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Pete Crow-Armstrong is on the verge of a rare MLB feat. His hitting coach explains the leapSep 18, 2026 11:24 am - Visibly irritated, Pete Crow-Armstrong tossed up his bat and snatched it midair with his right hand Wednesday night, beginning the slow walk from home plate back toward W...
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Mike Ditka is back in Chicago, which still feels like homeSep 15, 2026 2:48 pm - On an idyllic Chicago summer day, a coach looks out his high-rise window over the city that was his. Mike Ditka is in a good place, yes, but more than that, he is where he belongs.
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White Sox scouting director Mike Shirley resigns after verbal harassment allegationsSep 13, 2026 2:04 pm - White Sox amateur scouting director Mike Shirley resigned on Saturday amid an internal investigation into allegations of verbal harassment.
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How Blackhawks defenseman Kevin Korchinski approached this offseason differentlySep 06, 2026 5:03 pm - If Kevin Korchinski has learned anything in his 22 years of life, it’s to focus on the day-to-day.
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Checking in on six former Bears players starting anewSep 06, 2026 4:47 pm - The Bears’ current 53-man roster includes 20 players who were not a part of last season’s emergence. Which means a handful of key contributors from 2025 have begun new chapters elsewhere, too.
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Cubs pitcher Kevin Gausman playing with ‘house money’ as he chases World Series ringSep 05, 2026 12:37 pm - Kevin Gausman still has it. The Chicago Cubs banked on that pitching savvy and big-game experience when the club acquired him from the Toronto Blue Jays at this summer’s ...
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Why Greg Maddux says he threw a wild first pitch at Wrigley FieldAug 30, 2026 5:17 pm - Greg Maddux was known for two things in his Hall of Fame pitching career: immaculate command of the strike zone and a love of practical jokes. On Saturday, it was the latter that was apparently on full display.
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Cubs’ Pete Crow-Armstrong makes NL MVP case with 3-homer dayAug 29, 2026 6:46 pm - Pete Crow-Armstrong continued his MVP push with the first three-homer game of his career in Saturday’s 17-5 win over the Cincinnati Reds. “Sometimes you feel it in your b...
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At the sprawling Big Ten TV deal’s halfway point, here’s what’s working and what’s changingAug 29, 2026 11:01 am - Fox has owned the Big Ten's first-tier rights for 10 years and owns 61% of the conference's Big Ten Network, but CBS and NBC paid up to get their own windows for prominen...
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Bears still seeking answers: Risers and fallers after preseason lossAug 23, 2026 1:53 pm - Bears head coach Ben Johnson had yet to lose a preseason game, going 3-0-1 to begin his career before a 27-9 loss to the Bengals in Cincinnati on Saturday night. It’s the process more than the result, but he wasn’t pleased about either.
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