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Cubs add versatility with Twins’ CastroJul 31, 2025 5:24 pm - The Cubs on Thursday traded for the Minnesota Twins’ Willi Castro.
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Cubs bolster pitching staff with trade for Nationals’ SorokaJul 30, 2025 9:51 pm - In need of pitching, the Cubs made their first move of the trade deadline by adding Michael Soroka from the Washington Nationals, league sources told The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal.
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NASCAR race expected to return to JolietJul 30, 2025 3:44 pm - NASCAR’s premier Cup Series will not return to Mexico City next year, leaving a spot on its 2026 schedule that is expected to be filled by the addition of a race at Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet.
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Ryne Sandberg, who became a hero in 1984, will live forever at Wrigley FieldJul 29, 2025 2:54 pm - In 1984, the Athletic’s Jon Greenberg writes, the Cubs’ Ryne Sandberg was the biggest star in the city of Chicago. Sandberg died Monday at 65.
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Cubs Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg dies at 65Jul 28, 2025 8:45 pm - Ryne Sandberg, an iconic player for generations of Chicago Cubs fans and a distinguished member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame, died Monday at the age of 65 from metastatic prostate cancer, the team announced.
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What kind of contract can Bulls’ Giddey land?Jul 28, 2025 6:07 pm - Can Josh Giddey land a fair, long-term contract after strong finish with Bulls?
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What’s the latest on the Cubs’ pitching pursuits as the trade deadline nears?Jul 27, 2025 3:32 pm - The Athletic’s Patrick Mooney and Sahadev Sharma write about the Cubs’ pursuit of pitching as the trade deadline nears.
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For a Cubs team in need of pitching, the trade deadline can’t get here soon enoughJul 25, 2025 7:56 pm - The Wrigley Field gates had not yet opened to the general public, lending the iconic ballpark a certain stillness. On the field before an early-season game, Chicago Cubs ...
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Jordan, Crow-Armstrong, and Clark: Who’s hot in the sports card market heading into The NationalJul 25, 2025 10:36 am - There’s no doubt hobby darlings like Jayden Daniels, Caitlin Clark and Shohei Ohtani should command attention across the National, especially with Clark setting yet another women’s sports card record on Thursday night. But what’s amazing is that even with so much sports culture caught up in “the now,” Michael Jordan still remains supreme in the collectibles and memorabilia world.
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The Ben Johnson Show starts now at Bears camp. All eyes and ears are on himJul 23, 2025 10:25 am - Once Ben Johnson knotted up his orange tie and signed his massive contract, there was no question he was in charge at Halas Hall. No offense to Ryan Poles, Kevin Warren or George McCaskey, but it’s Johnson’s show here. And don’t just limit his power to Lake Forest. As he prepares to start his first season in charge, you could say Johnson is the most important coach, player or sports executive in Chicago.