In the second and final hour of tonight’s show, Matt discusses the NCAA Power Conferences announcing today that they will allow player to be paid and what kind of effect that will have on college sports. He is then joined by Jared Wyllys, a Baseball Writer for CHGO Sports. He discusses the Cubs great start to the season, the state of the National League Central, and previews the Cardinals vs Cubs series coming up this weekend. Later, Matt discusses MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred's comments from the MLB Owner's Meeting. He wraps up the hour being joined by Jen Seiss and Nate Gatter ahead of the St Louis City SC Soccer Report.

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