Sports Spectrum Podcast

Rusty is the lead pastor of Real Life Church Ministries in Valencia, California. For over 20 years he has provided visionary leadership and teaching to his churches.   He is the author of three books including his latest, "AFTER AMEN: What to D When You're Waiting on God," released on October 13, 2020.  On today's podcast, we talk to Rusty about his love for the Los Angeles Laker, how 2020 became...

Bryce Drew is the men's basketball coach at Grand Canyon University in Arizona. He was named to the position on March 17, 2020. Prior to coming to GCU, he was the head coach at Vanderbilt University from 2016-2019 and his alma mater Valparaiso from 2011-2016.  In high school, Bryce was a standout player and named Indiana's Mr. Basketball in 1994. At Valpo, Drew's college career saw him win Mid-Con...

Browns QB Case Keenum and Patriots 8-time Pro Bowler Matthew Slater join Brock Huard to talk faith, football and using their platforms for a greater purpose.  You can watch the entire Sports Spectrum Football Special:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiTQGmwfvMU&t=27s   You can learn more about joining Compassion and Pro Athletes in releasing children from poverty at http://FilltheStadium.com   You...

Vernon Fox played eight seasons in the NFL with the Chargers, Lions, Broncos and Washington.  He was undrafted in 2002 coming out of Fresno State where he was a two-time First-Team All-WAC. Following his playing career, Vernon went into coaching and was the head football coach of Faith Lutheran High School in Las Vegas from 2013-2019. He guided his team to a 53-28 record and a Class 3A state champ...

Adam LaRoche played 12 seasons in the Major Leagues with the Braves, Pirates, Red Sox, Diamondbacks, Nationals and White Sox.  He was selected in the 29th round of the 2000 MLB Draft by the Braves and four years later, made his MLB debut on April 7, 2004 against the Mets.  During his career, he accumulated 255 career home runs and 1,452 hits. In 2012, he was the Gold Glove and Silver Slugger winne...

Drew Stanton played 14 seasons in the NFL with the Lions, Jets, Colts, Cardinals and Browns. He was selected in the second round of the 2007 NFL Draft by Detroit.  He was a standout quarterback at Harrison High School in Farmington Hills, Michigan and in college at Michigan State. Drew has spent time learning and mentoring quarterbacks in the NFL like Matthew Stafford, Jon Kitna, Andrew Luck, Cars...

Vikings QB Kirk Cousins joins Brock Huard to talk about his recent hot streak where he's thrown for 16 touchdowns and just 2 interceptions in his last six games in helping his team jump back into the NFC playoff chase. Kirk also shares how the difficult start brought him closer to the Lord and why he's lended his voice to be a part of Football Sunday 2021 and Compassion International's Fill the St...

Episode 574 Pat Combs is a former first round draft pick of the Philadelphia Phillies. He spent 8 seasons in total playing professional baseball with the Phillies and Milwaukee Brewers.  He was selected in the first round of the 1988 MLB Amateur Draft (11th overall) by Philadelphia and a few months later, he represented his country as a baseball player for Team USA in 1988 and was a part of an Oly...

Steve Sonderman is the founder of No Regrets Men's Ministries. His passion is to see every local church have its own ministry to men. He's a regular speaker at men's conferences and consults and leads seminars around the world assisting churches in developing local men's ministries.  He has worked in professional sports as a chaplain, ministering to athletes and coaches. He is the author of "Mobil...

Episode 573 Michael Porter Sr is a basketball coach, father and husband. He has coached the game of basketball for over 20 years, most recently as an assistant coach and Director of Player Development at the University of Missouri and head coach Cuonzo Martin. His son, Michael Porter Jr. was selected in the first round of the 2018 NBA Draft by Denver and helped lead the Nuggets to the Western Conf...

Chris Davis is a first baseman with the Baltimore Orioles. He’s played 13 years in the Major Leagues starting with the Texas Rangers before being traded to Baltimore in 2011.   Chris led Major League Baseball in home runs in 2013 and 2015 and was named to the 2013 MLB All-Star Game.   Today on the podcast, we talk to Chris about the highs and lows of his MLB career, his strong faith in Jesus, and...

Episode 572 Rob Maaddi has covered Philadelphia sports for the Associated Press since 2000. He's also the author of many books including "Birds of Pray: The Story of the Philadelphia Eagles' Faith, Brotherhood and Super Bowl Victory" and "Mike Schmidt - The Phillies Legendary Slugger." In 2017, Maaddi launched a radio show called "Faith on the Field" where he interviews athletes and formulates dis...

Episode 571 Emmanuel Acho is a bestselling author of the new book " Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man. " He's also the creator and host of the popular YouTube series of the same name. Acho grew up in Dallas, Texas and played college football at the University of Texas. He was selected in the 6th round of the 2012 NFL Draft by the Cleveland Browns. His NFL career spanned four seasons wit...

Episode 570 Brian Dickinson is an author, speaker and adventurer. In May of 2011, he soloed the summit of Mount Everest, the highest mountain the world. On his descent, Brian became snow blind with his vision not returning for over a month.  He depicted the story in his book "Blind Descent" released in 2014. Brian holds the record for the highest solo blind descent and has climbed each of the seve...

Episode 569 Carson Palmer played 15 seasons in the NFL as the QB for the Bengals, Raiders and Cardinals. He was selected number one overall in the 2003 NFL Draft by Cincinnati where he would play eight seasons. In 2011, he was traded to the Raiders and played two seasons in Oakland before being traded in 2013 to the Arizona Cardinals. In college, Palmer was a standout quarterback at USC and won th...

Episode 568 Joel Penton is a speaker, author and former college football player at Ohio State. Joel was a member of 3 Big Ten Championship teams and a member of the Buckeyes national championship team in 2002.  During his time in college, Joel was also a 4-time Academic All-Big Ten selection and won the prestigious Wuerffel Trophy, recognizing the one college football player in the entire country...

Ted Morgan is the father to Minnesota Golden Gophers QB Tanner Morgan.  In May of 2020, Ted suffered a stroke that revealed he had a brain tumor. Today, he shares on the podcast how the Lord revealed himself to Ted during his diagnosis, surgery and recovery and the healing that took place in him both physical and spiritual. Ted's story is an inspiration and we pray it encourages you today.   For m...

Episode 567 Heidi Burge Horton and Heather Burge Quella are twin sisters and former pro and college basketball players. Together, they led the University of Virginia to three ACC championships and three straight Women's NCAA Final Four appearances (1990, 91, 92).  Heather was the 1993 ACC Player of the Year and went on to play in the WNBA with the now defunct Sacramento Monarchs. She also played p...

Episode 566 Matt Wyatt is the host of "the Matt Wyatt Show" on The Zone 105.9 in Mississippi. He's also an analyst with Hail State Football on Bulldog game broadcasts.  Wyatt played quarterback at Mississippi State from 1996-99 and graduated with a B.S. in Sports Communication. Prior to his radio show, he was a sports anchor and reporter at WTVA television and was named to Mississippi's "Top 40 Un...

Episode 565 Grant McCasland leads the North Texas Men's Basketball team as their head coach. In his first season with North Texas (2017-18), he led them to the CBI (College Basketball Invitational) championship. He has won 20 games in every season he's coach at the Division One level. In 2019-20, he led UNT to a 20-11 finish and a first place 14-4 record in Conference USA.  Prior to arriving at No...

Today we bring to you the very first episode of a new show on the Sports Spectrum Podcast Network called "Recalibrated." Hosted by Mallory Brown, wife to former NFL running back Donald Brown, "Recalibrated" features the untold stories from pro athlete wives and other anointed leaders in and around the local church.   SUBSCRIBE EVERYWHERE PODCASTS ARE FOUND:  Spotify :  https://open.spotify.com/sho...

Episode 564 Kenny Luck is a best selling author of twenty three books for men. His latest book, “Dangerous Good: The Coming Revolution of Men Who Care” released in August 2018. Kenny has made men's ministry his calling and his purpose is to revolutionize men's ministry, free men spiritually and empower a men's movement worldwide. Luck is the president of "Every Man Ministries,"  founded in 2000 to...

Episode 564 Brandon Knight is an NBA guard who has played eight seasons with the Pistons, Bucks, Suns, Rockets and Cavaliers. He was selected in the first round (8th overall) of the 2011 NBA Draft by Detroit. He was named to the NBA's All-Rookie First-Team in 2012 after averaging 12.8 ppg.  Growing up in Florida, Brandon was a 2-time Gatorade National Player of the Year in high school at Pine Cres...

Episode 563 Niki Noto Palmer is an Atlanta based TV personality. She is currently working as an anchor and reporter on Atlanta's CW covering sports. She's been affiliated with ESPN, SEC Network, HLN, Fox Sports South, CBS Sports Network and many other media outlets.  Prior to her work in television, she worked with the Atlanta Falcons and the Tennessee Titans. Niki has experience appearing as tale...

Today on the podcast we welcome John Bevere, author of the new book "X: How to Multiply Your God-Given Potential."  John and his wife Lisa are the founders of MESSANGER INTERNATIONAL, an organization established to teach, reach and rescue.  He is the author of 22 books including the international bestseller "The Bait of Satan." John and his wife Lisa also host the "Conversations with John and Lisa...