The Sports Gloss with Justin & Jamaal

We kick off this episode with some banter about the Victoria HarbourCats season opener, the Canadian Women's Basketball team taking on Japan, our kids grinding on the basketball court, and Jamaal's dietary changes inspired by Novak Djokovic. We discuss whether grown men can wear jerseys during "Q&A with J&J". "J&J Talking NBA" features a recap of the final two games of the Boston v Mia...

We start off this week with some banter about the dry weather, Jamaal's return to the oTENTiks, Justin's victories in "Uno", and Jamaal's passion for Hypertheticals . Next, we jump into some NBA talk as we discuss the reinvigorated and frisky Celtics pushing Miami to a game 6, Miami's injuries struggles, Tyler Herro's poor sartorial choices , Jokic's dominance, MPJ's irrational confidence, Jamal M...

We kick off Episode 13 with a recap of our travels last weekend. Jamaal details his family's stay in the oTENTiks at Fort Rodd Hill . Next, Justin details his glorious trip to Portland including the brewery scene, reconnecting with old friends, Whitecaps v. Timbers, the McMenamins chain, our penchant for dive bars, and the cordialness of Americans vs. the cold shoulder of Victorians (18:18). For "...

We kick off this week's episode with a preview of our upcoming weekend trips. Jamaal discusses his pros and cons to camping in the great outdoors. During "Q&A with J&J" we talk about our ideal camping situations. Next, Justin gives us the scoop on his upcoming trip to Portland to see his Vancouver Whitecaps take on the Portland Timbers. In the second segment, we talk NBA playoffs including...

We start with a recap of the NBA playoffs before moving into a conversation with the Head of Brewing Operations at 4 Mile Brew Pub, Matt Riches. Matt tells us about his brewing journey, 4 Mile Brew Pub's award winning beer, the local beer scene in Victoria, BC, his sports fandom, and an all-timer of a Covid story (21:46). Next we jump into a recap of the NHL playoffs (1:25:51) before Justin share'...

Hitting you with a mini-pod this week. Jamaal has been sick all week so we decided not to record a full episode. Jamaal provides a brief glimpse of what's on our minds as we head into the final weekend of April. There's all to play for in the NBA and NHL this weekend, as well as rounds 2-7 of the NFL Draft. In Tennis, Alcaraz continues his quest to regain the #1 spot. BRTHDY SZN continues! We'll h...

We kick off episode 10 with a recap of Jamaal's birthday (01:19). Next, we talk parenting as Jamaal focuses on trying to get his kids to eat food at restaurants, Dante's first tennis tournament, the various degrees of sports parenting, and the value of exclusive time with each of your kids. For "Q&A with J&J" we discuss some of our favorite stoner films and musicians (28:39). After the bre...

We kick off this week's episode with a post mortem on the Toronto Raptors' season. We speculate about Nick Nurse's future before discussing fixes for the Raptors' roster including our dream star acquisitions for Canada's team. We continue the NBA playoff talk with analysis of our favorite storylines (12:29). We profess our love for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and our bewilderment with the Zion William...

We kick off this week's episode with a recap of the phenomenal NCAA Women's Final 4 (01:12). Next, we dig into the Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese of it all (05:30) before concluding the first segment with a recap of UConn's run to the Men's National Championship (09:40). Then, we have a first on The Sports Gloss...a guest! Friend of the pod, Natalie Tokgoz, joins us to discuss her basketball journe...

Justin and Jamaal kick off this episode with a recap of their time away from Victoria last weekend. Justin talks about the calming vibes of Black Creek, B.C. and Jamaal gives an in-depth account of his weekend in Seattle (00:36). Next, Jamaal discusses why he thinks Victoria needs a tourism rebrand before he dives into his frustrations with the "overpriced mediocrity" of living in Victoria (29:09)...

The boys are back after a brief hiatus. In this week's episode we recap the first week of March Madness action and preview the weekend ahead. Jamaal recaps VCU's 2011 run to the Final 4 during Q&A w/ J&J. Later we profess our love for Markquis Nowell as we dive into the damage he's done thus far in the tournament. We have some fun discussing NYC Point Gods of the past as well as our "All V...

JK and JC begin this episode with a recap of their experience at the University of Victoria's Mens' Basketball game vs. Winnipeg before diving into some analysis about the Vikes' style of play and their chances of winning it all in Antigonish this weekend. Next, Justin talks about his second favorite runner from Black Creek, Cam Levins (11:55). There's Vancouver Whitecaps banter before diving into...

The boys are back with a megapod this week. Justin kicks things off with an epic Vancouver Canucks rant (0:55) before transitioning into some NHL Trade Deadline news (13:23). Next, there's some discussion of the Vancouver Whitecaps season opener, Apple + purchasing the MLS' television rights, and an update on the Canadian Women's Soccer Team (17:25). Jamaal provides his take on the developments of...

The self-proclaimed Jamaalstradamus starts this week's episode with a recap of Mac McClung living his best life at NBA All-Star Weekend (0:30). Next, the guys profess their love for Dame Lillard (7:00) and make a request to fix the broken All-Star game. JK and JC preview the start of the Major League Soccer season (12:48) as they discuss why everyone should watch the MLS, Justin's Vancouver Whitec...

Justin and Jamaal kick off this week's show with some parenting talk. Jamaal breaks down his weekend of solo parenting and the anxiety of a Saturday morning tennis and swimming lessons double-header (0:35). Next, Justin discusses his parenting adventures (11:45) before some men's health talk (15:25). The boys recap the Super Bowl with their thoughts on officiating, Hurts v. Mahomes, and Rhianna's...

In their inaugural episode Justin and Jamaal introduce themselves before diving into an analysis of Super Bowl LVII (02:22). They discuss the quarterback matchups, Andy Reid vs. Nick Sirianni, the Kelce brothers facing off, and AJ Brown's impact for the Eagles. The guys also discuss Philadelphia sports fandom (24:40) before making their picks (28:10). Then, there's conversation about sports franch...