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q sports panel talks Aaron Hernandez and basketball vs. hockey

q's sports panel — Sonali Karnick, Stephen Brunt, and Paul Riley — weigh in on the latest headlines rocking the sports world.
Former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez was sentenced to life in prison for first-degree murder last Wednesday. (Brian Snyder/Pool/Associated Press/File)

q's Sports Panel — CBC's Sonali Karnick, Sportsnet columnist Stephen Brunt, and former National Basketball League of Canada commissioner Paul Riley — weigh in on the week's biggest sports culture stories.

At issue this week: the coverage (or lack thereof) around former NFL player Aaron Hernandez's recent first-degree murder trial; and whether basketball is overtaking hockey as Canada's favourite sport.