The Beat of Sports

Warren Zola the sports lawyer and professor at Boston College's Carroll School of Management joins the show and discusses the evolving power of commissioners in professional sports. He and Marc talk about the role MLB commissioner Rob Manfred has played in the sign-stealing scandal as well as how NFL commish Roger Goodell has weathered every scandal the shield has faced.

The day NBA fans have long waited is finally here! Zion Williamson will be making his regular season debut for the New Orleans Pelicans, and the voice of the Pelicans Todd Graffagnini joins the show to talk about what it means for the city and NBA fans across the country.

Casual NFL fans or ones that just like gambling pay attention to prop bets for the Super Bowl. Marc runs through some of the more interesting ones including a few involving Pitbull.

Cam Mellor of Pro Football Focus joins the show to talk about how this crop of quarterbacks performed this past college football season. He and Marc discuss how good Joe Burrow was all throughout the season, why the ability of Tua should not be overlooked. Plus they discuss the freshmen performance of Dillion Gabriel.

Over the past few days a number of transfers have happened in college football with D'Eriq King committing to Miami and former Florida quarterback Feleipe Franks is headed to Arkansas. Marc talks about how with legislation being filed around the country to allow players to make money off of their likeness and wonders how the NCAA will deal with free agency thanks to the transfer portal.

As Barry Bonds waits for his chance to be inducted into the Baseball Hall Of Fame Marc explains that at the end of the day reason Bonds hasn't made it in yet is because of how he treated the media. Some players like David Ortiz have had their name attached to steroid allegations but they media and fans gave him a pass because of his personality and openness, which is something that Bonds could have benefited from.

On the day of his 80th birthday, we turn back the clock as Marc talks about when he got a chance to met Jack Nicklaus.

The Orlando Magic closed out a 6 game round trip with a 3-3 record after beating the Hornets last night. Josh Robbins covers the Magic for The Athletic and talks about what we can learn from this road trip. He and Marc discuss the performance of Markelle Fultz especially after the lost against the Warriors.

The great Tom D'Angelo joins the show and shares his Baseball Hall of Fame Ballot and on Jack Nicklaus turning 80. He and Marc discuss whether or not they could see Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens make the Hall of Fame this year or if they'll be left out again. Plus they talk about some of the players that have been sitting on the bubble like Larry Walker.

A video displaying the Houston Astros using the trashcan technique to tip pitches yesterday when then Blue Jays pitcher Marcus Stroman retweeted it last night. Marc talks about how the outcry by opposing players will cause the Astros to face more penalties.