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The Sports Gossip Show

The Sports Gossip Show

Written by: The Athletic
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Join us every Tuesday and Thursday as we break down the wildest developments in the messy world of sports — because it’s much more fun to watch athletes on the field if you know what they’re doing off of it.


Whether you’re a die-hard fan who has the standings of multiple leagues memorized, or someone who really does think that Taylor Swift put Travis Kelce on the map, join us Madeline Hill and Charlotte Wilder, as we watch sports with one eye on the game and one eye on the personal life section of athletes’ Wikipedia pages.


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Episodes
  • Bam Adebayo punched Tyler Herro in the face, Mitchell Robinson trolls the Knicks and the Celtics, and will LeBron actually go to the Sixers? An NBA extravaganza with Fred Katz
    Jul 16 2026

    Madeline and Charlotte are back with dear friend of the show, senior NBA reporter/writer Fred Katz! The gals talk to Fred about the biggest stories in the NBA from Summer League and free agency.


    First up: Mitchell Robinson was traded from the Knicks to the Celtics, and he is now trolling both Celtics fans and his former teammates. Fred describes Mitch’s persona and tells behind-the-scenes stories about him (including some insights from his forthcoming book about the Knicks!) and everyone spends a surprising amount of time talking about fonts.


    Then, the punch heard round the NBA! Bam Adabayo punched his former teammate Tyler Herro in the face at 9am at Summer League in Las Vegas — is it because Tyler Herro “doesn’t believe in history” or anything that happened before 1950? And, finally, what is the angle that LeBron James’s camp is trying to spin with the Sixers talk? Is it real? Or is he just going to Golden State?



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    1 hr and 10 mins
  • Why World Cup VAR is the LinkedIn of sports, is Jude Bellingham cool with his coach?, and Bryce Harper’s bizarre FanDuel video
    Jul 14 2026

    Madeline and Charlotte are back! First, they talk about the lawsuit that uncovered a video Phillies star Bryce Harper made for a FanDuel customer — and Harper’s PR response.


    Then, the gals dive into World Cup drama. First, the response to racist remarks by Spain’s former prime minister. Then, they talk about France vs. Spain, and why the US men’s soccer program needs to learn from those countries. Then, a discussion about the controversial calls that led to England and Argentina making it to the semi-finals (involves tin-foil hat theories). The gals also discuss England star Jude Bellingham and his coach, and decide that VAR is the LinkedIn of sports.


    Finally, the gals talk about Argentina, because the country’s soccer federation is at the center of an FBI investigation in South Florida.



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    49 mins
  • Norway’s Erling Haaland had crazy lore before he became a World Cup star, compressed athlete wedding flowers review
    Jul 9 2026

    Madeline and Charlotte are back with a jam-packed episode. First, some updates about the World Cup. Then, a deep dive into the lore of Norway’s star player, Erling Haaland, from his Snapchat and YouTube vlogs, to his shopping trips in Dallas for cowboy hats, to his Birkin bags, to his cool soccer-playing girlfriend Isabel Haugseng Johansen.


    Then, an update on some compressed flowers to debate: Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown and Brooklyn Adams’ engagement, and Falcons wide receiver Drake London and Sofia Rose Gabay’s engagement.



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    42 mins
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