Why We Root - Stories of Sports Fans & the Fan Experience Eric Mack / Ned Dougherty

The 2016 Summer Olympics are set to begin in Brazil and the world is ready to compete, but Rio de Janeiro may never be ready to host the games.

Ned and Eric talk to life-long Cleveland fans and dig deep into the history of the Cleveland curse, the longest championship drought for a major American sports city that LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers could erase this month with a come-from-behind win in the NBA Finals. (This is a re-feed)

Abuse, denial and coverups could be derailing one of the most successful college football programs of the century. What does it mean for fans? And what next? Ned Dougherty and Eric Mack delve deep in this extended discussion.

Ned and Eric aren't fans of any of the final four teams in the NBA playoffs this year, but that doesn't stop them from making bold predictions and baselessly trash-talking one teamless city.

A new poll finds 90 percent of Native Americans are not offended by the name. Ned and Eric dig a little deeper into the data and what it means (and doesn't mean).

Ned and Eric have some news about the show, and finally explain what it's all about, a few months late.