Hang Up And Listen

Hang Up and Listen: The Three Is Worth More Than Two Edition

Slate’s sports podcast on the Warriors’ Game 7 win over the Thunder, the Baylor football scandal, and Cristiano Ronaldo.

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In this week’s episode of Slate’s sports podcast Hang Up and Listen, Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca examine how the Golden State Warriors played “hero ball” to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder. Next, they discuss Baylor’s decision to fire its football coach Art Briles due to the football program’s consistent mishandling of sexual assault charges against its players. Finally, Ken Early of the Irish Times joins the show to explain why everyone hates Cristiano Ronaldo.

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Hang Up and Listen’s weekly CR7s:

Stefan’s CR7: Help define “hot take” for possible inclusion in Merriam-Webster dictionary.

Mike’s CR7: What’s wrong with Michael Wilbon’s article about black people not liking sports analytics.

Josh’s CR7: The NBA store is not “five stars,” as YouTube commenters will tell you.

On this week’s Slate Plus bonus segment, Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca help Ohio native and Warriors admirer Allison Benedikt decide who to root for in the NBA Finals. Visit slate.com/hangupplus and try it free for two weeks.

Podcast production and edit by Mickey Capper.

Our intern is Laura Wagner.

You can email us at hangup@slate.com.