Best of 104.3 The Score

The Cubs got in a workout Thursday before the rain arrived at spring training in Mesa, Arizona. A topic of the day was what lies ahead for right-hander Tyler Chatwood, who doesn't have a rotation spot after struggling in 2018. "I feel really good this year," Chatwood says.

Mike Mulligan and David Haugh were joined by Cubs president of business operations Crane Kenney to discuss the launch of the Marquee Sports Network, which will be the exclusive television home of the team's games beginning in February 2020. Kenney discussed the partnership with Sinclair Broadcast Group and more. (2/14/19)

Mike Mulligan and David Haugh were joined by Score host Julie DiCaro to discuss the Cubs' handling of suspended shortstop Addison Russell's situation. At the start of the 2019 regular season, Russell will serve the final 28 games of a 40-game MLB suspension for violating the league's domestic violence policy. (2/14/19)

Mike Mulligan and David Haugh were joined by Chicago-based Sportscorp president Marc Ganis to discuss the the Cubs' partnership with Sinclair Broadcast Group to launch Marquee Sports Network in February 2020. Marquee will become the exclusive television home of Cubs games at that time. (2/14/19)

Mike Mulligan and David Haugh were joined by K.C. Johnson of the Chicago Tribune  to discuss whether the Bulls are hurting their chances of getting a top pick in the NBA draft with the recent acquisition of forward Otto Porter Jr. and to share his thoughts on former Chicago forward Bobby Portis' criticism regarding how he was informed of his status leading up to his trade to Washington. (2/14/19)

Mike Mulligan and David Haugh conducted their daily "5 at 5" segment, which began with a discussion about what the most important message is that the Cubs need to send as it relates to launching the Marquee Sports Network with Sinclair Broadcast Group. The guys then discussed criticism by Bobby Portis of how the Bulls informed him of his status prior to his trade to the Wizards and whether they believe Manny Machado wants to play for the White Sox. The crew also debated which current White Sox player will be the most interesting to watch in spring training before closing the segment out with a conversation about whether former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick should attempt a return by playing in the Alliance of American Football. (2/14/19)

As the Cubs have begun reporting to spring training, they know the group that's going to be setting the tone for them in 2019: the starting rotation. The team is expecting a big season from the group, David Schuster reports.

Dan Bernstein and Connor McKnight were joined by Sahadev Sharma of the Athletic to discuss his takeaways from the Cubs press conference to open spring training, the teams partnering with Sinclair Broadcast Group to launch a regional sports network in February 2020 and more. (2/13/19)

Dan Bernstein and Connor McKnight were joined by Mark Schanowski of NBC Sports Chicago to discuss the latest with the Bulls and various NBA storylines. (2/13/19)

Dan Bernstein and Connor McKnight were joined by Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk to discuss speculation that the Cardinals might trade quarterback Josh Rosen and draft Oklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray with the No. 1 overall pick, weigh in on reporting that the Ravens have agreed to trade quarterback Joe Flacco to the Broncos and share more on the latest NFL storylines. (2/13/19)