Michael Jordan, WNBA Negotiations & Pope Leo XIV??

Majority 54

Politics, News, News Commentary, Society & Culture

4.8 • 6.2K Ratings

🗓️ 13 May 2025

⏱️ 65 minutes

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This week’s episode dives into one of the most pivotal labor fights in modern sports: the WNBA’s explosive growth has put pressure on the league to rewrite its outdated collective bargaining agreement—and players aren’t afraid to threaten a work stoppage to get it done. Before the deep dive, the guys run through the week’s headlines: the Nuggets prove Addisu right with a clutch Game 3 win, Jason makes the case for baseball’s comeback, FTX fallout clears some of sports' biggest stars, Chicago's GOAT Michael Jordan pads his resume by joining NBC's NBA coverage team and Pope Leo XIV becomes Chicago's newest legend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:08.0	In today's deep dive, we dig into the groundbreaking negotiations taking place in the WNBA.
1:12.3	But before we take the deep dive, our quick five, one, it might be time for a D-Sue to become a sports better.
1:13.5	Two, Michael Jordan, the commentator.
1:15.7	Three, I talk about why I've completely changed my mind about a controversial MLB rule
1:20.1	change.
1:21.0	Four, top athletes dodge legal exposure and FDX's continued fallout.
1:25.6	Five, is Pope Leo the 14th the best thing to happen to Chicago sports and like forever?
1:31.4	I'm Jason Kander, and I'm joined by Ravi Gupta and Adisu D'Missi.
1:34.7	Welcome back to the game within, where we talk about the business and politics of sports
1:38.5	and how each shapes what happens on the field.
1:41.8	Last week on the show, this is number one.
1:43.5	We talked about Denver's altitude advantage, and Adisou predicted the Nuggets would win game three.
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