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
89 episodes
Episode 85: The Sports Movie Showcase X -- HIM (2025)
Alex Soderstrom is back on the podcast to kick off October as we give our thoughts after seeing the football horror movie HIM, released in mid-September 2025 and starring Tyriq Withers, Marlon Wayans and Julia Fox (and produced by Jord...
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Episode 87: Richmond Musician Billy Bacci Talks New Paint On It Record, RVA Music Career, Solo Projects & the Mets
In a generally non-sports edition of the podcast, I'm joined by Billy Bacci -- who has played music with some of my friends in Richmond, works on solo projects and has been in the scene for more than a decade -- to talk about a bunch of topics....
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Episode 86: Flying Squirrels Manager Dennis Pelfrey on Final Diamond Homestand, Winningest Manager Milestone & 2025 Season
I sat down with Richmond Flying Squirrels manager Dennis Pelfrey -- who was on the first-ever episode of the podcast -- in the dugout of the Diamond to talk about the team's 2025 season.Pelf and I talked about the team's 2025 campaign, i...
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Episode 85: The Sports Movie Showcase IX -- The Blind Side (2009)
Alex Soderstrom returns to the podcast -- and the Sports Movie Showcase -- for another film (after Remember the Titans), choosing The Blind Side this time around.It'd been ages since I'd seen it, so it was inte...
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Episode 84: Former VCU, MLB Pitcher Cla Meredith Talks Life in Baseball, Stories from the Pros & Henrico Firefighting
In this special, extended episode, former VCU, Red Sox, Padres and Orioles pitcher Cla Meredith sat down with me for nearly two hours to talk about his career in Major League Baseball -- the good, the bad, the ugly and plenty of incredible stor...
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Episode 83: Texas Tailgaters' James Taubl (aka Jimmy Strings) on Switch to Banana Ball, Playing at the Diamond & More
James Taubl -- you know him as Jimmy Strings from Banana Ball's Texas Tailgaters -- sat down with me a few weeks after his team played in a showcase at the Diamond.We talked about his time playing college ball at Sacred Heart and his sub...
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Episode 82: Bradford Webb Talks Firefighters Banana Ball, VCU's '21 A-10 Title & Pitching in Rangers' Organization
When Banana Ball returned to Virginia in Norfolk, I sat down with VCU alum, former Texas Rangers MiLB pitcher & current Firefighters pitcher Bradford Webb to break down his career. We also realized that I broadcasted one of his starts for V...
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Episode 81: Our MLB Speedway Classic @ Bristol Experience
During our Sunday (Aug. 3) drive home from MLB's Speedway Classic at Bristol Motor Speedway, myself and my friends Adam, Jason and Alex (all past podcast guests) talk about our experience at the unique Braves-Reds matchup at NASCAR's iconic sho...
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Episode 80: Todd "Parney" Parnell on Flying Squirrels, Baseball Relationships, CarMax Park & Much More
Can't believe I hadn't had Parney on the podcast before now, but here we are -- Todd Parnell, the man himself, former CEO of the Flying Squirrels and Richmond icon, joins to talk about how his role with the team has changed the last two years, ...
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Episode 79: Banana Ball Pitcher Tyler Rigot on Playing for the Firefighters, Richmond Spiders & Career
After Banana Ball visited Richmond for the first time in late June, I sat down with Tyler Rigot -- former University of Richmond pitcher and current Firefighters pitcher in Banana Ball -- to talk about his career and much more.We discuss...
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Episode 78: Former VCU Gold Rush Dancer Christian Robb Talks Team Evolution, Coaching & More
Christian Robb, who was part of the VCU Gold Rush Dance Team from 2004-08, sits down with me to talk about her time as an athlete on the sidelines of VCU basketball games, serving as a lieutenant for the team and eventually returning in an assi...
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Episode 77: The Sports Movie Showcase VIII -- Moneyball (2011)
The Tostado Section (™) guys are back! Evan Zalewski and Andy Blum return to the podcast for another edition of the Sports Movie Showcase, where we talk about one of the best baseball films ever made.We discuss Brad Pitt's performance, w...
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Episode 76: The Sports Movie Showcase VII -- F1 (2025)
After we saw 'F1' and Brad Pitt on the Short Pump IMAX screen in Richmond on Saturday, I sit down with my friends Adam Harrell and Jason Boleman, who both return to the podcast to talk about the movie.We don't get too far into spoilers, ...
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Episode 75: Banana Ball at the Diamond -- Interviews & Postgame
Banana Ball came to Richmond for the first time last weekend! I was fortunate enough to cover it for the podcast for one of the games, and had such an awesome time talking with some of the players, seeing the amazing turnout and, of course, wat...
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Episode 74: Mekong Xpress' Andrew Rapisarda on RVA Band's History, Sports & More
Andrew Rapisarda performs vocal and guitar duties in the Richmond-based band Mekong Xpress, and he joins the podcast for a two-way episode: after I interviewed him for Richmond Magazine a few months ago, we talked about sports so much that I kn...
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Episode 73: Former VCU, Commanders Dancer Jordan Frauenheim Talks NFL & College Career
VCU Gold Rush and Washington Command Force alum Jordan Frauenheim joins to talk about her career dancing on the college basketball sidelines at the Siegel Center and on the NFL sidelines for five seasons at FedEx Field! You all might remember J...
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Episode 72: MLB Legend Milt Wilcox Reflects on 16-Year Career, 1984 World Series Title & Bringing Ultimate Air Dogs to Richmond Riverrock
A few weeks ago, Milt Wilcox was announcing the Ultimate Air Dogs dock jumping at Richmond Riverrock and talked about his MLB career; I reached out and we sat down when he visited the Chesterfield Fairgrounds a couple weeks later.Milt wa...
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Episode 71: VCU's Phil Martelli Jr. on Rams Basketball Hiring, Coaching Journey & More
I had the opportunity to sit down with new VCU men's basketball head coach Phil Martelli Jr. to talk all things Rams hoops -- from the hiring process that landed him in Richmond and his approach to filling out the roster to the offseason and hi...
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Episode 70: Tyler Locklear on MLB Debut with Mariners, Playing at VCU, Baseball Cards & More
Seattle Mariners first baseman and VCU alum Tyler Locklear joins the podcast this time around! Tyler made his MLB debut last year for the M's and spent a couple weeks at the big-league level, hitting a couple of homers for good measure, and beg...
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Episode 69: VCU Baseball Alum, Firefighters Pitcher Ben Dum Talks Playing Banana Ball in 2025
Big thanks again to Ben Dum, a former VCU baseball pitcher and player in the Braves' and Twins' organizations, for jumping back on the podcast! We talked last year about his days as a Ram, and for this second part we recorded a conversation bac...
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Episode 68: GalaxyCon 2025 Interviews Mini-Episode
Though the festivities of my birthday weekend limited my ability to get out to GalaxyCon Richmond 2025 (celebrations come first!), I managed to stop by for bits of three of the four days it went on at the Greater Richmond Convention Center....
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Episode 67: Jason Boleman, Cam Quinn Join to Recount VCU's A-10 Championship Win & Preview March Madness
The Rams are dancing! With March Madness tipping off in less than two days, our Atlantic 10 Championship crew reunites -- we drove up to DC a couple days ago to see VCU-George Mason in the conference title game, so I'm joined by Jason Boleman a...
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Episode 66: Zach Joachim, Ben Rekosh Talk VCU Basketball, A-10 Tournament, March Madness Potential & More
With VCU's first game in the Atlantic 10 Tournament tipping off Friday at 11:30am, I'm joined by two fellow campus newspaper and radio alums -- Richmond Times-Dispatch deputy sports editor Zach Joachim & WVCW Sports director Ben Re...
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Episode 65: Luke Bamgboye Talks First VCU Basketball Season, A-10 Rookie Honors & Blocking Shots
I sat down with VCU basketball freshman forward Luke Bamgboye -- the current Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week -- a couple days before the Rams hosted Dayton in their regular-season finale to talk all things Black & Gold hoops.Luke and ...
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Episode 64: The Sports Movie Showcase VI -- Days of Thunder (1990)
A couple weeks after the NASCAR season kicked off, and a few months ahead of the 35th anniversary of the film, I sat down with my Frontstretch compatriot Vito Pugliese to talk all things Days of Thunder.We talk about ho...
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