Charlie Pierce: The Week In Sports

Football's only been back for a few weeks, but there's already plenty of concussion controversy to go around. Bill and Only A Game analyst Charlie Pierce share their thoughts on the NFL's new commitment to improved safety measures and claims from Congress that the NFL unduly influenced concussion research. Turning to baseball, the Chicago Cubs might be the best team in the entire MLB — let alone Chicago — but it's the White Sox who are breaking records. Bill and Charlie discuss the White Sox and a world record regarding the team's fans and their four-legged friends.

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