We're talking Women's March Madness and more, including Te-Hina Paopao helping guide the Gamecocks into the Sweet 16, BALLINESIAN OF THE WEEK Alissa Pili (35 points, 7 rebounds) and the Utes bounced by the Zags, and what we're expecting to see at the Portland regional games for the women's bracket this weekend. We also breakdown the Shohei story that's been in the news: his long-time interpreter and friend Ippei Mazuhara amassing a $4.5M gambling debt with an illegal California sportsbook and then using Ohtani's bank account to send wire transfers to pay off the debt. Hard not being able to trust someone you depend on for communication, lessons learned for all. Surely more to come on this story. Sponsored by www.levasaislandapparel.com.

We try to break down how former Bears QB Justin Fields ended up in Pittsburgh backing up new Steeler Russell Wilson and whether Fields has a chance to take the starting job this year, all the Chargers offseason moves so far and getting ready for March Madness. Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, TikTok (as long as it's legal lol) and Threads at @ballinesian. Sponsored by www.levasaislandapparel.com.

NFL Free Agency and the new league year are upon us! While deals can't officially be signed until the year starts Wednesday at 4ET, many finished negotiations have already been announced, including QBs Russell Wilson and Kirk Cousins heading to new homes, LBs Frankie Luvu and Brian Burns moving on from Charlotte, former Giants RB Saquon Barkley getting called out by another former NY player, as well as the moves already made by our favorite teams in LA, Vegas and Seattle. Listen to the end for our shout out to DragonBall creator Akira Toriyama and how much he meant to the boys and world. New episode every Tuesday. Sponsored by www.levasaislandapparel.com.

Welcome back! We're catching up on the latest in the NFL offseason including the Broncos eating a $85M dead cap hit to release QB Russell Wilson, OLs Troy Fautanu and Taliese Fuaga shining at the NFL combine, and whether Caleb Williams should get a stake of the team he's signing to. Sponsored by www.levasaislandapparel.com. New episodes every Tuesday.

Welcome back! New episodes of the #Ballinesian #Podcast release every Tuesday with the latest news and discussion on what's going on in the NFL and Sports.

This week we question how many of us it would take to win a fight versus Cam Newton after the quarterback held off at least three people at a 7-on-7 football tournament. The meat of this episode revolves around the NFL Franchise Tag (deadline for teams to apply tag is Tuesday, March 5) which began with the Bengals officially tagging WR Tee Higgins on Monday. Higgins will now be guaranteed over $21M this year unless him and the Bengals can work out a long-term extension. We also talk about our teams' Tag histories and what they are likely to do before next week's deadline.

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Welcome back! Triple-digit episodes lets gooooo. We're here for the first NFL-less weekend of the year and looking forward to what our teams have to face to get right before next season. All of the Chargers, Raiders and Seahawks are starting over with new head coaches and having to change their rosters, cultures and gameplans. We also set goals to grow the podcast and be covering the Super Bowl in person.

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Welcome back! We review the consequences of Super Bowl LVIII and what comes next. Mahomes was our biggest winner, as well as Andy Reid and Purdy's height in the pocket; our Losers were Shanahan and Niners' defensive coordinator Steve Wilks who was fired today, as well as Travis Kelce for bumping his old coach. Comment who you think the biggest winners and losers were of Super Bowl 58.

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Welcome back! Enter our SB58 Giveaway for a chance to win $58 and some Le Vasa Island Apparel, just follow the Le Vasa and Ballinesian Instagram pages and comment on our giveaway post who you think is going to win the Super Bowl and what the final score will be. We talk about who's got the most at stake going in to Super Bowl LVIII in Las Vegas (Shannahan will either be the whiz kid who couldn't win the big one or finally step into the coaching club that has hoisted the Lombardi trophy after this game.) There's some talk of Travis Kelce putting Taylor Swift (4-time Album of the Year Grammy winner) on the map lol before we work through who we think is going to win on Sunday. Follow us on Instagram and wherever you get your podcasts from. Sponsored by www.levasaislandapparel.com.

Welcome back! Forest joins us from the road to discuss the newest hires around the NFL (and coaches who we're suprised didn't get hired) as well as what the Raiders should do at QB now that they're set to sign former Cardinals' coach Kliff Kingsbury as their OC. We end with why the Bucks coach got fired and what songs we think Usher will perform at the Super Bowl 58 Halftime Show. Sponsored by www.levasaislandapparel.com.

Welcome back! Shout out to the Uso Meezy for hopping on to preview the NFL Championship Round playoff games in Baltimore and San Fransisco. We discussed what it'll take for each of them four teams to move on to the Super Bowl as well as X-Factors for each squad that need to show up and show out. Follow us on Instagram, TikTok, Threads, YouTube and Facebook at @ballinesian. Sponsored by www.levasaislandapparel.com.