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Bobby is out today, Josh Pacheco fills in. Keith Smith of Yahoo Sports talks NBA news and how teams are fairing inside the bubble. ProFootballFocus' Ben Linsey joins us to talk a couple of deals and non-deals happening the day before the franchise tag deadline. Alyssa Roenigk, co-host of ESPN's 30 for 30 podcast "Heavy Metals," joins in to talk the behind the scenes of said podcast. And Matthew Postins of SI and CowboysMaven, talks recent Cowboys news like Dak remaining to be unsigned through the summer.

On the start of the work week, former University of Hawaii athletics director and now Big West Conference financial officer Ben Jay joins the show to talk about his new position. Bill Bender from Sporting News talks college football and Josh Gross from MMAJA talks UFC 251. Also, what special day is it today that involves food?

July 11 - Hawaii soccer head coach Michele Nagamine attempts to balance optimism and realism as the prospect of NCAA fall sports grows more fraught by the day amid the national coronavirus surge. Will there be a 2020 season at all? Recorded on the 21st anniversary of the 1999 Women's World Cup final, "Coach Bud" recalls watching her old college teammate Brandi Chastain pull off an iconic moment.

June 30 - Former Rainbow Wahine basketball standout Sarah Toeaina readily agreed to a podcast request during her recent, mandatory two-week COVID-19 visitor quarantine in the islands. The overseas hoops pro opens up on Scandinavian living and language barriers, her special rapport with her father, and what she misses about her time in Hawaii. Plus, the host has some career news.

June 21 - Former Hawaii high-flying hoops wing Aaron Valdes comes back to earth to share his thoughts of recent social strife, how things might've been different had he pursued his love of water polo, and if he'd just stayed for that final year at UH. The two-time Mexico league champion explains how his old 7-foot-6 UC Irvine nemesis Mamadou Ndiaye dunked a franchise into oblivion (and did Valdes a favor).

Mike Onzuka, a jiu jitsu black belt, instructor and veteran MMA judge, gets into the intricacies of judging on the heels of what many have deemed a controversial decision in Max Holloway's loss to Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 251. You might be surprised by what he says about the result of that fight. Plus, Kanoa and Jordan give their takes on UFC 251...the University of Hawaii football schedule being hammered by cancellations...and as always, their "Best and Worst".

Bobby is out today, Josh Pacheco fills in. Shaun Al Shatti of the Athletic joins us today to talk MMA news, including a controversial loss for our own Max Holloway at Fight Island. Trevor Lane of LakersNation.com comes in to talk recent Lakers news, what to expect in the bubble, and how the team is looking to replace starting point guard Rajon Rondo after suffering another hand injury.

Josh talks with UH Head Football coach Todd Graham, Wahine Track & Field and Cross-Country Head Coach Tim Boyce and Asst Basketball Coach John Montgomery amd how the pandemic is changing or cancelling college sports. Also will Kahuku change it's name due to culture value.

On this Thursday show, Senator Glenn Wakai joins the show to talk about the plans for the new Aloha Stadium after the plan died in the Senate session. Jon Marks from WIP, Scott Robbs from Spectrum Sports, and Larry Beil from KGO TV all join the show as well. Also, what happened to Chris and who's talking other than Gary today?

Senator Glenn Wakai joins Gary Dickman on the Sports Animals to talk about the plan for the new Aloha Stadium just hours after the bill was rejected and died in the senate. Sen. Wakai explains the process and what is next for the new Aloha Stadium right now.