The Villages Daily Sun Sports
The Villages Daily Sun, the fastest-growing newspaper in the country, takes an expanded weekly look at the robust sports scene in The Villages, Florida. The podcast covers the community with more golf holes than anywhere else in the world as well as high school sports, recreation sports and any sports topics of national relevance.
Episodes
128 episodes
Episode 127: Surprise Golf Winners and a Topsy Turvy Week for the Buffalo
On this week's show, Daily Sun Specialty Editor Jeff Shain returns to the podcast to recap a busy weekend in golf (2:00) and senior writer Drew Chaltry explains how The Villages SC went from a season low to riding high in the span of just 72 ho...
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Episode 126: WINdam Clark, Unbeaten Buffalo, and the USMNT's Wild Week
On this week's show, Daily Sun senior writer Drew Chaltry and staff writer Connor O'Bryan recap Wyndham Clark's major victory at LA Country Club (0:40), Drew offers an update on The Villages SC, which entered the week still undefeated (13:20) b...
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Episode 125: Nick Taylor's Eh+, Southeast Sizzle and NBA Finals Wrap-Up
On this week's show, Daily Sun Specialty Editor Jeff Shain recaps Nick Taylor's drought-snapping win in Toronto and looks ahead to the U.S. Open (0:45), senior writer Drew Chaltry examines The Villages SC's situation in the USL2 Southeast Divis...
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58:54
Episode 124: Golf's Clandestine Cahoots, Rose Zhang's Stunning Start, and TVSC at Home On the Range
On this week's show, Daily Sun Specialty Editor Jeff Shain and senior writer Drew Chaltry give their immediate reactions to the news of the PGA Tour and LIV's sudden armistice (0:50), Jeff recaps the week in golf and previews the Canadian Open ...
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1:13:54
Episode 123: TVSC Takes Three and A Whirlwind Golf Weekend
On this week's show, Daily Sun senior writer Drew Chaltry recaps The Villages SC's 1-0 win over Tampa Bay Utd. in its USL League Two opener (1:00) and Specialty Editor Jeff Shain runs through a busy weekend of golf coverage, everything from the...
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Episode 123
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29:01
Episode 122: Track State Meets, the Return of Big Game Brooks, and The Villages SC Season Preview
On this week's show, Daily Sun senior writer Drew Chaltry recaps Wildwood and The Villages' showings at the Class 1A and 2A state track and field meets and wraps up spring football for both schools (1:20), Specialty Editor Jeff Shain recaps Bro...
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Episode 122
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55:11
Episode 121: Spring Sports News, A New Day In Golf, and NBA Playoff Update
On this week's show, Daily Sun senior writers Drew Chaltry and J.T. Wilcox offer updates on the playoffs for local high school teams and spring football (1:15), Specialty Editor Jeff Shain recaps Jason Day's first win in half a decade and looks...
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Episode 121
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1:05:13
Episode 120: Spring Playoffs and Clark's First Podium Boon
On this week's show, Daily Sun senior writer Drew Chaltry gives an update on all of the local spring teams' playoff endeavors (0:35) and Specialty Editor Jeff Shain recaps the Wells Fargo Championship and LPGA International Crown (19:25).
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Episode 120
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32:29
Episode 119: The Bucks Stop Here, NFL Draft Recap and Finau Fights Off Rahm
On this week's show, Daily Sun senior writer Drew Chaltry and staff writer Ryan Weiss recap an exciting first round of the NBA playoffs (0:30), senior writer J.T. Wilcox joins them to break down some of the best and worst performances in last w...
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Episode 119
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1:09:54
Episode 118: Preps Playoffs, Spring Football and LPGA Deja Vu
On this week's show, Daily Sun senior writer Drew Chaltry runs through the local high school sports scene as teams begin postseason competition (1:20), senior writer J.T. Wilcox joins the show to talk about the first day of spring football for ...
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Episode 118
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1:02:06
Episode 117: Harbour Town Drama, NHL Playoff Preview and Farewell Cody
On this week's show, Daily Sun Specialty Editor Jeff Shain recaps an exciting playoff finish to the RBC Heritage (0:25), senior writer Cody Hills searches for a challenger to the Bruins in the Stanley Cup Playoffs (25:30), and we say farewell t...
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Episode 117
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1:09:31
Episode 116: Masters Recap, Spring Playoff Preview, and NBA Playoff Matchups
On this week's show, Daily Sun Specialty Editor Jeff Shain and senior writer Drew Chaltry review Jon Rahm's win at the 2023 Masters, as well as some of the tournament's other drama (0:45), Drew and senior writer Cody Hills look ahead to a busy ...
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Episode 116
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1:19:02
Episode 115: NCAA Championships, Brooks is Back, and Masters Preview
On this week's show, Daily Sun senior writers J.T. Wilcox and Drew Chaltry discuss the endings of the men's and women's NCAA basketball tournaments (0:30), then Specialty Editor Jeff Shain reviews the week in golf, including big wins for Brooks...
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Episode 115
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1:07:39
Episode 114: Floridian Final Four, Match Play Mayhem, and MLB Preview
On this week's show, Daily Sun senior writer J.T. Wilcox and staff writer Ryan Weiss break down the Final Four, which features two South Florida teams (0:30), Jeff Shain recaps the final WGC Match Play (12:10), and Ryan looks ahead to the MLB s...
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Episode 114
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1:01:43
Episode 113: Valspar Collapses, Fuzzy Zoeller and TVSC's UPSL Debut
On this week's show, Daily Sun Specialty Editor Jeff Shain recaps Taylor Moore's win at the Valspar Championship (0:30) and speaks to two-time Major winner Fuzzy Zoeller (21:00) before Drew Chaltry gives his thoughts on The Villages SC's loss t...
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Episode 113
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58:13
Episode 112: Bracket Briefing, Players Rundown and a UPSL Preview
On this week's show, Daily Sun senior writer Cody Hills combs the March Madness bracket for highlight matchups and potential upsets (0:35), Specialty Editor Jeff Shain recaps Scottie Scheffler's commanding win at the Players Championship at TPC...
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Episode 112
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1:00:00
Episode 111: Buffalo Heartbreak, Spring Sports Roundup, and Kitayama's Killer Finish
On this week's show, Daily Sun senior writers Cody Hills and Drew Chaltry recap The Villages high school boys basketball team's runner up finish at the state championships in Lakeland (1:25) before offering a primer on The Villages and Wildwood...
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Episode 111
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1:01:15
Episode 110: The Buffalo Reach Lakeland and Chris Kirk Back On Top
On this week's show, Daily Sun senior writer Cody Hills details The Villages High School boys basketball team's dramatic win to reach the state final four (1:20), senior writer Drew Chaltry recounts two heartbreaking losses for Wildwood (9:25),...
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Episode 110
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37:44
Episode 109: Basketball Postseasons, More Rahm Dominance, and a Coaching Roundtable with Colt McDowell and D.J. Lyals
On this week's show, senior writers Cody Hills and Drew Chaltry give the latest on The Villages' and Wildwood's basketball title runs (1:30), the head coaches from both programs, Colt McDowell and D.J. Lyals join Drew to talk about the rivalry ...
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Episode 109
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1:03:58
Episode 108: Preps Playoff Update, Sheffler's Defense, and Super Bowl Recap
On this week's show, Daily Sun senior writers Cody Hills and Drew Chaltry give an update on The Villages High School and Wildwood Middle High School winter sports teams competing in the playoffs (1:15), Specialty Editor Jeff Shain talks about S...
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Episode 108
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59:43
Episode 107: Preps Playoffs, Rose Blooms, and Super Bowl Preview
On this week's show, Daily Sun senior writers Cody Hills and Drew Chaltry offer an update on playoffs for The Villages and Wildwood winter sports teams (1:05), managing editor Jeff Shain details Justin Rose's return to the top (24:10), and sern...
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1:08:57
Episode 106: NFL Conference Championships and a Homa Run
On this week's show, Daily Sun senior writers Drew Chaltry and J.T. Wilcox and staff writer Ryan Weiss break down the NFC and AFC Championship games (0:40) and managing editor Jeff Shain returns from Bay Hill to talk about exciting golf results...
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54:42
Episode 105: Winter Preps Update, Henderson and Rahm Streaking, and NFL Playoffs
On this week's show, Daily Sun senior writers Drew Chaltry and Cody Hills share the latest on The Villages High School and Wildwood Middle High School winter sports programs as they prepare for the postseason (1:10), senior editor Jeff Shain re...
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Episode 105
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1:17:41
Episode 104: Wildest Wild Cards, Golf is Back, and College Football Wrap Party
On this week's show, Daily Sun senior writers J.T. Wilcox and Drew Chaltry discuss a crazy wild card weekend in the NFL with Managing Editor Jeff Shain (0:50), Jeff details the last two weeks of the PGA season as well as the upcoming LPGA kicko...
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Episode 104
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1:04:18
Episode 103: Battle Recap and CFP Talk
On this week's show, Daily Sun senior writer Cody Hills and staff writer Drew Chaltry revisit last week's highly competitive Battle @ The Villages tournament (0:40) before discussing the college football semifinals and upcoming National Champio...
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Episode 103
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34:31