The End Of March Madness?

Edge of Sports

Dave Zirin / The Nation

News, Sports News, Sports, History, Politics

4.8 • 616 Ratings

🗓️ 6 March 2018

⏱️ 61 minutes

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This week we got a dope show. We talk to sportswriter and friend of the program Patrick Hruby in-depth about the political economy of revenue sports and it’s racialized superstructure, why athletes deserve a piece of the income pie, and the FBI investigation into professional agents and their relationship with schools and collegiate athletes. We also have some Choice Words about the courage and perseverance of gymnast Aly Raisman in seeking justice for assault victims, a Just Stand Up & Just Sit Down for a WNBA coach and a national politician. All that and much more!Patrick HrubyTwitter: @patrick_hrubyhttps://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/fbi-investigation-college-basketball-highlights-system-s-hypocrisy-time-call-ncna852646Zirin, Aly Raisman Can’t Stop Won’t Stophttps://www.thenation.com/article/aly-raisman-cant-stop-wont-stop/—http://www.edgeofsportspodcast.com/ | http://twitter.com/EdgeOfSportsPod | http://fb.com/edgeofsportspod | email us: [email protected] | Edge of Sports hotline: 401-426-3343 (EDGE)—Music: Eye Examination - Del the Funky Homosapien | I Really Mean It - The Diplomats | Bossa Nova- Musica Instrumental | Without A Doubt - Black Sheep | Dr. Dre & Snoop Dogg - Deep Cover | Trap House - Gucci Mane | A Friend - KRS-One | Same Hoes - Rick Ross | | The Wire Theme Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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0:56.0	But there's a structurally racist element to this because it's essentially a huge wealth
1:00.3	transfer from this predominantly African American labor group to this predominantly white management
1:05.8	group. And like going back to our previous thing we just talked about, you know, the labor that happens to be mostly African-Americans not getting their fair share and their rights are not being protected by the government.
1:19.3	So let's got some pretty bad historical echoes if you think of it that way.
1:32.5	Welcome to the Edge of sports podcast. I'm Dave Ziron.
1:40.4	This week we speak to journalist Patrick Ruby about the latest scandals involving the FBI's investigation into college basketball.
1:45.2	Now for those of you who aren't aware of the backstory on this, a couple weeks back,
1:51.6	two Yahoo writers, Pat 40 and Pete Tamil, published the contents of spreadsheets that the FBI took from the office of former NBA agent Andy Miller. We now know that the FBI has wiretaps and witnesses
1:57.5	suggest that dozens of high-profile basketball programs and players could be
2:01.8	charged by the NCAA or perhaps even the federal government.
2:05.2	We're talking Duke, Michigan State, Kentucky.
2:07.9	We're talking big time here.
2:09.5	And I can't think of anybody better to help us wrap our heads around it than Patrick Ruby.
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