Mellinger podcast: March Madness, sports gambling + Royals, Sporting shut out on TV
Fair warning, this week’s lead is essentially me drooling over the fact that you and I and everyone else can watch actual, real, NCAA Tournament games.
Then we do questions on who the heck I think I am, whether gambling is good for sports, what Ballly’s Kansas City will be like and whether KU screwed up its infractions case.
The bonus segment is a good one — Sporting Kansas City CEO Jake Reid on the current reality that a significant chunk of Kansas Citians are shut out from watching the Royals and Sporting on their TVs. This is a big story, and something we’ll continue to do more on.
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