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Balls & Banter
Hosted by Drew Berquist · EN
From big games to big headlines, Balls & Banter is where sports, entertainment, and the day’s wildest storylines collide. Hosted by former counterterrorism officer and sports junkie Drew Berquist, the show delivers fast-moving takes, sharp banter, and no-fluff analysis. It is heavy on football and major American sports, with a dash of news and culture when it’s too ridiculous (or too important) to ignore. It’s energetic, unfiltered, and built for fans who want laughs, real talk, and a host who doesn’t tiptoe around the truth.
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Rodgers Retirement Decision, NFL's Global Grab, & Michael Bay to Direct Fighter Pilot Rescue Film
5d ago01:07:27Tap to summarizeLive Show Tuesday and Thursday, 3pm est.SOCIALS: https://linktr.ee/drewberquistWEBSITE: https://AirItOutBro.com #DrewBerquist #Balls&Banter #BallsShow Notes/Links: OKC Thunder tie up series with Spurs 1-1https://x.com/espn/status/2057298712783724561?s=20Las Vegas Knights take game 1 in Western conference finalshttps://x.com/espn/status/2057294317140553985?s=20Aaron Rodgers to retire after 2026 seasonhttps://x.com/espn/status/2057168249330991607?s=20Next 4 Super Bowl sites are set, which is your favorite?https://x.com/AdamSchefter/status/2056887260507763029?s=20NFL to expand international games to 10, remove protections for gameshttps://www.airitoutbro.com/2026/05/nfls-global-grab-might-grow-the-brand-but-it-is-gutting-the-home-fans-who-built-it/100 days until college football returnshttps://x.com/On3/status/2057446338111971558?s=20Big Ten football rivalries rankedhttps://x.com/TheBigTenHuddle/status/2057117895466135570?s=20Michael Bay to direct movie about 2 missing/recovered fighter pilots in Iranhttps://x.com/leadingreport/status/2057184163766120540?s=46&t=uaL12_jzouHgBP9nzey-rgCoca Cola 600 this Sunday at 5pm easternhttps://x.com/DaleJr/status/2056756654478139785?s=20See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Pizza Hut Goes Retro, Rodgers to Steelers, Sabres Heartbreak, and Conference Finals Underway
1w ago01:09:06Tap to summarizeLive Show Tuesday and Thursday, 3pm est.SOCIALS: https://linktr.ee/drewberquistWEBSITE: https://AirItOutBro.com #DrewBerquist #Balls&Banter #BallsShow Notes/Links: Pizza Hut franchise owner brings back the 80s with 80 retro locationshttps://x.com/HustleBitch_/status/2056590181516316695?s=20U.S. Bank/ Minnesota Vikings will host 2028 NFL drafthttps://x.com/Dust_Vikings/status/2056346256872526125?s=208 Teams kicked off OTAs yesterdayhttps://x.com/AdamSchefter/status/2056357951716184489?s=20Aaron Rodgers signs one year deal with Steelershttps://x.com/steelers/status/2056393623378264396?s=20Elliot Cadeau is withdrawing from the NBA Draft and returning to Michigan for his senior seasonhttps://x.com/YahooSports/status/2055693322203635968?s=20NBA conference finals are sethttps://x.com/ESPNNBA/status/2056208852203286808?s=20Minnesota Timberwolves going back to old Kevin Garnett era uniformshttps://x.com/PolymarketHoops/status/2055690501840658603?s=20NHL Finals are sethttps://x.com/NHL/status/2056603464260591734?s=20Minnesota Wild entering new agreement with Jacksonville Icemenhttps://x.com/mnwild/status/2056502622073348597?s=20Speaking of the Wild, Billy Guerin says #1 priority is resigning Quinnhttps://x.com/Atothetease/status/2056442660320088076?s=20FGL could play a handful of shows next yearhttps://x.com/CountryChord/status/2056377100718776633?s=20See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Wild Collapse, NFL Paydays, Playoff Expansion Push & Country Music History | Balls & Banter
2w ago01:06:08Tap to summarizeLive Show Tuesday and Thursday, 3pm est.SOCIALS: https://linktr.ee/drewberquistWEBSITE: https://AirItOutBro.com #DrewBerquist #Balls&Banter #BallsShow Notes/Links: Quinn Hughes on the Wild's losshttps://x.com/Q_hughes43/status/2054902562365853967?s=20First 2 college gameday locations of the year are sethttps://x.com/CollegeGameDay/status/2054311251992342932?s=20Big 12 and ACC support 24-team format for playoffshttps://x.com/On3/status/2054577068784964001?s=20Thanksgiving week NFL games linup is legithttps://x.com/SharpFootball/status/2054767206857085283?s=20Dolphins, RB De'Von Achane agree to 4-year extension worth up to $68Mhttps://x.com/NFL/status/2054711903713456161?s=2092% of NFL players want grass surfaceshttps://x.com/PolymarketSport/status/2054247384696111355?s=20Ella Langley becomes the first female country artist in history to simultaneously hold the top 2 spots on the Hot 100:https://x.com/chartdata/status/2053959686479651205?s=20White House Ballroom 2x the size, and under budget according to President Trumphttps://x.com/Breaking911/status/2054262621486875055?s=20MemesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Hoosiers Visit The White House, Wemby's Big Elbow, and NFL Schedule Releases
2w ago01:33:29Tap to summarizeLive Show Tuesday and Thursday, 3pm est.SOCIALS: https://linktr.ee/drewberquistWEBSITE: https://AirItOutBro.com #DrewBerquist #Balls&Banter #BallsShow Notes/Links: Cignetti trolls Alabama with "Roll Tide" commentshttps://x.com/MLFootball/status/2053971083447947280?s=20President Trump given jersey, ball, and helmet by Cignetti and Hoosiershttps://x.com/Outkick/status/2053943327251476583?s=20Cignetti says Trump can keep trophy for NIL contributionhttps://x.com/Jared_Kelly7/status/2053940600769040776?s=20Wemby ejected in game 4https://x.com/SportsCenter/status/2053633430064095675?s=20No further discipline from the league for Spurs' Wembyhttps://x.com/ShamsCharania/status/2053875284273721459?s=20Milwaukee Bucks open to trading Giannis Antetokounmpo https://x.com/SportsCenter/status/2053889491077644464?s=20First Sunday Night game of the season Cowboys vs. Giantshttps://x.com/AlbertBreer/status/2053810299124220312?s=20Monday night football opener features Broncos and Chiefshttps://x.com/espn/status/2054164966110872050?s=20Eagles to play Cowboys on Thanksgivinghttps://x.com/NFLonFOX/status/2053946621365497874?s=20College football schedule discussion and drafthttps://x.com/joshpatecfb/status/2053820578264399885?s=46&t=uaL12_jzouHgBP9nzey-rgBig Ten teams if they were a beer https://x.com/buckeye_nation/status/2052780290301689958?s=46&t=uaL12_jzouHgBP9nzey-rgCrazy name for college basketball commithttps://x.com/csoonx/status/2053803549633430001?s=42Crazy motorcycle accident in Canadahttps://x.com/Breaking911/status/2053893617723342898?s=20See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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LIV Collapse, March Madness to Expand, and Pavia Can't Get Out of His Own Way | Balls & Banter
4w ago00:46:22Tap to summarizeLive Show Tuesday and Thursday, 3pm est.SOCIALS: https://linktr.ee/drewberquistWEBSITE: https://AirItOutBro.com #DrewBerquist #Balls&Banter #BallsShow Notes/Links: QB Deshaun Watson leading Shedeur Sanders in Cleveland QB competitionhttps://x.com/MySportsUpdate/status/2049533079690023352?s=20Ravens sign Diego Pavia to 3 year deal ahead of mini-camp tryouthttps://x.com/NFL/status/2049188120390783421?s=20Diego Pavia filmed throwing money at Mexican strip club https://x.com/MLFootball/status/2049534325587062833?s=20LIV Golf is set to inform players and staff tomorrow that the league has lost the financial support of the Saudi PlF following the 2026 season. https://x.com/NUCLRGOLF/status/2049585928138576335?s=20Men's and Women's March Madness tourneys to expand to 76 teamshttps://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/48621117/sources-ncaa-basketball-tournaments-set-move-76-teamsJack Ryan Ghost War debuts on Amazon on May 20thhttps://x.com/JackRyanPV/status/2049503982792437925?s=20Nascar hits Texas Speedway this weekendhttps://x.com/NASCAR/status/2049519237517963718?s=20Trump calls out NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman's ears in Oval Officehttps://x.com/Phil_Lewis_/status/2049574067661898105?s=20See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Third Trump Assassination Attempt, The Great Comedy Debate, NFL Draft Recap, and Ellas is Dominating
4w ago01:31:34Tap to summarizeLive Show Tuesday and Thursday, 3pm est.SOCIALS: https://linktr.ee/drewberquistWEBSITE: https://AirItOutBro.com #DrewBerquist #Balls&Banter #BallsShow Notes/Links: Trump says impactful people are the ones targeted by assassinationhttps://x.com/cspan/status/2048236412755976527?s=20Dana White says Correspondent's dinner was "f*ckin awesome"https://x.com/ChampRDS/status/2048230069118570822?s=20Carson Hocevar wins at Talladegahttps://x.com/NASCAR/status/2048537894000763233?s=20Carson Hocevar earns his first career win at Talladega, the youngest Talladega winner since Kyle Busch in 2008Buffalo is one game away from winning its first playoff series in 19 yearshttps://x.com/SportsCenter/status/2048505730785833198?s=20Anthony Edwards out several weeks with boje bruise and hyperextended kneehttps://x.com/ShamsCharania/status/2048405656403685434?s=208 seed Orlando Magic one win away from eliminating one seed Pistonshttps://x.com/SportsCenter/status/2048959567376101871?s=20 Pittsburgh crushes attendance record at NFLdraft with 320,000+ on nigh 1https://x.com/JoePompliano/status/2047694452488118358?s=20Next Draft to take place on Capitol Mallhttps://x.com/AdamSchefter/status/2048375959800127677?s=20Draft RecapTwo Indiana Hoosiers drafted night one, marking historyhttps://x.com/IndianaFootball/status/2047680526404694419?s=20Mel KIper says Banks to Vikings was biggest reach of the nighthttps://x.com/vikingzfanpage/status/2047658134370488476?s=20RGIII weighed in on Caleb Banks pickhttps://x.com/RGIII/status/2047498233060970660?s=20Notre Dame had Jeremiyah Love and Jadarian Price become the first two RBs taken in Round 1, the first time since the Common Draft Era both came from the same schoolhttps://x.com/ESPNInsights/status/2047516389250863508?s=20Sean McVay weighs in on Ty Simpson pick, says this is Stafford's teamhttps://x.com/ESPNNFL/status/2047677702920929666?s=20Diego Pavia first Heisman finalist to go undrafted since 2014https://x.com/brgridiron/status/2048177018701828401?s=20UFL names Washington, D.C. as host of United Bowlhttps://x.com/SeifertESPN/status/2047698181614444760?s=20Several towns and counties changing back to original Minnesota state flaghttps://x.com/GrageDustin/status/2048951988168032516?s=20Cincinnati transfer Moustapha Thiam has committed to Michiganhttps://x.com/TheFieldOf68/status/2047743670242132475?s=20LSU forward transfer Jalen Reed has committed to Michiganhttps://x.com/uofmcoverage/status/2047379581754032224?s=20Michigan currently has top recruiting classhttps://x.com/uofmcoverage/status/2047749309878198421?s=20Ella Langley claims the top three spots on Apple Music’s all-genre top song charthttps://x.com/CountryCentral/status/2048408790320447769?s=20See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Day One Draft Buzz, Big Givebacks, Wild Stadium Plans, and Food Fails | Balls & Banter
Apr 2301:48:42Tap to summarizeLive Show Tuesday and Thursday, 3pm est.SOCIALS: https://linktr.ee/drewberquistWEBSITE: https://AirItOutBro.com #DrewBerquist #Balls&Banter #BallsShow Notes/Links: ESPN launching sports trivia show, Joe Buck nearing deal to hosthttps://x.com/NFL_DovKleiman/status/2046661144551510424?s=20Country music star Morgan Wallen is donating $1.2 million to Gibbs High School (TN) to upgrade its baseball field https://x.com/RivalsHS/status/2046327303555408232?s=20Jerry Rice and Wife erase $667,000 in School Lunch Debt Across 103 Schools https://x.com/FightStorage/status/2047012563876012062?s=20Cotton candy fries topped with blue mayonnaise and actual cotton candy are being served at Toronto Blue Jays games https://x.com/BussinWTB/status/2046606742897766850?s=20New Kansas City Baseball Stadium Renderinghttps://x.com/MLB/status/2047068004211388662?s=20Ryan Field set to open this fall for Northwestern Footballhttps://x.com/bportnoy15/status/2046960867544052155?s=20Pick 57 in NFL Draft gets Red Jacket and Heinz Ketchup for Lifehttps://x.com/YahooSports/status/2046831214439362822?s=20Draft ConversationImage Credit:© Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images© Michael Caterina-Imagn Images© Troy Wayrynen-Imagn ImagesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Draft Week Is Here, Reddick Wins Again, Playoff Updates, and Did Brock Just Retire? | Balls & Banter
Apr 2101:16:31Tap to summarizeLive Show Tuesday and Thursday, 3pm est.SOCIALS: https://linktr.ee/drewberquistWEBSITE: https://AirItOutBro.com #DrewBerquist #Balls&Banter #BallsShow Notes/Links: NFL Draft is this week, here is draft orderhttps://x.com/brgridiron/status/2046231486047584544?s=20Matt Fitzpatrick wins the RBC Heritage for the second timehttps://x.com/PGATOUR/status/2045990310946259006?s=20Tyler Reddick wins againhttps://x.com/NASCAR/status/2045973229366358485?s=20Michael Jordan's racing team gets another winhttps://x.com/NASCAR/status/2045978943174431033?s=20Cup standings after Kansas Speedwayhttps://x.com/NASCARONFOX/status/2046002695807324441?s=20Wrestlemania 42 RecapSpurs crowd goes full fiesta for game 1https://x.com/TheHoopCentral/status/2046036140642455818?s=20Rams New Uniformshttps://x.com/fashion_nfl/status/2044795120755863836?s=20Cooper Kupp talks about Jesus, his faith, and using his platform for goodhttps://x.com/Sports_Spectrum/status/2046236306699620540?s=20Image Credit:© Joe Camporeale-Imagn Images© Scott Kinser-Imagn Images© Ethan Morrison / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn ImagesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
Transcribe →Tailgate Bans, NFL TV Drama, Sherrone Ruling, and is LIV Done? | Balls & Banter
Apr 1601:08:06Tap to summarizeLive Show Tuesday and Thursday, 3pm est.SOCIALS: https://linktr.ee/drewberquistWEBSITE: https://AirItOutBro.com #DrewBerquist #Balls&Banter #BallsShow Notes/Links: Oklahoma principal tackles gunman/school shooter before he can do any harmhttps://x.com/RpsAgainstTrump/status/2044204015626465447?s=20Jury finds that Live Nation and Ticketmaster illegally monopolized ticketing market in a high-stakes antitrust trialhttps://x.com/Breaking911/status/2044493143471501650?s=20FIFA has banned tailgating before World Cup matches at major U.S. stadiumshttps://x.com/PolymarketSport/status/2044093288496390340?s=20Former Michigan football coach Sherrone Moore was sentenced to 18 months' probation and fined just over $1,000 for two misdemeanorshttps://x.com/espn/status/2044148632828428539?s=20Kamden Lopati has committed to Michiganhttps://x.com/Hayesfawcett3/status/2044180166012719576?s=20 Illinois head coach Bret Bielema took to Twitter to express his frustration about QB Kamden Lopati decommitting from the Illini https://x.com/recruits_cfb/status/2044179584761925711?s=20Elite HSFB recruits are now commanding seven-figure NIL offers, with one receiving a reported $7.5M, 3-year deahttps://x.com/On3/status/2044140388928135636?s=20CFP changes college football playoffhttps://x.com/CFBPlayoff/status/2044214001534443708?s=20https://x.com/On3/status/2044093448488399085?s=20Washington Commanders unveil new uniformshttps://x.com/Commanders/status/2044415700811268369?s=20https://x.com/Commanders/status/2044417187331371333?s=20https://x.com/Commanders/status/2044428042404065677?s=20NBC might lose Sunday Night Football to Netflix or Amazonhttps://x.com/PolymarketSport/status/2044095938432782446?s=20PGA makes RBC Heritage stop in South Carolina this weekhttps://x.com/PGATOUR/status/2044412157664628742?s=20Nascar at Kansas speedway this weekendhttps://x.com/NASCAR/status/2044148462774521959?s=20Image Credit:© Kirby Lee-Imagn Images© Eric Seals / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn ImagesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Rory Wins The Masters, NBA and NHL Playoffs Are Set, and Bat Dog Chaos Goes Viral | Balls & Banter
Apr 1400:57:39Tap to summarizeLive Show Tuesday and Thursday, 3pm est.SOCIALS: https://linktr.ee/drewberquistWEBSITE: https://AirItOutBro.com #DrewBerquist #Balls&Banter #BallsShow Notes/Links: Rory McIlroy Wins The Mastershttps://x.com/TheMasters/status/2043462728195490137?s=20Ty Gibbs wins at Bristolhttps://x.com/NASCARInsights/status/2043456303767474201?s=20NHL Playoff teams are sethttps://x.com/NHLPR/status/2043914904675942462?s=20 Here is how the bracket would look if the playoffs started todayhttps://x.com/NHL/status/2042598848749539735?s=20NBA Playoff bracket is set https://x.com/NBA/status/2043526145396592760?s=20Azzi Fudd goes #1 in WNBA draft, joins Paige Bueckers again in Dallashttps://x.com/SportsCenter/status/2043829855276380241?s=20Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp pitcher Braxton Garrett is the International League Pitcher of the Week!https://x.com/JaxShrimp/status/2043738891564319179?s=20Top 10 Minor League Baseball Team NamesPhillies minor league bat dog Lucy May’s debut went viral after she ignored her duties, ran through the dugout, and pooped near second base.https://x.com/pr0ud_americans/status/2043449890387165461?s=20Image Credit:© Jerome Miron-Imagn Images© Jerome Miron-Imagn ImagesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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