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• Take Two Steps to Obtain Endpoint Compliance and Data Protection
• Halloween Chronicles: Cursed Family Walkthrough
• Argentina hailed World Cup champions after dramatic win
• Help make your child's visit to Quest go more smoothly
• ‘Winter of discontent’ for UK as nurses begin strike action
• The Best Time Travel TV Shows and Movies
• Xbox Series X vs Xbox Series S: Which console is right for you?
• Quest Informatics

Plus, there's Duke's legendary Coach K beginning his farewell tour, and coaches getting used to how the transfer portal - along with name, image and likeness rules - are truly changing the game. ESPN's Dave Wilson tells us who might - or might not - deserve credit for one of the most famous sentences in sports. This week, University of Pennsylvania swimmer Lia Thomas, a transgender woman, will compete in the NCAA championships.

Brian Windhorst explains why many think the new rules are changing the game for good, even if not everyone is happy about them. The 2021 college basketball season tips off tonight and so much has changed since Baylor was crowned the national champion. ESPN's Myron Medcalf breaks down the top seeded teams, including what it'll take for Gonzaga to rebound from last year's heartbreak.

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NFL free agency in 2020 has been a wild ride so far, all while the uncertainty of this sports hiatus plays out in the background. ESPN NFL Insider Bill Barnwell joins the show to discuss how the coronavirus pandemic has affected team decisions in the offseason, and the successes and failures in team deals so far. ESPN baseball writer Sam Miller first got hooked on the game by studying the backs of cards growing up. And when he learned about a Don Mattingly card with a curious factoid on Mattingly's alleged birth year, Miller began a quest to uncover the truth.

How did they get here, and does their turnaround story hold lessons for other NFL teams? ESPN NFL insider Bill Barnwell joins Mina Kimes to explain the Bills' surprising success. Then, in light of new video evidence, Bill and Mina break down the Patriots "Spygate II" video taping scandal. NFL fullbacks are some of the hardest-working and most beloved players in the sport, but they've struggled to find success in the spotlight. FiveThirtyEight's Josh Hermsmeyer joins Mina Kimes to explore how fullbacks are having their best year ever, and why they've been the key to success for football offenses.

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Now, more than four years later, the Americans are on the cusp of redemption. Barring a complete blowout loss tonight against Costa Rica, the Americans can book their ticket to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. Taylor Twellman explains how the USMNT has changed their ways following the debacle in Trinidad, and what we can expect from a young roster that appears to be just getting started.

ESPN's Malika Andrews explains how Harden has gone from being a bonus for the Nets, to a reliable asset and leader. Then, Pablo interviews new co-owner of the National Women's Soccer League's Chicago Red Stars, Sarah Spain. At just 25 years old, Claressa Shields might already be the best women's boxer of all time.

Argentina hailed World Cup champions after dramatic win

ESPN's Stephania Bell lays out impacts and changes in the NFL plus other leagues. Then Dr. Joseph Allen, author of the book "Healthy Buildings" and public health expert at Harvard University, weighs the risks ahead for sports and society. Bob Voulgaris turned his career as a professional, data-driven NBA bettor into a team job when Mark Cuban made him Director of Quantitative Research and Analysis for the Dallas Mavericks. But tension built between Voulgaris and then-GM Donnie Nelson, and relationships with players got muddy. Reports in The Athletic this year claimed the former bettor was running the show behind the scenes in Dallas, and today the GM, coach and Voulgaris are no longer with the team. Now, Voulgaris sits down for his first interview since he left the Mavs.

Howard Bryant shares Maxwell's story, the history of Black player voices in baseball, and today's Players Alliance. After a months-long delay, the 2020 WNBA season finally tips off this Saturday when the New York Liberty and and no.1 overall pick Sabrina Ionescu take on the Seattle Storm and veteran star Sue Bird. But aside from the action on the court, the season promises to be unlike any other in the league's history. Every game will be played from the league's "clean site" at the IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida.

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Since filing that suit in March 2019, the USWNT won its fourth FIFA World Cup and continued its streak of global dominance. Foudy details what it's taken to move the case forward, while the team continues to play at a top level. Major League Baseball's season went on indefinite hiatus last week in response to the coronavirus pandemic. In parts of the world beyond the US, that chaos had already brought life and work to a halt. ESPN's Jeff Passan brings us the story of René Saggiadi, a Red Sox scout based in the Italian city of Bari. As his country deals with increasing contagion, we hear what happens when life and baseball pause, and how he's staying connected to the sport he loves.

This time, Jermaine Whitehead released after a series of threatening tweets. With the addition of OBJ, the team had high hopes going into 2019. Browns reporter Jake Trotter joins Mina Kimes to explore why Cleveland fell apart. Plus, Mina wants you to know why Michigan State may be for real this season, as the college basketball season tips off with tonight's Champions Classic.

‘Winter of discontent’ for UK as nurses begin strike action

ESPN's Seth Wickersham explains how Shanahan can shake the ghosts of his football past. A two-time World Cup and Olympic soccer champion, US team alumna Julie Foudy gives a candid inside look at the battle over fair pay for female players. US Soccer Federation president Carlos Cordeiro just resigned amidst controversy over sexist language in USSF's legal filings.

MLB insider Jeff Passan makes the case for the electronic umpire system and what it could mean for the future of baseball. The New York Knicks' former head coach David Fizdale is just the latest in a series of coaches and front office types who have tried in vain to turn things around at Madison Square Garden. It is a tempting challenge, however, to become the legendary figure who brings back the Knicks' glory. ESPN NBA insider Ramona Shelburne joins Mina Kimes to discuss Fizdale and what it might take to break the Knicks' two decades of failure. All eyes are on Clemson as the National Championship draws near, and the team has proven itself to be a powerhouse. But head coach Dabo Swinney always seems to be fighting to get the respect he thinks the Tigers deserve.

Bring up LSU Coach Ed Orgeron, and someone is bound to say "Geaux Tigers!" in his often-imitated, never duplicated voice, all gravel and grit. It seems like destiny that Coach O would lead the purple and gold, but his career has been full of twists and turns. Ahead of the National Championship Game, ESPN's David Hale tells us the legend of this bayou man.

The Las Vegas Raiders take on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers this Sunday, pitting Raiders head coach Jon Gruden against both his former team and former "Tuck Rule" game foe, Tom Brady. Gruden's personality and coaching style has long been a part of NFL lore, throughout his first stint with the Oakland Raiders, time in Tampa, and now a return to the newly moved Vegas team. ESPN's Paul Gutierrez gets at what makes Gruden tick, brings us up to speed on the 2020 Raiders, and weighs the impact of a rash of positive COVID tests.