The Sports Animals break down today's "Day of Giving" as the University of Hawaii celebrates the anniversary of Title IX and the Rainbow Wahine athletics program with Lois Manin, as well as Big West Discus Champ Halle Moore. Sean Green from the Gampling Podcast and the Sports Gambling Podcast Network breaks down his favorite bets for this weekend from college football, NFL, and even gives some fantasy takes as well. Marc Adams from the 49ers WebZone talks the Jimmy G contract renegotiations and ...
Sep 01, 2022•2 hr 14 min
Josh Pacheco breaks down today's big news about college football, from Washington entering the mix for a Big 10 expansion chance, College Football Playoff expansion, and the creation of the transfer portal windows. To help preview the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers, color voice Terry Obee joins the show to go over what he's seen in the one week of play for the Hilltoppers.
Sep 01, 2022•2 hr 4 min
Kanoa Leahey and Christian Shimabuku from KHON2 breaks down some more reactions from University of Hawaii sports from last weekend. Tiffany Westerberg from the Rainbow Wahine talks about the tournament in Texas A&M as well as her being the sole Rainbow Wahine on the All-Tournament team this weekend. Lois Manin from the Univeristy of Hawaii come on to talk about "The Day of Giving" and more on the anniversary of Title IX and the Rainbow Wahine Athletics programs.
Sep 01, 2022•46 min
The Sports Animals field more reactions from Saturday's football game, as well as get you ready for your fantasy season with the Rivals Fantasy Football Show. Rainbow Wahine Soccer Head Coach Michele "Bud" Nagamine joins the show after an impressive homestand this weekend, how they're preparing for road trip number two this season, and who they're looking out for in the Big West. Jeremy Mauss from the Mountain West Wire talks Mountain West football and the best matchups this weekend for the MWC....
Aug 31, 2022•2 hr 9 min
Josh Pacheco breaks down more fan's reactions from Saturday's loss against the Vanderbilt Commodores. Coach Arnold Martinez hops on to give his opinions on the game, and what Hawaii can do to improve before their next matchup against the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers.
Aug 31, 2022•2 hr 7 min
Kanoa Leahey and Jordan Helle further analyze into this weekend's loss for the Rainbow Warrior football team alongside Spectrum Analyst Rich Miano.
Aug 31, 2022•46 min
Honolulu Little League Head Coach Gerald Oda joins Gary Dickman and Chris Hart this morning to talk about the World Series and how it felt to win the championship in Williamsport.
Aug 30, 2022•9 min
This week on Shakas & Swings, Episode 4 Hunter Hughes recaps the PGA Tour FedEx Cup Championship which ended with Rory McIlroy on top. Hunter wanted to pose this question to YOU. "Does a FedEx Cup title equal winning a major championship?" On the back nine, Hunter gives his reasons for why Rory might be the new face of golf. We also get an update on the on going battle between the PGA Tour and LIV Tour after Tiger Woods and Rory were subpoenaed.
Aug 30, 2022•18 min•Season 1Ep. 4
The Sports Animals field in the numerous questions about the University of Hawaii football team after this weekend's loss against Vanderbilt and prepare for Saturday's bout with Western Kentucky. Their head coach, Tyson Helton, joins the show to discuss his team as well as his experience back in the early 2000's when he was a member of June Jones staff at the University of Hawaii. Jamey Eisenberg from CBS Sports hops on to discuss NFL cuts, as well as the interesting restructure of Jimmy Garoppo...
Aug 30, 2022•2 hr 9 min
Kanoa Leahey and Lori Santi join forces to react to Saturday's big loss to Vanderbilt in football as well as other UH sports from the weekend.
Aug 30, 2022•46 min
Josh Pacheco comes in with his reactions to the weekend. From the game day atmosphere, to how he now views the Rainbow Warriors after the blowout loss to the Vanderbilt Commodores, and how he feels about the predictions made last week.
Aug 30, 2022•2 hr 12 min
The Sports Animals break down everything from the weekend, mostly focusing on the Hawaii football opener to the Vanderbilt Commodores. Billy Hull starts the show off with some good news out of a very great weekend of high school football, including a Game of the Year candidate between Campbell and Mililani and looking forward to the Punahou and Kahuku game this weekend. John Veneri hops on to discuss the loss to the Commodores and his feelings towards the teams, and what they can do to improve a...
Aug 29, 2022•2 hr 13 min
Its the day before Hawaii and Vanderbilt, and Josh Pacheco comes in to breakdown what you need to know about Vanderbilt, especially after Vegas raised Vandy's odds to -9.5.
Aug 27, 2022•2 hr 4 min
Josh Pacheco fills us in on the upcoming Hawaii-Vanderbilt game on Saturday. Reactions from the Aaron Donald situation at the joint Bengals-Rams podcast and Matt Araiza lawsuit flow in as well.
Aug 26, 2022•2 hr 12 min
Josh Pacheco fills us in on High School Sports around the state. Brandon Ching from Scoring Live give his insight in this week's Game of the Week on CBS 1500 between Kamehameha-Kapalama and Moanalua in a cross-league division 1 open matchup. Rob Colias from Maui News breaks down the scene in Maui and why we should be paying more attention to the county.
Aug 26, 2022•49 min
Kaleo Baxter joins the show to preview the Rainbow Wahine Volleyball team before they start the season tomorrow morning at Texas A&M. Brian Batko from PG Sports Now talks the Pittsburgh Steelers and his thoughts on the quarterback race between Mitchell Trubisky and Kenny Pickett. Hunter Hughes joins the show to give his opinions on the Rainbow Warrior football team as we sit at two more days before game day between UH and Vanderbilt.
Aug 25, 2022•2 hr 6 min
It is go-time for the University of Hawaii Football Team, and this Saturday’s game is “Everything Green” (wear green). This week on Episode 52, Jordan Helle and Hunter Hughes run through the official Week 0 depth charts for Vanderbilt and Hawaii and get you HYPE for this first game of the Timmy Chang Era. With a lot of unknowns pertaining to how this team will perform, Jordan and Hunter do a preliminary W/L prediction for Hawaii's 13 scheduled games for the 2022 season. Mahalo to Spectrum and Ha...
Aug 25, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 52
Josh Pacheco fills you in on the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors, fitting as it is game week. Hunter Hughes, sideline reporter for the ESPN Honolulu broadcast, breaks down what he's loving out of fall camp, his opinions on Vanderbilt, and some other directions the Hawaii offense could be going in this Saturday.
Aug 25, 2022•2 hr 2 min
The Sports Animals fill you in on NFL, Hawaii football and everything Fantasy Football you NEED to know. Larry Kruger of The Krueg Show and 95.7 The Game in San Francisco fills us in on the San Francisco 49ers and what the offense is shaping up to look like in 2022 being led by Trey Lance. Arnold Martinez from the Countdown to Kickoff Show before the UH Football broadcast talks UH football and what Arnold has seen from the offseason. Casey Mallon from TheFootballDudes Podcast breakdown YOUR ques...
Aug 25, 2022•2 hr
Honolulu Little League Head Coach Gerald Oda joins Gary Dickman and Chris Hart to give an update on his health and will be back on the field to coach the boys in their game against Tennessee.
Aug 24, 2022•10 min
Daren Kimuratalks with Reed Kasaoka from Dave & Adams's Card World to talk some childhood stories when he grew up in Hawaii, talked about card bans in high school, as well as his greatest find in his career. In Buy Low, Sell High, Daren talks autographed cards and some of the business around recently deceased athletes and poor design choices.
Aug 24, 2022•46 min
Josh Pacheco goes all in on Kevin Durant after the Brooklyn Nets make the decision to "move forward" with their partnership, meaning KD will be a Net for the remainder of his contract. With Hawaii-Vandy on the horizon, Josh talks about both teams as well as his bet with fellow baseball play-by-play caller at Vandy on the Honolulu Little League team as they take on Tennessee on Wednesday morning.
Aug 24, 2022•2 hr 6 min
Kanoa Leahey and Jordan Helle join forces to break down how great Honolulu Little League is on their road to dominating the 2022 Little League World Series. They ask "What the Bleep?!" about Kevin Durant and the Nets, Nick Saban's brand new contract, and certain antics by New York Yankees fans.
Aug 23, 2022•46 min
This week on Shakas & Swings, Hunter plays a round of golf with his brother Tanner Hughes who is the Director of Instruction at the Forest Ridge Golf Club in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. As someone who helps golfers improve their game, Tanner talks with Hunter about a few things new golfers and even seasoned golfers can do to minimize their scores and have more fun on the courses. In the first half, Hunter gives you an update on what is going on in the world of golf which includes the Fed Ex Cup ...
Aug 23, 2022•30 min•Season 1Ep. 3
The Sports Animals fill in today after the big news that Kevin Durant will be sticking around in Brooklyn. Kalani Takase from Scoring Live goes over his favorite surprise teams from the first month of play, and answers the big question from this season of prep football, can anyone beat Kahuku this season? The guys catch up with Gerald Oda after he's finally released from isolation during the Little League World Series as the team prepares for Tennessee in the semi-finals. Aria Gerson from The Te...
Aug 23, 2022•2 hr 11 min
Josh Pacheco takes us through the shortened show today after Honolulu Little League takes down Texas, 6-0, and now prepares for Tennessee on Wednesday morning. Joining Josh is Vanderbilt football play-by-play caller Andrew Allegretta to preview this Vandy team before gameday on Saturday, as well as go over a quick bet over the HLL and Tennessee matchup in the Little League World Series.
Aug 23, 2022•46 min
The Sports Animals hosting today. Matt Snyder from CBS Sports talks the MLB and whether or not the Yankees are ready to be back at the top of the MLB or not after an abysmal run after the All-Star break. John Veneri joins the show to preview the Rainbow Warriors before Game Day this Saturday. Nate Kreckman from "This Week in the Mountain West" joins the show to look around the conference, and whether or not if Hawaii is seen as a good surprise team after being ranked near the bottom of the Mount...
Aug 22, 2022•2 hr 6 min
Josh Pacheco fills in today to give further reactions on the NFL preseason and the Deshaun Watson suspension/settlement. We also are joined by Donny Kadokawa, coach from the 13u Kado Baseball team that just won the Babe Ruth World Series today. We further our discussions from yesterday's BOR plan to further the expansion of the Clarence T.C. Ching Athletics Complex as well as the relocation of the track.
Aug 20, 2022•2 hr 5 min
Kanoa Leahey is joined by Brian McInnis from Spectrum News. The guys go over the newly released 2022-23 Rainbow Wahine Basketball schedule, and to help them break it down is the Rainbow Wahine head coach, Laura Beeman.
Aug 20, 2022•46 min
The Sports Animals take over for this Aloha Admissions Day Friday. Former Rainbow Warriors runningback and former Green Bay Packer Alex Green hops on the show to update us on his life. He talks about his brand new children's book, Dream and Believe, AJ Wants to Play Football, and his return to UH-Manoa for the academic year to finish school. Mark Veneri, color analyst for UH Football, talks his opinions on the starting job for the Rainbow Warriors and the impressive performances from Punahou and...
Aug 20, 2022•2 hr 6 min