Sports Illustrated Weekly

A lengthy investigation by the NBA into Phoenix Suns and Mercury owner Robert Sarver has uncovered a deeply troubling history of racist and sexist behavior. As a consequence, Sarver reluctantly received a one-year suspension and a $10 million fine, prompting widespread criticism that the punishment is disproportionate to the considerable infractions. SI’s Rohan Nadkarni joins to discuss the details of the findings and how the league should rectify its verdict.

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In a New York Baseball double-header John Gonzalez first sits down with Tom Verducci who got a rare interview with the history-chasing Aaron Judge. Will he hit 62 HRs? Will he resign with the Yankees? Then Stephanie Apstein joins the show to explain why this year might just be the year the Mets don't well... Mets. Can New York's second team shake off years of disfunction and make a push for the World Series?

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Who's to blame when your favorite soccer team sucks? It's probably not the players or the manager...it's the mysterious millionaires and billionaires who fund the clubs we love. Producer Jordan Rizzieri asks soccer journalists from around the world Luis Miguel Echegaray, Matt Ford, and Justin Salhani what ownership means in different leagues and is there anything fans can do to be heard.

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This is the first complete season that major leaguers have worn microphones on the field during Sunday Night Baseball. How's that going? We check in with SI's Emma Baccellieri and ask about the frolicking, folly, and inadvertent f-bombs that can come with a hot mic.

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Football season is upon us! NFL Network’s Colleen Wolfe and Dan Hanzus joins to recap a fun season of ‘Hard Knocks’ before predicting which teams will make it out of each division, through the playoffs, and all the way to the Super Bowl.

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USMNT supporters don’t have to wait until the World Cup to watch American internationals thrive in top club competitions. CBS Sports’ Luis Miguel Echegaray joins us to discuss Jesse Marsch’s Leeds United, Christian “Captain America” Pulisic, the conundrum at center forward, and what Gregg Berhalter’s side might look like in November.

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As the calendar rolls into September sports fans head back to school for college football. John Gonzalez sits down with SI college football experts Ross Dellenger and Pat Forde to discuss everything from this year's Heisman hopefuls, to NIL money's effect on recruiting before giving their picks for who's going to make the College Football Playoff.

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With three World Series, a World Series MVP, and two All-Star nods under his belt, many would say 36-year-old Pablo Sandoval has accomplished more than enough in Major League Baseball to retire. But instead, the Venezuelan has recently taken his talents down to the Mexican League in an attempt to extend his illustrious career. Writer Joseph Bien-Kahn joins John to tell the story of the man they affectionately call “Kung Fu Panda.”

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This year marks the 50th anniversary of Title IX and since then you'd be hard pressed to find any person who's done more for women’s athletics than Billie Jean King. In addition to her on court accomplishments in tennis, King has served as an activist, a business woman, and an iconic cultural figure. Along with an interview with King herself, Caitlin Thompson of Racquet Magazine joins John Gonzalez to put Billie Jean King’s life and achievements in perspective.

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How do you say goodbye to the GOAT? Serena Williams transcended tennis and changed the game for the better, but John Gonzalez is asking by SI Senior Writer Jon Wertheim what's next after she hangs up the racket? And who's going to come out on to of the Men's and Women's sides in a US Open that seems completely up for grabs?

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