Mike McGraw
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Bears Film Study: Team's miserable start can be traced to misplaced offseason prioritiesSep 29, 2023 8:00 am - Nothing defines the Bears these days quite like the games with lopsided expectations and even worse results. Sunday's loss in Kansas City was an all-around miserable exp...
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Suzuki's Cubbie Occurrence: Eighth-inning flub costs Cubs a win they neededSep 26, 2023 5:00 pm - Maybe the most important fact for Cubs fans to remember right now is they made the playoffs after Brant Brown's infamous game-ending dropped fly ball at Milwaukee during...
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Beneficial rivalry: North Central, Wheaton have pushed each other to greater successSep 26, 2023 3:00 pm - It's tough to imagine a more mutually beneficial bitter rivalry than North Central vs. Wheaton. The two schools separated by seven miles first played in 1900, then began...
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If Cubs fall short of playoffs, April's Velazquez decision may prove costlySep 25, 2023 3:00 pm - Whether the Cubs make the playoffs or not, this team is far from a finished product. One of management's greatest challenges will be figuring out how a top-five ranked f...
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Cubs sweep Rockies, hope fate will be kind in final weekSep 24, 2023 1:00 pm - No franchise in American professional sports has a history quite like the Cubs. So be assured, something crazy is going to happen during the next week. The Cubs took car...
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Merryweather gets save, but Cubs' bullpen is full of questionsSep 24, 2023 12:00 pm - A strong bullpen will be vital for the Cubs during the final week of the season, but it's as unsettled as it's been all season. Julian Merryweather sprinkled some drama ...
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Cubs manager Ross' perceived insult of Pirates could pay dividendsSep 23, 2023 11:00 am - Just call Cubs manager David Ross a master motivator. To some ears, he insulted the Pittsburgh Pirates on their way out of town Thursday, after they took two of three ag...
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Stroman starts, but Assad delivers in relief as Cubs beat Colorado to keep pace in WC raceSep 23, 2023 10:00 am - Marcus Stroman's return to the starting rotation went OK. Fortunately for the Cubs, Javier Assad's return to the bullpen went even better. Assad tossed 4 scoreless innin...
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Bears Film Study: Bigger picture shows Fields (the robot?) is on the right trackSep 22, 2023 3:00 pm - Film Study was given a mandate this week: Determine whether quarterback Justin Fields is too robotic, being held back by his coaches or is just another bad Bears QB. The...
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Ross' lineup, Taillon's fastballs provide Cubs with some reliefSep 22, 2023 2:00 pm - Go ahead and criticize David Ross all you want for his lineup decisions, he hit one out of the park Friday. Actually, it was Jared Young who hit a home run into the righ...