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Will Leitch, contributing editor to MLB.com and New York Magazine, joins the show to discuss the future of Jordan Montgomery who is still a free agent.

Sports Open Line with Matt Pauley airs weeknights 6-8PM CT on KMOX barring any Cardinals, 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.

Sports Open Line is shortened tonight as KMOX wraps up the Billikens Coaches Show with St. Louis University men’s basketball coach Travis Ford. In tonight’s show, Matt Pauley shares the news that shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. has agreed to an 11-year, $288.8 million deal with the Kansas City Royals. How does this monster deal affect the future contracts of young Cardinals stars, like Jordan Walker and Masyn Winn? MLB.com and New York Magazine contributing editor Will Leitch then joins the show to discuss the offseason, remaining free agents, and his comfort level going in to the season with the current Cardinals roster. Matt wraps up the hour by analyzing a National Labor Relations Board ruling stating Dartmouth men’s basketball players are employees and therefore able to unionize; and the St. Louis Battlehawks have released their 2024 schedule.

Sports Open Line with Matt Pauley airs weeknights 6-8PM CT on KMOX barring any Cardinals, 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 tonight’s SLU Coaches Show, the voice of the Billikens Bob Ramsey is joined by men’s coach Travis Ford and forward Bradley Ezewiro live from Humphrey’s Restaurant and Tavern. The guys discuss the team’s struggles in the Atlantic 10, their plan to bounce back, and Ezewiro’s upbringing.

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Charles Davis, former NFL defensive back and current NFL analyst on CBS joins the show to discuss the Super Bowl, the "championship grit" of Brock Purdy, and why you should never count out "Mr. Irrelevant".

Sports Open Line with Matt Pauley airs weeknights 6-8PM CT on KMOX barring any Cardinals, 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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Charles Davis, former NFL defensive back and current NFL analyst on CBS joins the show to discuss the Super Bowl, the confidence Patrick Mahomes brings to a team, and how they're always able to flip the "on" switch come playoff time.

Sports Open Line with Matt Pauley airs weeknights 6-8PM CT on KMOX barring any Cardinals, 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 and final hour of tonight’s show, Matt Pauley asks you: Are the Cardinals still able to develop high end pitching? Matt also dives into University of Illinois basketball and the controversy surrounding star player Terrence Shannon Jr. In other regional basketball news, SLU continues to struggle in the A10 and Mizzou hoops still has yet to secure a win in SEC play, but may break the curse vs Vanderbilt on Saturday. Charles Davis, former NFL defensive back and current NFL analyst on CBS, then joins the show to discuss the Super Bowl, the Senior Bowl in Mobile, Alabama, the confidence Patrick Mahomes brings to a team, and the championship grit of Brock Purdy.

Sports Open Line with Matt Pauley airs weeknights 6-8PM CT on KMOX barring any Cardinals, 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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ESPN Baseball Insider Kiley McDaniel joins the show to discuss his farm system rankings across Major League Baseball, which Cardinals prospects stand out the most to him, and the readiness of players like Tink Hence and Victor Scott II. 

Sports Open Line with Matt Pauley airs weeknights 6-8PM CT on KMOX barring any Cardinals, 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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Bob Lutz, Founder and Executive Director of the League 42 Foundation, to provide updates on the continued efforts to restore the vandalized Jackie Robinson statue at a youth baseball complex in Wichita, Kansas.

Sports Open Line with Matt Pauley airs weeknights 6-8PM CT on KMOX barring any Cardinals, 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 that the Cardinals are reportedly in agreement with relief pitcher Keynan Middleton. In 2023, Middleton recorded a 3.38 ERA over 50.2 innings pitched between the Chicago White Sox and New York Yankees. Matt is then joined by Bob Lutz, Founder and Executive Director of the League 42 Foundation, to provide updates on the continued efforts to restore the vandalized Jackie Robinson statue at a youth baseball complex in Wichita, Kansas. ESPN Baseball Insider Kiley McDaniel also joins the show to discuss his farm system rankings across Major League Baseball and to share which Cardinals prospects stand out the most to him.

Sports Open Line with Matt Pauley airs weeknights 6-8PM CT on KMOX barring any Cardinals, 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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Steve Wyche, hief National Reporter for NFL Network. Co-Host The NFL Report, Co-host Game Day Preview, joins the show to discuss the electric chemistry between Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce, Andy Reid's effectiveness, and the Chief's dynamic defense heading into Super Bowl LVIII.

Sports Open Line with Matt Pauley airs weeknights 6-8PM CT on KMOX barring any Cardinals, 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.