Adam Cheek's Sports Week
Adam Cheek carries his love of telling sports stories over from his time in radio, talking all things Richmond and national athletics each week with interviews, analysis, special guests and more -- plus some pop culture, movies and entertainment talk on occasion as well.
From years of experience covering baseball, NASCAR, collegiate hoops and everything in between, and interviewing the likes of Andre Dawson, Todd "Parney" Parnell, Cla Meredith, Bobby Dotter and others, tune in as Cheek delves into sports stories from all facets of the game.
Episodes
115 episodes
Episode 114: VCU March Madness Recap with WVCW Sports' Ben Rekosh
I sit down with WVCW Sports' Ben Rekosh to talk about VCU's trip to the NCAA Tournament, huge upset win over North Carolina in Greenville, Phil Martelli Jr.'s extension and the offseason ahead for the Rams. As a VCU and WVCW alum myself, it was...
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Episode 113: GalaxyCon Richmond 2026 with Brian O'Halloran, Lou Ferrigno & More
GalaxyCon Richmond is back! I covered the event for the fourth year straight and caught up with some recurring podcast guests, along with a couple celebrities at the ribbon-cutting to open the weekend.First, Brian O'Halloran talked about...
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Episode 112: VCU Basketball NCAA Tournament Preview with Ben Rekosh
VCU is headed to March Madness! After running the table in the A-10 tournament, the Rams are on their way to a first-round matchup with North Carolina as an 11 seed in the NCAA Tournament.I sit down once again with Ben Rekosh, co-sports ...
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Episode 111: The Sports Movie Showcase XV -- Hoosiers (1986)
My buddy Alex Soderstrom is back on the podcast for his fourth Sports Movie Showcase -- this time his first non-football movie with Hoosiers. The film turns 40 this year, but we thought we'd tackle it with March Madness just around the...
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Episode 110: A-10 Tournament Preview & VCU Season Recap with Ben Rekosh
Ben Rekosh, the current co-sports director of WVCW Radio at VCU, jumps back on the podcast to talk about the Rams' men's basketball season at length and preview the Atlantic 10 Tournament.We talk about what head coach Phil Martelli Jr. ...
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Episode 109: Sean Thompson on Second Season as VCU Baseball Coach, Roster Changes & More
I caught up with Sean Thompson a few games into the VCU Rams' 2026 baseball season. The former VCU pitcher, who spent some time in the White Sox organization, was named as the Rams' head baseball coach last season.We talk about the roste...
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Episode 108: Michael Belle Breaks Down Junior Season at VCU, Leadership Role with Rams & Making Threes
I sat down with Michael Belle, one of the longest-tenured VCU Rams men's basketball members, ahead of the team's final two home games of the 2025-26 season. The junior guard/forward is in his third season with the team and has found success fro...
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Episode 107: VCU Gold Rush Lieutenant Zeariah Reeves & Captain Ryane Jones
I sat down with VCU Gold Rush dance team captain Ryane Jones and lieutenant Zeariah Reeves to talk about their roles with the team -- from being leaders on the sidelines during the game to being the team's senior leadership outside the game.
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Episode 107
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Episode 106: The Sports Movie Showcase XIV -- Hustle (2022)
My buddy Jackson Hardy joins the podcast this week to talk about Hustle, the 2022 basketball movie starring Adam Sandler! This completes a sort of Sandler / Safdies arc on the podcast, which started with The Smashing Mach...
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Episode 105: VCU Guard Nyk Lewis Talks 2025-26 Season, Freshman Year on Rams & More
After a quick Seahawks-themed introduction, I sit down with VCU freshman guard Nyk Lewis to talk about his 2025-26 season and joining Phil Martelli Jr.'s squad to begin his college career (listen for us cracking up when some of his teammates st...
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Episode 104: Seahawks-Patriots Super Bowl LX Preview with Mark Schofield
SB Nation's Mark Schofield is back! We vowed that if my Seahawks and his Patriots won their respective conference title games, we'd do another podcast previewing them facing off in the Super Bowl.We break down offense and defense for bo...
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Episode 103: The Sports Movie Showcase XIII -- Marty Supreme (2025)
My friend Brandon Shillingford is back on the podcast for the Sports Movie Showcase's third straight Safdie spotlight!This time, we look at Josh Safdie's solo directorial venture from 2025 Marty Supreme, which scored nine O...
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Episode 102: SB Nation's Mark Schofield Previews NFL Conference Championships, Coaching Offseason & More
One of my favorite and most recurring guests is SB Nation's Mark Schofield, who is back on the podcast ahead of conference championship weekend in the NFL!As he's a Patriots fan and I'm a Seahawks fan, we give our predictions for how our...
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Episode 102
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Episode 101: Christina Louise on New Single "Half-Smoked Cigarettes," Upcoming Révéler Release Show & Richmond Music Roots
I sat down with my friend Christina von Claparede-Crola -- aka Christina Louise in the Richmond music scene -- to talk about her upcoming single, "Half-Smoked Cigarettes," her Jan. 19 release show at Révéler in Carytown and being a part of the ...
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Episode 100: Reflecting on 100 Podcasts
Join me as I ramble about 100 episodes of Adam Cheek's Sports Week! I talked to some friends about how they've seen me change over the past couple years that I've been doing this podcast -- as a person, professionally, everything -- and that ki...
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Episode 99: College Football Playoff Preview with Alex Soderstrom, Vol. 2
My buddy Alex Soderstrom is back on the podcast and back for another College Football Playoff preview for the second straight year! This time, Indiana unseated Ohio State for the top seed heading into the postseason, and we've got some fun unde...
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Episode 99
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Episode 98: RVA Musician Justin Paciocco Talks New EP, Seahawks vs. Rams & VCU/Richmond Rivalry
In a somewhat non-sports edition of the podcast, my buddy and Richmond musician Justin Paciocco sits down with me to talk about his new EP, X, and the two singles he's released from the record so far. He also talks about his career in the RVA m...
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Episode 98
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Episode 97: The Sports Movie Showcase XII -- Uncut Gems (2019)
Continuing the Safdie trend on the Sports Movie Showcase lately, Brandon Shillingford returns to the podcast to talk about Uncut Gems -- what he considers one of the great American films of the 21st century.One of our favorite f...
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Episode 97
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Episode 96: Norfolk Banana Ball Throwback with Andy Cosgrove, Ben Dum & Bradford Webb
After realizing I never posted my interviews from the postgame of Banana Ball's visit to Norfolk, here are my conversations with Andy Cosgrove, Ben Dum and Bradford Webb on the field and in the dugouts at Harbor Park!Andy ended up being ...
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Episode 96
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Episode 95: Banana Ball's Pitcher of the Year Ben Dum Recaps 2025 Season
Ben Dum is back on the podcast, this time after his stellar 2025 Banana Ball season and Pitcher of the Year Award. The VCU alum played in the Twins' and Braves' systems for several years before joining Banana Ball, pitching for the Firefighters...
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Episode 94: The Sports Movie Showcase XI -- The Smashing Machine (2025)
Initially recorded as one cohesive episode -- but due to some technical difficulties, lost to time -- my friends Brandon Shillingford and Adam Harrell join for two segments of the latest Sports Movie Showcase.We talk about The S...
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Episode 93: Christian Fermin on 2025-26 VCU Hoops Season & Senior Year with the Rams
VCU basketball senior Christian Fermin joins me for this episode ahead of VCU basketball's 2025-26 campaign. Fermin is playing for his third coach in four years, having been recruited by Mike Rhoades his freshman year, played under Ryan Odom hi...
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Episode 92: Fred Williamson, Astravoid Cosplay & Brian O'Halloran (Animate! x Nightmare Weekend Richmond 2025 Interviews, Part 2)
After Pam Grier in part 1, this episode features my other three interviews from Animate! x Nightmare Weekend Richmond 2025, with Fred Williamson, Astravoid Cosplay and Brian O'Halloran.Huge thanks to all three for chatting with me! Fred ...
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Episode 92
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Episode 91: Pam Grier Interview (Animate! x Nightmare Weekend Richmond 2025 Interviews, Part 1)
I got the opportunity to cover Animate! x Nightmare Weekend Richmond for the third straight year, and the legendary Pam Grier -- star of Jackie Brown, Coffy, Foxy Brown and so much more -- was gracious enough to sit d...
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Episode 91
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Episode 90: Catching Up with Natalie Kalibat
I always love having guests from my radio days on the podcast, and it was great to catch up this episode with Natalie Kalibat -- former ABC 8 sports anchor here in Richmond and current ESPN+ broadcaster, as well as the host of the "Diving in De...
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Episode 90
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