Articles filed under The Athletic
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In dealing for Edward Cabrera, Cubs again choose a trade over free-agent spendingJan 08, 2026 11:10 am - As evidenced by Wednesday’s move, rather than spend exorbitant amounts of money on the best free agents, the Cubs are willing to mortgage their farm system in offseason trades.
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Cubs land Edward Cabrera in trade with Marlins, but can they fix his fastballs?Jan 07, 2026 6:45 pm - Edward Cabrera has the arsenal to be a No. 2 starter, at least, but he doesn’t have a great history of health — his 137⅔ innings in 2025 was a career high at any level — and both his four- and two-seamers get hit hard.
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Can Bears get off to a fast start vs. Packers? They can’t afford to play catch-upJan 07, 2026 11:54 am - Going back through the Bears’ previous two games against the Packers, there are some warning signs for what’s to come Saturday night. Though the teams split, the Bears put themselves in an early hole each game, scoring three and zero points in the first halves.
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Cubs to acquire Edward Cabrera from Marlins in trade; Owen Caissie to MiamiJan 07, 2026 11:40 am - In their much-anticipated pursuit of another starting pitcher, the Chicago Cubs are finalizing a deal to acquire right-hander Edward Cabrera from the Miami Marlins, a league source confirmed to The Athletic on Wednesday, signaling what would be their biggest offseason move to date.
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Cubs still waiting on big off-season move after Imai signs with AstrosJan 01, 2026 2:02 pm - The Cubs are moving on after Japanese pitcher Tatsuya Imai’s decision to sign with the Houston Astros.
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Why the Bears are treating the Lions like a playoff gameJan 01, 2026 1:47 pm - Bears head coach Ben Johnson quickly ended any talk about how the team would approach Week 18 in his Monday news conference.“Yeah, we’re playing to win this week,” he said.
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Blackhawks’ Nick Lardis confident goals will start coming in bunches: ‘I have it in me’Dec 31, 2025 5:23 pm - Learning to score in the NHL typically takes time. Obviously. But learning to handle not scoring in the NHL does, too. Nick Lardis is still working on the first part.
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Josh Giddey expected to miss multiple weeks with left hamstring strainDec 30, 2025 10:27 pm - Bulls guard Josh Giddey is expected to miss at least a couple weeks with a left hamstring strain. Initially listed on Chicago’s injury report with hamstring tightness Tue...
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NBA’s latest idea to fix the lottery continues to ignore the problem: the lotteryDec 28, 2025 3:58 pm - This is not a flex, or an attempt to drop coal in the NBA’s Christmas stocking. Tanking is a real, real problem for the league, which corrodes in ways much more dangerous...
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Cubs reach agreement with reliever Hunter Harvey: SourcesDec 27, 2025 4:19 pm - The Chicago Cubs continued their rebuild of a bullpen that will look significantly different from last season. According to multiple league sources, the Cubs signed right-handed reliever Hunter Harvey to a deal, pending a physical.