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Kari Pickens is the head women's basketball coach at Ashland University in Ohio. In 2023, she led her team to a perfect 37-0 season and the 2023 NCAA Division II national title. She is the first woman to win a D-II women's basketball title as a player (2013), an assistant coach (2017) and a head coach. Following the season, Pickens was named Women's Basketball Coaches Association D-II Coach of the...

Welcome to the Sports Spectrum Minute featuring a short clip of inspiration from a previous Sports Spectrum Podcast interview. Today we hear from Minnesota Vikings QB Kirk Cousins. He appeared on Sports Spectrum's Podcast in April 2018. You can listen to the entire interview here .  Sign up for our Sports Spectrum Magazine and receive 15% off a 1-year subscription by using the code PODCAST15 http:...

Sid Bream is a former MLB player with the Dodgers, Pirates, Braves and Astros. He was selected in the second round of the 1981 MLB Amateur Draft by the Los Angeles Dodgers after playing his college baseball at Liberty University.  He made his MLB debut in September of 1983 with the Dodgers. In 1985 he joined the Pirates and played five full seasons there before joining the Atlanta Braves in 1991....

Philip Haywood is the head football coach at Belfry High School in tiny Belfry, Kentucky. He is the winningest high school coach in the state of Kentucky with 472 career wins and eight state championships.  In 2013, he was voted USA Today's Best High School football coach and in 2017 was named coach of the year by the National High School Athletic Coaches Association. He was inducted into the Kent...

Blake Anderson is the head football coach at Utah State. In his first two seasons with the Aggies, he's won 17 game and led his club to back-to back bowl games. Prior to arriving in Utah, coach Anderson was the head man with Arkansas State from 2014-2020.  In 2019, Blake's wife Wendy passed away after a battle with breast cancer. In early 2022, his son Cason took his own life at the age of 21.  To...

Welcome to the Sports Spectrum Minute featuring a short clip of inspiration from a previous Sports Spectrum Podcast interview. Today we hear from 2-time World Series champion Howard Johnson. He appeared on Sports Spectrum's Podcast in May 2020.  You can listen to the entire interview here .  Sign up for our Sports Spectrum Magazine and receive 15% off a 1-year subscription by using the code PODCAS...

Kendrick Bourne is a wide receiver with the New England Patriots. He went undrafted in 2017 after a stellar college career at Eastern Washington. He signed with the 49ers in 2017 and made the final roster as a rookie where he played in 11 games. In 2019, he had 5 touchdown receptions and helped San Francisco to the NFC title and a berth in Super Bowl LIV against the Chiefs. In 2021, he signed with...

Riley Patterson is an NFL kicker with the Detroit Lions. He was traded by the Jaguars to Detroit in May of 2023. Last season, Patterson helped the Jaguars to the AFC South title hitting on 30 of 35 field goals and 36 of 37 extra points to total 126 points.  In the AFC Wild-Card matchup against the Chargers, Patterson hit the game-winning 36 yard field goal with no time left to give Jacksonville a...

Alex Call is a professional baseball player with the Washington Nationals organization. He was selected in the third round of the 2016 MLB Amateur Draft by the White Sox. He was traded to Cleveland in 2018 and after six years in the minor leagues, he made his MLB debut in July of 2022.  In college, Call was a star at Ball State University, winning the 2016 MAC Player of the Year and a Louisville S...

Brandon Carnes is a sprinter for Team USA and a Professional track athlete. He went to college at the University of Northern Iowa.  Sign up for our Sports Spectrum Magazine and receive 15% off a 1-year subscription by using the code PODCAST15 http://SportsSpectrum.com/magazine  

You’ve seen their incredible trick-shot videos. You’ve probably even tried to recreate some of them yourself. Over the last decade, Dude Perfect has become an internet sensation. Each new video either challenges a world record or showcases the guys doing some seemingly impossible things. The best part is that it’s all wholesome content, and at the center of everything they do is a heart to share t...

Aubrey Kingsbury is a soccer goalkeeper and a member of the USA Women's national soccer team that will compete at the 2023 World Cup beginning July 20.  She's also currently participating in the NWSL with the Washington Spirit and in 2019 and 2021, was named NWSL Goalkeeper of the Year. In college at Wake Forest, she was a three-time All-American and still holds numerous career records including s...

John Harbaugh is the head football coach with the Baltimore Ravens. In 2023, he is beginning his 16th season in Baltimore. The 2019 NFL Coach of the Year has 158 career wins with Baltimore and led his club to a Super Bowl title in 2012.  Prior to arriving in Baltimore, Harbaugh spend 9 seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles as an assistant coach from 1998-2006. He holds the record for most coaching...

Ben Smallbone is a filmmaker and the director of the new documentary Johnny Cash: The Redemption of an American Icon. Ben's brothers Joel and Luke are the co-founders of the band “For King and Country” and his sister Rebecca St. James is an award winning musician and artist.  Ben has worked on the movies “PRICELESS, I STILL BELIEVE” and worked with artists, Lauren Daigle, Mercy Me .  Sign up for o...

Matt Roth is a former college basketball player with the Indiana Hoosiers in the Big Ten. He is currently the head basketball coach at Blackhawk Christian high school in Fort Wayne, Indiana. In 2023, he led his team to the Class 2A Indiana state championship.  During his playing days at IU, he was a two-time Academic All-Big Ten and led the Hoosiers to the Sweet Sixteen in 2012. After his friend a...

Hosanna Wong is an international speaker, best-selling author and spoken word artist helping everyday people know Jesus for real. Widely known for her spoken word piece, “I Have A New Name,” Hosanna shares in churches, conferences, prisons, and other events around the world, reaching across various denominations, backgrounds and cultures. She is the best-selling author of  How (Not) to Save the Wo...

Will Rogers is a football player with Mississippi State's football program. In 2021, he became the starting quarterback and had 4,739 yards and 36 touchdowns. In 2022, he came back to throw for 3,713 yards and 34 touchdowns. He enters 2023 as Mississippi State's career leader in passing yards, completions and touchdowns.  Today on the podcast, Will Rogers shares how God comforted him during the lo...

Scott Linebrink played 12 seasons in the big leagues as a pitcher. He was originally selected in the 2nd round of the 1997 MLB Draft by the San Francisco Giants. He retired after the 2011 season and is curently serving as "Brand Ambassador" for Water Mission, a Christian engineering non-profit that provides access to safe water, sanitation and hygene solutions to developing countries and disaster...

Jemal Singleton is the Philadelphia Eagles Assistant Head Coach and Running Backs coach. He came to Philadelphia in February 2021 and since his arrival, he's helped the Eagles lead the NFL in rushing yards per game and rushing touchdowns and culminated in a Super Bowl LVIII appearance.  Prior to his arrival in Philadelphia, Singleton had NFL coaching stops with the Colts, Raiders and Bengals and c...

Walker Martin is a baseball player who just finished his high school career at Eaton High School in Eaton, Colorado. In 2023, his senior season, he hit .633 with 50 hits in 79 at bats and led the nation in home runs with 20 in just 29 games. His team won three consecutive state baseball titles with a combined 78-3 record in 2021, 2022, and 2023. For his baseball success, he was named the Gatorade...

Tage Thompson is a center with the Buffalo Sabres in the National Hockey League. He was selected 26th overall in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft by the St. Louis Blues. One year later, he made his NHL debut agains the Penguins in October of 2017. In July of 2018 he was traded to Buffalo. In 2021-22, he had his breakout season, scoring 38 goals and compiling 68 points. The Sabres rewarded him with a seven...

Welcome to the Sports Spectrum Minute featuring a short clip of inspiration from a previous Sports Spectrum Podcast interview. Today we hear from NFL QB Chase Daniel. He appeared on Sports Spectrum's Podcast in April 2020.  You can listen to the entire interview here .  Sign up for our Sports Spectrum Magazine and receive 15% off a 1-year subscription by using the code PODCAST15 http://SportsSpect...

Matt Eberflus is the head coach of the Chicago Bears. On January 17, 2022, he was named the 17th head coach of the Bears after serving with the Indianapolis Colts as their defensive coordinator from 2018-2021.  Eberflus has been a staple in the college and professional coaching ranks since graduating from the University of Toledo in 1992. His coaching stops have included the University of Missouri...

Alec Ingold is a fullback with the Miami Dolphins. He went undrafted in 2019 coming out of college at Wisconsin and the only true fullback invited to the 2019 NFL Scouting Combine. He signed with the Raiders and played three seasons there before coming to Miami in 2022.  Ingold is also an author and arlier this year, Alec released his first book "The 7 Crucibles: An Inspirational Game Plan for Ove...

Luke Freshwater is a former college baseball player at Cedarville University. He's also served as a forest firefighter in Idaho and as an Army bomb squad leader in the war in Afghanistan. Luke is dedicated to the pursuit of intentional fatherhood while positively impacting the lives of fatherless children. His new children's book, " BRYSON THE BRAVE BISON " releases June 27. Today on the podcast,...