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A showdown of unbeaten teams. Who would have thought? This game looks like it will be a real test for the defense to see how they can contain an elusive QB as the offense continues to try and find it's self.

The legalization of sports betting is now a reality. Steve and Chris look at the possible conflict of interest of Michael Jordan having a board seat and equity in gambling company DraftKings. Is this a slippery slope or the hook to retain fans? Next up is an interesting idea to fix college athletics by OutKick. Are we close to the SEC Inc or the ACC Corporation? The finish is a look at how the trend of the US is pulling out of international bodies by a fight between the a Trump Administration and the World Anti-Doping Agency.

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Washington starts out with a win. Didn't know that was allowed. The new-look defense dominated along the line of scrimmage.

The Washington Football Team get the upset victory to start out the year vs Philly.

Washington gets ready to take on Philly, and we can only say there are surprises in store for all of us, with no pre-season it's going to be tough to say what any team will look like.

Sports Illustrated's Rick Snider and Matt Cones discuss Dan Snyder's legal problems, the Washington Football Team's youth movement, game 1 against division rival Philadephia Eagles, and more:

The End of the Offseason: Jamual, Rob, and Steve discuss Washington's final roster cuts and the strengths and weaknesses of each position group, and give their annual season record predictions.

On the practice field, it sounds like the offense is starting to click, with good reports coming out about the QB play. Off the field the teams got yet another PR disaster to try and handle.

Steve and Chris take a look at some of the rating trends for the NHL, MLB and especially the NBA. Whenever ratings are discussed our two talking heads like to look at macro and micro trends. And with NBA is this a multi-year trend? A younger fan base watching on social media or is it a counter-reaction to the league’s social justice pageantry? Next up is the midwestern mess that is the Big Ten. This leads to one of the show’s favorite topics, the deep rot in college athletics.

Also take note, this is probably the last show for months without an explicit NFL storyline.

The team makes history by hiring Jason Wright. Steve gets hold of Guice's legal documents. Training camp is sloppy.