Laurence Holmes Show

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Transition: Concern about Lonzo Ball's knee injury May 18, 2022

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Laurence Holmes was joined by Danny Parkins and Matt Spiegel for their daily transition segment. They discussed the lack of progress regarding Bulls guard Lonzo Ball's left knee injury and more.

Russell Dorsey talks Cubs, White Sox (Hour 2) May 18, 2022

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In the second hour, Laurence Holmes was joined by Bally Sports MLB insider Russell Dorsey to discuss the Cubs' recent success, White Sox manager Tony La Russa's lineup construction, a petty move by rapper Drake and more. Holmes then listened back to his conversation with Cubs manager David Ross on Tuesday about catcher Willson Contreras' hot start to the season and how Contreras has dealt with speculation about his future. Later, Holmes discussed a couple of cool moments from the Cubs and White Sox broadcasts Tuesday.

War of words between Tim Anderson & Ozzie Guillen, Zach Zaidman on Cubs' hot streak (Hour 1) May 18, 2022

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Laurence Holmes opened his show by reacting to the spat between White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson and NBC Sports Chicago analyst Ozzie Guillen following Guillen's criticism of Anderson being out of the lineup Tuesday night, which led Anderson to tweet "stfu" at him. Guillen also lamented how MLB teams babysit players these days when it comes to their workload. Later, Cubs Radio pregame and postgame host Zach Zaidman joined the show to discuss the team's hot streak, rookie Christopher Morel hitting a homer in his first MLB at-bat Tuesday and more.

James Fegan on Johnny Cueto, Dallas Keuchel May 17, 2022

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Laurence Holmes was joined by James Fegan of the Athletic to discuss the White Sox' 5-3 win against the Royals on Monday, right-hander Johnny Cueto's team debut, left-hander Dallas Keuchel's comments about manager Tony La Russa pulling him after pitching five scoreless innings Saturday and more.

David Ross loves Willson Contreras' mentality amid his uncertain future May 17, 2022

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Laurence Holmes was joined by Cubs manager David Ross to discuss catcher Willson Contreras hitting his 100th career home run on a first-inning grand slam in a win against the Pirates on Monday at Wrigley Field, how Contreras has dealt with speculation about his future, the club's successful road trip out West last week and more.

Transition: Audacy softball team starts season with a bang May 17, 2022

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Laurence Holmes was joined by Danny Parkins and Matt Spiegel for the daily transition segment. They discussed the successful start to the season for the Audacy softball team and more.

Bulls concerned about Lonzo Ball's knee injury, Top 5 Tuesday (Hour 2) May 17, 2022

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In the second hour, Laurence Holmes discussed a report that the Bulls have "serious concerns" over the lack of progress regarding guard Lonzo Ball's left knee injury. Holmes then held his Top 5 Tuesday segment, sharing his list of the top NBA players remaining in the NBA Eastern and Western conference finals. Later, Holmes discussed Cubs catcher Willson Contreras hitting his 100th career home run Monday before reacting to former Bears running back Tarik Cohen suffering another injury.

Cubs' David Ross on Willson Contreras, James Fegan talks White Sox (Hour 1) May 17, 2022

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Laurence Holmes opened his show by welcoming on Cubs manager David Ross to discuss catcher Willson Contreras hitting his 100th career home run on a first-inning grand slam in a win against the Pirates on Monday at Wrigley Field, how Contreras has dealt with speculation about his future, the club's successful road trip out West last week and more. Later, James Fegan of the Athletic joined the show to discuss the White Sox' 5-3 win against the Royals on Monday, right-hander Johnny Cueto's team debut, left-hander Dallas Keuchel's comments about manager Tony La Russa pulling him after pitching five scoreless innings Saturday and more.

Tony Gill on player empowerment in the NBA May 16, 2022

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Laurence Holmes was joined by Tony Gill of NBC Sports Chicago to discuss player empowerment in the NBA.

Chris Rongey on White Sox's stagnant offense May 16, 2022

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Laurence Holmes was joined by Score teammate Chris Rongey to discuss the White Sox's stagnant offense.