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The mens basketball season kick off tonight at SLU. We catch up with Billikens head coach Travis Ford about this year's team. He talks Yuri Collins, new additions, injuries and what he's expecting this year from some. Listen here:

A great start to the week here with Martin Kilcoyne of Fox 2 News. We get into SLU basketball, the World Series, Matt Holliday's return to the Cardinals, and are we over the Astros cheating scandal yet?

Matt Holliday is returning to STL as the Cardinals bench coach.  His close relationship to Oli, the organization, and the fans makes his return special. His role is more than just the bench coach.  He talks here about how he can help and how he will learn as well.  Welcome back Matt!

Will Albert Pujols be a first ballot Hall of Famer or will he be sabotaged by a rogue voter or two? We also talk Gold Gloves- Brendan Donovan over Tommy Edman and no award for Goldschmidt. For next season, is the team set on Edman at shortstop and Donovan at second as a stopgap until Masyn Winn is ready? We talk about who they could get for other positions, if so. Can the Missouri Tigers steal another win in Kentucky tomorrow? The Fighting Illini are rolling and look to wrap it up against a reeling Michigan St. Billiken basketball games begin next week. Is this truly the year for Travis Ford? Ben breaks down the stacked team. Listen here:

Rain delay theater, Martin's pet peeves, Mike Shannon, World Series announcers, gold glove winners and Martin picks a bone with Dan.

It is state championship week for volleyball and in this week's edition of the Inside the Lines High School Sports Podcast with Jim Powers, we chat with two coaches that have their teams making a return trip to the final four. Head coach Courtney Bland stops by to talk about the Crusaders season and previews the Class 5 semifinals and then Westminster head volleyball coach Ben Briney joins us to talk about the Wildcats and the attempt to repeat as state champions.

Great stuff here today from Brian Walton covering the Cardinals minor league system We get details on Jordan Walker, Connor Thomas and others who could be a big factor for St. Louis as early as next season. We also get into a few players surprisingly cut recently from the 40-man, Kodi Whitley and Kramer Robertson. Why weren't they a fit? Other news on next year's catcher and outfielders too. Listen here:

We talk LIV golf with Jay Delsing today as well as Rory's rise. What happens when the LIV players try to come back for the Masters? We also get into the Ascension Charity Classic rolling into year 4. Do they extend the contract beyond 4 years? We talk Tiger and more.

We talk Halloween stories and Martin's experience with Trunk or Treats. We also get into Arenado's return, the Pujols effect and next year's tough schedule A look at the big Battlehawks announcement this morning too.