St. Louis soon will be home to a top-tier professional soccer team. Major League Soccer officially awarded St. Louis an expansion team on Tuesday.

What's up with Cubs as they try to defend their crown? Bleacher Nation's Michael Cerami provides analysis. Plus, what's up with U.S Soccer? And Men's College Basketball? And runaway cows?

In the second episode of the season, the gang chats with The Athletic Chicago's Jon Greenberg about working for a sports journalism startup that focuses on writing. They also revisit the controversy surrounding Renée Richards, and talk about the crazy start to the US Open Tennis Championship.

The Bandwagon crew goes full nerd for NCAA basketball, with much discussion regarding the coaching merry-go-round, PLUS bracket talk with ESPN analyst (and U of I alum) John Gasaway. Some professional soccer is thrown in for balance.

You made the mistake of encouraging them, so Brian and Lisa are back for another edition of "The Bandwagon."  Today's topics include Major League Baseball, passionate soccer fans, youth sports, and much more.