The Beat of Sports

It was a wild season filled with many games cancelled but the high school football season has reached the playoffs! JC Carnahan joins the show to recap last weeks games and give a preview of the action kicking off tonight.

There aren't enough positive stories right now but this one definitely qualifies. Dan Grieb joins the show to talk about helping Chris Nikic become the first Ironman finisher with Down syndrome.

Whenever you hear about a member of the Ball family you usually roll your eyes, but that is mostly because of LaVar Ball. After playing basketball in Australia we could see LaMelo Ball as a top pick in the NBA Draft, but why? Jeff Eisenberg joins the show to talk about the journey LaMelo took to get here, and what teams are intrigued by when he joins the NBA.

It has been anything but a typical offseason for the NBA but the draft is happening next week. Josh Robbins joins the show to talk about how the Magic have prepared for the NBA Draft, as well as moves that the team could make in the shortened offseason to help improve the squad.

It is a tradition unlike another, but this year The Masters was pushed back a few months and is happening in November. Jeff Babineau joins the show to give a preview of what we will see at Augusta National and more.

Over the last few days there have been rumors that Russell Westbrook could be available in a trade. This has led Magic fans to clamor for the team to acquire the point guard, and as Marc points out when you have star players that will instantly make you relevant. Although the wins aren't guaranteed you would garner more attention and sometimes it could be worth the cost to acquire the player.

While we've accepted that 2020 has been a difficult season and we all hope that that 2021 will return to a bit of normalcy but when things to start go back to the way they were for sports fans will team and leagues get their fans back?

The Liberty Flames are undefeated and ranked in the Top 25, so how did a football independent become such a power so quickly? Damien Sordelett joins the show to discuss the story of Liberty's football team and the money behind it.

The NFL has dealt with a few scheduling challenges as it navigates playing a season during the coronavirus pandemic, and because of that the owners will be having a meeting to determine a contingency plan for the playoffs. Marc runs through the scenarios that could lead to a 16-team playoff and wonder if some owners could be in favor of this because it would mean more television money.

In Jacksonville on Saturday, Kyle Trask was 30-43 for 474 yards and three touchdowns. After Florida went down 14-0, Trask and his offense outscored Georgia 38-7 and put the game away and are now on the path to a collision course with the Crimson Tide in the SEC Championship Game.