Chicago Cubs
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Summer forecast: It looks like baseball is coming backJun 17, 2020 1:00 am - Baseball is … back? Not quite, but Wednesday's flow of information finally pointed to the end of weeks of ill will between the owners and players and the beginning of a ...
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Kipnis can't wait to play for his hometown CubsJun 17, 2020 1:00 am - Like many other kids in his Northbrook neighborhood, Jason Kipnis grew up with big dreams. He imagined suiting up for his favorite major league team - the Cubs - and sho...
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Rozner: The next baseball fight is the one to fearJun 16, 2020 1:00 am - Through all the baseball strikes and lockouts over the last 40 years, there has been one constant. It's that when the rhetoric gets the loudest, when the players and own...
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Rozner: Revisiting the Sammy Sosa years unappealingJun 15, 2020 1:00 am - The question is a familiar one. "Didn't you watch this already?" says my wife or one of my girls. Almost always, the answer is, "Yes." But it not always in query form. O...
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Cubs sign six undrafted free agentsJun 14, 2020 1:00 am - The major-league draft was over in a flash last week, running just five rounds due to the coronavirus pandemic. A typical draft is 40 rounds, but these are anything but ...
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Will White Sox regret letting Howard drop to Cubs in draft?Jun 13, 2020 1:00 am - Tim Anderson not only won the American League batting title last season, his .335 average was the best in the major leagues. The White Sox's shortstop is relatively youn...
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Why I won't watch Sosa and McGwire in 'Long Gone Summer'Jun 11, 2020 5:30 am - As much as I miss baseball this summer, I'm not going to watch ESPN's 30 for 30 "Long Gone Summer" on Sunday night. It tells the story of the 1998 home run battle betwee...
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Cubs add needed bullpen help in second round of draftJun 11, 2020 1:00 am - The game has stopped, but the concern remains for the Cubs. Bulking up the bullpen. After losing established relievers Steve Cishek, Brandon Kintzler, Pedro Strop and Da...
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Cubs take local star Ed Howard with 1st-round draft pick
Jun 10, 2020 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - Ed Howard lost his senior season because of the coronavirus pandemic. Prom was canceled. Same for graduation at Mount Carmel High School on Chicago's Sout...
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Cubs stay home with draft pick, select Mount Carmel shortstop HowardJun 10, 2020 1:00 am - The Cubs already have one of the best shortstops in the game - Javier Baez. Before the coronavirus pandemic shut down baseball, Baez was wondering about his future on th...