Sports Spectrum Podcast

Episode 258 Lance Berkman played 15 seasons in the Major Leagues with the Astros, Cardinals, Yankees and Rangers. He was a 6-time All-Star and a member of the 2011 St. Louis Cardinals World Series championship team. Scott Linebrink pitched 12 seasons in the big leagues with 6 different teams from 2000-2011. Scott is the "stewardship coordinator" for Water Mission, a non-profit Christian ministry t...

Episode 257 Devin and Jason McCourty made history on February 3, 2019 becoming the first set of twin brothers to play in and win a Super Bowl, beating the Rams in Super Bowl LIII.  Jason was selected in the 6th round of the 2009 NFL Draft by the Tennessee Titans. After playing 7 years with the Titans, he played one season with the Browns in 2017 and was then traded to the Patriots in March of 2018...

On this THROWBACK THURSDAY edition of the podcast, we revisit our conversation from Episode 69 with former lead singer of the band Third Day, Mac Powell.  When Mac was a sophomore in high school, he moved to Atlanta, GA where his passion for music and faith found an outlet in the band THIRD DAY. Over the past 25 years THIRD DAY helped transform Christian music and built a devoted fan base while tr...

Episode 256 Xavier Scruggs played professional baseball in 2017 and 2018 in Korea. He was selected by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 19th round of the 2008 MLB Draft. He made his MLB debut with St. Louis on September 4, 2014 and played 2 seasons with the Cardinals before moving to the Marlins in 2016. In December 2016, he made the decision to sign with the NC Dinos in in Korea where he hit .300 wi...

Episode 255 Chris Draft played 12 years in the NFL with the Bears, 49ers, Falcons, Panthers, Rams, Bills and Redskins. He was selected in the 1998 NFL Draft in the 6th round (157 overall). He was a four-year letter winner and a three-year starter at inside linebacker for Stanford in college where he was a two-time Second-team All-Pacific-10 Conference selection.  Draft is the Founder, President, a...

Episode 254 LaChina Robinson calls games for a myriad of companies including ESPN, Fox Sports, Raycom’s ACC women’s basketball, the Atlanta Dream, and works at ESPNW, where she hosts the “Around The Rim” podcast. After her tenure as a star basketball player for Wake Forest University ended, Robinson developed a winning transition offense: she went on to work as an administrator for the Georgia Tec...

Episode 253 Chris Dowling is a writer, producer and director known for his work on such films as WHERE HOPE GROWS and PRICELESS and the television series Repo Games. Chris earned his radio/television/film degree from the University of Texas and moved to Los Angeles in 2009, when he wrote and directed his debut film ROCK SLYDE featuring Patrick Warburton. As the director and co-writer of the new fi...

Episode 252 Case Keenum has been a quarterback in the NFL since 2012. At the University of Houston, Case set several NCAA passing records and was a 2-time Conference USA Player of the Year and 2-time winner of the Sammy Baugh Trophy for the nation's top collegiate passer.  Case's NFL journey has taken him to Houston, St. Louis, back to Houston, back to St. Louis, then Los Angeles (Rams), Minnesota...

Episode 251 Shaun Alexander played 9 seasons in the NFL from 2000-2008 with the Seahawks and Redskins. The 3-time Pro Bowler helped Seattle to the Super Bowl in 2005, a season where he also rushed for a then NFL record 28 touchdowns in winning the NFL MVP.  Chris Broussard is well known sports commentator who spent many years with ESPN as an NBA reporter. He's now with Fox Sports where he hosts a...

Episode 250 Jason Adam is a pitcher with the Kansas City Royals. He was selected in the 5th round of the 2010 MLB Draft by the Royals but his ride to the majors was anything but smooth. Injuries played a huge factor. Throw in a trade and being released multiple times and baseball life was anything but smooth for Adam. But after 6 seasons in the minor leagues, Jason's dream became a reality in May...

Episode 249 Chris Mortensen is an award-winning journalist and one of the most respected and accomplished reporters covering the National Football League today. A senior NFL Insider, Mortensen joined ESPN in 1991. He regularly appears on  NFL Insiders, NFL Live, Sunday NFL Countdown ,  Monday Night Countdown ,  SportsCenter  and other programs. Mortensen also contributes to ESPN’s annual Super Bow...

Episode 248 After spending six seasons working under Tony Bennett as associate head coach at Virginia, McKay returned to Liberty as the men's basketball head coach on April 1, 2015. McKay previously served as the program's head coach during the 2007-08 and 2008-09 seasons. Despite being predicted to finish 11th in the 2015-16 Big South Preseason Poll, McKay guided the Flames to a top five seed and...

Ted DiBiase is a former WWE wrestler, who was inducted into their hall of fame in 2010. Known as “The Million Dollar Man,” DiBiase was regarded as one of the greatest villains in pro wrestling history. In his 25 year career in the wrestling industry, Ted wrestled in some of the biggest venues in the world: Madison Square Garden, The Superdome, The Skydive, The Tokyo Dome and Wembley Stadium. Today...

Episode 247 Rocco Grimaldi plays professional hockey with the Nashville Predators in the NHL. He was selected in the second round (33rd overall) by the Florida Panthers in the 2011 NHL Draft after playing his college hockey at the University of North Dakota. He made his NHL debut on November 1, 2014 with Florida and even had the unique honor of playing in 2 professional hockey games, with 2 differ...

Episode 246 Janie Reed is a member of Team USA softball's 2019 Women's National Team. She played her college softball at the University of Oregon, where she was an NFCA All-American 3 straight years as well as First Team All-Pac-12. In 2018, she represented Team USA in the WBSC Women's World Championship, where she won a Gold Medal, hitting .360 (9-for-25) with 1 HR, 6 RBI and 7 runs scored, helpi...

Episode 245 Danny Kanell is currently a sports commentator for Sirius XM's Mad Dog Sports Radio and CBS Sports. He played his college football as a quarterback at Florida State under hall of fame coach Bobby Bowden where he would later be inducted into the Florida State Athletic Hall of Fame. He also played baseball with the Seminoles and would be drafted in the 25th round of the 1993 MLB Draft by...

Episode 244 Scott Smith is a co-host of the "Scott and Kelli" everyday from 11am - 4pm ET on the KLOVE radio network. Scott grew up in southern Minnesota where his passion for sports was fueled by watching his dad coach high school football, track and basketball. As a boy, Scott dreamed of being a professional football player for his beloved Minnesota Vikings. At the age of 15, Scott got his first...

Francis Chan is the founding pastor of Cornerstone Community Church and author of Crazy Love, Forgotten God, and Erasing Hell. He travels throughout the world challenging Christians to a higher commitment to Christ. He’s also the founder of Eternity Bible College and has been pastoring churches and discipling people for over 25 years. He currently lives with his family in the Bay Area where he ove...

Episode 243 Jonathan Byrd made his professional golf debut in 2000 after a successful college career at Clemson University where he was the first four-time First Team All-ACC player in the school's history. In 2002, Jonathan was named the PGA Tour Rookie of the Year ands gone on to a golf career that has seen him finish with 5 PGA Tour wins and 2 Web.com wins.  In 2003, he finished tied for 8th at...

Episode 242 Chase Anderson is a pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers. He was selected in the 9th round of the 2009 MLB Draft by the Arizona Diamondbacks and made his MLB debut 5 years later, May 11, 2014.  He was traded to the Brewers on January 30, 2016 and has been a part of their starting rotation ever since. In 2017, he went 12-4 with a 2.74 ERA in 25 starts. Last season, he went 9-8 in 30 starts...

Episode 241 What is Football Sunday? It’s a free resource for churches to provide their people with an inside look at faith in the NFL in a way that’s relatable to all. The main feature is an in-church sermon-replacement video starring prominent NFL players, but shorter portions of that 30-minute video are also made available, along with other tools geared to reach communities. This year’s present...

Episode 240 Live from Super Bowl LIII in Atlanta, we were able to catch up with Tennessee Titans linebacker Wesley Woodyard to talk about his experience as a broadcaster this week, what he learned from his team beating the Patriots this year, and how he's living out his faith both as a football player, but even more, this week, as a media personality. For more, log on to http://SportsSpectrum.com 

Episode 239 As we ready for Super Bowl LIII, Sports Spectrum was able to travel down to the site of the big game in Atlanta and talk to various members of the New England Patriots, the AFC Champions. GUESTS INCLUDE: - Sony Michel, Running Back - Steven Gostkowski, Kicker - Rex Burkhead, Running Back - Philip Dorsett, Wide Receiver For more, log on to http://SportSpectrum.com  

Episode 238 As we ready for Super Bowl LIII, Sports Spectrum was able to travel down to the site of the big game in Atlanta, and talk to various members of the Los Angeles Rams, the NFC Champions. GUESTS INCLUDE: - Brandin Cooks, Wide Receiver - Rodger Saffold, Offensive Lineman - Johnny Hekker, Punter - Michael Brockers, Defensive Lineman - Robert Woods, Wide Receiver - Justin Lawler, Defensive L...

Episode 237 Kevin Nickerson has been the team chaplain for the Los Angeles Rams since 2016. He also serves as the Fellowship of Christian Athletes LA County Director and Executive Youth Pastor at Mission Eben-Ezer Family Church. He is married to Bebe and the father of 4 children: Zacarias, Lydia, Hannah, and Gideon. Nickerson played pro football for 7 seasons in the CFL and Arena Football League. ...