In the second hour of the show tonight, we take a soccer focus. Alvin Reid of the St. Louis American, joins us to talk about his recent article on the 25 sports things he wants to see in 2025. Then, Dale Schilly, STL City Academy Director and Y98 Matchday Analyst, joins us, followed by Mr. Soccer, Bill McDermott.

Jen Siess is in for Sports Open Line tonight! Guests in the first hour include Scott Miller, NYT Contributor and author of 2 books, the next being Skipper: Why Baseball Managers Matter and Always Will. Then, we have Kevin Ryans, Sports Anchor/Reporter for Fox 2 and KPLR 11. And we round out the first hour with a replay of a conversation from over the weekend between Tom Ackerman and Billikens Head Coach Josh Schertz.

In the first hour of Sports Open Line with Joe Pott tonight, college is the focus! Hear about the Billikens' hot start in A10 play from The Awesome One, Earl Austin Jr, and then some conversation on the College Football Playoffs with Jerry Palm of CBS Sports.

In the second hour of the show, Joe Pott talks with Nate Gatter, host of the St. Louis City Soccer Report on KMOX, and play by play broadcaster for college football and the NFL on Westwood One Sports. The, Joe catches up with Randy Moehlman, PA announcer at Faurot Field for the Mizzou Tigers, and broadcaster for SIUE Women's Basketball.

In the second hour of the show, Joe Pott talks with Nate Gatter, host of the St. Louis City Soccer Report on KMOX, and play by play broadcaster for college football and the NFL on Westwood One Sports. The, Joe catches up with Randy Moehlman, PA announcer at Faurot Field for the Mizzou Tigers, and broadcaster for SIUE Women's Basketball.

In the first hour of Sports Open Line with Joe Pott tonight, college is the focus! Hear about the Billikens' hot start in A10 play from The Awesome One, Earl Austin Jr, and then some conversation on the College Football Playoffs with Jerry Palm of CBS Sports.

Matt Pauley is back for Sports Open Line! In his first show of the new year, hear lots of College Football talk, as we are in the middle of the first College Football playoff with the new format. Rich Cirminiello, VP of College Awards for the Maxwell Football CLub, and an NFL Draft Analyst, joins us to talk college football playoffs as we are down to the final four teams vying for a National Championship. Plus, Matt talks on why the Winter Classic was timed extremely poorly on New Year's Eve.

In a shortened second hour due to Billikens basketball, Matt Pauley talks more on the Winter Classic, and an in-depth Cardinals conversation with Kevin Wheeler.

In a shortened second hour due to Billikens basketball, Matt Pauley talks more on the Winter Classic, and an in-depth Cardinals conversation with Kevin Wheeler.

Matt Pauley is back for Sports Open Line! In his first show of the new year, hear lots of College Football talk, as we are in the middle of the first College Football playoff with the new format. Rich Cirminiello, VP of College Awards for the Maxwell Football CLub, and an NFL Draft Analyst, joins us to talk college football playoffs as we are down to the final four teams vying for a National Championship. Plus, Matt talks on why the Winter Classic was timed extremely poorly on New Year's Eve.

In this segment, Rich Cirminiello, VP of College Awards for the Maxwell Football CLub, and an NFL Draft Analyst, joins us to talk college football playoffs as we are down to the final four teams vying for a National Championship.

Happy New Year's Eve! Joe Pott has you for two hours in this edition of the Sports Open Line, and St. Louis sports are having a great end to 2024! Mizzou and Illinois win their bowl games, the Billikens win today, and the Blues put on a show in Chicago for the Winter Classic. Jeff Jones, who covers the Cardinals for the Belleville News Democrat, joins us to update us on the Redbirds' offseason as we turn the page on 2024. Stu Durando, formerly of the St. Louis Post Dispatch, and now, writer for Stu on SLU Substack, where he covers the Billikens. They won big today over Fordham to begin conference play, and Stu breaks it down for us.

In the second and final hour, we do more reflecting on 2024 in sports. Frank Cusumano, Sports Director for KSDK, joins us to reflect on sports in St. Louis in the past year, and how we might be feeling a year from now. We then open the phone lines to hear your opinions!