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What next? Cubs’ Cabrera placed on IL due to blisterMay 24, 2026 1:56 pm - In the latest setback, the Cubs placed Edward Cabrera on the 15-day injured list due to a blister on his right middle finger, leaving them without yet another established starting pitcher as they attempt to get their season back on track.
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What we heard at Big Ten meetings: No push to mandate 10 Power 4 opponents amid CFP talksMay 23, 2026 10:51 am - This fall, the SEC and ACC both shift to nine league games with every team in those leagues playing at least 10 power-conference opponents. Every Big 12 team plays 10, too, if the matchups with Pac-12 leftovers Washington State and Oregon State are counted. The Big Ten is now the outlier in this debate, with four teams — Indiana, Penn State, USC and Nebraska — facing only nine Power 4 opponents. And there’s no interest from the league office to require its teams to play 10 power opponents.
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Craig Counsell suggests lineup changes coming after Cubs’ sixth consecutive lossMay 22, 2026 8:22 pm - Craig Counsell is known for his steady hand and staying the course in rocky waters, but even he seems to have seen enough of a Chicago Cubs offense that’s struggling to come through in the biggest moments.
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Greenberg: Crow-Armstrong just the latest athlete to learn about fan interactions the hard wayMay 22, 2026 11:09 am - Pete Crow-Armstrong is young, but not dumb. At 24 he knows what it’s like to be famous — the good and the bad. So when he clapped back with a profane insult at a heckling...
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Pete Crow-Armstrong’s errors adding up for Cubs, from taunting a fan to misplays on the fieldMay 21, 2026 11:10 am - It’s no coincidence that Pete Crow-Armstrong is suddenly becoming a defensive liability right after his expletive-laced taunting of a female fan went viral on social media. The Chicago Cubs have long heralded him as an all-world defender, while also acknowledging his struggles to control his emotions.
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Big Ten, Tony Petitti all in on 24-team CFP: ‘We feel strongly about it’May 20, 2026 11:41 am - Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti and his 18 universities are unanimous in their support of a 24-team College Football Playoff and bullish on what additional access would mean for their football programs in a larger tournament structure.
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Where things stand between Blackhawks, Ilya Mikheyev: Interest and pragmatismMay 20, 2026 11:05 am - The Chicago Blackhawks want to re-sign forward Ilya Mikheyev. There’s no mistaking that: Blackhawks general manager Kyle Davidson said it at the trade deadline. He said i...
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Good competition and good vibes at Cubs-White Sox seriesMay 18, 2026 2:50 pm - The White Sox won two of three from the Cubs this weekend behind a barrage of home runs from all over the lineup. It felt like summer in mid-May Chicago, and it felt like old times when the Sox were competitive and on equal footing with their North Side rivals.
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Bulls bolster front office by hiring Magic’s Stephen Mervis, Nets’ Acie Law: SourcesMay 14, 2026 2:53 pm - The Chicago Bulls are filling out their new front office. New executive vice president Bryson Graham made two hires to his cabinet this week, tabbing Orlando Magic assistant general manager Stephen Mervis as senior vice president of basketball operations, and bringing on Acie Law, the Brooklyn Nets’ director of player personnel, as Chicago’s vice president of player personnel, league sources confirmed to The Athletic.
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Blackhawks sign Roman Kantserov, KHL’s leading goal scorer, to entry-level contractMay 14, 2026 2:41 pm - Blackhawks fans can stop worrying: Roman Kantserov is coming. Kantserov, 21, agreed to a three-year entry-level contract with the Blackhawks on Thursday and will begin playing in North America next season.