Sports Spectrum Podcast

Cori Close is the head women's basketball coach at UCLA. In 2026, she led her squad to a national championship victory over South Carolina.

She joins the show today to talk about the lessons she learned from the Lord in this championship season. She also shares about the importance of loving and serving her staff and players, turning the page to the next season, abiding in Christ and living out her faith.

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Ryan Kerrigan played 11 seasons in the NFL with the Redskins (2011-2020) and the Eagles (2021). He is the Washington Commanders/Redskins franchise leader in career sacks with 95.5. Today on the podcast, Matt Forte talks to Ryan Kerrigan about their battles between Chicago and Washington, how Ryan has seen faith guide his life, what his 2011 NFL Draft day was like, how fatherhood and marriage have shaped him and what it was like scoring a TD in his very first NFL game.

Topics:
(01:59) - Ryan and Matt share memories of facing each other on the field in 2013 and 2015
(04:04) - Ryan's faith journey
(12:45) - Maximizing God's gifts on football field
(14:56) - NFL Draft day memories in 2011
(17:19) - Transitioning out of the game
(25:45) - Being a father and husband
(32:08) - Ryan's hearing loss in his left ear
(34:27) - Scoring a TD in his very first NFL game

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Jenny Taft is a reporter with Fox Sports covering college football and soccer. For the past few months, she has been assigned to cover the USMNT at the World Cup. She will be on the call with Fox for the World Cup Final match on Sunday July 19 at 3 p.m. EST

Today on the podcast, Jenny joins guest host Annabelle Hasselbeck to talk about covering the World Cup, re-learning to speak French, covering the USMNT run, prayers from her daughter, growing in faith and being on the sideline during a World Cup match.

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Welcome to TUESDAY MORNING RB with Matt Forte for Tuesday July 14, 2026

Topics:
- The World Cup is down to the Final Four (1:15)
- Matt's World Cup prediction (02:50)
- Seeing famous people at sporting events (07:55)
- Reaction to the ESPN report on NFL players dying from higher dementia rate (12:02)
- What we learned at church (25:28)

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Our guest today on the podcast is Parker Messick. He is a starting pitcher for the Cleveland Guardians.He was selected in the 2nd round of the 2022 MLB Amateur Draft by Cleveland and made his MLB debut with the Guardians in August of 2025. In July 2026, he was selected to the American League All-Star roster.

Topics:
00:44 - Wearing old-school stirrups
01:55 - Parker's MLB debut
06:04 - HIs tempo as a pitcher
07:39 - His April 2025 outing taking a no-hitter into the 9th inning
10:55 - Parker shares his testimony of faith
13:30 - Parker shares for the first time the story of his grandfather's cancer diagnosis
18:40 - Identity in Christ and not baseball
22:01 - Praying on the mound before the game
26:13 - Sharing his faith with fans
28:35 - Why he wears No. 77
31:40 - Marriage proposal and preparing for marriage

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