Ballinesian Podcast

We're going in on what a perfect season for the Los Angeles Chargers looks like (psst, it's already begun!). From clearing out contracts that had the Chargers around $60M over the cap to bringing in a new system's worth of players on short and cheap contracts and in the draft, this new era has taken off much quicker than many may have anticipated. Add on Harbaugh's upcoming training camp and early wins versus divisional rivals in three of the first six weeks, and the Bolts could springboard into 2024 looking like a completely new enterprise with a Super Bowl win that would rewrite the history of the franchise.

Also shoutouts to the Uce Tua Tagovailoa, who is in the final year of his contract, for keeping his head down and grinding while a bunch of contracts have been signed around him. Shout out to Minnesota Lynx forward Alissa Pili for the heater of the bench last week, dropping 20 points and 4/4 3PT in just 15 minutes. More minutes, please! And we ask Forest how he think the first two games of the NBA Finals will go. Follow us on socials at @ballinesian. Sponsored by www.levasaislandapparel.com.

We're back from the Memorial Day weekend and ready to talk sports! The Celtics swept the Indiana Pacers to claim their spot in the NBA Finals where they will most likely meet the Dallas Mavericks who lead their Western Conference Finals series versus the Timberwolves. And Forest gives us the scoop on what a Raiders season looks like where everything is clicking and the team is hitting on all cylinders: Minshew takes over, team adds a veteran CB, Antonio Pierce's persona is adopted by the team. Follow us at @ballinesian. Sponsored by www.levasaislandapparel.com.

Welcome to another episode of the Ballinesian Podcast. We're catching up on the latest in the NFL offseason before pivoting to what's going on in New Caledonia right now, with indigenous Kanak people protesting new election laws handed down from France and the police forces sent down to quell the rebellioin. We wrap with the NBA Conference Finals between the Minnesota Timberwolves and Dallas Mavericks and the Boston Celtics versus the Indiana Pacers (update: Celtics took Game 1 in OT, 128-133) and some of the latest updates in the WNBA. Follow us on Instagram at @ballinesian. Sponsored by www.levasaislandapparel.com.

Welcome back! We're in peak NFL offseason form and chatting about anything and everything. WNBA preseason is giving us game-looks at new rookies and the league finally got chartered flights and a Skims sponsorship. The NBA postseason is in full swing with the Nuggets coming back from down 0-2 to even their series with Anthony Edwards and the Timberwolves. We talk Raiders and Chargers 2024 opponents (AFC West is taking on the AFC North and NFC South this season), our memorable movies by The Rock (Dwayne Johnson movie draft episode now playing on Way Back Whensday) and if it would be easier for NBA players to play in the NFl or vice versa after Austin Rivers went on the Pat McAfee show claiming he could take 30 NBA players right now and make them footballers. Fully packed episode! Follow us at @ballinesian. Sponsored by www.levasaislandapparel.com.

This weekend in the Kendrick-Drake feud was wiiild, could even be seen as historic. We haven't had artists going at each other directly like this in forever. Listen to who we think won and where it goes from here. We'll also talk on the Lakers parting ways with former coach Darvin Ham and whether they should just make LeBron James the coach until he finishes his time in LA. (Can't fire himself, yeah?) We wrap with a spotlight on some of the Pacific Islanders that have been putting in work in their fields and communities. Get to know them! Follow us at @Ballinesian. Sponsored by www.levasaislandapparel.com.

The Chargers and Raiders (and other 30 NFL teams) took swings at reshaping their rosters for the long-haul with Los Angeles taking Notre Dame OT Joe Alt with the fifth overall pick and Las vegas adding Georgia TE Brock Bowers with their first selection at #13. We'll also go through 1st-rounders OTs Taliese Fuaga and Troy Fautanu and Edge Laiatu Latu and where they were drafted. Follow the show IG at @ballinesian. Sponsored by www.levasaislandapparel.com.

We're ready to find out whose going where when the NFL Draft kicks off Thursday in Detroit. We're talking through the first thirteen picks and what teams should be doing when they get called onto the clock, from choosing between Jayden Daniels and Drake Maye, figuring out what's real and what's just been draft season smokescreens and what the Chargers and Raiders should be looking to do at picks 5 and 13. Sponsored by www.levasaislandapparel.com.

This week: We're the newest Minnestoa Lynx fans after Utah F Alissa Pili was drafted eighth overall in this week's WNBA Draft. We talk about her fit with the team, and how the Lynx need to support her training and growth over the first seasons of her pro career. We also talk about the Lakers sneaking into the 7th seed after winning their Play-In match versus the Pelicans. The Lakers are now set to take on the reigning champion, Denver Nuggets. We have to talk about the BMF: Max Holloway and give a pro tip for anyone fighting him in the future lol. And we end on which side of the Kendrick vs Drake war we're each on. Follow us @Ballinesian on YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Threads and Facebook. Sponsored by www.levasaislandapparel.com.

This episode we talk about the conclusion of the women's basketball tournament and discuss WrestleMania XL and the WWE's new direction and leadership. Congrats to Senior Te-Hina Paopao, coach Dawn Staley and the South Carolina Gamecocks for winning the Women's college basketball national championship following an undefeated regular season. Staley's team has now won two titles in the last three years (three in of last seven tournaments) with a cumulative record of 109-3. We also talk WrestleMania XL, how the Bloodline Rules main event went for Roman Reigns vs Cody Rhodes and what we can expect with a new era and new leadership that actually looks like it cares about it's fans and the health and well-being of its wrestlers. FOLLOW US on IG, FB, TT and Threads at @ballinesian. Sponsored by www.levasaislandapparel.com.

USC-UConn went down, JuJu vs Paige. The Lady Huskies advanced to the Final Four after an 80-73 win, Beuckers accounting for 28 and 10 rebounds. We also discuss how Caitlin Clark will deal with the same defense that hassled Watkins. Sponsored by www.levasaislandapparel.com.