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How Cubs can win Game 4 of the NLCS vs. Dodgers

May 31, 2019 at 4:12 p.m.

Here are five things the Cubs need to do to beat the Dodgers in Game 4 of the National League Championship Series at Wrigley Field (8 p.m., TBS). 1. Take...

How the Cubs can win Game 3 of the NLCS vs. Dodgers

May 31, 2019 at 4:13 p.m.

Here are five things the Cubs need to do to beat the Dodgers in Game 3 of the NLCS at Wrigley Field on Tuesday night (8 p.m., TBS). 1. Show...

White Sox Steve Stone, winning pitcher of the first game, is greeted by fans and the Sox bench when he was relieved by Acosta in the 8th inning with Sox leading 6-0 over Boston Red Sox, on July 8, 1973.

White Sox reward fan who had foul ball stolen from him

May 8, 2019 at 9:33 p.m.

The full spectrum of human behavior – from bad to good – was on display during Monday's White Sox-Twins game at Guaranteed Rate Field. And the White Sox, to their...

Notre Dame throwback uniforms pay tribute to Knute Rockne

June 2, 2018 at 10:23 p.m.

Notre Dame will wear special uniforms honoring legendary player and coach Knute Rockne for the Nov. 18 game against Navy. The uniforms feature a vintage "ND" logo as well as...

Seattle Storm's Sue Bird during a game on June 18, 2017.

Sue Bird: I’m gay and dating Megan Rapinoe

June 3, 2018 at 5:54 a.m.

Sports has a new power couple. It's Sue Bird and Megan Rapinoe. In an interview with ESPNW, Bird said she and Rapinoe have been dating since last fall. "I'm gay....

Edwin Jackson pitches for the Orioles on June 9, 2017.

Edwin Jackson is back, and starting for the Nationals

May 20, 2019 at 4:00 p.m.

Starting pitchers really must be an endangered species. How else can we explain the fact that Edwin Jackson keeps resurfacing in the big leagues? The most regrettable acquisition of the...

Has become one of the best players in the league and in franchise history.

Rivalry adds drama at the top of NHL draft

May 9, 2019 at 3:30 a.m.

Imagine if the Bears and Packers were picking 1-2 in the NFL draft. It would be bad enough to whiff on the first overall pick, but even worse if your...

The Phillie Phanatic in action during a 2017 game.

Beyond Mr. Met: More mascot misadventures

June 4, 2018 at 4:06 p.m.

The most shocking news to come out of the Mr. Met finger-flip fiasco was that — shield your eyes, kids — the baseball-headed mascot is just a human being wearing...

He won 100 regular-season games faster than any coach in league history and squeezed every drop out of even injury-plagued teams.

Worst Chicago coaches or managers of all time

June 4, 2018 at 4:04 p.m.

Here are the worst coaching/managing tenures in the history of Chicago professional sports. (A minimum one full season's worth of games to qualify.) Bears Jim Dooley, 1968-71: When George Halas...

Javier Baez fans cheer from the bleachers as his name is announced before the start of Sunday's game.

Could the spectacular (and erratic) Javier Baez be the Cubs’ odd man out?

May 16, 2019 at 12:30 a.m.

Eventually — inevitably — somebody has to go. The Cubs have a wealth of young position players and a dearth of young pitchers. They readily acknowledge this imbalance and have...

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