"The NBA is rigged and a deep dive would reveal several fixed outcomes" — Hank

Take Slip·Aug 14, 2017·Mt. Rushmore

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The NBA is rigged and a deep dive would reveal several fixed outcomes

My number four [30 for 30]... was just the NBA being rigged. I would like a whole deep dive. [I'd like to know] the frozen envelope. I'd like to know if [David] Stern actually suspended MJ for gambling... LeBron winning his first ring. I'd like to know that Lakers-Kings game [with Tim Donaghy].

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While Tim Donaghy's actions were confirmed, the broader 'league-wide rigging' remains a conspiracy theory without definitive proof.

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Take Slip·Aug 14, 2017

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Big Cat

Ricky Fowler is on the hot seat because he hasn't won a major

Hot seat Ricky Fowler. Because he is now in the crew of guys who win majors, and he hasn't won a major.

Opinion Golf Medium

Ricky Fowler famously never won a major in his career despite numerous close calls.

Loss

Take Slip·Aug 14, 2017·Who's Back

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The wind in Chicago will help Roberto Aguayo's accuracy by pushing the ball back to the uprights

He's so wildly inaccurate that the wind is actually going to push his balls back towards the uprights.

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Aguayo's accuracy did not improve; he was waived by the Bears before the regular season even started.

Loss

Take Slip·Aug 14, 2017·Who's Back

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Big Cat

Darren McFadden will tear his hamstring immediately and disappoint fantasy owners

Darren McFadden looks like he's going to get a lot of carries for the Cowboys... And when I say a lot of carries, I mean a lot of carries in the first half of the first game. And then he's going to tear his hamstring. And everyone who drafted him is going to be really pissed off.

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McFadden did not get many carries at all; he was surpassed by Alfred Morris and Rod Smith and eventually released in November 2017 without a major injury on the field.

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Take Slip·Sep 9, 2026·Picks

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Hank

The Patriots will three-peat by beating the Rams

Super Bowl threepeat: Patriots versus Rams. Patriots win again. ... By week 12, week 13, much to the chagrin of the world and especially this podcast, the Patriots will ... once again be a powerhouse.