Mike McGraw
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How St. Charles native Cousins landed a spot in the Brewers' bullpenJun 28, 2021 9:00 am - MILWAUKEE - Let's get the awkward part of this story out of the way first: Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Jake Cousins is the cousin of Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cou...
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Cubs start in LA with no-hitter, end with big whiffJun 27, 2021 3:00 pm - That cool breeze rolling past downtown Los Angeles the past few days may have been cause by Cubs bats, not the Pacific Ocean. The Cubs spent three nights in a row flaili...
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Cubs' Hoerner set to begin rehab assignmentJun 26, 2021 4:00 pm - Cubs second baseman Nico Hoerner will finally make his Iowa Cubs debut. Manager David Ross told reporters before Saturday's game against the Dodgers that Hoerner will be...
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Cubs lose again on late Dodgers home runJun 26, 2021 3:00 pm - There was a potential turning point for the Cubs in their 3-2 loss to the Dodgers on Saturday. But it was difficult to tell if it was a matter of inches or matter of per...
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Four pitchers, one catcher: Contreras savors no-hitter in LAJun 25, 2021 11:00 am - The Cubs used four pitchers in Thursday's combined no-hitter against the Dodgers, but just one catcher. So in many ways, the 17th no-hitter in Cubs history belonged to W...
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'That's a special night for our group': Four Cubs pitchers combine to no-hit DodgersJun 24, 2021 11:00 pm - When Zach Davies walked four Dodgers in the first three innings, it didn't look like he'd be on the mound very long Thursday night. But Davies settled down and made it t...
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Cubs' Wisdom has the numbers to be HR contest candidateJun 24, 2021 1:00 pm - Both Kris Bryant and Joc Pederson participated in the Home Run Derby during their rookie seasons. Cubs third baseman Patrick Wisdom is technically still a rookie, even t...
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Report: LaVine will play for U.S. Olympic teamJun 23, 2021 4:00 pm - Bulls guard Zach LaVine will play for Team USA at the Tokyo Olympics later this summer, according to Shams Charania, the Chicago-based NBA analyst for The Athletic and S...
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Bryant's bat finally shows signs of lifeJun 23, 2021 11:00 am - In Kris Bryant's view, hitting slumps are an essential part of life. "That's just the way of baseball, you go up and down," he said. "That means you're living. When it's...
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Cubs say first night of pitcher inspections went smoothlyJun 22, 2021 1:00 pm - Day One of the MLB pitcher inspections seemed to go off without a hitch. Adbert Alzolay was the first Cubs pitcher to get checked for illegal substances after the top of...