The Bull & Hawk Sports Show

The Bull & Hawk Sports Show is hosted by DJ Benny The Bull and CJ Hawk, two best friends who live in the Chicago suburbs. Our hosts develop unique ideas for each episode by reading articles, attending Chicago sporting events, and interviewing exciting guests. Our theme song was written and produced by Nashville musician Julia Fortman.

114: Chicago White Sox 2025 Season Preview

On this week’s Bull & Hawk Sports Show, CJ Hawk provides a comprehensive breakdown of the White Sox’s 2025 opening day Roster. Additionally, he discusses the key areas for improvement for Andrew Vaughn, Miguel Vargas and Luis Robert Jr in the upcoming season. Hawk also offers his analysis of the team’s promising catchers and pitchers.

03-27
24:03

113: DJ Benny The Bull & CJ Hawk’s 2025 NBA All Star Draft

The Bull & Hawk Sports Show's award-winning hosts, DJ Benny The Bull and CJ Hawk, proudly present their inaugural episode of 2025, featuring a draft of two squads consisting of 2024/2025 NBA All Stars, including Cade Cunningham, Jayson Tatum, Giannis, Nikola Jokic Lebron James and Jalen Brunson.

02-21
40:29

112: The Main Reasons The 2024 White Sox Are So Awful

CJ Hawk sadly takes on the difficult task of discussing the White Sox this season. CJ chats about which players will be traded and who is actually playing well this year. Should the team even try and win anymore and will the club still be in Chicago next season are the main topics went over for episode 112.

06-19
21:29

111: Chicago Sky 2024 Season Preview- Angel Reese & Kamilla Cardoso Bring Sky High Potential

CJ Hawk and DJ Benny The Bull are proud to present their preview of the Chicago Sky’s upcoming 2024 season. The main talking points discussed are about the current makeup of the roster. The drafting of superstars and champions Kamilla Cardoso and Angel Reese. The growth of Sky’s fan base and the WNBA as a whole. And will our hosts go to the Sky vs. Sun home opener on May 25th?

05-10
21:37

Special: CJ Hawk's 25 Favorite European NBA Players 2010-Present

CJ Hawk is very proud to present a special project he recorded for the show. The main idea was to improve storytelling, pace, and pitch, focusing on one main idea for The Bull & Hawk Sports Show.  For this extraordinary episode, CJ Hawk discusses his 25 favorite European NBA players in the league from at least 2010- present.  Hawk talks about players such as Ricky Rubio, Bojan Bogdanovic, Jose Calderon, and more!!!!

01-10
42:09

109: Return of Bulls & White Sox Talk

We proudly present our fourth-anniversary episode of The Bull & Hawk Sports Show. This week's episode discusses Lonzo Ball's big injury news, Zach Lavine's trade rumors, and the Bull's future moves. Then for the 2nd half, we discuss the White Sox's two free-agent moves and the trade rumors surrounding Dylan Cease and Eloy Jimenez. Breaking News Update: We reviewed a potential trade idea of Zach LaVine for RJ Barrett. This idea is now off the table due to a recent trade. The Trade: The Knicks traded RJ Barrett and Immanuel Quickley to the Raptors in exchange for O.G. Anunoby, Precious Achiuwa, and Malachi Flynn.

12-29
56:23

107: Is Lonzo Ball's NBA Career Over & Women's Wrestling Talk

Our beloved hosts begin the hundred and seventh episode of the world-famous, award-winning Bull & Hawk Sports show by talking about the Bull's recent poor play. Next, they debate whether the Bulls will make the play-in tournament. And lastly, they both give their views on the significant issue regarding whether Lonzo Ball will ever play in the NBA again.  For the final act, after much research, our hosts give their opinions in a debate format on the current status of women's wrestling in the AEW and WWE, and other leagues.  Blooper After

03-24
54:29

106: Our 2023 NBA All- Star Draft Party & Bulls Chat

DJ Benny The Bull & CJ Hawk are finally back after a long hiatus with the first Bulll & Hawk Sports Show episode of 2023. We opened with our discussion of the Bull's current poor, tedious, and abysmal season (1:00). Next, our fabulous award-winning hosts, Bull & Hawk, are proud to present their third annual explosive NBA All-Star draft show. Benny is drafting for Team Giannis and Hawk for Team LeBron (30:00). 

02-24
59:10

105: Chicago Soccer Season Recaps

DJ Benny The Bull and CJ Hawk debuted their new segment called "Center Stage." Episode 105 brought a close to the 2022 Chicago Fire and Red Stars seasons. 

10-24
45:52

104: State of WWE, AEW And Our Top 12 Roster Favs List

We begin by discussing the state of WWE and AEW, two of the biggest wrestling companies in the world.  And then, for the main event, we broke down our Top 12 favorite wrestlers from WWE and AEW.  The results will shock you!!!! 

09-28
02:40:31

103: Sky Soar, Fire Erupt & Red Stars Shine

DJ Benny The Bull and CJ Hawk opened episode 103 by chatting about the Chicago Sky's dynamic wins over the Liberty and Sun. Legendary assist maestro Courtney Vandersloot and Finals MVP Kahleah Copper both when off in the two performances. Courtney scored 23 against the Liberty, and KFC scored 27 vs. the Sun. Let's Go, Sky! Next, DJ Benny The Bull and CJ Hawk could not stop screaming, dancing, and flopping after the Chicago Fire's exceptional performance versus Charlotte. Then, finally, the Fire came to play, beating the newest club in The MLS 3-2. Kacper Przybylko scored two in this match, extending our unbeaten streak to five games. Vamos Fire!!!!  To conclude this week's episode, we broke down the Chicago Red Stars match versus Gotham FC. Our hosts attended this match in person and had a great time seeing our beloved squad beat Batman's and new owner Eli Mannings's squad 2-0. CJ Hawk was especially thrilled to see one of his favorite soccer players Kristie Mewis play in person though she did not have an excellent game. After the match, we got to meet and get autographs from some of our favorite players. We met Tatum Milazzo, Alyssa Naeher, Yuki Nagasato, and Sarah Luebbert. So, Red Stars, let's keep on rolling!!! 

08-11
01:11:05

102: Jamal Crawford Legends Spotlight

Breaking News Segment: WNBA Center and Four-Time All-Star Liz Cambage of The Los Angeles Sparks terminated her contract and has packed her bags, leaving Hollywood forever (1:00).  For the second episode of our fan-favorite segment, The Legends Spotlight, we break down the career of the legendary NBA Sixth man Jamal Crawford, a former member of the Bulls, Knicks, Hawks, and Clippers. Jamal is a personal favorite basketball player of Bull & Hawk. If you have players from sports such as soccer, baseball, hockey, football, or more you think we should talk about, feel free to send us a message (8:00).

07-26
39:57

Special: Blackhawks Trade DeBrincat, Dach & Duncan Keith Retires

First, CJ Hawk discusses the Chicago Red Stars' epic beatdown of Gotham FC on the road.  Next, Hawk chats about DJ Benny The Bull and his experience at Soldier Field seeing The Chicago Fire FC beat The Philadelphia Union on Pride Night in an unbelievable upset last-place squad defeats the first-place team. Following a quick rapid-fire breakdown of the Fire's loss versus The San Jose Earthquakes, the local squad Hawk grew up watching.  Third, Hawk explodes into a fiery rant about the Blackhawk's trades of Alex DeBrincat to the Owtata Senators and Kirby Dach to the Montreal Canadians.  Ultimately, we congratulate Blackhawks' beloved fan-favorite defenseman, Duncan Keith, on his retirement after a long and storied career. 

07-10
27:59

101: LaVine Returns?, Bulls Free Agent Moves & WNBA 2022 All-Star Game Roster Reveal

The Bull & Hawk Sports Show has finally ended episode 100. We are now starting episode 101 with a bang. We discuss the Bulls' resigning of superstar Zach Lavine. And we went over the free-agent deals involving Andre Drummond, Derrick Jones, and Goran Dragic.  To end, we discussed The WNBA 2022 All-Star Game roster reveal. First, we mention our favorite players from Team Stewart and Team Wilson. The game will take place in Chicago!!!!!

07-07
52:28

100th Episode Extravaganza Part 4: The 10th Anniversary of Matt Cain's Perfect Game & Sky, Red Stars, and White Sox Adventures

To end episode 100, we opened with a revisiting of San Francisco Giants legend Matt Cain's perfect game, one of CJ Hawk;'s favorite games vs. the Houston Astros on June 13th, 2012 (1:00). Next, we covered the Chicago Sky's recent eight games, including the game versus the Indiana Fever, which we went to on May 24th, which was the banner night and ring ceremony for the Chicago SKy's 2021 WNBA Championship squad (17:00). Later we discussed the Red Stars' recent four matches, including the game we attended on June 8th versus the Washington Spirit in a rematch of the 2021 NWSL final (77:00). And we ended by going over the White Sox's game versus the Texas Rangers on June 10th that we went to with friends after we chatted about how awesome it was to stay for the postgame fireworks after a thrilling victory over the Rangers (97:00). 

06-16
01:49:46

Bonus: Fire Fizzle Out & Red Stars Shine

We first break down the Chicago Fire average performances vs. New York City and Toronto FC (1:00). Next we cover the Chicago Red Stars strong performances vs. the Orlando Pride and Portland Thorns (25:00).

05-29
40:16

100th Episode Extravaganza Part 3: Party With Wrestling With Unicorn's Founder Martin Carrillo

We open with three rapid-fire recaps of the Red Stars vs. Wave, Fire vs. FC Cincinnati, and Fire vs. Red Bulls matches from the past few days (1:00). We sat down with Wrestling With Unicorn's founder Martin Carillo for the second time for the main event. First, we discussed his super fun trip filming for WWU in Texas. One story that stood out to us was his time filming a wrestling match in a church. We also chatted about the announcement of Forbidden Door, AEW, or WWE, and who he believes is the best wrestler today (his answer was not Roman Reigns). 

05-19
01:40:13

100th Episode Extravaganza Part 2: Professional CBR Writer Cassidy Stephenson Joins the Pod

To continue our 100th episode extravaganza, we open with a recap of the Chicago Fire's horrible, crap, and abysmal performance versus Atlanta United. Spoilers: CJ Hawk and Cassidy discussed explosive spoilers for the show Downton Abbey and rumors surrounding the release of Downton Abbey The Film 2. We interviewed Cassidy Stephenson, a close friend, movie critic, and diehard fan of Downton Abbey, for the main event. DJ Benny and Cassidy debated whether the film King Richard is the best sports movie of all time?

05-13
01:10:49

100th Episode Extravaganza Part 1: Wrestling Insider Max Gonzales Joins Us

To start our 100th episode extravaganza, we invited Wrestling insider Max Gonzales onto the podcast. First, we chatted about Wrestling, especially about his fandom of AEW and NJPW. Then, we asked him who the best Wrester is today, and his answer will surprise you! 

05-05
27:08

99: White Sox, Fire FC Adventures & Red Stars Bianca St-Georges Electric

We open episode 99 by celebrating our fun experience at Pho Cafe in Chinatown and then, after seeing the White Sox at Guaranteed Rate Field take on The Tampa Bay Rays, winning in a close affair (1:00). Next, we went over The Fire's draw vs. Chicharito and The La Galaxy, which had over 30,000 fans in attendance, the fifth-largest for a Fire game. After our hosts told of their fun experience at Soldier Field on Tuesday, seeing the Fire take on United Omaha in the 3rd Round of the Lamar Hunt US Open Tournament (22:00). Later our hosts broke down the Chicago Fire's awful loss vs. Minnesota United, the Fire's worst performance of the season (55:00). After the Fire discussion, we celebrated Bianca St-George's fantastic performance vs. The Kansas City Current in the Red Stars' final game of the Challenge Cup (67:00).

04-26
01:17:42

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