In the first hour of tonight’s show, Matt Pauley is joined by MLB hitting instructor Andrew Aydt of Driveline Baseball who discusses working with Cardinals sluggers Nolan Arenado and Lars Nootbaar in the batting cage. Andrew dives head-first into the data that makes professional ballplayers even better at the plate by hooking them up to motion sensing electrodes that map their swing, recording bat speed, sweet spot position, bat path, and more. Later in the show,Matt shares the news of the Dodgers designating Trevor Bauer for assignment and  the mammoth amount of viewers the NFL pulled in 2022.

Sports Open Line with Matt Pauley airs weeknights 6-8pm on KMOX barring any Billikens or NFL games. Join the show by calling or texting (314) 436-7900 or by tweeting to Matt @MattPauleyOnAir. Listen live at 1120AM, 98.7FM, or on the free Audacy app.

Matt Pauley looks back at the year that was in sports and speaks with a number of guests as they discuss the biggest stories in 2022.

Hear:

Kyle Irving of Sporting News talking about the legacy of Bill Russell

Howard Fendrich of AP Sports talking about the careers of Roger Federer and Serena Williams;

Roger Gonzalez of CBS Sports talking US Men's National Team and the World Cup;

Justin Garcia of the Milwaukee Bucks radio network talking all-things NBA;

Tisha Thompson of ESPN talking about the legal/off-field issues involving the Washington Commanders;

Jordan D. Hill of Dawgs247 talking Georgia Football;

Maury Brown of Forbes Sports looking back at the year that was in baseball;

Cody Stoots of ESPN 97.5 Houston talking Deshaun Watson; 

and Greg Peterson of VSiN Live talking about sports gambling

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Former NFL tight end Ed Smith speaks on the evolution of player safety in the NFL and Damar Hamlin’s on-field cardiac arrest Monday night.

Sports Open Line with Matt Pauley airs weeknights 6-8pm on KMOX barring any Billikens or NFL games. Join the show by calling or texting (314) 436-7900 or by tweeting to Matt @MattPauleyOnAir. Listen live at 1120AM, 98.7FM, or on the free Audacy app.

In the second hour of tonight’s show, Matt Pauley is joined by former NFL tight end Ed Smith who speaks on player safety in the NFL and Damar Hamlin’s on-field cardiac arrest Monday night. A replay of Tom Ackerman’s interview with former KMOX sports host and NFL offensive tackle Dan Dierdorf is also featured as Dan shares his own personal experiences with the dangers of playing football.

Sports Open Line with Matt Pauley airs weeknights 6-8pm on KMOX barring any Billikens or NFL games. Join the show by calling or texting (314) 436-7900 or by tweeting to Matt @MattPauleyOnAir. Listen live at 1120AM, 98.7FM, or on the free Audacy app.

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Matt Stahl, Mizzou athletics reporter for the Columbia Tribune and USA Today, joins the show to discuss Mizzou basketball’s #20 ranking, Isiaih Mosley’s future with the team, and their game vs. #13 Arkansas tomorrow.

Sports Open Line with Matt Pauley airs weeknights 6-8pm on KMOX barring any Billikens or NFL games. Join the show by calling or texting (314) 436-7900 or by tweeting to Matt @MattPauleyOnAir. Listen live at 1120AM, 98.7FM, or on the free Audacy app.

In the first hour of tonight’s show, Matt Pauley shares the news of Buffalo Bills’ safety Damar Hamlin’s collapse on-field which caused the postponement of the Bills-Bengals game and garnered national attention, especially over the NFL’s alleged attempt to give players five minutes to get ready to resume play after the incident. Matt Stahl, Mizzou athletics reporter for the Columbia Tribune and USA Today, then joins the show to discuss Mizzou basketball’s #20 ranking, Isiaih Mosley’s future with the team, and their game vs. #13 Arkansas tomorrow. A replay of Tom Ackerman's interview with former Blues defenseman Chris Pronger is also featured as he discusses his on-ice collapse in 1998 in light of Damar Hamlin's cardiac arrest on-field Monday night.

Sports Open Line with Matt Pauley airs weeknights 6-8pm on KMOX barring any Billikens or NFL games. Join the show by calling or texting (314) 436-7900 or by tweeting to Matt @MattPauleyOnAir. Listen live at 1120AM, 98.7FM, or on the free Audacy app.

In our final hour of Sports Open Line for 2022, we hear from Craig Berube. Plus, Matt talks with Stu Durando about SLU basketball and their path to the NCAA Tournament. Finally, Jerry Palm joins the show ahead of the CFP semi-finals.

Jerry joins the show to talk the rest of the college football bowl season and the CFP that will start tomorrow. Plus, a little college basketball.

The final Sports Open Line of 2022 starts with some Blues talk after the team defeated the Blackhawks last night. Plus, Howard Richards talks some Mizzou football and we get his thoughts on Dennis Gates and the men's basketball team. Finally, SIUE head men's basketball coach Brian Barone after his team's hot start.

The Cougars are 10-4 as we start conference play in the Ohio Valley and coach Brian Barone chats about his team with Matt.