Mike McGraw
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Can Illini respond to greater expectations?Aug 25, 2025 8:21 pm - Illinois football is ranked No. 12 in the preseason AP poll, which hasn’t happened since 1990. Is the Illini hype justified?
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Tucker adds 2 more homers, Cubs offense finally explodesAug 23, 2025 11:16 pm - Kyle Tucker hit 2 home runs, giving him 3 in two days, and Reese McGuire belted a grand slam as the Cubs offense had a big night against the Angels on Saturday.
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Cubs pitcher Cade Horton reflects on trying to be a two-sport college athleteAug 23, 2025 7:01 pm - Before being drafted by the Cubs in 2022, pitcher Cade Horton had his sights set on starting at quarterback for Oklahoma.
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Memories flow for Cubs, with Sandberg memorial and Hendricks reunionAug 22, 2025 11:06 pm - This was an eventful day for the Cubs, with the memorial service for Ryne Sandberg in the morning, then a reunion with Kyle Hendricks in Anaheim.
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Tucker returns, but Cubs bats stay silent in pivotal division loss to MilwaukeeAug 21, 2025 6:29 pm - Kyle Tucker went 0-for-3 with a walk in his return to the lineup and the Cubs lost the series finale to Milwaukee 4-1 on Thursday.
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Milwaukee’s Priester win streak reaches 15 straightAug 21, 2025 5:44 pm - Brewers starter Quinn Priester couldn’t finish the fifth inning Thursday against the Cubs. But the Cary-Grove grad kept his string of success intact.
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Cubs survive shaky ninth, win third straight over BrewersAug 20, 2025 10:25 pm - A bases-clearing double by Michael Busch in the third inning sent the Cubs to their third straight victory over Milwaukee.
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First-round pick Conrad visits Cubs, WrigleyAug 20, 2025 8:19 pm - Cubs first-round draft pick Ethan Conrad shared an update on his recovery from shoulder surgery on Wednesday.
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Addition by inaction: Caissie leads Cubs to sweepAug 19, 2025 7:43 pm - Owen Caissie hit his first big-league home run and finished the day with 4 RBI as the Cubs pulled off a doubleheader sweep of the red-hot Milwaukee Brewers.
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Slumping Tucker takes time off in strideAug 19, 2025 4:23 pm - Cubs outfielder Kyle Tucker was supposed to start his time off in Monday’s doubleheader nightcap. But since it was rained out, he was not in the lineup for Tuesday’s Game 1.