Featuring Joel Anderson, Stefan Fatsis, and Josh Levine great heritage Author Vinson Cunningham talks about the rivalry between the LSU and South Carolina women's basketball teams. We also discuss other intersections of sports and politics in 2024, including Steve Garvey and his DEI at Florida State.
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• A brawl erupted in the final minutes of South Carolina's win over LSU in the SEC Women's Tournament final.
• Meanwhile, Caitlin Clark led Iowa to the Big Ten Championship, JuJu Watkins helped the University of Southern California win the farewell Pac-12 Championship and Connecticut star Paige Bueckers announced she would return for the college season .
• On the men's side, North Carolina defeated rival Duke in a game where a Duke player may have been intentionally tripped and a Duke fan threw a drink at a North Carolina player.
• The Washington Post reports on baseball legend Steve Garvey's candidacy for the Senate.
• University of Florida laid off all DEI employees. Emmitt Smith speaks out.
• Birmingham, Alabama, Mayor Randall Woodfin advised “Black parents and athletes to attend other out-of-state facilities where diversity and inclusion are a priority.”
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