Sports Spectrum Podcast

Chanda Rigby is the head women's basketball coach at Troy University. Since taking over the program in 2012, Rigby has made Troy a perennial championship and NCAA Tournament contender. Rigby's impressive resume includes seven 20+ win seasons, three Sun Belt Tournament Championships, two Sun Belt Regular Season Titles, three trips to the NCAA Tournament, seven postseason appearances, 20 all-conference selections, five Sun Belt Post Season Award winners, a Sun Belt Player of the Year honoree and a Sun Belt Coach of the Year honor.From 2019-2023, the Troy Women's Basketball team tallied the most wins of any Sun Belt men's or women's basketball team.    Sign up for our Sports Spectrum Magazine and receive 15% off a 1-year subscription by using the code PODCAST15 http://SportsSpectrum.com/magazine 

Paul Putz is the Assistant Director of the Faith and Sports Institute at Baylor University's Truett Seminary. His research and writing has been featured at Christianity Today, Slate, National Public Radio and more.  Today on the podcast, we talk to Paul Putz and explore the history of sports and faith, the birth of sports ministries FCA, AIA and PAO and look at some of the influential figures that have lived out their faith publicly including James Naismith, John Wooden, Jackie Robinson, Tony Dungy, Reggie White and Tim Tebow.  Sign up for our Sports Spectrum Magazine and receive 15% off a 1-year subscription by using the code PODCAST15 http://SportsSpectrum.com/magazine 

Freddie Stevenson is a former fullback with Florida State, where he helped the Seminoles to a national championship in 2013. He is the author of "Trials to Triumph" released in 2021 and in 2023, he released the new documentary "Trials to Triumph." Today on the podcast, we talked to Freddie Stevenson about his time at Florida State, winning a national championship, hitting rock bottom and choosing to come back to God.  Sign up for our Sports Spectrum Magazine and receive 15% off a 1-year subscription by using the code PODCAST15 http://SportsSpectrum.com/magazine 

Bradley Pinion is a punter in the NFL with the Atlanta Falcons. He was originally selected in the fifth round of the 2015 NFL Draft by the San Francisco 49ers. After four seasons there, he signed with Tampa and punted for them from 2019-2021. He helped the Buccaneers to the 2020 Super Bowl championship. In 2022, he signed with the Falcons and has punted for them the past two seasons.  Bradley is partnering with Compassion International for their "Punts for Purpose" initiative. You can donate here and join Pinion and other NFL punters to care for mothers and their babies that live in impoverished areas.  Sign up for our Sports Spectrum Magazine and receive 15% off a 1-year subscription by using the code PODCAST15 http://SportsSpectrum.com/magazine  Listen to Bradley Pinion's incredible testimony of coming to faith in Christ.  https://sportsspectrum.com/podcast/2019/08/13/new-podcast-bradley-pinion-tampa-bay-buccaneers-punter/ 

Betty Wiseman has been a part of Belmont University's athletic program for five decades. She graduated from Belmont in 1965 and helped found the women's basketball program at Belmont, one of the first programs now only in the state but in the southeast.  Today on the podcast, we get to meet "Belmont Betty" and hear her powerful story of Christ in her life, starting a women's basketball program at Belmont and why sports is such a great place to live out the Gospel.  Sign up for our Sports Spectrum Magazine and receive 15% off a 1-year subscription by using the code PODCAST15 http://SportsSpectrum.com/magazine 

Gary Miracle has one INCREDIBLE story. His life truly is his namesake, a MIRACLE. Four years ago in December 2019, he almost died. Despite losing his arms and legs, Gary continues to press on. When he's not at home with his family in central Florida, Gary is on the road at churches, conferences, and conventions sharing how he discovered the life God always had for him, in spite of personal tragedy and trauma. His book No More Bad Days released in October 2023.  Sign up for our Sports Spectrum Magazine and receive 15% off a 1-year subscription by using the code PODCAST15 http://SportsSpectrum.com/magazine   

Ben Troupe is a former NFL tight end who played five seasons with the Titans, Buccaneers and Raiders. He was selected in the second round of the 2004 NFL Draft by the Titans after a successful college career at the University of Florida, where he was a 2003 First Team All-American.  Today on the podcast, we talk to Ben Troupe about the importance of a praying mother, his 2016 rock bottom, forgiving his dad and giving his life to God.  Sign up for our Sports Spectrum Magazine and receive 15% off a 1-year subscription by using the code PODCAST15 http://SportsSpectrum.com/magazine 

On this episode of the podcast, we talk with three-time MLB All-Star and 2015 NLCS MVP Daniel Murphy about his decision to return to pro baseball, following God's guidance, his red-hot 2015 postseason with the Mets and how he's used success and failure in baseball to point to Jesus.  Sign up for our Sports Spectrum Magazine and receive 15% off a 1-year subscription by using the code PODCAST15 http://SportsSpectrum.com/magazine 

Andre Ward is a former professional boxer who won titles as a Super Middleweight and Light Heavyweight. In 2004, Ward won the Light Heavyweight Gold Medal for Team USA at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Greece. As a professional, Ward went 32-0 including 16 knockouts before retiring in September 2017.  A documentary on his life released in June 2023 on Showtime and in November 2023, he released his first book, "KILLING THE IMAGE: A Champions Journey of Faith, Fighting and Forgiveness."  Today on the podcast, we talk to Andre Ward about his journey with Christ, giving God all the glory, the importance of forgiveness and what it was like to be cast as a part of the movies "Creed" and "Creed II." Sign up for our Sports Spectrum Magazine and receive 15% off a 1-year subscription by using the code PODCAST15 http://SportsSpectrum.com/magazine 

Today on the podcast, our SS Managing Editor Jon Ackerman joins host Jason Romano to preview the 2023 Winter edition of the Sports Spectrum Magazine featuring Dude Perfect on the cover.    Sign up for our Sports Spectrum Magazine and receive 15% off a 1-year subscription by using the code PODCAST15 at checkout. Subscribe today at SportsSpectrum.com/magazine.