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Recorded 17 February 2021.

[00:25] What caught your attention and Whatdya miss?

[05:47] News Round-up: No surprises Eddie McGuire steps down as Collingwood President; Around the grounds in the cricket world West Indies in Bangladesh, England in India and Sheffield Shield restarts chock full of Aussie international players; Mahomes injury update post-Super Bowl (lineman Laurent Duvernay-Tardif missed because he’s a doctor and fought Covid!), Texans release JJ Watt; Daytona 500; Simone Biles to attempt something never done before in women’s Olympic gymnastics.

[15:10] What Made Stu Say Bloody Hell?

[21:55] Tennis: Australian Open. Rule updates in tie-breakers and line judging; reflections on week 1: Aslan Karatsev’s dream run continues (but he faces Djokovic in semis), chokes, Novak’s miraculous performance given his claims of an abdominal tear; Barty chokes after Muchova’s ‘injury’ time-out?; Serena’s revenge tour?; Dylan Alcott extends record.

[37:47] This Week in Sport History.

[41:27] Basketball: NBA: Devin Booker and the Kardashian curse; Spotlight on Utah Jazz, Brooklyn Nets & Detroit Pistons; Buy-out season imminent, Blake Griffin and Andre Drummond to be participants?; Draymond Green inspires discussion about double standards in trades; Steph Curry makes early MVP case; Anthony Davis with achilles related calf injury?

[57:22] What Are You Amped For?