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University of Hawaiʻi football head coach Timmy Chang joined Ku'ulei and Kyle from Mountain West Media Days at the Palms in Las Vegas to preview the 2026 Rainbow Warriors season. Chang reflects on Hawaiʻi's breakthrough 2025 campaign and Sheraton Hawaiʻi Bowl comeback victory over Cal, while explaining how the program is handling increased expectations entering a new season. He also discusses Mountain West Preseason Offensive Player of the Year Micah Alejado, the depth of UH's receiving corps, the importance of the team's culture and the Rainbow Warriors' challenging start against Stanford and UNLV. The conversation also includes Chang's appreciation for his coaching staff, Hawaiʻi's fans and community, along with a personal reflection on his family and coaching journey.

Happy Mountain West Football Media Days! Ku & Kyle join live from Las Vegas with a stacked first hour, talking with University of Hawaii athletics director Matt Elliott and quarterback Micah Alejado ahead of a highly-anticipated 2026 season. Elliott chats about topics ranging from new head coaching hires, the new era for UH as a full member of the Mountain West and a special upgrade to Pregame Pa'ina for the upcoming year of home football games. Alejado chats about being named the conference's Preseason Offensive Player of the Year, other honors for his teammates and what the team's expectations are heading into 2026 after a dynamic run last year.

Ku & Kyle open Hour 2 recapping some of the most interesting parts of Commissioner Gloria Navarez's comments to begin Mountain West Football Media Days before hearing from Hawai'i senior RB Cam Barfield ahead of the 2026 campaign. Friend of the show and college insider KC Smurthwaite joins for the final half hour, answering questions from the social media world while talking about what the future roadmap could look like for the Mountain West.

Happy Aloha Monday, beautiful people! Ku & Kyle recap the weekend from Las Vegas & UFC 329 as Max Holloway won via TKO against Connor McGregor in the opening round. The duo talks about the atmosphere inside the building, the walkouts for each fighter and the future for each of McGregor and Holloway before hearing the post-match media availability with "Blessed" Max Holloway. You can catch the recording of this episode on our YouTube channel, Hawaii Sports Radio Network.

Hour 2 opens with conversation between Ku & Kyle about Mountain West Football Media Days coming up later this week, leading to Kyle firing off his off-the-cuff prediction for the Rainbow Warriors' record in the first year of the new-look conference. Paul Brecht chimes in from back in Honolulu to recap the MLB Draft from over the weekend, celebrating the seven players with ties to the islands getting a chance to continue their professional baseball dreams. You can catch the recording of this episode on our YouTube channel, Hawaii Sports Radio Network.

The USAʻs disappointing performance against Belgium does not diminish how GREAT this World Cup has been! Now, the top 4 teams in the world battle for the Cup! Plus, NBA Talk, Max Holloway/McGregor fizzles, and MLB All Star game and mid-season awards! Packed and fun!

Happy Wednesday, beautiful people! The day kicks off with coverage from live in Las Vegas with Ku preparing for the weigh-in and media portion of UFC 329, featuring Hawai'i's own Max Holloway on the main card against Connor McGregor. We discuss the week ahead, what Ku's looking forward to most with the fight and Paul sneaks one more World Cup fever question in before the quarterfinals begin on Thursday. The first hour wraps up with Paul giving his top 5 list of most impactful trades from the NBA and NFL offseasons, touching on everything from Myles Garrett to the Rams to Giannis Antetokounmpo heading to Miami and how seismic of a change to the league each created. 

Hour 2 opens with Ku'ulei's interview of Hana Hou magazine featured author Jarrett Van Meter and his deep dive into the history of a historic rival of the Harlem Globetrotters, the Hawaii 50th Staters. They dive into stories of Ah Chew Goo, the inspiration for "Pistol" Pete Maravich's training and how a team made up of local guys from Hawai'i morphed into one of the Globetrotters' greatest rivals of the 1950s. Paul wraps up the day talking about the Hawaii men's basketball roster after the signing of Swiss forward Alois Leyrolles on Tuesday and what he still believes they need heading into the first season of Mountain West play.

Happy Tuesday, beautiful people! Ku & Paul open the day recapping the United States' disappointing Round of 16 loss against Belgium in the World Cup before debating what needs to change for the USA's men's team to compete at the elite level. We discuss the pay-to-play model in youth soccer, talent identification and if the country simply doesn't have the same level of soccer athletes as some of the world powers.

Hour 2 opens with Ku & Paul's take on the new-look PAC-12 announcing that it would not hold official media days ahead of the first season with the new teams before transitioning to our expectations for Mountain West football media days next week. The end of the day is consumed by the discussion on legalizing sports gambling and other forms of gaming in Hawai'i, hearing a part of Michael Pollock's presentation to the Tourism & Gaming Working Group.

Happy Aloha Monday, beautiful people! Ku & Paul recap a fun weekend at the 6th annual Chace Numata Senior All-Star Classic to open the show, talking about a third straight year with a dramatic finish. We dive into the discourse surrounding Flo Balogun's red card suspension from FIFA, the dissenting views from European teams and the frustration about the lack of transparency from FIFA leaders about the process. The first hour finishes up with Ku & Paul trading their favorite memes and tweets from the Balogun controversy along with other World Cup jokes. You can catch the recording of this episode on our YouTube channel, Hawaii Sports Radio Network.

Hour 2 continues the World Cup fever as Ku & Paul discuss the cinematic action from the weekend in the Azteca as England-Mexico provided one of the most memorable moments of the entire tournament. We answer a text question asking about where the MLS ranks among soccer leagues from around the world & toss in a fun debate about waffles vs. pancakes that the duo ultimately came together over. You can catch the recording of this episode on our YouTube channel, Hawaii Sports Radio Network.

The rivals breakdown what has to be the best World Cup in recent memory! This week, US takes on Belgium for a trip to the Elite 8! Plus, wholly smokes, NBA Blockbusters and where does LeBron go next? What a week!!!

The Hawaiian Stars walked off the Aloha Stars, 12-11, in the 10th for another exciting finish to this annual game that features some of Hawaii's top senior prep baseball players.

What a World Cup so far as the US win their group and advance! How far can this team get? Rivals share their thoughts! Plus, we breakdown the NBA Draft, winners and losers and Monty shares his thoughts on how the WNBA continues to screw up the best thing that has ever happened to them! Letʻs get after it!

Hour 2 continues with the WNBA as Paul and Michael give their takes on the much-maligned 30th Anniversary poster that the league promoted on Wednesday, pointing out what they'd change and which reactions to the poster may be overreactions. The conversation flips back to the college ranks to discuss the multiple changes likely coming to NCAA football next year, including tweaks to the calendar for practices, training camps and the transfer portal. We wrap up the show quickly answering a text question about the way NIL works from a process standpoint and who is in charge of what for securing payments for players.

Happy Thursday, beautiful people! Paul & Michael spend the majority of the first hour breaking down the blockbuster trade between the Timberwolves & Hornets, sending LaMelo Ball to Minnesota to play alongside fellow 2020 NBA Draft pick Anthony Edwards. The hour wraps up with a look to the WNBA after another injury to Caitlin Clark caused by a non-basketball play set social media ablaze, leading to a discussion over Indiana Fever Stephanie White's postgame comments from Wednesday night.

Hour 2 dives into the NBA as teams prepare to reshape their teams heading into the 2026-27 season, starting with the NBA Draft next week before free agency and the ability to make trades opens up the following week. Michael & Paul prognosticate on the state of the Eastern Conference and what moves in-conference rivals would make before getting into an argument about which of the two conferences was better overall this past season when Paul says people overrated how great the West was.

Happy Aloha Friday, beautiful people! Paul & Michael lead off the day previewing the big World Cup matchup between Team USA and Australia & get to comparing the teams in Group D to Mountain West football programs. We move over to a bigger Mountain West conversation as Paul probes to find out which players that Michael is most excited to see in action this upcoming season for the Rainbow Warriors.

Happy Thursday, beautiful people! Paul opens the day talking to HPU men's basketball head coach Jesse Nakanishi regarding the promotion of Kyle Ruiz to the associate HC role along with the multitude of players the Sharks brought in via the transfer portal. Paul spends the second half of the opening hour talking about the NBA Draft, eventually making the case for Arkansas G Darius Acuff Jr. to be drafted higher than projections currently place him.

Hour 2 starts with Paul diving into the MLB collective bargaining agreement negotiations between the owners and MLBPA, talking about what an international draft would look like compared to the current system. The chatter moves back locally after Campbell S Isaiah Chong made his commitment to Sacramento State, hearing Michael Lasquero's chat with the Sabers' star defensive back about what stuck out about the Hornets. Paul wraps the show up with a look ahead at the next few days of World Cup action and gives an update on Ku'ulei Agbayani's adventures.