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Fans of golf and actual professional players were left bewildered as the PGA Tour and LIV Golf announced their surprising union on Tuesday. Now that Saudi Arabia owns golf, what's next for the players who are left feeling betrayed by their own sport?

Best Quote: “McIlroy and the rest of the PGA loyalists learned a very valuable lesson about modern sports (or modern life) on Tuesday: If you do not sell out, someone will sell you out.” —Kevin Clark

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NBA Finals

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Denver's current lead in the NBA Finals can be attributed to Jamal Murray and Nikola Jokic's successful pick-and-roll play. Are we witnessing one of the greatest basketball partnerships of all time?

Best Quote: “Jokic and Murray are basketball soulmates, born to share the floor.”—Michael Pina

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Baseball

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Jacob deGrom's season ended early after he suffered an elbow injury that will require Tommy John surgery. How will this impact the Texas Rangers, who signed deGrom to a five-year, $185 million contract this offseason?

Best Quote: "Most pitchers would probably sacrifice a ligament or two if it gave them deGrom’s gifts for a few years"—Ben Lindbergh 

Five questions about deGrom

Features

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Forget Kevin Bacon, the NBA has Denver Nuggets forward Jeff Green, who has played with eight MVPs and 240 different teammates throughout his career. Almost every player in the league falls within six degrees of the 36-year-old who is hoping to secure his first championship win. 

Best Quote: “It had been almost a decade since Green finished consecutive seasons with a franchise, which helps explain how a talented player with a valued skill set winds up with enough former teammates to host a convention.”—Rob Mahoney

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Pod Spot

Barry cocreator, star, and director Bill Hader unpacks the series finale with Sean Fennessey. 

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