The Drive on ESPN 93.5
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The Drive is your daily Illini sports podcast from ESPN 93.5. Kurtis Allen and Evan Stone cover Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball, Illinois Fighting Illini football, the Chicago Bears, Cardinals, Cubs and the biggest sports stories in Champaign-Urbana with interviews, analysis, and a lot of laughs. New episodes every weekday. 🎙️
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07/21/26 Hour 2: Chris Kwiecinski Breaks Down Standout Bears Rookies, Caleb Williams' Growing Chemistry with Receivers & Tuesday Draft: Old Man Names
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Jul 21, 2026 |
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07/21/26 Hour 1: Doug Bucshon Breaks Down Illinois Football's 2026 Strengths, Josh Whitman's Extension & Illini Hoops Freshmen; Cardinals vs. Angels Preview; Chris Hightower In-Studio
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Jul 21, 2026 |
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07/20/26 Hour 2: Cardinals Trade Deadline Decisions, Angels Series Preview, Ryan Clark Out at ESPN
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Jul 20, 2026 |
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07/20/26 Hour 1: Illinois Football Schedule Breakdown, Spain Wins the World Cup, Cardinals Collapse vs. D-Backs
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Jul 20, 2026 |
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07/17/26 Hour 2: WCIA Sports Director Glenn Kinley Talks Josh Whitman's New Contract; Caleb Williams & NFL Players Demand Grass Fields; Friday Toasts
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Jul 17, 2026 |
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07/17/26 Hour 1: Tory Tekyl Is Illinois Football's New Executive Director; Adam Wainwright Defends Cardinals Fans Against Barstool Sports; Cardinals vs. Diamondbacks & Cubs vs. Twins Preview
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Jul 17, 2026 |
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07/16/26 Hour 1: Scott Spiezio Talks Cardinals, New Book & Documentary; Brian Teague Breaks Down Illini in NBA Summer League, Bulls, and Caitlin Clark vs WNBA Officiating
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Jul 16, 2026 |
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07/16/26 Hour 1:Illinois Headlines Josh Whitman Extension, Kylan Boswell's NBA Summer League Breakout & David Mirkovic's Wooden Award Buzz With Cooper O'Kelly
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Jul 16, 2026 |
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07/15/26 Hour 2: Carson Gourdie Talks Illinois Basketball Expectations | Is Michigan Still the Biggest Big Ten Threat? | 2026 MLB All-Star Draft Results
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Jul 15, 2026 |
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07/15/26 Hour 1: Illinois Football Lands DB Trezavant Boyd | Keaton Wagler Continues Strong NBA Summer League | Argentina Reaches World Cup Final
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Jul 15, 2026 |
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07/14/26 Hour 2: MLB All-Star Draft, Illini Summer League Updates & England vs. Argentina World Cup Preview
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Jul 14, 2026 |
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07/14/26 Hour 1: Jeff Jones from Belleville News Democrat Cardinals Midseason Check-In, Jordan Walker's Home Run Derby & Spain Reaches World Cup Final
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Jul 14, 2026 |
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07/13/26 Hour 2: Tristan Thomas Continues Illini Talk, MLB Home Run Derby Predictions & Are the Cardinals Buyers or Sellers?
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Jul 13, 2026 |
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07/13/26 Hour 1: WCIA's Tristan Thomas Breaks Down Keaton Wagler's Summer League Breakout, Cardinals Reach Midseason & Conor McGregor's UFC 329 Nightmare
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Jul 13, 2026 |
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07/10/26 Hour 2: Cardinals vs. Braves Preview, JJ Wetherholt Signs, Summer Blockbuster Draft & Friday Toasts
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Jul 10, 2026 |
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07/10/26 Hour 1: Keaton Wagler's NBA Summer League Debut & Brian Ames Talks Illini ReBounders Golf Outing
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Jul 10, 2026 |
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07/09/26 Hour 2: Kyle Tausk Talks Illinois Basketball Summer Workouts, Illini vs. UConn & Top Freshmen to Watch; Draft Day - Best Summer Blockbusters of All Time
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Jul 09, 2026 |
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07/09/26 Hour 1: Illinois-UConn Set for Dec. 4 at United Center, Cardinals-Brewers Preview & Cubs Fall to Orioles, Illini Headlines
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Jul 09, 2026 |
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07-08-26 The Drive Hour 1 Evan Stone and Pierce the Fierce talk about Cubs Cardinals 4th of July series and World cup!
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Jul 08, 2026 |
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7-02-26 Hour 2 Illinois Football Schedule - Do you like popcorn???
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Jul 02, 2026 |
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7-02-26 Hour 1 - Carson Gourdie in Studio - Cubs/Cards/White Sox - NBA Free Trades - USA!
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Jul 02, 2026 |
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07-01-26 Hour 2 More World cup talks, NBA offseason updates and Lebron, and NFL upcoming season
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Jul 01, 2026 |
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07-01-26 Hour 1 Cardinals vs. Braves Recap, World Cup USA talks, Pierce the Fierce Redemption
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Jul 01, 2026 |
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6-30-26 Hour 2: Tuesday Draft! Isaac Ambrose Joins The Show
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Jun 30, 2026 |
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06/29/26 Hour 2: Cardinals-Cubs 4th of July Series Preview, NBA Headlines & World Cup Recap
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Jun 29, 2026 |
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06/29/26 Hour 1: 5-Star Recruit Visits Illinois as Chris Hightower Takes on Pierce "The Fierce" Intern in Name That Coach
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Jun 29, 2026 |
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06/26/26 Hour 2: Cardinals vs. Marlins Weekend Preview, Chris Hightower Talks NBA Draft & Chicago Bears Hallmark Movie, Friday Toasts
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Jun 26, 2026 |
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06/26/26 Hour 1: Morez Johnson Breaks Silence on Illinois Exit as Chris Hightower Talks Illini in the NBA Draft
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Jun 26, 2026 |
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06/25/26 Hour 2: Illinois vs. North Carolina Set for Nashville; Breaking Down the Illini Basketball Schedule & Team USA's Historic World Cup Bid
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Jun 25, 2026 |
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06/25/26 Hour 1: Former Illini Marcus Domask Joins the Show; Brian Teague Talks Bulls & NBA Draft Breakdown
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Jun 25, 2026 |
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06/24/26 Hour 2: Sunny Verma on Wagler-to-Clippers & Bulls Big Night; Pierre Noujaim Breaks Down Ayo's Massive Payday; Biggest Draft Bust Results; Intern Pierce vs. A Map
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Jun 24, 2026 |
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06/24/26 Hour 1: Keaton Wagler Drafted No. 5 Overall by Clippers; Cardinals Announce Major Front Office Changes
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Jun 24, 2026 |
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06/23/26 Hour 2: Illinois Football Lands DB Tyrone Howard Jr., Brody Knowles Gets A Greeting From Dirk Nowitzki & Biggest NBA Draft Busts Ever
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Jun 23, 2026 |
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06/23/26 Hour 1: Chris Hine Breaks Down Ayo Dosunmu’s $112 Million Timberwolves Deal, NBA Draft Night for Keaton Wagler & Cardinals-Diamondbacks Game 2 Preview
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Jun 23, 2026 |
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06/22/26 Hour 2: Cardinals Face Critical Stretch Before All-Star Break; Messi Sets Another World Cup Record; Intern Pierce Takes on MLB All-Star Voting and Canada
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Jun 22, 2026 |
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06/22/26 Hour 1: Dusty May Leaves Michigan for Dallas Mavericks; Alex Kyi Discusses Big Ten Fallout and Keaton Wagler's NBA Draft Range
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Jun 22, 2026 |
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06/19/26 Hour 2: Ravi Lulla Breaks Down Big Ten Football Risers and Fallers, how Illini will fare; Team USA Beats Australia; Friday Toasts Close the Week
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Jun 19, 2026 |
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06/19/26 Hour 1: Illinois Basketball vs Texas Tech Home-and-Home Series Is A Go; Team USA Shuts Out Australia; Cardinals Crushed by Royals
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Jun 19, 2026 |
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06/18/26 Hour 2: Illinois Football 3-3-5 Defense Breakdown - Safeties & "Chief" Position, USA vs Australia World Cup Preview & Best Smells Draft Results
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Jun 18, 2026 |
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06/18/26 Hour 1: Illinois Football Recruiting Update: Brian Teague Compares Bennett Konkey to Pat Bryant, Thiago Splitter Intro Bulls Presser, Keaton Wagler NBA Draft Buzz, and Illini Headlines
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Jun 18, 2026 |
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06/16/26 Hour 2: Illinois Basketball Adds EIU and Penn to Schedule; Cardinals, Cubs Face Trade Deadline Decisions; Tuesday Draft - Best Smells of All Time
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Jun 16, 2026 |
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06/16/26 Hour 1: Illinois Football Lands 4-Star WR Bennett Konkey, Flips RB Steven Alexis; Dustin May Shines for Cardinals, Cubs' PCA Hits for the Cycle
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Jun 16, 2026 |
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06/15/26 Hour 2: Cardinals vs Padres & Cubs vs Rockies Preview | Hurricanes Win Stanley Cup, Team USA World Cup Outlook & Ty Rodgers Injury Update
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Jun 15, 2026 |
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06/15/26 Hour 1: St. Joseph-Ogden Wins IHSA 2A State Championship | Coach Josh Haley Joins The Drive, Knicks Capture NBA Title & Latest Illini Headlines
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Jun 15, 2026 |
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06/12/26 Hour 2: Tristan Thomas from WCIA3 talks St. Joe-Ogden baseball, Dane Eisenmenger to Illini, & his basketball showdown against Evan Stone; Cards v Twins & Cubs v Giants preview; Friday Toasts!
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Jun 12, 2026 |
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06/12/26 Hour 1: Dane Eisenmenger meets the Illini Media; Jordan Sigler from Chi City Sports explains the next steps in Bears stadium move, talks Minicamp, Caleb Williams vs Michah Parsons, and more
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Jun 12, 2026 |
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06/11/26 Hour 2: Sunny Verma says Keaton Wagler to the Bulls could be a good thing, and Illini football & basketball recruitment news; Top 10 players from the Tim Beckman Era; Meet our intern Quinn
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Jun 11, 2026 |
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06/11/26 Hour 1: Knicks stun Spurs with Greatest Comeback in NBA Playoff History; Carson Gourdie talks Illinois Football QB Room, Illini & Lincoln Williams, St. Joe-Ogden in IHSA Final Four Baseball
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Jun 11, 2026 |
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06/10/26 Hour 2: NBA Finals Game 4 preview, why Wemby will win; Cards vs Mets and Cubs vs Rockies preview; Evan goes Hulk Hogan on The World Cup, Brother!
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Jun 10, 2026 |
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06/10/26 Hour 1: Kyle Tausk from Illini Inquirer tells us why Lincoln Williams was perfect timing, reviews Quintin Coleman's Team USA Performance; Tolono Unity QB Dane Eisenmenger to Illinois
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Jun 10, 2026 |
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06/09/26 Hour 2: Alex Kyi from Armchair Illini breaks down Sladen Shack's game, Lincoln Williams' recruitment process, and more; Tuesday Draft - Best Sports Video Games of All Time; World Cup Tweets
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Jun 09, 2026 |
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06/09/26 Hour 1: Illinois Football lands 3-Star Quarterback Sladen Shack - what you need to know; Cardinals vs Mets and Cubs vs Rockies Preview
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Jun 09, 2026 |
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06/08/26 Hour 2: Brian Teague from Chicago State of Mind Sports tells us why the Bears WON'T be going to Indiana, Lincoln Williams to the Illini, and Quentin Coleman's performance for Team USA U8
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Jun 08, 2026 |
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06/08/26 Hour 1: Illinois Basketball lands Kankakee star Lincoln Williams, Football lands 3 new recruits, and more Illini Headlines; Tribute to Stacey King
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Jun 08, 2026 |
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06/05/26 Hour 2: Chris Kwiecinski from Fox32 with the latest from Halas Hall & The Bears, Kurtis teaches Evan about baseball stats; Friday Toasts!
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Jun 05, 2026 |
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06/05/26 Hour 1: Are you ready for the Hammond Bears? George McCaskey & Kevin Warren announce Bears are Indiana-Bound; Cardinals vs Reds Preview; Giants smoke the Cubs
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Jun 05, 2026 |
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06/04/26 Hour 2: HOF'er Rob Rains talks Cardinals & why this team plays so relaxed, which player is his surprise star; Aaron Donald back to the Rams?; Draft Winner - Most Hateable Athletes
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Jun 04, 2026 |
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06/04/26 Hour 1: Isaac Ambrose talks Bielema calling out Pete Bevecqua, and is Underwood the GOAT Coach in Illini history?; Knicks stun the Spurs
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Jun 04, 2026 |
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6/03/26 Hour 2: Who are your picks for the MLB All-Star Team; Draft Day - Most Hated Athletes in Sports History
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Jun 03, 2026 |
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06/03/26 Hour 1: Cardinals & Cubs both skidding; Illini Headlines; Who are the players from Rival Teams that you respected?
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Jun 03, 2026 |
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06/02/26 Hour 2: More on Quentin Coleman's big game for Team USA; Evan vs Texters World Cup Part 2; Should Brendan Sorsby be banned?
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Jun 02, 2026 |
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06/02/26 Hour 1: Chris Kwiecinski from Fox32 Chicago on the Bears' Stadium Situation; Illini Headlines - Quinten Coleman's big game, HOF'er Jenna Hall takes over Softball; Evan vs Texters - World Cup
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Jun 02, 2026 |
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05/29/26 Hour 2: Glenn Kinley from WCIA3 Sports talks IHSA Track & Field State Championships & Illini basketball's Andrej Stojakovic; Cards vs Cubs Predictions; Friday Toasts
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May 29, 2026 |
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05/29/26 Hour 1: Brian Teague from Chicago State of Mind Sports talks Illini basketball, Andrej Stojakovic, Football schedule; Brian Walton from The Cardinal Nation previews Cards vs Cubs Series
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May 29, 2026 |
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05/28/26 Hour 2: Tristan Thomas from WCIA3 talks Andrej Stojakovic's return, IHSA State Track Meet, & showdown with Evan Stone; Can Spurs win 2 vs Thunder?; Evan runs afoul of the Law
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May 28, 2026 |
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05/28/26 Hour 1: Illini Headlines - Andrej Stojakovic is officially BACK with the Illini; Cubs vs Cards series preview; MLB's Proposed Salary Cap - who's affected?; Evan ranks Illini football games
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May 28, 2026 |
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05/27/26 Hour 2: Who do the Knicks want to play - Thunder or Spurs?; Evan vs Tristan Thomas; more Andrej Stojakovic talk; Tuesday Draft results - Best 90's Comedies; Pierce the Intern steals the show
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May 27, 2026 |
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05/27/26 Hour 1: Andrej Stojakovic announcing his decision at 7pm; Illini Headlines - Football TV Game Times announced, Quentin Coleman to US U18 National Team; Cards Fall to Brewers & Cubs lose 10
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May 27, 2026 |
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05/26/26 Hour 2: Kyle Tausk of Illini Inquirer on why Andrej Stojakovic will be back with Illinois, Underwood's contract, who'll be the Starting 5, and more; Tuesday Draft - Best 90's Comedy Movies
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May 26, 2026 |
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05/26/26 Hour 1: Brian Ames returns to recap closest Indy 500 in history; Cubs skid is now at 9 games while Cardinals & Brewers fight for 1st place; Illini Headlines - Shauna Green adds to her staff
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May 26, 2026 |
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05/21/26 Hour 2: Adda Lavalle from AlBat tells if Alex Bregman's contract is worth it for the Cubs; Let's Go Racing Part 2! We draft the Indy 500 & Coca-Cola 600; Friday Toasts
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May 22, 2026 |
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05/21/26 Hour 1: Let's Go Racing! Brian Ames joins us to breakdown the Indy 500; Cubs waste opportunities vs Astros; Illini Headlines
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May 22, 2026 |
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05/20/26 Hour 2: Cardinals walk it off against Pirates & a preview of the Brewers series; Indy 500 & Coca-Cola 600: Educating Evan Stone; Tuesday Draft Results
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May 20, 2026 |
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05/20/26 Hour 1: Ravi Lulla from Hurrdat Sports talks NCAA Football Playoff Expansion and how it can hurt the sport; Kurtis' Curveballs - Sports Moments That Reveal Your Age
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May 20, 2026 |
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05/19/26 Hour 2: Cardinals vs Pirates; Arsenal wins the Premier League - we recap and get live updates from Evan's Mom; Tuesday Draft - Spielberg Movies
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May 19, 2026 |
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05/19/26 Hour 1: Carson Gourdie from WICS-TV 20 returns to talk Illini basketball offseason, why Andrej Stojakovic will return, and football expectations; Kurtis' Curveballs are back
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May 19, 2026 |
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05/18/26 Hour 2: Zack Pearson returns to talk Chicago Bears schedule, rookie camp, and if a new stadium is happening; Etched in Stone picks for tonight's MLB Slate
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May 18, 2026 |
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05/18/26 Hour 1: Brad Sturdy from Illini Guys talks Illinois Basketball offseason, Andrej Stojakovic, Underwood's new contract, and latest on Illinois football roster; White Sox clip Cubs & Cards win
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May 18, 2026 |
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05/16/26 Hour 2: Elias Schuster discusses Cubs vs White Sox series, Bulls & NBA Draft, and Keaton Wagler's best landing spot; Etched in Stone is back; Friday Toasts!
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May 15, 2026 |
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05/15/26 Hour 1: Tristan Thomas from WCIA3 talks about Brad Underwood's contract update; Take the Irritable Sports Fan Test'; Today's Illini Headlines
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May 15, 2026 |
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05/13/26 Hour 2: Can the TWolves come back against the Spurs; From the Office of Evan Stone: LeBron's future; Meet our new intern Pierce!
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May 13, 2026 |
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05/13/26 Hour 1: Illinois vs Duke announced for Home-And-Home Series; The latest on Andrej Stojakovic's future at NBA Combine; Chris Kwiecinski of FOX 32 talks Bears schedule
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May 13, 2026 |
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05/12/26 Hour 2: Curt Bishop of Sports Illustrated & Redbird Rants talks Cardinals early season success; Tuesday Draft - Best Chicago Athletes; Cooper goes on Summer Break
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May 12, 2026 |
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05/12/26 Hour 1: Andrej Stojakovic's NBA Draft Stock is on the rise - Brian Teague from Chicago State of Mind Sports tell us the latest; Illini Men's Basketball Schedule breakdown
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May 12, 2026 |
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05/11/26 Hour 2: Keaton, Kylan, & Andrej rep Illini at NBA Draft Combine; Cam Wagner chooses Oregon over Illinois; Evan's World Cup Preview
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May 11, 2026 |
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05/11/26 Hour 1: Rick Horton talks Cardinals season; Pierre Noujaim from Fox 9 Minneapolis on T-Wolves tying series with Spurs; Illini Headlines
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May 11, 2026 |
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05/08/26 Hour 2: Steve Greenberg from Chicago Sun-Times talks Cubs insane win streak; Ravi Lulla of Hurrdat Sports weighs in on who "won" Big Ten Football offseason; Our Friday Toasts!
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May 08, 2026 |
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05/08/26 Hour 1: Kyle Tausk from Illini Inquirer talks Illinois basketball offseason & high school recruitment; Illini football's Friday Night Games; T-Wolves vs Spurs Game 3 Preview
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May 08, 2026 |
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05/07/26 Hour 2: Illini basketball predicted to win National Title in 2027; Illinois Football to win 9 games?; Spurs SPANK Timberwolves in Game 2
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May 07, 2026 |
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05/07/26 Hour 1: NCAA Releases new March Madness Bracket; Jacob Infante returns to talk Bears & NFL Free Agency - Joey Bosa to the Bears?; Cubs on an absolute tear over the last 20 games!
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May 07, 2026 |
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05/06/26 Hour 2: Ayo Dosumnu is back for T-Wolves vs Spurs!; Bears are favorites to land David Njoku; Best sporting event you've ever seen in person
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May 06, 2026 |
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05/06/26 Hour 1: Illini Men's Tennis Head Coach Brad Dancer talks Super Regional vs Ohio State; Thunder beat Lakers, and Jordan vs LeBron debate fires up again; Evan vs Jerry West & Bob Cousy
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May 06, 2026 |
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05/05/26 Hour 2: Jordan vs LeBron debate ahead of Lakers vs Thunder & HEATED texts; Tuesday Draft - Best Fiction Moms
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May 05, 2026 |
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05/05/26 Hour 1: Tom Michael returns to the University of Illinois; Chris Hine talks T-Wolves stealing Game 1 from Spurs, TSJ says he'll dunk on Wemby; Cardinals & Cubs get big wins
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May 05, 2026 |
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05/04/26 Hour 2: Chris Block follows up on Golden Tempo's Kentucky Derby win and why he knew it was a possibility; Jeff Jones talks Cardinals, previews series vs Brewers; Do you wear Jerseys?
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May 04, 2026 |
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05-04-26 HOUR 1: Recapping a huge weekend of Illini Sports; Cardinals & Cubs Grades after 1 month of the season; Evan Stone's Star Wars Thoughts
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May 04, 2026 |
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05-01-26 Hour 2: Carson Gourdie talks Bret Bielema's presser & why Freshmen will get a lot of playing time; More on Andrej Stojakovic in the NBA Draft; We pick Kentucky Derby horses; Friday Toasts
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May 01, 2026 |
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05-01-26 Hour 1: Michael Rand from Minneapolis Star Tribune talks Terrance Shannon Jr's HUGE night for T-Wolves & win over Denver; EVERYTHING you need to know about The Kentucky Derby with Chris Block
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May 01, 2026 |
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04-30-26 Hour 2: Chris Kwiecinski of FOX32 Chicago talks Bears draft and gives an early outlook on the 2026 season; Chris Hine of the Minnesota Star Tribune talks Ayo Dosunmu's impact on the T-Wolves
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Apr 30, 2026 |
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04-30-26 Hour 1: Pierre Noujaim of Fox9 Minneapolis talks Ayo Dosunmu & T-Wolves in the NBA Plaoffs,; Illini Hall of Fame Class of 2026 Announced
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Apr 30, 2026 |