We lol in all our criminal emails. A podcast about where pop culture and sports culture collide… inspired by the relationship between Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce. Culture critic and novelist Zan Romanoff and journalist and Scamfluencers senior producer Sarah Enni discuss whether Odell Beckham Jr is knowingly creating gay art with his jock strap candle; the WNBA’s controversial championship game; the toxic monopoly at the heart of American cheerleading; millennials committing crimes lol; the Freddie Freeman grand slam, Mookie Betts being assaulted by Yankee fans, and the fifth inning that changed everything.
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Apple’s requirements are about to hit creators and fans on Patreon. Here’s what you need to know (Patreon)
Minnesota coach Cheryl Reeve says series ‘stolen’ after poor officiating in WNBA Finals loss to Liberty (The Athletic)
Revolution Interrupted: Why Has the NBA's Effort to Hire Female Refs Stalled? (Bleacher Report)
Legendary fighter Frank Trigg hated UFC officials. Then he became one (ESPN)
How Cheerleading Became So Acrobatic, Dangerous and Popular (New York Times Magazine)
The 5-4 Podcast’s episode about Elon Musk’s war on workers (Apple Podcasts)
Dodgers star Fernando Valenzuela, who changed MLB by sparking Fernandomania, dies at 63 (LA Times)
Jaime Jarrin on Fernando Valenzuela (Twitter)
Stealing Home: Los Angeles, the Dodgers, and the Lives Caught in Between (Bookshop.org)
The ugly, violent clearing of Chavez Ravine before it was home to the Dodgers (LAist)
Angels’ Spanish-language broadcast at a crossroads as announcers decry treatment (The Athletic)
Is a Will Smith the key to winning the World Series? (ESPN)
Freddie Freeman’s walk-off grand slam (YouTube)
Yankee Stadium fans ejected for prying ball from Mookie Betts' glove (ESPN)
What’s behind the epidemic of fans throwing things at concerts? (LA Times)
