This week we speak to DC-based sports journalist and editor Patrick Hruby about the rot that envelops the NCAA, more visible than ever this March. We do all this through the prism of word association, talking coaches, players, apparel companies, and the NCAA.

We also have ‘Choice Words’ about Mike Trout’s mega contract. We then got ‘Just Stand Up’ and ‘Just Sit Down’ awards to Braden Holtby and Michigan State coach Tom Izzo, a brand new ‘Kaepernick Watch’, and more!

Patrick Hruby

Twitter: @patrick_hruby

The NCAA says paying athletes hurts their education. That’s laughable. 

Zirin, Mike Trout’s Mega Deal and Baseball’s Economic Rot

https://www.thenation.com/article/mike-trout-mlb-players-union-dave-zirin/

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This week we speak to Katie Barnes of ESPNW about the right wing movement against trans athletes particularly trans women, recent comments by tennis legend Martina Navratilova, and we get their thoughts about the future of the struggle as well. 

We also have ‘Choice Words’ about Russell Westbrook’s confrontation with a so-called fan in Utah. Also we’ve got ‘Just Stand Up’ and ‘Just Sit Down’ awards to Megan Rapinoe and Duke bandwagonnoers! All that and more on this week’s Edge of Sports Podcast!

Katie Barnes

Twitter: @katie_barnes3

They Are the Champions

Zirin, Could the Utah Jazz Be Turning a Corner?

https://www.thenation.com/article/russell-westbrook-utah-jazz-racist-fan/

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This week we speak to Melissa Gira Grant, author of Playing the Whore: The Work of Sex Work about Robert Kraft’s arrest and the agendas that lurk behind charges of “human sex trafficking.”  

We also have ‘Choice Words’ about mental health in the NBA and we got ‘Just Stand Up’ awards for the U.S. women’s soccer team union and Kareem Abdul Jabbar as well as a ‘Just Sit Down’ award to NBA referees. All that and more on this week’s Edge of Sports Podcast!

Melissa Gira Grant

Twitter: @melissagira

Playing the Whore: The Work of Sex Work

Zirin, Does the NBA Have a Mental-Health Crisis on Its Hands?

https://www.thenation.com/article/nba-mental-health-adam-silver-charles-barkley/

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This week we speak to Washington Nationals pitcher Sean Dolittle and activist Eireann Dolan about their push to keep the caps union made after a relocation was announced from Derby, NY to non-union Florida. We also talk about the MLB players association and the shift in perception with respect to labor.

We also got ‘Choice Words’ about Colin Kaepernick’s settlement with the NFL. We also have Just Stand Up and Just Sit Down awards and more to some basketball players at Ole Miss and Patriots owner and coverage of the Robert Kraft news in recent days. All that and more!

https://thinkprogress.org/baseball-couple-union-campaign-003ec8963027/

Eirann Dolan

Twitter: @EireannDolan

Sean Dolittle

Twitter: @whatwouldDOOdo

Zirin, Colin Kaepernick Settles His Collusion Case With the NFL

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

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Music: Eye Examination - Del the Funky Homosapien | Gangsta Shit - G-Unit | 24 Frames - Jason Isbell | Lean Back - Terror Squad Feat. Fat Joe & Remy Ma | Live in the Sky - T.I. Feat. Jamie Foxx | Why We Thugs - Ice Cube | Hurt Me Soul - Lupe Fiasco | Run - Ghostface Killah | The Wire Theme

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This week we talk to AM670’s Julie DiCaro about Joe Ricketts, whose family owns the Chicago Cubs and Wrigley Field was found to have sent racist and Islamophobic emails to his family. What will be the fallout if any?

We also speak to author Bijan Bayne about the legacy of Frank Robinson and the sports anniversaries ahead in 2019\. Damn we feel old. We also got ‘Choice Words’ about the legacy of Frank Robinson and ‘Just Stand Up’ and ‘Just Sit Down’ awards for the Maryland legislature and Justin Fairfax, and much more!

Julie DiCaro

https://670thescore.radio.com/hosts/julie-dicaro 

Twitter: @JulieDiCaro

Bijan Bayne

https://rowman.com/ISBN/9780810895782/Elgin-Baylor-The-Man-Who-Changed-Basketball

Twitter: bijancbayne

Zirin, Frank Robinson Was a Fearless Speaker of Truth

https://www.thenation.com/article/frank-robinson-was-a-fearless-speaker-of-truth/

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Music: Eye Examination - Del the Funky Homosapien | We Gonna Make It - Jadakiss Feat. Styles P | Ovadose - Twista | It’s So Hard - Big Pun Feat. Donell Jones | Drip - Cardi B Feat. Migos | Life - J. Dilla | My Love - The Diplomats | Big Pimpin’ - Jay- Z Feat. UGK | Grammy Family - DJ Khaled Feat. Kanye West & Consequence | The Wire Theme

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This week we talk to “The Football Girl” Melissa Jacobs about the worst Super Bowl ever. We also have ‘Choice Words’ about the political drama taking place off the field, ‘Just Stand Up’ and ‘Just Sit Down’ awards to the Washington Post union and Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine. We also got Kaepernick Watch, and more!

Melissa Jacobs

https://thefootballgirl.com/ 

https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-football-girl-podcast/id1319547241?mt=2

Twitter: @thefootballgirl

Zirin, The Only Super Bowl Tension Was Off the Field

https://www.thenation.com/article/super-bowl-liii-2019-kaepernick-boring/

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Music: Eye Examination - Del the Funky Homosapien | Checkmate - Jadakiss | Feel So Good - Mase | Candy Paint - E-40 Feat Slim Thug & Bun B | Understandable Smooth - Ras Kass | Rhythm Roulette - Just Blaze | Story of OJ - Jay-Z | Drugs - Lil’ Kim | The Wire Theme

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This week we talk to former pro-bowler and Super Bowl champ Martellus Bennett about his new children’s book Dear Black Boy. The former NFL standout also talks about his upbringing, how he’s been doing post-football, and his creative projects.

Also we got ‘Choice Words’ about Los Angeles Rams owner Stan Kroenke and why he’s making it hard to root against the Patriots, ’Just Stand Up’ and ‘Just Sit Down’ awards to a coalition of civil rights groups and an odious white supremacist group. We also have a new Kaepernick Watch. All that and more on this week’s show.

Martellus Bennett

https://www.theimaginationagency.com/

http://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/news/martellus-bennett-police-brutality-louisiana-minnesota-dallas-shootings-black-lives-matter/v8v8s4zhus8e1n1clc880tb31

Twitter: @MartysaurusRex

Zirin, The Rams’ Stan Kroenke Represents the Worst of the NFL

https://www.thenation.com/article/rams-stan-kroenke-patriots-super-bowl/

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Music: Eye Examination - Del the Funky Homosapien | Dreams - Little Brother | Batman Theme - Danny Elfman | Men In Black - Danny Elfman | Away From Me - Little Brother | 24s - T.I. | Trap House - Gucci Mane | Recognize - Scarface | Murder Was The Case - Snoop Dogg | Y’all Don’t Hear Me Though - Fabolous | The Wire Theme

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This week we speak to Kain Colter, former quarterback at Northwestern and current organizer with the American Federation of Teachers. We talked about his experiences at Northwestern, challenges that college athletes face, and the labor movement today. 

Also we got ‘Choice Words’ about the picket line developing at the Super Bowl halftime show by artists,’Just Stand Up’ and ‘Just Sit Down’ awards to Donovan Mitchell and a recent recipient. All that and more on this week’s show.

Kain Colter

https://www.si.com/college-football/2016/02/24/northwestern-union-case-book-indentured

Zirin, The Artistic Picket Line Surrounding the Super Bowl Halftime Show

https://www.thenation.com/article/travis-scott-colin-kaepernick-super-bowl-halftime-show/

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This week we speak to NY Daily News sports writer Charles Modiano about his writing on the NFL's coaching hires over the last month: hires that have all but practically eliminated black head coaches from the league. 

Also we also have ‘Choice Words’ about the case of Maori Davenport. If you don't know it, you should. In addition we have the ‘Just Stand Up’ award to tennis legend Andy Murray and “Just Sit Your Ass Down” award to , and a personal Kaepernick watch. All that and more on this week’s show.

Charles Modiano

https://www.nydailynews.com/sports/football/ny-sports-jim-caldwell-defense-lions-20190105-story.html

Twitter: @ChuckModi1

Zirin, Rest in Power, Maori Davenport’s Case Exposes the Sham of ‘Amateurism’

https://www.thenation.com/article/maori-davenport-alabama-basketball-rutgers-amateur/

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Music: Eye Examination - Del the Funky Homosapien | Rubber Band Man - T.I. | I Really Mean It - The Diplomats | Sho Nuff - Tela Feat. 8 Ball & MJG | I Get Around - Tupac Feat. Digital Underground | Greatest Story Never Told - Saigon | Apollo Kids - Ghostface Killah | Live and Let Live - Souls of Mischief | The Wire Theme

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This week we pay tribute to filmmaker Bill Siegel who passed away last week. Bill Siegel is known as the director of what I believe to be the best boxing documentary ever made, The Trials of Muhammad Ali. We play an interview that the podcast did with Bill Siegel after the death of Ali in 2016.

Also we have Choice Words about the late great Bill Siegel, his film The Trials of Muhammad Ali, and why his work was so important. We also have Just Stand Up and Just Sit Down Awards for the UNC athletic community and a Major League Baseball executive talking about a potential blackballing of Bruce Maxwell, and more!

Bill Siegel

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/bill-siegel-dead-emmy-winning-trials-muhammad-ali-director-dies-at-55-1168327 

Zirin, Rest in Power, Ali Documentarian Bill Siegel

https://www.thenation.com/article/bill-siegel-obituary/

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