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Are the Bears back in the Maxx Crosby trade sweepstakes? (Hour 1)
Matt Spiegel and Laurence Holmes opened their show by reacting to the Ravens backing out of a trade to acquire star defensive end Maxx Crosby from the Raiders after Crosby failed his physical with Baltimore.

Brandon Thorn: Left tackle isn't as important in Bears' system as rest of NFL (Hour 2)
In the second hour, Matt Spiegel and Laurence Holmes were joined by NFL analyst Brandon Thorn of the Trench Warfare newsletter to share a scouting report on new Bears center Garrett Bradbury and why Chicago should feel fine about using a committee to address their question mark at left tackle. After that, Spiegel and Holmes discussed Team USA manager Mark DeRosa's gaffe in his team's 8-6 loss to Italy on Tuesday in the World Baseball Classic.

Mike Ferrin reflects on calling Italy's win over Team USA in WBC (Hour 3)
In the third hour, Matt Spiegel and Laurence Holmes reacted to Heat center Bam Adebayo scoring a historic 83 points, the second-most in NBA history in a game, in Miami’s 150-129 win against the Washington Wizards on Tuesday. After that, Mike Ferrin of MLB Network Radio joined the show to discuss Italy's 8-6 upset win over Team USA on Tuesday in pool play at the World Baseball Classic.

Callers weigh in on whether they want the Bears to pursue Maxx Crosby (Hour 4)
In the final hour, Matt Spiegel and Laurence Holmes took calls from Bears fans who weighed in on whether Chicago should pursue Las Vegas Raiders star defensive end Maxx Crosby on the trade market.

Carnell Tate loves playing with Legos
Laurence Holmes reacted to audio of Ohio State receiver Carnell Tate talking with Pro Football Talk about playing with Legos.

Callers weigh in on whether they want the Bears to pursue Maxx Crosby
Matt Spiegel and Laurence Holmes took calls from Bears fans who weighed in on whether Chicago should pursue Las Vegas Raiders star defensive end Maxx Crosby on the trade market.

Bears add an offensive tackle who was a former top-10 pick
Matt Spiegel and Laurence Holmes reacted to the Bears reaching an agreement to sign former Browns offensive tackle Jedrick Wills Jr.

Mike Ferrin reflects on calling Italy's win over Team USA in WBC
Matt Spiegel and Laurence Holmes were joined by Mike Ferrin of MLB Network Radio to discuss Italy's 8-6 upset win over Team USA on Tuesday in pool play at the World Baseball Classic.

How did Bam Adebayo drop 83 for the Heat?
Matt Spiegel and Laurence Holmes reacted to Heat center Bam Adebayo scoring a historic 83 points, the second-most in NBA history in a game, in Miami’s 150-129 win against the Washington Wizards on Tuesday.

Brandon Thorn: Left tackle isn't as important in Bears' system as rest of NFL
Matt Spiegel and Laurence Holmes were joined by NFL analyst Brandon Thorn of the Trench Warfare newsletter to share a scouting report on new Bears center Garrett Bradbury and why Chicago should feel fine about using a committee to address their question mark at left tackle.

Spiegs makes the case for Pete Crow-Armstrong to hit 7th for Cubs
Matt Spiegel explained why he believes Cubs center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong is best-suited to bat seventh in the club's lineup in 2026.

Are the Bears back in the Maxx Crosby sweepstakes?
Matt Spiegel and Laurence Holmes reacted to the Ravens backing out of a trade to acquire star defensive end Maxx Crosby from the Raiders after Crosby failed his physical with Baltimore.

Mark DeRosa's gaffe costs Team USA
Matt Spiegel and Laurence Holmes discussed Team USA manager Mark DeRosa's gaffe in his team's 8-6 loss to Italy on Tuesday in the World Baseball Classic.

Chris Tannehill's open recapping a crazy sports evening
Sound wizard Chris Tannehill's open for the Spiegel & Holmes Show recapped a crazy Tuesday night in the sports world.

Best of the Bears: Chicago bolsters defense on opening day of free agency
bonusIn the Best of the Bears on 104.3 The Score, Tribune reporter Brad Biggs joined the Mully & Haugh Show to share insight on Chicago's additions on the opening day of NFL free agency; Mike Mulligan and David Haugh debated whether the Bears are better now and pondered what moves might come next; and ESPN analyst Benjamin Solak joined the Spiegel & Holmes Show to discuss how newly acquired safety Coby Bryant will fit into Chicago's defensive scheme.

Full Show — March 10, 2026
Matt Spiegel and Laurence Holmes reacted to the Bears re-signing left tackle Braxton Jones on a one-year deal and welcomed on Cubs second baseman Nico Hoerner to discuss how spring training is going.

Bears are running it back at left tackle with Braxton Jones re-signing (Hour 1)
Matt Spiegel and Laurence Holmes opened their show by reacting to the Bears bringing back left tackle Braxton Jones on a one-year deal. After that, they discussed how the Bears have been coveting a player like newly acquired safety Coby Bryant.

Ben's Vision: Evaluating the Bears' edge rush (Hour 2)
In the second hour, Matt Spiegel and Laurence Holmes held the Ben’s Vision segment, where they evaluated the Bears’ defensive end position. How can the Bears improve their pass rush? After that, Spiegel and Holmes discussed the entertaining World Baseball Classic.

Nico Hoerner loves the different cultural celebrations in the WBC (Hour 3)
In the third hour, Matt Spiegel and Laurence Holmes were joined by Cubs second baseman Nico Hoerner to discuss how spring training is going and the highly entertaining World Baseball Classic. After that, they listened and reacted to interesting comments about the Bulls from Chicago Sports Network play-by-play announcer Adam Amin.

Bears are turning over their 2025 roster (Hour 4)
In the final hour, Matt Spiegel and Laurence Holmes discussed how the Bears are going about turning over their roster from the 2025 season. After that, they listened and reacted to Pro Football Talk founder Mike Florio’s recent comments about the NFL failing to award compensatory draft picks to the Bears for assistant general manager Ian Cunningham’s departure from Chicago to become the Atlanta Falcons’ new general manager.

Mike Florio asked around NFL about the Bears not getting compensatory picks
Matt Spiegel and Laurence Holmes listened and reacted to Pro Football Talk founder Mike Florio’s recent comments about the NFL failing to award compensatory draft picks to the Bears for assistant general manager Ian Cunningham’s departure from Chicago to become the Atlanta Falcons’ new general manager.

Bears are turning over their 2025 roster
Matt Spiegel and Laurence Holmes discussed how the Bears are going about turning over their roster from the 2025 season.

Adam Amin was very open about calling losing Bulls basketball
Matt Spiegel and Laurence Holmes listened and reacted to interesting comments about the Bulls from Chicago Sports Network play-by-play announcer Adam Amin.

Nico Hoerner loves the different cultural celebrations in the WBC
Matt Spiegel and Laurence Holmes were joined by Cubs second baseman Nico Hoerner to discuss how spring training is going and the highly entertaining World Baseball Classic.

Noise-making items that have been banned at the World Baseball Classic
Matt Spiegel and Laurence Holmes shared the noise-making items that have been banned for fans at the World Baseball Classic games.

Teammates get into it at the World Baseball Classic
Matt Spiegel and Laurence Holmes discussed the bad blood that surfaced between Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh and outfielder Randy Arozarena as Team USA beat Mexico on Monday in the World Baseball Classic.

Ben's Vision: Evaluating the Bears' edge rush
Matt Spiegel and Laurence Holmes held the Ben’s Vision segment, where they evaluated the Bears’ defensive end position. How can the Bears improve their pass rush?

Why Coby Bryant is a player Ben Johnson has been coveting
Matt Spiegel and Laurence Holmes discussed the similarities between newly acquired Bears safety Coby Bryant and Packers safety Evan Williams.

Bears are running it back at left tackle with Braxton Jones re-signing
Matt Spiegel and Laurence Holmes reacted to the Bears bringing back left tackle Braxton Jones on a one-year deal.

Full Show — March 9, 2026
Matt Spiegel and Laurence Holmes broke down the Bears' additions as the NFL's legal tampering period has opened and discussed what they've loved seeing in the World Baseball Classic.

Can the Bears' offseason be a success without a splash move? (Hour 1)
Matt Spiegel and Laurence Holmes opened their show by sharing how they view the Bears' offseason outlook after they missed out on star pass rusher Maxx Crosby on the trade market and center Tyler Linderbaum in free agency. After that, they shared a history lesson relating to the Ravens trading two first-round picks to the Raiders for Crosby.

Benjamin Solak: New Bears safety Coby Bryant can 'do everything' (Hour 2)
In the second hour, Matt Spiegel and Laurence Holmes were joined by ESPN analyst Ben Solak, who shared his insight on the Bears' recent additions of safety Coby Bryant and center Garrett Bradbury. After that, Spiegel and Holmes shared their anger over the NFL failing to award the Bears a pair of compensatory draft picks for assistant general manager Ian Cunningham’s departure from Chicago to become the Atlanta Falcons’ new general manager.

Pete Bercich weighs in on what the Bears are getting in Garrett Bradbury (Hour 3)
In the third hour, Matt Spiegel and Laurence Holmes were joined by Vikings Radio Network analyst Pete Bercich to share insight on new Bears center Garrett Bradbury, who previously played in Minnesota from 2019-’24. After that, Spiegel and Holmes reacted to the Packers trading defensive lineman Rashan Gary to the Cowboys.

Catching you up on the Bears' moves as free-agent negotiations opened (Hour 4)
In the final hour, Matt Spiegel and Laurence Holmes reacted to the latest Bears and NFL news as the legal tampering period has opened. After that, they discussed how Cubs slugger Seiya Suzuki is having a terrific performance in the World Baseball Classic and how he’s beloved in his native Japan.

Seiya Suzuki is beloved by his home country's fans
Matt Spiegel and Laurence Holmes discussed how Cubs slugger Seiya Suzuki is having a terrific performance in the World Baseball Classic and how he’s beloved in his native Japan.

Catching you up on the Bears' moves as free-agent negotiations opened
Matt Spiegel and Laurence Holmes reacted to the latest Bears and NFL news as the legal tampering period has opened.

Jerry Jones helps out the Packers again
Matt Spiegel and Laurence Holmes reacted to the Packers trading defensive lineman Rashan Gary to the Cowboys.

Pete Bercich weighs in on what the Bears are getting in Garrett Bradbury
Matt Spiegel and Laurence Holmes were joined by Vikings Radio Network analyst Pete Bercich to share insight on new Bears center Garrett Bradbury, who previously played in Minnesota from 2019-’24.

Jose Contreras' son faced Aaron Judge in the World Baseball Classic
Matt Spiegel and Laurence Holmes reacted to a cool moment in the World Baseball Classic.

Bears don't receive compensatory draft picks for Ian Cunningham's departure
Matt Spiegel and Laurence Holmes shared their anger over the NFL failing to award the Bears a pair of compensatory draft picks for assistant general manager Ian Cunningham’s departure from Chicago to become the Atlanta Falcons’ new general manager.

Benjamin Solak: New Bears safety Coby Bryant can 'do everything'
Matt Spiegel and Laurence Holmes were joined by ESPN analyst Ben Solak, who shared his insight on the Bears' recent additions of safety Coby Bryant and center Garrett Bradbury.

History of players who were traded for two 1st-round picks isn't great
Matt Spiegel and Laurence Holmes took a look at the history of players who were traded for a pair of first-round picks.

Can the Bears' offseason be a success without a splash move?
Matt Spiegel and Laurence Holmes shared how they view the Bears' offseason outlook after they missed out on star pass rusher Maxx Crosby on the trade market and center Tyler Linderbaum in free agency.

Best of the Bears: Chicago trades DJ Moore to Buffalo
bonusIn the Best of the Bears on 104.3 The Score, Score football analyst Anthony Herron joined the Spiegel & Holmes Show to react to Chicago trading receiver DJ Moore and a fifth-round pick to Buffalo for a second-round pick; Matt Spiegel and Laurence Holmes discussed which Bears receiver needs to step up the most with Moore now gone; and Leila Rahimi and Mark Grote opened up the phone lines for Score listeners to share their thoughts on the Bears' trade of Moore to the Bills.

Interviews of the Week on 104.3 The Score: March 2-6
bonusIn Interviews of the Week on 104.3 The Score, Score football analyst Dave Wannstedt joined the Spiegel & Holmes Show to react to the Bears trading receiver DJ Moore and a fifth-round pick to the Bills for a second-round pick; Hall of Fame offensive tackle Joe Thomas joined the Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show to discuss Bears center Drew Dalman's surprising retirement; and Tribune reporter Brad Biggs joined the Mully & Haugh Show to discuss what comes next for the Bears after their busy week of moves cleared a fair deal of salary cap space.

Best of the Bears: Drew Dalman stunningly retires
bonusIn the Best of the Bears this week, Score football analyst Olin Kreutz joined the Spiegel & Holmes Show to react to center Drew Dalman's stunning retirement from the NFL at 27 years old; Mike Mulligan and David Haugh debated what the Bears' biggest need is after Dalman's unexpected retirement; and Hall of Fame offensive tackle Joe Thomas joined the Rahimi, Harris & Grote Show to discuss Dalman's retirement and to explain how the lucrative salaries for the top players in the NFL these days could lead to more players retiring early.

Full Show — March 6, 2026
Matt Spiegel and Laurence Holmes discussed the Bears’ needs as the start of free agency looms and later reacted to the breaking news that Chicago has acquired center Garrett Bradbury in a trade with the New England Patriots.

We get you caught up on the latest Bears news & notes (Hour 1)
Matt Spiegel and Laurence Holmes opened their show by reacting to the Bears opening up more salary cap space by releasing veteran linebacker Tremaine Edmunds. After that, a special guest stopped by for a surprise visit in studio.

J.T. O'Sullivan talks DJ Moore trade, what's next for Bears offense (Hour 2)
In the second hour, Matt Spiegel and Laurence Holmes were joined by QB School host J.T. O'Sullivan to share his thoughts on the Bears trading receiver DJ Moore and a fifth-round pick to the Bills for a second-round pick. He also evaluated the Bears' wide receiver corps as currently constructed and discussed what they may do in the NFL Draft. After that, Dan Wiederer of The Athletic joined stopped by the studio to discuss the latest Bears storylines.

We do a deep dive on potential Bears free-agent target Tyler Linderbaum (Hour 3)
In the third hour, Matt Spiegel and Laurence Holmes did a deep dive on star center Tyler Linderbaum, who's set to hit free agency and could be a target of the Bears. After that, Spiegel and Holmes listened to veteran quarterback Aaron Rodgers' latest whining on The Pat McAfee Show.