The Stick to the Oscars Edition

Summary: Stefan Fatsis, Josh Levin, and Mike Pesca discuss sports parallels for Sunday’s big Oscars mishap. They also talk JaVale McGee’s feud with Shaquille O’Neal, and Ken Early of the Irish Times joins to discuss the decline of Leicester City.<br><br><strong>Sports and the Oscars</strong> <em>(3:07)</em>: breaking down the Moonlight-La La Land mix-up, pondering different sports analogies, and discussing whether sports TV would have covered the incident differently.<br> <br><strong>Shaq vs. JaVale McGee</strong> <em>(16:43)</em>: Do McGee’s frequent bloopers warrant relentless mockery on “Shaqtin’ a Fool”? Where is the line between comedy and bullying?<br> <br><strong>Leicester City</strong> <em>(32:11)</em>: Ken Early joins to talk about Leicester’s fall from glory, the team’s decision to fire manager Claudio Ranieri, and how the squad can avoid relegation.<br><br>Facebook: <a href="http://fb.com/HangUpAndListen">http://fb.com/HangUpAndListen</a><br>Email: <a href="mailto:hangup@slate.com">hangup@slate.com</a><br>Show notes at <a href="http://slate.com/hangup">http://slate.com/hangup</a>