Episode 1710: Maria’s Empire, Magic Meldonium, US Murph Talks About His Favourite Baseball Player’s Secret Double Life, Europa League Pushes The Boat Out
Maria Sharapova was the highest-earning female sportsperson in the world for 11 years, she won 5 Grand Slams, she was one of the most instantly recognisable faces in tennis… so why did her peers dislike her so much?
We talk to Caitlin Thompson of Racquet Magazine about Sharapova’s career, her relationship with her colleagues on tour, the 15 month ban for using meldonium, which is a PED, and why Caitlin herself decided to take meldonium for a period of time, and the effect it had on her own tennis game!
“Maria and I, sisters in meldonium” by @caitlin_thomps https://t.co/wtvxCvA4aW
— Kelyn Soong (@KelynSoong) August 28, 2017
US Murph joins us from spring training in Arizona to talk to us about Madison Bumgarner, a SF Giants legend whose mysterious alter-ego was revealed this week.
Mason Saunders competed in at least two rodeo events last year, winning $26,000 at one in December. “Mason Saunders” is also actually Madison Bumgarner.
From me and @extrabaggs: https://t.co/o37yx9D9V7
— Zach Buchanan (@ZHBuchanan) February 24, 2020
So many years, and the Scottsdale Stadium sunrise remains the same. Happy ball season, #SFGiants fans. pic.twitter.com/Fn2dbez84E
— Brian Murphy (@knbrmurph) February 24, 2020
Plus there’s Frances Murphy’s TV guide, Ken’s wine focus, jackrabbits, confused Richie, and the return of McDominate.
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We chat to @Marcotti and @MiguelDelaney about whether Real Madrid need to restore factory settings, and how much credit Pep deserves after Man City’s win last nighthttps://t.co/d1IaTNgzhX pic.twitter.com/PzQTsuzBhA
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Andy Lee, friend of the show and, yuno, trainer to a world heavyweight champion is back on Irish soil and in studio today to chat about their fight plan coming off, nerves and how Tyson Fury recuperated his public imagehttps://t.co/MUb2F4uIwl pic.twitter.com/SGeNbQg8dX
— Second Captains (@SecondCaptains) February 26, 2020
Go to PatreonFormer England out-half @paulgrayson10 talks getting proved wrong by Eddie Jones’ side yesterday, Ireland’s defensive frailties in the backfield and whether he would bench Murray and Sextonhttps://t.co/ByZaGy5kal pic.twitter.com/9YhZtUd3qK
— Second Captains (@SecondCaptains) February 24, 2020