Season 2, Episode 10. Recorded August 26th, 2020.
Topics Covered:
NFL
· Baltimore Ravens release S Earl Thomas after on-field altercation
o 2 mins
· Miami Dolphins to allow fans at home opener
o 2 mins
· LeVeon Bell: Darnold has to stay healthy so “no bars”
o Darnold is at higher risk for COVID-19 due to his battle with mono last season that caused him to miss several games
o 2 mins
· Arizona Cardinals make Budda Baker the highest-paid safety in NFL history
o Contract extension is for 4 years, worth $59 million in total
o 2 mins
· Former Washington Football executive instructed employees to create a video for owner Dan Snyder featuring clips of partially nude team cheerleaders pulled from a 2008 swimsuit calendar shoot
o 2 mins
College Sports
· Alabama's Nick Saban: season 'is really about providing an opportunity to players'
o 2 mins
Other Sports
· Viktor Hovland and Daniel Berger set to not play in November’s Masters tournament
o Qualification ended in March as if the tournament was being played in April, and Berger and Hovland have shot up the rankings since the qualification period ended
o 2 mins
· Usain Bolt tests positive for coronavirus, self-isolating at home
o World-record sprinter and eight-time Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt has tested positive for the coronavirus and is self-isolating at his home in Jamaica after celebrating his 34th birthday with a mask-free party last week
o 2 mins
NBA
· Philadelphia 76ers fire coach Brett Brown after seven seasons
o 2 mins
· Indiana Pacers fire coach Nate McMillan
o 2 mins
· Street outside Staples Center will be renamed Kobe Bryant Boulevard
o 2 mins
· Milwaukee Bucks decide to boycott Game 5 against the Magic in wake of the police shooting of Jacob Blake
o 2 mins
· Eastern Conference Playoffs
o 3 mins
· Western Conference Playoffs
o 3 mins
MLB
· Lucas Giolito tosses shortened season's first no-hitter as White Sox blank Pirates
o 2 mins
· National League Standings Update
o 2 mins
· American League Standings Update
o 2 mins
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