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We're using sports to connect with the youth. A sports podcast through a pop culture lens. Culture critic and novelist Zan Romanoff and journalist and Scamfluencers senior producer Sarah Enni discuss the results of NFL's Divisional Round; Travis Kelce's charity and aren't all athlete charities a scam, really?; Fandom culture continues to crash into hockey culture, with mixed results; Russians are once again freelancers at the Olympics; and female millennial excellence is coming for the Olympic Games.

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Review of Walter Payton nominees raises questions about Kelce nonprofit (The Arizona Republic)

Kraken remove BookTok content after Alex Wennberg controversy (ESPN)

Two fans at the Sharks - Kraken game with a humble request for Macklin Celebrini and Will Smith (Reddit)

Linus Ulmark rumor screenshots (Twitter)

Linus Ullmark rumors, explained: Senators blast 'lowest forms of trolls' over online leave speculation (Yahoo! Sports Canada)

Mendes Monday Musings (NHL.com)

After daring to show personality, Zayne Parekh is learning how hockey deals with dissenters (The Globe and Mail)

Russians won't represent their country at Winter Olympics even if Ukraine war ends, IOC chief says (Reuters)

Russian Insider Says State-Run Doping Fueled Olympic Gold (The New York Times)

Russian athletes brace for another isolated Olympic experience (ESPN)

Terrible news: Venezuela WBC manager Omar Lopez has confirmed that multiple players have dropped out of the roster for non-injury reasons. (Reddit)

Alysa Liu returns on her own terms with Milano Cortina approaching (Olympics.com)

How Amber Glenn finds power in authenticity as a bisexual and pansexual Olympian (NBC Dallas)

Amber Glenn, 26, Faced Concussions, Mental Health Crisis and Coming Out, Then Started Winning Golds: 'I Never Gave Up' (People)

Can fantasy football punishments end the male loneliness epidemic? (Washington Post)