Articles filed under The Athletic
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Cubs return to Wrigley Field and give their fans some home-opening hopeApr 05, 2025 11:24 am - Looking at how the Cubs beat the San Diego Padres in a 3-1 matinee win, they might do better than break even … on the field. After two 83-win seasons and a too-long playoff drought, the Cubs look good enough to win 90 games, draw 3 million fans and win the National League Central.
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The Cubs are one of MLB’s top revenue machines. So why aren’t they paying for more players?Apr 04, 2025 11:31 am - At first glance, the post from an X user named @Brooks_Gate seemed like something a multibillion-dollar company would ignore. It consisted of a chart that used estimated ...
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The birth of a new pitch: Why MLB players are rushing to try the ‘kick-change’Apr 03, 2025 11:06 am - The “kick-change” is hot, and it’s so new we can actually track its progress through the league. And maybe tracking that progress will tell us a little more about what it means to be a Pitch Type in today’s game.
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Bears’ George McCaskey: Succession plan officially in place for family controlApr 02, 2025 4:20 pm - PALM BEACH, Fla. — The Chicago Bears are staying with the McCaskey family. That’s the message from team chairman George McCaskey. He answered questions Wednesday about wh...
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Your Chicago Bulls are a postseason team once again … kind ofApr 02, 2025 12:14 pm - With their 137-118 win over the Toronto Raptors on April 1, the Bulls clinched their third straight Play-In Tournament berth. Someone call Pat Riley, because we’re talking about three-peats in Chicago again.
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Why Blackhawks captain Nick Foligno is planting a garden he’ll likely never see bloomApr 02, 2025 11:59 am - Nick Foligno really wants to beat the Colorado Avalanche on Wednesday night. That’s it. That’s the goal. That’s priority No. 1. And if Sam Rinzel’s offensive instincts and Artyom Levshunov’s aggressiveness and Oliver Moore’s speed all help the Chicago Blackhawks beat the Avalanche, then he wants them on the ice. It’s not any more complicated than that.
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Triple play: Kelly hits for Cubs’ first cycle in 32 yearsApr 01, 2025 6:15 pm - Carson Kelly’s eighth-inning triple on Monday gave him the Cubs’ first cycle since Mark Grace 32 years ago.
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How Johnson’s play calling shaped path to Bears’ head coachMar 31, 2025 4:32 pm - How Ben Johnson’s play calling helped shape his path to becoming the Bears’ new head coach.
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A different homecoming for former White Sox starsMar 30, 2025 2:39 pm - Former White Sox players Yoan Moncada and Tim Anderson received different receptions in their return to Chicago as players for the Los Angeles Angels.
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Full speed ahead: Cubs confident they can make big gains on basepathsMar 29, 2025 11:48 am - PHOENIX — Late in the Chicago Cubs’ 10-6 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday, Nico Hoerner hustled into second base to beat out a throw from third baseman E...