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• Happ (2 HRs), Cubs take advantage of Friendly Confines with homer barrage
2025
• Chicago Cubs vs. Milwaukee Brewers preview, Thursday 6/19, 1:20 CT

David Banks-Imagn Images After a day’s delay for rain, the Cubs look for a series win over the Brewers. Thursday notes... MILESTONE INCOMING: The Cubs’ next home run will be their 100th of the season. If they hit it tonight, they will tie 1999 and 2021 for the fourth-fewest games needed to reach the century mark.No. 100 came in the fourth inning with nobody out in game number 74 in 1999 ...2025
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• Chicago Cubs vs. Milwaukee Brewers preview, Wednesday 6/18, 7:05 CT

Photo by Nick Loggarakis/MLB Photos via Getty Images The Cubs go for the series win over the visitors from Milwaukee. Once again, there’s a chance of rain this evening, so here’s the local radar for you to keep handy. Wednesday notes... MILESTONE INCOMING: The Cubs’ next home run will be their 100th of the season. If they hit it tonight, they will tie 1999 and 2021 for the fourth-fewes...2025
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• Game Thread #74: Milwaukee Brewers (39-34) @ Chicago Cubs (44-28)

Benny Sieu-Imagn Images Brewers and Cubs start three-game set in rivalry matchup The Milwaukee Brewers and Chicago Cubs start a three-game series at Wrigley Field tonight, their second series of the season. The Cubs took two out of three at American Family Field in the beginning of May. On the mound tonight will be Chad Patrick for the Brewers and Ben Brown for the Cubs—check out Harrison’...2025
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• Chicago Cubs vs. Milwaukee Brewers preview, Tuesday 6/17, 7:05 CT

Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images The Cubs welcome their closest NL Central pursuer to Wrigley Field. There are storms possible this evening in Chicago, so here’s the local radar for you to keep handy. Tuesday notes... DIVISIONAL PLAY — AND NOT: The Cubs tonight will begin a stretch of 40 games, nearly one quarter of the entire season, in which they will play: Six games vs. the Brewers (t...2025
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• Wrigley Field security upgrades are progressing through the Chicago City Council

Outside Wrigley Field at the corner of Clark & Addison on June 15, 2025 | Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images This is one of the keys in getting an All-Star Game at the North Side ballpark. Last month, I wrote about a proposal for security bollards around Wrigley Field that was introduced in the Chicago City Council, and that this was one of the things Major League Baseball had...2025
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• Chicago Cubs vs. Milwaukee Brewers preview, Thursday 6/19, 1:20 CT
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• Today in White Sox History: May 18

On this day 123 years ago, Nixey Callahan (right) made history from the 9-hole. Nixey Callahan sprays five singles from the 9-hole 1902 White Sox pitcher Nixey Callahan became the first player in MLB history to record five hits from the No. 9 spot in the batting order. The feat came in a 17-inning, 2-2 tie with St. Louis. For good measure, Callahan duplicated the feat less than one year la...2025
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• Series Preview: Washington Nationals take on a struggling Orioles team

Dale Zanine-Imagn Images While the Nats have disappointed, no team has underachieved more than the Baltimore Orioles It’s rivalry week in Major League Baseball, which means it’s time for another round of the good ole “Battle of the Beltway” series. In April, the Nats took two out of three from Baltimore. That of course was in the friendly confines of Nationals park, now it will be on the ...2025
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• Playoff Gm6 Recap: Jets @ Blues
With a slim one game advantage in the series and the ability to eliminate their opposition, the Winnipeg Jets had a tall task on Friday night when they faced a St. Louis Blues squad that has won 14 straight game at the Enterprise Center in Missouri. Then you add that the True Northers have never won a Game 6 contest and the injury to top center Mark Scheifele, the odds seemed stacked against them....2025
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• Cub Tracks’ can I borrow your nails?

Photo by Chris Coduto/Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news, notes, and commentary, four days a week, rain or shine. Matt Shaw’s career-first Homer Run is the game winner, King Kyle swats one, Shota is as advertised, and the Cubs win 4-3. WELCOME to today’s episode of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and bloggers, ground from #Cubs, #M...2025
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• Preview: Vancouver Canucks @ Winnipeg Jets
After starting the current four game homestand off poorly (5-3 L to BUF), the Winnipeg Jets have turned things around with two solid victories over the Washington Capitals & New Jersey Devils. The accumulated points are much needed, as the Dallas Stars are continuing their pursuit of the Central Division’s top spot by winning their last 4 contests and are currently leading the Seattle Kra...2025
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• Preseason Prep - March 10, 2025
Ivan Herrera (C-STL) impressed in his first significant run in the majors last season, registering a .301 average with 5 homers, 27 RBI, 37 runs scored, and 5 stolen bases across 259 PA, with a wRC+ of 127 as a 24 year-old. Reports indicate that he'll share time behind the plate in 2025 with Pedro Pages as Willson Contreras moves to 1B, but it's likely that Herrera sees more playing time. In 2024,...2025
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• Royals Rumblings—News for March 5, 2025

Photo by Jeremy Chen/Getty Images Which will come first, the end of Kansas City’s winter or Opening Day? David Lesky at Inside the Crown stacks up the Kansas City Royals pitching room ahead of Opening Day. The change started at the end of June that year when the Royals acquired Cole Ragans, but to their credit, they didn’t stop. We know about them adding Seth Lugo and Michael Wacha, but th...2025
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• Game Day #55: Blue Jackets come home
Thursday, February 6, 2025 – 7:00 PMNationwide Arena – Columbus, OhioTV: FDSNOH; Radio: 93.3 FM Utah Hockey Club (22-22-9; 53 points; 5th Central; 10th West) at Columbus Blue Jackets (26-21-7; 59 points; 4th Metro; 10th East) After playing on the road in 8 of the last 9 games, the Blue Jackets finally return to the friendly confines of Nationwide Arena for two home games be...2025
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• Colorado Rockies prospects: No. 28, Greg Jones

Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images The infielder was acquired in March for Joe Rock and has some big league potential 28. Greg Jones (91 points, 18 ballots) The trade that brought Jones from Tampa Bay to Colorado in exchange for former PuRP Joe Rock in March 2024 was a head-scratcher for Rockies fans, as Colorado was trading from a perpetual weakness (starting pitching depth close to t...2025
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• The best former Royals player for each MLB team

Photo by Ron Vesely/MLB Photos via Getty Images What Royals were great with other teams? There is a lull in the baseball season, the perfect time to engage in frivolities and shenanigans. You may have played the internet baseball trivia game Immaculate Grid that asks you to find players that meet specified requirements, many times, “who played for these two teams?” I don’t know if that in...2023
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• White Sox media erasure goes NASCAR, despite a sponsored car
Ty Dillon, in the White Sox Chevrolet, finished in 35th place in the Grant Park 220 on Sunday afternoon. | Michael Reaves/Getty Images The only Chicago team that paid to have their logo in the race didn’t even get a mention in NBC’s opening sports reel Happy Independence Day, White Sox fans. I hope you’ve finished shop-vac’ing the sewer water out of your basement and are readying yourself...2023
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• Cub Tracks’ if at first you don’t succeed, call Acme in the morning
His prospects are looking up. | Photo by Jill Weisleder/MLB Photos via Getty Images #Cubs,#MLB, and #MiLB news you can use, four days a week. Matt Mervis likes the Abreu news, I bet. Welcome to today’s edition of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and bloggers, ground from #Cubs, #MiLB, and #MLB baseball, overheated, and then cold-brewed o...2022
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• Sammy Sosa in Exile: There's Silence Rather Than Apology from Former Cubs Star
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2025
"Some Dodgers fans decided to try and take over Wrigleyville"

2024
"A blown six-run lead, on top of the lousy weather, would have made this a really bad night at the Friendly Confines."

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"31 Arizona Diamondbacks One playoff hopeful the Cubs have not seen yet this season is the Arizona Diamondbacks, who will head to the Friendly Confines for four games right after the Giants series."

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"Josh Winckowski called the Friendly Confines 'stock standard' after his Saturday outing"

2021
"Damian Lillard reacts to Nassir Little’s breakout game in Blazers’ first road win"

2020
"Colorado Hosts Vancouver in Critical Early Season Division Match-up"

2019
"Theo Epstein has funny analogy for why Cubs haven't signed a premium free agent"

2018
"Fan pays over $132,000 for tickets to Super Bowl LII"

2017
"Aroldis Chapman and Adam Warren are especially excited to return to the Friendly Confines, as they will be getting their 2016 World Series rings."

2016
"The Friendly Confines are beckoning."

2015
"Kyrie Irving Denies Rumor He'll Return vs. Thunder"

2014
"How Does the Warriors' 20-2 Start Compare to the Greatest Starts in NBA History?"

• Chicago Cubs vs. Milwaukee Brewers preview, Thursday 6/19, 1:20 CT
2025

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• Cub Tracks passes the plate. Home plate.

David Banks-Imagn Images The #1 source for #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news and notes. Cubs win by one and move to win three of four. Let’s get some runs. The going is weird. Cub Tracks™ turned pro a long time ago. Cub Tracks™. Where the great ones run away. Baseball is more fun when you’re winning. I couldn’t decide which track I liked better. Enjoy. Reports are that the Cubs are signing anot...2025
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• Welcome to baseball’s best rivalry: Dodgers vs. Padres

2024 NL Division Series at Petco Park | Photo by Matt Thomas/San Diego Padres/Getty Images All of baseball will have eyes on season’s first matchup at Petco Park. For some of the Friar Faithful, the 2025 Major League Baseball season officially begins with the first series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres. So, I hope everyone will join in welcoming the team from up nort...2025
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• Cubs 3, Rockies 1: Solid pitching spoiled by a lack of offense

Patrick Gorski-Imagn Images The Rockies lost their first game of the series against the Cubs as the offense failed yet again to launch. The Colorado Rockies dropped the first game of their series against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field with a 3-1 final score. The Rockies pitched well, led by rookie lefty Carson Palmquist, but the offense failed to get much of anything done against the Cu...2025
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• Playoff Gm6 Recap: Jets @ Blues
2025

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• The Short Porch: Thirty-five runs?!

Seiya Suzuki hits a three-run homer against the A’s | Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images Is this a Sutter Health Park thing? The Cubs started out their week in Sacramento to face the A’s who were celebrating their first series in their temporary home, Sutter Health Park. Things didn’t go as planned for the A’s, who lost all three games of the series, but things went wildly well for...2025
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• Jonathan India can put up better numbers in Kauffman Stadium

Photo by David Durochik/Diamond Images via Getty Images Great American Ballpark and Kauffman are very different places to play baseball. Jonathan India is better suited to Kansas City’s friendly confines. I am tired of trying to care about things happening in spring training games, so it is time to turn the focus on what the Royals will look like when the real games begin. The biggest dif...2025
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• Preseason Prep - March 10, 2025
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• The 2025 Wrigley Field Community Meeting

Crowds gather at the marquee prior to a game against the Cardinals last June. | Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images What’s new heading into the baseball season at the corner of Clark and Addison? The 22nd Annual Wrigley Field Community Meeting took place at the Inter-American School on Waveland just down the street from Wrigley Field on Thursday night. A few dozen people were in the audit...2025
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• Colts’ NFL Combine Primer: 5 top prospects at 5 positions of interest

Photo by Chris Coduto/Getty Images The NFL Combine is kicking off this week, and the Colts have a number of needs that they could potentially fill. This year’s NFL Combine officially kicks off this Thursday through Sunday at the friendly confines of Lucas Oil Stadium for the Indianapolis Colts scouting department. The Colts are currently armed with the 14th overall pick in the upcoming N...2025
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• Chicago Cubs vs. Milwaukee Brewers preview, Tuesday 6/17, 7:05 CT
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• Welcome to baseball’s best rivalry: Dodgers vs. Padres
2025

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• Chicago Cubs vs. Cincinnati Reds preview, Friday 5/30, 1:20 CT

Photo by Daniel Bartel/Getty Images The Cubs open a three-game series against the visitors from Cincinnati. Friday notes... THE FRIENDLY CONFINES: The Cubs are 18-10 as the home team this season, but 18-8 at Wrigley Field, a winning percentage of .692. They have finished only three seasons with a higher percentage at Wrigley: .727 in 1935 (56-21), .709 in 1933 (56-23) and .704 in 2016 (5...2025
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• Rd2 Gm6 Preview: Winnipeg @ Dallas
The Winnipeg Jets will be hoping to copy their Canadian counterparts today after watching the Toronto Maple Leafs pick up a road win against the Florida Panthers to force a Game 7 in their series. The True Northers need to do the same thing tonight against the Dallas Stars if they hope to extend their playoffs, something made all the more difficult due to the fact that the Jets have yet to pick up...2025
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• Playoff Gm6 Recap: Jets @ Blues
2025

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• Preview: Vancouver Canucks @ Winnipeg Jets
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• Jonathan India can put up better numbers in Kauffman Stadium
2025

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• Preseason Prep - March 10, 2025
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• Ranking the 10 greatest moments from the Eagles dominating playoff run

Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images Where does “DeVonta’s Dagger” rank? It was a season, and more specifically, a postseason run, that we will never forget. Five weeks of do-or-die football. Four playoff games. Three at the friendly confines of Lincoln Financial Field and a fourth played in front of a decidedly raucous pro-Eagles crowd in New Orleans. With each game in these playoffs, the...2025
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• Game Day #55: Blue Jackets come home
2025

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• Today in White Sox History: May 18
2025

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• Rd2 Gm6 Preview: Winnipeg @ Dallas
2025

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• Braves vs. Twins series recap: Oh, how sweep it is

Photo by Matthew Grimes Jr./Atlanta Braves/Getty Images The Braves are on an actual winning streak for the first time all season. It’s been a long time coming, folks. To paraphrase a wise fictional man, three wins in a row “is called a winning streak. It has happened before.” Now, it’s finally happened for the Atlanta Braves, who have returned home and swept the Minnesota Twins out of town...2025
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• Preseason Prep - March 10, 2025
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• Royals Rumblings—News for March 5, 2025
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• Ranking the 10 greatest moments from the Eagles dominating playoff run
2025

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• Broncos vs Bills Wild Card Round: Keys to victory

Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images Here’s how the Denver Broncos can pull off the upset on Sunday against the Buffalo Bills. The Denver Broncos have the chance to pull off something incredible on Sunday when they travel to the friendly confines of the Buffalo Bills in the Wild Card Round of the NFL Playoffs. They’re coming off of a dominant game against the Chiefs where all facets of ...2025
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• A tribute to Morganna the Kissing Bandit

Photo by Dale Brazao/Toronto Star via Getty Images The kissing bandit of baseball Okay, you asked for it and I’ll deliver it. Specifically, Karldared asked for it, but you’re all still getting it. Karl asked me if I’d write a remembrance about Morganna the Kissing Bandit. I thought I had covered this ample territory in an earlier story, but a quick Google check shows it was just a figment ...2025
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• Baseball history unpacked, January 1

Photo by Bettmann Archive/Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Wee Willie Keeler and Don Larsen* pass on, and other stories. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with plenty of the lore and various narratives to f...2025
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• NFL playoff picture: What does Chiefs-Steelers mean for AFC standings?

Photo by David Eulitt/Getty Images The Chiefs face the Steelers in Pittsburgh on Christmas Day. We break down what the game means for the NFL playoff picture. Fresh off their Week 16 games last Saturday, both the Kansas City Chiefs and the Pitsburgh Steelers are back in action on Christmas Day. And this holiday clash between two of the top teams in the AFC has huge playoff implications for...2024
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• How Does the Warriors' 20-2 Start Compare to the Greatest Starts in NBA History?
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• Storied clubs clash at Wrigley to open NLCS
The Friendly Confines are beckoning. So is history. It's hard to argue that there could be a better venue for Game 1 than the oldest ballpark in the NL, ivy-adorned Wrigley Field, where first pitch is set for Saturday at 8 p.m. ET on FS1....2016
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• Kyrie Irving Denies Rumor He'll Return vs. Thunder
2015

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• Cubs Fans Urinate in Cups Due to Bathroom Complications at Wrigley Field
2015

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• San Diego Padres Become 1st Team in MLB History to Be Shut Out in 1st 3 Games
2016

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• Stephen Strasburg vs. Rockies: Stats, Highlights and Twitter Reaction
2015

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• Champion Cubs await Yankees at Wrigley
The Yankees are making their first trip to Wrigley Field since 2014, as Michael Pineda takes the hill Friday opposite Cubs starter Kyle Hendricks. Aroldis Chapman and Adam Warren are especially excited to return to the Friendly Confines, as they will be getting their 2016 World Series rings....2017
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• Melvin Upton, Craig Kimbrel to Padres: Latest Trade Details, Comments, Reaction
2015

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• Preseason Prep - March 10, 2025
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• Royals Rumblings—News for March 5, 2025
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• Tigers Hoping They Don’t Javy Baez Remorse
Figured if I heard the first part of the sentence, "Finally, the Tigers went out and got their man," it would be followed by a story about how a few tigers dressed up as humans, went to visiting hours at Joe Exotic's jail and ate him. It didn't mean that, but if the Tigers sign Carole Baskin, the Pirates will trade Bryan Reynolds to the Tigers for her. So, the Tigers signed Javier Baez, and I love...2021
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• Jake Arrieta Showing No Signs of Slowing Down After Breakout '15 Cy Young
2016

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• NFL Week 1 Picks: Top Experts' Predictions Around the Web
2015

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• Daily Fantasy Baseball 2015: MLB DraftKings Bargain Buys, Sleepers for August 9
2015

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• Daily Fantasy Baseball 2015: Best DraftKings MLB Pitcher Picks for July 3
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• Daily Fantasy Baseball 2015: MLB DraftKings Strategy, Primer for April 28
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• Start 'Em, Sit 'Em Week 16: Last-Minute Fantasy Football Advice for Sunday
2014

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• Mavs Start Rajon Rondo Era Right and Other Saturday NBA Takeaways
2014

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• Chicago Cubs vs. Milwaukee Brewers preview, Thursday 6/19, 1:20 CT
2025

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• Chicago Cubs vs. Milwaukee Brewers preview, Wednesday 6/18, 7:05 CT
2025

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• Game Thread #74: Milwaukee Brewers (39-34) @ Chicago Cubs (44-28)
2025

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• Chicago Cubs vs. Milwaukee Brewers preview, Tuesday 6/17, 7:05 CT
2025

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• Wrigley Field security upgrades are progressing through the Chicago City Council
2025

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• Cub Tracks passes the plate. Home plate.
2025

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• Welcome to baseball’s best rivalry: Dodgers vs. Padres
2025

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• Chicago Cubs vs. Cincinnati Reds preview, Friday 5/30, 1:20 CT
2025

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• Cubs 3, Rockies 1: Solid pitching spoiled by a lack of offense
2025

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• Rd2 Gm6 Preview: Winnipeg @ Dallas
2025

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• Series Preview: Washington Nationals take on a struggling Orioles team
2025

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• Some Dodgers fans decided to try and take over Wrigleyville

W flags flying in the bleachers during the Rangers series | Photo by Kylie Bridenhagen/MLB Photos via Getty Images I hope they enjoyed being swept. The Cubs play at one of the destination ballparks in America, which is truly an amazing experience most of the time for Cubs fans. We not only get to watch our favorite team in a beautiful setting, we also get to interact with thousands of fans...2025
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• Ranking the 10 greatest moments from the Eagles dominating playoff run
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• 2025 South Side Sox Top Prospect No. 53: Andre Lipcius

Andre Lipcius made his MLB debut in 2023, for the Tigers, and saw plenty of action that season against the White Sox. | Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images A superutilityman on the level of Danny Mendick or Zach Remillard? This free agent signing could turn out to be more than that Andre Lipcius First Baseman6´0´´190 poundsAge: 25First appearance in the South Side Sox Top 100 Rankings2024 High Lev...2025
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• Colorado Rockies prospect rankings, mid-season 2024: numbers 30-26

Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports Two pitchers and three position players made the last five in Now that we’ve looked at the players who were on a single ballot (PuRPs 72-59), those receiving multiple votes (PuRPs 58-47 and PuRPs 46-36), plus the Honorable Mention PuRPs for mid-season 2024, it’s time to examine the players that made the list. As a reminder, in this edition of the PuRPs po...2024
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• Open thread: Which jersey should the Lions wear for their first primetime game?

AP The Lions should have a bunch of primetime games again in the 2024 season. Which jersey should they wear for their first night game at Ford Field? Finally, they are here. After a lot of anticipation (and a leak thanks to our not-so-good friends over at Fanatics) the Detroit Lions rolled out their new uniforms in front of a group of season ticket holders at Ford Field during a special ev...2024
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• 2024 Cubs Convention: It’s all about Cody Bellinger

Cody Bellinger celebrates a hit in August | Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images Will it finally move the Cubs front office to make a big deal? A week ago it looked like fans might be bringing pitchforks and torches to Cubs Convention. In fact, 24 hours before the 37th annual winter gathering of Cubs fans kicked off in downtown Chicago I was wondering what the turnout would look like. A st...2024
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• Cub Tracks’ son of abridged too far

Getty Images Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news and notes, cooked just the way you like them. How is it all going to come down? Speculation is all we have to cling to, and it’s a slippery rock to hold. There’s no scrying in baseball. Welcome to today’s episode of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and bloggers, ground from #Cubs, #MiLB, and #MLB ba...2023
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• A perfect tribute to Lin Brehmer on what would have been his 69th birthday

Sara Sanchez Lin’s Binge was a home run all on its own Saturday at Wrigley Field The weather was perfection. The vibes were good with the Cubs unexpectedly in a Wild Card and Division race in mid-August. It was a quintessentially Chicago weekend with the Air and Water Show punctuating the normal cadence of a Cubs game with the roar of fighter jets. The Cubs’ 6-4 win over the Royals was the...2023
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• White Sox media erasure goes NASCAR, despite a sponsored car
2023

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