Articles filed under The Athletic
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Will Blackhawks, Kaiser reach a deal before training camp starts?Sep 15, 2025 7:46 pm - Time will tell whether the Blackhawks and defenseman Wyatt Kaiser reach a deal on a new contract before training camp starts.
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How close is Cubs’ Tucker to returning from injury?Sep 15, 2025 7:39 pm - The Cubs’ Kyle Tucker said Monday that progress has been slow on his calf injury.
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Bears to add kicker Jake Moody to practice squad, so is the pressure on Cairo Santos?Sep 13, 2025 5:10 pm - The Bears signed kicker Jake Moody to their practice squad, a league source confirmed to The Athletic. This acquisition puts the heat on Santos’ efforts to bounce back. Moody was waived by the San Francisco 49ers earlier this week and will now attempt to unseat the most accurate kicker in Bears history in what seems to be set up as a mini-competition — or at least a little push at the 33-year-old Santos.
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Blackhawks sign Spencer Knight to 3-year, $17.5 million extension: What it meansSep 13, 2025 3:02 pm - The Blackhawks have their core goalie for the future. On Saturday, the team announced it has signed goalie Spencer Knight to a three-year, $17.5 million contract extension ($5.83 million salary cap hit).
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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.