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Episode 183: Chris Paul’s Bag, Lionel Messi’s Bag, The Lakers Old Bags

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The 14 Moments That Swept Us Away At The Tokyo Olympics (NPR)
Inside Molly Seidel’s Bronze Medal Marathon Run in Tokyo (Runner’s World)
Sumo scare? Riders say horses might be spooked by statue (AP News)
Lionel Messi arrives in Paris to complete PSG move after leaving Barcelona (ESPN)
NBA opens investigations into Lonzo Ball, Kyle Lowry sign-and-trade deals, sources say (ESPN)
2021/22 NBA Contract Extension Tracker (Hoops Rumors)
Carmelo Anthony says Lakers not worried about age of roster: ‘We make our own narrative’ (CBS Sports)
Sources: Chris Paul will return to Suns on 4-year deal worth up to $120 million (Yahoo Sports)

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Episode 133: The Blue Jean Mile & All That Other Stuff

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Episode 110: Mystics Bring Gold to DC, Rage in Philly

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The Mystics Kept Their Cool And Finally Captured A Title (FiveThirtyEight)
Chequered flag error means race distance is cut and Perez scores points despite crashing (RaceFans)
Blizzard Finally Comments On Hearthstone Debacle, Reduces Suspensions And Returns Prize Money (Kotaku)
TSM re-signs star mid laner Bjergsen in “unprecedented” deal (Dexerto)
SonicFox Is “Loving Tekken” Right Now – Watch Out, Tekken Players (TheGamer)
The Greatest, Fakest World Record (The Atlantic)
Arena “Upgrade” Means Pathetic Legroom For Boston Fans (Deadspin)
Flyers debut a ‘rage room’ inside Wells Fargo Center where fans can break stuff (NBC Sports Philadelphia)

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Episode 032: eSports Extravaganza

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Episode 030: Playoff JaVale > Playoff LeBron??

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We Almost Saw a 2 Hour Marathon Run

One Runner Came Tantalizingly Close To A 2-Hour Marathon (FiveThirtyEight)

Christian Coleman kills John Ross’s claim that he could beat Usain Bolt in a 40 yard dash

Usain Bolt chuckles, responds to John Ross’ 40-yard dash challenge exactly how you think he would (USA Today FTW)

The growing problem of racism in soccer

Sulley Muntari’s ban for refusing to accept racist abuse is yet another disgrace for Italian soccer (SB Nation)

The resurrection of JaVale McGee

JaVale McGee Is No Joke (FiveThirtyEight)

Is Playoff LeBron Really a Thing?

LeBron Doesn’t Get Better In The Playoffs. He’s Always This Good. (FiveThirtyEight)

The Portland Trail Blazers gave their entire playoff bonus to staffers

Damian Lillard, Trail Blazers teammates donate $224K in playoff bonuses to team staffers (Sporting News)

Eddie Lacy said goodbye to Packers fans with a garage sale.

Eddie Lacy had a garage sale for Packers fans, and they cleaned house (SB Nation)

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Episode 023: The Wheels on the Buss Have Fallen Off!

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NFL looking to streamline their video review process

Competition Committee discussing centralizing review system (NFL.com)

Video review potentially coming to soccer

Video review system could be used in English football next season (Guardian)

Crystal Palace FC fans vandalize their own team bus by accident

Crystal Palace fans accidentally vandalise their own team bus (Telegraph)

Lakers (Possible) Civil War

Buss brothers deny trying to remove Jeanie Buss as controlling owner (ESPN)

Jose Calderon’s Wild Ride

Hawks claim Jose Calderon off waivers (ESPN)

Follow up: Holly Holm’s Appeal Denied

NYSAC denies Holly Holm’s appeal of UFC 208 loss (MMA Fighting)

GSP is Back

Georges St-Pierre vs. Michael Bisping slated for UFC middleweight title fight (MMA Fighting)

NCAA suspends Richmond baseball players for Fantasy Football

Fantasy football involvement caused NCAA suspension of UR baseball players (Richmond Times-Dispatch)

Marathon investigator

Mascot mishaps

Karl-Anthony Towns’ dad got injured by the Timberwolves’ mascot. Now, he might sue. (SB Nation)
Royals’ mascot Sluggerrr cleared of wrongdoing in hot dog trial (Yahoo Sports)

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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

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We Almost Saw a 2 Hour Marathon Run

Christian Coleman kills John Ross’s claim that he could beat Usain Bolt in a 40 yard dash

The growing problem of racism in soccer

The resurrection of JaVale McGee

Is Playoff LeBron Really a Thing?

The Portland Trail Blazers gave their entire playoff bonus to staffers

Eddie Lacy said goodbye to Packers fans with a garage sale.

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NFL looking to streamline their video review process

Video review potentially coming to soccer

Crystal Palace FC fans vandalize their own team bus by accident

Lakers (Possible) Civil War

Jose Calderon’s Wild Ride

Follow up: Holly Holm’s Appeal Denied

GSP is Back

NCAA suspends Richmond baseball players for Fantasy Football

Marathon investigator

Mascot mishaps

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