Randy Sklar

host of “View from the Cheap Seats” podcast

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One half of the Sklar Brothers comedy duo, and sports commentator

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USC and UCLA won their openers as new members of the Big 10 Conference. NFL season begins Thursday. And LA Dodgers’ Shohei Otani returns to his old stomping grounds in Anaheim tonight.

What’s ahead for college football and the Dodgers post-season

USC and UCLA won their openers as new members of the Big 10 Conference. NFL season begins Thursday. And LA Dodgers’ Shohei Otani returns to his old stomping grounds in Anaheim tonight.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

This may be the last Olympics for some of the most dominant American athletes in recent history. It’s also the first games for a new competitive sport inspired by break dancing.

Can Simone Biles, Katie Ledecky and Lebron James win Olympic gold?

This may be the last Olympics for some of the most dominant American athletes in recent history. It’s also the first games for a new competitive sport inspired by break dancing.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Aside from his son’s youth basketball squad, the Lakers’ new hire has never coached a team. Did his relationship with Lebron James make all the difference in his latest job?

JJ Redick has never coached. Can he lead the Lakers?

Aside from his son’s youth basketball squad, the Lakers’ new hire has never coached a team. Did his relationship with Lebron James make all the difference in his latest job?

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

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