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  • ESPN Daily: How NASCAR Has Responded To Racism

    NASCAR is fighting to abolish racism from its culture, and its only full-time Black driver, Bubba Wallace, is at the forefront of that change – as well as the backlash against it. On Monday, drivers pushed Wallace’s car to the start line together, after a noose was reportedly found in his garage at Alabama’s Talladega Superspeedway on Sunday. Wallace was the driving force in NASCAR’s recent ban of the Confederate flag, Ryan McGee gives us the latest on NASCAR’s response to the racist act in its garage, and Bubba Wallace’s career in racing. Then, former global soccer star Thomas Beattie shares his decision to come out as gay after decades of pressure related to his commitment to the sport.

  • LL Cool J joins Jalen & Jacoby

    LL Cool J stops by and the guys discuss if the NBA should return amid coronavirus and calls for social justice. Also,
    NASCAR’s noose incident and Dak Prescott’s plan to sign.

  • Atlanta's Lloyd Pierce and Renee Montgomery

    Zach talks to Hawks coach Lloyd Pierce about the intersection of basketball and social justice in Atlanta, and the WNBA’s Renee Montgomery about sitting out the 2020 season to focus on reform (46:04).

  • ESPN Daily: What Will It Take To Save Baseball In 2020?

    Negotiations between MLB and the players picked up last week, with both sides swapping proposals. The latest plan from the league is in the hands of the players, but we haven’t seen a vote yet. On Sunday, MLB commissioner Rob Manfred sent a letter to MLBPA director Tony Clark with additional concessions. Meanwhile, a flurry of positive coronavirus tests further complicates matters. So…no vote. Is there still time left in the proposed calendar to play 60 (or more) games? Jeff Passan updates us on where talks go from here, how the latest COVID-19 outbreaks have impacted things, and how sustained animosity around labor issues has factored into all of it.

  • The Greatest Wrestling Matches Ever

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  • ESPN Daily: Marquise And Morgan Goodwin's Journey Through Loss, Hope, And Parenthood

    On the field, NFL wide receiver Marquise Goodwin is known for his game-breaking speed. The new Philadelphia Eagle is not only one of the fastest players in the NFL, but also a former Olympian in the long jump. What’s less known, is that Marquise and his wife Morgan work as advocates for parents who have suffered the loss of an infant. It’s work that is rooted in the Goodwins’ own personal journey, one which they’ve shared with rare openness. Dave Fleming joins the show to reflect on the Goodwins’ story, which is also featured on this Sunday’e episode of E:60, and explains how it ultimately became a story of hope.

  • Bill Barnwell Show: Players & coaches with most to gain or lose

    Bill is joined by ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler as they take a look at the players and coaches who have the most to gain or lose in the upcoming season.

  • Colin Kaepernick's NFL Future

    Spend your afternoon with Jalen & Jacoby as they discuss Colin Kaepernick’s NFL future, the Panthers disrespecting Cam, if the Lakers a team divided, the MLB still trippin’ and much more.

  • The KAJ get to all your major sports updates! You read that correctly… sports!

    It’s a beautiful day to get in the KAJ, as Katie, Ashley and Jay get into all of the major sports updates: The NBA Bubble (31:27), MLB Mayhem (54:22), Mike Gundy (1:05:51), NWSL Challenge Cup (1:15:46), What is the NFL Doing? (1:18:27), and the Premier League is BACK (1:23:50). There’s a Challenge Update (1:27:19),there’s French News (1:41:31), and a whole lot more.

  • Bill Simmons 2009 Redraftables

    Zach and The Ringer’s Bill Simmons re-draft the 2009 NBA Draft.

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