The 63-win Boston Bruins won more games this season than any team in NHL history. And then they faced the Florida Panthers in Round 1 of the 2023 Playoffs. David vs. Goliath, on ice. With hockey sticks. CBS Vice President of Late Night, Nick Bernstein tries to get another long shot into the First Ballot Hall of Fame.
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(8:30) Nick's relationship with hockey (14:50) Ne...
In this edition of Hoopsology, we welcome the staff writer and editor for The Washington Post the author of Barkley which is the definitive biography of Charles Barkley, Tim Bella. Bella goes into detail about the creative process of creating the book around Barkley and the origin of why he is one of the most compelling figures in sports media.
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On Episode 160 of the Ballislife In The Paint Show, hosts Ronnie Flores, Ani Umana and Chelsea Hopkins go in on the NBA Playoffs, the Ballislife All-American Game, and announce the recipient of the 2022-23 Mr. Basketball USA National Player of the Year honor.
The 10th annual Ballislife All-American Game is set for Saturday, May 6 and Ron drops a discount promo code for tickets that can be purchas...
Josh and Kwab bring NBA fans back down to earth discussing who the best player in the world might be (HINT: It's NOT Jimmy Butler), preview the Knicks vs Heat, Celtics vs Sixers, Suns vs Nuggets, and predict the rest of the Lakers vs Kings series
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First Ballot doesn't just celebrate the greatest moments in sports--we also celebrate the greatest sports movies of all time! Here to decide whether WIll Ferrell's Baseball documentary "Ferrell Takes the Field" is First Ballot worthy is comedic actor, True Lies star, the latest Ted Lasso "villain" Mike O'Gorman. He breaks down the funniest parts of the film, his TikTok fame (8:55), and his best im...
In this edition of Hoopsology In the Lab, Justin and Matt give their impressions of a great first round of the NBA Playoffs. Then Matt gives a rundown of the NBA regular season awards and he gives his thoughts on the Houston Rockets hiring Ime Udoka.
Then we welcome the Indiana Pacers Public Address Announcer Troy Pepper. Pepper talks about his journey to becoming the PA announcer for the Pacers,...
In this edition of Hoopsology, Justin Goodrum and Matt Thomas welcomes the former voice of the Los Angeles Clippers, Ralph Lawler to chat about his legendary announcing career. Lawler discusses his favorite basketball memories and gives his observations regarding what a title would mean to the Clippers fans and organize his thoughts on the 3-point shot has changed the current era of the NBA.
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Josh and Kwab drop their first episode of the Playoffs and let you know where they currently stand with their 1st round predictions.
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The pitch? Kits? Offsides? You don't have to know any soccer terms to know that the 2022 World Cup Final was an electric game. Here to break down soccer and this astonishing game is producer, audio engineer, and musician Isaac K Lee, who also talks about being a Clippers fan (12:00), sports and patriotism (51:00), and his favorite musican (01:08:28)
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(12:30) How people become Cl...
In this edition of Hoopsology, Justin and Matt go into the lab to give their early first-round impressions and then welcome Philadelphia Inquirer's Mike Sielski to discuss Kobe Bryant's legacy based on Mike's book "The Rise: Kobe Bryant and the Pursuit of Immortality. Mike also gives his thoughts on playoff expectations for the Sixers and he explains why Philly fans despise Ben Simmons.
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In this edition of Hoopsology, Justin and Matt welcome back The DNVR's Brendan Vogt's to give his preview of the Denver Nuggets in the NBA Playoffs. We ask Brendan what happens if the Nuggets don't live up to expectations, the MVP race of Nikola Jokić, why Jamal Murray has the most at stake in the postseason. Then Matt and Justin hop into the lab with their first-round playoff predictions.
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We're baaaaaack (after a small break :))! We have tons to catch up on like the 2023 Ballislife All-American girls & boys game, along with all the events around the past weekend. We're almost in the conference finals for both conferences and we have tons of kicks to catchup on and MORE at 4pm PST!!...
The play-in was wild!! Let's see who flamed up or flamed out, let's see who fought for their spot in the playoffs and who just got in fights. We also added some more names to the 2023 Ballislife All-American roster, did your favorite player make it?! Find out all you need to know in the basketball world in 4pm PST!...
Serena Williams tore through the 2012 Summer Olympics tennis tournament like some sort of racquet. Discussing her iconic win and crip walk is none other than brilliant comedian and writer Chloé Hilliard, who also talks about the importance of crediting Black artists and culture (27:00), New York versus LA (49:40), and the magic of Julia Roberts (01:06:00).
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(08:45) How Chloé's v...
On Episode 159 of the Ballislife In The Paint Show, Ronnie Flores hosts its annual WNBA Preview with ITP co-host and analyst Chelsea Hopkins, who takes an in-depth look at the '23 WNBA Season and recent WNBA Draft and NCAA and WNCAA Tournaments!
As an alum, Chelsea gives her insight on SDSU's incredible run to the NCAA Championship Game and background on the program built by former coach Steve Fi...
In this edition of Hoopsology, Justin and Matt give their spoiler review of the movie, AIR. The hosts were able to not only see the movie before it hit theaters but also attend the press conference for the film. What did the hosts think about the film not showing MJ's face or the number of comedians in the film, you'll have to listen to our review to find out.
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Episode 28 yall!!! We got some late season disappointments and a glimmer of hope for a few NBA teams. March madness is over and 100% your bracket sucked, how did we close it out? The 2023 Ballislife All-Americans are starting to drop! Let find out who's been listed so far...
Jordan Leandre survived a rare cancer diagnosis as a child, became a beloved member of Red Sox Nation, and then threw perhaps the best first pitch in baseball history. TV writer/producer George Anagnostakos breaks down this moment in painstaking detail, discusses the importance of the stadium organ (55:50), and assembles his Dream Team of movie character basketball players (01:07:35).
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