Welcome to The Sports Virus Podcast !
Sportscasters Joe Castellano and Ray Woodson go in-depth to talk about the Bay Area sports scene.
All new in 2024, former KNBR talk show host Ray Woodson and long-time sports announcer Joe Castellano are back to talk about Bay Area sports throughout the year and this is episode number one, reviewing the NFC Championship,
previewing Super Bowl 58 and evaluating the Warriors season ahead of the NBA trade deadline.
The 49ers made an incredible second half comeback in the NFC Championship to beat the Lions and reach the Super Bowl. Joe and Ray give their thoughts on the key plays in the game and discuss everything from Dan Campbell’s decisions to Brock Purdy’s running ability. They preview the matchup with the Chiefs in Las Vegas and Ray states his opinion on the Taylor Swift hoopla. Then it’s on to some Warriors talk including whether or not they should deal Jonathan Kuminga or Andrew Wiggins before the NBA trade deadline on February 8.
It’s all here on the first 2024 edition of TheSportsVirus Podcast.
Listen To TheSportsVirus Podcast
Subscribe to The Sports Virus Podcast for free on iTunes, Stitcher and Spotify through
BLEAV Podcast Network
<Connect With Us On Social 
Media>
(Click on Facebook and Twitter images to interact with TheSportsVirus)
This podcast is sponsored by (Click each image to visit the sponsor’s website):
Former KNBR talk show host Ray Woodson is back to talk about the Super Bowl and a lot of Bay Area sports talk focusing on the 49ers, the Warriors and the Giants.
Larry Krueger was a talk show host at KNBR radio in San Francisco over the last two decades and he joins us to chat about his departure from the station, his career plan and the Bay Area teams. Larry has plenty of opinions that we have enjoyed listening to on KNBR in all of his different roles at the station for many years. Now he is excited about moving on to a new chapter in his career and he gives us a little insight into his future endeavors. Larry also shares his thoughts about the 49ers’ situation as they get ready to trade Jimmy Garoppolo and sign free agents, the state of a Warriors team that has struggled lately and the Major League Baseball lockout. Although a baseball agreement was reached shortly after this podcast was recorded, Krueger lays out several reasons why the sport is in trouble.
Long-time San Francisco columnist Scott Ostler helps us review the Rams win over the Bengals in the Super Bowl. We also go in-depth to discuss the 49ers’ QB situation and the Warriors season. When it comes to baseball, Scott explains why he likes the DH coming to the National League and why he voted for Barry Bonds to be a Hall of Famer.
Network statisticians Ethan Cooperson (CBS) and Ed Sfida (FOX) have the best seat in the house every Sunday as they provide NFL stats and information for Jim Nantz and Joe Buck. After the AFC and NFC Championship
games they both joined us for detailed conversations about why the Rams and Bengals advanced to the Super Bowl.
Kate Rooney is a sports anchor and reporter for KRON-TV in San Francisco covering all of the Bay Area teams. She joins us to discuss the 49ers and Warriors and talk about her career.
Every week former 49ers QB Steve Bono analyzes the Niners game. This week we chat about the loss to the Eagles which featured critical mistakes by QB Nick Mullens. Still, Steve feels SF should give Jimmy Garoppolo another week to heal and start Mullens over CJ Beathard who almost led the team to a late-game comeback win on Sunday night: 
with Nick, but I would have to tell him if you struggle or we struggle I may go to CJ. I don’t want to put that pressure on him but he’s got to understand that if we’re struggling offensively that as a head coach I need to make that change to see if we can create a spark. I think if you pull Nick and not start him right now then you’ve crushed him.”
