The Softball is Getting in the Way of the Drama with Jessica Mendoza

Pink Pig Skate Guards with Big Citrus

Get out the zester, ‘cause Big Citrus is back! We dish on the early surprises and scandals of the WNBA season, talk about the PWHLPA deciding to publicly disclose player salaries, introduce you to a pair of pole vaultin’ twins, and stumble upon a not-so-subtle reminder that people are still having sex. Plus, snubbed stars, Triple Espresso is reunited at last, and a safe prediction that a Texas team will win – or maybe already has… SHOW NOTES:  * Listen to E.R. Fightmaster’s new album “Tolerance” here [https://open.spotify.com/artist/3ejIpQTvOb6XjUhX96RrMw] and listen to their podcast Jockular here [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/jockular/id1732760459] * See if your favorite PWHL players are protected here [https://www.thepwhl.com/en/news/2026/june/03/pwhl-announces-player-protection-lists-for-phase-1-of-2026-expansion-roster-building-process] * Get your own “Hoops & Pucks & Footy & Gay Shit” merch here [https://breakingt.com/collections/good-game-sarah-spain?rfsn=8630755.4ad333] * Vote for the team name of the LOVB San Francisco expansion team here [https://www.lovbsf.com/nametheteam] * You can now WATCH Sarah’s interviews! Subscribe to @iHeartWomensSports [https://www.youtube.com/@iHeartWomensSports] on YouTube and check out the Good Game playlist here [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4OH9pWO2GjqQmx_dTNOqMES7gaB3CUEf] * Leave us a voicemail at 872-204-5070 or send us a note at goodgame@wondermedianetwork.com [goodgame@wondermedianetwork.com]  * Follow Sarah on social! Bluesky: @sarahspain.com [https://bsky.app/profile/sarahspain.com] Instagram: @Spain2323 [https://www.instagram.com/spain2323] * Follow producer Alex Azzi! Bluesky: @byalexazzi.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/byalexazzi.bsky.social] Instagram: @AzziArtwork [https://www.instagram.com/azziartwork/?hl=en]  * Follow producer Bianca Hillier! Bluesky: @biancahillier.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/biancahillier.bsky.social] See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

More Superhero than Magician with Farah O’Keefe

Texas golfer Farah O’Keefe joins Sarah fresh off her NCAA national championship win to discuss just how many sports she tried before focusing on golf, how her tennis coach dad and taekwondo black belt mom helped her game in different ways, her goals for the upcoming U.S. Women’s Open, and which course has the best grass. Plus, an elusive clay-court title, the Brondello Bowl, and some fall plans to put on your calendar. * The Open Fairways Instagram is here [https://www.instagram.com/openfairwaysgolf/] * The AUSL schedule is here [https://theausl.com/schedule/?season=369] * Check out the “Own a Piece of The Bra” campaign here [https://republic.com/the-sports-bra] * Follow Farah O’Keefe on Instagram here [https://www.instagram.com/farah.okeefe/?hl=en] * You can now WATCH Sarah’s interviews! Subscribe to @iHeartWomensSports [https://www.youtube.com/@iHeartWomensSports] on YouTube and check out the Good Game playlist here [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4OH9pWO2GjqQmx_dTNOqMES7gaB3CUEf] * Leave us a voicemail at 872-204-5070 or send us a note at goodgame@wondermedianetwork.com [goodgame@wondermedianetwork.com]  * Follow Sarah on social! Bluesky: @sarahspain.com [https://bsky.app/profile/sarahspain.com] Instagram: @Spain2323 [https://www.instagram.com/spain2323] * Follow producer Alex Azzi! Bluesky: @byalexazzi.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/byalexazzi.bsky.social] Instagram: @AzziArtwork [https://www.instagram.com/azziartwork/?hl=en]  * Follow producer Bianca Hillier! Bluesky: @biancahillier.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/biancahillier.bsky.social] See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

The Softball is Getting in the Way of the Drama with Jessica Mendoza

ESPN analyst and softball royalty Jessica Mendoza joins Sarah to discuss this year’s Women’s College World Series, what to expect in the championship, and the viral softball moments we can’t stop talking about. Plus, the return of another GOAT, the top seed still standing, and the WNBA Commissioner’s Cup is back. Also, Sarah returns from Italy just in time for Pride Month! Hoops and pucks and footy and gay shit, y’all. * The French Open bracket is here [https://www.rolandgarros.com/en-us/results/SD?year=2026&round=5#3-SD007] and the schedule is here [https://www.rolandgarros.com/en-us/order-of-play?year=2026&competition=SD&annexeCourt=all&principalCourt=all&favoriteFilter=false&date=2026-06-02] * Watch hockey stars Marie-Philip Poulin and Laura Stacey dance to Celine Dion at their wedding here [https://www.youtube.com/shorts/x8AEhg8Of0s] * Learn about the PWHL’s Expansion Player Distribution Process from Professor Puck here [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ldJQhZK22g] * Read The Athletic’s story about elite soccer players returning to play after pregnancy here [https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7306774/2026/05/26/womens-soccer-pregnancy-science-returning-motherhood-pressure/] * Learn more about Broccoli Guy here [https://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/48902687/wcws-2026-mississippi-state-surprise]  * You can now WATCH Sarah’s interviews! Subscribe to @iHeartWomensSports [https://www.youtube.com/@iHeartWomensSports] on YouTube and check out the Good Game playlist here [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4OH9pWO2GjqQmx_dTNOqMES7gaB3CUEf] * Leave us a voicemail at 872-204-5070 or send us a note at goodgame@wondermedianetwork.com [goodgame@wondermedianetwork.com]  * Follow Sarah on social! Bluesky: @sarahspain.com [https://bsky.app/profile/sarahspain.com] Instagram: @Spain2323 [https://www.instagram.com/spain2323] * Follow producer Alex Azzi! Bluesky: @byalexazzi.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/byalexazzi.bsky.social] Instagram: @AzziArtwork [https://www.instagram.com/azziartwork/?hl=en]  * Follow producer Bianca Hillier! Bluesky: @biancahillier.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/biancahillier.bsky.social] See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Feeling Quite Sprightly with Rebecca Randell and Carolyn Braff

Associate Principal Scientist at the Gatorade Sports Science Institute Rebecca Randell and Vice President of Sports & Entertainment at PepsiCo Carolyn Braff join Sarah to discuss Gatorade’s new Body of Science initiative, the current research gap impacting female athletes, what they’re hoping to learn from their ongoing studies, and the not-so-glamorous work of a sports scientist.  * Check out Gatorade Body of Science initiative here [https://www.gatorade.com/body-of-science] and the Gatorade Sports Science Institute here [https://www.gssiweb.org/en]  * You can download the GSSI Labs app and contribute your own data to the study here [https://apps.apple.com/us/app/gssi-labs/id6741157676]  * You can see the photo of Sarah doing her body testing in front of Miles Austin here [https://www.facebook.com/spain2323/posts/pfbid02UBLsK8zzKPFcB4ZzLWwiyxyNE31fygvMoo3NjtC2jhHyhkuHtGbQLoYcgML6XD1Kl] * You can now WATCH Sarah’s interviews! Subscribe to @iHeartWomensSports [https://www.youtube.com/@iHeartWomensSports] on YouTube and check out the Good Game playlist here [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4OH9pWO2GjqQmx_dTNOqMES7gaB3CUEf] * Leave us a voicemail at 872-204-5070 or send us a note at goodgame@wondermedianetwork.com [goodgame@wondermedianetwork.com]  * Follow Sarah on social! Bluesky: @sarahspain.com [https://bsky.app/profile/sarahspain.com] Instagram: @Spain2323 [https://www.instagram.com/spain2323] * Follow producer Alex Azzi! Bluesky: @byalexazzi.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/byalexazzi.bsky.social] Instagram: @AzziArtwork [https://www.instagram.com/azziartwork/?hl=en]  * Follow producer Bianca Hillier! Bluesky: @biancahillier.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/biancahillier.bsky.social] See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

A World Champion Underdog with Breezy Johnson

As part of this month’s espnW Summit in NYC, alpine skiing Olympic gold medalist Breezy Johnson sat down with Sarah to discuss how ski racing is more like Formula 1 than other Olympic sports, the surprising video she watched the morning of her gold medal-winning race, and getting the invite to party with Flavor Flav in Las Vegas. Plus, Sarah got to ask Breezy the question that’s been on her mind ever since the Games.  * Watch Anderson Cooper and Stephen Colbert’s conversation on grief here [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YB46h1koicQ] * The NCAA Women’s College World Series schedule is here [https://www.ncaa.com/news/softball/article/2026-05-18/2026-ncaa-softball-tournament-bracket-schedule-womens-college-world-series-scores] * Listen to our episode with ESPN softball analyst Haylie McCleney Hanson here [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/good-game-with-sarah-spain/id1752100672?i=1000767721086] * Meet Cherry Bomb FC’s Mary T. Cherry here [https://www.instagram.com/p/DYU_Ig-gmOV/] * You can now WATCH Sarah’s interviews! Subscribe to @iHeartWomensSports [https://www.youtube.com/@iHeartWomensSports] on YouTube and check out the Good Game playlist here [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL4OH9pWO2GjqQmx_dTNOqMES7gaB3CUEf] * Leave us a voicemail at 872-204-5070 or send us a note at goodgame@wondermedianetwork.com [goodgame@wondermedianetwork.com]  * Follow Sarah on social! Bluesky: @sarahspain.com [https://bsky.app/profile/sarahspain.com] Instagram: @Spain2323 [https://www.instagram.com/spain2323] * Follow producer Alex Azzi! Bluesky: @byalexazzi.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/byalexazzi.bsky.social] Instagram: @AzziArtwork [https://www.instagram.com/azziartwork/?hl=en]  * Follow producer Bianca Hillier! Bluesky: @biancahillier.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/biancahillier.bsky.social] See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.