Huge (The Ringer)

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

Episode 089: Why Is No One Talking About The Groundfeel?

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Episode 089: Why Is No One Talking About The Groundfeel?

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Bryce Harper Finally Signed

Bryce Harper May Already Be Past His Prime (FiveThirtyEight)
These Were Bryce Harper’s Other Offers (Deadspin)

Danielle Gibson Hit for the Home Run Cycle

Arkansas’ Danielle Gibson Hit A Damn Home Run Cycle (Deadspin)

The Lakers Are Struggling

LeBron James Isn’t Blameless During LA Lakers’ Struggles (Bleacher Report)

Bridge Player Suspended for Doping

World’s Top Bridge Player Suspended For Doping With Synthetic Testosterone (Deadspin)

A Harvard Runner Won an Indoor 3000m Race with One Shoe

This Harvard runner lost his shoe but won his race. Now he’s asking if anyone’s seen part of his toe. (Washington Post)

Credits

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

Episode 088: His Shoe Broke!

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Episode 088: His Shoe Broke!

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His Shoe Broke!

Zion Williamson’s Biggest Game Was the One He Didn’t Play (The Ringer)
Report: NBA Formally Proposes Lowering Draft Age Limit To 18 (Deadspin)

Knicks Cancel Latvian Heritage Night

Knicks Cancel Latvian Heritage Night Following Kristaps Porzingis’ Departure (12UP)

Padres Win the Manny Machado Sweepstakes

Manny Machado’s Huge Payday Makes Sense For The Padres (FiveThirtyEight)

Colin Kaepernick and Eric Reid Settle Collusion Lawsuit

Colin Kaepernick, Eric Reid settle grievances against NFL (ESPN)

California Casino Employee Finds Super Bowl Scammer

California teen Googles difficult customer, learns he’s wanted in Georgia for $1M Super Bowl ticket scam (Yahoo Lifestyle)

Shoutout to Chart Party

In search of the saddest punt in the world (SB Nation on YouTube)

Credits

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

Episode 087: Baseball’s Quest to Save Itself (With Help From Us)

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Episode 087: Baseball's Quest to Save Itself (With Help From Us)

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The Super Bowl Sucked

The Worst Super Bowl in History? (Rolling Stone)
The Worst Super Bowls of All Time (Ranker)
Alliance of American Football 2019 Results: Week 1 Scores from Saturday (Bleacher Report)

The Raiders might have to play in Oakland next year

Report: Raiders re-open negotiations with Coliseum officials to play in Oakland next season (Silver and Black Pride)

The NBA Trade Deadline didn’t suck

The Winners and Losers of the 2019 NBA Trade Deadline (The Ringer)

New baseball proposed rule changes

Let’s Talk About a Bunch of Proposed Changes to Baseball (Fangraphs)

Italian milk protest causes soccer club to miss flight

Italian Milk Protestors Force Serie A Club To Miss Flight After Trapping Them In Training Ground (Deadspin)

Credits

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

Episode 085: Tom Brady’s Deep Mind, Ft. Lonzo Ball & The Funky Bunch

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Episode 085: Tom Brady's Deep Mind, Ft. Lonzo Ball & The Funky Bunch

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James Harden is putting up video game numbers

33 mind-blowing stats to explain James Harden’s historic season (SB Nation)

Mariano Rivera is the first unanimous Hall of Famer

Mariano Rivera elected to Hall of Fame with record-setting, unanimous vote (SB Nation)

Deepmind beats two Starcraft II pros

Google’s DeepMind AI Just Beat Two Pros At StarCraft II (Kotaku)

Super Bowl Preview

The N.F.L. Confronts More Controversy, This Time on the Field (NY Times)
How is the Super Bowl point spread set, and why does it change? (SB Nation)

Credits

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

Episode 083: The Dodgers Makes Trades, LeBron Tries to start Trades, Mourinho Fades

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Episode 083: The Dodgers Makes Trades, LeBron Tries to start Trades, Mourinho Fades

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The Sacramento Kings resurgence

The Sacramento Kings have a method to their fastness (SB Nation)

Blockbuster Dodgers-Reds Trade

Dodgers’ Stunning Yasiel Puig Blockbuster Could All but Seal Bryce Harper Splash (Bleacher Report)

NJ Wrestler forced to cut off dreadlocks before match

LeBron James tampering scandal

Small-market GMs upset NBA won’t enforce tampering rules (ESPN)

The Jose Mourinho era at Manchester United is over

No Way for José: Manchester United Fire Mourinho, So Where Do Both Go From Here? (The Ringer)

Credits

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

Kentucky Derby Fiasco

Kyle Hendricks threw an 81 pitch Maddux

The Blazers won a 4OT thriller

Ball Watch: Ben Simmons fined $20,000 and assessed a flagrant 1 foul for elbowing Kyle Lowry in the balls

NFL Draft Recap

Rick Fox Leaving Echo Fox?

Kaz and Veezy’s Overwatch Tournament Experience

Credits

Breanna Stewart tore her achilles

Football Roundup

NCAA isn’t taking any shit from Cal Poly

MLB’s lame suspensions

Magic Johnson already has a new venture

Credits

NBA Super Roundup

LeBron’s I Promise School Is a Success

Chris Davis finally got a hit!

Giants anger neighbors with early morning fireworks

Credits

NCAA Tournament Roundup

Mike Trout and other contract extensions

NBA Summer League will include Chinese and Croatian national teams

Lakers eliminated from playoff contention

Valencia CF vs DC Comics

Credits

NCAA Tournament Pool (Flurry of NCAA Men’s Basketball Teams All Vying for One Title)

Flurry of NFL Transactions

Flurry of NBA Fan Incidents

Flurry of EPL Fan Incidents

Flurry of Scandalous College Admissions

Flurry of Baseball Rule Changes

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Bryce Harper Finally Signed

Danielle Gibson Hit for the Home Run Cycle

The Lakers Are Struggling

Bridge Player Suspended for Doping

A Harvard Runner Won an Indoor 3000m Race with One Shoe

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His Shoe Broke!

Knicks Cancel Latvian Heritage Night

Padres Win the Manny Machado Sweepstakes

Colin Kaepernick and Eric Reid Settle Collusion Lawsuit

California Casino Employee Finds Super Bowl Scammer

Shoutout to Chart Party

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The Super Bowl Sucked

The Raiders might have to play in Oakland next year

The NBA Trade Deadline didn’t suck

New baseball proposed rule changes

Italian milk protest causes soccer club to miss flight

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James Harden is putting up video game numbers

Mariano Rivera is the first unanimous Hall of Famer

Deepmind beats two Starcraft II pros

Super Bowl Preview

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The Sacramento Kings resurgence

Blockbuster Dodgers-Reds Trade

NJ Wrestler forced to cut off dreadlocks before match

LeBron James tampering scandal

The Jose Mourinho era at Manchester United is over

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