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🗓️ 16 June 2025

⏱️ 69 minutes

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Hosts Alex Kirshner, Ben Lindbergh, and Lindsay Gibbs talk about the rainy and unforgiving weekend at the U.S. Open, where J.J. Spaun was the only player to finish under par. They also get into the shocking trade of Rafael Devers from the Boston Red Sox to the San Francisco Giants. Plus, journalist and host of the podcast Sonic Boom, Jordan Ritter Conn, joins to discuss how Seattle lost its iconic basketball team and how Oklahoma City has reaped the benefits. There’s also an Afterball from Ben on WNBA's new “Line ‘Em Up” campaign in the wake of a three-point shooting surge. On the bonus episode available exclusively for Slate Plus members, the panel speaks to soccer journalist Kim McCauley about the state of the USMNT. U.S. Open (3:53): The soggiest weekend in golf. Red Sox boot Raffy (19:01): The shocking trade of Boston’s biggest star What happened to the SupersSonics? (36:26): How Seattle lost and OKC might win. Afterballs (52:02): Ben on WNBA’s three-point push. (Note: time codes are only accurate for Slate Plus members, who listen ad-free.) Want more Hang Up and Listen? Subscribe to Slate Plus to immediately unlock weekly bonus episodes. Plus, you’ll access ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts by clicking “Try Free” at the top of our show page, or visit slate.com/hangupplus to get access wherever you listen. You can email us at [email protected]. Podcast production and editing by Kevin Bendis, with production assistance from Patrick Fort. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:08.6	It is Monday, June 16th, 2025. Welcome back to Hang Up and Listen, the sports podcast here at Slate. Back with you again, I'm Alex Kirshner. I'm a
1:11.5	contributing writer for Slate, and I also co-host the college football podcast split zone duo.
1:16.9	We are approaching the longest podcast of the year, so happy podcast solstice to all of you.
1:21.6	And this week, we are going to talk about the U.S. Open, one on Sunday by JJ Spahn.
1:25.9	It was a great window into what people do and don't want their
1:28.6	national championship in golf to be, and all of the discussion came down, as it only does at the
1:33.6	U.S. Open to the course itself, Okamont Country Club near Pittsburgh. We will talk about the shocking
1:39.0	trade in Major League Baseball with the Red Sox sending Rafael Devers here to forward their franchise player to the San Francisco Giants in exchange for a little bit more than a bag of balls, but not necessarily in their view much more than a bag of balls.
1:51.9	And we'll have a great guest on to discuss the Oklahoma City Thunder's quest for an NBA championship and in particular how it's playing in the franchise's former home, Seattle.
2:01.5	Jordan Ritter-Kahn of The Ringer will be with us.
2:04.5	As usual, joining me this week is Lindsay Gibbs, the publisher of Powerplace, a newsletter that covers the biggest stories of the day in women's sports.
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