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The Game Within

The Game Within

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The Game Within: Stories, strategy, and culture that shape sports beyond the field.

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🚨 @jasonkander.bsky.social, Ravi & Addisu are LIVE on thegamewithin.bsky.social to talk:
🔥 Jerry vs. Micah
🚫 NFL players busted for flipping Super Bowl tix
🇻🇪 Little League team blocked by Trump
📈 Booming women’s sports
📜 EO targets NIL & college athletes
& more.

🔗 www.youtube.com/live/gXUVSH8...

July 28, 2025 at 7:45 PM

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New thegamewithin.bsky.social at 3:30pm ET🚨 @jasonkander.bsky.social, Ravi Gupta & Addisu Demissie break down:

🔥 Jerry vs. Micah
🚫 100+ NFL players fined for Super Bowl tix
🇻🇪 Trump blocks Little League team
💸 Steph Curry stirs NBA pay pot
📈 Booming women’s sports
📜 New EO hits college athletes hard

July 28, 2025 at 6:10 PM

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Catch up on last week's episode before we go live at 3:30 👀👀

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New episode of thegamewithin.bsky.social is LIVE🚨 Trump. Epstein. College sports. Barstools. WNBA protests. New NCAA executive order.
@jasonkander.bsky.social, Ravi & Addisu break it all down.

🔗 Watch here:

July 28, 2025 at 4:57 PM

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Don't forget to catch up on last week's Game Within before the new episode at 3:30pm ET today 👀 👀

Valor Media Network @valormedianetwork.bsky.social · Jul 14

thegamewithin.bsky.social is LIVE NOW!🚨
@jasonkander.bsky.social, Ravi Gupta & Addisu Demissie break down:
Trump’s tax bill, NFLPA drama, Ackman in tennis, and the UFC at the White House.

🔗 Watch here: www.youtube.com/live/oxp3cZ0...

July 21, 2025 at 3:27 PM

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Cooper Flagg may be the future, but Dallas still hasn’t answered for Luka.

Nico Harrison’s job is far from safe.

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Cooper Flagg is coming to Dallas—Luka fallout isn’t over l Game Within

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May 22, 2025 at 5:31 PM

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The WNBA finally has the kind of rivalry that brings headlines, viewers, and real excitement. Caitlin Clark vs Angel Reese is good for basketball. What’s not? Right-wingers trying to turn it into a culture war.
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The WNBA needs Clark vs Reese—not race bait from MAGA l Game Within

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May 22, 2025 at 4:15 PM

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Pope Leo XIV is from Chicago. You know he has Bears pain, Bulls pride, and Sox loyalty in his bones.
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A Pope with White Sox opinions? Chicago Legend! l Game Within

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May 20, 2025 at 12:57 PM

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🚨 Pete Rose and Shoeless Joe Jackson reinstated
⚾️ MLB just blew the Hall of Fame debate wide open

🏀 NBA Draft Lottery chaos
🔥 Caitlin Clark vs Angel Reese
📺 NFL schedule release backlash
🐻 Caleb Williams vs Chicago

We’re LIVE at 3:30pm ET 🎙️👇
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May 19, 2025 at 6:58 PM

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MLB brought bunting back without meaning to. The ghost runner rule made baseball fun again.
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MLB is fun again—thanks to bunts and ghost runners l Game Within

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May 19, 2025 at 5:36 PM

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Baseball purists may hate it, but ghost runners are working. Extra innings move, fans stay tuned.
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MLB’s ghost runner rule is working—here’s why l Game Within

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May 19, 2025 at 3:27 PM

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Jordan on NBC could flop. Not every legend is built for TV like Shaq and Barkley.
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Michael Jordan on TV could flop—here’s why l Game Within

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May 18, 2025 at 11:52 AM

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The formula for a good first pitch—straight from a former Secretary of State.
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Jason on throwing heat as Missouri’s Secretary of State l Game Within

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May 17, 2025 at 6:49 PM

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It’s been a long time since New York felt this united around a team. The Knicks are carrying the city.
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This Knicks run could change New York sports for good l Game Within

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May 17, 2025 at 4:58 PM

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Michael Jordan is joining NBC as an analyst—and NBA players better be ready for GOAT-level honesty.
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Michael Jordan joins NBC—and the NBA just got real l Game Within

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May 17, 2025 at 3:10 PM

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Denver is using its biggest weapon—altitude—and the media still doesn’t talk about it.
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Why does Denver keep outlasting teams like OKC? l Game Within

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May 16, 2025 at 6:20 PM

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Addisu says it’s time to talk about altitude. The Nuggets wore OKC down in both home wins.
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Denver’s altitude crushed OKC in Game 3 and Game 6 l Game Within

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May 16, 2025 at 4:59 PM

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🚨 LIVE at 3:30pm ET: The WNBA is booming—and ready for a labor fight. Plus, Michael Jordan returns to NBC, FTX fallout, and Pope Leo XIV becomes a Chicago sports icon?

Tune in: www.youtube.com/live/C5h_koN...

#WNBA #NBA #MichaelJordan #FTX #Chicago

May 12, 2025 at 5:47 PM

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NIL gave wealthy boosters a new role and they are playing to win for their alma maters.
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How wealthy boosters took over the NCAA l Game Within

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May 12, 2025 at 2:17 PM

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NIL money is changing football—and now it’s changing tax law in states like Alabama and Georgia
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Want recruits? Stop taxing their NIL l Game Within

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May 12, 2025 at 12:37 PM

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NIL changed everything in college sports—and BYU QB Jake Retzlaff proves it
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How BYU QB Jake Retzlaff cashed in with NIL l Game Within

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May 11, 2025 at 6:20 AM

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The guys talk about how LASIK is trolling refs... with an actual solution
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LASIK offered free surgery to refs—and it’s not a joke l Game Within

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May 11, 2025 at 12:23 AM

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The Nuggets and Broncos don’t just defend home—they exhaust you
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This Is Why Teams Lose in Denver l Game Within

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May 10, 2025 at 3:08 PM

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Addisu explains why Warren Moon’s gesture to Cam Ward is about legacy and representation
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Why Warren Moon gave Cam Ward his Titans jersey number l Game Within

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May 9, 2025 at 3:45 PM

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Abdul Carter asked Giants legends to wear their numbers. Ravi says: that’s not how it works
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Abdul Carter asked for LT’s jersey — and got denied l Game Within

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May 9, 2025 at 1:33 PM

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Warren Moon to Cam Ward was special—but it was a Tennessee thing, not a Houston one
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Cam Ward gets Moon’s jersey—but would he in Houston? l Game Within

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May 9, 2025 at 11:24 AM