Adam Cheek's Sports Week

I caught up with Ryan Kopacsi, the longtime (and recently-returned) director of the Peppas at VCU, a couple weeks ago at the Siegel Center. We talked about the atmosphere at the Stu during games, what it's like directing the band, adjusting to game tempo, the 2011 Final Four run and so much more. Ryan also discusses his two stints with the Rams, returning to the Black and Gold for the 2022-23...

I reunite with Tyler Jackson, a good friend from WAY back in high school circa 2012-16, to break down all things Academy Awards. Publishing this late thanks to a LOT of stuff going on, but even after the Oscars we can still talk awards season and the best movies of 2023, right? We talked about our predictions ahead of the 96th edition of the ceremony, the biggest snubs of the nominations and some...

I sat down with VCU women's basketball graduate forward Mykel Parham ahead of the A-10 tournament to talk about her All-Defensive and All-Academic accolades, preview the championship bracket, break down the team's preparation and discuss setting multiple records this past Saturday. We also talked about her basketball journey and what brought her to VCU, as well as the resiliency the team...

With the NCAA women's basketball Atlantic 10 Championship just days away at the Henrico Sports & Events Center, I caught up with VCU head coach Beth O'Boyle. VCU sits top four in a tough conference, and they're coming off a Saturday win over George Mason in the Support[HER] home finale that featured both attendance and regular-season wins records being set on Senior Day. O'...

I sat down with VCU senior guard Joe Bamisile, who's put up 20-plus points five times this season for the Rams, to talk about the arduous eligibility process that finally allowed him to throw on a uniform, some of his shot mechanics and what his first year playing in the environment of the Siegel Center has been like. We also discussed his overall background as a player, his first year playin...

Cheek's good friend and A10 Talk contributor Jason Boleman joins the show to chat about a variety of topics, from VCU basketball ahead of their final three home games, to looking back at the Daytona 500 and NASCAR's opening regular-season weekend, to talking the Commanders' offseason and why he wants Washington to take Marvin Harrison Jr. in the first round of the draft. Later, Chee...

Myself and my fellow Frontstretch compatriots who cover NASCAR, Michael Massie and Bryan Nolen, sit down to preview the 2024 season. We talk prevailing storylines, new faces in new places, people on the hot seat and so much more throughout the garage. And, with the Daytona 500 set up for this weekend on the heels of Xfinity, Craftsman Truck and ARCA races, as well as the twin qualifying Duel races...

It was great to sit down again with VCU baseball's head coach Bradley LeCroy, as well as their star infielder Brandon Eike, to preview the Rams' 2024 baseball season. With the first competitive pitch slated for Friday (Feb. 16) and the home opener against Longwood set for Tuesday, Feb. 20 at the Diamond in RVA, the Rams look to build on their performance from last season. Eike was also j...

SB Nation's Mark Schofield becomes the first guest to return for a third episode, as he and Adam discuss the matchup between the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LVIII. They discuss the matchup, key players, trends to watch for and even how couples named Taylor and Travis -- even if they're not Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce -- can land a dream wedding in Las Vegas...

As a companion piece to my chat with VCU Gold Rush Dance Team captain Naome Mesfin, also check out this conversation with fellow senior team member Kayla Brazil from a while back! We also talked about what goes into preparing for games, the art of choreographing routines, balancing a season and what brought Kayla to VCU in the first place. There's just over a month left in the collegiate bask...

I sat down with Gold Rush Dance Team captain and VCU senior Naome Mesfin a while back to discuss much of what goes into her and the rest of the team's art form -- she and the Gold Rush roster are on the sidelines every men's basketball game (and some women's hoops games as well), and the team also typically performs a pair of routines each game as well. With about a month left in th...

Adam welcomes VCU hoops legend Ed Nixon back to the pod after the Rams' huge 74-67 win over Loyola Chicago on Tuesday (1/23), which boosted their record to 12-7 overall on the season, stood as their fourth victory in a row and was their second straight victory at a raucous, rockin' Siegel Center. Cheek and Ed talk all things Black and Gold hoops so far this season, especially with more t...

Evan Zalewski and Andy Blum, co-creators of @thetostadosection on Instagram, and Katelyn Tougas -- significant other to the account's namesake, former Richmond Flying Squirrel and current standout minor league ballplayer Frankie Tostado -- all join the podcast. Tostado played in RVA in 2021 and 2022, becoming a fan favorite and still garnering tons of cheers even when he returned as a Harrisb...

With the Baseball Hall of Fame induction announcement less than a week away, Ballot Tracker extraordinaire Adam Dore joins the show to discuss a little bit of everything regarding the 26 players eligible for voting in 2024. Does Gary Sheffield reach Cooperstown in his final year of balloting? Adrian Beltré is a first-year lock, but could Joe Mauer enter the hallowed halls in his debut as well? Wil...

With VCU basketball returning to the Siegel Center this Friday, Adam -- who's covered Ram athletics as a student with the CT and WVCW, then for 910 the Fan and now with this podcast -- sits down with VCU grad, CT alum and Richmond Times-Dispatch staff writer / VCU beat reporter Zach Joachim to discuss the Rams' recent road trip to George Mason and La Salle, his takeaways from the team so...

To kick off 2024, Mark Schofield of SB Nation returns to the podcast, where he and Adam break down all of the matchups of Super Wild Card Weekend. With six games on the docket -- and two teams lying in wait with first-round byes -- there's plenty of storylines, from CJ Stroud to Joe Flacco and from the Eagles' collapse to a quarterback-swap reunion in Detroit. Listen as Mark and Adam bre...

We're back! Busy few weeks and another week tacked on thanks to that respiratory bug going around, but check out my conversation with Richmond Raceway president Lori Waran from late November on the podcast's final episode of 2023 (no thanks to outright losing the recording thanks to my phone deleting all my voice memos, but I thankfully had a backup from a portable recorder). Lori and I...

Busy couple of weeks, but we're back with a scattershot episode of a few different things: first, my interview with Virginia Tech legend Dax Hollifield at Bristol Motor Speedway from September, where the Hokie alum was on the pit crews for Craftsman Truck and Cup Series teams. After my chat with Dax, take a listen to a brief conversation with actor/director/author Greg Sestero, a co-star of t...

I sat down with University of Richmond head coach Chris Mooney ahead of the Spiders- 2023-24 season to break down his outlook for the schedule, his recovery from an aortic aneurysm earlier in 2023 and being back on the sidelines. We also discussed the roster changes for UR, how the offseason has progressed and so much more 🏀 Follow on X: @adamncheek Follow on Instagram: @adamcheek3 --------------...

I sat down with VCU basketball alum Ed Nixon to break down the Rams' upcoming basketball season, from the coaching and roster changes to how impactful the schedule being almost entirely at home through the new year will be on the team. We discussed the home opener against McNeese State set for Monday, how the team looked during the Black & Gold Game and exhibition against Mars Hill, what...

Happy Halloween, everyone! On a special edition of the podcast, Adam sits down with fellow  Frontstretch writer Alex Gintz to discuss one of their favorite underappreciated horror movie gems,  As Above, So Below . Listen in as they discuss the film's themes, why it wasn't received well when it initially released in 2014, how it handles its incorporation of the France Catacombs and Dante&...

Marc "Cheats" Cheatham of The Black Baseball Mixtape joins the show to preview the 2023 World Series matchup between the Texas Rangers and Arizona Diamondbacks. Adam and Marc break down their predictions for who wins the series, MVP and other potential breakout stars, discuss both teams' unexpected routes to the pinnacle of baseball and the matchup's effect on baseball. Follow...

For Part 2 of my interviews with actors, guests and more at Nightmare Weekend Richmond 2023, we have another star-studded lineup: This is Part 1 of a collection of interviews from that event. I chatted with: - Joe Dante (director of Gremlins, The Howling, Piranha, Innerspace and Small Soldiers) - Dee Wallace (E.T. the Extraterrestrial, Halloween, The Stepford Wives, Cujo, The Hills Have Eyes) - An...

I had the opportunity to cover GalaxyCon's Nightmare Weekend Richmond 2023 for this podcast in mid-October, and was fortunate enough to interview so many great actors, voice actors and guests from movies, video games and so much more. This is Part 1 of a collection of interviews from that event. I chatted with: - Danny Trejo (Machete, Spy Kids, Halloween, From Dusk Till Dawn) - Samantha Mathi...

If you haven't been to Graybo's Sports Cards in Richmond yet, never fear -- host (and frequent customer) Adam Cheek catches up with Duke Dodson and Gray Burnette to break down the store's genesis, their backgrounds in trading cards, the current state of the industry, a typical week in the shop and much more. After checking this episode out, visit the Graybo's crew at: 214 E Gra...