The Beat of Sports

With the NBA Draft tonight many teams are pinning their hopes on drafting a player that change the course of the franchise for the better. But some players might not have what it takes to help lead a team to a new level, who might the be?

30 years ago the Orlando Magic selected Nick Anderson as their first player. Nick joins the show to talk about what that experience was like. He and Marc discuss what it was like entering the NBA Draft 30 years ago, the reception he received upon arriving in Orlando, and his advice for players that will be drafted tonight.

Ever since the shooting of David Ortiz two weeks ago it seems like the story keeps changing after more investigation gets done. Now the latest information says that he wasn't the intended target and it was a case of mistaken identity. Marc contends the story will keep evolving in the coming weeks. But how does it compare to the story that Lenny Dykstra and an independent wrestler Sprinkles The Clown spent hours in a dumpster looking for a set of dentures. Yep that really happened.

The NBA Draft is one day away and although we know what might be happening with the first few picks the rest of the draft is bit of a mystery, especially with what the Magic might be doing at 16. Josh Robbins of The Athletic joins the show to give a preview of what Orlando might be doing and if the track record of John Hammond and Jeff Weltman might be an indicator.

In 2026 the FIFA World Cup will be played across North America, with matches in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. The bidding process is still ongoing and one of the cities looking to host matches it Orlando. Get an update on that process and learn whether or not the I-4 construction is a factor when making a bid.

For one season the NFL ratings were down, but you know what happened after that. The rebounded and then some. Last season the NFL had 89 of the 100 highest rated shows. So when someone says that all the anthem protests stopped them from watching games, it wasn't a growing trend.

Baseball player have been hitting a lot of home runs this year. Like by a lot. And it raises the question of why. There is a conspiracy theory that MLB is back to using juiced baseballs but no one will admit it to it.

With the NBA Draft days away Marc came up a crazy idea. Well Stan Van Gundy came up with an idea and Marc is piggybacking on it. What if the NBA just did away with the draft. That way anytime a player leaves college they just become an eligible free agent. In theory it should eliminate the prospects of tanking.

Did you know that there is a black market of vintage Kool-Aid packet collectors. A quick search for “Kool-Aid packet” on eBay shows that the market is alive, with 250 active listings, some of which were going for triple-digit asking prices.

June 17, 1994 is a date that most people remember as the day of the OJ Simpson police chase but it features so much more: Arnold Palmer played his final round at the 1994 U.S. Open. The 1994 FIFA World Cup, hosted for the first time by the United States. The New York Rangers 1994 Stanley Cup Finals victory parade. Game 5 of the 1994 NBA Finals between the Rockets and the Knicks. Oh AND the wedding rehearsal for Marc Daniels!