Articles filed under The Athletic
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Bears, Thuney agree to two-year contract extensionMay 20, 2025 1:28 pm - The Bears and offensive lineman Joe Thuney agreed to a two-year contract extension.
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If the WNBA wants a true Clark-Reese rivalry, the Sky must grow up quicklyMay 18, 2025 3:24 pm - Saturday’s blowout win by the Fever over the Sky didn’t help spark a true WNBA rivalry between the teams.
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The potential Pete Crow-Armstrong MVP season is starting to happen for the Chicago CubsMay 17, 2025 8:19 pm - The Cubs in first place. Pete Crow-Armstrong making leaping catches at the ivy and hitting home runs into the bleachers. Fans chanting “P-C-A!” and roaring when he drives the ball into the right-field corner, knowing that’s an easy triple with his speed. It’s already picking up, the All-Star Game buzz and MVP chatter.
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Caitlin Clark receives flagrant foul for hacking Angel Reese in Fever’s blowout win over SkyMay 17, 2025 5:49 pm - The Indiana Fever blew out the Chicago Sky in the teams’ WNBA season opener, and the margin was so big that the postgame talk was on a flagrant foul by Indiana’s Caitlin Clark on Chicago’s Angel Reese.
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What we’re hearing about the Blackhawks coaching search, changes, prospects and moreMay 16, 2025 3:52 pm - A league source said Blackhawks general manager Kyle Davidson recently met with Jeff Blashill in Chicago. Blashill isn’t believed to be the Blackhawks’ only candidate, but outside of interim coach Anders Sörensen, Blashill is the only known candidate at this point.
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Cubs bullpen power rankings: Which Chicago relievers are the most reliable?May 16, 2025 11:37 am - Here’s a power ranking of the Cubs’ bullpen group as presently constructed. Like relievers themselves, this list is volatile and could shift from day to day. But heading into play Friday, here’s a subjective look at the current trustworthiness of each reliever in the Cubs bullpen.
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Chicago Sky expecting Courtney Vandersloot to help growth of Angel Reese, Kamilla CardosoMay 16, 2025 11:19 am - Courtney Vandersloot wanted a seat. She had just finished a long practice (more than two hours) and then followed that up with a 3-point shooting drill. If she was going ...
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Caleb Williams wanted to avoid getting drafted by Bears, new book saysMay 15, 2025 2:08 pm - Caleb Williams and his father sought to avoid Williams getting drafted by the Bears in the 2024 NFL draft, ESPN’s Seth Wickersham details in a new book about quarterbacks, publishing in September.
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Overnight, Cubs prospect Moisés Ballesteros went from playing MLB The Show to being in The ShowMay 14, 2025 11:34 am - Moisés Ballesteros was playing MLB The Show on Monday when Triple-A Iowa manager Marty Pevey called to deliver the stunning news that left the Chicago Cubs prospect feeling like he should throw the controller in celebration and disbelief.
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Can Pope Leo XIV help flagging White Sox economy? Judging from buzz and jersey sales, yesMay 14, 2025 8:20 am - CHICAGO — Late Tuesday morning, Jose Guzman stopped into Grandstand Sports at 600 W. 35th Street looking for a new White Sox jersey. Guzman, 36, already has plenty in his...