Hang Up and Listen is sponsored by HBO and the documentary series The Jinks, The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst.

Four decades, three murders, and one very rich man who refused to speak until now.

The Jinks airs Sunday at 8, only on HBO.

The following podcast contains explicit language.

Hi, this is Josh Levita, and this is Slate Sports Podcast, Hang Up and Listen for the week of March 9th, 2015.

On this week's show, Ken Pomeroy will join us to talk about the state of college basketball,

why games have slowed to a crawl, and whether the sport needs an overhaul.

We'll also discuss the decline in fall of the running back in professional football,

whether anything can be done to bring the position back to its former glory.

We'll interview Oscar-winning filmmaker Errol Morris about his series of short sports documentaries for ESPN.

Under the rubric, It's Not Crazy not crazy it's sports in our bonus segment

for slate plus members we'll talk about Jim Beheim and Syracuse basketball malfeasance

joining me in Washington DC Stefan Fatsis author of the book's word freak and a few seconds

of panic.

Did you say Syracuse or Syracuse?

I said, I think I said Syracuse. But a lot of people say Syracuse.

Right.

I say Seerrecus.

People from Mount West often say Syracuse.

Right.

It's pronounced like sea urchin abuse.

Yeah.

...