Articles filed under The Athletic
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Hoyer open to Imanaga’s return to Cubs, under certain circumstancesNov 12, 2025 5:57 pm - As Shota Imanaga explores his options as a free agent, Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer signaled the club would welcome back the Japanese pitcher under certain circumstances.
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Kyle Tucker’s off-season begins now, but how many teams will be in position to sign him?Nov 11, 2025 6:07 pm - The convergence of the thriftiest rich franchise in baseball and the $400 million rental was an angle ready-made for the current state of baseball, where superstars are getting contracts that rivaled the value of entire teams 15 years ago, and only a handful of teams are anteing up to pay them.
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Odds for Kyle Tucker’s next team: Dodgers, Yankees and Phillies main contendersNov 11, 2025 5:26 pm - While legal sportsbooks in the U.S. aren’t offering next-team odds for Kyle Tucker, we asked Borgata director of race and sports Thomas Gable to create hypothetical odds for where he expects Tucker to sign, using the same analysis oddsmakers employ when creating these markets.
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Five Hawks players not named Bedard who shined on the roadNov 10, 2025 4:27 pm - The Athletic’s Mark Lazerus writes about several Blackhawks players (not named Connor Bedard) who shined during their long road trip.
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Garoppolo ready for one more chance at a starting quarterback jobNov 09, 2025 10:12 pm - Jimmy Garoppolo, the 49ers’ starting quarterback for most of six seasons, has spent the past season-and-a-half backing up Matthew Stafford with the Los Angeles Rams. But he’s ready for one more chance at a starting job.
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Chicago Fire reaches permanent deal for Franco as part of club’s plan to build on 2025Nov 07, 2025 12:21 pm - It didn’t take long for the Chicago Fire to put in motion their plans for the off-season after a strong first season under new head coach and sporting director Gregg Berhalter.
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Blackhawks beginning to believe after another gut-check win: ‘We’ve got some dawgs in here’Nov 06, 2025 12:00 pm - The Blackhawks have had periods like the second Wednesday night at Rogers Arena. More than they can count, more than they care to remember. Periods when every clearing attempt seems to hit a stick or a leg, when every shift is spent deep in their own zone, when they’re taking penalties out of exhaustion and desperation, when it feels like time is moving so slowly, it’s actually going backward.
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To compete in 2026, Cubs will need to rebuild bullpen once againNov 05, 2025 11:54 am - How will the Cubs go about trying to piece together a bullpen in a season they’re expected to once again be in contention for the postseason? Expect more of the same this winter.
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Why the Blackhawks recalled Moore sooner than expectedNov 03, 2025 11:00 pm - The Blackhawks recalled center Oliver Moore, who played in Monday night’s game against Seattle.
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For the Blackhawks’ young players, life on the road is good (and, sigh, clean) funNov 01, 2025 12:53 pm - The Blackhawks hit the road this week for their longest trip since 2016-17, the final year of the famed Circus Trip and Ice Show Trip, when the Ringling Brothers and Disney, respectively, would evict them from Chicago’s United Center for a couple of weeks at a time. Winnipeg, Edmonton, Seattle, Vancouver, Calgary and Detroit. Six cities, 12 days, 4,363 air miles.