Hang Up: How Sports Became Grievance Games
b'Stefan Fatsis and Josh Levin talk to Slate contributing writer Alex Kirshner about Bryson DeChambeau\\u2019s win\\u2014and Rory McIlroy\\u2019s heartbreaking loss\\u2014at the U.S. Open. Then, Washington Post columnist Jerry Brewer joins Stefan and Joel Anderson to analyze the NBA Finals and discuss his series \\u201cGrievance Games.\\u201d\\n\\nU.S. Open (2:56): What went wrong for Rory McIlroy.\\n\\nNBA Finals (22:19):\\xa0Checking in on the Celtics and Mavericks.\\n\\xa0\\nGrievance Games (39:17): How sports have \\u201cbuckled under the pressures of grievance and division.\\u201d\\n\\nAfterball (56:29): Stefan on the 20th anniversary of Greece\\u2019s remarkable 2004 European soccer championship.\\n\\n(Note: time codes are only accurate for Slate Plus members, who listen ad free.)\\n\\nWant more Hang Up and Listen? Subscribe to Slate Plus to immediately unlock weekly bonus episodes. Plus, you\\u2019ll access ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts by clicking \\u201cTry Free\\u201d at the top of our show page, or visit slate.com/hangupplus to get access wherever you listen.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'