The Beat of Sports

Can you do 2,400 pushups in 12 hours? Matthew Freedman joins the show to talk about the story of the challenge and why people are betting on the outcome.

Amid reports reports that the Miami Dolphins are interested in trading up to draft Joe Burrow, Marc talks about the weird carousel that could happen when it comes to Burrow and Tua and then where might Justin Herbert and Jordan Love end up.

UCF Baseball coach Greg Lovelady joins the show to talk about the sudden end of the college baseball season, how he first got started being a catcher, and his earliest memories of being a wrestling fan.

KeShun Freeman started his professional career in the NFL and then ended up playing in the Alliance Of American Football and then that league folded, then for the second straight year, sees his league shut down after joining the XFL. He talks about what the atmosphere was like playing in the XFL and talks about the work he is doing off the field.

One of the ideas that the NBA has tossed around when it comes to saving the season is having multiple teams play in one city, and Marc talks about how Orlando could be one of those cities as the league looks to get creative when it comes to playing as many games as possible.

Ben Cohen the sports reporter for the Wall Street Journal joins the show to talk about the story of a small tough point guard named Tony Fauci and Ben talks about his new book "The Hot Hand"

One aspect of the coronavirus outbreak that could complicate things for the NBA is that different cities are being impacted at different times. Marc talks about how the NBA may have to consider picking two different cities in which to hold games, practices and all other activities related to the season.

The Rocky series has spanned 5 sequels and a number of spin-offs but was Rocky Balboa the best fighter in the series? Marc and Scott dicuss that if it weren't for the writing and based solely on talent Apollo Creed was the best.

Even though the NCAA Tournament was cancelled, a player of the year was announced: Obi Toppin of Dayton. Mike O'Donnell joins the show and talks about how he believes Obi will be a better pro than Zion Williamson. Then he and Marc breakdown the basketball ability of Jerry, Kramer, George, and Jimmy from Seinfeld.

On a weekly sports legal segment Richard Hale talks about Lamar Jackson going after Amazon and wanting a piece of the money the retail giant makes from selling his merchandise.