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Join published journalist and sports reporter Jack Vita each week for an in-depth breakdown of the latest news from the world of sports, featuring thoughtful analysis and exclusive interviews with athletes, coaches, executives and media members. Jack interviews athletes that provide a peak behind the curtain and a look at the daily life of a professional athlete. They also discuss life off-the-field and other various topics, including faith. Prominent guests include Brian Urlacher, Bob Nightengale, Jim Callis and Dan O’Dowd. This is the podcast feed for all sports content on the Jack Vita Show. For Jack’s entertainment and reality TV coverage, subscribe to Jack Vita Show: Entertainment, available wherever podcasts are found.
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Tuesday Mar 30, 2021
Tuesday Mar 30, 2021
In the grand finale of the Jack Vita Show's 2021 MLB Preview Series, Jake Paliga and Jack cover their final division: the American League Central. How will the Central stack up comparatively this season? Can the Tigers and Royals take a step in the right direction towards competition? Without Lindor, will the Indians remain a player for the division title, or will the Royals or Tigers surpass them this summer? Twins or White Sox - who takes the division crown? After thoroughly discussing the Detroit Tigers (0:00 - 28:40), Kansas City Royals and Cleveland Indians (28:40 - 48:20), Minnesota Twins (48:20 - 56:40) and Chicago White Sox (56:40 - 1:13:55), Jake and Jack reveal their postseason picks and World Series predictions (1:13:55 - 1:27:05), as well as their MLB awards selections (1:27:05 - END). Featuring voicemail messages from Mike Matthews, Kevin Weed, Matt Yerkovich and Justin Gustafson! Of course, this full episode is complete with in-depth analysis, over/under picks, win total projections, and much more! Subscribe to the Jack Vita Show, log on to jackvita.com for plenty more baseball content throughout the season!
Monday Mar 29, 2021
Monday Mar 29, 2021
Two days after seeing conference foe Loyola-Chicago get bounced from the Tournament, Valparaiso men's basketball associate head coach Luke Gore joins Jack to recap the weekend's games, including UCLA-Alabama, Michigan-Florida State, USC-Oregon, Gonzaga-Creighton, Baylor-Villanova, Arkansas-Oral Roberts, Oregon State-Loyola, and Houston-Syracuse. Later, they preview the Elite Eight matchups (Gonzaga-USC, Michigan-UCLA, Baylor-Arkansas, Oregon State-Houston), and discuss 2021 White Sox baseball, players transferring out of Valpo (and other places too), as well as the importance of Good Friday, Easter, Jesus and Holy Week (also featuring lessons God has been teaching the both of them recently).
Wednesday Mar 24, 2021
Wednesday Mar 24, 2021
In the fifth edition of the 2021 MLB Preview Series, Jack is joined by Survivor: South Pacific second runner-up Albert Destrade (@ZeroVotes) and Jordan Morandini to preview what looks to be the league's most competitive division, the NL East. The Miami Marlins stunned the league last season when they won a playoff series. Will their 2020 success carry over into 2021 (0:00 - 15:00)? The Philadelphia Phillies' bullpen was historically awful in 2020; will their new additions to the pen help the Phillies turn a corner and get back to the postseason for the first time in a decade (15:00 - 35:10)? The Nationals took a step back in 2020 from their 2019 World Series run. With some new additions, they're hoping to make another strong push this season. Will they return to form, or get lost behind the other teams in the division (35:10 - 48:10)? The Braves held a 3-1 lead over the Dodgers in the 2020 NLCS. Did they do enough this winter to get over the hump and win an National League pennant (48:10 - 1:13:25)? The Mets, under new owner Steve Cohen made a lot of noise this winter. Can they, with the acquisitions of Francisco Lindor, Carlos Carrasco and Francisco Lindor, shed the organization's recent culture of losing and dysfunction (1:13:25 - END)? Featuring voicemail messages from Mike Picardi, Craig Bertagni, Matt Cardone and William Regert! Of course, this full episode is complete with in-depth analysis, over/under picks, win total projections, and much more! Subscribe to the Jack Vita Show, log on to jackvita.com, and don't miss the rest of our division previews!
Tuesday Mar 23, 2021
Tuesday Mar 23, 2021
Paul Oren of the Northwest Indiana Times, and Valparaiso men's basketball beat writer, joins Jack LIVE to recap the biggest games and stories from the second round of NCAA Tournament, including Big Ten disappointment, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Oklahoma State and West Virginia's early exits, Loyola, Oral Roberts, UCLA and Syracuse reaching the Sweet 16, Pac-12 impresses, the Mussbus rolls on, and much, much more!
Subscribe to the Jack Vita Show and follow along on Facebook (facebook.com/jackvitashow), Twitter (@JackVitaShow) and YouTube (youtube.com/jackvita), so you don't miss any of our NCAA Tournament coverage! Including recaps of every round of the Tournament.
Sunday Mar 21, 2021
Sunday Mar 21, 2021
With the help of basketball savant Andrew Stem, Jack recaps the first three days of March Madness action LIVE on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. Together they discuss the Tournament's biggest upsets and surprises, including 15 Oral Roberts, 14 Abilene Christian, 13 Ohio and 12 Oregon State all advancing, Ohio State, Texas and Virginia disappointing, VCU missing out on Tournament play, Syracuse, Texas Tech and UCLA heating up, LSU, Arkansas, Villanova and others impressing, an early look at round 2 matchups, and plenty more!
Subscribe to the Jack Vita Show and follow along on Facebook (facebook.com/jackvitashow), Twitter (@JackVitaShow) and YouTube (youtube.com/jackvita), so you don't miss any of our NCAA Tournament coverage! Including recaps of every round of the Tournament. Next recap will be Tuesday morning at 10am Central Time with Paul Oren.
Thursday Mar 18, 2021
Thursday Mar 18, 2021
In the fourth edition of the 2021 MLB Preview Series, Jack is joined by Cubs fan Grant Smith for a comprehensive look at the Pittsburgh Pirates (9:15 - 23:35), Cincinnati Reds (23:35 - 34:05), Milwaukee Brewers (34:05 - 46:45), St. Louis Cardinals (46:45 - 59:55) and Chicago Cubs (59:55 - END). Is the NL Central really the worst division in baseball, or are some of its teams being slept on? Rebuilding or reloading? - What exactly are the Cubs going for in 2021, after losing Lester, Darvish, Chatwood and Quintana? Jack has TWO bold Cubs' predictions and thinks their rotation might surprise people. The Reds also shed payroll this winter after making their first playoff appearance in eight years last October; can they fill holes and get more from their offense, in order to return to the postseason for the second straight year? In a shortened 60 game season, the Brewers took a step back from their 2018 and 2019 success. Will they return to form in a full 162 this season? Can anyone keep up with the Cardinals? After adding Nolan Arenado, can the Cardinals move from division favorite to World Series contender? And what should fans be watching for in a rebuilding season from the Pirates? Including voicemail messages from Scott Walters, Richard Gilbert and Jamey Hill! Of course, this full episode is complete with in-depth analysis, over/under picks, win total projections, and plenty more! Subscribe to the Jack Vita Show, and don't miss the rest of our division previews!
Tuesday Mar 16, 2021
Tuesday Mar 16, 2021
Not all who fill out NCAA Tournament brackets are college basketball junkies. In fact, year in and year out, casual fans that tend to not watch much college basketball prior to the Tournament are the ones that win their office pools. Jack wanted to find a non-college basketball fan to have on the show, and have them fill out their bracket on-air. He is joined by his cousin, Zoe Jeffery for that very purpose. Zoe, who hasn't watched a minute of college basketball this season, takes us through her bracket and explains how she arrives at the decisions she's come up with. At the end, Jack's sister Laura Vita chimes in and shares some of her casual college basketball fan thoughts. Join us for plenty of laughs along the way!
Want to play in the official Jack Vita Show bracket pool, and win money, as well as an appearance on this podcast? Go to jackvita.com to sign up. Hurry, pool closes Friday morning!
Subscribe to the Jack Vita Show and follow along on Facebook (facebook.com/jackvitashow), Twitter (@JackVitaShow) and YouTube (youtube.com/jackvita), so you don't miss any of our NCAA Tournament coverage! Including recaps of every round of the Tournament.
Sunday Mar 14, 2021
Sunday Mar 14, 2021
In a special Selection Sunday edition of the Jack Vita Show, Jack welcomes Andrew Stem to the podcast for an in-depth look at all 68 teams entering the NCAA Tournament. Andrew and Jack share all of their round one picks and take a broader look at each region. Beginning with the West Region (0:00 - 44:10), then moving to the East (44:10 - 1:16:00), the South (1:16:00 - 1:42:25) and the Midwest (1:42:25 - END). Nate Smith (AKA "Smitty") assists Andrew and Jack as the episode's producer, and he weighs in and gives his thoughts. Together, they share their upset specials, bold predictions, Final Four and Championship picks! It's a detailed preview you don't want to miss! While their picks may not be worth cheating off of; their analysis should help give you some background knowledge on teams you weren't already familiar with.
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