On the 561st Sporticast episode, hosts Scott Soshnick and Eben Novy-Williams discuss some of the biggest sports business stories of the week, including a confluence of major events.
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Scott Soshnick,
Sportico.com,
16 June 2026
The Connecticut Forum, the popular long-running current events discussion series held primarily at The Bushnell in Hartford, has announced its 2026-27 season where the distinguished guest speakers include TV news show hosts, an economist and experts in global relations.
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Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
16 June 2026
The show is actually bringing in guest cohosts to fill in for her, including Sheryl Underwood, and Whoopi Goldberg who will step in to cohost on Fridays despite typically having the day off.
Cape Verde’s flight paths For its World Cup debut, the smallest nation by population at the tournament is paying homage to the roughly 525,000 inhabitants who live on 10 volcanic islands off the coast of Africa.
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Steve Douglas,
Chicago Tribune,
19 June 2026
Here, Sue Brown, left, of Athens, and Ann Massenburg, of Macon, law students, cuddle four of the tree-trunk inhabitants, which seem none too impressed.
Fees will be waived until Sunday, June 21 to encourage residents to adopt adult dogs ages six months and older and to make room for incoming strays.
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Emma Hall,
Sacbee.com,
18 June 2026
However, a growing number of residents have been regularly showing up to city council meetings advocating for a moratorium on data center development, pointing to issues with noise pollution, water use, and electricity costs.
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Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 June 2026
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