Sports Spectrum Podcast

Kirk Cousins is the Minnesota Vikings quarterback. He was selected in the 4th round of the 2012 NFL Draft by Washington and after six seasons there, signed as a free agent with the Vikings in 2018.  This past season, Kirk led the Vikings to 13 wins, an NFC North division title and orchestrated the greatest comeback in NFL history, leading Minnesota to a 39-36 victory over Indianapolis after being...

Ben Newman is an author, speaker and performance coach. He is the author of the #1 Wall Street Journal Best-Seller - UNCOMMON Leadership and the performance coach for Michigan State's football and basketball programs as well as serving with Alabama as their Mental Conditioning Coach.  Newman has shared a stage with legends including Jerry Rice, Ray Lewis, Tony Dungy and many others. He is consiste...

Clay Holmes is a relief pitcher with the New York Yankees. In 2022, he settled in as the Yankees closer finishing with 20 saves, an ERA of 2.54 and a spot on the American League All-Star team. In the 2022 postseason, he helped the Yankees to the American League Championship series and allowed zero runs in 5 postseason appearances.   Holmes was originally selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 9...

Nick Ahmed is a two-time Gold Glove winning shortstop with the Arizona Diamondbacks. He spoke to Jade McCarthy on Sports Spectrum's Transformed Podcast.  Nick's new 7 Pillar Health and Performance can be found here - https://7pillarhealthandperformance.com/   Subscribe to the Transformed Podcast here - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sports-spectrums-transformed-with-jade-mccarthy/id14842167...

Scott Spiezio played 12 seasons with the Angels, Cardinals and Mariners and A's. He was selected in the sixth round of the 1993 MLB Amateur Draft by Oakland and made his MLB debut in September 1996.  He was a member of two World Series championship teams in 2002 with the Angels and 2006 with the Cardinals. He retired after the 2007 season and for many years battled addiction and health issues and...

Ryan Smyth played 19 NHL seasons with the Edmonton Oilers, New York Islanders, Colorado Avalanche and Los Angeles Kings. He was originally selected 6th overall in the 1994 NHL Draft by Edmonton.  Smyth retired after the 2013-14 season and finished his career with 386 career goals and 842 points. In 2023, Smyth was named to the inaugural Edmonton Oilers Hall of Fame class along with legends Wayne G...

Kerry Carpenter is an outfielder and designated hitter with the Detroit Tigers. He was selected in the 19th round of the 2019 MLB Amateur Draft by Detroit and made his MLB debut on August 10, 2022.  In 98 minor league games in 2022, he hit .313 with 30 home runs and was named Eastern League (AA) Player of the Month in May. A few months later he was recalled to the big league club and in 31 games w...

Today on the podcast, our Sports Spectrum Managing Editor, Jon Ackerman joins host Jason Romano to preview the 2023 Spring edition of the Sports Spectrum magazine with Oklahoma softball players Grace Lyons, Jordy Bahl, Alyssa Brito and Rylie Boone on the cover.  SIGN UP and SUBSCRIBE to the Sports Spectrum Magazine here .  http://SportsSpectrum.com/magazine  

Shawn and Carrie Purdy are the parents of San Francisco 49ers QB Brock Purdy. Today on the podcast, we talk to Shawn and Carrie about the last 12 months, watching their son Brock get drafted and having success on the field and staying faithful to God.  Looking for faith/sports gift ideas? Check out our new Increase store with Sports Spectrum apparel, gifts, devotionals and more.  http://TheIncreas...

Jerry Colangelo is the former owner of the Phoenix Suns in the NBA and the Arizona Diamondbacks in Major League Baseball. In 1998, he brought MLB to Phoenix and served as Chairman and CEO of the 2001 World Series champions.  Colangelo began his professional basketball career in 1966 with the Chicago Bulls working as a scout and marketing director before becoming the youngest General Manager in the...

Wayne Simien is a character coach with the Kansas Jayhawks. He played his college ball with KU, where he was a consensus All-America selection and Big 12 Player of the Year in 2005. His success in college led him to become a first-round selection in the 2005 NBA Draft by the Miami Heat (29th overall). Simien played two seasons with the Heat, and earned an NBA championship ring his rookie season as...

Brock Kreitzburg is the Director of Disaster Response at Water Mission. In his former life, he was a college football player at the University of Toldeo and in 2006 competed in the Winter Olympics representing the United States as a bobsledder.  Thanks to our partners Water Mision for today's conversation. Learn more about the great work they do to bring clean water and sanitation to those in need...

Jeremy Hefner is the pitching coach for the New York Mets. He joined the Mets in his current role prior to the 2020 season after spending one season in the 2019 as an assistant coach with the Minnesota Twins.  As a player, Hefner was selected in the fifth round in the 2007 MLB Draft by the Padres but after being traded to the Mets, made his MLB debut as a player in April with New York. After injur...

Charlotte Smith is a North Carolina basketball legend and the head basketball coach for Elon University. She played her college basketball with the University of North Carolina was named the Most Outstanding Player at the 1994 Final Four and in the national championship game, she hit the game-winning three-pointer at the buzzer to give her team a 60-59 win over Louisiana Tech.  Smith would go on t...

Yan Gomes is a catcher with the Chicago Cubs. He was selected in the 10th round of the 2009 MLB Amateur Draft by the Blue Jays and three years later, he made his MLB debut in May of 2012 with Toronto. His baseball journey has taken him from Toronto to Cleveland, Washington, Oakland and Chicago.  In 2018, Gomes was named to the American League All-Star Game and in 2019, he was a member of the Washi...

Miles Burris played 3 seasons in the NFL with the Raiders after being selected in the 4th round of the 2012 NFL Draft.  In 2017, after his career was cut short due to injury, Miles went into acting and has appeared in many projects seen on Netflix, Disney+ and NBC.  Today on the podcast, we talk to Miles about his journey to the NFL, pivoting to acting and living as a believer in Hollywood.  -----...

Grace Lyons is a shortstop with the Oklahoma Sooners softball program. She was a member of the 2021 and 2022 WCWS national championship teams. She was a NFCA First Team All-American in 2022 and in 2021 and 2022 was named Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year.  Rylie Boone is an outfielder with the Oklahoma Sooners softball program and also a member of the 2021 and 2022 WCWS national championship tea...

Jordy Bahl is a pitcher with the Oklahoma softball program. In her first season of 2022, she dominated her freshman campaign going 22-1 with a 1.09 ERA and 205 strikeouts in 33 appearances. She was a 2022 NFCA First Team All-American and named the 2022 NFCA Division 1 Freshman of the Year.  JT Gasso is an assistant coach with the Oklahoma Sooners softball program under his mother Patty Gasso. His...

Patty Gasso is the head softball coach at Oklahoma University in Norman. She joined the program in 1995 and has led her program to six College World Series championships. Over the past two seasons, Oklahoma has won two consecutive WCWS championships and their record in that time frame is an unbelievable 105-7.  Gasso is a four-time NFCA National Coaching Staff of the Year and a 14-time Big 12 Coac...

Beth Moore is an author, speaker and Bible teacher. She is the founder of Living Proof Ministies. Her new book " ALL MY KNOTTED LIFE " is out now.  Receive our Sports Spectrum Devotional written by professional athletes for FREE when you sign up for our Sports Spectrum Weekly Email Newsletter. Sign up here . http://SportsSpectrum.com/newsletter   Looking for faith/sports gift ideas? Check out our...

Jacob and Cody Hollister are twin brothers currently playing in the NFL. Jacob is a tight end with the Las Vegas Raiders, while Cody is a wide receiver with the Tennessee Titans.  Both brothers entered the league in 2017 with the New England Patriots and played two seasons together, winning a Super Bowl in 2018 when the Patriots defeated the Rams 13-3 to win Super Bowl LIII.  Today on the podcast,...

Courtney Delks is a former women's college basketball player at Purdue University where finished eighth on Purdue’s all-time scoring list (1,674). She also finished as the all-time leader in three-pointers made (240) and free-throw percentage (90.6%), and fourth in three-point percentage (39.7%). For her efforts, Courtney was named First Team All-Big Ten and played in four straight NCAA National T...

Dionne Miller is a sports anchor and reporter with ABC 7 Eyewitness News in Chicago. Since her arrival in October 2014, she has high profile events including the Chicago Cubs 2016 World Series run as well as reporting from the White House when the team met President Obama in 2017.  Prior to her arrival in Chicago, she served as host for Fox Sports Ohio, primarily covering pre and post- game shows...

Aaron Tredway is the lead pastor of Fellowship City Church in Cleveland, Ohio. The former MLS draft pick played professional soccer for many years all around the world. He is the author of the new book " Don't Miss Your Life. " Looking for faith/sports gift ideas? Check out our new Increase store with Sports Spectrum apparel, gifts, devotionals and more. http://TheIncrease.com    

Brian Hanni is in his seventh season as the "Voice of the Jayhawks" calling football, men's basketball and baseball in Lawrence, Hanni has long had a passion for inspiring youth and serves many youth-based charities including his own pediatric cancer organization. Hanni is also an author and his book "Game Maker – A Creative Kid Becomes the Father of Basketball"  is his first children’s book and w...