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Episode 107: Bang Bros Coming To Miami?!

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Episode 107: Bang Bros Coming To Miami?!

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There were no Americans on the FIBA All-World Cup Team (Yahoo Sports)
10 things we’ll never forget about this senseless Las Vegas Aces halfcourt WNBA Playoff game-winner (SB Nation)
Opinion: Red Sox must answer some big questions after firing Dave Dombrowski (USA Today)
Christian Yelich’s injury is crushing, but there’s still hope for the Brewers (SB Nation)
California Lawmakers Pass Bill Allowing College Athletes To Profit From Endorsements (Deadspin)
LeBron James’ ‘Taco Tuesday’, and the oddest trademark attempts in sports (SB Nation)
Alabama is tracking students’ locations to penalize them for leaving football games early (Montgomery Advertiser)
Colts to stick with struggling Vinatieri as kicker (ESPN)
Ravens QB Jackson setting marks with arm, legs (ESPN)
Odell Beckham Jr. Says Gregg Williams Told His Players To Hurt Beckham In A Preseason Game (Deadspin)
The Miami Dolphins Really Want to Be the Worst Team in NFL History (Slate)
‘Seriously?????’ Porn site causes stir with bid for Heat to play in ‘BangBros Center’ (Miami Herald)

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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)

Episode 094: Raider Paranoia Nation & Paying the WNBA

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Episode 094: Raider Paranoia Nation & Paying the WNBA

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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)

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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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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)

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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)

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Episode 082: Kyler Murray, Shifts, and Fakes

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Episode 082: Kyler Murray, Shifts, and Fakes

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Blizzard ends competitive Heroes of the Storm

Blizzard Abruptly Kills Heroes of the Storm Esports, Leaving Players And Casters Fuming (Kotaku)

Kyler Murray wins the Heisman Trophy and will focus on baseball

Kyler Murray’s agent: A’s pick will stick with baseball despite NFL talk (SF Chronicle)

MLB is considering killing the infield shift

Stark: What would happen if baseball killed the shift? Support for the idea is building inside the game (The Athletic)

Amateur soccer club accused of faking a player’s death

Probe launched as amateur club fakes player’s death (RTE)
‘Dead’ Ballybrack player learned of demise from friends’ calls (The Irish Times)

The Great NBA Brooks War of 2018

Archive of all threads from The Great Brooks War for your viewing pleasure (r/nba)

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Episode 081: Farts in Darts and Carmelo’s Falling Apart

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Episode 081: Farts in Darts and Carmelo's Falling Apart

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Nobody wants Carmelo Anthony

Carmelo Anthony Doesn’t Have to Go, but He May Have to Get the Hell Out of Houston (The Ringer)
Few Stars Have Ever Fallen As Fast As Carmelo Anthony (FiveThirtyEight)

Athlete’s GoFundMe campaign results in NCAA eligibility controversy

This gay college athlete was disowned by her parents and left with nothing (Outsports)

Cheap shot in D3 basketball game goes viral

Fitchburg State player expresses ‘deep regret’ for vicious cheap shot (Yahoo Sports)

Viral video leads to NFL fine

Quenton Nelson Fined For Leading With His Helmet On Play Made In Edited Viral Video (Deadspin)

Referee suspended for rock-paper-scissors instead of coin flip

Soccer Ref Suspended Three Weeks For Using Rock-Paper-Scissors Instead Of Coin Flip
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Grand Slam of Darts Quarterfinal tainted by farting controversy

Farting Controversy Clouds Grand Slam Of Darts Quarterfinal (Deadspin)

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Episode 078: Clayton CURSE-Shaw, and the Great Echo Fox Purge

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Episode 078: Clayton CURSE-Shaw, and the Great Echo Fox Purge

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MLB Playoff Roundup

A targeting call in a Pac-12 game was overruled by a “third party”

Yahoo Sports exclusive: Document shows untrained ‘third party’ overruled controversial targeting call in Pac-12 game (Yahoo Sports)

What’s going on with Echo Fox?

The Jimmy Butler saga continues

The week that was with the Wolves’ Jimmy Butler (Minneapolis StarTribune)

Deontay Wilder punched a mascot on tv

Deontay Wilder smashes mascot on television, ‘breaks their jaw’ (Bad Left Hook)

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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

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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

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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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Blizzard ends competitive Heroes of the Storm

Kyler Murray wins the Heisman Trophy and will focus on baseball

MLB is considering killing the infield shift

Amateur soccer club accused of faking a player’s death

The Great NBA Brooks War of 2018

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Nobody wants Carmelo Anthony

Athlete’s GoFundMe campaign results in NCAA eligibility controversy

Cheap shot in D3 basketball game goes viral

Viral video leads to NFL fine

Referee suspended for rock-paper-scissors instead of coin flip

Grand Slam of Darts Quarterfinal tainted by farting controversy

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MLB Playoff Roundup

A targeting call in a Pac-12 game was overruled by a “third party”

What’s going on with Echo Fox?

The Jimmy Butler saga continues

Deontay Wilder punched a mascot on tv

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