As Kyle Schwarber walked over to the roped-off fan area up the third-base line, the almost orderly line of young fans bunched into a mass of waving hands extending baseballs, cards, hats and pens toward the former Cub.
Right-handed reliever Julian Merryweather took the Wrigley Field mound Tuesday before the Cubs’ series opener against the Phillies. A group of four hitters, plus pitching and hitting coaches, looked on from behind a net as he got ready to…
CLEVELAND – Tim Anderson, an All-Star shortstop and American League batting champion who rose from a White Sox first-round draft pick in 2013 to face of the franchise status during his best years, was designated for assignment Tuesday by…
The two-day event, July 6-7, features the Loop 110 NASCAR Xfinity Series race on Saturday, and the headlining Grant Park 165 NASCAR Cup Series race on Sunday.
MILWAUKEE — In the rubber match of a weekend series at American Family Field, the terrific Brewers issued a Sunday sermon to the bumbling Cubs in a 7-1 stomping.
MILWAUKEE — A day after pitcher Justin Steele fired up Cubs fans — and maybe his team — by yelling, “Wake the [bleep] up!” in the dugout, the Cubs got back to their losing ways in a 7-1 clunker against the Brewers.
On the eve of NHL free agency, the Blackhawks did not issue qualifying offers to a large portion of their potential restricted free agents before the deadline Sunday.
Late Saturday, less than 24 hours before NBA teams can start talking to free agents, the Bulls agreed to a five-year, $90 million deal with forward Patrick Williams.
Before a single pick was made Wednesday night and mock drafts were thrown by the wayside, there was a clear winner at the start of the first round of the NBA Draft.
MILWAUKEE — Cubs president Jed Hoyer described to reporters heading into a crucial series against the division-heavyweight Brewers how the lingering malaise and frustration of the season has just kept building upon itself.
The Brewers said 11 people were injured Saturday after the game against the Cubs when an escalator at American Family Field malfunctioned and increased downward speed.
White Sox center fielder Luis Robert Jr. changed the game Saturday with one swing in the sixth inning, crushing a first-pitch curveball near the bottom of the zone for a 470-foot, game-tying home run to left-center field.
LAS VEGAS — The Blackhawks completed their 2024 class of NHL draft picks Saturday, making five new selections to join their three picks from Friday: defenseman Artyom Levshunov, center Sacha Boisvert and winger Marek Vanacker.
Right-hander Jonathan Cannon had a dour attitude when he was told he was getting sent to the minors after three starts for the White Sox earlier this season.
SAN FRANCISCO — Orlando Cepeda, the slugging first baseman nicknamed “Baby Bull” who became a Hall of Famer among the early Puerto Ricans to star in the major leagues, has died. He was 86.
LAS VEGAS — Even after taking defenseman Artyom Levshunov with the second pick and forward Sacha Boisvert with the 18th pick in the NHL draft Friday, Blackhawks general manager Kyle Davidson didn't turn off his phone.
Florida first baseman/pitcher Jac Caglianone, projected to be one of the top picks in next month’s MLB Draft, has all the physical aptitude an organization could want in a young prospect.
LAS VEGAS — Artyom Levshunov approached the entire NHL draft process with a refreshing sense of levity, and that didn't change even when the Blackhawks officially selected him Friday with the No. 2 overall pick.
SAN FRANCISCO — At least the Cubs avoided being swept with their 5-3 victory over the Giants in 10 innings Thursday in the finale of a four-game series.