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and thank you for making it part of your daily routine.

We do appreciate it.

Coming up on this podcast, we will discuss El Stinkbaum, the Vomit Comet for Jimmy Garapolo,

the 49ers quarterback with a night to forget in a scrimmage football game.

What does it mean? It means more than you would suspect being that scrimmage football game. What does it mean?

It means more than you would suspect, being that it's just a practice game.

Antonio Brown, believe it or not, has done the impossible. The Rader Wide receiver has found a loophole that gives him more than a fighting chance.

He has a case against the NFL in an appeal.

We'll discuss that.

The goose on the loose, goose gossage, old man screaming at clouds,

complaining about Major League Baseball home runs.

I have a solution for baseball's obsession with home runs. And

Zeke Elliott is lacking a funny bone, the cowboy star upset with Jerry Jones, because Jerry

Jones attempted some comedic fun with a group of sports writers, and this upset the sensibilities of Zeke Elliott.

We'll talk about all of those stories, the latest gossip involving Jay-Z.

We'll get to that as well.

Game show fun.

One of the worst game shows we've ever had, I believe.

The guys don't think that it was the worst game show. We'll get to all of it. Sit back, relax, and enjoy today's edition of the Ben

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