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Stephen A. Smith has had it up to here with the WNBA. There’s no one that talks more about sports than Stephen A. Smith. He does get paid a lot of money to do so, but one might think that Smith could get a little burnt out blabbering about sports around the clock like he does. The man is on ESPN around the clock talking about every sport under the sun. Football game on? He’s there to talk about it. […]

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Best of luck pigeon holing Ben Jones in your nice and ordered little idea of what being American is supposed to be, cast in the political binary, and weighted on one side or the other of the always-inflamed culture war.

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Cindy Howes’ Fresh Cuts list this week includes a previously unreleased John Prince song, a single from Antuala’s Molly Dowling, “Sticks and Stones” (a current FAvorite) by Bronwyn, Kate MacLeod’s generous “I Will Sing My Heart Out,” Sierra Ferrel’s “Trying to Love You,” and (you guessed it) more.

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The Chicks announced a 20th anniversary reissue of Taking the Long Way due out October 2 via Legacy Recordings. The reissue will be available as a triple-LP set and will include three previously unreleased demos and two rarities. The whole album, including the bonus tracks, will also be available