Best of 104.3 The Score

Dan Bernstein and Connor McKnight were joined by former Score teammate Chris Rongey, now a host at WXOS in St. Louis, to provide a scouting report on the Cardinals and preview the NL Central race. The guys also worked Rongey into a fit of laughter over an extraneous topic in a conversation between Score reporter Bruce Levine and agent Alan Nero. (3/26/19)

Dan Bernstein and Connor McKnight were joined by baseball scribe Joe Sheehan of Sports Illustrated and Baseball America to discuss his expectations for the Cubs and other teams across the baseball landscape as Opening Day awaits Thursday. (3/26/19)

David Haugh and Leila Rahimi were joined by Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk to discuss the Bears, what he's heard about possible new NFL rules at the owners' meetings, the respective futures of Robbie Gould and Rob Gronkowski and more. (3/26/19)

David Haugh and Leila Rahimi were joined by Cubs television play-by-play man Len Kasper to discuss the team's expectations heading into the new season and its sense of urgency. (3/26/19)

David Haugh and Leila Rahimi were joined by Brad Biggs of the Chicago Tribune to discuss what he's hearing about the Bears at the owners' meetings and whether running back Jordan Howard will be traded this offseason. (3/26/19)

David Haugh and Leila Rahimi were joined by Tim Baltz, the face of the AT&T March Madness commercial and co-creator of "Shrink," to discuss his involvement in the NCAA Tournament and how he got started with it. (3/26/19)

David Haugh and Leila Rahimi were joined by Joe Ostrowski of the Score to discuss the state of sports gambling in Illinois and a key hearing taking place Thursday. (3/26/19)

David Haugh and Leila Rahimi conducted their daily "5 at 5" segment, which began with a debate about which season-opening day will be more exciting: that for the Cubs and White Sox on Thursday or the Bears' against the Packers in September? The morning crew then debated what the Athletic's report on the Cubs front office taking steps to create more accountability this season says about the organization's commitment to manager Joe Maddon and discussed whether they were surprised that right-hander Lucas Giolito was designated as the third starter in the White Sox's rotation. Later, they shared their picks for best division in the National League and American League and discussed the news that attorney Michael Avenatti was indicted for allegedly trying to extort Nike to the tune of $25 million after threatening to reveal the shoe company was paying off high school basketball recruits. (3/26/19)

Dan Bernstein and Connor McKnight were joined by Sahadev Sharma of the Athletic Chicago to discuss his piece with fellow scribe Patrick Mooney that broke down how the Cubs are aiming to create more structure in an effort to avoid complacency this season. (3/25/19)

David Haugh and Leila Rahimi were joined by Chuck Garfien of NBC Sports Chicago to discuss his interview with White Sox general manager Rick Hahn about outfielder Eloy Jiménez long-term contract extension, the development of infielder Yoan Moncada and more storylines from spring training. (3/25/19)