05-04-26 HOUR 1: Recapping a huge weekend of Illini Sports; Cardinals & Cubs Grades after 1 month of the season; Evan Stone's Star Wars Thoughts

About this episode

The episode recaps a significant weekend for Illinois sports and discusses MLB team performances along with a Star Wars conversation.

Hour 1 recapped a huge weekend for Illinois Fighting Illini sports, highlighting some of the biggest performances and storylines from across the university. The Men's Golf team prepares for the NCAA Tournament, Tennis advances in the Super Regional, baseball prepares to wrap up the season, softball finishes theirs, and track & field prepare for the regular season finale. The show also handed out one-month report card grades for the St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs, breaking down what’s gone right — and wrong — through the first month of the MLB season. Plus, Evan Stone shared his thoughts on all things Star Wars in a fun conversation about the legendary franchise and "May The Fourth Be With You."

People in this episode

Guest: Evan Stone

Topics covered

• Illinois Fighting Illini sports
• MLB season grades
• Star Wars discussion
• Men's Golf
• Tennis
• Baseball
• Softball

Keywords

• Illinois sports
• Cardinals
• Cubs
• Evan Stone
• Star Wars
• NCAA
• Tennis
• Golf
• Softball

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Illinois Fighting Illini, St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs

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