Matt Varney got on the phone with several area basketball coaches Tuesday evening when the news came out that Governor J.B. Pritzker and IDPH had raised basketball from a medium-risk sports to a high-risk sport.    Take a listen to how area coaches reacted to the news:

0:16 - Murphysboro Basketball coach Daryl Murphy

4:24 - Benton Basketball coach Ron Winemiller

10:21 - Nashville Basketball coach Wayne Harre

17:27 - Herrin Basketball coach Sayler Shurtz

23:37 - Pinckneyville Basketball coach Bob Waggoner

27:25 - Sesser-Valier Basketball coach Shane Garner

33:00 - Harrisburg Girls Basketball coach Jake Stewart

40:01 - Carbondale Basketball coach Jim Miller

Mike Murphy and Jason Karnes talk about the recent release of Albert Pujols:

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Thursday morning Bryan Mullins talked with media.  Matt Varney asked him about dealing with those pesky Game 2's in the new Missouri Valley scheduling format that the Salukis have struggled with this year and the second outbreak of COVID-19 on the team: