Newest Episodes
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Baseball in the 1920s: The Decade That Transformed America’s Pastime
After World War I, America surged into an era of defiant optimism, jazz and speakeasies. Amid that roar, baseball was transformed. The decade that changed America’s pastime.
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Are NHL Contracts Fully Guaranteed? The Truth Behind Player Security
Guaranteed money sounds iron clad until you read the fine print. In the NHL it lives inside a 540 page Collective Bargaining Agreement. The truth behind player security.
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Hot Take Showdown: 10 Controversial Sports Topics Splitting Fans
Sports arguments are the lifeblood of fandom. One remark about LeBron’s legacy and strangers are dissecting PER, rings and childhood memories. Ten controversial topics splitting fans.
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This Forgotten Sports Scandal Still Affects League Decisions Today
How the 1919 Black Sox Scandal, baseball’s darkest hour, created ripple effects that still shape modern sports integrity policies across leagues today.
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This Simple Stat Predicts NBA Championships Better Than Any Analyst
The 1.7 point margin, an overlooked statistical metric that has predicted NBA champions with uncanny accuracy and may beat the opinions of the experts.
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The Uncomfortable Truth About Fan Loyalty In Modern Sports
When love becomes a one way street. How commercialization turned fan loyalty from a sacred bond into a business transaction, and what that leaves fans with.
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The Dark Side of NHL Culture Nobody Talks About
Blood on ice. Behind the NHL’s polished public image sits a hidden culture of normalized violence, mental health struggles and substance abuse concerns that the league rarely discusses.
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The Rise of Ultras Violence in Football
The origins of ultras culture in football go back to the post World War II era, particularly in Italy, where passionate fan groups began to emerge. How it grew and where violence entered.
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Are Sports Commissioners Actually GENIUSES?
Gary Bettman’s three decade reign, Rob Manfred’s unpopular rule changes and more. Why commissioners draw so much hate, and whether the business results say they are geniuses.