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Harry Teinowitz and Joe Brand talk with NBC Sports Chicago White Sox Insider Chuck Garfien, who discusses the Yonder Alonso signing and what it means for the relationship between the club and Jose Abreu and Daniel Palka (and Alonso’s brother-in-law, Manny Machado), Rick Hahn’s approach at last week’s Winter Meetings and how superagent Scott Boras could color the negotiations with Bryce Harper, and more.

Harry Teinowitz visits with White Sox great Harold Baines, who was elected last weekend to the National Baseball Hall of Fame by the Today’s Game Era Committee.

Harry Teinowitz and Joe Brand bring you the week in Chicago sports: Packers radio play-by-play voice Wayne Larrivee joins the show to preview Green Bay/Bears part two as Matt Nagy’s squad vies for a division title; Blackhawks TV analyst Steve Konroyd talks about the Hawks’ ongoing quest to limit mental lapses and the fresh threads on the studio panel courtesy of Patrick Sharp and Adam Burish;  Illinois beat East Tennessee State 73-55 on Saturday, but the real story was the […]

Harry Teinowitz and Joe Brand talk with Packers Radio voice – and longtime voice of the Bears on WGN – Wayne Larrivee, as we preview a potential NFC North-clinching matchup for the monsters at Soldier Field.  They discuss the difference in both teams since the opener in September and the creative tension between Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay staff that cost coach Mike McCarthy his job; we get Wayne’s thoughts on the “new” high-scoring NFL, whether or not the […]

Mark Carman and Harry Teinowitz bring you the week in White Sox (offseason) baseball: As the Winter Meetings begin and teams are putting their pitches together in Vegas for Bryce Harper, we hear from you, Sox fans, who sell the franchise, the city and all the possibilities this White Sox club has to offer.

Mark Carman and Harry Teinowitz bring you the week in sports: Former Bears WR Earl Bennett sits in and breaks down what it’s going to take to stop Jared Goff and the Rams’ offensive weapons and an Aaron Donald-anchored defensive line,  Harry’s got a listener contest in honor of the Army-Navy Game, we revisit the Tarik Cohen/Romantics song parody, Earl and Harry engage in a cake debate, Carm seeks some medical advice, and more. http://serve.castfire.com/audio/3574899/3574899_2018-12-08-233839.64kmono.mp3

Mark Carman and Harry Teinowitz talk with White Sox hitting coach Todd Steverson, who discusses the club’s non-tender of Matt Davidson and Avisail Garcia, if any added pressure and high expectations have colored the perceptions of Yoan Moncada’s development in 2018, the key to getting #10 to cut down on strikeouts on borderline pitches, and why he doesn’t like to over-tinker with guys’ swings, looking forward to working with Eloy Jimenez sometime in 2019, and his love of football (including […]

White Sox radio play-by-play voice Ed Farmer joins Mark Carman and Harry Teinowitz on White Sox Weekly to remember his longtime friend, President George H. W. Bush, who will be laid to rest Wednesday.  Farmio talks about how he first got to meet Bush, then Ambassador the UN, and his pedigree as an athlete, a few memories of his other visits with the 41st President and the Bush family, and more.

Mark Carman and Harry Teinowitz bring you the week in White Sox (offseason) baseball: the guys weigh in the viability of some shorter-term, under-the-radar veterans out there like Andrew McCutchen or Josh Donaldson that might be a fit as the team looks to turn the corner of the rebuild; WGN Sox radio analyst Darrin Jackson checks in with his opinion on Harper, Machado and some of the other qualities the club is going to be looking for in any possible free-agency […]

Former Bear and 3-time All-SEC wide receiver Earl Bennett joins Mark Carman and Harry Teinowitz to preview the Bears’ huge tilt with the Vikings on Sunday Night Football.  He talks about the importance of limiting turnovers and for Mitchell Trubisky to get comfortable letting it rip and rookie Anthony Miller’s potential to become a strong #2 receiver in the league; he also shares some tales from practicing against the Lovie-Era Bears D and from the locker room of the Jay Cutler/Brandon […]

Blackhawks TV analyst Eddie Olczyk joins Mark Carman and Harry Teinowitz ahead of getting honored with One More Shift on Sunday night at the United Center.  Edzo talks about the opportunity to officially say ‘thank you’ to the Blackhawks organization and fans for their support during his playing career and put to bed some unfinished business from his the end of playing career.  Sunday night is also Hockey Fights Cancer Night, and Olczyk talks about embracing his role as an advocate for cancer awareness and a positive influence for patients and caregivers who are dealing with their own fights.

Mark Carman and Harry Teinowitz bring you the week in White Sox (offseason) baseball: The guys field a few calls and discuss the  big picture of how Bryce Harper or Manny Machado could fit into the Sox competitive timeline, beloved slugger and ’83 AL ROY  Ron Kittle joins the show and makes the case for his former teammate Harold Baines to get Hall of Fame consideration on the Today’s Game Era ballot, and Ed Farmer checks in from SoCal and shares his experience with the Woolsey wildfire that’s devastated the area.

White Sox DH/IF Matt Davidson joins Mark Carman and Harry Teinowitz and talks about his offseason long toss program, if he wants to get in the mix as an opener in this new era of ‘bullpenning’ and the future of two-way players in the MLB; they also discuss the prospect of Bryce Harper in black pinstripes, possible new hair options for next season and how Matt’s giving back with his 3rd annual Wiffle Ball game for the Best Buddies program […]

James Fegan, White Sox beat reporter at The Athletic, joins Mark Carman and Harry Teinowitz to share some of his takeaways on the club after last week’s GM meetings in Carlsbad, California.  They discuss the team’s disclosure of an extension for Ricky Renteria and the front office’s commitment to the skipper, the competitive market for Bryce Harper and how the Sox could line up with his criteria for a monster contract, some other possibilities for Rick Hahn and the club’s flexible […]

Mark Carman and Harry Teinowitz visit with COO Tushar Gadagkar and CFO Neal Goss of CFP-RSVP, a start-up service that allows you to RSVP for guaranteed access to College Football Playoff tickets, packages and hotel rooms at face value… if your selected team makes it.  They discuss the process of placing team and game-specific reservations and how they’re able to secure tickets directly from the CFP source in a method that’s akin to trading options in the markets, how they […]