The Beat of Sports

Wednesday night there was an incident between the Toronto Raptors Kyle Lowry and Golden State Warriors minority owner Mark Stevens, after footage showed that Stevens shoved Lowry during Game 3. Steven was then fined a $500,000 and will be banned from Warriors games though the next season. That is where the story should have ended. But now Twitter is screaming that this is bigger than sports and he should have to sell his portion of the team.

The preliminary roster for Team USA has been released and most of the names you can expect to see, but when you look at the younger players you might begin to scratch your head. Kyle Kuzma and Jayson Tatum made the list but Aaron Gordon didn't. Marc wonders why Kuzma and Gordon who are the same age are being viewed differently.

Last night was the 11 year anniversary of the famed Paul Pierce "Wheelchair" and for years he hasn't disclosed what the injury was that forced him out of the game. Well last night ahead of Game 3 of the NBA Finals he spilled the beans on the real story, but Marc isn't really believing his answer.

Despite a Herculean effort from Steph Curry the Golden State Warriors find themselves trailing the Toronto Raptors 2-1. This has led to an outcry of NBA fans saying that Steve Kerr should've played Klay Thompson and rush back Kevin Durant. Well Marc explains that maybe Kerr and the Warriors medical staff know that for the long run of the series it was probably a smarter decision to not play them.

The last few weeks there have been numerous delays at Major League Baseball games but they've had nothing to do with the weather, instead bees have taken over a portion of the stadium. Recently honeybees were a problem at a San Diego Padres game and the team resorted to an exterminator killing the hive, which lead to an outcry by fans. We turn to a local beekeeper on the proper way to deal with a honeybee infestation.

Yesterday Florida Citrus Sports announced they have extended their partnership with the SEC and Big Ten for the Citrus Bowl. Florida Citrus Sports CEO Steve Hogan joins the show to talk about that announcement as well as the big topic of schools scheduling 2 for 1s. He and Marc discuss the difficult of scheduling games as well as Florida Citrus Sports role in helping schedule neutral site games.

The big talking point throughout the college football offseason has been whether or not schools should be scheduling 2 for 1 deals. Marc explains that if you look at the economics behind one-off games that they generate more money than trying to get a 2 for 1 deal. So which is the smarter one for a university to look at?

Roberto Aguayo was the most touted kicker in a decade, drafted in the second round by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Then in a blink, he was out of the league. So what happened? How has life out of football been for him and does he see a path back to the NFL?

So your favorite college football team is allowed to start selling beer at the stadium that is going to help with the attendance right? Not so fast buddy. Former president of Missouri State University Dr. Michael T. Nietzel joined the show to talk about why adding alcohol sales isn't cure all for schools and adds unnecessary risks for them to deal with.

With the Collective Bargaining Agreement soon to end in the NFL many are fearing that a lockout could be looming. It also doesn't help that the Roger Goodell wants to add more games while the players have dug their hills in to prevent that. Well Marc takes this opportunity to layout his plan to fix the NFL and keep both sides happy and rich.