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The Sports Animals have a short show following the NBA Playoffs game between the LA Clippers and the Dallas Mavericks. The guys discuss the playoffs before talking with Bob Nightengale from US Today about the MLB and some unwritten rules.

Bobby is out today, Josh Pacheco fills in. Ben Dowsett who covers the Utah Jazz and the NBA for Forbes, talks NBA playoffs and the pair of upsets we had yesterday of the number one seeds. Henry McKenna, who covers the New England Patriots for USA Today Sports, talks the QB competition for the Pats, and how Bill Bellichek is lightening up with the removal of Tom Brady.

On this show, the Animals talk about the new rules given out by the governor and mayor just minutes before the show and how that may affect Hawaii. Tom VanHaaren from ESPN talks college football, Russell Baxter from Pro Football Guru talks the NFL, and Rich Miano discusses what is going on with athletics all over with Covid-19.

Punahou alum and former PGA Tour winner Parker McLachlin joins the show to talk about making his commentating debut on PGA Tour Live last week. He also gives his opinion of the state of golf and the tour, while hinting at his newly invented wedge tool that he says will help amateur golfers. Plus, Kanoa and Jordan discuss Jon Gruden's comments lauding the play of Marcus Mariota...Kai Kamaka III's impressive UFC victory...whether Fernando Tatis Jr. needed to apologize for violating an unwritten rule of baseball...and their favorites in the NBA Playoffs. As always, they cap the show with their "Best and Worst".

Bobby is out today, Josh Pacheco fills in. Jay Jaffe from Fangraphs.com talks MLB with us today, going in-depth on the anger behind Fernando Tatis Jr's grand slam up 7 last night, and why a change of the guard is needed for the MLB's success. Leigh Ellis, from the No Dunks Podcast and The Athletic, talks NBA playoffs and the exciting games from last night and what to expect tonight.

The animals come on after the first game of the NBA Playoffs series between the Dallas Mavericks and the L.A. Clippers and discuss said NBA Playoffs. Jason Quick from the Athletic talks about the Portland Trail Blazers and their potential in the playoffs. Also, what did Chris' classmate do to get into concerts for free?

Bobby is out today, Josh Pacheco fills in. Tom Byrne from SiriusXM NBA joins us to talk NBA playoffs, and what we should be expecting from the front runners of both conferences. Jovan Buha from The Athletic fills us in on a favorite from the Western Conference, the LA Clippers, and other news from the NBA bubble.

On this Aloha Friday, the guys come on after the Clippers Thunder game and discuss what the playoff scenario looks like heading into the weekend. Stephen Tsai from the Star-Advertiser talks about UH Football, Jim Trotter from NFL.com talks the NFL, Larry Beil from KGO TV talks about sports in the Bay area, and Ron Mizutani joins the show to talk about the virtual food drive for the Hawaii Food Bank and how you can help out.

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