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Episode 059: Tiger, Retrievers, Greek Pistols. Oh My!

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Episode 059: Tiger, Retrievers, Greek Pistols. Oh My!

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Episode 044: Scandals, Suspensions and Smash

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Episode 044: Scandals, Suspensions and Smash

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USMNT fails to qualify for the 2018 World Cup

The Ripple Effect of U.S. Soccer’s World Cup Debacle (The Ringer)

NCAA Basketball Scandal Follow-Up

ESPN suspends Jemele Hill

ESPN Can’t Stick to Sports. But Can It Stick by Its Talent? (The Ringer)

The Chargers are a mess but still might be profitable

The Chargers Are a Case Study in Whether an NFL Team Can Survive Without Fans (The Ringer)

Bomb scare at Smash tournament

Abandoned Television Earns Smash Competition A Bomb Squad Visit (Kotaku Compete)

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Episode 043: Protests and the Process

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Episode 043: Protests and the Process

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Massive NCAA Basketball Bribery Scandal

The FBI is investigating and charging college basketball coaches for bribing players (SB Nation)

Possible CTE diagnoses for living patients

Breakthrough may lead to ability to diagnose CTE in living football players (Washington Post)

Widespread Demonstrations During Anthem

Draft Lottery Reform

NBA passes legislation on draft lottery reform, resting healthy players in regular season (ESPN)

When Match Fixing Goes Wrong

Epic fail: Soccer refs banned after match-fixing goes wrong (Associated Press)

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Episode 026: The NFL Gets The Jump on New Rules

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Episode 026: The NFL Gets The Jump on New Rules

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UConn Lost

Down! Goes! UConn! (The Ringer)

The Lakers’ Civil War Is Over

Jeanie Buss has stripped Jim Buss of all his power with the Lakers (SB Nation)

NFL Rule Changes

NFL approved 8 new rules and Raiders moved to Vegas during 2017 owners meeting (SB Nation)

US Women’s Hockey Boycott Is Over

U.S. women’s national hockey team reaches deal with USA Hockey (SB Nation)
USA women’s hockey overwhelms Russia, 7-0, in IIHF world championships (Detroit Free Press)

The Olympics Are Finally Going to Be Broadcasted Live in the US

NBC to Broadcast 2018 Olympics Live in All Time Zones (NY Times)

An absurdly comprehensive analysis of two nearly-statistically-identical MLB games from two different eras to find out why modern games are taking longer

Why Baseball Games Are So Damn Long (SB Nation)

Chad Johnson Is Joining Mexico’s American Football League

Fundidores & Chad Johnson await Dinos in Monterry, Mexico (AFI Review)

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Episode 025: It’s the NBA Peanut Butter (and) Jam!

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Episode 025: It's the NBA Peanut Butter (and) Jam!

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NCAA Tournament Recap and General Thoughts

West Virginia’s chaotic final possession was March Madness at its worst (SB Nation)
Missed dunks are infecting the NCAA tournament in spectacular fashion (SB Nation)

LaVar Ball Still Hasn’t Shut Up

LeBron James issues warning shot to outspoken LaVar Ball (ESPN)
Coaching LaVar Ball’s sons: Inside high school basketball’s most chaotic 30-3 season (Sports Illustrated)

England tries to get more women involved in soccer

US Women’s Hockey boycott

USA women’s national hockey team to boycott 2017 World Championship over fair wages (SB Nation)
USA Hockey Tries, Fails To Find World Championship Replacement Players As Women’s National Team Boycotts (Deadspin)
Even U-16 players (Sarah Spain on Twitter)
U.S. men’s hockey team will stand with women in World Championship boycott, per reports (SB Nation)

The PB&J Epidemic in the NBA

The NBA’s Secret Addiction (ESPN)

Tom Brady’s Jersey Finally Found

Tom Brady’s stolen Super Bowl jerseys found in possession of international media member (ESPN)

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Episode 022: Don’t Blame it on the Boogie

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Episode 022: Don't Blame it on the Boogie

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MLB Changing Intentional Walk Procedure

MLB, union agree to use dugout signal for intentional walk (ESPN)
MLB trying to speed up the game in general (USA Today)

Jveezy rants about the DeMarcus Cousins trade

Lakers’ Executive Shakeup

Why Lakers’ Jeanie Buss fired Jim Buss, Mitch Kupchak (USA Today)

NBA Forming eSports League

NBA, Take-Two Interactive Software partnering on NBA 2K esports league (ESPN)

Wayne Shaw Pie Fiasco

Sutton goalkeeper forced to resign after pie-eating gag turns into insider betting scandal (SB Nation)

Ole-Miss football self-imposed postseason ban

Ole Miss’ 8 new NCAA charges lead to 2017 bowl ban (SB Nation)

Neymar transfer corruption case

How much trouble is Neymar facing in his transfer corruption case? (Sports Illustrated)

Draymond tried to kick another dude

Streamable video
Someone made a Draymond Green video game (SB Nation)

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Episode 021: Gatorade, Kyrie Irving’s Truth, and Mardi Gras. The NBA 2017 Renaissance

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Episode 021: Gatorade, Kyrie Irving's Truth, and Mardi Gras. The NBA 2017 Renaissance

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Holly Holm appealing UFC 208 loss

UConn Surpasses 100 Straight Wins

UConn once again defies expectations in winning 100 consecutive games (ESPN)

The NCAA is revisiting how they pick tournament teams

The NCAA Is Modernizing The Way It Picks March Madness Teams (FiveThirtyEight)

Adam Silver acknowledges that the age limit issue needs to be studied more

Adam Silver: Age issue ‘needs to be studied’ outside CBA negotiations

The NBA joining the NFL in warning Texas about Transgender Bathroom Bill

NBA Joins NFL In Warning Texas Over Proposed ‘Bathroom Bill’

How has the NBA’s smallest player become the league’s most feared 4th quarter scorer

Isaiah Thomas is 5’9 and embarrasses taller players. Here’s how he does it.

Introducing the NBA G-League

The G-League: 12 Takeaways On NBA’s New Deal

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Episode 018: Coach K’s Medical Leave; Grayson Allen’s Douchebag Leave

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Episode 018: Coach K's Medical Leave; Grayson Allen's Douchebag Leave

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Quick recaps on recent events

Ronda Rousey lost

NBA Scoring Explosion

Is the NBA scoring explosion too hot or just right? (ESPN)
Charles Barkley HAAAAAATES IT! (Uproxx)

Zaza Pachulia is again one of the top NBA All Star Vote Getters

Zaza Pachulia is again at the top of NBA All-Star Game voting for some reason (SB Nation)

Reggie Bush Ran Backwards This Season

(Sports Illustrated)

Roster Shakeups in FGC

Grayson Allen is Back Already

(Washington Post)

Torrey Smith Played with a Player He Didn’t Know

Torrey Smith: ‘I was like, who the hell is that?’ (SB Nation)

Upcoming Calendar: Alabama thinks they’re the underdogs vs Clemson in the National Championship game

Alabama is favored against Clemson, but Tide players think they’re the underdogs (SB Nation)

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Episode 017: The San Antonio Spurs’ KawhIsolation Problem

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Episode 017: The San Antonio Spurs' KawhIsolation Problem

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Two college football stars are skipping bowl games

Christian McCaffrey skipping Stanford’s bowl game underlines point: Outside of the playoff, bowls just don’t matter (Yahoo Sports)

The NFL is adding a skills competition to the 2017 Pro Bowl

PRO BOWL SKILLS SHOWDOWN ANNOUNCED (NFL Communications)

The strange phenomenon of Kawhisland

Kawhi Leonard is so great at defense, he’s actually hurting the Spurs (CBS Sports)

Grayson Allen is college basketball’s Draymond Green

Grayson Allen suspended indefinitely by Duke after latest tripping incident (SB Nation)

Channing Frye was caught editing his own Wikipedia Page

Channing Frye was caught editing his own Wikipedia page after the Cavs’ game on Christmas

DeMarcus Cousins went Full Boogie last week

DeMarcus Cousins got ejected then unejected for accidentally spitting out his mouthpiece (SB Nation)

Brownswatch 2016 is Over

The Browns beat the Chargers (ESPN Box Score)
Parade canceled. Money will go to Cleveland food bank. (GoFundMe)
Scott Sabol shaved his beard (SB Nation)

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Episode 007: Carolina, Concussions, with Kevin Harlan on the call!

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Episode 007: Carolina, Concussions, with Kevin Harlan on the call!

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Kevin Harlan with the Radio Call of the Year

NFL Announces New Concussion Initiative

NFL committing $100 million to new concussion initiative (Sports Illustrated)
Commissioner Roger Goodell’s Letter (Play Smart Play Safe)

NFL Rule Change Backfiring?

Bill Belichick isn’t bending to NFL kickoff rule and others may follow suit (Yahoo Sports)

Can the Concussion Protocol Be Exploited as a Strategy?

Referee sends Tyrod Taylor into concussion protocol after illegal hit despite his objections (SB Nation)

NCAA Moves Championship Events from North Carolina for 2016-17 due to Anti-LGBT Laws

NCAA to relocate championships from North Carolina for 2016-17 (NCAA)

Wearable Technology in Sports and Who Owns the Data?

With Wearable Tech Deals, New Player Data Is Up for Grabs (New York Times)

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Kevin Harlan’s radio call from Westwood One

UMBC Shocks Everybody

Tiger Back?

Overwatch League’s Toxicity Problem

The NBA moves quickly on mental health

Greek Superleague Suspended after Owner Invades Pitch

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USMNT fails to qualify for the 2018 World Cup

NCAA Basketball Scandal Follow-Up

ESPN suspends Jemele Hill

The Chargers are a mess but still might be profitable

Bomb scare at Smash tournament

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Massive NCAA Basketball Bribery Scandal

Possible CTE diagnoses for living patients

Widespread Demonstrations During Anthem

Draft Lottery Reform

When Match Fixing Goes Wrong

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UConn Lost

The Lakers’ Civil War Is Over

NFL Rule Changes

US Women’s Hockey Boycott Is Over

The Olympics Are Finally Going to Be Broadcasted Live in the US

An absurdly comprehensive analysis of two nearly-statistically-identical MLB games from two different eras to find out why modern games are taking longer

Chad Johnson Is Joining Mexico’s American Football League

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NCAA Tournament Recap and General Thoughts

LaVar Ball Still Hasn’t Shut Up

England tries to get more women involved in soccer

US Women’s Hockey boycott

The PB&J Epidemic in the NBA

Tom Brady’s Jersey Finally Found

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MLB Changing Intentional Walk Procedure

Jveezy rants about the DeMarcus Cousins trade

Lakers’ Executive Shakeup

NBA Forming eSports League

Wayne Shaw Pie Fiasco

Ole-Miss football self-imposed postseason ban

Neymar transfer corruption case

Draymond tried to kick another dude

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Holly Holm appealing UFC 208 loss

UConn Surpasses 100 Straight Wins

The NCAA is revisiting how they pick tournament teams

Adam Silver acknowledges that the age limit issue needs to be studied more

The NBA joining the NFL in warning Texas about Transgender Bathroom Bill

How has the NBA’s smallest player become the league’s most feared 4th quarter scorer

Introducing the NBA G-League

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Quick recaps on recent events

NBA Scoring Explosion

Zaza Pachulia is again one of the top NBA All Star Vote Getters

Reggie Bush Ran Backwards This Season

Roster Shakeups in FGC

Grayson Allen is Back Already

Torrey Smith Played with a Player He Didn’t Know

Upcoming Calendar: Alabama thinks they’re the underdogs vs Clemson in the National Championship game

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Two college football stars are skipping bowl games

The NFL is adding a skills competition to the 2017 Pro Bowl

The strange phenomenon of Kawhisland

Grayson Allen is college basketball’s Draymond Green

Channing Frye was caught editing his own Wikipedia Page

DeMarcus Cousins went Full Boogie last week

Brownswatch 2016 is Over

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Kevin Harlan with the Radio Call of the Year

NFL Announces New Concussion Initiative

NFL Rule Change Backfiring?

Can the Concussion Protocol Be Exploited as a Strategy?

NCAA Moves Championship Events from North Carolina for 2016-17 due to Anti-LGBT Laws

Wearable Technology in Sports and Who Owns the Data?

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