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May 2022
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EP316: The Baylor Basketball Incident: A...

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On this episode of Our American Stories, former Baylor Basketball player Matt Sayman, author of The Leftovers: Baylor, Betrayal, and Beyond tells the story behind one of the biggest scandals in college basketball history—along with one of its biggest turnarounds.

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