The Beat of Sports

Richard Hale joins the show to discuss if there is a legal reason Roger Goodell may not be saying the name "Kaepernick" plus how NASCAR will be able to enforce the ban on confederate flags at racetracks.

Chip Caray joins the show and looks back at the Summer of 1998 and the Home Run race between Mark McGwire and Sammy Sosa.

As it looks like Zion Williamson is in some legal hot water, some have wondered how this might affect Duke. Well Marc talks about how Duke has nothing to worry about because a brand like Nike won't do anything that hurts one of their power schools.

This weekend will see the return of the PGA Tour, and at least one golfer will be mic'd up. Marc and Scott discuss the new ways that sports will be presented to the fans and how technology is allowing more and more access.

Take a trip back to the 60s when the legendary college football coach Bear Bryant agreed to an NFL job.

UCF baseball coach Greg Lovelady joins the show to talk about how today's MLB draft is a sign of how the game is changing. He and Marc discuss what a shortened draft might mean for the future of college baseball as well as what the plans might be for the upcoming season next spring.

Now with the NBA return to play plan in place, what's next for the Magic? Josh Robbins joins the show to talk about that, the injury status for some of the players (no Jonathan Issac will not be playing) and if there is a change the upcoming season might be shortened.

As the summer begins all eyes are on college football for whether or not the season will start on time or even be the same length. Marc talks about how for monetary reasons the sport needs to play a full season or else in the case of some conference it could lose hundreds of millions of dollars.

We've seen more and more athletes taking to the streets to be a part of peaceful protests or using their social media platforms to call for change, this leads some to wonder how pro leagues will address this. Daniel Roberts joins the show to talk about that as well as the fallout for the CrossFit CEO after one tweet cost the company Reebok as a sponsor. Then he and Marc discuss anthem protests in the NFL, the ratings boost for NASCAR, and more.

More and more athletes across the country have taken to using their own social media platforms to address issues that matter to them. Kevin DeShazo joins the show to talk about how for universities they try to deal with athletes doing this and if there is any way the can or should.