This week on The Sports Rapport, we're talking Cups!
Producer Nathaniel Wilson sits in for Mitch Wertlieb. Nathaniel is joined by environmentalist and author Bill McKibben and Josh Crane, senior producer and managing editor for Brave Little State, to break down this past weekend’s 2026 Cross-Country World Cup Finals in Lake Placid, New York.
Plus, Vermont Green FC sporting director Adam Pfeifer sits down in-studio to debrief the club's upset victory versus Portland Hearts of Pine in the first round of the U.S. Open Cup.
Watch live and join the conversation starting at 2 p.m.
Guests
Bill McKibben, author, environmentalist and huge cross-country skiing fan
Adam Pfeifer, Sporting Director for Vermont Green FC
Josh Crane, senior producer and managing editor for Brave Little State
The High Five
5. Two-time Olympic silver medalist Ben Ogden capped off a dream season close to home as the FIS Cross-Country World Cup final was held in Lake Placid over the weekend.
4. The Middlebury College women’s swimming and diving team finished in 20th place at the DIII NCAA Swimming and Diving Championships.
3. The University of Vermont women’s basketball fell short against Louisville 52-72 in the first round of the NCAA DI women’s basketball tournament.
2. Olympic champion Jessie Diggins retired after winning her fourth World Cup Crystal Globe at the Stifel Lake Placid Cup.
1. Vermont Green FC beat Portland Hearts of Pine 1-0 in the first round of the U.S. Open Cup.
