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  • Hosts Alex Kirshner, Lindsay Gibbs, and Ben Lindbergh talk about the dominant Dodgers, why NCAA coaches are hiring lobbyists, election gambling, and the return of Afterballs! On the Bonus episode exclusively for Slate Plus members, the hosts get into esports, and gaming star FAKER's fifth League of Legends World Championship.

    World Series (4:47): The Dodgers were good. The Yankees were bad.

    Olympic Sports (19:23): a group of collegiate Olympic sports coaching associations hired lobbying firm FGS Global.

    Election Betting (35:58): The potential ramifications of sportsbooks hosting presidential election bets.

    Afterballs (48:29): Lindsay Gibbs on WTA Finals and Saudi Arabia

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  • Hosts Alex Kirshner, Lindsay Gibbs, and Ben Lindbergh examine the notable silence from major sports stars on this year’s presidential election. They also discuss Michael Jordan's legal battle against NASCAR, plus the first week of the NBA regular season. In the Bonus episode exclusively for Slate Plus subscribers, the panel reflects on the life and legacy of Fernando Valenzuela and his impact on the Dodgers.

    A lack of political endorsements (2:48): LeBron remains quiet with one week remaining until the election.

    MJ vs. NASCAR (21:35): The implications of Michael Jordan’s legal case against Big Race Car.

    NBA (36:01): Bronny’s first few minutes.

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  • Alex Kirshner, Lindsay Gibbs, and Ben Lindbergh talk about the New York Liberty’s victory over the Minnesota Lynx in the WNBA Finals. They also get into Tom Brady’s controversial new ownership stake in the Las Vegas Raiders, and the World Series picture. In the Bonus episode exclusively for Slate Plus subscribers, the panel discusses University of Virginia men’s basketball coach Tony Bennett’s retirement announcement.

    WNBA Finals (10:02): The Liberty bring home the glory

    Tom Brady (32:38): The broadcaster and now team owner

    World Series (47:04): Clash of the evil empires

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  • Alex Kirshner, Lindsay Gibbs, and Ben Lindbergh discuss Cleveland Browns QB Deshaun Watson and his historically bad start, the sports-wide expansion of playoff seasons, and the latest on the MLB postseason. On the Bonus episode exclusively for Slate Plus members, the hosts talk about Jessica Campbell, the first woman to coach in the NHL.

    Deshaun Watson (3:22): The very bad Browns QB

    Playoff Expansion (23:14): Regular and postseasons continue to grow longer

    MLB (39:17): Baseball is fun again?

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  • Split Zone Duo’s Alex Kirshner, Power Plays’ Lindsay Gibbs, and the Ringer’s Ben Lindbergh chat about the NFL Players Association’s calls to revoke media access to locker rooms, the controversy surrounding a transgender volleyball player at San Jose State, and the wild week in college football. On the Bonus episode, exclusively for Slate Plus members, the hosts discuss Pete Rose’s historic and sordid legacy. 

    NFL Locker Rooms (2:35): Media access vs. player privacy

    San Jose State Volleyball (23:53): The drama surrounding a transgender player

    CFB (46:30): Vanderbilt beats Alabama

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  • Split Zone Duo’s Alex Kirshner, Power Plays’ Lindsay Gibbs, and the Ringer’s Ben Lindbergh get into playoff talk, first MLB and then the WNBA. Later, they talk about the seemingly impossible task of filling Nick Saban’s shoes at Alabama. On the bonus episode exclusively for Slate Plus members, they discuss the White Sox's historic implosion.


    MLB (2:48): Which playoff team should Lindsay root for?

    WNBA (21:16): Dijonai Carrington and the start of the playoffs

    CFB (42:22): Kalen DeBoer keeps the Tide rolling

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  • Split Zone Duo’s Alex Kirshner, Power Plays’ Lindsay Gibbs, and the Ringer’s Ben Lindbergh discuss Shohei’s record-breaking season, Adrian Wojnarowski’s retirement, and the waning passing abilities of NFL quarterbacks. In the bonus episode exclusively for Slate Plus members, the hosts examine whether the SAFE Bet Act could actually rein in sports betting.

    Woj (3:09): What comes next for sports scoop culture in a post-Woj world?

    Ohtani (24:43): The first man to reach the 50/50 club.

    NFL (42:57): The League’s passing offenses are not doing well.

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  • Split Zone Duo’s Alex Kirshner, Power Plays’ Lindsay Gibbs, and the Ringer’s Ben Lindbergh reunite to talk about the U.S. women’s first victory at the Solheim Cup in eight years. They also discuss the Oakland Athletics’ move to Sacramento, and Tua Tagovailoa’s latest frightening concussion. On the bonus episode, Slate Plus members can hear chat about A’ja Wilson’s historic WNBA season.

    LPGA (2:12): The U.S. beats Europe at the Solheim Cup.

    Oakland A’s (28:07): The Athletics are on to Sacramento, but then where?

    Tua Tagovailoa (46:20): The Dolphins quarterback's head injury and future.

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  • Slate contributing writer and co-host of the podcast Split Zone Duo, Alex Kirshner is back in the host chair this week. Joining Alex is the founder of the Power Plays newsletter, Lindsay Gibbs, and Yahoo Sports’ Charles McDonald. The panel comb through NFL Week 1, the American near victories at the US Open, and Angel Reese’s season-ending injury. In the Bonus episode, Slate Plus members can hear a discussion about Deion Sanders' disappointing Buffaloes.


    NFL (3:13): The big budgets and big gambles on the current crop of QBs

    US Open (23:02): The American Grand Slam drought continues.

    WNBA (40:21): Angel Reese’s rookie season is cut short.

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  • Slate contributing writer and co-host of the podcast Split Zone Duo, Alex Kirshner hosts this week’s Hang Up and Listen. Alex is joined by The Ringer’s Ben Lindbergh and founder of the Power Plays newsletter, Lindsay Gibbs for a discussion of private equity in the NFL and college football. Later, they break down the National Women’s Soccer League and the NWSL Players Association's new collective bargaining agreement. Plus, Joey Votto’s retirement and the decline of power players at first base in the MLB. 

    Football (2:25): Private equity invests in the NFL and CFB.

    NWSL (22:55): The National Women’s Soccer League strikes a deal with the Players Association.

    Baseball (43:27): Has the time of dominant first basemen and juggernaut teams evaporated?

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  • Stefan Fatsis and Josh Levin reflect on hosting Slate’s sports podcast, which debuted in July 2009.

    Retrospective (6:51): How the show attempted to be an antidote to traditional sports talk radio.

    Old Afterballs (30:55): Josh on a 1934 battle between a scorpion and a spider. Stefan with an update to “Proud to Be an Astro” from Ball Four.

    New Afterballs (51:17): Josh on listener comments after the first episode of Hang Up and Listen. Stefan on a decade and a half of Afterballs.

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  • Stefan Fatsis and Josh Levin discuss the Dream Team’s close calls on the road to gold, and the U.S. women’s basketball team’s narrow victory, too. They break down the quick overhaul of the U.S. women’s soccer team, which won its first gold medal since 2012. Finally, they assess whether the visually beautiful and athletically compelling Paris Games restored the Olympics’ luster.

    Basketball (4:12): The U.S. men and women survived gold-medal scares from host France.

    Soccer (19:25): The new-look U.S. women’s team topped Brazil for gold.

    Olympics roundup (34:58): Did Paris help the Games regain their mojo?

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  • Morgan Campbell, Stefan Fatsis, and Josh Levin discuss Noah Lyles’ stunning win in the men’s 100 meters and Sha’Carri Richardson’s silver in the women’s. Slate’s Christina Cauterucci explains the controversy about the women boxers accused of failing a gender-eligibility test. Plus, Olympics potpourri, including NBC’s announcing fails, tennis genius, and archery thrills.

    100 meters (2:34): Noah Lyles nipped Jamaica’s Kishane Thompson in one of the most exciting races in Olympics history.

    Women’s boxing(17:41): Slate’s Christina Cauterucci on the culture-war furor around two women boxers.

    Olympics potpourri (34:48): NBC’s 100-meters and gymnastics fails, a scintillating men’s tennis final, and a golden arrow.

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  • Joel Anderson, Morgan Campbell, and Stefan Fatsis discuss the Dream Team’s opening-game win at the Paris Olympics. Gymnastics writer Rebecca Schulman joins to assess whether a calf injury might derail Simone Biles’ quest for redemption. And, the Games’ first scandal: Canadian soccer Spygate.

    Dream Team (4:53): Led by Kevin Durant and LeBron James, Team USA crushed Nikola Jokic and Serbia it its Olympics opener.

    Gymnastics (18:26): How severe is the calf injury that left Simone Biles limping and crawling during qualifying rounds in Paris?

    Soccer scandal (33:45): Canada’s men’s and women’s soccer teams used drones to spy on opponents for years.
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  • Joel Anderson, Josh Levin, and the CBC’s Morgan Campbell check in on the WNBA at the halfway point of a historic season. They also talk about ESPN’s list of the 100 greatest pro athletes of the 2000s. Finally, they interview Rose Eveleth about their podcast Tested, on the history of sex testing in sports.

    WNBA (4:19): What’s the story with the new TV deal? How did the WNBA All-Stars beat the Olympic team?

    100 greatest athletes(18:45): What’s wrong with ESPN’s list? Are we falling into a trap by talking about it at all?

    Tested (32:06): The century-long obsession over whether women athletes are really women.

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  • Copa America (7:03): A security breakdown outside the stadium marred Argentina’s 1-0 win over Colombia.

    U.S. soccer ( 21:19): Will a big-name European replace Gregg Berhalter?

    Crossword puzzles (34:26): An interview about the art of solving crosswords really fast. 

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  • Joel Anderson, Josh Levin, and the Ringer’s Bryan Curtis talk about Klay Thompson’s move to Dallas and whether there will ever be another NBA dynasty. They also check in on the state of sports media TV rights, and they welcome Texas and Oklahoma to the SEC.

    Klay to Dallas (2:38): Is the Golden State breakup what the NBA wants?

    Sports media rights (19:08): Will the money keep on flowing forever?

    SEC expansion (33:28): The huge positives and glaring negatives of conference realignment.

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  • Stefan Fatsis and Joel Anderson talk to the New Yorker’s Louisa Thomas about the 55th pick in last week’s NBA draft: LeBron James’ son, Bronny. Plus, Joel and Josh Levin interview Wil Aaron about racism in baseball in the decades after Jackie Robinson.
    Bronny James (3:33): LeBron James wanted to play with his kid in the NBA. Will that be good for Bronny?
    Wil Aaron (20:54): Hank Aaron’s cousin on his frustrating years in minor-league baseball.
    Afterball (54:06): Stefan on Turkey vs. Türkiye at the 2024 Euros.
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  • Joel Anderson, Stefan Fatsis, and Josh Levin share their thoughts on baseball legend Willie Mays, who died last week at age 93. Morgan Campbell of the CBC also joins to analyze the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials and to look at how the sports world turned on Drake.

    Mays (3:02): His greatest catch, the racism he faced, and his run-in with Commissioner Bowie Kuhn.

    Track (28:05): Sha’Carri Richardson and Noah Lyles roared to victories in the 100 meters.
     
    Drake and sports (46:45): Drake’s NBA “friends” appear to be siding with Kendrick Lamar.

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  • Stefan Fatsis and Josh Levin talk to Slate contributing writer Alex Kirshner about Bryson DeChambeau’s win—and Rory McIlroy’s heartbreaking loss—at the U.S. Open. Then, Washington Post columnist Jerry Brewer joins Stefan and Joel Anderson to analyze the NBA Finals and discuss his series “Grievance Games.”

    U.S. Open (2:56): What went wrong for Rory McIlroy.

    NBA Finals (22:19): Checking in on the Celtics and Mavericks.
     
    Grievance Games (39:17): How sports have “buckled under the pressures of grievance and division.”

    Afterball (56:29): Stefan on the 20th anniversary of Greece’s remarkable 2004 European soccer championship.

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