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Matt Spiegel and Laurence Holmes bring you Chicago sports talk with great opinions, guests and fun. Join Spiegel and Holmes as they discuss the Bears, Blackhawks, Bulls, Cubs and White Sox and delve into the biggest sports storylines of the day. Recurring guests include Bears cornerback Jaylon Johnson, former Bears coach Dave Wannstedt, former Bears center Olin Kreutz, Cubs manager Craig Counsell, Cubs second baseman Nico Hoerner and MLB Network personality Jon Morosi. Catch the show live Mo ...
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Caleb Williams meets with the media to kick off Bears training camp (Hour 3)
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42:17In the third hour, Matt Spiegel and Laurence Holmes listened and reacted to Bears quarterback Caleb Williams' media session Tuesday as the team reported for training camp. Later, they listened to Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer stress the importance of seeding in the playoffs.
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Matt Spiegel and Laurence Holmes welcomed on Cubs second baseman Nico Hoerner for a wide-ranging interview and reacted to Bears leaders meeting the media as training camp opened Tuesday.
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Mark Grote delivers his first Bears hit of 2025 season (Hour 4)
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40:42In the final hour, Matt Spiegel and Laurence Holmes were joined by Score teammate Mark Grote, who shared a Bears report with audio from head coach Ben Johnson, quarterback Jaylon Johnson and defensive tackle Grady Jarrett. Later, Spiegel and Holmes previewed the Cubs-Royals game Tuesday evening at Wrigley Field.…
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45-year-old Rich Hill returns to the mound for the Royals
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8:46Matt Spiegel and Laurence Holmes relived veteran left-hander Rich Hill's start against the White Sox from May 2006 as he was set to return to the mound Tuesday evening at Wrigley Field.
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Mark Grote delivers his first Bears hit of 2025 season
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25:06Matt Spiegel and Laurence Holmes were joined by Score teammate Mark Grote, who shared a Bears report with audio from head coach Ben Johnson, quarterback Jaylon Johnson and defensive tackle Grady Jarrett.
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Ben Johnson shares his Netflix recommendation
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15:29Matt Spiegel and Laurence Holmes listened to Bears head coach Ben Johnson discuss a Netflix documentary that he believes has similarities to his team's plight in his first season in Chicago.
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Caleb Williams meets with the media to kick off training camp
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15:31Matt Spiegel and Laurence Holmes listened and reacted to Bears quarterback Caleb Williams' media session Tuesday as the team reported for training camp.
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Ryan Poles spoke but didn't take questions — should he have? (Hour 2)
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40:32In the second hour, Matt Spiegel and Laurence Holmes reacted to Bears general manager Ryan Poles holding a short press conference but refusing to take questions Tuesday as the team reported to training camp. What does it tell us that Poles didn't take questions? After that, the guys listened and reacted to Bears head coach Ben Johnson explain how h…
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Nico Hoerner perfectly executed his engagement! (Hour 1)
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29:44Matt Spiegel and Laurence Holmes opened their show by discussing the Cubs’ 12-4 loss to the Royals on Monday. After that, Cubs second baseman Nico Hoerner joined the show to discuss his recent engagement to his longtime girlfriend. He also discussed the tight NL Central race, the club's mindset ahead of the trade deadline and more.…
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Ben Johnson shines light into his relationship with Caleb Williams
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10:55Matt Spiegel and Laurence Holmes listened and reacted to Bears head coach Ben Johnson explain how he and quarterback Caleb Williams are working to get on the same page.
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Ryan Poles spoke but didn't take questions — should he have?
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22:10Matt Spiegel and Laurence Holmes reacted to Bears general manager Ryan Poles holding a short press conference but refusing to take questions Tuesday as the team reported to training camp. What does it tell us that Poles didn't take questions?
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Nico Hoerner perfectly executed his engagement!
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20:45Matt Spiegel and Laurence Holmes were joined by Cubs second baseman Nico Hoerner to discuss his recent engagement to his longtime girlfriend. He also discussed the tight NL Central race, the club's mindset ahead of the trade deadline and more.
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Matt Spiegel and Laurence Holmes discussed the Cubs continuing to play good baseball but nonetheless falling into a first-place tie in the NL Central as the Brewers have remained red hot. They also welcomed on Royals television color analyst Rex Hudler to preview the team's series against the Cubs at Wrigley Field.…
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Despite taking 2 of 3 from Red Sox, Cubs tied atop NL Central with Brewers (Hour 1)
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25:42Matt Spiegel and Laurence Holmes opened their show by discussing how despite the Cubs playing good baseball, the red-hot Brewers have surged into a first-place tie in the NL Central. After that, the guys reacted to Cubs manager Craig Counsell answering a question from Holmes about managing personalities in the clubhouse.…
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Jeff Levering: Brewers are 'Average Joes' (Hour 2)
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42:08In the second hour, Matt Spiegel and Laurence Holmes reacted to Scottie Scheffler winning the Open Championship just days after stressing that there was much more to life than golf. After that, Brewers play-by-play broadcaster Jeff Levering joined the show to discuss Milwaukee's red-hot play that has vaulted it into a first-place tie in the NL Cent…
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Jed Hoyer delivers a beautiful tribute to Ryne Sandberg (Hour 3)
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42:16In the third hour, Matt Spiegel and Laurence Holmes reacted to the news that NFL Players Association executive director Lloyd Howell and chief strategy officer JC Tretter have resigned. After that, the guys listened and reacted to Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer pay tribute to franchise legend Ryne Sandberg on the Marquee Sports Net…
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Adam Amin is intrigued with how Ben Johnson will scheme Bears' offense (Hour 4)
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41:26In the final hour, Matt Spiegel and Laurence Holmes were joined by Royals television color analyst Rex Hudler to preview the team's series against the Cubs at Wrigley Field. After that, NBA, MLB and NFL play-by-play broadcaster Adam Amin joined the show to discuss DJing and the latest Cubs and Bears storylines.…
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Adam Amin is intrigued with how Ben Johnson will scheme the Bears' offense
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18:22Matt Spiegel and Laurence Holmes were joined by NBA, MLB and NFL play-by-play broadcaster Adam Amin to discuss DJing and the latest Cubs and Bears storylines.
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Rex Hudler is fired up to be back in Chicago!
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17:36Matt Spiegel and Laurence Holmes were joined by Royals television color analyst Rex Hudler to preview the team's series against the Cubs at Wrigley Field.
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Jed Hoyer delivers a beautiful tribute to Ryne Sandberg
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10:46Matt Spiegel and Laurence Holmes listened and reacted to Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer pay tribute to franchise legend Ryne Sandberg on the Marquee Sports Network broadcast Sunday. Sandberg is battling cancer.
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Matt Spiegel and Laurence Holmes reacted to the news that NFL Players Association executive director Lloyd Howell and chief strategy officer JC Tretter have resigned.
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Jeff Levering: Brewers are 'average Joes'
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14:13Matt Spiegel and Laurence Holmes were joined by Brewers play-by-play broadcaster Jeff Levering to discuss Milwaukee's red-hot play that has vaulted it into a first-place tie in the NL Central. How big of a threat are the Brewers to the Cubs?
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Scottie Scheffler was happy after Open Championship victory
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18:34Matt Spiegel and Laurence Holmes reacted to Scottie Scheffler winning the Open Championship just days after stressing that there was much more to life than golf.
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Craig Counsell shares insight on managing personalities in the clubhouse
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7:42Matt Spiegel and Laurence Holmes reacted to Cubs manager Craig Counsell answering a question from Holmes about managing personalities in the clubhouse.
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Despite taking 2 of 3 from Red Sox, Cubs tied atop NL Central with Brewers
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16:56Matt Spiegel and Laurence Holmes discussed how despite the Cubs playing good baseball, the red-hot Brewers have surged into a first-place tie in the NL Central.
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