In the first hour of tonight’s show, Matt Pauley shares the news that Centene has backed out of its naming rights contract with St. Louis City SC’s stadium, which has now been renamed to CITYPARK for the time being. St. Louis University Billikens radio color commentator Earl Austin, Jr. then joins the show to discuss the upcoming Billikens basketball season and their exhibition game Monday night vs. UMSL. Matt and Earl also discuss standout players like Yuri Collins and Sincere Parker, while recognizing Jayson Tatum as the NBA’s Eastern Conference Player of the Week. Later, Craig Mish joins the show to discuss Skip Schumacher being hired by the Miami Marlins to be their manager. Craig is an MLB Network contributor, the Senior Baseball Contributor at the Miami Herald, and is the host of the Miami Marlins podcast “Swings and Mishes.” Craig also weighs in on who the Cardinals can pursue to replace Yadier Molina.

Sports Open Line with Matt Pauley airs weeknights 6-8pm on KMOX. Join the show by calling or texting (314) 436-7900 or by tweeting to Matt @MattPauleyOnAir. Listen live at 1120AM, 98.7FM, or on the free Audacy app.