The Beat of Sports

What will decide an all-time NBA MVP race? What is it that makes Gregg Popovich a great coach? Keith Smith joins the show to talk about all of that plus he gives his thoughts on potentially the best 1st round series ever.

In the state of Florida a high school football coaches receives a yearly stipend of just $3,000 meanwhile in Texas coaches will soon be making almost 6 figures. High School football coach James Thomson joins the show to talk about the fight happening for higher salaries in the state and why so many local coaches are leaving for other jobs around the country.

Last week Chelsea owner and Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich announced that the club is up for sale amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Paul Hunt our resident soccer expert joins the show to talk about what this means for the sport, why this has an impact on the Premier League and who some of the names interested in purchasing the club are.

Matt Murschel joins the show to talk about his trip to Tallahassee as Florida State prepares to open spring practice. He discusses the new faces that have been brought in through the transfer portal and to the coaching staff.

Over the weekend we saw video review take away a goal for Orlando City SC which could have resulted in them getting the victory. Marc brings up that we should start seeing more and more sports making the referee replay process more transparent and have the officials explain in real time what they saw and why they are making the call.

A couple of new rule changes were proposed in the latest negotiations for a new Collective Bargaining Agreement for MLB: a pitch clock, increasing the size of the bases and banning the shift the shift. Marc discusses why these are changes that would be good for the sport and would help increase more action happening on the field.

It was a weekend filled with wild finishes in games, like UCF Basketball and Orlando City, great player performances and the farewells to legends like Coach K. Marc runs through everything that happened, he and Scott discuss the moments in their own broadcasts and more.

On Saturday, Mike Krzyzewski will coach his final home game at Duke, fittingly against, North Carolina. Mike and Scott give their thoughts on the upcoming game and look back on the legacy that is for Coach K.

The USFL is suing themselves? Yes, but well kinda, the original USFL is suing the newest iteration of the football league, so Richard Hale joins the show to explain what all of it means and they the lawsuit is happening.

What is wrong with the ACC? Which Cinderella will be wearing a slipper this March? Tony Mejia joins the show to discuss all of that and more when it comes to March Madness!