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Where the game gets personal. From world championships to everyday athletes, we dig into the human side of sports told by the athletes, coaches and industry insiders that lived those career-changing moments, near misses, unexpected wins, season-ending injuries and inevitable…
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Should the A’s Just Return to Philadelphia? (opens the original)
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When J T. Ramsay wasn’t leading digital and marketing campaigns for brands like Ford Motor Company and Comcast, he was spending his nights doing something else: leading a campaign to bring Major League Baseball team the A's back to Philadelphia. In this conversation, Megan and JT unpack his grassroots and decade-long "Bring Your A’s Game" campaign, why ownership is (probably) baseball's real problem, and what the Los Angeles Dodgers' deferred-contract saga reveals about the future of finances in
Is NIL Good or Bad for College Sports? (opens the original)
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Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) changed college sports forever, but five years in, is it working? This episode breaks down what NIL is, how it started, and how the money moves now that schools, collectives, and athletes are all part of the equation. Megan covers the eligibility rules that keep shifting under everyone's feet, the growing gap between big and small universities, and what this new economy is doing to the NFL, NBA, MLB, and NHL. And she dives into several real stories of NIL money ch
What Matt Lombardo Knows About the 2026 NFL Season That You Don’t (opens the original)
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NFL insider Matt Lombardo joins Megan fresh off his 2026 training camp tour to break down what's happening across the league during preseason, from why he thinks the Green Bay Packers are due for a step back to why the Los Angeles Rams' aggressive offseason makes them this year’s team to beat. Megan and Matt dig into the quarterback situations making headlines, the Baltimore Ravens receiver breakout that could unlock Lamar Jackson's passing game, and which team is facing a make-or-break year. Ma
ENCORE: The Story vs. The Stats: Breaking Down NFL Analytics (opens the original)
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The 2026 NFL season is nearly here, bringing Super Bowl predictions, MVP debates, and plenty of data. This season, the NFL will collect more than 500 million data points by tracking every player, official, and football. But what can that data really tell us? Earlier this year, Megan sat down with NFL Network’s analytics expert Cynthia Frelund to explore how data and storytelling shape the way fans, media, and teams understand football. In this encore episode, Megan and Cynthia unpack the gap bet
ENCORE: Inside the Leadville 100: What It Really Takes to Run or Bike the Toughest Race in the Rockies (opens the original)
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After a season filled with uncertainty due to Colorado wildfires, the Leadville Race Series has been given the green light to move ahead with their 2026 race season. Now, we're days away from the two most challenging and legendary races: the Leadville Trail 100 MTB and the Leadville Trail 100 Run. Earlier this year Megan sat down with race director Tamira Jenlink to talk about the race series and what it takes to put on these events. Enjoy this encore episode of their discussion on one of the mo
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