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No wiggling around questions, no ½ answers, Yahoo Sports is Boxed In. Three days a week, a crew of writers and personalities from Yahoo Sports will debate, rank and discuss topics from the world of sports & pop-culture. What is the best baseball movie of all time? What is the optimal stadium food? Lines will be drawn. Judgements will be made.

Latest Episodes:

Is a shortened MLB season even legitimate? May 29, 2020

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As the MLB players and owners continue to go back and forth, the Boxed In Podcast debates whether a shortened season should be even considered legitimate in the first place. Should the league place an asterisk next to the name of the World Series Champs? What about any records that may fall? Tune into this edition to find out as our own Hannah Keyser and Zach Crizer debate with the honorable Jay Busbee making the final decision.

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Who is the golf g.o.a.t: Jack Nicklaus vs. Tiger Woods May 27, 2020

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Last Sunday, golf legends Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson were joined by football legends Tom Brady and Peyton Manning for a competitive round of golf for charity. While golf is on the mind, today's Boxed In tries to tackle the golf g.o.a.t. debate once and for all.

Zach Schwartz is joined by Scott Pianowski and Jay Busbee to pit the Tiger vs. the Golden Bear. Who is the greatest golfer of all time? Is it the game-changing Woods and his 15 major championships or is it the legend Jack Nicklaus and his potentially-insurmountable 18 majors?

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Could the Chicago Bulls have won a 7th NBA title? May 25, 2020

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The greatest basketball player of all time coming off his second three-peat up against a shortened NBA season, a severed finger tendon, and the greatest power forward of all time.

On today's episode of Boxed In, we're having an after party for The Last Dance and enter an alternate basketball timeline to take Michael Jordan up on his declaration that the Bulls would have come back for another year after their 6th championship. If the Chicago Bulls ran it back after 1998, could they pulled off a four-peat and have won a 7th NBA championship? While old foes like the Utah Jazz no longer stand in their way, new rivals have emerged, like a budding dynasty in San Antonio and the revamped New York Knicks with Allan Houston and Latrell Spreewell.

Dunk Bait's LaJethro Jenkins presides over arguments from Yahoo's NBA reporters Seerat Sohi and Vincent Goodwill on whether a lockout year, organization-wide infighting, salary cap concerns, and an aging roster meant 1998 was truly The Last Dance for the Bulls.

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Best Player from Friday Night Lights: Smash Williams vs. Vince Howard May 22, 2020

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With clear eyes and full hearts, Mike Oz & Matt Harmon debate which football player on Friday Night Lights flashed the best skill set for the pros. Did Smash Williams do enough at A&M to make it to the NFL? Would Vince Howard have been Lamar Jackson's predecessor? Tune in to find out which Texas athlete Dalton Del Don selects as the best player on everyone's favorite TV show.

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Which NFL coach would win an imaginary fight: Mike Tomlin vs. Pete Carroll (w/ guest Roy Wood, Jr.) May 20, 2020

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NFL coaches are a tightly-wound bunch. When you picture one in your head, you don't usually imagine a jovial or stoic leader, but usually a frenzied maniac screaming into their headset or going insane at a referee, which got us thinking – which NFL coach would you pick in a fight?

No NFL coaches were harmed in the making of this podcast, but Yahoo Sports' Liz Loza & Charles Robinson were joined by a very special guest to play out this thought experiment. Roy Wood, Jr. of The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, steps into the arena to explain why you don't want to mess with Pittsburgh's Mike Tomlin while Charles argues that Seattle's wily Pete Carroll should not be overlooked.

Check out Roy in the current season of The Last O.G. on TBS, Netflix's upcoming Space Force and his Comedy Central webseries Stand-Up Playback with Roy Wood Jr.. Roy's charity tipyourwaitstaff.com is providing relief to the staff of comedy clubs shut-down by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Best Kevin Costner movie about baseball: Field of Dreams vs. Bull Durham May 18, 2020

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One film's as American as apple pie. The other's as American as a six-pack of Budweiser and Marlboro Lights.

On today’s Boxed In, Yahoo's fantasy baseball experts and lovers of late '80s sports films Andy Behrens and Scott Pianowski debate which Kevin Costner vehicle is the ultimate film about America's pastime. Yahoo's national baseball writer Hannah Keyser adjudicates on a battle over toiling in the minor leagues, playing catch one last time with your dad, and really, the soul of baseball itself.

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Best Sports Conspiracy Theory: Ali's Phantom Punch vs. Knicks' Frozen Envelope May 15, 2020

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Did Ali actually land the famous knockout punch on Liston? Did the NBA really use a frozen envelope to send Ewing to the Knicks? On this Friday edition of Boxed In, our own Matt Harmon delegates a debate between Jay Busbee and Terez Paylor over which famous sports conspiracy theory might actually be true. Make sure to tune in every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday as we strive to keep you entertained during the lockdown.

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More Iconic Stadium: Wrigley vs. Fenway May 13, 2020

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One has the Green Monster and "Sweet Caroline." The other has an ivy wall and the curse of the pet goat who was kicked out of a World Series game. Major League Baseball's two most iconic stadiums are Fenway Park in Boston and Wrigley Field in Chicago.

On today's Boxed In, resident Chicagoan Andy Behrens faces off with knower of all things baseball Mike Oz as they debate which is the more iconic ballpark. The honorable and fair Dan Wetzel, who admittedly grew up in Boston and worked at Fenway as a plucky youth, renders the final verdict on baseball's two most hallowed landmarks.

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Best sports uniform to wear casually: Basketball vs. Hockey May 11, 2020

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Michael Jordan’s pinstriped 23 on the Chicago Bulls. A throwback Anaheim Mighty Ducks hockey sweater. The sports world is littered with iconic uniforms, but if you only had one sport to choose from to wear to work, a grocery store, or even brunch, what would it be?

On today's Boxed In, Yahoo's sartorial scholars Liz Loza, LaJethro Jenkins and Hannah Keyser debate the merits of the best sports uniform to wear in public. While Hannah defends the impeccable hockey sweater, LaJethro argues the basketball jersey is the best choice to wear in public.

It should be noted that we are not here to debate the merits of shirseys. Shirseys will always be cool.

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Better Basketball Career: 2 Chainz vs. Master P May 08, 2020

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Last Friday's Boxed In attempted to answer the most important question of our time: which NBA star was the better rapper? In the battle between Shaquille O'Neal and Damian Lillard, no clear winner was determined, so Chris Haynes, Zach Schwartz and LaJethro Jenkins are settling the debate with an epic part two that flips the script: which rapper was the best athlete?

Was it 2 Chainz, who played two seasons at Alabama State? Or was Master P a better baller, spending two preseasons with the Charlotte Hornets and Toronto Raptors?

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