SportsTalk

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SportsTalk episodes

January 23 Stephen Bardo & Scott Richey | 1-22-26
Flyin' Illini guard Stephen Bardo joins the show — on the anniversary of Illinois' double overtime win against Georgia Tech in 1989 — as does News-Gazette Illini beat writer Scott Richey.
40 min
January 21 Loren Tate & Rod Cardinal | 1-20-26
Joey Wright and Loren Tate react to the news of Kylan Boswell's hand injury and Indiana's College Football Playoff triumph, with former Illinois men's basketball trainer Rod Cardinal joining the show as a guest.
48 min
January 20 Mike Small & Bill Small | 1-19-26
Illinois men's golf coach Mike Small and former Illini men's basketball player Bill Small join The News-Gazette sports writers at Esquire Lounge for a chat about golf and a trip down memory lane.
45 min
January 17 Nate Mast, Doug Altenberger & Bill Altenberger | 1-16-26
Joey Wright, Evan Conn and Bob Asmussen chat with Nate Mast about the 2000-01 Illinois men's basketball team's impact, plus Doug and Bill Altenberger ahead of the Varsity I reunion game on Jan. 17.
44 min
January 16 Genesis Bryant | 1-15-26
Joey Wright and Evan Conn chat with former Illini player and current Big Ten Network analyst Genesis Bryant ahead of No. 25 Illinois' road tilt at No. 8 Michigan.
32 min
January 14 Illini Countdown | 1-14-26
Steve Kelly and Loren Tate get you caught up on the sports news of the day ahead of the Fighting Illini men’s basketball team taking on Northwestern.
19 min
January 14 Loren Tate & Josh Nilson | 1-13-26
Joey Wright and Loren Tate welcome Illinois women's gymnastics coach Josh Nilson ahead of the team's home opener against Penn State on Jan. 16. Plus, hear from Derryl Miles about the new scoreboard — set to become college football's largest — at Gies Memorial Stadium.
47 min
January 13 Petros Kyprianou, Cody Johnston & Mia Morello | 1-12-26
The News-Gazette's sports writers sit down with Illinois track and field director Petros Kyprianou and pole vaulters Cody Johnston and Mia Morello at Esquire Lounge on Jan. 12, 2026.
41 min
January 10 John Paddock & Gavin Sullivan | 1-9-26
Joey Wright, Evan Conn and Bob Asmussen welcome former Illini quarterback John Paddock to chat about Illinois' offseason, plus Midwest Prospect Academy director Gavin Sullivan to break down the NIL landscape in college athletics.
39 min
January 08 Joe Vozzelli | 1-8-26
Joey Wright and Evan Conn host an abbreviated edition of SportsTalk ahead of the Illinois/Rutgers game with guest, News-Gazette sportswriter Joe Vozzelli.
18 min

About SportsTalk

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A daily look at the latest in sports, mostly focused on the Illini. A variety of guests join the program, and the News-Gazette sportswriters make Mondays their own.