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John Perrotto, MLB writer, talks the upcoming MLB All-Star Game and the Home Run Derby tonight, the outliers of the first half of the MLB season, and who he's looking forward to watching this week. Dan Tom of MMAJunkie and the Protect Ya' Neck Podcast talks UFC 264 and the possibilities of McGregor-Poirier 4 after McGregor's devastating ankle injury.

Josh fills in for the guys on this Aloha Friday and there are some headlines to go through, but there is also an article that the Honolulu Civil Beat that came out about UH and the TC Ching Complex Field. Why does it miss the mark? Then, the rematch between Dustin Poirier and Conor McGregor is in less than 24 hours, so Damon Martin of MMAFighting.com talks about the upcoming bout and who's got the odds to win the card. And is the Home Run Derby more exciting to watch than ever this year because of Shohei Ohtani?

This week we talk story with new University of Hawaii Men's Golf head coach Scott Simpson. Simpson, who was previously an assistant coach for the Rainbow Wahine golf team, has a résumé that is as impressive as it is long. He was a competitor on the PGA Tour for 27 years and won seven tour events, including the 1987 U.S. Open.

Bobby takes you through your Aloha #HDayFriday workday as he looks at the 2-0 lead for the Phoenix Suns in the NBA Finals, three UH Baseball players recently transferred from the program, Angelica Ljungqvist leaving the UH Women's Indoor and Beach Volleyball programs and no fans allowed at the upcoming Summer Ilympics in Tokyo. Buy or sell also returns.

On today's show:

-Brad Spielberger, Salary Cap Analyst at Pro Football Focus: provides his thoughts on which rookie Quarterbacks could start right away and which may have to sit and wait, the expectations in New Orleans, the quarterback questions in Green Bay, Houston and New Orleans, the possible division favorites and the general excitement that football is nearing as Training Camps begin later this month.

-Sam Farley, Head On A Swivel Podcast host: from London, discusses the excitement level in his country ahead of Sunday's UEFA Euro 2020 final between England and Italy and what it was like covering the semifinal win in London against Denmark; he also gives his thoughts on the upcoming NFL season, why he doesn't favor Tampa Bay to repeat as Super Bowl Champs and tells us why the Jaguars are adopted team of the UK.

-Michael J. Duarte, NBC LA reporter: talks about how transplants of LA dictate the fan base of certain LA sports team, is Matt Stafford that much of an upgrade over Jared Goff and enough to take the Rams to a title, the impact of Shohei Ohtani and how the platform would be on an even bigger stage if he was in the Los Angeles county market and not the Orange County market.

Iolani High School alum Hugh Hogland joined Josh Pacheco to talk about making Japan's Olympic basketball team and what it means to represent his mother's home country.

Josh continues your Thursday sports discussion. It's a busy day at the University of Hawai`i today. The announcements of two baseball players officially transferring from the program and Angelica Ljungqvist stepping down as both the Women's Indoor Associate Head Coach and Beach Volleyball Head Coach. And with the announcement that no fans can attend the upcoming Olympics in Tokyo, should the games even be played in a country that is in the middle of a pandemic?

Joining Josh on the show today: Kristi Dosh, Forbes' Sports Business Writer - Kristi has been tracking the deals made in the first eight days of the NIL between student-athletes and companies and discusses her biggest takeaways from what she has seen take place, how student-athletes are partnering with one another to help each other and also what the NIL could possibly look like in the future

Dodgers' Defensive Coach Pedro Montero joins the show to discuss cut-offs and relays; the Dodger Way; transitioning from player to coach; and more.

Chris Monter of College Basketball News talks the NBA Draft, who he has going in the top couple of picks, and the progression of the Detroit Pistons. Dave Reardon of the Star Advertiser talks his column about Olympic Athletes and his best athletes coming out of Hawaii. Jon Ledyard of the Pewter Report talks the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and how Tom Brady has molded the Bucs into a perennial superpower of the NFC South.

Kanoa and Jordan welcome Kevin Wong to the show. Wong, considered volleyball royalty in the islands, is preparing to once again serve as commentator for NBC's olympic coverage of the Beach Volleyball event. He also discusses the evolution of his Spike and Serve volleyball club. In addition, the fellas share their thoughts on the NBA Finals, the NIL era in college sports, and as always, their "Best and Worst".

Josh fills in for the animals while they're on vacation, and we're days away from the Olympics while also under a state of emergency in Japan. Iolani's Hugh Hogland joins the show to talk about making Japan's Olympic basketball team. The Phoenix Suns have a 1-0 lead on the Milwaukee Bucks, so Arizona Republic's Duane Rankin joins the show to talk about the atmosphere in Phoenix aiming for their first ever NBA Championship. The LA Dodgers are in a bit of a mess with Trevor Bauer, so TrueBlue LA's Blake Harris talks about what the team is doing to move forward from the allegations. And UFC Bantamweight "Sugar" Sean O'Malley joins the show to talk about his Bantamweight fight later this week.