We take a deep dive into the events of the 2018 U.S. Open Women's Final on Saturday between Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka. In such a high stakes situation, who has the greater responsibility... the athlete or the official? We discuss if there is a level of subjectivity when it comes to being an official and if it's applied fairly, if Carlos Ramos' actions were a result of sexist actions or an overall sexist culture and if our society is too quick to cry racism or sexism when something doesn't go a certain way (see: Nicki Minaj). Crew: Shawn Hardie, Midtown Mo, Christina Tapper (writer/editor for a web site that may or may not rhyme with Creature Deport),  Jeff J. from Nonstop Culture/FanBros and former Nigerian Olympic track and field athlete Idara Otu. For more information on Let Girls Read, Run, Grow, visit their Web site at: https://www.letgirlsreadrungrow.org/ Follow seveneighteen on social media: Twitter: @seveneighteen_ Instagram: @seveneighteen_ Facebook: facebook.com/seveneighteen

In the DEFINITIVE 2018 NFL Preview, we ask... Who will be the worst team in the NFL? (2:30 mark) Which 6-10 (or worse) team in 2017 will have a winning record in 2018? (13:50) Which 10-6 (or better) team in 2017 will have a losing record in 2018? (21:25) Who makes the playoffs & wins SB LIII? (30:35) Who will be the NFL MVP? (1:01:50) We also discuss if a team will sign Dez Bryant (64:00) before playing the NFL version of "Who He Play For?" (1:050:30) Crew: Shawn Hardie (Ravens), Ali Campbell (Giants), Landon Dais (Jets), Midtown Mo (Seahawks) and Zac Rosenberg (Jets) Follow seveneighteen on social media: Twitter: @seveneighteen_ Instagram: @seveneighteen_ Facebook: facebook.com/seveneighteen

In the DEFINITIVE 2018 NFL Preview, we ask…

* Who will be the worst team in the NFL? (2:30 mark)

* Which 6-10 (or worse) team in 2017 will have a winning record in 2018? (13:50)

* Which 10-6 (or better) team in 2017 will have a losing record in 2018? (21:25)

* Who makes the playoffs & wins SB LIII? (30:35)

* Who will be the NFL MVP? (1:01:50)

We also discuss if a team will sign Dez Bryant (64:00) before playing the NFL version of “Who He Play For?” (1:050:30)

Crew: Shawn Hardie (Ravens), Ali Campbell (Giants), Landon Dais (Jets), Midtown Mo (Seahawks) and Zac Rosenberg (Jets)

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In the DEFINITIVE 2018 College Football Preview, we ask... Who are the best and worst of the Power Five Conferences? (2:10 mark) Who are the most underrated and overrated teams going into this season? (8:45) Who will win the Heisman Trophy? (14:05) Who can make the College Football Playoff that most people wouldn’t expect? (22:10) Who makes the College Football Playoff and who wins the national title? (38:29)  BONUS: Will Urban Meyer still be employed on Columbus Day? (60:15) We also play some college football trivia (50:40) because we are dweebs and we're into that type of stuff. (Apologies for the audio quality, we tried to clean it up the best we could.) Crew: Shawn Hardie (Syracuse), Ali Campbell (Syracuse), Chris Canada of Option A or B, Roger Dean (Miami) and Ron Treasure (Miami). Follow seveneighteen on social media: Twitter: @seveneighteen_ Instagram: @seveneighteen_ Facebook: facebook.com/seveneighteen

In the DEFINITIVE 2018 College Football Preview, we ask…

* Who are the best and worst of the Power Five Conferences? (2:10 mark)

* Who are the most underrated and overrated teams going into this season? (8:45)

* Who will win the Heisman Trophy? (14:05)

* Who can make the College Football Playoff that most people wouldn’t expect? (22:10)

* Who makes the College Football Playoff and who wins the national title? (38:29)

*  BONUS: Will Urban Meyer still be employed on Columbus Day? (60:15)

We also play some college football trivia (50:40) because we are dweebs and we’re into that type of stuff.

(Apologies for the audio quality, we tried to clean it up the best we could.)

Crew: Shawn Hardie (Syracuse), Ali Campbell (Syracuse), Chris Canada of Option A or B, Roger Dean (Miami) and Ron Treasure (Miami).

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In the summer of 2006, LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh and Carmelo Anthony are eligible to sign contract extensions that would kick in starting in 2007-2008. They get on a conference call to discuss their futures. LeBron says he's going to sign a four-year deal with a player option after the third year, making him a free agent in 2010. Wade and Bosh follow suit. Melo decided to sign a five-year deal with a player option after the fourth year, making him a free agent in 2011. We all know what happens next. LeBron, Wade and Bosh win two NBA titles together in Miami, while Melo wins three playoff series total in Denver and New York. What if Melo had listened to LeBron?

In the summer of 2006, LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh and Carmelo Anthony are eligible to sign contract extensions that would kick in starting in 2007-2008. They get on a conference call to discuss their futures. LeBron says he’s going to sign a four-year deal with a player option after the third year, making him a free agent in 2010. Wade and Bosh follow suit. Melo decided to sign a five-year deal with a player option after the fourth year, making him a free agent in 2011.

We all know what happens next. LeBron, Wade and Bosh win two NBA titles together in Miami, while Melo wins three playoff series total in Denver and New York.

What if Melo had listened to LeBron?

In Part 2 of the DEFINITIVE 2018-19 European Fútbol Preview show, we discuss who will finish in the top four in the Premier League, who can win the UEFA Champions League (6:30 mark), who can win the Premier League Golden Boot (8:30), if there is a rational argument for Manchester City not winning the league (24:30) and who will get relegated (32:50). Sprinkled throughout the podcast was #banter between George and Carver about Jose Mourinho. Crew: Shawn Hardie (Tottenham Hotspur), Kerwin Bailey (Arsenal), George Brobbey (Manchester United), DJ Carver The Great (Manchester United), Dr. Mike Williams (Manchester City). Follow seveneighteen on social media: Twitter: @seveneighteen_ Instagram: @seveneighteen_ Facebook: facebook.com/seveneighteen

In Part 2 of the DEFINITIVE 2018-19 European Fútbol Preview show, we discuss who will finish in the top four in the Premier League, who can win the UEFA Champions League (6:30 mark), who can win the Premier League Golden Boot (8:30), if there is a rational argument for Manchester City not winning the league (24:30) and who will get relegated (32:50). Sprinkled throughout the podcast was #banter between George and Carver about Jose Mourinho.

Crew: Shawn Hardie (Tottenham Hotspur), Kerwin Bailey (Arsenal), George Brobbey (Manchester United), DJ Carver The Great (Manchester United), Dr. Mike Williams (Manchester City).

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After another unannounced summer hiatus, Five Questions is back! And in what has become the new tradition, we resume our podcasting duties with the DEFINITIVE 2018-19 European Fútbol Preview show. In Part 1, we discuss if fatigue playing an effect on players whose teams went far in the 2018 World Cup is overrated (4:20 mark), if Real Madrid can win La Liga without Cristiano Ronaldo (11:20 mark), if the summer transfer system is broken (especially with English teams having less time than the rest of Europe)  (23:00 mark) and if the curse of #JoseYearThree will descend upon Manchester United (30:45 mark). Crew: Shawn Hardie (Tottenham Hotspur), Kerwin Bailey (Arsenal), George Brobbey (Manchester United), DJ Carver The Great (Manchester United), Dr. Mike Williams (Manchester City). Follow seveneighteen on social media: Twitter: @seveneighteen_ Instagram: @seveneighteen_ Facebook: facebook.com/seveneighteen