Articles filed under The Athletic
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Bowden: Why the White Sox should select Grady Emerson with the No. 1 pickJul 09, 2026 10:21 am - The Chicago White Sox have the No. 1 pick in this year’s MLB draft, which takes place Saturday and Sunday at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. In my opinion, there are ...
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Matthew Boyd is trending in the right direction as Cubs consider trade-deadline possibilitiesJul 08, 2026 3:03 pm - BALTIMORE — Chicago Cubs manager Craig Counsell wants to keep certain parts of the club’s operation walled off, preferring to stress that it’s always a group effort, rath...
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Blackhawks’ Connor Bedard undergoes shoulder surgery after injury, will miss start of seasonJul 08, 2026 2:31 pm - Chicago Blackhawks star Connor Bedard will miss at least the first month of the regular season after having surgery on his left shoulder for an injury suffered during an ...
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Will the Cubs finally have the pitcher-heavy draft they’ve lacked in recent years?Jul 06, 2026 7:22 am - The Cubs haven’t drafted a pitcher in the first round since they selected Cade Horton out of the University of Oklahoma with the seventh pick in the 2022 draft. In that draft, they selected four pitchers with their first five picks. In the subsequent three drafts, they selected a combined four pitchers in the first five rounds.
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Trump, Belgians, teammates react to Balogun’s ban reprieveJul 05, 2026 3:27 pm - The whole world thought the United States would have to be without its star striker, Folarin Balogun, for its crucial World Cup round-of-16 game against Belgium.
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Balogun available to play for U.S. soccer team against BelgiumJul 05, 2026 12:14 pm - Folarin Balogun will be available to play the USMNT’s round-of-16 World Cup match against Belgium after his one-game red-card ban was suspended, FIFA has confirmed.
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Blackhawks offseason: 10 questions still hanging, including Bedard’s extensionJul 04, 2026 10:00 am - Chicago Blackhawks fans had been begging general manager Kyle Davidson to make a big move and turbocharge this long-term rebuild for months, if not years. Then Davidson d...
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Pete Crow-Armstrong’s June is indicative of real growth for the Cubs’ young starJul 03, 2026 9:16 pm - Pete Crow-Armstrong has had hot stretches before. At this point last season, the dynamic center fielder was putting up the type of offensive performance that had some won...
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USMNT expecting to have Folarin Balogun back for World Cup quarterfinal, if it makes itJul 03, 2026 3:31 pm - The USMNT is expecting to have Folarin Balogun back for a potential World Cup quarterfinal — if the tournament co-hosts advance. Balogun, who was sent off in the 64th min...
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Blackhawks star Connor Bedard suffers apparent injury during offseason trainingJul 03, 2026 2:37 pm - Chicago Blackhawks center Connor Bedard skated off the ice clutching his left arm or shoulder in pain after an awkward fall during a training session at Scotia Barn in Bu...