Rahimi & Grote Show

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Full Show — August 12, 2026 Aug 12, 2026

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Leila Rahimi and Mark Grote welcomed on Cubs left fielder Ian Happ to discuss the club's continued success as it has won seven of its past eight games. Grote also shared his observations from the Bears holding a physical scrimmage Tuesday at training camp.

Examining the impact of the Bears losing Coby Bryant for 4-6 months (Hour 1) Aug 12, 2026

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Leila Rahimi and Mark Grote opened their show by reacting to the Bears suffering a big blow with starting safety Coby Bryant being set to miss the next four to six months after undergoing knee surgery. After that, they wondered if we can trust the Bears' injury timelines. Later, they discussed the Cubs' 8-6 win over the Nationals on Tuesday evening.

Mike Florio talks Bears' loss of Coby Bryant & Ian Happ talks Cubs' success (Hour 2) Aug 12, 2026

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In the second hour, Leila Rahimi and Mark Grote were joined by Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk to discuss the latest Bears and NFL storylines. After that, Cubs left fielder Ian Happ joined the show to discuss his new platoon role and the clubs' continued success as it has won seven of its past eight games. Later, Rahimi and Grote held the Halftime segment.

5 On It & Steve Stone talks AL Central race (Hour 3) Aug 12, 2026

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In the third hour, Leila Rahimi and Mark Grote discussed a variety of sports topics in the 5 On It segment. After that, Chicago Sports Network analyst Steve Stone joined the show to discuss the latest White Sox storylines as their lead in the AL Central race has dwindled to 2.5 games. Later, Rahimi and Grote lamented how the White Sox wasted right-hander Sean Burke's great outing in their loss Tuesday.

Dan Wiederer talks latest Bears storylines (Hour 4) Aug 12, 2026

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In the final hour, Leila Rahimi and Mark Grote were joined by Dan Wiederer of The Athletic to discuss the latest Bears storylines, including safety Coby Bryant being sidelined for the next four to six months after undergoing knee surgery. After that, Grote shared his observations from watching the Bears' physical scrimmage Tuesday.

Transition with Spiegel & Holmes Aug 12, 2026

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Leila Rahimi and Mark Grote welcomed on Matt Spiegel and Laurence Holmes for the daily transition segment.

Bears notebook: Caleb Williams' explosive throw to Rome Odunze Aug 12, 2026

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Leila Rahimi and Mark Grote reflected on the Bears' physical scrimmage Tuesday, with Grote sharing his biggest takeaways from what he observed.

Steve Stone talks White Sox's 5-4 loss to Reds, Davis Martin's struggles Aug 12, 2026

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Leila Rahimi and Mark Grote were joined by Chicago Sports Network analyst Steve Stone to discuss the latest White Sox storylines as their lead in the AL Central race has dwindled to 2.5 games.

5 On It: How worried are you about the Bears defense with Coby Bryant out? Aug 12, 2026

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Leila Rahimi and Mark Grote discussed a variety of sports topics in the 5 On It segment.

Ian Happ talks platooning with Tyrone Taylor, Kevin Gausman's debut with Cubs Aug 12, 2026

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