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The former University of Hawai'i Men's Basketball standout joins us from Newfoundland, Canada. English helped the program earn back-to-back NCAA Tournament appearances and reflects on his time in Hawaii, his experiences in pro ball and the story behind his recent book, Chasing a Dream: The Carl English Story.

Sofi Hawaii Bowl is cancelled this year, The Diamond Head Classic is in Orlando and Big West conference still working on a Basketball schedule. Josh give us his take on all the details and more.

Artie dives into the NBA Finals as Game 2 comes on later today. He also discusses the recently released Hawai`i football schedule.

Joining the show today from the NBA Bubble is former UH Men's Basketball Guard and current LA Lakers Assistant Coach Phil Handy. Coach Handy talks about the Lakers bench environment, what it's like to be a member of Frank Vogel's coaching staff, what adjustments the Lakers have during their postseason run, the IQ level of Rajon Rondo, a look ahead to Game 2 and the rest of the series, plus he goes down memory lane with a fan who met him in Charlotte a few seasons ago.

Maui’s Let’s Talk Sports duo of Kanoa Leahey and Jordan Helle host the ESPN Honolulu AM #ESPNFanFriday show.

In the all-UH coaches lineup:

-Trent Figg (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.

-Angelica Ljungqvist (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.

-John Montgomery (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.

Plus, how much do the guys buy...or sell...in another edition of Buy or Sell AND they discuss the difference between rooting for your team versus a team having a Hawai`i guy on it.

The animals come on after a long-winded Thursday night football game between the Denver Broncos and New York Jets and the Jets going 0-4 on the season does not look good for Gary's team. Also, Teresa Walker from the Associated Press joins the show to talk about the postponed game between the Tennessee Titans and the Pittsburgh Steelers due to the Covid-19 positive tests and how this could impact the NFL going forward.

"Dynamic Duo" era sharpshooter Alika Smith shares thoughts on an NBA Finals matchup between two old Hawaii teammates turned big-stage assistant coaches -- Phil Handy of the Los Angeles Lakers and Anthony Carter of the Miami Heat. Smith dishes on his rare homegrown stardom, his battles and friendship with Fresno State's Chris Herren, and the time he saw a dejected Bob Knight walk back to Waikiki.

(Photo Credit: Dennis Oda, 1997)

Oct. 1 - Maui's Let's Talk Sports duo of Kanoa Leahey and Jordan Helle host ESPN Honolulu AM on this Thursday morning.

ESPN play-by-play voice Roxy Bernstein talks of calling games from home, the new MLB postseason format and the Oakland Athletics AL Wild Card series against the Chicago White Sox.

Spectrum Sports Net LA pregame and postgame studio host Chris McGee recaps Game 1 of the NBA Finals and looks ahead to the rest of the series. He also gives his opinion of who the Clippers should hire as their next Head Coach.

Brian McInnis, podcast host of "Court Sense" and longtime #hawaiimbb beat writer for the Honolulu Star-Advertiser brings up the two UH Men's Basketball alums now on coaching staffs in the NBA Finals, his outlook on the upcoming season and shows off just how much he knows about Star Wars.

.It's Thursday so that means Spectrum Sports #hawaiifb analyst Rich Miano makes his weekly appearance and reflects on the pausing of Hawai`i football activities because of positive tests in the program, the concerns that stem from that and how to move forward, plus the addition of Kamalei Correa to the Titans' reserve/COVID-19 list.

Buy or Sell returns as well as MLB continues it's Wild Card round.

Josh comes on after a dominant NBA Finals game one with the LA Lakers beating the Miami Heat. Josh talks about how this game one felt like "two games", and how injuries to the Heat could put their chances lower. Also, Josh brings his opinion on what is going on with the Mountain West Conference football situation after UH says they've had four positive Covid-19 tests.

Vinnie Iyer, fantasy football writer at The Sporting News and host on LockedOnNetwork, answers your fantasy football questions.

The first presidential debate between President Trump and Joe Biden featured a chaotic series of bitter exchanges and name-calling, with the president repeatedly speaking over his Democratic rival and the moderator struggling to maintain control of the 90-minute affair.