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Episode 180: Shohei Shows Out & Covid Creeps Back In

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Episode 180: Shohei Shows Out & Covid Creeps Back In

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Ashleigh Barty becomes first Australian woman to win Wimbledon singles title in 41 years (CNN)
1st African American To Win The Spelling Bee Also Holds 3 Basketball World Records (NPR)
Spectators barred from Tokyo Olympics venues amid Japan’s COVID-19 state of emergency (ESPN)
Tyson Fury vs Deontay Wilder set to be postponed until October due to a Covid-19 outbreak (Sky Sports)
Formula One: Australian Grand Prix cancelled for second straight year (The Guardian)
Daniel Camarena’s grand moment keys Padres’ comeback (San Diego Union Tribune)

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Episode 177: Two-Sport Combat Athletes, NBA Playoff Frenzy

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Episode 177: Two-Sport Combat Athletes, NBA Playoff Frenzy

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Episode 171: NFL Draft Thoughts and Needs, Florida Sports Pulls a Florida

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Episode 171: NFL Draft Thoughts and Needs, Florida Sports Pulls a Florida

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San Jose Sharks forward Patrick Marleau, 41, ties Gordie Howe’s record of 1,767 NHL games played (ESPN)
Anthony Joshua vs Tyson Fury expected to take place in Saudi Arabia this August as promoters push to finalise fight (Talksport)
Claressa Shields to make MMA debut with PFL on June 10 (ESPN)
The Ringer’s 2021 NFL Draft Guide (The Ringer)
Florida House votes to block transgender athletes from girls’ school sports teams (South Florida Sun-Sentinel)
Pure perfection: North Texas pitcher Hope Trautwein strikes out all 21 batters in perfect game (Yahoo! Sports)

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Episode 169: Lemon Pepper Lou Goes Home

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Episode 169: Lemon Pepper Lou Goes Home

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This week’s Twitter poll: Will the Lakers and Nets meet in the NBA Finals? (SportsOddsEnds on Twitter)
Sacramento Kings, NBC Sports California partnering for first-ever all women, non-binary coverage team (ABC 10 Sacramento)
2020-21 NBA Trade Tracker (NBA.com)
San Francisco 49ers acquire No. 3 pick in 2021 NFL draft from Miami Dolphins, who then trade No. 12 to Philadelphia Eagles (ESPN)
MLBPA chief open to talk with MLB about moving All-Star Game out of Georgia following new voting laws (ESPN)

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Episode 162: The Pettiest Hall of Fame

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Episode 162: The Pettiest Hall of Fame

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Episode 134: Drew Brees’ Biggest Miss

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Episode 134: Drew Brees' Biggest Miss

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Amanda Nunes ecstatic at making history, could pause career for rest of 2020 (MMA Fighting)
NBA approves 22-team format to finish season (ESPN)
Players send passionate video message to NFL about racial inequality (ESPN)
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell says NFL was ‘wrong’ not to listen to its players about racism (ESPN)
Drew Brees stands by apology over flag comments in response to President Trump (ESPN)
Grant Napear fired by KHTK and resigns from Sacramento Kings (The Kings Herald)
James Dolan remains silent on George Floyd. Some Knicks are “furious.” (Posting and Toasting)

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Episode 130: Sportspocalypse Now! Fight Island

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Episode 130: Sportspocalypse Now! Fight Island

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Episode 127: Sports – Out Indefinitely (Illness)

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Episode 127: Sports - Out Indefinitely (Illness)

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Inside the NBA coronavirus shutdown: How a few tense hours changed everything (ESPN)
UFC’s Dana White says fights ‘will go on’ despite coronavirus (ESPN)
Mavs PR (Twitter)
Stephen Curry (Twitter)
Jazz’s Rudy Gobert donates $500K to part-time worker fund, virus relief (ESPN)
Chinese Basketball Teams Threatening To Give Lifetime Bans To American Players Who Refuse To Return To China Due To Coronavirus Fears (brobible)
Amidst Coronavirus, The Fighting Game Community Faces An Uneasy Future (Kotaku)
Column: Las Vegas sports books searching for anything worthy of drawing bets (Los Angeles Times)

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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 100: NBA Free Agency: If You’re Not Tampering, You’re Not Trying!

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Episode 100: NBA Free Agency: If You're Not Tampering, You're Not Trying!

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Report: Neymar, Barcelona Agree Terms on 5-Year Contract Amid Transfer Rumours (Bleacher Report)
NBA will allow coach’s challenges this summer (ESPN)
NBA commissioner Silver would consider shortening season, replacing All-Star Game (NBA Media Ventures)
NBA fines Knicks $50,000 for violating league media policy with New York Daily News ban; team says they’ll comply moving forward (Awful Announcing)
Stephon Marbury Hired As Head Coach Of CBA’s Beijing Royal Fighters (Slam)
The Women’s World Cup Has A Refereeing Problem (Deadspin)
Does the NCAA’s Threat to California Schools’ Championship Access Hold Up? (Sports Illustrated)
2019 NBA free agency: Latest buzz, news and reports (ESPN)
MMA Fighter Penalized For Kicking Opponent In The Butthole Area (Deadspin)