Score Evenings

In the second hour, Nick Shepkowski and Anthony Herron were joined by Score host Joe Ostrowski live from Springfield to discuss the Illinois legislature's negotiations on sports gambling as the deadline awaits Friday.

Sitting in for Jor Ostrowski, Nick Shepkowski and Anthony Herron opened their show discussing the incident in which a foul ball off the bat of Cubs outfielder Albert Almora Jr. hit and hospitalized a young girl in Houston on Wednesday evening. Should the protective netting be extended from foul pole to foul pole at MLB ballparks?

In the final hour, Joe Ostrowski discussed how the Illinois legislature is down to its final week to pass a gambling bill before adjourning for the summer. Later, attorney Daniel Wallach joined the show to discuss the provisions that he doesn't like in the proposed gambling bill and if he thinks this deal will get done.

In the third hour, Joe Ostrowski continued discussing the Cubs, including their loss to the Reds on Friday afternoon in which the Chicago bullpen faltered late.

In the second hour, Joe Ostrowski was joined by Score baseball expert Bruce Levine to discuss the Cubs' bullpen woes and their 6-5 loss to the Reds on Friday afternoon. Later, Ostrowski broke down the new bill proposed by the Illinois legislature and what it exactly says. (Spoiler: It's not good for Illinoisans.)

Joe Ostrowski opened his show discussing how the Cubs bullpen continues to struggle, as it contributed to the team blowing 4-0 and 5-4 leads in an eventual loss to the Reds on Friday afternoon. Ostrowski discussed if the Cubs need to add bullpen help immediately and how they might go about that.

In the final hour, Joe Ostrowski continued to break down the Bears' list of the top 100 greatest players in franchise history by asking listeners for their feedback and rankings. Later, Ostrowski welcomed in Julie DiCaro for transition, where they wondered what's bothering the Cubs in the past week.

In the second hour, Joe Ostrowski reacted to the Bears' list of the top 100 players in franchise history, a countdown that was revealed by the team this week. Which players should be higher or lower? Later, Adam Candee of Legal Sports Report joined the show to discuss the latest on a possible sports gambling bill in Illinois.

Joe Ostrowski opened his show by taking a look at the Cubs' 9-7 loss to the Phillies on Thursday afternoon before pondering how badly Chicago needs a closer. Later, John "Moon" Mullin of NBC Sports Chicago joined the show to discuss the Bears as they continued with OTAs.

In the final hour, Joe Ostrowski was joined by Ricky O'Donnell of SB Nation to discuss the NBA Draft Lottery, which takes place Tuesday, and the Bulls' chances of landing the No. 1 pick and the right to draft Duke star Zion Williamson.