Articles filed under The Athletic
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As playoffs show importance of pitching depth, Cubs will continue search for more armsOct 17, 2025 12:31 pm - Every team in baseball is searching for pitching. Whether their team is stacked with it or not, finding more depth is a near obsession for front offices across the game. There will be many who continue to criticize Cubs team president Jed Hoyer for not adding another starting pitcher at the deadline. And Hoyer has admitted it bit them by the time the playoffs came around.
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Why Blackhawks’ Wyatt Kaiser has become the perfect partner for ‘unpredictable’ Artyom LevshunovOct 17, 2025 11:12 am - Thanks to Jeff Blashill’s fondness for icing 11 forwards and seven defensemen, there aren’t really any set pairings for the Blackhawks. But Wyatt Kaiser and Artyom Levshunov are about the closest thing Chicago has to a permanent pair. The two have been largely attached at the hip since late last season.
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Blackhawks power rankings: Nazar’s flash, Reichel’s redemption and some sweet jacketsOct 16, 2025 3:08 pm - There’s nothing like putting up eight goals on the road against a hated division rival to send the vibes soaring. The young and scrappy Chicago Blackhawks are 2-2-1 after an 8-3 trouncing of the St. Louis Blues on Wednesday night, so it’s a perfect time to roll out the first power rankings of the season.
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Introducing Jake Moody, the new Bears kicker and an unlikely Monday night heroOct 15, 2025 11:17 am - With everything on the line Monday night, with three seconds remaining and one final snap to decide another nerve-fraying game, Jake Moody knew simple would be his best friend.
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How did the Bears win a game they usually lose?Oct 14, 2025 4:27 pm - Jon Greenberg: As the cliché goes, it’s hard to win a game in the NFL. However, as we know, it’s even harder, it seems, if you’re the Chicago Bears.
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Can Colton Dach be a solution in Blackhawks’ search for Connor Bedard’s linemates?Oct 11, 2025 12:38 pm - BOSTON — Colton Dach could have downplayed being promoted to the Chicago Blackhawks’ top line going into their second game of the season. He could have said, it’s nothing...
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Electric Wrigley Field gets the W as Cubs dominate Game 4 of NLDS vs. BrewersOct 10, 2025 3:40 pm - After losing the first two games of this series in lopsided fashion, the Cubs are surging after two wins at home: a one-run nail-biter in Game 3 on Wednesday, followed by a 6-0 beatdown Thursday in front of the biggest, loudest crowd of the season at Wrigley Field.
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Senator cautions Big Ten presidents about private capital, urges transparencyOct 10, 2025 3:25 pm - Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) sent a letter to every Big Ten university president Friday morning, stressing her concerns and urging caution as the conference considers a multibillion-dollar private capital deal.
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Sorting through the Big Ten’s second tier: Who still has a shot at contention?Oct 09, 2025 11:23 am - Beyond the top-10 trio, there are as many as nine other teams with at least one loss that could compete for both the league title and a College Football Playoff spot. However, none of them are infallible. Let’s break down nine teams that have a reasonable shot at remaining in league title contention entering midseason.
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Blackhawks’ youth shows in season-opening loss to champion Panthers: ObservationsOct 08, 2025 5:28 pm - Going up against an experienced team like the Florida Panthers, who had just raised another Stanley Cup banner, what transpired for the Blackhawks shouldn’t have been completely surprising. Over the first 20 minutes, the Blackhawks compiled turnovers and penalties and the Panthers added up shots and goals.