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Will Saulsbery and H.T. Sims are back with more St. Louis area basketball coverage. This week they are joined by Brian Barnhart, the voice of Illinois Men’s Basketball. Brian gives you everything you need to know to prep for this year’s team, and creates his all-time 21st Century Illini team! Deron Williams leads the 5, who else makes the squad?

Later, Will and H.T. break down the first week of the NBA season and go deep on the gambling scandal that has rocked the league. What on Earth were Chauncey Billups, Scary Terry Rozier, and Damon Jones thinking and doing?

Brian and Kyle discuss Cardinals Rule 5 eligible players, putting them in three tiers – locks, maybes and maybe nots. They touched on the pros and cons of a long-term contract early in JJ Wetherholt’s career. A summary of early participants in winter ball was provided. The pair closed with discussion of a Baseball America study linking throwing harder to a longer MLB career.

A historic baseball game last night to talk about today with Martin Kilcoyne. A look at the good and bad for both teams and how the length may have backfired for ratings. Will Shohei feel repercussions as starter tonight? And how can Toronto rebound? We also get into Mizzou football’s loss to Vanderbilt and the team’s remaining games. Could Drinkwitz be a candidate for the LSU job? Or Florida?

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“Golf With Jay Delsing” features a visit with 11-time PGA Tour winner John Cook. Also, the show will have the latest news and notes from throughout the world of golf.

Will and H.T. tip off Hoops on Scoops with Stu Durando of Stu on SLU and formerly of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Stu joins at 2:55 and the gents talk 2025-2026 SLU Men’s Billikens basketball expectations, coach Josh Schertz, Atlantic 10 preseason rankings, Robbie Avila’s off-season and ceiling, and Stu’s predictions for the season as a whole. At 49:15 they discuss why St. Louis doesn’t have an NBA team, the Lakers and Stu’s Los Angeles upbringing, the “Lebron James nonsense” and the Luka situation. They close with discussion of the Nuggets and Stu’s son, Bennett Durando’s role covering the team.

Brian and Kyle discuss Cardinals arbitration eligible players, considering possible multi-year contracts and effect on tradability. They return to Jordan Walker in the context of his final option year and if that impacts the plan for him for 2026. Two emerging candidates for the closer job next season were mentioned as is the progress being made by Chen-Wei Lin in Arizona. They also cover The Cardinal Nation’s Starting Pitchers of the Year at the four full-season affiliates.

Baseball first to start our Monday Great Talk here. A look at the Blue Jays/Mariners matchup tonight and the Dodgers return to the World Series. How does that weigh on a CBA argument for next year? We also talk about Ohtani (the unicorn) and other stars of the game today. Where will Mike Shildt land? We talk briefly about his departure from the Padres. Thoughts on the Cardinals announcements after the season- Donovan’s surgery and more. Will they be more upfront with information like this? We get into Molina’s coaching future along with Pujols too. Will Mizzou survive Vanderbilt this weekend after the ugly win against Auburn? We talk SEC and big college football news.

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“Golf With Jay Delsing” originates from Family Golf and Learning Center. We’ll hear from the founder of FGLC, Adam Betz. Also, the show features the latest news and notes from throughout the world of golf.

A Hockey hall of famer who teamed with The Golden Brett to become the iconic Hull and Oates duo during his tenure with the Blues. Adam Oates was a college star at RPI…became an elite playmaking center in the NHL…and also spent time coaching after his playing career. From a rough start all the way to the Hall. Enjoy this episode with the great Adam Oates.

Brian and Kyle discuss major league news including Albert Pujols, Yadier Molina, Mike Shildt and Jordan Walker. Three international hitters identified by Baseball America were highlighted. They broke down the surprising no. 1 farm system ranking given the Cardinals by Fangraphs and closed with Statcast-based hitting and pitching organizational rankings by BA.