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In the 35-minute "Marchand and Meterparel: Everybody Loves Sports Media,” Andrew Marchand and Jon Meterparel explain why Stephen A. Smith is on the verge of a $20 million per year deal. Here is what else to know about the pod:

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* Why Stephen A. will be a $100M man

* How Tom Brady has improved

* The college football playoff as a TV event

* Keith McPherson vs. Jon Heyman: The WFAN spat heard around the ‘net

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* The Michael Kay Show and the end of an era in New York

* Sean McDonough nails it on college football

* TNT Sports and Comcast have a deal

* Why the Kirk Herbstreit death threat stories should cause more alarm

* The Women’s World Cup bidding: Fox or NBC, who do you want?

* ESPN DTC plans: Could they added more licensing from Fox

* Netflix’s “Mr. McMahon” review and Hulu’s Beatles’ doc review

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