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No one does wacky, unique and cool mascots like the MiLB, and we get into our favorites plus the rest of the weekends' sports news for you, sports fans! Check out the episode rundown:

• Mascot Monday - Minor League Edition (2:50)
• MLB: Dodger domination, slow pitchers, strikeout bonanzas, and triple plays (15:55)
• NBA: Curry 3's and Westbook triple-double ridiculousness, and a new player/owner combo (24:20)
• NHL:  Record breakers and old timers make waves on the ice (29:24)
• EPL:  Promotion, relegation and  the Manchester's battle it out (33:40)
• NFL: Pre-season workouts becoming more voluntary (37:25)

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We honor a baseball icon this week, sports fans! Plus a VERY ACTIVE week of stories in the MLB, and we gear up for playoffs in basketball and hockey! Here's what's up in today's episode:

• This Week in Sports History (2:25)
• Teaching Moment: Jackie Robinson (12:00)
• MLB: perfect game heartbreak, Molina makes history, sad Cubbies, baseball rule experiments, and (of course) fun stats (17:50)
• Playoff picture in the NBA (36:17) and NHL (38:30)
• NFL: teams skipping voluntary workouts (41:40)
• NCAA: more player freedom when transferring schools (43:25)
• Olympics: slow vaccination puts the Games at risk (44:35)

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Lots of records broken over the weekend, sports fans, and we are HERE FOR IT! Check out what's in today's episode:

• We introduce The Sports Rundown's official-unofficial mascot (0:03)
• Golf: The Masters fits a new champ (3:05)
• Mascot Monday:  Georgia minor leagues shenanigans (5:45)
• MLB: Fun stories within fun stories (12:30)
• NBA:  History broken and an NBA/MLB crossover (21:15)
• NHL:  Stanley Cup date TBD (27:00)
• Premier League:  Man City lost?! (29:15)
• NFL: Owners are $$$, and players that aren't have performance based pay (31:05)

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We're sure there IS crying in baseball, sports fans, but not according to one of our favorite baseball movies (and MLB.com's too!) Today we take you on a sports journey, including:

• This Week in Sports History (1:50)
• NCAAB: March Madness wrap-up (15:40)
• MLB: All-Star game move, City Connect uniforms, Top 25 baseball movies, winners & losers in the first week, and baseball player vs. ostrich?! (19:30)
• Teaching Moment: MLB "true outcomes" (29:40)
• NBA:  Lakers get good news and '96 draft re-visited (35:05)
• NHL: Brotherly love on the ice (38:00)
• Premier League:  Relegation watch and a house divided (40:45)
• NFL: Jets make a big move (42.45)
• Golf: The Masters begins (44:03)
• Tennis: French Open delayed (44:50)

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Spring is in the air, sports fans, and a half iced tea/half lemonade (aka an Arnold Palmer) is perfect for watching baseball, golf, or listening to this episode! We gotcha covered from the weekend in sports!

• Mascot Monday - Wisconsin Pro Edition (2:15)
• NCAAB: Final Four wrap up and Championship preview (12:30)
• MLB: Unwritten rules in action, cats in the Rockies and one-hit homers (20:45)
• NBA:  Blowouts in both conferences, Joel is back, and Jrue is staying in MKE (30:37)
• NHL: COVID strikes in Vancouver (35:05)
• Premier League: Top 4 race (36:25)
• NFL: Green Bay QB hosts Jeopardy and the League returns to the UK (37:22)
• Four Fun Facts: The PGA Majors (39:15)

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....take me out to the crooooowd!" Did you sing it in your head, too?  Happy Friday, sports fans, it is officially baseball season! As always we have LOTS of sports news, fun facts, history and teaching moments to discuss from the week (in order)!

• This Week in Sports History 
• NCAA: Elite 8 wrap-up, Final Four preview, Roy Williams retires and Chris Beard heads home to Austin
• MLB: New rules, achievement possibilities, and mind-blowing unwritten rules!
• NBA: Playoff picture so far 
• NHL: A losing streak ends (aka, we are still good luck charms!) while games played record is almost broken
• Premier League: Manchester City’s chance to break a HUGE record in English football
• NFL: Season expansion to 17 regular games

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Happy Monday, sports fans! College basketball is starting to wind down but we have LOTS of other sports news, fun facts, history and teaching moments to discuss!

• NCAA: Sweet 16 round-up and Shaka Smart heads to Marquette
• Mascot Monday - March Madness Upset Edition, Volume Two
• NBA: latest on trades and Spurs' Coach Pop hits a milestone
• Teaching Moment - Longest Tenured Coaches in Big 4 history
• NHL - playoff excitement, and one team doing teaching moments of their own
• NFL free agency news
• Obscure sports news - Nathan Chen 

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Happy Friday, sports fans! We have a full week in sports to cover for you, including:

• This Week in Sports History (super fun & crazy stories!)
• Sweet 16 preview and Title IX update
• Teaching Moment - Elgin Baylor
• NHL referee uses outdoor voice indoors
• Potential MLB pitching problems and UK baseball fandom
• We guest on another podcast today, discussing all things The Mighty Ducks! Scroll down for the link!

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How's you bracket looking, sports fans? We discuss all the up's, downs and in-betweens of this weekend's bracket-busting, buzzer-beating NCAA Tournament on today's episode ... and we aren't even through the second round yet! We also cover:

• Mascot Monday - March Madness Upset Edition, Volume One
• Four Fast Facts about Title IX
• Lebron James out indefinitely 
• NHL father/son duo's
• MLB changes the ball and we discover a unicorn on the LA Angels
• Latest NFL free agency news

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