Stefan Fatsis and Josh Levin are joined by ESPN’s Kevin Arnovitz to discuss the NBA Finals. ESPN’s Julie Foudy also joins to talk about the Women’s World Cup, and Ben Lindbergh comes on the show for a conversation about his book The MVP Machine.

NBA Finals (2:55): Why the Warriors won Game 2, and how both teams are playing great defense.

Women’s World Cup (23:40): How the U.S. stacks up against the world, and how the fight for pay equity will play out during the tournament.

The MVP Machine (47:34): The player development revolution in baseball, explained.

Afterballs (1:05:01): Stefan on the spelling bee and Josh on aluminum bats as scrap metal.

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