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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 discuss the Cleveland Cavaliers’ incredible Game 7 win over the Golden State Warriors. They’re also joined by Cleveland superfan and author Scott Raab who describes what it felt like to watch the Cavs win the title. Finally, they are joined by Sports Illustrated’s Michael Bamberger, who breaks down the golf rule that could have cost Dustin Johnson his first major at the U.S. Open.
Here are links to some of the articles and other items mentioned on the show:
- ESPN’s Zach Lowe wrote about the Cavaliers’ historic Game 7 win.
- For Cleveland.com, Zack Meisel described the end of the city’s 52-year championship drought.
- In Slate, Josh wrote about LeBron James’ difficult road to undeniable greatness.
- Sports Illustrated wrote about James’ crucial block in the game’s waning minutes.
- Watch J.R. Smith break down as he talks about his dad in an emotional postgame presser.
- For Vice Sports, Robert O’Connell wrote about the Warriors’ loss.
- You can follow Scott Raab on Twitter and check out his book The Whore of Akron.
- Josh interviewed Raab before the NBA Finals began and again after Cleveland’s Game 6 win.
- Read Michael Bamberger’s work at Sports Illustrated.
- Bamberger wrote about Dustin Johnson’s first major win and the rule that muddled much of the final round.
- Here’s the rule at the heart of the U.S. Open controversy.
- Johnson was denied the opportunity to join a playoff at the 2010 PGA Championship when he grounded his club in a recently defined “bunker” at Whistling Straits.
- Several pro golfers jumped to Johnson’s defense on Twitter, including Rory McIlroy, Jordan Spieth and Rickie Fowler.
- Johnson failed several drug tests between 2009 and 2014.
Hang Up and Listen’s weekly waste areas:
Mike’s waste area: The Boston Red Sox’s 23-year-old Mookie Betts is already on his way to being the greatest Mookie in pro baseball. Could he be the greatest Mookie in all of professional sports?
Stefan’s waste area: O.J. Simpson once made a rap video called “Get Juiced,” and it’s as bad as it sounds.
Josh’s Waste Area: Let’s remember the prank phone call a Howard Stern listener made to ABC during the network’s coverage of the O.J. Simpson police chase.
On this week’s Slate Plus bonus segment, Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca discuss the 2016 Olympic ban on Russian track and field athletes due to state-sponsored doping. 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.
