In the second hour, Joe Ostrowski discussed the incident in which a noose was found in African-American driver Bubba Wallace's garage Sunday and how the NASCAR community banded together to make a powerful statement against racism Monday. Later, Rob Schaefer of NBC Sports Chicago joined the show to discuss the three-year anniversary of the Bulls trading star wing Jimmy Butler, which launched a rebuild for the organization. Schaefer also presented the case for why former Bulls star Derrick Rose is a Hall of Famer.

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Joe Ostrowski opened his show by reacting to the newest development in the MLB labor negotiations, as the players rejected the owners' latest return-to-play proposal. The move will soon push commissioner Rob Manfred to implement a season. Later, Score baseball insider Bruce Levine joined the show to discuss the negotiations and what the hang-ups were in the players' eyes.

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In the final hour, Mark Grote welcomed on Cam Ellis of NBC Sports Chicago to discuss the latest Bears storylines, including tight end Adam Shaheen's future. Grote then discussed who he believes is the favorite to be the next Bulls coach, assuming Jim Boylen is fired. Later, Grote discussed his most recent doctor visit.

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In the second hour, Mark Grote shared the primary reason he believes MLB will play in 2020. Grote and Bob in Joliet then made up after Bob called him Jerry Grote. Later, Grote found and shared a list of the most popular NFL teams on the international stage. 

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Sitting in for Joe Ostrowski, Mark Grote opened his show by bringing back a lot of insightful audio from the Bears over the past week. He heard from defensive coordinator Chuck Pagano, linebackers coach Ted Monachino, secondary coach Deshea Townsend and running back David Montgomery.

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In the final hour, Joe Ostrowski listened back to some of the best interviews of the day on the station in Score Rewind. He heard from Cubs outfielder Ian Happ on the Dan Bernstein Show, Athletic reporter Kevin Fishbain on the Laurence Holmes Show and his own interview with Holmes.

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In the second hour, Joe Ostrowski was joined by Radio.com Sports analyst and "Swings & Mrs." co-host Cody Decker to discuss the ugly MLB labor negotiations that continue to delay the start of the 2020 season. How bad is it for baseball that commissioner Rob Manfred and team owners don't seem to care much about the actual sport? Later in his Early Odds segment, Ostrowski was joined by Rush Street Interactive president Richard Schwartz to discuss the first day of Rivers Casino launching online and mobile sports betting in Illinois and the excitement surrounding it.

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Joe Ostrowski opened his show by breaking down the bad news and the good news in the sports world Thursday. The MLB labor negotiations continue to be ugly and delay the start of the season, but there's excitement in Rivers Casino launching the first online and mobile sports betting platform in the state. Later, horse racing expert Eric Poders joined the show to discuss Arlington Park nearing its reopening and the logistics of it operating moving forward. They also discussed the potential to have sportsbooks at race tracks and stadiums in Illinois in the future.

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In the final hour, Joe Ostrowski listened back to some of the best interviews of the day on the station in Score Rewind. He heard from Radio.com Sports baseball insider Jon Heyman on the McNeil & Parkins Show, Bleacher Report columnist Scott Miller on his own show and Score football analyst Olin Kreutz on the Dan Bernstein Show.

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In the third hour, Joe Ostrowski discussed the state of the NBA after some recent player pushback about some of the proposed rules and restrictions in the bubble environment in the league's 22-team restart in Orlando in July. For his Early Odds segment, Ostrowski was then joined by bettor Spencer Mcllmoyle to discuss some of the best events to wager on right now, the RBC Heritage golf tournament and what else is coming up. Later, Ostrowski explained why "Mad Dog" Russo may have lost it.

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