After the recent hiring of both a new Pepperdine Men's Basketball head coach and Pepperdine Athletic Director, hosts Tony Gleason and Nina Fife talk about what that means for the future of Pepperdine Athletics, and round it out by by discussing the start of the MLB season. Listen in to hear more. In this episode of "SportsWaves," hosts Tony Gleason and Nina Fife give a rundown of the upcoming Pepperdine games this week, followed by a discussion about Pepperdine's new Men's Head Basketball Coach, Ed Schilling and Athletic Director, Tanner Gardner. Following that, Tony and Nina talk all things b ..read more

In this episode of "SportsWaves," hosts Tony Gleason and Nina Fife interview recent Pepperdine Tennis recruit Ed Winters and talk with him about his tennis career, favorite moments and more. Following that, Tony and Nina break down the recent gambling scandal coming out of the L.A. Dodgers organization. Listen in to hear from Winters about his background (0:54), his recent competition in the Australian Open (4:36) and some of his favorite memories (10:35). Following that, listen to Tony and Nina's take on their take on Shohei Ohtani, his former translator Ippei Mizuhara, and the Dodgers (19:37 ..read more

In this episode of "SportsWaves," hosts Tony Gleason and Nina Fife break down Lorenzo Romar concluding his team as head coach for Pepperdine Men's Basketball. Followed by an interview with Pepperdine Women's Track and Field runner Hannah Miller who set a school record in the 1,000-meter dash, and our thoughts on MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred as he is set to retire at the end of his current term. Listen in for a rundown of recent Pepperdine games (0:57), discussion on Lorenzo Romar's tenure as head coach (2:03), interview with Hannah Miller (10:40), and our thought's on Rob Manfred (22:55). ____ ..read more

In this episode of "SportsWaves," hosts Tony Gleason and Nina Fife break down Super Bowl LVIII, the AFC and NFC Championship games, Brock Purdy going from "Mr. Irrelevant" to Super Bowl quarterback, Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs chasing a dynasty and make predictions for the biggest football game of the year and more. Listen in for a recap of the AFC and NFC championship games (2:30), Brock Purdy (13:15), Super Bowl memories (18:00), and more. __________________________________________________ Follow The Graphic on Twitter: @PeppGraphic “SportsWaves” is co-hosted by Tony Gleason and Nina Fife ..read more

In this episode of SportsWaves hosts Tony Gleason and Nina Fife break down what the new WCC may mean for Pepperdine (0:53), who they think might win the upcoming NFL playoffs and Super Bowl (7:23), why TCU's women's basketball team held open tryouts (18:10) and more. __________________________________________________ Follow The Graphic on Twitter: @PeppGraphic “SportsWaves” is co-hosted by Tony Gleason and Nina Fife, and produced by Joe Allgood. “SportsWaves” is a Pepperdine Graphic Media production. Featured music: "Opening Sports" by Lite Saturation ..read more

In this special episode of SportsWaves, host Karl Winter breaks down the nationwide debate about fairness and inclusion in sports, which hinges on whether transgender athletes have an unfair advantage. Karl begins and ends with Lia Thomas’ controversial and historic victory at the 2022 NCAA Division I Swimming and Diving Championships. In the first part of the episode, Karl begins with the NCAA’s updated policy on transgender student-athletes (3:00), then moves into how Pepperdine Athletics would enforce it (4:27) and whether trans student-athletes would feel comfortable co ..read more

The NCAA Division 1 Men's Basketball tournament is down to the Final Four, with four "blue bloods" ready to compete in New Orleans for the crown. Meanwhile, the wildest NFL offseason we've ever seen continues. Guest Ryan Hemphill comes in with a bang and initiates a brief LeBron debate (1:00) before giving an update on the Pepperdine Track season, as Ryan is Karl's teammate on that team (1:50). Karl then provides a quick Pepperdine Athletics spring update (3:23). Moving into March Madness, Austin, Ryan and Karl each gives an update on how poorly his own bracket is ..read more

Editor's note: At the 18:05 mark in this podcast, co-host Karl Winter mispronounces the name of Illinois junior Kofi Cockburn — Cockburn's last name is pronounced KO-burn. Karl and Austin start the show with breaking news in the NFL world: their reactions to Tom Brady's announcement that he will un-retire and return to the Buccaneers (0:40). They then move into the news that a grand jury will not charge Deshaun Watson on sexual assault allegations against him, and its implications on the league (4:00) The final piece of football news on the podcast is the Cowboys tradi ..read more

Editor’s note: This episode mentions Deshaun Watson's pending grand jury case. Since recording the episode, the grand jury decided not to pursue charges in the nine criminal complaints against Watson. SportsWaves is back after spring break, and there is plenty of pro and collegiate sports action to discuss. The battle for NBA Most Valuable Player is heating up, and trades are rampant in the NFL. Jerry Jiang, PGM Assistant Sports Editor and avid Warriors fan, joins the show and laments the Warriors moving across the Bay. (2:10) Jerry discusses the end of Pepperdine's Men's a ..read more

Super Bowl LVI came and went, and the Los Angeles Rams seized the Lombardi Trophy in their home stadium. SportsWaves co-host Austin LeDe revels in his team's victory (1:26) with co-host Karl Winter before the two go in-depth on NBA coverage for the first time this season. https://soundcloud.com/pepp-graphic/s2e6-super-bowl-lvi-recap-and-nba-update?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing Karl and Austin discuss the biggest plays and moments of the Super Bowl (3:38), as well as the best stories of Rams players and coaches getting their first ring (5:20). Then, th ..read more