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Nationals left fielder Juan Soto and Cubs shortstop Javier Baez joke around in the sixth inning.

Column: Cubs look closer to being dismantled in the offseason than they are to playing in the World Series

August 26, 2019 at 4:56 p.m.

Urgency enveloped spring training for the Cubs, especially after team President Theo Epstein's edict that "October really starts in March." Epstein's urgent plea helped prod the Cubs to first place...

Bears quarterback Mitch Trubisky leaves the field in the fourth quarter on Oct. 20, 2019, at Soldier Field.

Column: The Bears can be great in 2019 if Mitch Trubisky is merely good

August 23, 2019 at 3:05 a.m.

Every August tempts me to make a list of the most ridiculous NFL offseason lists, but then I would risk being exposed as a hypocrite. I love every last list...

Column: Matt Nagy has earned the right to play Mitch Trubisky and other Bears regulars as little as possible in preseason games

August 12, 2019 at 4:04 p.m.

Hearts raced around Arrowhead Stadium on Saturday night as reigning NFL MVP Patrick Mahomes scrambled 10 yards in the Chiefs' first of four meaningless exhibition games. Mahomes wisely slid near...

Bears offensive tackle Rashaad Coward signs items for fans after a training camp practice in Bourbonnais on Aug. 1, 2019.

When the Bears moved Rashaad Coward from defensive to offensive line, ‘at first I was mad.’ Now he’s aiming to become a Pro Bowl tackle one day.

August 5, 2019 at 11:05 a.m.

An NFL player who grew up in New York with parents from Barbados, Rashaad Coward knows something about culture shock. When it came to sports, Coward's family preferred cricket and...

Ben Zobrist reacts as he scores on a double by Addison Russell during the fifth inning of Game 5 of baseball's National League Division Series against the Washington Nationals, at Nationals Park, Oct. 12, 2017.

Column: Ben Zobrist’s return is a nice storyline — but he’s not going to rescue the Cubs

July 30, 2019 at 7:16 a.m.

Nobody appreciates a persuasive baseball narrative more than those who write them. Hope leads to hype and we allow ourselves to ponder every best-case scenario. Take it from somebody who...

Column: Bears report to camp with high expectations — but can they find the edge they’ll need?

July 24, 2019 at 4:00 a.m.

Football remains a game best played in a bad mood. Enmity increases intensity, a necessity for a sport that weeds out the meek and mild. Complacency — especially after success...

Cubs manager Joe Maddon argues with home plate umpires Bill Miller and Todd Tichenor after being ejected in the seventh inning during a game against the Nationals at Wrigley Field on Aug. 10, 2018.

Column: Don’t wait until Joe Maddon is gone from the Cubs to realize how great he has been

July 15, 2019 at 2:06 p.m.

Chicago coaching legends usually miss out on the victory laps they deserve. Their farewells tend to revolve around regret more than reflection — as was the case with Mike Ditka....

Chicago Cubs President Theo Epstein talks with members of the press before the Cubs play the Colorado Rockies at Wrigley Field Wednesday June 5, 2019, in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Column: Theo Epstein needs to make bold moves — such as trading Kyle Schwarber or Addison Russell — if the Cubs hope to make a playoff run

July 1, 2019 at 4:01 p.m.

When Theo Epstein traded Boston legend Nomar Garciaparra to the Cubs on July 31, 2004, the former Red Sox general manager sounded more pragmatic than poetic. "We lost a great...

Walker Aurand, a hockey player for Davenport University, poses for a picture before Pucks for Autism hockey tournament game on June 23, 2019, at the Glacier Ice Arena in Vernon Hills.

How hockey helps a collegiate player cope with autism: ‘When I get out on the ice, I always have felt I could be my true authentic self’

June 25, 2019 at 7:40 a.m.

When Walker Aurand was learning to read, his parents tied paper plates onto a hockey net in the driveway and the autistic boy shot the puck at specific letters to...

White Sox manager Rick Renteria argues a play with home plate umpire Brian O'Nora in the sixth inning against the Blue Jays at Guaranteed Rate Field on July 29, 2018.

Column: Rick Renteria earns the right to lead White Sox to the next level — a chance he didn’t get with the Cubs

June 17, 2019 at 5:17 p.m.

Rick Renteria doesn't own a restaurant in Chicago and, beyond Bridgeport, the humble White Sox manager probably never assumes he can go to dinner anywhere in town without a reservation....

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