This week Sports Illustrated Clippers beat writer Garrett Chorpenning joins the show. He joins to cover some recent headlines and talk about some bigger picture topics. -Chris Webber teaching athlete activism in college -He's also trying to put some balance in the weed game -The tension around the NBA and the COVID vaccine -Cam Newton fighting with youngsters -Sports Sociology Follow Garrett on Twitter and IG: @gachorpenning Find his work on the Clippers here: https://www.si.com/nba/clippers/author/garrett-chorpenning Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Dave Castillo, owner of the legendary Saint Vitus in NYC/musician/awesome person, joins to talk about a myriad of topics. -NCAA players forced to forfeit a game for kneeling -Dallas Mavericks spark a National Anthem debate -Are the Knicks building the right way? -Do the Jets REALLY have a bright future? Confines IG: @confinesworld  https://confinesworld.bandcamp.com/ FAKTOR (Label/A/V collective) IG: @FAKTOR_Music https://faktormusic.bandcamp.com/ Saint Vitus IG: @saintvitusbar  https://www.saintvitusbar.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ball Is Left hockey correspondent Sam Bosson comes back on the show to discuss the new season of NHL hockey, how they're surviving COVID, and what the player movement for social change looks like now. Plus maybe a little Grateful Dead talk. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Newly minted Free Market Success Story, SLC and BC give their thoughts on the idea of Wall Street activism. Plus: -Clippers exercise eminent domain -Misogyny in hockey and the NWHL's fight for recognition without it -Angel City FC's vision of sustainability for women athletes -More! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the latest episode the boys really lean into their specialized corners a bit. -Anti-trans bill introduce under the guise of "helping women in sports" -A quick look through the first quarter of the NBA season -THE SUPER BOWL IS HERE -Who is the real QB GOAT? -SLC introduces a new segment and then breaks all the rules -Plus much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Filmmaker Yu Gu joins BIL to discuss her documentary A Woman's Work, which follows two former NFL cheerleaders as they take on the NFL in search of fair wages, fair working conditions and a seat the table. Plus, Belichick's theater, swimming dummy, Houston sports crumbling, and more. Pre-order the feature length version of the film:https://geni.us/AWomansWork  You can watch an edited version on PBS streaming until 2/3/21: https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/videos/a-womans-work/  To receive a promo code for the pre-order be one of the first five listeners to contact us via email or social media DM. Email us: [email protected] Follow us on Twitter and IG: @ballisleft Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The new year has already proved that punishment cares not about your constructs like calendars. The boys look back at the last week and cover a lot of ground- Bean Dad, WNBA players' affect on the Georgia runoff election, sports media forcing players to talk about trauma for clicks and headlines, a new trend of Antifa soccer leagues popping up, and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

New year, same sh*t? College athletes are suffering from cardiovascular health issues after contracting COVID, but it's not being talked about. The NBA's first woman head coach. As the new year kicks off the boys ask their burning questions for the next twelve months. Plus more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

They finally did it. A baseball conversation. The boys discuss the juxtaposition of the MLB recognizing the Negro Leagues as part of the Majors and the Cleveland baseball team moving forward with the next season under their current team name. Then, the Boston Celtics ink an opinion piece against facial recognition technology. Finally, a deep look into the battle between Kyrie Irving and the media. Celtics article: https://www.bostonglobe.com/2020/12/16/opinion/governor-baker-regulating-facial-recognition-technology-is-racial-justice-issue/ Kyrie Article: https://verysmartbrothas.theroot.com/the-baffling-years-long-beef-between-kyrie-irving-and-1845879304 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the heels of Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year announcement the boys debate the merits of the 'activist athlete', if SI's list was correct, and if player activism helps or hurts movements. They also take a look at what current protests in sports are looking like and ponder what the future holds for them as fans are slowly allowed back at games. Plus player empowerment, COVID news, academic gatekeeping and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices