The Beat of Sports

The Magic are in the midst of a playoff push and one of the teams that are fighting over seeding with is the Charlotte Hornets. They have a marquee soon to be free agent in Kemba Walker. Walker has stated multiple times that Magic head coach Steve Clifford has been instrumental throughout his career, this leads Marc to ask the question of if the Magic make the playoffs and the Hornets don't could Orlando become a destination for Kemba?

This season the UCF men's basketball team made the NCAA Tournament as an at-large team for the first time ever and advanced to the round of 32. After a disappointing loss to Duke is there a chance big time SEC schools could come calling to see if Johnny Dawkins would be interested in leaving UCF for a higher paying job? Marc talks about how support by both the athletic department and the fanbase are factors that coaches need think about when it comes to their coaching futures.

If the season ended today the Orlando Magic would be playing postseason basketball! After defeating the Miami Heat last night the team is now the 8th seed and there is the potential they could end up as high as the 6th seed. Marc talks about how this team is working to get out of the abyss while it appears as though the Heat are getting stagnant as they are stuck with bad contracts and free agents aren't interested in signing there.

Tony Romo is the rockstar color commentator right for CBS but is there a chance he could be joining another television network? Michael McCarthy from The Sporting News joins the show to talk about the prospects of Romo leaving CBS. He and Marc wonder what the price tag might be for him and if ESPN might keep the Monday Night Football booth open for him.

The NFL Draft is less than one month away and that means universities across the country are pro days. Today is that for the UCF Knights as the seniors get ready for the draft process. Gary Parris joins the show to talk with Marc about some of the players that will be scouted and what their chances are to play in the pros.

Yesterday attorney Michael Avenatti went on Twitter to talk about how he has proof of Nike paying athletes, and as expected the shoe company didn't react kindly to this as it looks as those the lawyer was trying to blackmail them. Marc talks about how it seems most sports fans have become numb to these kinds of stories even if Avenatti has evidence that proves his claims are true. It also raise the question of should we believe what this guy is saying?

The last few days there has been a lot of talk from the NCAA Tournament of the actions made by 3 coaches: Tom Izzo, Russell Turner, and Johnny Dawkins. All were involved in different stories that lead to a strong social media reaction both positive and negative depending on the situation. Marc talks about how context will always matter and that people need to understand the full story before they start putting out hot take reactions on social media.

We all know that Zion Williamson will be the #1 overall pick in the upcoming NBA Draft but how many other players on the court in the UCF-Duke game will be playing in the pros? Marc talks about how aside from all the talent the Blue Devils had some of the players on UCF deserve to have an opportunity too and shouldn't be discounted because their age begins with a 2.

It was one for the ages last night in the game between UCF and Duke in the NCAA Tournament but the Blue Devils came out as the victor. Mike O'Donnell joins the show to recap the game and he talks about how for the most part Johnny Dawkins out coached Coach K. Him and Marc talk about how defensively UCF made Duke change the way they wanted to play offense. They also discuss some of the close calls at the end of the game.

One of the things that UCF AD Danny White has preached is showing the full story of sports moments. One of those moments was last night after the basketball team lost to Duke. The cameras were rolling in the locker room as head coach Johnny Dawkins addressed the team.