Sports Open Line (3/16/26)

In the first hour of tonight's Sports Open Line, Matt Pauley is joined by Stu Durando, who covers Billikens athletics for his substack, Stu on SLU, and Nathalie Jones, sports director for ABC 17 News. Stu breaks down SLU's first round matchup with Georgia, and Nathalie discusses Mizzou's odds at making a run in the tournament! In the second hour of the show, Matt is joined by Glenn Kinley, sports director at WCIA TV, and he discusses Illinois basketball's path during the NCAA tournament. Then, we play back audio from Chaim Bloom's comments with Tom Ackerman on Sports on a Sunday Morning. Then, audio from Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol rounds out the show!