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Former General Manager of the Expos, Red Sox and Orioles Dan Duquette discusses his baseball dreams as a kid; experiences in the game as an executive; players he's signed; and more.

The animals are on this Aloha Friday following UH Baseball at CSUN,which landed up in a 9-1 loss to the Matadors for the Bows. Great show with Hawaii people as LArry Beil from KGO TV (and formerly KGMB) joins the show to talk about San Francisco and Bay Area sports, and Vince Baldemor joins the show to talk what UH has going on around athletics as we wrap up the season. Then we check out the Dodgers and the Angels in the MLB with Bill Shaikin from the LA Times. And the race to the playoffs is almost complete, so Andy Larsen from the Salt Lake Tribune talks the Utah Jazz and what they're looking at heading towards next Saturday since they'll be in the top 6

Emma Span, managing editor of The Athletic, talks MLB news and why she loves the Oakland Athletics as the dark horse of the 2021 MLB season. Shane McNichols from Larry Brown Sports talks the NBA Draft and who he thinks will be the only prospect that can change the fate of a losing frachise. Josh Houtz of Phinsider talks the Miami Dolphins and why they shouldn't be so overlooked in the 2021-22 NFL season

Artie is joined by Jason Keifer, an expert in brain development and health, on the effects concussions have on everyone, not just pro athletes. Artie is also joined by Tiff Wells on the amazing NCAA championship for UH Men's Volleyball, and former coach George Lumpkin n stories about the late Colt Brennan.

Kanoa and Jordan run through the gamut of emotions on this episode. First they share their thoughts and reaction to the news of Colt Brennan's untimely passing and reflect on the former University of Hawaii quarterback's profound impact. The fellas then welcome UH men's volleyball head coach Charlie Wade to the show to talk about winning a national championship and the ensuing celebration. They end the show, as always, with their Best and Worst.

Chris and Gary take you home on this Thursday afternoon. From a possible expansion of the College Football Playoff, to a new Commissioner in the Pac-12, the guys also touch on the best Point Guards of all-time in the NBA an discuss the large prices of NFL tickets and fans being left out because tickets are so expensive.

On today's show:

-Fernando Ramriez, LA Chargers reporter for Sports Illustrated: takes a look back at the Chargers draft picks from the 2021 NFL Daft, what defenses gave Justin Herbert problems in year one, the health of Derwin James and an outlook on the future of Breiden Feihoko.

-Dan Greenberg, Boston Celtics reporter for Barstool Sports: discusses the possible opponents for the Celtics in the upcoming play-in round, how the young players have developed over the season, what type of job he feels Head Coach Brad Stevens has done this year and what exactly is Barstool Sports.

-Martin Gallegos, Oakland Athletics beat reporter for MLB.com: shares his thoughts on how the success of the A's doesn't translate to a large fanbase, what's the latest on a possible new stadium, will the Athletics stay in Oakland and what possible cities would they look at, how Moneyball and the A's have worked together over the years and also provides an update on former A's player Ka`ai Tom who's now playing with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Nick Farabaugh of PGHSportsNow talks the Pittsburgh Steelers and their drafting of Najee Harris and Pat Friermuth, as well as the future of Ben Roethlisberger this season. All-American Colton Cowell joins the show to reminisce about his time at UH-Manoa and his future after graduating from Manoa.

The animals are on after a playoff race game in the NBA between Washington and Atlanta. Speaking of the NBA, Dan Feldman from ProBasketballTalk joins the show to talk about the push for the playoffs and who is the favorite going into it. And rookie camps are almost here, so John Shipley from the Jaguar Report talks about the Jacksonville and their number 1 pick in Trevor Lawrence. Also, Jeff Risdon from Ream GM talks about the Lions and the Browns heading into their camps.

Spectrum Sports UH Baseball Analyst Harrison Kuroda joins The Sports Animals to chat Rainbow Baseball. The #BaseBows return to action at CSUN this weekend.

Former University of Hawai'i Football assistant coach Rich Miano joins The Sports Animals to share some of his memories of Colt Brennan.