This week we talk to former NFL player Ryan O'Callaghan about his book My Life on the Line, and what it was like to keep his sexuality hidden as an NFL player. It's a riveting story.

We also Have ‘Choice Words’ about California's new law giving student-athletes some rights when under the thumb of the NCAA. We also have ‘Just Stand Up’ and ‘Just Sit Down’ awards to Minnesota Viking Receiver Stefon Diggs and TheMaven’s decimation of a venerable sports media institution, Sports Illustrated. All that and more!

Ryan O’Callaghan

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2019/08/28/ryan-ocallaghan-who-came-out-gay-recalls-robert-kraft-support/2119775001/ 

http://www.akashicbooks.com/catalog/my-life-on-the-line/

Zirin, The ‘Sports Illustrated’ Layoffs Are What Happen When We’re Ruled by Vampires

https://www.thenation.com/article/sports-illustrated/

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This week we speak to WNBA aficionado Helen Welock about the WNBA finals between the Mystics and Suns.

We also Have ‘Choice Words’ about the cancellation of the FIFA Palestine Cup. We also have ‘Just Stand Up’ and ‘Just Sit Down’ awards to Felix Hernandez/the city of Seattle and NFL owners who are pushing to expand the regular season. All that and more!

Helen Welock

Twitter: @WomensHoopsBlog

https://www.si.com/wnba/2019/09/27/wnba-finals-preview-breaking-down-mystics-sun-series

Zirin, Israel Canceled the FIFA Palestine Cup for No Apparent Reason

https://www.thenation.com/article/fifa-palestine-cup/

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This week we speak to one of the great basketball players of all time, Maya Moore, talking to us about her unprecedented decision to walk away from hoops to organize around the worst aspects of our criminal justice system. 

We have ‘Choice Words’ about Colin Kaepernick and the NFL quarterback crisis. We also have ‘Just Stand Up’ and ‘Just Sit Down’ awards to legendary wide receiver Calvin Johnson and NCAA football coach Mike Leach, and more.

Maya Moore

Twitter: @MooreMaya

https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/30/sports/maya-moore-wnba-quit.html

Zirin, NFL Teams Are Desperate for Quarterbacks—but Colin Kaepernick Remains Unsigned

https://www.thenation.com/article/colin-kaepernick-nfl-quarterbacks/

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This week we speak to filmmaker Nancy Schwartzman about her film Roll Red Roll, a documentary about the 2012 sexual assault by members of the football team in Steubenville, Ohio. 

We also have a long discussion with sports writer Charles Modiano about the Antonio Brown rape accusations and how the media is reporting on it. We also have ‘Just Stand Up’ and ‘Just Sit Down’ awards to Kenny Stills and Tim Tebow/Kobe Bryant, and more.

Nancy Schwartzman

Twitter: @fancynancynyc

https://rollredrollfilm.com/

Charles Modiano

Twitter: @ChuckModi1

https://www.nydailynews.com/chuck-modiano-staff.html

Zirin, Rape Accusations Could Finish Antonio Brown

https://www.thenation.com/article/antonio-brown-rape/

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This week we speak to African-American trailblazing NASCAR driver Bill Lester. I also have choice words about the retirement of Andrew Luck and the crisis of race and class it poses for the NFL.

We also have some ‘Just Stand Up’ and ‘Just Sit Down’ Awards to the Portland Timber fans and rap mogul Jay-Z as well as a very special Kaepernick watch.

Bill Lester

Twitter: @Bill_Lester

https://theundefeated.com/whhw/bill-lester-the-first-black-driver-to-win-a-grand-am-race/

Zirin, Andrew Luck and the NFL’s Looming Crisis of Race and Class

https://www.thenation.com/article/andrew-luck-nfl/

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This week we speak to Fencer Race Imboden who took a knee at the Pan Am Games during the anthem to protest the injustice raging across America. We also spoke to Royce White, friend of the show and former NBA player who went viral this week speaking out on what he sees as the blackballing of Carmelo Anthony.

We also have choice words about Jay Z in the NFL, ‘Just Stand Up’ and ‘Just Sit Down’ awards to some NFL players and a NFL coach’s playlist, and more!

Race Imboden

Twitter: @Race_Imboden

https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2019/08/21/us-fencer-race-imboden-given-month-probation-pan-am-games-protest/

Royce White

Twitter: @Highway_30

https://sports.yahoo.com/royce-white-carmelo-anthony-being-blackballed-los-angeles-lakers-nba-mental-health-045632800.html

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This week we speak to the author of Power Games: A Political History of the Olympics, Jules Boykoff. We both just returned from Tokyo where prep for the 2020 Summer Olympics is underway. We talk about our trip to the Olympic sites and Fukushima, and our interviews with people being displaced.

We also have Just Stand Up and Just Sit Down Awards, Kaepernick Watch and more. All this and more on this week’s show!

Jules Boykoff

Twitter: @JulesBoykoff

https://www.thenation.com/article/olympics-tokyo-protest-fukushima/

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This week I chop it up with hoops referee, author and coach Kevin McNutt about the US Women’s National Soccer Team’s World Cup victory, and we rank “Mt. Rushmore’s” in wide variety of sporting categories. It’s a blast. Enjoy!

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This week we talk about the NBA season that was with the Athletic’s NBA national correspondent Michael Lee. Also I’ve got choice words about

We also have ‘Choice Words’ about the politics of Megan Rapinoe and her decision to not sing the National Anthem at the World Cup. We got a ‘Just Stand Up’ Award to a first time winner, Russell Wilson, for his comments about the nation’s immigration policy after a horrifying photo of a migrant father and daughter dead on the Mexican side of a river was leaked. We got a ‘Just Sit Down’ award for Kevin Keetzman, a Kansas City sports radio show host. All this and more on this week’s show!

Michael Lee

Twitter: @MrMichaelLee

https://theathletic.com/author/michael-lee/

Zirin, Megan Rapinoe’s Statement Echoes the Words of Muhammad Ali

https://www.thenation.com/article/megan-rapinoes-statement-echoes-the-words-of-muhammad-ali/

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This week we speak to journalist and Burn it All Down Podcast co-host Shireen Ahmed about her experience in Paris for the start of the Women’s World Cup and the scene in her hometown of Toronto following the victory of the Raptors in the NBA Finals.

We also have ‘Choice Words’ about the politics of Megan Rapinoe and her decision to not sing the National Anthem at the World Cup. We got a ‘Just Stand Up’ Award for Raptors guard Kyle Lowry (again) for his comments about who really deals with pressure and a ‘Just Sit Down’ award to Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield for his comments about a teammate. All this and more on this week’s show!

Shireen Ahmed

Twitter: @_shireenahmed_

https://www.burnitalldownpod.com/

Zirin, Megan Rapinoe Is Right to Not Sing the Anthem

https://www.thenation.com/article/megan-rapinoe-sports-soccer/

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