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Episode 006: Sentencing, Solo, and School Supplies

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Quick Recap: More Anthem Stuff

• Kaepernick donating proceeds from jersey sales
• Washington Spirit prevents Megan Rapinoe taking a knee during national anthem by playing anthem ahead of schedule. (Grant Wahl on Twitter)

Hope Solo accuses US Soccer

• Hope Solo says she knows the real reason for her U.S. Soccer ouster (FC Yahoo)
• U.S. Soccer did a big thing badly by suspending Hope Solo (Stars and Stripes FC)
• Hope Solo deserved better from U.S. Soccer (San Francisco Chronicle)

Charitable Athletes

• Olympian sells silver medal to help pay for child’s cancer treatment (CBS Sports)

Biased Justice

• Study: LSU alumni judges give tougher sentences after football team loses (Sports Illustrated)
• Emotional Judges and Unlucky Juveniles (National Bureau of Economic Research)

School Supply Suspension

• Charleston Southern suspends 14 players vs. FSU due to NCAA school-supply violations (SB Nation)

Some NFL Teams Are Implementing Rugby-Style Tackling

• Rugby-style tackling could be the future of a safer NFL, and football at every other level (SB Nation)

Credits

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