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NFL schedule release, Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese, end of 'Around the Horn'
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The NFL released their 2025 and they are looking to set viewership records. Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese playing each other bringing out discourse among the public. "Around the Horn" ends this Friday. Awful Announcing's Ben Axelrod and Brendon Kleen discuss these topics and more, including the NBA playoffs on the latest episode of The Play-By-Play.
Time Stamps:
-2:00: NFL schedule release
-17:10: Beef Meter: Kevin Durant vs. Emmanuel Acho and Robert Griffin III vs. Ryan Clark
-23:41: WNBA season starts, Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese discourse
-41:21: The end of “Around the Horn”
-54:27: “The Fall of Favre” review
-1:00:54: Tom Cruise joining “The Pat McAfee Show”
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