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Kevin Gausman was lights out in his Cubs debut, holding the Royals to two runs in seven innings of work. The post Gausman Deals in Debut as Cubs Take Series Opener Over Royals appeared first on On Tap Sports Net .
Kevin Gausman’s first outing in a Cubs uniform did not start smoothly, but it did not take long for his new team to win him over. The right-hander earned the win in his Chicago debut Friday night, tossing seven strong innings in a 6-4 victory over the Kansas City Royals, and he made sure to […] The post Cubs newly-acquired pitcher Kevin Gausman already has nothing but love for new teammates appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Charlotte Hornets guard Coby White believes the team will surprise the league this year, his first full season with the team.White, a North Carolina native, was traded to the Hornets from the Chicago Bulls at last year’s NBA trade deadline. With the Hornets trading longtime franchise player LaMelo Ball to the Minnesota Timberwolves this offseason, […] The post Coby White Says Hornets Will Surprise the NBA This Year appeared first on HEAVY .
With all the top-end, hard-throwing prospect pitching talent set to be in the Triple-A Charlotte rotation at the start of the season, in spring it was feasible to envision the White Sox pulling off a sort of midseason line change if their major league rotation faltered. Instead, injuries and underperformance (often driven by injury) have… The post White Sox to call up prospect pitchers Tanner McDougal and Hagen Smith appeared first on Sox Machine .
The youth movement continues for the first-place Chicago White Sox. Left-hander Hagen Smith becomes the latest prospect the White Sox will promote for his MLB debut in 2026, per Future Sox’s Ian Eskridge. Sources are telling @FutureSox that the White Sox are calling up RHP Tanner McDougal and LHP Hagen Smith. — Ian Eskridge (@dailywhitesox) […] The post White Sox Promote Top Pitching Prospect For MLB Debut During Guardians Series appeared first on HEAVY .
The Chicago White Sox have been a team that has spent most of the season confounding the experts and overcoming all expectations. The team that lost 100 games or more in each of the last three seasons and set the record for the most losses in the expansion era two years ago suddenly started winning […] The post 2 roster moves White Sox must make after 2026 MLB trade deadline appeared first on ClutchPoints .
The White Sox are bringing up two of their top pitching prospects. Righty Tanner McDougal and left-hander Hagen Smith are each getting their first big league calls, reports Ian Eskridge of Future Sox. McDougal is already on the 40-man roster, as the White Sox selected his contract last offseason to keep him out of the Rule 5 […]
Philadelphia Eagles star Saquon Barkley gave props to Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams following a big Madden NFL announcement ahead of the 2026 season. Williams is gearing up for the third season of his career with the Bears. He shined in Year 2, being Chicago back to the playoffs as he almost got them to […] The post Saquon Barkley gives Bears’ Caleb Williams key advice on being a Madden cover star appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Those who believe managers don’t win or lose games, players do, clip and save this recap. In a move we would have thought cordoned off in the Terry Bevington Hall of Shame, manager Will Venable triggered a puzzling chain of circumstances that saw starting pitcher Noah Schultz bounced from his Friday night start after just […]
The Chicago White Sox added outfield depth by signing a four-year MLB player during the Cleveland Guardians series. The post Chicago White Sox Sign 4-year MLB Player During Guardians Series appeared first on HEAVY .
Charlotte Knights 5, Durham Bulls 4The Knights evened their series against the Bulls in a contest that came down to the late innings. Shut out through the sixth, Charlotte cycled through four pitchers, all held on short leashes. After feeling the sting of old friends Oliver Dunn and Blake Sabol driving in a pair of […]
The Astros are in talks about adding a right-handed hitting outfielder, reports Chandler Rome of The Athletic. Rome adds that they’ve shown interest in Rob Refsnyder and Austin Hays, each of whom was released this week. Refsnyder and Hays signed one-year contracts with the Mariners and White Sox, respectively. Both players had a history of hitting […]
After one inning, this one was looking pretty good for the Royals, but things went downhill quickly in the second as the Royals fell to the Cubs 6-4. Daniel Lynch IV got his first true start since 2024 tonight against the Cubs. As predicted, the pregame show and broadcast booth both made copious references to […]
It’s been nearly three decades since the Chicago Bulls won their last NBA title. To date, most of the time in between has been defined by misery, mediocrity, and failure at practically every turn. Even so, things are actually starting to look up for the Bulls after so long of being stuck in purgatory. With […]
The White Sox are in agreement with outfielder Joey Wiemer on a minor league contract, relays Brooke Fletcher of Chicago Sports Network. He’ll report to Triple-A Charlotte as non-roster depth. Wiemer was released by the Nationals on Wednesday. The 27-year-old had been in Triple-A on an optional assignment since the middle of May. Wiemer was having […]
Will Venable has made mistakes before, and certainly deployed strategies that seemed questionable on their face to many. But the advancement of the White Sox organizational process is such that 276 games into his managerial tenure, he had yet to make an error of the instantly viral, casual fans watching at home pointing aghast at the TV , national baseball podcasts devoting a segment to unpack it variety. That, and Noah Schultz's night ended one out into Friday night's blowout loss to the Gu...
Earlier this week, the Chicago Bears lost starting safety Coby Bryant to a knee injury that, according to one report, may keep him out for almost two months. Yesterday, they lost cornerback Dallis Flowers and safety Gervarrius Owens to leg injuries, with Flowers landing on season-ending injured reserve earlier today. To take Flowers’ spot on […]
The Chicago White Sox are currently taking on the Cleveland Guardians in a crucial AL Central weekend series, which has first-place implications. Much like the rest of MLB, the White Sox are doing a lot of roster shuffling post-All-Star break. One move Chicago made a few days ago was booting All-Star outfielder Austin Hays from […] The post Chicago White Sox Announce Release of Former Orioles Player from Organization appeared first on HEAVY .
Philadelphia Eagles Saquon Barkley had some words for Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams before the start of the 2026 NFL season. The post Eagles RB Saquon Barkley Sends Strong Message on Bears QB Caleb Williams appeared first on HEAVY .
August 7: Chicago has officially released Hays, relays Jeff Agrest of The Sun-Times. That was the inevitable result with a post-deadline DFA of a player with five-plus years of service time. He’ll be free to sign with another team for the prorated league minimum. August 5: The White Sox have designated veteran outfielder Austin Hays for […]
Go get ‘em, Kevin.
Bears Bears WR Luther Burden III enters the second year of his career after recording 47 receptions for 652 yards and two touchdowns. Chicago QB Caleb Williams highly praised Burden’s ability to make defenders miss, catch every pass, and run great routes. “He makes the first guy miss, every time,” Williams said, via BearsWire. “That’s […] The post NFC Notes: Luther Burden, Derrick Moore, Bears, Lions, Packers appeared first on NFLTradeRumors.co .
It feels like another lifetime ago, but there was a time, back at the beginning of 2024, when the Royals had a battle for the fifth rotation spot between Daniel “Danny Drips” Lynch IV and Alec Marsh. Marsh won the job out of Spring Training, but Lynch was demoted to Omaha to continue starting and […]
Catchers famously use their hands a great deal, so as it turns out, Joey Bart fracturing the fifth metacarpal in his left hand does not have a happy ending. Basically, Kyle Teel (roughly on track to return by Sept. 1) is a decent be to beat Bart back to action, when Bart was acquired as a stopgap in response to Teel's injury. The post Pregame notes: White Sox catching situation ‘fluid’ as Joey Bart will miss over a month with left hand fracture appeared first on Sox Machine .
After getting swept in a three-game series to the Boston Red-Handed Cheaters (seriously, does anyone believe they’ve gone 26-3 over their last 29 games legitimately?), the Chicago White Sox now find themselves in a dogfight in the AL Central. For most of the season, the race has been between the Cleveland Guardians and Chicago, and […]