The Beat of Sports

Members of the Orlando Dreamers group had a chance to talk to the tourism leaders on I Drive Monday. JC Carnahan shares his thoughts on the meeting and explains why Orlando could be at the mercy of what happens to the Rays.

The Magic are not a good shooting team, that's no secret. Desmond Bane will certainly help from that aspect but how will he help Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner specifically? Michael Pina of The Ringer explains.

Desmond Bane is now a member of the Orlando Magic after the team dealt away four first-round picks, a pick swap, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, and Cole Anthony to the Memphis Grizzlies. What kind of player are they getting? Josh Robbins shares his thoughts on the deal.

Mike O'Donnell talks about some of the major tweaks for the upcoming college basketball season. In addition, he shares his thoughts on the NBA Finals and just how important Game 4 is for the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Zakai Zeigler was a fifth season of college basketball by a judge. Richard Hale discusses this as well as the other major sports law stories going on including one gambling site getting sued over a customer thinking a golf tournament was going to be cut short and making a wager on the those results.

Thomas Castellanos transferred from Boston College to Florida State. How will new offensive coordinator Gus Malzahn use him? Cam Mellor explains why he is interested in that as well as how the growth of 7-on-7 camps have contributed to the over-evaluation of WRs and DBs.

The NBA Finals are tied at 1-1 with Game 3 Wednesday night. Tyrese Haliburton did hit the game-winning shot in Game 1 but has struggled overall in the series. Keith Smith explains why he is the key for the Pacers if they want to have a chance to win their first NBA Championship.

FBC Mortgage Stadium will no longer be the name of UCF's stadium. Matt Murschel talks about the new name and shares the latest regarding the renovations around UCF.

First round, Semi-Finals, Eastern Conference Finals, and now the NBA Finals. Tyrese Haliburton has hit a shot to either win the game or send it to overtime in each round of the playoffs. Mike O'Donnell talks about the shot and the clutch ability of Haliburton.

A high school federation in California is getting sued by a Boise State freshman, a Texas NIL law, and years of eligibility getting challenged. A lot going on off the field and we have Sam Ehrlich to break it all down.

Dionne Koller discusses her new book, "More Than Play" and how the specialization in youth sports is leading to more injuries, the lack of certified coaches in youth sports, and much more.

The Knicks made the decision to move on from Tom Thibodeau after five years with the team. Why was he fired and what's a realistic list of names to potentially replace Thibs? Keith Smith shares his thoughts.

Players hit doubles and have to dance, pitchers going above and beyond with their stare downs after a strikeout, coaches yelling slurs at players. Emotion is one thing but it's getting to be over the top in college baseball. Stephen Branca shares his thoughts.

Tyreek Hill was asked about being a captain in 2025 for the Dolphins and Marc questions why people think Hill will change given his history of off-field issues that happened as recent as 5 weeks ago.

Cam Mellor explains the fine line NFL teams walk as they look to bring in a college running back. Do they want a guy with a ton of college carries may not have a lot left for their pro career? Or do they look at a guy who's had a few less carries, and therefore, may have a longer pro career?

We take a look back at how fantasy football started, who started it, and an in-depth look at who Justin Herzig is and how he's made so much money playing fantasy football.

Marc shares his disappointment with the Knicks falling down 3-1 to the Pacers, some of what Scott Frost talked about with the Orlando Touchdown Club, and visits from Keith Smith (NBA), David McKenzie (Bill Belichick/ACC), and David Hill (Fantasy Football).

If the Knicks win the title, would this be the greatest NBA title run in history? Should Paul Skenes force his way out of Pittsburgh? Just a couple of the topics in this week's On the Marc / Off the Marc segment.

Aaron Rodgers spoke at an event over the weekend and was asked about his playing future. He quickly turned down the possibility of playing for the Saints. So what does the future hold for Rodgers?

Brock Purdy has a new deal in San Francisco. Cam Mellor shares his thoughts on the contract as well as his thoughts on Purdy overall as a QB and why he is the "ideal system quarterback."

Nick Saban is on the cusp of becoming a billionaire. How? Chase Peterson-Withorn explains how Saban's wealth has grown outside of football.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander took 14 free throws in Game 1. He's been criticized for flopping. Keith Smith explains the art of foul drawing.

Marc discusses the body language of Juan Soto and the lack of effort that he's displayed recently and he questions whether Soto regrets leaving the Yankees for the Mets.

Marc and CV discuss Brock Purdy's new contract and why his is unique based on the amount of games played by Purdy as well as some NFL votes coming up.

A man is suing the NFL for $100 million over Shedeur Sanders falling in the NFL Draft. Does he have a case? Richard Hale discusses this case among a few others in the sports world is this week's sports law segment.