The Sports Rapport

This week on The Sports Rapport , host Mitch Wertlieb answers some tough questions and outlines his vision for the future of his beloved Boston Red Sox. The 2026 Red Sox season closed last week with a 9-2 loss to the New York Yankees in game two of the AL Wild Card Series.  Red Sox fans were treated to one of the greatest in-season turnarounds in history this season. The Sox went from having the w...

The division two St. Michael's Purple Knights women's soccer team defeats Pace on senior day in Colchester to stay undefeated, and officials in Barre say the aging community skating rink has fallen into disrepair and won't be usable this winter. All that and more in about five minutes each Monday on The Sports Rapport and Vermont Public. Do you have a topic you want to hear about on The Sports Rap...

October is right around the corner, and longtime rivals the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox will face off in the playoffs for just the seventh time in Major League Baseball history. The two longtime American League East rivals will play each other in an AL Wild Card playoff series, with game one scheduled for tonight.  To mark the special occasion, MyNBC5's Jack Main — a Boston fan — and Vermo...

St. Johnsbury and Burr and Burton Academy continue their dominance in division one high school football, and the St. Michael's women's soccer team remains undefeated after their first conference win of the year.  All that and more in about five minutes each Monday on The Sports Rapport and Vermont Public.  Do you have a topic you want to hear about on The Sports Rapport's High Five? Email us at sp...

This week on The Sports Rapport , host Mitch Wertlieb sits down for a discussion with White Wolf Von Atzingen, a legally blind nature photographer and adventurer living in Vermont. Von Atzingen is preparing to embark on a solo journey to summit all six of Vermont's peaks over 4,000 feet in elevation, in an attempt to raise money for Vermont Adaptive Ski & Sports and reduce disability stigma. H...

St. Johnsbury gets payback against Middlebury in a rematch of last year's division one high school football state championship, and the UVM Field Hockey team wins its fifth straight.  All that and more in about five minutes each Monday on The Sports Rapport and Vermont Public.  Do you have a topic you want to hear about on The Sports Rapport's High Five? Email us at sports@vermontpublic.org

The return of University of Vermont ice hockey is just around the corner, so women's head coach Jim Plumer and men's head coach Steve Wiedler stopped by The Sports Rapport to highlight some players to watch this season, share their favorite hockey movies, and try their hands at drawing UVM mascot Rally Cat. Guests: Jim Plumer , University of Vermont women's ice hockey head coach Steve Wiedler , Un...

Burlington/South Burlington and Middlebury's varsity football teams staged thrilling comebacks in week two of Vermont's fall high school football season. Plus, the Boston Red Sox get an immaculate inning from rookie pitcher Payton Tolle in a 4-1 win over the Kansas City Royals. All that and more in about five minutes each Monday on The Sports Rapport and Vermont Public. Do you have a topic you wan...

NFL football is back tomorrow night, when the defending champion Seattle Seahawks host the New England Patriots in a week one rematch of Super Bowl LX. This week on The Sports Rapport , host Mitch Wertlieb is joined by Brian Stevenson — Vermont Public's resident Patriots fan — and producer Nathaniel Wilson to go through the 10 numbers that will define the upcoming Patriots season. Guest: Brian Ste...

Vermont high school sports are back after many K-12 students across the state returned to classrooms last week. This week on The Sports Rapport , sports reporters Alex Abrami and Judith Altneu from the Burlington Free Press , and Tom Haley from the Rutland Herald are back on the show to go over the storylines they're most interested in covering this season. Guests: Tom Haley , Rutland Herald sport...

The #7 University of Vermont men's soccer team played #18 Charlotte University of North Carolina at Charlotte to a 2-2 draw on Friday, and Vermont's field hockey team is off to it's best start in ten years. The Boston Red Sox fell 16-1 to the New York Yankees in the Bronx last night to cap off a 1-3 series versus the Bronx Bombers. All that and more in about five minutes each Monday on The Sports...

The Boston Red Sox are still hot, and MyNBC5 Weekday Sports Anchor Jack Main is back on the show to discuss the club's incredible turnaround (1:26). Jack, host Mitch Wertlieb and producer Nathaniel Wilson also break down their all-time favorite sports turnarounds: Super Bowl LI, the 2004 ALCS, and the 2016-17 Miami Heat season (26:16). Plus, the trio reacts to Norwegian soccer star Erling Haaland'...

The University of Vermont women's soccer team is still searching for its first win this season, but UVM's men's team if off to a hot start under new head coach, Adrian Dubois. The St. Michael's College soccer teams and the UVM field hockey team are also set to kick off their fall seasons. Plus, the Boston Red Sox experienced some excitement during this weekend's series sweep over the San Francisco...

The team finished the regular season with a league-best record of 42-15-1. Plus, updates on UVM women's soccer, the Champlain Mariners and more.

This week on The Sports Rapport , host Mitch Wertlieb and producer Nathaniel Wilson recount some of their worst sports injuries (0:28), see where things stand with the Boston Red Sox (4:18), and share the top five moments of the last week in Vermont sports in the High Five (10:49). Game On VT 's Louis Hodgetts and The Pop 's Laney Bevill and Theresa “Tree” Bertram join us in-studio to talk about A...

Vermont Green FC is once again at the center of the biggest story in Vermont sports. We speak with two-time USL2 champion, 2026 USL2 Defender of the Year, and VGFC men's captain Brandon Marshall about the team's second consecutive undefeated championship season (8:43). More from Vermont Public: Vermont Green FC men win second consecutive national championship The Boston Red Sox are still red hot a...

It's the dead of summer and that means it's baseball season, folks. This week on The Sports Rapport , Vermont Public senior reporter Liam Elder-Connors joins the top of the show to discuss the recent 15-game Boston Red Sox win streak and his baseball fandom (:32). Mitch and Nathaniel also break down the top five moments of the last week in Vermont sports in the High Five (17:24). Back to baseball,...

This week on The Sports Rapport , we're coming off another soccer-heavy weekend in Vermont with the World Cup wrapping up and a big weekend for Vermont Green FC. Host Mitch Wertlieb and producer Nathaniel Wilson discuss Spain's victory over Argentina in the World Cup Final (:30), and try not to single-handedly end the Boston Red Sox's 13-game winning streak (6:22). They also break down the top fiv...

This week on The Sports Rapport , more Vermont Green success, Boston's World Cup run and a unique twist on lacrosse. Host Mitch Wertlieb and producer Nathaniel Wilson get into the Boston Red Sox's nine-game winning streak (:29), and break down the top five stories in Vermont Sports from the last week (3:08). GBH reporter Esteban Bustillos calls in to debrief Boston's recent seven-game run as a Wor...

This week on The Sports Rapport , host Mitch Wertlieb and producer Nathaniel Wilson share their thoughts on the recent trade that sent Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown to the Philadelphia 76ers (0:35), and break down the top five moments in Vermont sports from the last week (10:21). Plus, Vermont Green FC players Olivia Shippee and Lauren DeGroot stop by the studio fresh off their USL W League Eas...

This week on The Sports Rapport , host Mitch Wertlieb and producer Nathaniel Wilson dig into the recent Boston sports news, including the trade rumors surrounding Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown, as well as the win streak the Red Sox are riding (5:32).  The pair also discuss their excitement over the World Cup knockout stage, which kicked off with Canada's 1-0 win over South Africa on Sunday (19:...

This week on The Sports Rapport , host Mitch Wertlieb is joined by MyNBC5's Jack Main to chat about the busy sports summer, including the World Cup, NHL and NBA offseasons and more (5:59). Rugby players Sarah James, Chris Henry and Sam Brown are in-studio to preview the upcoming 53rd Annual Mad River Hayden Cup Invitational (42:43).  Plus, Rutland Herald's Tom Haley shares his reporting about Poul...

Football fever has taken over the world, but that's nothing new in Vermont. This week on The Sports Rapport , Nathaniel Wilson is in for host Mitch Wertlieb. He's joined in-studio by Mike Popovitch and Tyson Foster from the Vermont Green FC podcast United in Green . The pair breaks down the club's huge games versus Hartford Athletic and New England FC over the weekend, and discusses hydration brea...

This week on The Sports Rapport, host Mitch Wertlieb is joined in-studio by local Olympic athletes Ryan Cochran-Siegle, Ben Ogden and Julia Kern. The trio will debrief on their 2026 Winter Olympics experiences, discuss the offseason and pick some Vermont favorites in a game of rapid fire questions. Timestamps 7:40 The High Five 10:29 Ben Ogden, Ryan Cochran-Siegle and Julia Kern on the 2026 Olympi...

This week on The Sports Rapport , the crew has come down with World Cup fever. The Boston Globe's Michael Silverman joins the show to preview the world's biggest sporting event and discuss the preparations in host city Boston, Massachusetts. Plus, Vermont City Marathon record-holder Ryan Smith, Upper Valley Nighthawks owner Noah Crane and Nighthawks manager Chase Allen drop by the show. Guests Mic...