Avrys Sports Podcasts

If you know OUA football you know Savaughn Magnaye-Jones! I had the chance to sit down with Western's dynamic wideout here at the CFL Combine. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

CFL combine season is here with Canadian and Global players looking to impress scouts, GMs and Coaches before the 2023 CFL Draft! I had the chance to sit down with one of the Global players at the combine the Rhein Fire's newest Defensive Lineman (Fernandez spent 2021 and 2022 with the Barcelona Dragons), Spain's Alejandro Fernàndez! We got into gr…

Rugby League is alive and thriving in Ontario, and the Toronto City Saints are working to keep fans interested in the sport. On April 1st, they'll be heading down to Cleveland to play Cleveland Rugby League and they have plans to bring Rugby League back to Lamport Stadium this summer! I welcomed the City Saints Director of Development Andrew Giguer…

On Friday morning, the CEBL's Edmonton Stingers formally ushered in a new era as they announced Edmonton basketball legends Steve Sir as their name General Manager and Jordan Baker as the franchise's 3rd head coach. I had the chance to sit down with both men for Avry's Sports Show after the press conference at the Edmonton Expo Centre. Steve Sir au…

After Canada's 94-56 win over Venezuela to clinch their spot in the 2023 Basketball World Cup, head coach Nate Bjorkgren and Kassius Robertson who led the way in the victory with 16 points met post-game with the media. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Before Canada kicks off their window of Basketball World Cup Qualifying games here in Edmonton vs Venezuela and Panama, I had the chance to sit down with senior team members Kalif Young and Thomas Kennedy about the window, playing for their nation and more! Kalif Young audio: 0:00 to 2:43 Thomas Kennedy audio: 2:43 to end Hosted on Acast. See acast…

On the latest episode of Avry's Sports Show, I welcomed my colleague from both The Hockey News and Yahoo Sports Canada, Ian Kennedy! Back in May, we had a wonderful chat about Ian's book On Account of Darkness: Shining Light on Race and Sport, which was released this summer. We discussed a few stories from the book that takes a look at the history …

On the latest episode of Avry's Sports Show, I welcomed back a long-time friend to the show in the form of Edmonton basketball legend Andrew Parker! We got into what it means to bring back The Pride of the Northside Basketball tournament for 2022, transitioning from basketball player to a teacher and working with Edmonton's youth and so much more! …

On the latest MiniCast, Brad and Avry taped from an interesting location, inside Commonwealth Stadium before the Edmonton Elks first home preseason game! The guys got into the start of the CFL season, NHL playoffs talk and what's going on with unhappy talent in both WWE and AEW! Follow the guys on Twitter, @broadcastinbrad and @Avry…

Before FC Edmonton's game this afternoon against Atlético Ottawa, I had a chance at training to speak with head coach Alan Koch about his team's improvement and his younger players being able to play against Pacific FC. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/appSupport this podcast: https://a…

The MiniCasts are back! Brad and Avry are back this summer to bring you all some fresh content! On the latest MiniCast, the guys welcomed Dave Campbell of 630 CHED AM and the Edmonton Elks broadcast team to the show! The guys got into the 2022 CFL season, predictions for the Elks, the new front office and coaching staff, and more! Follow Dave Campb…

On the latest episode of Avry's Sports Show, I welcomed former Toronto Blue Jays pitcher turned Sportsnet Blue Jays analyst and podcaster Ricky Romero! We got into his career, the strong start of the Blue Jays, entering the media world and more! Follow Ricky on Twitter: @Ricky_Ro24 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make …

On the latest episode of Avry's Sports Show, I welcomed Buffalo Sabres Alumni and one of the toughest pro hockey players ever, Sean McMorrow to the podcast! We got into Sean's post retirement move into the podcasting world, his journeys all around the world of hockey in various leagues, changing hockey culture and more! Follow Sean on Twitter: @she…

Before FC Edmonton kicks off their 2022 CanPL season, I had the chance to chat with Shamit Shome and newcomer to the team 2022 draft pick Kairo Coore after Saturday's training session! Kairo audio: 0:00 to 3:25 Shamit audio: 3:25 to end --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/appSupport this p…

On a special episode of Avry's Sports Show I welcomed sports writer and reporter Elias Laradi to the show! We broke down Canada's 4-0 win over Jamaica to qualify for the 2022 World Cup at BMO Field on location, the continued growth of soccer in Canada, and more! Follow Elias on Twitter: @EliasLaradi --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The ea…

Last November, I had the chance to welcome Samantha Chang (The Broadscast, Zone Time, PodCute) onto Avry's Sports Show! We get into all things Vancouver Canucks but also have conversations on deep on such issues as racism and sexism in hockey, how her show The Broadscast and the show we both appear on, Zone Time on Yahoo Sports Canada are working t…

Avry's Sports Show is back for 2022! On the first episode of the year, I welcomed to the show, York United (Canadian Premier League) midfielder Isaiah Johnston to the show! We got into playing pro soccer in Canada, his first career goal, the unity of York United and so much more! Follow Isaiah on Twitter: @IsaiahJohnsto20 --- This episode is sponso…

On the latest episode of Avry's Sports Show, I welcomed OneSoccer's Adam Jenkins to chat about Canada's upcoming games in Edmonton, the success of Forge FC in CanPL and his work as an on air voice for OneSoccer! Follow Adam on Twitter: @adamkjenkins --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/appS…

On Wednesday afternoon, Canada head coach John Herdman met with the media after training to discuss his team's upcoming games against Costa Rica and Mexico in World Cup Qualifying --- 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…

After yesterday's training, Canada's Liam Miller and Alphonso Davies spoke to the media about playing in Edmonton and Canada's two upcoming games against Costa Rica and Mexico at Commonwealth Stadium. Miller audio: 0:00 to 2:37 Davies audio: 0:00 to end. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm…

Avry's Sports Show took a little break but the show is back! Long time friend of the podcast soccer personality Brendan Dunlop returns to the show to discuss the success of Canada's men's soccer team, their upcoming games in Edmonton and the success of working with Canadian soccer legend Dwayne De Rosario on his book, DeRo: My Life. Follow Brendan …

On the latest episode of Avry's Sports Show, I had on soccer writer and podcaster Ben Steiner! We got into tonight's Canada-USA World Cup qualifying game, Canada's journey to the 2022 World Cup, Darby Magazine's launch and impact for Canadian-based soccer journalism, and more! Follow Ben on Twitter: @BenSteiner00 --- This episode is sponsored by · …

After the end of the Women's soccer tournament at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, I welcomed long-time Canadian women's soccer team member, sports media host, and sports agent Lauren Sesselmann to Avry's Sports Show! We got into the run of Team Canada at Tokyo, beating the US and then winning the gold medal, the future of Canadian women's soccer, and a li…

A few weeks ago, I recorded an episode of Avry's Sports Show with Editor-In-Chief of Between the Sticks Alexandre Gangué-Ruzic! We got into all things Canadian soccer! We got into the men's and women's teams, to the women's program playing at Tokyo 2020, the idea of NWSL teams in Canada one day, and being black in Canadian soccer media! Follow Alex…

Want to hear about the baseball and MLB culture of England and some NBA talk? This episode is for you! On the latest episode of Avry's Sports Show, I welcomed MLB Europe and Sky Sports NBA presenter, Max Whittle! We got into how Max got into baseball, the London series between the Yankees and Red Sox, the future of the sport in the UK, the Knicks a…

On a very special episode of Avry's Sports Show, I welcomed three of the four hosts (Dave, Darren, Reese) of The 3rd Intermission Podcast! The 3rd Intermission is a black Toronto Maple Leafs podcast that gets into all things on the team but also about hockey culture, diversity in the game and more! The guys and myself had a great chat about getting…

Late in 2020, I welcomed onto the show, Aaron West from La Liga Zone and Champions League on CBS! We got into Aaron's work in the soccer media world at his various stops at B/R, Copa 90, NBC Sports, Fox and now CBS talking Champions League! We also chatted about soccer's rise in America, being a black voice in soccer media, on air hosting segments …

Sorry about the lack of intro music! The guys got into the NBA playoffs, NHL playoffs, and NFL Draft! Fill your ear holes with content! Follow Caley on Twitter: @CaleyChelios Follow the guys on Twitter! @broadcastinbrad and @Avry You can also check out behind the scenes stuff with the podcast and other content at @bradandavry on Twitter and Instagr…

Episode 50 was jammmmmmmmm packed with content! First up, Brad and Avry welcomed the voice of the Toronto Blue Jays on Sportsnet, Buck Martinez! The guys got into the Jays start, Buck's near 40 year association with the team in various roles and his thoughts on the evolution of baseball in Canada. Caley Chelios, the radio colour analyst and reporte…

Before the 2020-2021 National Women's Hockey League season plans were finalized, I welcomed Saroya Tinker of the Metropolitan Riveters to the show! We got into how she was working to stay ready for a season, getting into the game, the unity among the black women in hockey and so much more! Follow Saroya on Twitter: @saroyatinker71 --- This episode …

At the start of the MLB season, we welcomed ESPN/ESPN Desportes reporter and prominent baseball writer Marly Rivera onto the podcast! We got into the future of the Toronto Blue Jays, small market teams spending money, her trip to Japan and hanging with Ichiro and being a bilingual reporter in the majors! Follow Marly on Twitter: @MarlyRiveraESPN…

Tiger is back and we brought back Vic Michaels after his trip to New Jersey for Wrestlemania for Episode 49! We also get into NHL playoffs talk. MLB talk and some trivia! Follow the guys on Twitter! @broadcastinbrad and @Avry You can also check out behind the scenes stuff with the podcast and other content at @bradandavry on Twitter and Instagram!…

All of us want to know in the sports world, with the news of the Cleveland Indians going to change their name in time for the 2022 MLB season what will that name be? The idea of Spiders has been thrown out but someone currently controls that name. Who? A Vancouver, Washington resident and Cleveland born man by the name of Arlen Love! I tracked down…

On the latest episode of the pod, I welcomed pro soccer player, podcast host, and entrepreneur, Amobi Okugo to the show! We got into Amobi's soccer journey, getting into podcasting with 2 Cents FC as well as his platform to help athletes with financial literacy, A Frugal Athlete! Follow Amobi on Twitter: @amobisays 2 Cents FC Link: open.spotify.com…

On the latest Avry's Sports Show, Toronto Wolfpack Global Ambassador Sandy Shipley returned to the show! We got into the NRL Grand Final, Toronto Wolfpack content, traveling to watch Rugby League and more! Follow Sandy on Twitter: @SandyDShipley01 (Audio converted from YouTube version) --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to m…

The National Rugby League's Grand Final is just a few hours! To get ready for the game, earlier this week NRL Fox reporter Darcie McDonald joined the show! We got into a look at both the Melbourne Storm and the Penrith Panthers, how the NRL got through the 2020 season in a pandemic, the future of more fans at games and so much more! Follow Darcie o…

I'm back with another episode taped from deep in lockdown! In April, I welcomed to the show Boston based sports writer Marisa Ingemi to the show! We got into Marisa's start in sports media covering lacrosse as a teenager, being on the Boston Bruins beat, breaking women's hockey news and so much more! Follow Marisa on Twitter: @Marisa_Ingemi --- Thi…

What's it like being the first hired broadcast voice of an NHL team? Well I had Everett Fitzhugh on Avry's Sports Show this summer to find out! Everett and myself got into the process of being hired by the Seattle Kraken, being a black man on an NHL broadcast team, diversity in the game in media, growing up as an Oilers fan in Detroit and so much m…

(Taped earlier this summer) On the latest episode of Avry's Sports Show, I welcomed SportsNet New York's Chris Williamson to the show! We got into the sports world returning, the WNBA and basketball's activism and more! We also chopped it up on Chris being one of the few black faces in New York sports media as well as our hopes for needing the medi…

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://a…

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…

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 …

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 player…

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 a…

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/…

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: hockeyal…

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: …

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: @thejohnsalley Follow John on Instagram: @johnsalley --- …

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 m…

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…