KUCI: Sports Matters: Recent Episodes
Matthew & Kevin
This is a great episode where we talk about the Christmas day games. we'll cover hot topics with the Lakers, Clippers, load management along with UCI basketball. We even touch on MLB. Plus NFl and my pick to win the Superbowl! Lots of great sports talk here on Sports Matters!
Ladies and gentlemen, March Madness has arrived! UCI once again has the #1 seed in the Big West tournament. This team has grown from the start of the season and are poised to get back to the BIG DANCE aka NCAA Tournament! Sports Matters and the Dr of basketball Chuck Hasse give a great preview to the Big West Tournament as well as touch on the NCAA rankings. Great listen so enjoy!!!!
Sports Matters welcomes Film major Elizabeth Clayton to the show and she gives us some great film pointers as well as her experience at the SOLD OUT homecoming game this past Saturday. We aslo welcome New Universtiy VP Stefan Jones to the program to talk UCI basketball, his career path and NBA talk. Then we all close with our hot takes. Great listen, so enjoy!!
Hello Listeners and a great show awaits you. We had the pleasure of talking and interviewing a commercial Pilot, Captain Warren Witt here on Sports Matters. You will get to hear some amazing stories and how safe flying really is. Plus we touch on the live Memorial Service yesterday from Staples Center. Plus us breaking down and undertanding the truth of the tragic Helicopter crash last month. Great stories to enjoy!
Our 4th annual Sports Matters Awardsfollowing the Acadmy Awards. We have a special Guest Mike Kasper who spends a lot of time in Hollywood at screenings joins us to talk Sports Awards for the past year. There are some fun categories. Plus we touch on the Sports hottest story and my trip to the 2020 Aus Open! Enjoy!
My summary of the Women's Australian Open 2020 of the matches that I attended while taking in the Australian Open 2020. What an epic ride form the 1st day to the 14th and final day!
Matt and I conclude the epic season of LSU football. Plus we talk the hot NFL playoffs, the opening game of Big West play at UCI and a few HOT topics. Enjoy!
Returning to Sports Matters, our great friend and Anaheim Ducks insider' Mark Dean back to our show to talk about this new young exciting Duck's team with their new Coach Dallas Eakins promoted up this year from the San Diego Sea Gulls earlier this year. This is a new and exciting brand of hockey and great show to catch up on how big hockey has become in Sothern California!
Sat Nov 30, UCI finally recognized now current NBA Coach of the Washinton Wizards and former UC Irvine player Scott Brooks and retired his #12 jersey. Plus a career high game for the Sophmore Colin Welp! Can't miss this show!
Matt and I welcome Haley to Sports Matters talking UCI basketball and about herself. Great show and a nice listen!
What a great weekend in November for football of all leagues. We touch on the Rancho Cucamonga Braves playoff run, with the defense coached by Brian Ward. LSU vs Ala, Rams, MNF, and our Power 5 NFL teams thus far! Great listen, so enjoy! Plus live sporting news at UCI. Your hidden gem in your neighborhood for great sporting events to attend!
Sports Matters welcomes Ash Kumera "Entrepreneur Nation" to the show to talk mindfulness and how it relates to sports. Mindfulness is for any of us on how to succeed in life and this episode will go into detail of how mindfulness can improve your life. Enjoy!
Matt and I have the pleasure of bringing you the interview with the director UCI of esports "Mark Deppe". Esports at UCI is blowing up with UCI ranking #1 in the nation. It is more than just competition, there is "Academics research", Community ( UCI is home to some of the biggest gaming clubs in the nation and has a very strong community. The UCI Esports Arena powered by iBUYPOWER is a new home for gamers), "Entertainment" ( The arena presents opportunities for gamers to learn about the world of esports media), and "careers" ceating employment opportunities for students. Esports is booming! Listen and learn more how esports can benefit your life!
A fun episode talking about the big news of Andrew Luck's retirement, NFL preview, as well as the Rancho Cucamonga Braves junior football team coached by Brian Ward. Extremly fun listen that you will not hear on other radio stations!
The La Rams begin thier quest of a championship this year. They acquired the best Safety in the game in Eric Weddle whois the QB of the defense. He gets to play behind the greatest defensive line that he has never had before. Plus adding Clay Mathews (Packers all time sack leader) to the mix makes this very good defense GREAT! You get to hear from Cooper Kupp, Coach McVay and Todd Gurley. Great listen!
Adam Do shares his once in a lifetime experience attending the Sports Business Classroom in Las Vegas, Nevada during the NBA summer pro league. UCI's Larry Coon who is the NBA's salary cap guru has created this Sports Business Classroom to teach newcomers that entertain the idea of working in the sporting world as a talent, busineess person, lawyer, front office, marketing and many more opportunities that surrounds the sporting world. Great Listen!
Congrats to the USA's women's Soccer team for winning their 2nd world cup title in a row and the 4th over all. Equal pay seems to be the hot topic. Are the ladies getting their fare share of the revenue? Are they marketing the ladies World Cup like they do the Men's? great topics that are discussed. Wimbledon is in the finals week along with the Big 3 in the Men's side and possibly Serena vs Simona Wimbledon final! Epic!
A fabulous episode of Sports Matters talking Wimbledon preview, US Women's Soccer now in the Quarter finals. Touch on the NBA awards for 2019, Lakers and who is going to win Wimbledon this year. Andy Murray is back playing doubles. Reds lost 5-1 to the Angels last night in Anaheim.
Matt, Special guest "Tom Bindewald" and myself give our closing thoughts to all of the champions this past week in the NBA, NHL and PGA tour. Plus we touch on our ladies US soccer team and their GREATNESS. A Wimbledon preview along with some special sport stories and the top quotes from the weekend! Enjoy!
Raptors take a 2-1 series lead. Game 4 the Warrior's look to be FULL strength, so can the Raptor's pull of the big upset like Andy Ruiz Jr did by upsetting Anthony Joshua for the Heavyweight Champion of the world? The French Open final 4 is set with the best 4 players in the world, Nadal vs Federer and Djokovic vs Thiem. the 18 yr old Anisimova upsets last years winner Halep in straight sets to reach the semis vs A. Barty, while the other teen phenom 19 yr old Vondroušová vs J. Konta. What a great final 4 for both the ATP and WTA world!
Matt and I give you conclusions to the PGA championship as well as the last big clay tournament conclusion just 4 days out rom the 2nd slam of the year, The French Open. Will Nadal win his 12th? Will Djokovic complete the Slam again in 2different seasons? Will federer win his 21st slam? That all remains to be seen at Roland Garros these next 2 weeks. Plus we give our thoughts on this amazing NBA playoffs and the Laker drama!!!
While I was visiting Cincinnati I took in a Reds game whom they are celebrating 150 years of professional baseball. Great day to enjoy a rich history of baseball at GABP watching the Reds vs Giants game. The oldest pro baseball team in America. plus we talk the 145th KY Derby and the drama that unfolded and a special guest visit from the host of "Get the Funk Out" Janeane Bernstein talks about her new book and KUCI.
Tune in to Matt and I talking Clay season and once again in the Semis Rafa Nadal loses on the court he built to Dominic Thiem. Plus we'll address some great sporting quotes over the weekend and touch on ALL NBA playoff matchups as the 2nd round is heating up some good battles!!!!!
Matt and I preview World inspirational speaker Ryan Foland who just completed his book with Leonard Kim "Drop the Act" will be for sale real soon on Amazon and in the book stores near you. A great read for entrepreneurs of all walks of life. Then we will cover the beginning of Clay season and the top 5 quotes from the weekend!!!
Sports Matters celebrates Tiger Woods first major win in nearly 11 years, where everyone else counted him out, we always believed in him to comeback and win a major. How sweet it is for Tiger to win the Master's where it all began 22 years ago!
Epic show with the host of from Chris Collins Show, Chris joins our program talking about his show and hot topics relating to sports as well as the NCAA tournament and more edgy stuff!
Congrats to the UC Irvine Men's basketball team for a record breaking season and to winning their first ever NCAA Tourney game. The good news is most players will be back for next season with their goal set to new highs of maybe getting to the Sweet 16 and beyond!
Congrats to the UC Irvine Women's basketball team for a great season winning 20 games this year. Next year will shine even brighter. Congrats to the UC Irvine Men's basketball team for making the NCAA tourney for the 2nd time in school history!! 1st round game is at 11am Friday Mar 22, Go Eaters!! Matt and I fill out our bracket on air and it is fun to do, so enjoy!
Returning guest, UCI Alum, Dr Chuck Hasse talking about the record breaking season for both Men's and Women's UCI basketball. The ladies won their last 2 games to be in the Big West Semi-finals. They win the next 2, they will earn a NCAA bid. The Men's team can earn a NCAA bid (possibly a 12th seed) by winning the Big West Tourney. Biggest challenge will be a possible 2nd rd rubber match vs LBST. Go EATERS!
Clash of the Titans At The Bren Friday and Saturday No. 2 Hawaii at No. 3 UC Irvine · Friday, Mar. 1 · 7:00 p.m. Men's Volleyball. On this show Sports Matters talks UCI basketball as well as our 3rd annual Sports Matters Award show following the Oscars. It is a fun show! Enjoy!
Intern and guest Adam Do joins Sports Matters talking UCI sports, NBA all star weekend and the game as well as Laker talk. We cover a lot in a sort time, so enjoy!
Brian ward joins Sports Matters giving his Super Bowl conclusion while sharing some fun stories from the Pro Bowl that he attended. Plus his thoughts on the new AAF (American Alliance Football) league and all of the Lakes trade drama. Great listen!
Sports matters and Jim English discuss the current situation and the future of the Lakers. Also we touch on UC Irvine Men's basketball off to the best start of Coach Russell Turner era (19-5), NCAA bound. Lakers made a trade today by sending the 2nd pick and Svi Mykhailiuk to Pistons for 3pt specialist G Randy Bullock.
Sports Matters welcomes Jim English to the show to give our conclusion round table discussion of this history making Super Bowl. 1. lowest scoring game ever. 2. Oldest QB and coach to win 3. 6-9 another Super bowl record for same coach-QB combo. Great Listen. Many thanks to Nick Chester for his Super bowl preview!!!
Back from down under from Aus Open 2019 in which that will be on a separate podcast posted later this evening, Matt and I welcome back our dear friend, Boston native Nick Chester to our show giving constructive thoughts of this EPIC Super bowl matchup between the young LA Rams vs the Wizard New England Patriots. Great insight! We watched the Rams from camp progressing to the Super bowl! Great show!
After experiencing my first trip down under watching my first ever Grand Slam tournament has been a life changing moment. Australia is great and so far the reputation of the Aus Open precedes itself as the most fun of the Grand Slam Tournaments. Enjoy this podcast as this Slam has inspired me to create a special tennis podcast for all tennis players and enthusiasts!
Sports Matters starts off the new year in style. It was an absolute pleasure to have on UCI Alum and Sports enthusiast Dr. Chuck Haase. You get to hear some fun and great stories of UC Irvine Men's basketball and learn an interesting fact about Marquette basketball. He will be on again as the basketball world heats up after the Superbowl!
Special guest Steph rejoins Sports matters for our 3rd annual Christmas sports show talking local sports, Lakers, Rams, Chargers playoff implications and scenarios as well as the true opening day for NBA. It is a great listen, Enjoy!
Tough day for Anteater basketball, but both teams are off to a great start to the season and will have continual success in Big West Conf play. Matt and I talk Bowl game preview and Rams talk so should be a great listen! Enjoy and have a Merry Christmas everyone and tune in on Christmas day at 8am Pacific time to hear our Laker preview with special Guest Steph Maffi!
From PFW (Patriots football Weekly) appearance, Nick Chester rejoins our program to elaborate on the Patriots long time success. Plus today's NFL and how the game is played, favoring the offenses, that will be great dialogue for all fans to listen to. Then Matt and I close out the show with a UC Irvine basketball update for both Men's and Women's! They are both off to GREAT start to this season!!
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Special guest, Sports Director, play by play for UCSC, DJ Riz joins the program talking about the benefits of college radio to the community. We talk a little sports and give an UCI sports update. UC Irvine Men's and women's basketball teams are off to a great start this season with aspirations to be in the NCAA Big Dance this year!
We witnessed last Monday night the clash of 2 prolific Offense's in a heavyweight fight with the LA Rams still standing! 105 points combined (MNF record). Is this the new NFL or was it just this game where a team scores 51 points and loses. Congrats to the UCI men's B-Ball team for competing hard down in Gulf Coast Tourney and finishing in 2nd. UCI is off to a 6-1 start!!!!
Special guest Jason Sass rejoins our program talking about his football coaching experience as well as talking NFL football, NBA. Plus the UCI Anteaters won their opening night game at the Bren 86-68. This is very exciting team to watch and we hope to see you at the Bren this year as this team is going to surprise a lot of people!
Matt and I give an sports update to UCI sports, The great NFL weekend capped off by 2 great Sunday and Monday night games as well as a brief college football update. The Irish are in the top 4! Crrrazy MLB playoffs. Dodger fans showed up last night for the BIG Dodger win to even the series with the Brew Crew!
Sports Matters has a returning guest and our football expert, Brian Ward who helps us review the 1st quarter of the NFL season. The Rams are the best team thus far. We also touch on UCI sports and rewards!
Sports Matters had the opportunity to catch up with Alum and head Coach of the Washington Wizards, Scott Brooks just before he hit the course at his annual Golf invitational Tournament at Pelican Hill to raise funds for student athlete scholarships. we reminisce of his UCI playing days, 1994 year with the Rockets and the upcoming goals for the young Washington Wizards team. Great listen, enjoy
Matt and I round up week 3 of NCAA football with our surprise teams and touch on the top 4. We touch on the #1 LA Rams and a few surprise NFL teams this year, especially what Fitzmagic is doing as well as the Bengals! Plus we touch on GGG vs Canelo, In my opinion this trilogy should be a 1-1 tie. They will fight again! Open with UCI sports!
You have heard Idara sing the National Anthem for all of her Volleyball games as well as UCI baseball and UCI basketball games and many more great performance's. Now you get to hear her true talent and YES she has a career in singing as well!
Sports Matters had the pleasure of interviewing our first UCI student athlete, Idara Akpakpa! She is not just the defensive star of the UCI Women's Volleyball team. There is more to know about who Idara is and what other talents she possesses! This is a great listen, so enjoy!
Special Guest Brian Ward (former High School teammate of Safety Eric Weddle) joins us on the program to share some fun stories that you never heard. Plus we do an NFL preview just before the season starts. Exciting show with great stories and boat loads of fun! Enjoy!
Elizabeth Donaldson, the English Major, had the pleasure to intern on Sports Matters. She brought great insight to our topics of discussion, going more deep than the sport itself. We touch on Tennis, Rams and UCI sports and other creative things athletes do. Enjoy!
Matt And I bring you Rams Camp update. I was able to talk to a College Free Agent Tegray Scales from Cincinnati. Ohio as well as Jarod Goff. Plus Coach Russel Turner and the Men's basketball team is back from their incredible 5 game pre-season in South Korea winning 4 out of 5 games vs Amateur pros from China, Japan, South Korea, Russia and Philippines! It is going to be a GREAT season!
You get to hear from Aqib Talib about the new rule changes as well as Coach McVay and you get to hear from the newest Ram's running back Jon Kelly. Perfect change of pace back to Mr. Gurley! Plus some MLB news and other hot topics!
NFL is around the corner and Matt and I are going to bring you the inside of training camp. We will talk to players to get to know them a bit and a little football talk. Next Tuesday's show we go over the new rule changes and what the head coach and the newest DB Aqib Talib thoughts are on that. We get into the trade deadline and our thoughts on the RBC Canadian open! Enjoy!
Matt and I touch on another big weekend of sports! The Open followed by the Rugby World Cup Sevens. That is 7 on 7 with 7 minute halves. Fast and furious! We talk about the new recruits that just signed with UCI Men's basketball team for the upcoming season. After a 18-17 season last year this new team will be exciting to watch! Rams Camp is back with the first practice scheduled for tomorrow at 3pm.
Matt and I have a returning guest Anton Lee to talk tennis, World Cup and Baseball. We touch on topics such as gambling and how it affects certain sports. Rams Camp starts next week!!
Sports Matters first EVER live Performance by Frederick Mpangire and Anthony G. aka SlyAnt. They performed 2 tracks that were recently produced and introduced on live radio for the first time ever! More to come from these 2. Plus we get to know more about Anthony and Frederick more in depth. We talk a little sports as both Sports and Music Matters!
It is down to the FINAL 8 teams of the World Cup as Matt and I talk World Cup Finalists. Then we talk the NBA free agency frenzy with the Lakers making the BIGGEST signing "Lebron James". There is a lot of moving and shaking going on in the last 3 days of the NBA. Wimbledon is now in the 3rd round and it looks like Djokovic is returning back to top form while Nadal and Federer cruised to the 3rd round. Serena is looking her old self. Enjoy the listen!
The only sports talk show to talk about the AMAZING World Cup with special guest "Armin Altababa" who's Iranian team (youngest team in the World Cup tournament) fought hard, but ran out of time. This team will be back in 2022! Now it is down to 16 teams, the first team to win 4 in a row will be the Champs! Who is your pick? Listen in as we break it all down for you, Enjoy!
The 3rd season has kicked off in style featuring the Legendary Coach and Motivational Speaker "Coach Dale Brown". This is a very powerful, inspiring and extremely motivating! This is a GREAT listen. Matt and I have Big Goals this season and more great shows to come. Even some new musical guests to join! Great listen, Enjoy!
Matt and I comment on the championship weekend. The 2nd triple crown winning horse "Justify", The French Open as both the King of Clay, #1 Rafael Nadal winning his 11th French open while #1 Simona Halep winning her first Grand Slam. Plus NBA and NHL finals close and the beginning of the World Cup where Sports truly Matter for the ENTIRE world!!!
Today June in California was a big primary election (THIS IS WHERE YOUR VOICE IS HEARD TO MAKE A CHANGE OR NOT). Also some great things going on in the French Open. Will Nadal win his 11th French Open Title? Can Lebron James will his team to a series tie in Cleveland on Wed and Fri? Can the Vegas Golden Knights come back from their largest deficit of the playoffs down 3 to 1? Listen to the podcasts to hear some possible solutions and answer to these questions!
Following a great Memorial Weekend where we honored all of our wonderful folks who served in the military protecting our freedom, there were 2 great game 7's played in the NBA over the weekend. We were joined by my great friend Dustin Stone from Cincinnati with some great insight to all of the action over the weekend! This is truly a great listen, Enjoy!
We have intern Yu-Hsuen joining us this morning talking about some great sports stories such as what the Las Vegas Golden Knights have done in their first year of existance! They are writing history. The NBA playoffs are all tied up at 2 a piece in both the East and West. It will be an exciting finish!
One Amazing record was broken this past week, Rafael Nadal won 50 straight sets on one surface (CLAY), breaking John McEnroe's record of 49 straight set victories on one surface (CARPET). Playoffs are down to 4 teams each in the NBA and the NHL!
What an exciting NBA and NHL playoffs. New Orleans Pelicans one of the surprise stories thus far into the 2nd round. Can they knock off the Warriors, time will tell. UCI Men's Volleyball fell to Ohio State 3-2 in first round of NCAA playoffs. Congrats to the Men's volleyball team for another fun season. The ladies water polo team open NCAA play this TUES!
It is Shohei mania in Anaheim. He has had an impressive start though he had a short outing against the AL's leading team the Boston Red Sox, however once Ohtani gets into a nice groove he will be the spark to help Mike Trout and the Angels back to the post season and hopefully the World Series! We touch on the NHL and NBA playoffs. ENJOY!
Matt and I break down the exciting Master's weekend of Golf. The beginning of the NHL playoffs and tonight for the last day of the NBA have 8 different scenarios playing out for playoff positioning and for some, just making the playoffs. Clay season has begun for Tennis!
Villanova has won 2 of the last 3 national Championships! Plus we cover UCI sports as well as other sports from all sorts!
Matt and I break down the sweet 16 and give our final preview and predictions. Touch on NBA and NHL as their seasons are coming to a close while the bubble teams are making a push for the playoffs! Exciting stuff!
Congrats to Naomi Osaka for winning the Paribas Open at Indian Wells 2018! Matt and I break down all of the upset games in the first 2 rounds of the NCAA tourney. We re-fill out the new sweet 16 bracket to crown our alternate champ from our original bracket. Plus we touch on the Ducks, NHL, NBA and UC Irvine sports. ENJOY!
Matt and I Fill out our NCAA bracket live on radio in under 30 minutes! plus give love to UCI basketball for both of their great seasons. After visiting the 1st and 2nd round of both the ATP and WTA at Indian Wells; It was a great to see Serena's return home to play and win her first match in 14 months since having her baby. She did lose in the 3rd round to her Sister Venus (whom is the oldest player on tour in history), however once Serena shakes off the rust and gets back up to speed, WATCH OUT WORLD!
Matt and I do our own special Sports Matters awards following the Academy Awards! Plus NCAA updates!
Sports Matters Matt and Kevin touch on some of the hottest sports stories out there such as the FBI investigation into the NCAA sports. Plus UCI sports update and a Lakers update. The Lakers are on the rise and will soon be competing in the playoffs!
Matt and I have a special guest Harley Story who has coached college div 2 basketball on to have a round table discussion about the NBA All star game as well as NCAA basketball. I hit on the ageless wonders of today's sports!
Matt Rejoins the program to talk the biggest NBA trade and how well the new players performed in their debut in Boston on Sunday. Plus we get into NCAA basketball as well as UCI sports update!
Another great Super Bowl is in the books. My great guests Anthony and Fred and myself break down the Super Bowl. Talk a little NCAA basketball as March Madness is around the corner! The Winter Olympics start up this week so enjoy!
My special guest Nick Chester from Boston talks Super Bowl matchup Patriots vs Eagles. Great show and we all get some clarity on how the Patriots have been so successful over the past two decades. Unprecedented!
Matt and I review Championship Sunday right after the games concluded. It is the best 2 teams in the Super Bowl. There will be a great guest on next Tue at 8am Pacific Time who is from Boston and been on Boston radio. It should be a great Super Bowl preview!
Matt and I break down the playoff games over the weekend. It is looking like the best teams will be in the final 4.
Returning guest Steph and I have a post Christmas show going over all sports and the true start of the NBA season (Xmas day games). We talk Lakers and UCI sports!
Tom and I break down the world Series, a must listen as you do not want to miss this show!
Matt and I break down the world series matchup which is the HOTTEST temperature on record for a World Series Game with the first pitch being at 100*. We touch on NCAA football and the LA Rams 33-0 win over the Cardinals and now sit 5-2! Finally the battle of the Titans at the Bren Center the 18-2 UCI Women's volleyball team take on 19-2 Cal Poly for most likely the Big West Conference title! Go Anteaters, Zot Zot!
Pasha Zolfaghari is our guest and a beat writer for the Milwaukee Bucks, Utah Jazz, Sacramento Kings and a Lakers FAN! We talk NBA on opening night for the NBA season and touch on the MLB playoffs. I'm still predicting Dodgers vs Astros however the Yanks tied up the series to possibly make it a LA vs NYC world Series. Enjoy!!!!
Matt and I bring to you a compelling interview with pro soccer player FC Cincinnati's Andrew Weideman talking Cincinnati soccer and the rise of soccer in the U.S, With world Cup final qualifications looming to prepare for the 2018 World Cup where America is ready to prove that they are catching up to the worlds best teams! This is going to be great to see how far the U.S. Men's soccer team has come. Enjoy!
Matt and I have a returning guest Jason Sass intern with the SF 49ers, we talk NFL, NBA a little NCAA football. Congrats to the Men's UCI water polo team for defeating UCLA this past weekend. Zot Zot! Next week we will have a special guest (a professional soccer player for one of the newest and hottest professional teams of the USL FC Cincinnati. you do not want to miss. Soccer is definitely on the rise and this team is the hottest in the nation, so you must tune in for this interview!
Matt hosts this episode of Sports Matters with special guest Jason Sass the Event Marketing Intern with the SF 49ers. He played college football at Arizona University. They cover both college and NFL football as well as the NBA. Yes Lakers are in camp ready for a breakout year from being the cellar dwellers. Enjoy!
Matt and I have 2 guests on this show, Anton Lee and Kyle. first Anton Lee joins us to talk Men's and women's Tennis in review. Then Kyle whom is coaching football at Golden West college joins us to talk football. Great discussions and a great show!
Matt and I break down opening college football weekend including that unbelievable comeback by the UCLA Bruins trailing 44-10 with 3 minutes to go in the 3rd quarter. Plus the US open where Federer was Upset by Del Potro will face Nadal in the Semi's Where it could be an all Spaniard finals matchup if Busta can beat Anderson. Co Co Vandeweghe.s luck ran out vs Keys with the womens Finals is an all American matchup between Madison Keys vs Sloane Stephens! Plus NFL gets under way tonight with another upset! GReat listen and Enjoy!
First of all, our thoughts and prayers for the city of Houston and the surrounding areas that are affected by the storm. I commend JJ Watt for stepping up to get relief help right away! Matt and I will give our thoughts of the fight this past weekend (Mayweather vs McGregor). Plus some NFL, NCAA football talk and the big trade in the NBA!
Matt and I touch on the PGA Championship, MLB, Mayweather vs McGregor fight. PLUS, get inside info from Rams camp; plus the joint practicewith the Chargers and hear a interview from a very good player that will help this offense thrive in 2017!
Welcome to a great episode of Sports Matters where Matt and I have the great pleasure of interviewing our featured guest the Senior Director of Communications of the LA Rams "Artis Twyman". This is a must listen! Get some inside info about the LA Rams training camp at UCI. (Chargers and Rams hold a joint practice on Wed 8/9/17 at 4:30pm It"s free!) Plus meet an important man who runs the Communications Department. Enjoy!
Our special guest Tyler Horka and I bring you inside Rams camp to give you an update how this team is looking under new head coach Sean McVay. Tyler also is covering the Chargers and Cowboys camp and has some great insider information to share. Then Matt and I talk about the MLB trade deadline, FINA world swimming championships in Budapest, and USA soccer! A great listen, Enjoy!
Matt and I have a special guest "Jarrod Friday" JC golfer on to talk golf and his experiences. Plus Jordan Spieth can make history by completing his grand slam in Aug 7 - 13 at the PGA Championship and be the youngest ever to win the Grand Slam of golf before he turns 24. Congrats to Chris Froome for winning the Tour de France. (won 4 of last 5 Tour de France) NBA and MLB talk. I'm lovig the Lakers new young core!!
Federer wins his second grand slam title this year and his record 8th Wimbledon and 19 total grand slam titles. Well Done Roger! Matt and I talk Lakers and I like what I see so far. This is the fun time to be a Lakers fan watching a young team come together and blossom into hopefully a great team. Give a listen as we cover a variety of sports inside 27 minutes
36 pts 11 rbs 8 assists 5 steals. Lonzo has had his best summer pro game thus far and the future looks bright for the Lakers! Some major upsets in Wimbledon on the Men's side that has the American Sam Querry in the Semis for the first time since 2009. Federer is looking strong while Ms Konta (hometown girl) and Venus are in semis for the women. We talk about the Wimbledon experience with Kenny Jones and also Tom Bindewald joins the show to talk MLB and Tour de France!
Matt phones in from the City and we talk Independence day sports, Joey "Jaws" Chestnut (ate a record 70 hot dogs in 10 minutes in 2016) vs Mike "Mega Toad" Stonie (who beat Joey Chestnut 62 - 60 in 2015)Who will it be this year? We touch on the NBA (Great job Lakers). Next week we'll have in depth coverage of Wimbledon, though do enjoy the second round today and be safe!
Catch the latest show here https://soundcloud.com/user-500100231/june-20-nba-pre-draft-and-all-sports Matt and I cover a lot of current topics of all sports, featuring the NBA draft, Baseball (Pete Rose gets his statue in Cincinnati). This man really captivated this City in the 70's with his relentless desire to win and his famous head first dives! Stay tuned for the next Sports Matters episode on the 4th of July!
Matt and I comment on the Warriors, Penguins winning their respective championships as well as the clay master R. Nadal winning the French open and Unranked Ostenpanko winning the women's French Open. Plus we touch on the MLB draft! This is definetly a great listen!
We talk NBA finals (Warriors making history with this epic run of 15-0 in the post season and up 3-0 on the Cavs) NHL Finals, Every home team has dominated at home in this series with The Penguins leading the series 3-2 in that series. French Open with #2 Djokavic losing to Thiem in the quarters yesterday and UCI sports! Next Tuesday we'll touch on NBA, NHL and Scooter Gennet's historical night becoming the 17th player in MLB history and Red's 1st to hit 4 Homeruns in one game! Amazing!
Matt and I breakdown the NBA, NHL, Finals matchups as well as the French Open and UCI sports.
Matt and I talk NHL Ducks, NBA playoffs, MLB, UCI Sports. So many great topics that we discuss that you do not want to miss! The Ducks will be back stronger next year!! UCI is sending four ladies to the track and field NCAA tournament, GO Anteaters!
Matt and I discuss hot sporting topics include Tennis (Clay season in full effect), NBA and NHL playoffs, MLB and UCI sports. So much info insidea 27 minute podcast! A must listen! Lakers pick #2 and #28, Will it be Lonzo Ball or another player; only time will tell. Ducks win an exciting game last night in OT to tie the series! Go Ducks!! go UCI!
Congrats to the UCI women's water polo team for a great season. 23-7 ranked 5th in the country, even though you didn't win the NCAA tourney, you all proved to the nation that you all can compete with the best of them. Matt and I talk the hottest sports topics of the NBA, NHL, PGA, touch on MLB
Matt and I have a UCI sports writer on the show talking various sports and promoting our Annual Fund drive throughout the show.
Another great show talking UCI sports, NBA playoffs, MLB, Golf and talking hockey with the expert Mark Dean who has been a season ticket holder since inception (1993)
Matt and I discuss NHL playoffs ( DUCKS SWEEP the FLAMES 4-0), NBA, MLB, UCI sports and how about the UCI women's Water polo team taking down Loyola Marymount 12-0 tonight to close out Big West play. They have now won 12 in a row and also had a perfect record in the Big West. Next up , Big West Conf Tournament. The Ladies are in a groove now, GO Anteaters!!
Great show talking the Masters, NHL and NBA playoffs as well as MLB baseball. UC Irvine Men's volleyball opens up their tournament vs UCLA this Saturday at 7pm at the Bren. Plus the women's water polo team is on a 7 game winning streak, I think they found their groove! Go Anaheim Ducks!
Another great show wrapping up the epic NCAA tournaments and touching on the close of both the NHL and NBA seasons. #5 UCI Men's Volleyball team is riding a 6 game winning streak and the Women's water polo team is riding an 8 game winning streak. Go Eaters! MLB Opening Day comments as Cincinnati is the only city to celebrate Opening Day as a holiday!
Matt and I discuss the Final Four matchups, NBA, NHL, Raiders move to Las Vegas, Anteater sports and the winner of the World Baseball Classic. I'm picking South Carolina Gamecocks to win it all as my cinerella team that plays great defense!
Matt and I spend the first part of the show talking UCI basketball, then we give a summary breakdown of the NCAA tourney. 48 teams will be eliminated by the end of the weekend. We'll break down the sweet 16 on Mar 21 at 8am. Enjoy!
Matt and I discuss the euro Champions League, NBA, NCAA Conf tournaments with special guest Tom Bindewald and clsing out with NHL Duck talk! Enjoy!
Another great show talking NBA (Lakers, Clippers, Warriors and Westbrook's historical season). NCAA Basketball as well as UCI Anteaters basketball 2 game winning streak, Women's Water Polo's upset victory and NHL (Duck update).
Matt and I finish up of what we think the greatest Superbowl game ever played plus, NCAA basketball, Anteater sports, NBA (Lakers) and NHL (Ducks)!
Matt and I crash the last 20 minutes of Tom Bindewald's "Ladies of voice entertainment and music to talk about the greatest comeback in Superbowl history along with the biggest collapse in SB history!
Great show. First Matt and I join Tom Bindawald talking UCI vs Cal Poly as Tom and I attended that game. Then we roll into our show talking Australian Open and Anteater Basketball with play by play announcer Michael O'Sullivan and we touch on other important sports topics!
Matt and I break down the top sport stories related to southern California, NFL championship games and Anteater sports!! Enjoy!
Second show down in the new year where we discuss the Epic College Championship Game last night. Plus the NFL playoffs, Lakers, Ducks and Anteater Sports. UCI Men's basketball team has won their last 4 games and are 2-0 in Big West Conf play. The #7 UCI Men's volleyball team is off to a sweeping start of 4-0 shutting out everyone that they have played. The Women's basketball team has been exciting to watch as Andee Ritter tied the school record of 7 made 3 point baskets in her last gane played!
Happy New Year everyone and thank you for your support here at Sports Matters Radio Show. This Week Matt returns and we talk about the championship Bowl games and the amazing Rose Bowl game. Plus we discuss the wildcard matchups (I'm picking the Steelers as my dark horse team to make a run at another Super Bowl title). Finally Big West Conference play begins as the Anteaters Men's Basketball team beat their rival Long Beach State 82-67.
This episode we briefly touch on all era's of the LA Lakers from Jerry West Era to the current Lakers. touch on the world of Anteaters sports. Big West Conference play to start next week. Enjoy!
Welcome to another great show with special guest Darren Preston, the play by play announcer with UCI Women's Basketball. He gave us great insight of the program and their new coach (Coach T). Great interview follwed by the hottest sports topics that Matt and myself give our thoughts on. Enjoy!
Kyle is a former running back, kick returner for the Arizona Wildcats and we talked NCAA football as well other sports with him. This was a special hour show that we covered a lot, but most importantly GO Anteaters!
Our guests Joe and Claire the team captains explain to us what Quidditch is and how they compete against other schools and tournaments. A must listen!