Spiegel & Holmes Show

In Interviews of the Week on 104.3 The Score, FS1 host Danny Parkins joined the Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show to discuss Cubs center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong's six-year contract extension and Bulls coach Billy Donovan's future with the organization; Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer joined the Mully & Haugh Show to share his expectations for the club in 2026; and Eric Edholm of NFL Media joined the Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show to discuss the Bears' outlook for 2026 and to share insight on a few prospects who could be good fits for Chicago in the NFL Draft.

In the Best of the Bears this week, Marshall Harris and Mark Grote discussed how Chicago can address its defensive holes in the NFL Draft and examined general manager Ryan Poles' history in drafting players on that side of the ball; Matt Spiegel and Laurence Holmes discussed the state of the Bears' defensive tackle position; and Leila Rahimi and Grote discussed how quarterback Caleb Williams could become quite the recruiter for the organization.

Matt Spiegel and Laurence Holmes discussed how the Cubs are investing in their homegrown talent and broke down Illinois' dominant win over Houston in the Sweet 16 on Thursday.

Matt Spiegel and Laurence Holmes opened their show by discussing the Cubs signing second baseman Nico Hoerner and center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong to long-term contract extensions. After that, they discussed how Crow-Armstrong is giddy to embrace Chicago in the long-term.

In the second hour, Matt Spiegel and Laurence Holmes were joined by Matt John Armstrong, the father of Cubs center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong. Matt discussed Pete’s baseball journey, which had a monumental moment this week when he signed a six-year, $115-million contract extension with the Cubs. After that, Illini legend Deon Thomas joined the show to discuss Illinois advancing to the Elite Eight with a dominant win against Houston in the Sweet 16 on Thursday. Thomas also shared his feelings about former college basketball coach Bruce Pearl, whose questionable ethics thrust Thomas into the middle of a recruiting scandal in the late 1980s.