The Cast Iron Balls crew is here to chat through the sports news of the week and preview all the weekend sports action, along with our normal digressions and silliness. We’ve got Shohei Ohtani, Simone Biles, and Jimmy Carter making picks. What else do you need?! Listen, if you must! Has something we said, or failed to say, made you FEEL something? You can tell us all about it by joining the conversation on our Substack or you can send us an email here. Enjoy!

Show Rundown
Open — Pickleball vs Drag Show vs Nachos vs National Anthem Etiquette
7:56 — WGAS Sportsbag! Shohei Ohtani, like Abe with his many hearts, a non-human doing non-human things; D3 school in Springfield cancelling events; Tennessee raises ticket prices to cover NIL expenses; Georgia governor signs order making it legal for schools to directly pay players; Simone Biles robbed of gold?!
39:43 — The Best Game in Every Time Slot this Saturday
51:23 — CIB Pick ‘em Game!
59:35 — Jimmy Carter’s Lock of the Week, live from Plains
1:03:18 — Wrap-up! American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez; Woj Bomb incoming?

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