The Beat of Sports

Our focus on who wins and why isn't the same as it was 10 years ago. Now as we shift into the social media era the soap opera of the sport and players is what keeps us around. The NBA has been a good group of players on the court and fascinating to follow off the court which is why they have mastered the 12 month sport.

Dan Oosterhaus, U.S. Air Force Academy Men’s Tennis head coach, joined the show to discuss his incredible story. Although Oosterhaus has suffered two strokes in recent years that have limited his mobility on the left side, he hasn’t stopped coaching and casually playing tennis with the team.

Mike O'Donnell joins the show to discuss what this new level of confidence for the Orlando Magic will do for the development of younger players like Jonathan Issac. He and Marc discuss the season that Paul George is having and wonder why it isn't being discussed along the lines of Giannis and James Harden. Plus Mike tries to explain what happened to Louisville when they collapsed against Duke on Wednesday night.

This weekend Kareem Hunt got signed by the Cleveland Browns despite being on the NFL Commissioners Exempt List and still under investigation by the league, how does the NFL keep letting stuff like this happen? In our sports legal segment the guys discuss how this happened and if it can ever be prevented.

The Magic head into the all star breaking riding a 5 game win streak after a statement win over the Charlotte Hornets and Marc explains that this was the most significant home win for the team in over a decade. He talks about for the young players to experience the buzz in the arena will do nothing but help their confidence as they begin a run towards a playoff spot.

No matter if you are on social media, websites or watching television you can't escape coverage of the NBA. Between the Anthony Davis saga, the dominance of the Warrior and all the craziness in the Eastern Conference the NBA has mastered the 12 month sports cycle. Marc explains that popularity of the NBA has to make MLB jealous when the only newsworthy story for baseball is that star players Bryce Harper and Manny Machado haven't been signed which is barely getting any coverage.

For the last few days everyone has been blasting Matt Kuchar after it was revealed how much he gave his caddie after winning a tournament, the problem is that no one knows the full story. Yesterday it was revealed that the money given out was a predetermined amount, but as Marc points out that hasn't stop people from continuing to yell at Kuchar.

The Milwaukee Bucks have quietly become one of the best teams in the Eastern Conference led by MVP contender Giannis Antetokounmpo. The Magic should look to emulate this franchise because they like the Magic were never bad enough to get the top draft pick but were able to find good players that developed into stars.

Josh Robbins from The Athletic joins the show for his weekly visit to discuss the win streak for the Orlando Magic. He and Marc discuss what a playoff push can mean for a player like Jonathan Issac and his development. They also talk about how the remaining schedule for the Magic should play into their favor.

This offseason there has been an multitude of big time college football players that have transferred to new programs for various reasons. So what took the NCAA so long to acknowledge that this can be a win-win for both the school and players. But there is one group that doesn't like all the transfers, the coaches.