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It was a doozy of a Spring Training game in Peoria, Arizona, on Tuesday as both the White Sox (4-1) and Seattle Mariners (2-3) offenses exploded for 28 hits with the South Siders persevering to snag their fourth win. Both pitching staffs stumbled through the nine innings, with 19 hurlers making an appearance across both […]
The San Diego Padres traveled to Mesa, Ariz. to play the Chicago Cubs in Cactus League action on Tuesday. Starter Marco Gonzales, who had issues with location after more than a year off the mound, lasted 1.2 innings and allowed three runs on five hits and hit a batter. Ron Marinaccio followed with 1.1 scoreless […]
The Chicago Bears’ defense was decimated by injury, with linebackers and cornerbacks getting hit especially hard. The Bears were forced to start LB5 and LB6 in a game, and seven different corners started at least one game. The injuries at cornerback started in the offseason, they continued during the season, and it seemed like the […]
MESA, Arizona — The Cubs defeated the Padres 6-5 on a very warm February afternoon at Sloan Park, thanks to some timely hitting by Cubs catcher Carson Kelly. Shōta Imanaga made his first start of the spring and it was a good one. He allowed three hits, one of which was an infield grounder and […]
Ryan Poles spoke with the media at the NFL combine this morning and discussed several topics related to the Chicago Bears’ offseason. It was difficult to impossible to hear the questions put to the Bears’ general manager by journalists at the press conference, but his answers were broadcast. The first topic he addressed was Ian […]
Role: Tight Ends Coach Previous Role: Tight Ends Coach Previous Team: Las Vegas Raiders Age: 40 The Raiders haven’t officially announced the return of Luke Steckel, but the Raiders TE coach has worked with OC Andrew Janocko with the Chicago Bears and his track record with tight end development certainly indicates a good fit with […]
Count ESPN insider Jeremy Fowler among those who have visions of Maxx Crosby in a Chicago Bears uniform. After all, he did just draw up a mock trade scenario in which the Bears shipped DJ Moore, this year’s first-round pick, and next year’s third for the dynamic Las Vegas Raiders pass rusher. Such a deal, […]
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Before we get into boring things like “economics” and “geography” I want to be clear on two things: Of course, there are plenty of teams that play outside of the cities for which they are named, but that should not stop us. We should also note that Hammond, Indiana has a smaller population than Green […]
Go get ‘em, Shōta.
Lefthander Anthony Kay will be making his Spring Training debut with the Chicago White Sox as Tuesday’s starting pitcher as the South Siders face the 2025 AL West division champion Seattle Mariners. Kay was signed as a free agent by Chicago in early December, hoping to make a comeback in the majors after two years […]
San Diego Padres at Chicago Cubs, February 24, 2026, 12:05 p.m. PST Watch: None Location: Sloan Park – Mesa, AZ Listen: 97.3 The Fan Please remember our Game Day thread guidelines. GB community, this is your thread for today’s game. Enjoy!
The Colorado Rockies are now 2-2 in spring training games after winning yesterday against the Chicago White Sox on a Zac Veen monster walk-off home run. This afternoon, they will look to see how they fare against the visiting Los Angeles Angels (1-2) Starting for the Angels is Jack Kochanowicz. The righty finished 2025 with […]
Overflow thread: Cubs vs. Padres, Tuesday 2/24, 2:05 CT First pitch thread: Cubs vs. Padres, Tuesday 2/24, 2:05 CT Cubs vs. Padres at Mesa preview, Tuesday 2/24, 2:05 CT
MESA, Arizona — Tuesday notes… Here are today’s particulars. Cubs lineup: Padres lineup: Shōta Imanaga will start for the Cubs. Other Cubs pitchers scheduled today: Daniel Palencia, Jacob Webb, Hoby Milner, Ethan Roberts, Jack Neely, Gavin Hollowell and Grant Kipp. Marco Gonzales will start for the Padres. Other Padres pitchers scheduled today: Jackson Wolf, Ryan Och, […]
White Sox outlast Mariners in Spring Training slugfest Battle of league-worsts ends in walk-off bomb White Sox debubble the Brewers, 5-2 White Sox report card is all A’s, 11-2 White Sox club Cubs, 8-1
1928 The future third baseman for the 1959 pennant-winning White Sox, Bubba Phillips, was born, in West Point, Miss. Phillips originally came to the White Sox from Detroit, in a 1955 swap for Virgil Trucks. He played for four seasons on the South Side, covering his most productive seasons in the majors; all told, it […]
(Editor’s note: Instead of breaking this into a series of posts, it’s all right here on one big list with comments from the SCH staff as well as the SCH community of voters who joined in on this year’s rankings. The complete ballots are also at the end of this post. Thanks to everyone who participated! No. 1 — Connor Bedard (C) Birth date: July 17, 2005 (20) Acquired via: First-round pick (1st overall) in 2023 NHL Draft 2025-26 team : Chicago Blackhawks ...
The Reds made the postseason in 2025. Did you notice? They were dispatched quickly by the Dodgers. And, they had the worst record of any of the postseason teams at 83-79. Still, that’s something to build on, and the Reds are indeed building. Key departures: Zack Littell, Nick Martinez, Austin Hays, Brent Suter, Yosver Zululeta, […]
Some surprises out in Surprise? Possibly. I mean, the surprise for us right now would be a Cubs victory… the team was 0-3, started a lineup of Triple-A players and PCA, with Ben Brown on the mound, against the Royals ‘A’ lineup. Brown worked two scoreless innings and that was good. Javier Assad took the […]
This is your daily thread to talk about the latest hockey news. BLACKHAWKS Blackhawks noticing Gavin McKenna’s rapid growth as 2026 NHL Draft creeps closer ( Sun-Times ) What I’ll be watching for the remainder of this Blackhawks season: 10 storylines ( Athletic ) Colton Dach hoping to earn more ice time after rejuvenating break ( Sun-Times ) Blackhawks trade deadline preview: Murphy, Dickinson, other veterans might be moved out ( Sun-Times ) Ryan Greene is eager t...
THE DAILY SPONGIE SPECIAL BEARSSSSSS Four questions for Bears to answer this week at NFL Scouting Combine What are they? Click & find out I guess. Chicago Park District pushes $630M plan to revamp Soldier Field post-Bears They really, really have no clue at all. None. Chicago Bears stadium bill gets initial approval from Indiana […]
What: Charlotte Hornets (27-31) (15-15 away) at Chicago Bulls (24-34) (15-15 home) When: 8:00pm Eastern Where: United Center; Chicago, IL How to watch: Local TV (check local listings), FanDuel Sports Network, NBA League Pass Outfitting: Hornets–Statement (purple), Bulls–Association (white) Game Lines: Hornets -8.5, Hornets money line -340, O/U 229.5 Injuries:Hornets: Coby White-probable (calf), Ryan Kalkbrenner-probable […] The post Charlotte Hornets vs Chicago Bulls Preview: Game 59 first a...
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