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Recorded June 29th, 2026

Sports don’t slow down in the summer, they just get weirder. We start with a simple weekend check and somehow end up in a whirlwind of nostalgia, scandal, and real-life perspective shifts that hit way harder than a box score.

We talk about Linda Cohn signing off from SportsCenter and why that matters to anyone who grew up building their sports fandom around ESPN highlights and familiar voices. From there we vent a little about the Mets, the manager firing, and why fans always end up arguing about the same question: is it the roster, the clubhouse, or the front office pulling the wrong strings?

Then the tone changes with Chris Johnson (CJ2K) sharing his ALS diagnosis. We look back at how unreal his peak was and how sobering it is to watch an all-time athlete face something bigger than football, including the technology that helps him communicate. After that, the chaos returns with Phil Mickelson’s ongoing fallout, the PGA Tour’s late tee times, Victor Hovland getting back in the winner’s circle, and a pace-of-play rant about AimPoint putting. We also hit the Champions Tour spotlight with Michael Block, shout out Mike Tree chasing another U.S. Senior Open, and close with the modern sports betting reality check as the Malik Beasley story brings the “you can’t hide anymore” era into sharp focus.

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