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Travis Chock, co-founder and CEO of nationally-renowned baseball lifestyle brand, Baseballism, joins the podcast to discuss going from an aspiring ballplayer growing up in Makiki to a man running a multi-million dollar business. He shares how Baseballism has coped with the pandemic and his plans to grow the business even further. Plus, Kanoa and Jordan talk about whether or not an asterisk is necessary for the soon-to-be crowned NBA champ...the impact of Todd Graham's public vote of confidence for quarterback Chevan Cordeiro...what the NFL should do in response to a series of positive Covid tests around the league...and as always, their "Best and Worst".

Chris Vannini, NCAA football writer for The Athletic, talks NCAA football and how certain conferences starting up late is affecting the national ranking ballots. Dave DeNatale, digital producer for WKYC-TV3 in Cleveland, talks Cleveland Browns news in his first interaction with the Animals during a winning record for the Cleveland Browns. Kurt Helin, lead NBA writer/managing editor for NBCSports.com, talks the NBA Finals and the upcoming offseason for the NBA. Jeff Erickson, Rotowire's senior editor, answers your fantasy football questions.

Josh comes on following game 4 of the NBA Finals between the Los Angeles Lakers and Miami Heat and the Lakers are now one game away from winning it all. But the ratings are out for the NBA Finals and they are the not good at all. What could be the reasons for this? And who ain't doing it right after breaking the "Stay at Home, Work at Home" order?

Chris Monter, editor for College Basketball News, comes on to talk the beginning of the college basketball season coming up next month and what to expect. Scoop Jackson from ESPN.com talks the NBA finals and the background of the Doc Rivers and 76ers new connection. Bryan Fischer, columnist at Athlon Sports, talks NFL news and the MNF games from last night.

Today ESPN Honolulu's Keegan Ohta joins the show. Mark give his take on the MLB Playoff's so far and what he feels about the Houston Astro's, Also Mark and Keegan have different thoughts on the NBA Final's outcome.

Bob Nightengale of USA Today Sports joins us to talk MLB news and who we should be looking for in the race for the World Series this year. Peter Coleman a.k.a Dr. SEC, host of The Waiting Room radio show, comes on to talk SEC news and the huge highs and lows the SEC is going through so far this season. Stephen Tsai of the Star Advertiser comes in to talk UH updates and the chances for this UH Football team this season.

The University of Hawai'i Football Chief of Staff discusses the football schedule being announced earlier in the week, Chevan Cordeiro named QB1 for the team, how to prep the team in such a short time with the first game in just over three weeks and how is the team with workouts halted due to positive cases.

The Women's Volleyball Associate Coach & Beach Volleyball Head Coach mentions the new changes to the NCAA Tournament format, how excited she is to see the players very soon with practice beginning soon and more importantly, how the two new setters compliment one another and the program.

The University of Hawai'i Men's Basketball Assistant Coach talks about how life is during the pandemic, what his daily schedule and roles are, the interest level of teams wanting to play at Hawai`i and also describes the Mikan drill.

The animals come on after game two of the NBA Finals between the LA Lakers and the Miami Heat and the guys break down the game and even if the Heat lost by 10, can Miami come back in this series? Kristian Winfield from New York Daily news talks about that Final and what the Heat need to do to come back. And Dr. T from Doctors of Waikiki makes a stop to talk about the Covid-19 situation in Hawaii.