Articles filed under The Athletic
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The White Sox beat their win total. Where do they rank among disappointing Chicago teams?Sep 13, 2025 10:51 am - No one is throwing a parade for a last-place White Sox team, but the bar was set so low that an ordinary bad season, instead of a historically bad one, is a form of success. The Cubs are going to the playoffs, but next to them, the White Sox’ second-half surge might be the second-best sports story in town … if Caleb Williams and the Bears don’t get it together this season.
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The development plan for Blackhawks prospect Anton Frondell’s upcoming season in SwedenSep 12, 2025 8:14 am - Anton Frondell got caught up in the moment. He had just been selected by the Chicago Blackhawks as the third overall pick in the 2025 NHL Draft. All of a sudden, the NHL ...
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As Cubs build toward playoffs, Cade Horton’s NL Rookie of the Year buzz growsSep 12, 2025 7:00 am - Consistency and efficiency have turned Cubs pitcher Cade Horton into a National League Rookie of Year contender and a potential Game 1 playoff starter at Wrigley Field.
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Angel Reese and Chicago Sky face crossroads as WNBA season ends. Will she return?Sep 11, 2025 10:45 am - The Sky may need to move forward without its best player and a lack of assets after it mortgaged the future to acquire Angel Reese and build around her. The construction of a new practice facility can’t obscure that perhaps no other team in the WNBA has a more depressing outlook in the near term.
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Cubs legend Anthony Rizzo is retiring as a player and rejoining organization as an ambassadorSep 10, 2025 10:48 am - Anthony Rizzo is formally retiring as a player and rejoining the Chicago Cubs as an ambassador, the club announced Wednesday, a goodwill gesture that will bring the 2016 World Series champion back to Wrigley Field.
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Ben Johnson is officially a Chicago Bears coach after disastrous openerSep 09, 2025 11:14 am - Welcome to Chicago, Ben Johnson. You were hired eight months ago, but Monday night was your initiation into the Bears Experience.
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In the Big Ten’s early QB hierarchy, the familiar faces are outshining the new arrivalsSep 09, 2025 7:00 am - Evaluating Big Ten quarterbacks through Week 2: the returning starters, the elevated starters, the freshmen and the transfers.
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With Cubs closer Daniel Palencia heading to injured list, how will Craig Counsell handle his bullpen?Sep 09, 2025 7:00 am - With closer Daniel Palencia on the injured list, the question in the bullpen now becomes who will handle the ninth inning. Manager Craig Counsell, as expected for those who are familiar with him, wasn’t tipping his hand.
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What we’re hearing about the Cubs: Pete Crow-Armstrong, Sammy Sosa, Jaxon Wiggins and moreSep 08, 2025 7:39 am - Pete Crow-Armstrong gave a thumbs-up while walking through the Wrigley Field clubhouse Sunday morning, signaling that he wasn’t worried about his right knee. The Cubs, though, are treating their all-star center fielder with caution, and it’s becoming clear that his condition is not the club’s only issue.
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Chicago Sky can’t handle the truth — Angel Reese suspension exposes deeper franchise issuesSep 06, 2025 10:00 am - The Chicago Sky doesn’t have the appetite for a rebuild. All of the moves it made last off-season indicate a certain level of impatience. However, on Friday, the Sky punished its star player for espousing those same views.