In the second hour, Mark Grote and Julie DiCaro were joined by Score reporter Chris Emma to discuss the Bears' outlook and biggest questions as the start of free agency looms next week. Who could they bring in to challenge Mitchell Trubisky for the starting quarterback job? Later, Josh Nelson of Sox Machine joined the show to discuss the latest White Sox storylines, including what he expects from right-hander Michael Kopech as he returns to the mound after missing an entire season rehabbing from Tommy John surgery.

Sitting in for Joe Ostrowski, Mark Grote and Julie DiCaro opened their show by discussing the Bulls' latest loss -- a 110-107 loss to the Nets on Sunday in which Chicago lost despite forcing 29 turnovers. Is there any hope for the Bulls' future? Later, Grote and DiCaro reacted to the NHL, NBA, MLB and MLS jointly announcing that they'll be closing their locker rooms to the media for the foreseeable future in hopes of slowing the spread of the coronavirus.

In his final hour, Joe Ostrowski listened back to some of Cubs general manager Jed Hoyer's wide-ranging interview on the McNeil & Parkins Show on Wednesday. Later, Ostrowski welcomed in Julie DiCaro for transition, and the entire crew wondered why they didn't get pierogies for the evening as everyone working on both shows has Polish roots.

In the second hour, Joe Ostrowski was joined by Jim Margalus of SoxMachine.com to discuss the White Sox extending third baseman Yoan Moncada on a five-year contract in their latest key move as they enter a winning window. Ostrowski then listened back to Cubs right-hander Kyle Hendricks' interview on the Bernstein & McKnight Show earlier in the day. Later, he reacted to Bulls coach Jim Boylen and adviser Doug Collins having a falling out, according to an NBC Sports Chicago report.

Joe Ostrowski opened his show by reacting to third baseman Yoan Moncada and the White Sox agreeing on a five-year contract extension that also includes a team option on the back end. Could the White Sox be the best-run franchise in Chicago right now? Perhaps -- but not according to caller Michael in Bridgeport, a man who seems to hate everything the White Sox have done in their rebuild.

In the second hour, Joe Ostrowski discussed which Cubs players can be trusted the most and who can be trusted the least as the 2020 season approaches.

Joe Ostrowski opened his show by breaking down the latest sports betting news released by the Illinois Gaming Board on Friday and where you may place your first bets. Later, Ostrowski listened to sound from Brad Biggs of the Tribune on possible landing spots for some of the top free-agent quarterbacks.

In the final hour, Joe Ostrowski listened to some of what White Sox legend Paul Konerko had to share at spring training earlier in the day. Konerko discussed the Astros' cheating scandal and why he believes the White Sox should be a wild-card team. Later, Ostrowski discussed some possible quarterback options for the Bears to pursue this offseason, including whether the Raiders' Derek Carr would be a good fit in Chicago.

In his second hour, Joe Ostrowski focused on the Bears' needs this offseason. There's speculation that the Bears will pursue tight end Austin Hooper in free agency, but they have limited salary cap space. Is their money better spent elsewhere ... such as at quarterback?

Joe Ostrowski opened his show by exploring the various deals that the Cubs and Marquee Sports Network have made with cable, satellite and streaming providers to this point -- and which ones they haven't reached. Will it be considered a failed launch for Marquee if a deal isn't done with Comcast by Opening Day? And how many Cubs fans in the Chicago area are willing to jump to a network/provider that already has a Marquee deal?