The Beat of Sports

Richard Hale discusses the latest on the world of sports and law.

It's a new world in college football where colleges are paying athletes. We are also seeing a lot of lawsuits and multi-year deals that are not being followed. Do these deals actually matter? Ben Portnoy takes us on a deep dive with these college deals.

Keith Smith talks all things NBA on his Wednesday segment including comments made by Mark Cuban regarding tanking in the NBA, his thoughts to the All-Star weekend, and what the focus is for the Magic for the rest of the season.

Mike Evans is set to hit the free agent market. He turns 33 in August and is coming off an injury-shortened season that also saw his streak of 1,000 yard receiving seasons come to an end. Does he call it quits? Go to another team? Re-sign? Greg Auman discusses the major NFL stories.

Richard Hale joins Marc Daniels live in studio to discuss the world of sports and law!

Marc shares his thoughts on how a lack of rivalries could be hurting sports like Major League Baseball and the NBA but also points out that given everything online and the amount of games played in both sports, that maybe overexposure could also play a factor in not keeping fans.

Sam Darnold and the Seattle Seahawks just won Super Bowl LX in San Francisco. It was put out there that Darnold actually had to pay more in taxes than what he made for the game. Robert Raiola breaks it all down.

Kansas upset of No. 1 Arizona Monday night. One player who did not play was Darryn Peterson, the projected No. 1 pick in the NBA Draft. Marc and CV get into a spirited debate over the amount of games Peterson has played and how he's treated while waiting to make the jump to the pros.

The Jazz had a big lead on the Magic over the weekend before pulling some players and then ultimately losing the game. Is there a fix? What can be done to prevent teams from tanking? Marc and Tuck discuss.

Richard Hale discusses the latest in sports and law with the main focus today being the lawsuits going on right now regarding eligibility.

The Seahawks and Patriots will square off in Super Bowl 60 on Sunday. What is the week leading up to the Super Bowl like? How long does it take for the nerves to calm down? We get an insight to everything from Mike Gruttadauria, a Super Bowl winning lineman with the Rams.

Florida State reported an athletics-related debt of $437 million in 2025. What exactly does it mean? How did the debt grow to be that large? How long will it take to pay off? Daniel Libit (Sportico) breaks it all down.

The NBA trade deadline is Thursday. Keith Smith shares his thoughts on the major trades that have happened throughout the NBA as well as any potential moves that the Magic could make to try and improve the team this season.

Are there rules in college football, and if so, who enforces them? Matt Baker explains who's in charge of enforcing rules as well as what the College Sports Commission is and what their role is in enforcing the rules.

Now former Duke QB Darian Mensah is transferring to Miami but it was not as easy that. Mensah had an agreement to go back to Duke, decided against it, was taken to court by Duke, before the two settled. Scott Schneider explains what Duke is getting back after the settlement.

Gary Myers is an NFL Hall of Fame voter and he explains what the voting process is like, what the Bill Belichick discussion was like, and whether Robert Kraft had any sort of influence on whether Belichick gets in or not.

All the Super Bowls and all the wins to his name, yet Bill Belichick will not be a first ballot Hall of Famer. Marc shares his thoughts as to why he was snubbed.

The ACC released their football schedule on Monday and Marc points out that both teams have multiple games that are not on Saturday. He explains how media deals and TV money are impacting the college football schedules.

Paolo Banchero is struggling this season. Desmond Bane is shooting a career worst from 3. Jamahl Mosley is under heavy criticism. The team has lost 3 in a row and are currently 8th in the East. What's wrong with the Magic? Philip Rossman-Reich explains.

The AFC and NFC Championship games were played on Sunday and now the Super Bowl is set as the Patriots will take on the Seahawks in a rematch of Super Bowl 49. How did we get here? Leger Douzable recaps Championship weekend.

Adrian Heath was the first manager of Orlando City SC back in 2015. He then went on to coach in Minnesota before taking some time off. What happened after that was extremely scary. Paul Tenorio shares the chilling story.

Cam Mellor recaps the National Championship game and starts looking ahead at the upcoming NFL Draft and which prospects we should be on the lookout for including what he sees in players from both Indiana and Miami.

Fernando Mendoza is expected to be the No. 1 pick in the 2026 NFL Draft. Darin Slack had a chance to work with Mendoza as a 6th grader and he shares his thoughts on how Mendoza has grown as a player and how his game translates to the NFL.

We had some controversial calls in the divisional round of the NFL Playoffs and in both instances, the game moved on rather quickly without much review from the officials. Marc and CV share their thoughts on what happened in the Broncos/Bills game as well as the Rams/Bears game.

Richard Hale joins Marc Daniels to discuss the latest going on in the world of sports and law.

The college athletics landscape is the wild west. There's absolutely no rules. Marc makes a comparison between the leaders in college football and politics to explain why college athletics continues to be broken.

Marc played a clip of the new Notre Dame documentary that shows the team missing out on the CFB Playoff and then deciding that they want to skip the bowl game. What kind of message is that sending? He and CV share their thoughts.

Richard Hale talks about the latest involving sports and law including the latest with Washington QB Demond Williams and whether Disney is becoming too powerful in the TV space.

Josh Robbins reacts to the news of Trae Young being traded to the Wizards as well as what's going on right now with the struggling Orlando Magic.

While you will be able to finish out this season being able to watch Orlando Magic games on FanDuel TV, the future of the network is in jeopardy. How will you be able to watch Magic games (as well as other teams) after this season? Eric Fisher explains the situation.

Will we see a CBA in college athletics? If so, how soon could we potentially see it? David Ridpath shares his thoughts on that as well as how college athletes could be helped when it comes to academics.

We are down to four teams remaining in the College Football Playoff. Oregon will take on Indiana while Miami will play Ole Miss with the winners playing against each other for the National Championship. Matt Murschel previews both games.

For the final time in 2025, Richard Hale talks sports and law.

The Miami Hurricanes will play Texas A&M in the first round of the CFB Playoff. Joe Zagacki previews the matchup and talks about how the final rankings that included the Notre Dame/Miami debate.

The Bucs looked to be one of the best teams, not just in the NFC South, but in the NFC. Now, at 7-7, they are tied with the Panthers for the division lead with three games to go. Have injuries caught up to them? TJ Rives explains what's going on in Tampa.

Richard Hale is live in studio and talks about the latest in the sports and law world.

So much is happening in the world of college football. Notre Dame left out of the playoff, controversy at Michigan, Lane Kiffin watch, and so much more. Michael McCarthy explains why the product on the field is still as strong as ever despite all the off-field controversy.

The NBA Cup is its third year of existence. How is it being perceived by NBA players? Keith Smith shares his thoughts on that as well as how the Magic have played without all their superstars and whether Ja Morant or Giannis is more tradeable.

Miami made the 12-team College Football Playoff while Notre Dame was left out. The ACC was making a push for the Hurricanes to make it in and ND AD Pete Bevacqua went on the Dan Patrick Show and ripped the conference. Is he overreacting? Matt Murschel shares his thoughts.

Conference Champions were crowned this weekend but in today's world of college football, how much these championship games matter? Tony Barnhart speaks on that, the college football calendar, Lane Kiffin, and much more!

Richard Hale discusses the latest involving both sports and law.

UCF Head Coach Scott Frost was asked about the current state of college football and he called it "broken". Is he right? Marc Daniels addressed Coach Frost's comments.

Former NFL Scout Daniel Kelly joins The Beat of Sports to take a more in-depth look at some of the NFL QBs including the differences between Sheduer Sanders and Dillon Gabriel, the ups and downs of Tua and Trevor Lawrence, and a look ahead to next year's QB class.

Marc has long explained that the college football calendar needs to be fixed. There should be no reason that coaches and players are negotiating for the next year during season. Mike DeCourcy explains how the calendar can be fixed.

Matt Murschel makes his weekly visit to talk everything college football including Scott Frost prepping for a roster build for next season, Lane Kiffin joining LSU, and the uncomfortable position Mike Norvell is in at Florida State.

The Lane Kiffin story did not take a break during the Thanksgiving holiday as he has accepted the LSU head coaching position while Ole Miss is trying to make the CFB Playoff. Marc goes a rant regarding everything about this story, including the coverage of it and the CFB calendar.

Getting caught up with the latest happenings in the world of sports and law with Richard Hale.

Marc talks about the Warriors/Heat game Wednesday night and explains why it was an embarrassment for the NBA.

What's the perfect CFB Playoff Rankings system? Why is Ole Miss in this situation with Lane Kiffin? Danny Kannell talks everything college football related with Marc Daniels.

Ole Miss set a date of November 28th for Lane Kiffin to decide whether he's going to stay or take another job. Marc tries to sort through everything and figure out which way Kiffin is leaning and questions whether Ole Miss will follow through with their self-imposed deadline.

We get the latest in the world of sports and law with Richard Hale.