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Professional volleyball player Erik Shoji joins the show from Russia, where he's embarking on another season of competition. The U.S. national team libero from Hawaii discusses his journey in the sport, and his concern over his alma mater, Stanford, eliminating its men's volleyball program. Plus, Kanoa and Jordan talk about the Nuggets' incredible upset of the Clippers in the NBA Playoffs, the top storylines from the first week of the NFL season, Navy football coach Ken Niumatalolo taking on the Pentagon, the Diamond Head Classic being reportedly relocated to Orlando, and as always, their "Best and Worst".

Josh Pacheco fills in for the guys and comes on after an exciting NBA Eastern Conference Finals game one between the Miami Heat and Boston Celtics, and discusses how Bam Adebayo's block on Jayson Tatum could be the best in NBA playoff history. Bryan Fischer from Athlon Sports comes on and talks college football and the Big 10 hot mic news. Also, after blowing a 3-1 series lead in the NBA Western Conference semifinal, is it time for the LA Clippers to make a change?

The Sports Animals fill in for Bobby today. Andy Herman, owner of the Packaday Podcast, talks Green Bay Packers news and the excitement and the hopeful momentum behind Aaron Rodgers and the Packers. Curtis Crabtree, Seattle Seahawks reporter for KJR and Pro Football Talk, talk Seahawks news and the other big winner from Week one.

On this start of the work week, Josh Pacheco fills in for the guys and talks about the first Sunday of the 2020 NFL season and what was surprising about it. Dieter Kutenbach from KNBR talks about what happened with the San Francisco 49ers and their loss to the Arizona Cardinals, Eli Botteger from HeatCheck talks college hoops and how the virus is impacting the upcoming season. Also, what's up with Monday Night Football?

Mark is joined by brother and KHON2 anchor John Veneri on John's birthday. Today they talk about John's playing Days at UH and what they think should be done for the NCAA Football conferences, Also they give their take on the NFL games and Tua Tagovailoa after Dolphins first game.

The Sports Animals fill in for Bobby today. Brent Sobleski, and NFL analyst from Bleacher Report, fills us in on the Week One action from this weekend and why we shouldn't overreact to outcomes from the weekend of games. Scott Miller, MLB analyst from Bleacher Report and Sirius XM radio analyst, talks MLB news as we close in on the playoffs in two weeks. Jovan Buha, LA Clippers reporter for The Athletic, talks Clippers news and what to worry about in tomorrows game seven against Denver.

The guys come on after game 7 of the NBA Eastern Conference semifinal game between the Raptors and Celtics, and they break down the game and why the Raptors won't be defending their title this year. Kevin McGuire from Athlon Sports breaks down the college football season and Wayne Takushi makes a stop on the show to talk about North Shore Grinds.

NFL Season is here and Josh gives us his take with Brian Baldinger from NFL network talk about Lamar Jackson potential and what too expect from teams, also Houston Rockets lose a player for breaking NBA Covid guidelines.

Kanoa Leahey and Jordan Helle fill in for Bobby today. For Fan Fridays, Josh Walker, assistant coach of the Men's Volleyball team, talks about his personal life and the new hardships of bringing in new life and new recruits into this year. Elliot Ptasnik, Swimming and Diving head coach, talks about the new restrictions for Oahu's lockdown and the recruiting process this year. Jabari Trotter, assistant coach for the Men's Basketball team, talks the plans for men's basketball and how they're preparing for the hopeful winter season.

The animals come on after the first game of the 2020 NFL season between the Houston Texans and the defending Super Bowl champions Kansas City Chiefs. The guys look at their fantasy rosters as well to see how they did on day one and how the NFL season is shaping up.