SportsWaves

Graphic sports staff writer Austin Hall joins the show to help Paxton and Karl discuss the NFL's first COVID-19 outbreak, preview the NBA finals matchup (16:12), and share his expertise on college football (23:14), touching on the national championship and Heisman races and making sense of 2020's unequal scheduling. Follow SportsWaves on Twitter: @sportswavespod

In this week's episode, Paxton and Karl break down the Week 2 NFL action and shout out their weekly NFL picks column in the Graphic. Freshman water polo athlete Rocco Cuttone joins the show to discuss the intricacies of European water polo, Bay Area sports teams and why living on campus right now isn't so bad.

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Hosts Paxton Ritchey and Karl Winter talk about the uniquely packed sports calendar after a lengthy pandemic delay. Pepperdine Women's Basketball player Jayda Ruffus-Milner joins the show to talk about how racial and social justice have intersected with sports, as well as some of the measures she has been working on to spread awareness and spur action at Pepperdine. Follow SportsWaves on Twitter: @sportswavespod.

Hosts Isaiah Evans and Paxton Ritchey make their NBA playoffs predictions.