We open with the significance -- light & dark -- of Pablo Torre breaking the Kawhi/Ballmer scandal, juxtapose Angel Reese's recent comments with another star who said virtually the same thing with no controversy and find more evidence Jim Ratcliffe just straight-up hates the Manchester United women.Manchester United's men's soccer club has been struggling for a while now. Is there reason to think a renaissance's a-comin'? Or are they just jerking us around? Shwinnypooh of Pod Strickland fame joins to discuss Ratclifee, Ruben Amorim, Garnacho, Mainoo, Bruno Fernandes and more.
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The KD trade, the Club World Cup grotesquerie & why drug-testing is harder than you think
Who will win Game 7 of the NBA Finals? Who won the KD trade? On a scale of Three Mile Island to Chernobyl, how much of a disaster is the Club World Cup? Why are tennis players who aren't doping still getting marks against them? Find the answers in this episode!
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The NBA Finals & all things NY sports with The Ringer's Katie Baker
In which we welcome our favorite sportswriter and ask her: how historically shocking would a Pacers' title rank? After some Finals talk, it's NY, NY the rest of the way -- why we weren't sure the Knicks would fire Tom Thibodeau & why it's encouraging they did. Is Ranger goalie Igor Shesterkin *that* good? Is Ranger GM Chris Drury *that* bad? Also: the new Mets, what one thing we'd change re: sports owners if we could, and more!
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NBA playoff talk with Howard Beck
The Ringer's Howard Beck talks whether Cleveland should make a move or stay the course, if KD or Giannis are more likely to be traded, whether teams can still plan for 3-5 year runs under the current CBA, if Tyrese Haliburton a bully or a killer & more
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Is Tyrese Haliburton a killer or a bully? NBA talk with Howard Beck
Do the Cavs need to make changes after their early playoff exit? Who's more likely to be traded: KD or Giannis? With the abundance of knowledge & perspectives available to NBA fans today, are they any more or less unfair to the players than prior generations? Plus what defines a killer vs. a bully, which is Tyrese Haliburton and more!