Edge Of Sports

This week we speak to The Athletic's National Basketball Association correspondent Michael Lee about all things NBA, China, and LeBron. We also preview the forthcoming season and I give my mighty predictions for the year. We also have ‘Just Stand Up’ and ‘Just Sit Down’ awards to the NBA’s Harrison Barnes and New York Yankee fans. We also have a Kaepernick Watch. All this and more! Michael Lee Twitter: @MrMichaelLee https://theathletic.com/author/michael-lee/ Zirin, LeBron James’s Politics Stop at the Water’s Edge https://www.thenation.com/article/lebron-james-china/ — http://www.edgeofsportspodcast.com/ | http://twitter.com/EdgeOfSportsPod | http://fb.com/edgeofsportspod | email us: edgeofsports@gmail.com | Edge of Sports hotline: 401-426-3343 (EDGE) — Subscribe to The Nation to support our podcasts: thenation.com/podcastsubscribe Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

This week we talk to former NFL player Ryan O'Callaghan about his book My Life on the Line, and what it was like to keep his sexuality hidden as an NFL player. It's a riveting story. We also Have ‘Choice Words’ about California's new law giving student-athletes some rights when under the thumb of the NCAA. We also have ‘Just Stand Up’ and ‘Just Sit Down’ awards to Minnesota Viking Receiver Stefon Diggs and TheMaven’s decimation of a venerable sports media institution, Sports Illustrated. All that and more! Ryan O’Callaghan https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2019/08/28/ryan-ocallaghan-who-came-out-gay-recalls-robert-kraft-support/2119775001/  http://www.akashicbooks.com/catalog/my-life-on-the-line/ Zirin, The ‘Sports Illustrated’ Layoffs Are What Happen When We’re Ruled by Vampires https://www.thenation.com/article/sports-illustrated/ — http://www.edgeofsportspodcast.com/ | http://twitter.com/EdgeOfSportsPod | http://fb.com/edgeofsportspod | email us: edgeofsports@gmail.com | Edg

This week we speak to WNBA aficionado Helen Welock about the WNBA finals between the Mystics and Suns. We also Have ‘Choice Words’ about the cancellation of the FIFA Palestine Cup. We also have ‘Just Stand Up’ and ‘Just Sit Down’ awards to Felix Hernandez/the city of Seattle and NFL owners who are pushing to expand the regular season. All that and more! Helen Welock Twitter: @WomensHoopsBlog https://www.si.com/wnba/2019/09/27/wnba-finals-preview-breaking-down-mystics-sun-series Zirin, Israel Canceled the FIFA Palestine Cup for No Apparent Reason https://www.thenation.com/article/fifa-palestine-cup/ — http://www.edgeofsportspodcast.com/ | http://twitter.com/EdgeOfSportsPod | http://fb.com/edgeofsportspod | email us: edgeofsports@gmail.com | Edge of Sports hotline: 401-426-3343 (EDGE) — Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

This week we speak to one of the great basketball players of all time, Maya Moore, talking to us about her unprecedented decision to walk away from hoops to organize around the worst aspects of our criminal justice system.  We have ‘Choice Words’ about Colin Kaepernick and the NFL quarterback crisis. We also have ‘Just Stand Up’ and ‘Just Sit Down’ awards to legendary wide receiver Calvin Johnson and NCAA football coach Mike Leach, and more. Maya Moore Twitter: @MooreMaya https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/30/sports/maya-moore-wnba-quit.html Zirin, NFL Teams Are Desperate for Quarterbacks—but Colin Kaepernick Remains Unsigned https://www.thenation.com/article/colin-kaepernick-nfl-quarterbacks/ — http://www.edgeofsportspodcast.com/ | http://twitter.com/EdgeOfSportsPod | http://fb.com/edgeofsportspod | email us: edgeofsports@gmail.com | Edge of Sports hotline: 401-426-3343 (EDGE) — Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

This week we speak to filmmaker Nancy Schwartzman about her film Roll Red Roll, a documentary about the 2012 sexual assault by members of the football team in Steubenville, Ohio.  We also have a long discussion with sports writer Charles Modiano about the Antonio Brown rape accusations and how the media is reporting on it. We also have ‘Just Stand Up’ and ‘Just Sit Down’ awards to Kenny Stills and Tim Tebow/Kobe Bryant, and more. Nancy Schwartzman Twitter: @fancynancynyc https://rollredrollfilm.com/ Charles Modiano Twitter: @ChuckModi1 https://www.nydailynews.com/chuck-modiano-staff.html Zirin, Rape Accusations Could Finish Antonio Brown https://www.thenation.com/article/antonio-brown-rape/ — http://www.edgeofsportspodcast.com/ | http://twitter.com/EdgeOfSportsPod | http://fb.com/edgeofsportspod | email us: edgeofsports@gmail.com | Edge of Sports hotline: 401-426-3343 (EDGE) — Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

This week we speak to African-American trailblazing NASCAR driver Bill Lester. I also have choice words about the retirement of Andrew Luck and the crisis of race and class it poses for the NFL. We also have some ‘Just Stand Up’ and ‘Just Sit Down’ Awards to the Portland Timber fans and rap mogul Jay-Z as well as a very special Kaepernick watch. Bill Lester Twitter: @Bill_Lester https://theundefeated.com/whhw/bill-lester-the-first-black-driver-to-win-a-grand-am-race/ Zirin, Andrew Luck and the NFL’s Looming Crisis of Race and Class https://www.thenation.com/article/andrew-luck-nfl/ — http://www.edgeofsportspodcast.com/ | http://twitter.com/EdgeOfSportsPod | http://fb.com/edgeofsportspod | email us: edgeofsports@gmail.com | Edge of Sports hotline: 401-426-3343 (EDGE) — Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

This week we speak to Fencer Race Imboden who took a knee at the Pan Am Games during the anthem to protest the injustice raging across America. We also spoke to Royce White, friend of the show and former NBA player who went viral this week speaking out on what he sees as the blackballing of Carmelo Anthony. We also have choice words about Jay Z in the NFL, ‘Just Stand Up’ and ‘Just Sit Down’ awards to some NFL players and a NFL coach’s playlist, and more! Race Imboden Twitter: @Race_Imboden https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2019/08/21/us-fencer-race-imboden-given-month-probation-pan-am-games-protest/ Royce White Twitter: @Highway_30 https://sports.yahoo.com/royce-white-carmelo-anthony-being-blackballed-los-angeles-lakers-nba-mental-health-045632800.html — http://www.edgeofsportspodcast.com/ | http://twitter.com/EdgeOfSportsPod | http://fb.com/edgeofsportspod | email us: edgeofsports@gmail.com | Edge of Sports hotline: 401-426-3343 (EDGE) — Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/bran

This week we speak to the author of Power Games: A Political History of the Olympics, Jules Boykoff. We both just returned from Tokyo where prep for the 2020 Summer Olympics is underway. We talk about our trip to the Olympic sites and Fukushima, and our interviews with people being displaced. We also have Just Stand Up and Just Sit Down Awards, Kaepernick Watch and more. All this and more on this week’s show! Jules Boykoff Twitter: @JulesBoykoff https://www.thenation.com/article/olympics-tokyo-protest-fukushima/ — http://www.edgeofsportspodcast.com/ | http://twitter.com/EdgeOfSportsPod | http://fb.com/edgeofsportspod | email us: edgeofsports@gmail.com | Edge of Sports hotline: 401-426-3343 (EDGE) — Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

This week I chop it up with hoops referee, author and coach Kevin McNutt about the US Women’s National Soccer Team’s World Cup victory, and we rank “Mt. Rushmore’s” in wide variety of sporting categories. It’s a blast. Enjoy! — http://www.edgeofsportspodcast.com/ | http://twitter.com/EdgeOfSportsPod | http://fb.com/edgeofsportspod | email us: edgeofsports@gmail.com | Edge of Sports hotline: 401-426-3343 (EDGE) — Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

This week we talk about the NBA season that was with the Athletic’s NBA national correspondent Michael Lee. Also I’ve got choice words about We also have ‘Choice Words’ about the politics of Megan Rapinoe and her decision to not sing the National Anthem at the World Cup. We got a ‘Just Stand Up’ Award to a first time winner, Russell Wilson, for his comments about the nation’s immigration policy after a horrifying photo of a migrant father and daughter dead on the Mexican side of a river was leaked. We got a ‘Just Sit Down’ award for Kevin Keetzman, a Kansas City sports radio show host. All this and more on this week’s show! Michael Lee Twitter: @MrMichaelLee https://theathletic.com/author/michael-lee/ Zirin, Megan Rapinoe’s Statement Echoes the Words of Muhammad Ali https://www.thenation.com/article/megan-rapinoes-statement-echoes-the-words-of-muhammad-ali/ — http://www.edgeofsportspodcast.com/ | http://twitter.com/EdgeOfSportsPod | http://fb.com/edgeofsportspod | email us: edgeofsports@gmail.co

This week we speak to journalist and Burn it All Down Podcast co-host Shireen Ahmed about her experience in Paris for the start of the Women’s World Cup and the scene in her hometown of Toronto following the victory of the Raptors in the NBA Finals. We also have ‘Choice Words’ about the politics of Megan Rapinoe and her decision to not sing the National Anthem at the World Cup. We got a ‘Just Stand Up’ Award for Raptors guard Kyle Lowry (again) for his comments about who really deals with pressure and a ‘Just Sit Down’ award to Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield for his comments about a teammate. All this and more on this week’s show! Shireen Ahmed Twitter: @_shireenahmed_ https://www.burnitalldownpod.com/ Zirin, Megan Rapinoe Is Right to Not Sing the Anthem https://www.thenation.com/article/megan-rapinoe-sports-soccer/ — http://www.edgeofsportspodcast.com/ | http://twitter.com/EdgeOfSportsPod | http://fb.com/edgeofsportspod | email us: edgeofsports@gmail.com | Edge of Sports hotline: 4

This week we speak to Indigenous Canadian long-distance runner Tracie Leost about Rosalie Fish the Washington state runner who wrote the initials MMIW for missing and murdered indigenous women and ran with the red handprint on her face. We talk about the issue of what is being called a “Canadian genocide” against indigenous women. We also have ‘Choice Words’ about Robert Mueller and his penchant for protecting the powerful. We got a ‘Just Stand Up’ Award for Raptors guard Kyle Lowry and a ‘Just Sit Down’ award for the obnoxious and entitled fan that shoved Lowry at the Finals. All this and more on this week’s show! Tracie Leost Twitter: @tracieleost https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/high-school/but-when-i-run-about-it-people-will-notice-muckleshoot-tribals-rosalie-fish-runs-for-missing-and-murdered-indigenous-women/ Zirin, Rosalie Fish Runs for the Murdered and Missing https://www.thenation.com/article/rosalie-fish-canada-indigenous-women/ — http://www.edgeofsportspodcast.com/ | http://twitter.c

This week we speak to filmmaker David Shields about his new film Lynch: A History about the great running back Marshawn Lynch. The film looks at Lynch’s life and how he’s been able to use silence as a form of resistance. We also have ‘Choice Words’ about the Toronto Raptors and why they are the team to root for. We got a ‘Just Stand Up’ Award for Warriors forward Andre Iguodala and a ‘Just Sit Down’ award for a group of fans. All this and more on this week’s show! David Shields Twitter: @_DavidShields http://cargofilm-releasing.com/films/lynch-a-history/ Zirin, The Toronto Raptors Is a Team Worth Cheering For https://www.thenation.com/article/toronto-raptors-nba-finals/ — http://www.edgeofsportspodcast.com/ | http://twitter.com/EdgeOfSportsPod | http://fb.com/edgeofsportspod | email us: edgeofsports@gmail.com | Edge of Sports hotline: 401-426-3343 (EDGE) — Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

This week we speak to Lyndsey D’Arcangelo of the Athletic WNBA and the Athletic Buffalo about the start of the WNBA season. We talk about the sport’s rising popularity, the ongoing labor fight, as well as give predictions on how this upcoming season will shake out. We also have ‘Choice Words’ about the sketchy partnership between LeBron James and Walmart as well as a Just Stand Up Award for Allyson Felix and a Just Sit Down for Mark Emmert and the NCAA. All this and more on this week’s show! Lyndsey D’Arcangelo Twitter: @darcangel21 http://www.lyndseydarcangelo.com/ Zirin, LeBron James’s Partnership With Walmart Sparks Criticism https://www.thenation.com/article/lebron-james-walmart-hunger/ — http://www.edgeofsportspodcast.com/ | http://twitter.com/EdgeOfSportsPod | http://fb.com/edgeofsportspod | email us: edgeofsports@gmail.com | Edge of Sports hotline: 401-426-3343 (EDGE) — Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

This week we speak to the co-author of the new book Futbolera: A History of Women and Sports in Latin America, Brenda Elsey. We talk about the development of soccer in Latin America among women, the challenges that came with that. We also have a special ‘Choice Words’ update on the case of Braeden Bradforth, the freshman football player that died during an intensive workout. We also have ‘Just Stand Up’ and ‘Just Sit Down’ awards to Reggie Bush for speaking out about the new Alabama abortion ban and a plea that more athletes speak up on this issue. All this and more on this week’s show! Brenda Elsey Twitter: @Politicultura https://utpress.utexas.edu/books/elsey-nadel-futbolera Zirin, A Victory in the Case of Braeden Bradforth https://www.thenation.com/article/braeden-bradforth-death-investigation/ — http://www.edgeofsportspodcast.com/ | http://twitter.com/EdgeOfSportsPod | http://fb.com/edgeofsportspod | email us: edgeofsports@gmail.com | Edge of Sports hotline: 401-426-3343 (EDGE) —Advertising Inqui

"The Product" David Starr is a pro wrestler who is fighting to change the very economic foundation of his sport while also raising political critiques of Israel, corporate power, and Trump-era racism. We speak to the outspoken athlete this week. We also have ‘Choice Words’ on about the Boston Red Sox' white delegation (“The White Sox”) to the White House. We also have ‘Just Stand Up’ and ‘Just Sit Down’ awards to Portland TrailBlazers guard Damian ‘Dame Dollar’ Lillard and Tiger Eldrick Woods, and a special Kaepernick Watch. All this and more on this week’s show! David Starr Twitter: @TheProductDS http://www.theproductds.com/ Zirin, Red Sox Players Are Divided Over White House Visit https://www.thenation.com/article/trumps-white-house-red-sox-race-divide/ — http://www.edgeofsportspodcast.com/ | http://twitter.com/EdgeOfSportsPod | http://fb.com/edgeofsportspod | email us: edgeofsports@gmail.com | Edge of Sports hotline: 401-426-3343 (EDGE) — Music: Eye Examination - Del the Funky Homosap

This week we speak to the director of the Academy Award winning film Training Day, Antoine Fuqua, about his new HBO documentary, “What’s My Name?” about the life of Muhammad Ali, a film produced by LeBron James.  We also have ‘Choice Words’ on about Donald Trump’s new Fed nominee, who uses sports to spew vile sexism. We also have ‘Just Stand Up’ and ‘Just Sit Down’ awards to DC area community folks that successfully organized to extend Coach Fofo’s stay, and San Francisco’s top draft pick Nick Bosa. All this and more on this week’s show! Antoine Fuqua https://www.hbo.com/documentaries/whats-my-name-muhammad-ali Zirin, Nick Bosa and the NFL’s Double Standards https://www.thenation.com/article/nick-bosa-racism-colin-kaepernick-san-francisco-49ers/ — http://www.edgeofsportspodcast.com/ | http://twitter.com/EdgeOfSportsPod | http://fb.com/edgeofsportspod | email us: edgeofsports@gmail.com | Edge of Sports hotline: 401-426-3343 (EDGE) — Music: Eye Examination - Del the Funky Homosapien | Put It On - Dr. D

Today we speak to Casa de Maryland Services Director George Escobar about the fight to save Agbegnigan Amouzou, also known as ‘Coach Fofo,’ from deportation. Coach Fofo, a native of Togo, has been a staple in both the Montgomery and Prince George County sports scene for decades and leading the fight is the aforementioned Casa de Maryland as well as clergy and community leaders. We also have ‘Choice Words’ on Tiger’s historic victory at the Masters last weekend, and his friendship with Donald Trump. We also have ‘Just Stand Up’ and ‘Just Sit Down’ awards to supporters of the MLS Vancouver Whitecaps and Major League Baseball. All this and more on this week’s show! George Escobar Twitter: @CASAforall https://www.thenation.com/article/agbegnigan-amouzou-soccer-coach-trump-deportation/ Zirin, Tiger Woods Can’t Be Apolitical in the Age of Trump and Kaepernick https://www.thenation.com/article/tiger-woods-masters-trump-kaepernick/ — http://www.edgeofsportspodcast.com/ | http://twitter.com/EdgeOfSportsPod | h

Today we speak to Joanne Atkins-Ingram, the mother of Braeden Bradforth, who died of exertional heatstroke in a non-contact practice at Garden City Community College. We also speak to the family’s attorney, Jill Elaine Greene, and talk about the toxic culture of football as well as the communal support the family has received in the wake of the tragedy. We also have "Choice Words" on racism and privilege in the NBA, brought to you by a Kyle Korver essay in the Players Tribune. We also have an obscure "Just Stand Up" award and a "Just Sit Down Award." All that and more on this week’s show!Joanne Atkins-Ingram Twitter: @jjab824 https://twitter.com/hashtag/justice4braeden https://www.thenation.com/article/searching-for-justice-after-the-death-of-football-player-braedon-bradforth/ Zirin, Kyle Korver Challenges Every White Athlete to Listen and Act https://www.thenation.com/article/kyle-korver-white-privilege-racism-nba/ — http://www.edgeofsportspodcast.com/ | http://twitter.com/Edg

This week we speak to the Athletic’s national NBA columnist about the 2018-2019 NBA season that has come and gone and whether anyone has a chance to upset the set up against the Warriors. We talk the Washington Wizards troubles, Lebron’s first year in Los Angeles, and MVP picks. We also have ‘Choice Words’ on the plan to demolish the San Jose State track and put up a parking lot. Joni Mitchell never lied. We also have TWO Just Stand Up awards and an announcement of an extra interview for Patreon subscribers. All that and more! Michael Lee Twitter: @MrMichaelLee https://theathletic.com/665972/2018/11/20/michael-lee-the-wizards-are-a-myth-that-isnt-working-out-and-all-there-is-hope-for-now-is-change/ Zirin, San Jose State Will Build a Parking Structure on Hallowed Ground https://www.thenation.com/article/san-jose-state-track-john-carlos-tommie-smith-lee-evans/ — http://www.edgeofsportspodcast.com/ | http://twitter.com/EdgeOfSportsPod | http://fb.com/edgeofsportspod | email us: edgeofsports@gmail.com | E