How the Rafa Era Ended

Hosts Alex Kirshner, Lindsay Gibbs, and Ben Lindbergh chat about Rafael Nadal’s legacy as one of the all-time tennis greats. They also discuss the NWSL championship which Lindsay attended, the last days of ESPN’s Around the Horn. This week’s Afterball is from Ben, in which he compares the terms of sports commissioners and Supreme Court justices. On the bonus episode available exclusively for Slate Plus subscribers, the panel breaks down the new women’s basketball league, Unrivaled.

Read The New York Times profile of Nadal’s long career.

Read about Marta and the Orlando Pride’s biggest victory.

Read about the end of Around the Horn.

Read more of the details of the new TV deal with the latest basketball league, Unrivaled.

Podcast production and edit by Kevin Bendis.

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