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  • Zach and 538’s Chris Herring fill out their Sixth Man of the Year ballots.

  • Zach and 538’s Chris Herring fill out their Sixth Man of the Year ballots.

  • Cheap Heat: Preview The Horror Show At Extreme Rules

    Rosenberg and SGG discuss last week’s beefs and preview The Horror Show at Extreme Rules.

  • Zach continues the “So, Where The Hell Were We Series” by talking Thunder with ESPN’s Royce Young and Clippers with ESPN’s Kirk Goldsberry.

  • Zach continues the “So, Where The Hell Were We Series” by talking Thunder with ESPN’s Royce Young and Clippers with ESPN’s Kirk Goldsberry.

  • ESPN Daily: Inside Makur Maker's decision

    Five-star basketball recruit Makur Maker shocked the sports world with his decision to commit to Howard University in Washington, DC. That makes him the highest profile prospect in recent memory to choose an HBCU. In his first interview since the announcement, Makur joins the show today to explain his historic decision and discuss its significance with Pablo Torre. Then, Howard coach Kenny Blakeney talks about how he’s built the program at Howard, along with the landscape for athletics across HBCU programs.

  • ESPN Daily: MLS is Back!

    MLS is back! The aptly titled MLS is Back Tournament kicks off tonight in Orlando, Florida at Disney World’s ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex. Despite FC Dallas being forced to pull out of the tournament after a rash of positive coronavirus tests, as well as the postponement of multiple matches, squads are set to square off in the Florida heat and humidity. ESPN’s Taylor Twellman shares what life in the MLS bubble has been like so far: from training, anxiety around injury and COVID-19, to questionable sandwiches. Then, Taylor and Mina discuss the tournament format, and which teams are most primed to succeed.

  • ESPN Daily: The Hero of Goodall Park

    Goodall Park in Sanford, Maine is the type of ballpark that feels like sacred ground. Over its more than 100 years of history, Goodall Park has seen its fair share of iconic baseball moments, including a home run hit by Babe Ruth that locals swear went 700 feet. But in 2018, Goodall Park became famous for something else. During a Babe Ruth League baseball game, a woman drove her car onto the field in the midst of a psychotic episode, and a 68-year-old man, Douglas Parkhurst, was killed while trying to protect the young ballplayers. In the aftermath, Parkhurst was hailed as a savior: that is, until a 50-year-old secret came to light, raising questions about fate, redemption, and what it means to be a hero. Tom Junod joins Mina Kimes to share the incredible story of “The Hero of Goodall Park.”

  • ESPN Daily: The chess grandmaster’s workout

    Chess grandmasters need incredible amounts of brain power, and also extreme physical endurance, to take on their rivals. Major tournaments can run six hours a day, ten to twelve days in a row. Players might burn up to 6,000 calories and lose two pounds a day during these grueling matches. Today’s chess world champions might train with two hours a day of running, swimming, or tennis, plus a strict diet. In a respin of one of our most popular episodes, ESPN’s Aishwarya Kumar joins Mina Kimes to break down how top chess players meld mind and body.

  • ESPN Daily: The chess grandmaster’s workout

    Chess grandmasters need incredible amounts of brain power, and also extreme physical endurance, to take on their rivals. Major tournaments can run six hours a day, ten to twelve days in a row. Players might burn up to 6,000 calories and lose two pounds a day during these grueling matches. Today’s chess world champions might train with two hours a day of running, swimming, or tennis, plus a strict diet. In a respin of one of our most popular episodes, ESPN’s Aishwarya Kumar joins Mina Kimes to break down how top chess players meld mind and body.

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