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Ex-Cop Who Killed Daunte Wright on Trial

The manslaughter trial for the ex-cop who shot and killed Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man, 10 miles from where George Floyd was murdered is officially underway. The white officer, Kim Potter, says she mistakenly drew her gun instead of her Taser when she fatally shot Wright during a traffic stop.

The Daily Recount

Saturday 01.29.22

MLB Lockout Or No, Baseball Is Still Thriving

Saturday 01.29.22

The Lakers Are Flailing, But Don’t Blame LeBron James

Saturday 01.29.22

Bye Bye, Aaron Rodgers!

Monday 01.24.22

Biden’s Big Judicial Victory

Friday 01.21.22

How Blockchain Could Have Prevented Taylor Swift’s Song Ownership Battle

Wednesday 01.05.22

Republicans’ 1/6 Walk-back

Wednesday 12.15.21

How To Talk To Your Vax-Skeptic Uncle

Tuesday 12.14.21

The ‘Roots’ of Michael Tubbs’ Basic Income Advocacy

Tuesday 12.14.21

Fox News Hosts on 1/6: What They Texted vs. What They Said

Friday 12.10.21

Corporate America Loves Your Inflation Prices

Thursday 12.09.21

Big Raises in Store for American Workers in 2022

Thursday 12.09.21

Kellogg Co to Permanently Replace Striking Workers

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If baseball’s fans seem the grumpiest, it’s because their love for the league goes beyond your typical fandom’s. LZ and Will talk about the ongoing MLB work stoppage pitting the league against the players’ union, the uniquely local nature of the game, and why baseball is in a better place than critics think.

MLB Lockout Or No, Baseball Is Still Thriving

LeBron James could be on his way to another scoring title this season — no thanks to the slumping Los Angeles Lakers he’s a part of. So where does the buck stop? LZ and Will go through the candidates, including general manager Rob Pelinka, for some ill-advised off-season moves; coach Frank Vogel, for not raising the level of play; and Russell Westbrook, for his shoddy performance.

The Lakers Are Flailing, But Don’t Blame LeBron James

Football! LZ and Will gush about the most thrilling weekend in the recent history of the NFL playoffs 2022 (all four games ended on their final play!), judge the quarterbacks’ performances, and make their predictions for the NFL Conference Championships.

Bye Bye, Aaron Rodgers!

Joe Exotic's attorney: Joe spent 16 of last 22 months in solitary confinement, now regrets putting animals in cages.

W. Kamau Bell says he received a whole lot of “no’s” while casting participants for "We Need to Talk About Cosby.”

ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith on Eric Bieniemy not getting the head coaching job in Denver: “As a Black man, it is sickening.”

Recount host Will Leitch on “racist” strategy behind U.S. World Cup locations: “They want to have more white people ..."

Art Spiegelman reacts to Tennessee school board banning his Pulitzer-winning Holocaust book “Maus.”