The Sports Rapport

This week on The Sports Rapport , host Mitch Wertlieb and producer Nathaniel Wilson share their thoughts on the recent trade that sent Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown to the Philadelphia 76ers (0:35), and break down the top five moments in Vermont sports from the last week (10:21). Plus, Vermont Green FC players Olivia Shippee and Lauren DeGroot stop by the studio fresh off their USL W League Eas...

This week on The Sports Rapport , host Mitch Wertlieb and producer Nathaniel Wilson dig into the recent Boston sports news, including the trade rumors surrounding Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown, as well as the win streak the Red Sox are riding (5:32).  The pair also discuss their excitement over the World Cup knockout stage, which kicked off with Canada's 1-0 win over South Africa on Sunday (19:...

This week on The Sports Rapport , host Mitch Wertlieb is joined by MyNBC5's Jack Main to chat about the busy sports summer, including the World Cup, NHL and NBA offseasons and more (5:59). Rugby players Sarah James, Chris Henry and Sam Brown are in-studio to preview the upcoming 53rd Annual Mad River Hayden Cup Invitational (42:43).  Plus, Rutland Herald's Tom Haley shares his reporting about Poul...

Football fever has taken over the world, but that's nothing new in Vermont. This week on The Sports Rapport , Nathaniel Wilson is in for host Mitch Wertlieb. He's joined in-studio by Mike Popovitch and Tyson Foster from the Vermont Green FC podcast United in Green . The pair breaks down the club's huge games versus Hartford Athletic and New England FC over the weekend, and discusses hydration brea...

This week on The Sports Rapport, host Mitch Wertlieb is joined in-studio by local Olympic athletes Ryan Cochran-Siegle, Ben Ogden and Julia Kern. The trio will debrief on their 2026 Winter Olympics experiences, discuss the offseason and pick some Vermont favorites in a game of rapid fire questions. Timestamps 7:40 The High Five 10:29 Ben Ogden, Ryan Cochran-Siegle and Julia Kern on the 2026 Olympi...

This week on The Sports Rapport , the crew has come down with World Cup fever. The Boston Globe's Michael Silverman joins the show to preview the world's biggest sporting event and discuss the preparations in host city Boston, Massachusetts. Plus, Vermont City Marathon record-holder Ryan Smith, Upper Valley Nighthawks owner Noah Crane and Nighthawks manager Chase Allen drop by the show. Guests Mic...

This week on The Sports Rapport , it sure feels like summer in Vermont so we had to visit the ball park of course. Vermont Lake Monsters minority owner and former NBC5 meteorologist Tom Messner took Mitch Wertlieb on a tour of Centennial Field ahead of their season opener this week. Plus, the Middlebury College Pranksters ultimate frisbee teams became national champions on Monday. In the men's div...

The 2026 USL2 and USLW seasons are upon us. The Vermont Green FC men's club is defending their 2025 league title, while the women's side is looking to leave their mark on the USLW in their inaugural season. We break it all down with players from both clubs as well as Mike Popovitch and Tyson Foster from the United in Green podcast.

This week on The Sports Rapport , we sit down with new UVM women's basketball head coach Maureen Magarity, Best Day Ever filmmaker Berne Broudy, adaptive athlete Allie Bianchi and Vermont Public's Howard Weiss-Tisman.

Colchester High School senior baseball pitcher Jackson Pecor joins the show fresh off of a no-hitter he threw versus BFA St. Albans last week. Plus, Vermont Ultimate's Mariz Mangundayao and members of the Middlebury College ultimate team join to talk about the disc sport's status here in Vermont.

Discussing the just finished undefeated regular season for the division three Middlebury women's lacrosse team with the squad's head coach and star attacker. Plus, the latest on changes to the Boston Red Sox coaching staff with NBC5 sports reporter Jack Main.

This week on The Sports Rapport, we speak with veteran Vermont journalist Mike Donoghue about the 12 new entries enshrined into the Vermont Sports Hall of Fame in a wide variety of sports, including baseball, tennis and wrestling. Plus, we'll hear from Chris George, general manager of the new Vermont Clover FC soccer team, which ushered in its inaugural season with a roster made up entirely of ath...

Hey Quebec! This week on The Sports Rapport, we're focusing on hockey in Montreal. With more than two decades in the Montreal Canadiens communications department, Jean Robillard joins us in studio to talk about Montreal's quest to win their first Stanley Cup since 1993, and some of the biggest moments he's seen working with hockey's most storied franchise. We also have Vermont Public News director...

This week on The Sports Rapport, Mitch Wertlieb is joined by Elliot Groenewold, a Springfield native and sophomore hockey defenseman at Quinnipiac University, to discuss his decision to return to school for another year after being drafted by the NHL's Boston Bruins in 2024. Plus, Mitch, Nathaniel Wilson, MyNBC5's Jack Main and Vermont Green FC's Brandon Marshall break down the Green's U.S. Open C...

Hazen's basketball champs, MLB season preview and trivia with Aaron and Travis Hill and Conor Ryan

Producer Nathaniel Wilson sits in for Mitch Wertlieb. Nathaniel is joined by environmentalist and author Bill McKibben and Josh Crane, senior producer and managing editor for Brave Little State, to break down this past weekend’s Cross-Country World Cup Finals in Lake Placid, New York. Plus, Vermont Green FC sporting director Adam Pfeifer sits down in-studio to debrief the club's upset victory vers...

This week on The Sports Rapport , Mitch and the crew try their hands at bracketology with MyNBC5's Jack Main ahead of the NCAA Division I men's and women's basketball tournaments. Plus, the United In Green podcast drops by to talk about all things Vermont Green FC and to preview their upcoming U.S. Open Cup match versus the Portland Hearts of Pine.

The winter sports championship season rages on

It's playoff season for winter sports teams and athletes across Vermont! This week on The Sports Rapport , we check in Shannon Bollhardt, women's basketball head coach, and Josh Kessler, director of athletic communications for Saint Michael's College. Plus, MyNBC5's Weekday Sports Anchor, Jack Main joins the show to preview UVM and high school postseason play. 

Ryan Cochran-Siegle speaks with Mitch during a short stop in Vermont following the Olympics. Plus, Peggy Shinn is back to recap the Winter Games and look ahead to the Cross-Country World Cup Finals in Lake Placid in March.

This week's show features interviews with Olympians Ben Ogden and Mac Forehand. Plus, Vermont Green FC cofounder Patrick Infurna discusses the club's new ticket lottery.

This week's show features interviews with Olympians Jack Young and Julia Kern. Plus, Mitch and the crew break down the Super Bowl.  Find more of The Sports Rapport: https://www.vermontpublic.org/show/sports-rapport Email the show: sports@vermontpublic.org Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sportsrapportvt/

Vermont-based Olympics reporter Peggy Shinn joins host Mitch Wertlieb to talk about the Vermont athletes competing in the this month's Winter Games in Italy. Plus, we talk about plans for the Super Bowl.

We explore the teams, athletes, and stories that shape sports across Vermont, from major matchups to niche, local pursuits. Guided by host Mitch Wertlieb and fueled by many voices, we dig into what sports mean to Vermonters in a way that feels accessible, human, and alive. Whether you’re a diehard fan or just sports-curious, this is a place to pull up a chair and join the conversation! Join us liv...