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The Sports Hangover

France Is Out, LeBron Is Still Deciding, and StubHub's CEO Got Caught

  • S16E23
  • 39:34
  • July 14th 2026

France is out of the World Cup and Michael is in mourning. This week: Spain ends France's run, Team USA's fraudulent exit to Belgium, why soccer may never work in America, the Seahawks selling for a record $9.6 billion, the Spurs announcer scandal, LeBron's never-ending free agency, Aaron Donald comeback rumors, the Kawhi investigation, the StubHub CEO's scalping side hustle, and McGregor's 69-second disaster.

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Timestamps: 00:00 Intro + RIP France 00:52 Spain 2, France 0 (and the pale green jersey story) 01:36 Soccer flopping rant: foul the flopper 03:20 Team USA, biggest frauds of the summer 05:49 The "upper body sport" theory of American soccer 09:40 How to actually fix the MLS 13:31 Seahawks sold for a record $9.6 billion 15:43 NFL season prep: the model, Survivor rules, Super Bowl theory 20:33 Spurs announcer scandal 22:34 LeBron Watch: Week 3 27:00 Aaron Donald comeback rumors 27:44 Kawhi, the Clippers, and the paused trade 32:47 StubHub's CEO was the scalper all along 35:26 McGregor lasts 69 seconds on Paramount+ 38:34 WWE at MSG + next week's NFL previews

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