The Bulls are in the Play-In Tournament. Again. Will the 3rd time finally be the charm for these guys? Or will the Bulls yet again be bounced without making it to the actual postseason? 
The WNBA Draft was going on live during the show, so we got caught up on the two first round picks of the Chicago Sky, Ajsa Sivka and Hailey Van Lith.
The White Sox and Cubs both won their series this past weekend in impressive ways. The Cubs, especially are looking really strong. How will the Justin Steele injury affect things, though?
Kyler Gordon signed an extension right before the NFL Draft, which is just a great move all around by the Bears and Gordon. Now what will Poles do with this year's pick at 10?

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With the calendar officially flipping to April, we can now begin looking at the Bears strategy for the NFL Draft! To get us kick started, Luke Easterling from Athlon Sports stoped by to offer his opinions on the Bears needs and what players could fit the bill. He even played a few rounds of Make Your Case!
The Cubs are off to a hot start, but the bullpen let another lead go by on Sunday. Is this something to worry about already?
Congratulations to Bulls Head Coach Billy Donovan for making the Basketball Hall of Fame! Now get the Bulls out of the Play-In!

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The Bulls have been on an absolute tear lately! March has seem them secure a spot in the (dreaded) Play-In Tournament. Might a 7 or 8 seed still be on the table, though?

MLB had it's first full weekend and the Cubs and White Sox both had their ups and downs. For the Cubs, the bats were consistenly present, even if the bullpen wasn't. For the White Sox, they got above .500 for the first time in 2 years! And the starting staff has been tremendous first time through!

Finally, the NFL Draft is less than a month away. We'll dive into it more in the next few episodes, but should Ashton Jeanty really be in consideration at 10? What should be the Bears focus on?

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The MLB season gets underway this Thursday! The Cubs got a teaser in Japan last week, dropping 2 games to the Dodgers but now everything begins in earnest. The Cubs will stay in Arizona while the White Sox come home to take on the Padres. We'll preview both sides of town including the starting rotations, regular lineup, and expectations. 

The college basketball season is over for both Illinois' mens and women's teams. Both advanced to the 2nd round of the tournament before getting knocked out. We'll look back at both of them.

Connor Bedard and Colby White both made history this week as well!

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The Bears have had a crazy off season, completel re-doing the interior of the offensive line and addressing the d-line in the process. It's certainly an improvement over last year, but will it amount to more wins? And what will they do at 10 now in the draft?

Illinois is the lone representative for the state in the NCAA National men's tournament. How far can the Illini go? What team might trip them up?

Stars FC began it's new season last week with a bad loss to the Orlando Pride. Mallory Swanson was not there, when will Chicago be getting it's star back?

Plus Cubs new season, Connor Bedard vs the Refs, and the Bulls having very rude guests. It's a jam-packed hour! 

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The NFL Combine came and went and for the first time since 2022, the Bears don't own the 1st pick in the draft! So what did Ryan Pace and Ben Johnson come up with? And what might happen with free agency opening up in a week?
The Blackhawks made a major trade over the weekend that should pay off dividends right away, sending Seth Jones and a 4th round pick in 2026 to the Florida Panthers for 23-year old goalie Spencer Knight and a future 1st round pick. Who is the new Hawks net minder?
The Cubs are still getting ready out in Arizona but will leave next week for Japan. Might Matt Shaw go with them?
Finally, the Sky will be calling United Center home for 2 games this season! 

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Hope "springs" eternal as both the Cubs and White Sox have reported to Mesa, AZ, for Spring Training. The Cubs have some new pieces, but will the White Sox have a new owner soon?
The Sky keep making splashes this offseason. This latest move brought in a 2x WNBA All-Star in Ariel Atkins. Is new GM Jeff Pagliocca doing too much too fast?
The NFL has descended upon Indianapolis for the Scouting Combine. What else might Ryan Poles be up to while he's there?

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What can the Bears take away from the dismantling old Defensive Coordinator Vic Fangio gave the Chiefs? Are the Bears honestly close? And after the NBA trade deadline last week, the Bulls are no closer to declaring a lane than they were back in October. What is AKME thinking? But at least baseball is right around the corner as Cubs pitchers and catchers reported to Arizona Sunday.

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The Bulls traded Zach Lavine on Sunday night. It only took about two years to pull off, but AKME finally got the job done, involving Zach in a 3-team deal that gets him reunited with DeMar DeRozen. The move netted the Bulls several role players and control of their own first round pick for the next several drafts. With the NBA Trade Deadline approaching this Thursday, will this be the only move? It can't be, can it?
Ben Johnson has been very busy building his coaching staff, adding former Chiefs and Commanders offensive coordinator Eric Bienemy to the list on Sunday as the Running Backs coach and adding Dan Roushar as the offensive line coach. And with the news that Mylees Garret wants ouf of Cleveland, should the Bears pursue the 29-year old edge rusher? 
It was a big week for Angel Reese and the Sky last week. The Sky welcomed back PG Courtney Vandersloot for the upcoming season, announced that they will be playing the Brazilian Nation Team in a preseason game down on the campus of LSU and Angel made history with an ejection in an Unrivaled League game.

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Ben Johnson was impressive last week when introduced a the Bears head coach. That might be the best press conference by a Bears coach in the last 20 years. Helps that it was right after he was hired. How much does that actually mean in the long run? We're also starting to see his staff come together. Some great names and some "well, OK" names on there. The Cubs also held true to their word last weekend that they weren't done adding by trading for closer Ryan Pressly from the Houston Astros. The White Sox held their fan convention, getting ready to kick off what will be a year-long celebration of the 2005 World Series Championship. The Blackhawks got in on the trade action too, but not in a good way, sending away Taylor Hall and being a piggy bank for the Carolina Hurricanes in their Miko Ranntanen ultra-deal, all to get one measly 3rd round pick back. Finally, we bid a fond farewell to a great D3 basketball tournament. 

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