{"podcast":{"title":"The Drive on ESPN 93.5","slug":"the-drive-on-espn-93-5-477079","podcast_index_feed_id":477079,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/tayandpiper/feed.xml","website_url":"https://tayandpiper.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/5711569/drive_web_1400_x_1400_px_6wvfa.png","author":"ESPN 93.5","episode_count":100,"summary":"Your daily Illini sports podcast from The Drive on ESPN 93.5 with Kurtis Allen and Evan Stone. 🎙️","last_synced_at":"2026-08-01T22:19:03.840291+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-drive-on-espn-93-5-477079"},"episode":{"title":"06/19/26 Hour 1: Illinois Basketball vs Texas Tech Home-and-Home Series Is A Go; Team USA Shuts Out Australia; Cardinals Crushed by Royals","slug":"06-19-26-hour-1-illinois-basketball-vs-texas-tech-home-and-home-series-is-a-go-team-usa-shuts-out-australia-cardinals-crushed-by-royals","published_at":"2026-06-19T21:33:41+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-drive-on-espn-93-5-477079/06-19-26-hour-1-illinois-basketball-vs-texas-tech-home-and-home-series-is-a-go-team-usa-shuts-out-australia-cardinals-crushed-by-royals","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-drive-on-espn-93-5-477079","url":"https://tayandpiper.podbean.com/e/061926-hour-1-illinois-basketball-vs-texas-tech-home-and-home-series-is-a-go-team-usa-shuts-out-australia-cardinals-crushed-by-royals/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/492ynuev7cuqr3tv/06-19-26_Hour_179lx6.mp3","summary":"The Fighting Illini continue to build one of the nation's toughest non-conference schedules as Illinois and Texas Tech officially move forward with a marquee home-and-home basketball series. The grumbles of Big Ten schools NOT playing Texas Tech, post-Brendan Sorsby, amounts to nothing. Illinois hosted the first matchup in Champaign, with a return trip to Lubbock set for the 2026-27 season, giving Brad Underwood another high-profile test against a perennial Big 12 contender. On the international stage, Team USA delivered an impressive World Cup performance, defeating Australia 2-0 in Group D action. The Americans improved their position in the group standings with a dominant defensive effort and continued momentum after their strong tournament-opening victory over Paraguay. The win sets up a crucial stretch run as the United States looks to advance to the knockout stage. Meanwhile, the St. Louis Cardinals endured one of their roughest losses of the season, falling 14-6 to the Kansas City Royals. Matthew Liberatore struggled early, allowing the Royals to erupt for a six-run second inning. Kansas City finished with 17 hits and three home runs, while Bobby Witt Jr. homered before leaving with knee discomfort. Salvador Perez added a historic blast at Kauffman Stadium, and despite collecting 13 hits of their own, the Cardinals stranded 15 runners in the lopsided defeat.","meta_description":"The Fighting Illini continue to build one of the nation's toughest non-conference schedules as Illinois and Texas Tech officially move forward with a marq…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3300,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-drive-on-espn-93-5-477079/episodes/06-19-26-hour-1-illinois-basketball-vs-texas-tech-home-and-home-series-is-a-go-team-usa-shuts-out-australia-cardinals-crushed-by-royals/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-drive-on-espn-93-5-477079/06-19-26-hour-1-illinois-basketball-vs-texas-tech-home-and-home-series-is-a-go-team-usa-shuts-out-australia-cardinals-crushed-by-royals.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}