Matcha Mommy with Kiki Iriafen

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.

The Hardest Job in Sports with Benita Fitzgerald Mosley

Benita Fitzgerald Mosley, the new CEO of the U.S. Center for Safe Sport and the 1984 Olympic gold medalist in the women’s 100m hurdles, sat down with Sarah during the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics to discuss why she decided to take on such a hard job, her biggest priorities for the organization as it tackles more cases than ever before, and Safe Sport’s role looking ahead to the 2028 Los Angeles Games. Plus, we check back in to hear about Benita’s first 100 days on the job. * Read the Associated Press’s investigation into Sean Gardner here [https://apnews.com/article/nassar-gardner-safesport-usa-gymnastics-olympics-abuse-b370ceca5f8c40346353eb9a4e7c9988] * Read about Gardner’s recent guilty plea here [https://www.kcci.com/article/sean-gardner-gymnastics-coach-chows-west-des-moines-pleads-guilty/71350203] * Sign up to attend the State of SafeSport 2026 virtual forum here [https://uscenterforsafesport.org/2026-state-of-safesport/]  * The investment site for The Sports Bra is here [https://republic.com/the-sports-bra?mc_cid=9b1e248781&mc_eid=640e184e20] * 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 Dog Comes Too with Maddie Mastro

Team USA snowboarder and halfpipe specialist Maddie Mastro joins Sarah to talk about what was going through her mind before her final runs at the Milan Cortina Olympics, how she bounced back from a disappointing Games to end her season on a high note, why you gotta water your own grass, and how her rescue pup Pippy helps her through it all. * Follow Maddie Mastro on Instagram here [https://www.instagram.com/maddie_mastro/] * Check out the Phoenix Mercury’s AI-generated gospel song here [https://www.instagram.com/reel/DYf4uqrx1gD/?igsh=MXRmd3hqdXRpNGV5bw%3D%3D] and another hilarious version of the trend here [https://www.instagram.com/reel/DXFEYkKET2t/?igsh=NWxxcXlrZ2JicTU0]  * 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.