Articles filed under The Athletic
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Blackhawks trade prospect Jack Pridham to Lightning before NHL Draft re-entry deadlineJun 01, 2026 3:53 pm - The Blackhawks traded the draft rights to forward prospect Jack Pridham to the Tampa Bay Lightning for a 2027 third-round draft pick on Monday.
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How far will White Sox fall with Murakami injured?May 31, 2026 12:25 pm - When the White Sox’s Munetaka Murakami spoke Saturday morning about the Grade 2 right hamstring strain he suffered the night before, one brief quote said it all. “It hurts,” he said through interpreter Kenzo Yagi. “It hurts.”
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Cubs’ Brown giving pitching staff a needed boostMay 31, 2026 12:16 pm - In Saturday night’s 6-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals, Cubs starting pitcher Ben Brown was dominant yet again.
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Cubs starting pitchers’ home run troubles a major cause for concernMay 30, 2026 10:37 am - Cubs pitcher Jameson Taillon tops MLB with 19 homers allowed. The Cubs lead all of baseball with 82 home runs allowed. The starting staff is the main culprit, with 54 homers allowed. And it’s a big reason the team is struggling.
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Dansby Swanson’s fix for May slump is to ‘create a better way for me to actually see the ball’May 29, 2026 10:39 am - PITTSBURGH — As Dansby Swanson tried to explain what he was working on, he understood it almost sounded ridiculous. After working to lean into his athleticism in the offs...
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The quiet improvements that have the surprising Chicago White Sox dreaming of the playoffsMay 29, 2026 8:21 am - Two years after that embarrassing 41-win 2024 season, the White Sox are competitive in 2026. They’re not necessarily World Series favorites, but a 6-2 win against the Minnesota Twins on Thursday pushed the White Sox to two games above .500.
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The Cubs’ hitters made this mess. Now it’s their turn to clean it upMay 28, 2026 11:53 am - How bad were things getting with the Chicago Cubs? We were cursing about curses again. And it’s only May. Was it the Chicago White Sox fan who got into an, uh, war of wor...
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What I’m hearing about the Blackhawks: Trading draft picks and expiring contract rightsMay 28, 2026 10:56 am - Outside of the draft lottery, May has been a pretty quiet month for the Chicago Blackhawks. There’s draft prep. They have some players at the World Championships. They ha...
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NWSL’s Chicago Stars fire GM Richard Feuz; search underway for replacementMay 27, 2026 3:39 pm - The Chicago Stars announced Wednesday that they have fired general manager Richard Feuz after two years with the club.
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Leveling up is the mission for Williams and Bears offenseMay 24, 2026 2:07 pm - After months immersed in the grind with always-intense Bears head coach Ben Johnson, quarterback Caleb Williams has come to embrace his coach’s expectations: the intense focus on every detail and the physical, mental and emotional investments required just to survive.