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Episode 032: eSports Extravaganza

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Episode 032: eSports Extravaganza

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Episode 027: The Orlando Magic Show Their Hand

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Episode 027: The Orlando Magic Show Their Hand

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NHL will not send players to the 2018 Winter Olympics

The NHL is not sending players to the 2018 Winter Olympics (SB Nation)

The great LPGA snitching scandal

Lexi Thompson loses ANA Inspiration playoff after viewer tip costs her 4 shots (SB Nation)

The Orlando Magic accidentally released their trade/free agency targets

Did Magic accidentally leak their targets for trades, free agency? (The Score)
Magic’s Aaron Gordon, Frank Vogel address leak of off-season plans (Orlando Sentinel)

Tony Romo is becoming a broadcaster

Tony Romo heading into broadcasting with CBS (ESPN)

New Labor Deal for US Women’s Soccer

Long Days, Google Docs and Anonymous Surveys: How the U.S. Soccer Team Forged a Deal (NY Times)

Destitute soccer team uses jersey numbers as ads

Cash-strapped Brazilian football team use shirt numbers to advertise special offers at the local supermarket (Independent)

Credits

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

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)

Credits

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

Episode 016: The New Orleans Pelicans, AKA Anthony Davis and The Funky Bunch

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Episode 016: The New Orleans Pelicans, AKA Anthony Davis and The Funky Bunch

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Browns Update

Bengals 23, Browns 10 (ESPN Box Score)

White House using eSports to market health care to young people

Helping Gamers Get Health Care Coverage (An Epic Win) (White House)
Broadcasted Dec 12 at 4pm Eastern at twitch.tv/GetCovered.

Dumb fans: A fan has handcuffed himself to the Smoothie King Center to protest Alvin Gentry

Pelicans fan appears to want Alvin Gentry fired (The Score)

An actual body expert disputes Draymond Green’s claims

Actual Body Expert Says Draymond Green’s Excuses For Balls-Kicking Don’t Hold Up (Deadspin)

Rick Carlisle won’t stop calling timeouts

“You never really run out of timeouts.” (Tim Cato on Twitter)

International Olympic Committee Recognizing New Sports

Olympics recognizes cheerleading as a sport (KING5)

ESPN is making a 30 for 30 documentary on the XFL

New Trailer for This Was the XFL (ESPN 30 for 30 on Twitter)

Dorial Green-Beckham was fined for wearing Yeezy cleats during charity week

Dorial Green-Beckham pretended Kanye West was a charity to wear Yeezy cleats, and was fined (SB Nation)
The NFL is going to let the Titans and Browns wear charity cleats after all (CBS Sports)
“I miss the old cleats.
The No Fun League cleats.
The plain-colored, just like the coach’s
hoody cleats.”
-DJM 2016

Credits

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

Episode 014: Will Millennials Watch Sports on Demand

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Episode 014: Will Millennials Watch Sports on Demand

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DJM has returned from the #LionsFree movement

Sports are having trouble attracting younger viewers

Switch Off the Football (Bloomberg)

Amazon wants to add live sports

Report: Amazon wants to add live sports streams to Prime (Ars Technica)

Draft Kings and Fanduel plan to merge

DraftKings, FanDuel Announce Plans to Merge (Variety)

Santa Clara vs the 49ers

Santa Clara city council declares 49ers in breach of contract, 49ers fire back (Niners Nation)

Joel Embiid is trademarking “The Process”

Joel Embiid is trademarking ‘The Process’ for children’s books and Shirley Temples (SB Nation)

Chaunte Lowe finally got her medal

A U.S. high jumper found out she won an Olympic medal 8 years later (SB Nation)

Don’t throw sex toys at sporting events

Buffalo Bills ban sex toy throwers for life from future games (Sports Illustrated)

Credits

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

Episode 003: The Ryan Lochte/Rio Olympacalypse

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Episode 003: The Ryan Lochte/Rio Olympacalypse

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The Drugs Won

https://sports.vice.com/en_us/article/the-drugs-won-the-case-for-ending-the-sports-war-on-doping

Leave Gabby Douglas Alone

http://www.vox.com/2016/8/15/12476322/gabby-douglas-rio-olympics-racism

Apocalympics

Ryan Lochte and Friends

Episode 002: More to hockey than fights, except nobody told this dude

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Episode 002: More to hockey than fights, except nobody told this dude

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Daily Beast Reporter Outs Gay Athletes

Coach Poses as Athlete for Drug Test

http://www.sbnation.com/2016/8/11/12447364/john-anzrah-kenya-olympics-posing-athlete-urine-sample

NFL Cancels Hall of Fame Game

http://www.sbnation.com/2016/8/8/12401542/2016-nfl-hall-of-fame-game-cancelled-field-conditions-what-happened-lol-debacle

Hockey Player Just Wants to Fight

http://www.sbnation.com/2016/8/8/12403582/khl-damir-ryspayev-russian-hockey-game-canceled-after-fighting-entire-team

New Beer Mile World Record

http://www.trackie.com/track-and-field/TrackieTV/2016-world-beer-mile-classic-fast-heat-corey-bellemore-world-record-4-34/6838/

Episode 001: Not Everybody Likes Throwbacks

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Episode 001: Not Everybody Likes Throwbacks

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ESPN Broadcasting Evo

http://www.esportsbettingreport.com/evo-2016-espn-esports-coverage/

College eSports taking off

North American LCS Franchising

How Nashville Embraced Hockey and Vice Versa

New Olympic Events for 2020

Mike Brown is getting paid by both teams in the NBA Finals

Princess Blows Out Prime Minister’s Ears with Starter Pistol

Credits

NHL will not send players to the 2018 Winter Olympics

The great LPGA snitching scandal

The Orlando Magic accidentally released their trade/free agency targets

Tony Romo is becoming a broadcaster

New Labor Deal for US Women’s Soccer

Destitute soccer team uses jersey numbers as ads

Credits

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

Credits

Browns Update

White House using eSports to market health care to young people

Dumb fans: A fan has handcuffed himself to the Smoothie King Center to protest Alvin Gentry

An actual body expert disputes Draymond Green’s claims

Rick Carlisle won’t stop calling timeouts

International Olympic Committee Recognizing New Sports

ESPN is making a 30 for 30 documentary on the XFL

Dorial Green-Beckham was fined for wearing Yeezy cleats during charity week

Credits

DJM has returned from the #LionsFree movement

Sports are having trouble attracting younger viewers

Amazon wants to add live sports

Draft Kings and Fanduel plan to merge

Santa Clara vs the 49ers

Joel Embiid is trademarking “The Process”

Chaunte Lowe finally got her medal

Don’t throw sex toys at sporting events

Credits

The Drugs Won

Leave Gabby Douglas Alone

Apocalympics

Ryan Lochte and Friends

Daily Beast Reporter Outs Gay Athletes

Coach Poses as Athlete for Drug Test

NFL Cancels Hall of Fame Game

Hockey Player Just Wants to Fight

New Beer Mile World Record

ESPN Broadcasting Evo

Rio Olympics Problems

Aldon Smith Being Dumb

Not Everyone Likes Throwback Jerseys