I reach into my rolodex and pick out my brother, Northwestern Alum, and Chairman of NUWAVE, Dave Scalzo. We discuss what NUWAVE does, how they made this state of the art stadium come to life, the future of Northwestern athletics and who's going to win the Iowa/Northwestern game. Tons of insight from the inside and you'll be buying a ticket to a Northwestern game after you hear this.

High School football is back in Illinois and we have the new voices of Neuqua Valley back with Justin Mascari and sidekick Freddie Rook. We cover some storylines coming into the season, the new playoff format, the top 10 teams, and other interesting teams and matchups.

HOF'er Greg Long is back with fellow New Yorker and Regis alum Albert DeGrasse and his pursuit to play 365 rounds of golf in 365 days in all 50 states for the REACH program. We discuss his cause, what he hopes to re-learn about America, the logistics of the trip and how he got his wife to go along with it. Every guy's bucket list dream. So follow, support and donate to Albert and his cause and you can follow all his exploits on Instgram @nowdrivingtheusa and donate through his website www.nowdrivingtheusa.com

The soccer guys Rob Varak, Chris Kuehner, and Mike Sweeney have the final word on this epic 2026 World Cup hosted in North America. We recap Spain's victory over Argentine, the England vs France consolation game, when will we see the national teams again and how much impact this event had on the American view of soccer.

The soon to be new voice of the Missouri Tigers and HMB HOF'er Jack Thormeyer brings first timers Sean Traynor and Patrick Thompson to the HMB studio to discuss the Cubs second half of the season. We discuss the first half, the MLB All-Star Game, did the Cubs get enough representation, pitching injuries, how Counsell is handling the lineup, trade deadline options and a potential 2027 lockout. We also have some hot takes on Banana ball and if it's good for the game. These guys are in deep so we look into the crystal ball and predict what's going to happen.

Our golf correspondent Tom Holobowski is back after his heater and he will tell you all about that and handicap the 154th British Open, the fourth and final major of the PGA Tour. We have Stump the Scalzo and DId You Know? and where you should place your money this year. Ton of fun so let's go!

Cooper, Aaron, Luke and Manav are back to reclaim their crown as most listened to HMB episode. They take it to the next level as they rank the next set of elite fast food chains and this is a killer bracket! See who comes out on top and who succumbs to the pressure.

As promised, a different perspective on the USMNT World Cup and the future of USA soccer. We go off about soccer rules, the fundamental issues with how we find elite soccer players and a look into the USWNT World Cup chances in 2027 in Brazil.

The USMNT World Cup run ends with a 4-1 defeat at the hands of Belgium. Rob and I discuss why that game went sideways, why Americans don't like soccer rules and VAR, what has to change fundamentally with USA soccer and where do we go from here?

Rob discusses the historic win by the USA in the round of 32, why Malik Tillman was the MVP and how the infamous red card incident went down. Also, the gritty performance by the ten men left on the field and a quick look into the round of 16 vs Belgium. Why not US?