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Jul 2020
57m 1s

Sports are back! But for how long?

VOX MEDIA PODCAST NETWORK
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Sports are back! Kinda. With the return — for now — of baseball and basketball in the U.S., Recode’s Peter Kafka sits down with some of the best sports journalists for an update on the state of the games. First, ESPN’s Brian Windhorst explains how the NBA plans to run the rest of the season, and how they’re thinking about next year. Then, Yankees reporter Li ... Show More
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