Avry's Sports Show

Originally uploaded for YouTube on August 18th, 2020:The incredibly dumb unwritten rules of baseball strike again! This time in regards to San Diego Padres shortstop, Fernando Tatis Jr. swinging at a pitch and hitting a grand slam with a 3-0 count in a blowout!--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/appSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/avrys-sportsshow/support Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the latest episode, I had the pleasure of welcoming Kayla Grey to the show! In 2018, Kayla became the first black woman to host a flagship sports highlight show in Canada by hosting TSN's SportsCentre.Kayla and myself got into her journey in sports media, not toning down who you are on camera and the future in getting more black voices on TV in Canada in on air and behind the scene roles.Follow Kayla on Twitter: @Kayla_Grey--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/appSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/avrys-sportsshow/support Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the latest episode of Avry's Sports Show, I pulled out an interview that I taped from deep in the lockdown days back in May!I welcomed onto the show Chad Cooper, one of the media voices of California Rugby League and Jimmy Stagger aka @BereftOfTheDial on Twitter from The Friday Night Music Party on Mixcloud.com!We got into the growth of Rugby League in California and the US and Canada as a whole as well as the status of the 2020 California Rugby League season.Follow @CaliforniaRL on TwitterJimmy's Show Links: jimmystagger.caster.fm/Mixcloud.com/FridayNightMusicParty--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/appSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/avrys-sportsshow/support Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Comedy, soccer and so much more!I welcomed earlier this week the host of the soccer YouTube series and podcast The Shirtless Plantain Show, Tosin Makinde but you know him better as Nigerian Scamsss!We get into the origins of his show, the restart of leagues worldwide, and if we'll see real change after the Black Lives Matter kits for black players and managers.Follow Scamsss:@NigerianScammms on TwitterShirtless Plantain Show links:www.youtube.com/channel/UC9UFC0qzd70Iko8ppmQF1YA@shirtless-plantain-show--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/appSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/avrys-sportsshow/support Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We know Rugby League is played in the UK and Australia but did you know about the game's growth in Chile or Greece?? My latest guest, Michael Carbone explores the world of Rugby League with his show, Chasing Kangaroos on Apple Podcasts!We got into talking to people in Rugby League from non-traditional places, the NRL re-start, the 2021 World Cup and so much more!Follow Michael on Twitter: @chasingroospodChasing Kangaroos Link: podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/chas…odcast/id144188--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/appSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/avrys-sportsshow/support Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With Super League still on hiatus, The Toronto Wolfpack's first global ambassador Sandy Shipley and myself had a chat on the NRL (National Rugby League) as newcomers to Australian Rugby League!--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/appSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/avrys-sportsshow/support Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Back in April, Jashvina Shah from College Hockey News came back onto the podcast! We got into the K'Andre Miller Zoom call incident, how Black Girl Hockey Club is bringing black hockey voices together and so much more!Jashvina has also set up a website to help those in the hockey world to educate themselves and help to fight racism!Link: hockeyallies.wordpress.com/Follow Jashvina on Twitter: @icehockeystick--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/appSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/avrys-sportsshow/support Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

TSN soccer analyst/reporter Kristian Jack returned to the podcast back in April to chat about the idea of MLS, the Premier League, and the rest of the soccer world playing again in 2020!Follow Kristian on Twitter: @KristianJack--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/appSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/avrys-sportsshow/support Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

An NBA champion, a member of the Bad Boys, a vegan activist, and an actor! The one and only John Salley joined me on the latest episode of Avry's Sports Show!We got into The Last Dance, the Pistons/Bulls playoff battles, playing for the 1995 Raptors and so much more!Follow John on Twitter: @thejohnsalleyFollow John on Instagram: @johnsalley--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/appSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/avrys-sportsshow/support Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Before our sports world was shut down, I caught up with US soccer legend and the head coach of the USL Championship's Las Vegas Lights Eric Wynalda!At the time of this taping, Eric and the Lights were on their way to San Diego to take on the brand new San Diego Loyal led by another US soccer and MLS legend in the form of Landon Donovan.Eric and myself also got into the growth of MLS from his time as an original player in 1996 to what the league and soccer has grown to in 2020 in North America.Follow Eric on Twitter: @EricWynalda--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/appSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/avrys-sportsshow/support Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 Long time friend of Avry's Sports Show Kwame Mason returned to the podcast!We got into Kwame's work with the NHL creating content for Black History Month, being the curator for Black Hockey History Truck Tour and so much more!Follow Kwame on Twitter: @kwamster007)--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/appSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/avrys-sportsshow/support Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Longtime friend of Avry's Sports Show Mike Wilson and myself before the Oilers-Golden Knights game in Las Vegas decided to do a little pre game show!We got into the Oilers and Vegas trade deadline day moves, playoff talk, the hockey culture in Nevada and so much more!Follow Mike on Twitter: @kid_atlantis--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/appSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/avrys-sportsshow/support Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Late last year, I welcomed hockey writer Jashvina Shah onto Avry's Sports Show! We got into the Bill Peters and Mike Babcock sagas, the need for more diversity in the game and so much more!Follow Jashvina on Twitter: @icehockeystick--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/appSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/avrys-sportsshow/support Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

At CanPL Media day last November, I had the pleasure of sitting down with league commissioner David Clanachan! We got into the growth of the league from the first game, expansion, getting CanPL into EA Sports' FIFA series and so much more!--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/appSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/avrys-sportsshow/support Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rugby League is making waves all across North America with the next big stop being California! On the latest episode of Avry's Sports Show I welcomed the spokesman for California Rugby League, Tom Stevenson!We got into Tom's Rugby League origins, the upcoming exhibition games in San Fran in December and the 2020 California Rugby League season and so much more!Follow Tom on Twitter, @CaliforniaRL--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/appSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/avrys-sportsshow/support Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the latest episode of Avry's Sports Show I welcomed to Avry Manor, Rodvie Barnachea and Dylan Wee from thepeopleofsports.com!We got into how the website came to be, doing player features vs game stories and so much more!Follow The People of Sport on Twitter, @peopleofsportFollow Rodvie on Twitter: @rodviebFollow Dylan on Twitter: @dylanw422--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/appSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/avrys-sportsshow/support Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the latest episode of Avry's Sports Show LIVE, I welcomed Sandy Shipley and her family in studio! Sandy is the original Toronto Wolfpack ambassador, We got into her story on how she went from moving to Toronto to the UK, watching rugby league as a Canadian and so much more!Follow Sandy on Twitter: @SandyDShipley01--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/appSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/avrys-sportsshow/support Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 The Premier Lacrosse League is having a great first season in the US and Canada so I wanted to get on the show the voice of the league on NBC Brendan Burke (also the voice of the New York Islanders on MSG)!Brendan and myself got into how he got involved in calling PLL games, rule changes, Paul Rabil's vision for the league and so much more!Follow Brendan on Twitter: @brendanmburke--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/appSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/avrys-sportsshow/support Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 Back in the spring I welcomed FIBA play by play voice and long-time Canadian basketball writer Ryan Greco to Avry's Sports Show!Ryan and myself got into the World Cup in China, the future of Canadian basketball and a new league known as the Canadian Elite Basketball League........sounds promising hey??? Wink, Wink.Follow Ryan on Twitter, @RyanOkvillePrep--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/appSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/avrys-sportsshow/support Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

 Long time friend of Avry's Sports Show, Sam Davis from Homestand Sports and The Sport Section podcast returned to join me for a special LIVE version of Avry's Sports Show in the Talkshoe.com studios in downtown Toronto!We got into all things about the Raps NBA Finals victory, the parade and so much more!Follow Sam on Twitter @sammydavisjr_--- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/appSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/avrys-sportsshow/support Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.