Articles filed under Sports
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Cubs stick with usual plan of college hitter with No. 17 pickJul 13, 2025 10:44 pm - The Cubs chose outfielder Ethan Conrad with the No. 17 pick of Sunday’s MLB Draft. His junior season at Wake Forest was cut short by a shoulder injury.
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Chicago Dogs stay in first place with sweep of LincolnJul 13, 2025 7:09 pm - The Chicago Dogs completed a sweep of the Lincoln Saltdogs 10-5 Sunday behind three home runs and a solid start by rookie Jack Nedrow. The win keeps the Dogs in first pla...
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Schaumburg Boomers ride nine-game winning streak into breakJul 13, 2025 7:06 pm - The Schaumburg Boomers will head into the All-Star break with a nine-game win streak after recording a third consecutive sweep by taking down the Brockton Rox 7-6 in the ...
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White Sox follow trend, select high school SS Carlson at No. 10Jul 13, 2025 6:54 pm - The White Sox took shortstop Billy Carlson from Corona (Calif.) High School with the No. 10 pick of Sunday’s MLB Draft.
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Free-agent-to-be Kyle Tucker is making the most of his year with the CubsJul 13, 2025 11:23 am - Kyle Tucker is a left-handed hitter who lets the game come to him, understanding how pitchers are trying to set him up and get him out. The little things matter to Tucker, a Gold Glove defender and a plus baserunner who competed in 15 playoff rounds with the Astros. Instead of presenting himself as a one-man corporation, Tucker wants to be one of the boys.
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Boyd wins All-Star matchup as Fried exits with blister and Cubs halt Yankees' 5-game win streakJul 13, 2025 10:50 am - Cubs Matthew Boyd won a matchup of All-Star left-handers as Max Fried left early because of yet another blister on his pitching hand, and the Cubs stopped the New York Yankees’ five-game winning streak with a 5-2 victory. Aaron Judge hit a two-run homer in the ninth off Brad Keller, his 35th of the season, and became the fastest player to 350 home runs.
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Sox miss chances in 6-2 loss to GuardiansJul 12, 2025 11:25 pm - Kyle Manzardo hit a tiebreaking home run and All-Star Steven Kwan drove in two runs to help the Cleveland Guardians beat the Chicago White Sox 6-2 on Saturday.
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Big seventh inning helps boost BoomersJul 12, 2025 11:12 pm - The Schaumburg Boomers scored four times in the bottom of the seventh, needing only two hits to do so, to surge past the Brockton Rox 10-6 in a back-and-forth contest on Saturday night at Wintrust Field.
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Anders Dreyer scores 2 to help San Diego beat Fire 2-1Jul 12, 2025 11:08 pm - Anders Dreyer scored two goals to help San Diego FC beat the Chicago Fire 2-1 on Saturday night.
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High school shortstops expected to go early in Sunday’s MLB draftJul 12, 2025 8:07 pm - The White Sox will pick 10th and the Cubs 17th in the first round of the MLB Draft, which begins Sunday at 5 p.m.