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• Jonah Tong’s electric debut carried all the hopes and promise of Mets’ future

Jonah Tong’s mom, Karen, and dad, Alex, were in attendance, but this was the equivalent of 42,112 Little League parents at Citi Field on Friday night....2025
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• Chinese Taipei tosses shutout for its 18th Little League crown
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• Little League World Series: How to watch Chinese Taipei vs. Las Vegas championship: Time, streaming

Summerlin South has the opportunity to become the first team from Nevada to win the LLBWS....2025
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• Nevada wins US title in Little League World Series with championship game Sunday
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• Little League World Series: How to watch United States, International Championships: Time, streaming

A team from the tri-state area is just one win away from the final game....2025
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• ESPN and MLB combined on a broadcast that was stunning — for all the wrong reasons

While boasting at the Little League World Series that MLB remains committed to doing right by kids, Rob Manfred was unable to provide specifics....2025
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• Little League ‘extremely disappointed’ by NJ court that overturned bat-flipper’s suspension

Little League Baseball will respect a decision by Gloucester County Superior Court Judge Robert G. Malestein....2025
• 12-year-old Little Leaguer suspended for bat flip

Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images This seems extremely unfair. Governing bodies of Little League can’t decide whether bat flips are good or bad. Now a New Jersey boy is suffering the consequences. 12-year-old Marco Rocco from Haddonfield, New Jersey has been suspended one game for bat-flipping while celebrating a game-winning two-run home run on July 16, which resulted in his team winning ...2025
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Owen Murphy makes rehab start in Florida

Photo by Kelly Gavin/MLB Photos via Getty Images The 2022 first rounder was on the road to a breakout in 2024 before Tommy John surgery shut him down It was a busy opening day of the week for the Atlanta Braves affiliates, with a number of prospects making returns from injury. Drue Hackenberg, Luke Sinnard, and Ethan Bagwell each returned to their respective squads to make their first star...2025
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• New Jersey Little Leaguer’s celebratory bat flip gets him suspended from state tournament final

The controversy stems from Rocco hitting a home run in a game against Harrison Little League on Thursday and then flipping his bat into the air as the ball sailed over the fence....2025
• Asante Samuel Sr. says Dolphins have ‘no leadership’ amid Asante Samuel Jr. rumors

The former New England Patriots cornerback is not a fan of Chris Grier and Mike McDaniel. When a former New England Patriots player takes a shot at the Miami Dolphins, it is not typically noteworthy. Rivals in the AFC East, unless a player has played for both teams, animosity can exist between the Patriots and Dolphins. But, when that former Patriots player is also the father of a potential free a...2025
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• Two ideas to fix the NFL’s 17th game problem

Kirby Lee-Imagn Images Let’s be honest. The addition hasn’t been very exciting. When the NFL expanded the regular season from 16 to 17 games in 2021, the possibilities were endless. A 32 team league divided into two conferences and eight divisions was configured perfectly for a 16 game season. Every team played both home and away against the other teams in its division. Then games against ...2025
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• Baseball history unpacked, June 6

Happy birthday to Brooks Kieschnick, an early two-way player. | Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content. Happy birthday to Brooks Kieschnick* 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 follow ...2025
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• Weekly Pebble Report: Carson Palmquist opens up about his MLB debut (May 13th-May 19th)

Original photo credit: Matt Kartozian, USA Today (05/16/2025) Colorado Rockies minor league report for Tuesday, May 20th, 2025 Keep Calmquist and Carry On With Ryan Feltner still sidelined with back spasms, the Rockies needed a new starting pitcher to kick off their series in Arizona last week. They turned to tricky left-handed pitcher Carson Palmquist (no. 9 PuRP) to make his big league...2025
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• Brewers shut out in frustrating 5-0 loss to Guardians

Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images Despite the loss, Freddy Peralta becomes fourth Brewer to reach 1,000 strikeouts Box Score The Brewers dropped the series opener to the Cleveland Guardians, 5-0. Milwaukee has now lost four out of their last five games. With today’s loss, the Crew are also back to two games under .500. Not a lot happened for either team in the first few innings. The highl...2025
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• Outside The Confines: One month down

Geoff Burke-Imagn Images A look at the successes and failures over the first month of the season. The Pirates are an utter failure starting at the top. And other news from around MLB. Good morning. Alex Kirschner writes about the toxic rot from the ownership of the Pittsburgh Pirates and how it has poisoned the relationship between the fans and the team. Also, the team is wasting a gener...2025
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• Imagine being proud of beating the 2024 White Sox

Beautiful bastard Grady Sizemore is the new face of a (hopefully) new White Sox team. In a not-so-classic Crosstown, the South Siders still maintain a superior record overall against the Cubs Welcome to the second Crosstown Classic of the 2024 season, Chicago. You’ll find your respective sections of postgame coverage below, divided into sections for South Sider or North Sider. White Sox F...2024
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• Who’s the fastest Royal of all time?

Photo by David Cooper/Toronto Star via Getty Images That’s what speed do! Over the years, there is a perception that the Royals are a franchise infatuated by speed. Don’t get me wrong, speed is something you can’t teach, and I enjoy a stolen base, a triple or a terrific outfield play as much as the next guy. And speed most often facilitates those plays. But if a hitter can’t get on base, t...2023
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• Braves trim magic number to 4 with wild, 10-8, extra-inning win over Phillies

Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images This game had bad defense, big homers, pitching implosions, and Kirby Yates of all people slamming the door. What a game to recap, and what a game with another one still to play before we can turn in for the night: the Braves pulled off a wild extra-inning win over the Phillies in Game One on Monday afternoon, blowing a two-run lead in the ninth but then ...2023
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• Column: A golden marriage between team and city in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS (AP) Gerard Gallant took time out from preparing for the Stanley Cup finals to watch a Little League game this week, something that might be surprising to those who think there is little in Las Vegas besides showgirls, craps tables and nightclubs....2018
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• Toronto Blue Jays Pitchers Marcus Stroman and Aaron Sanchez Bond as 'Brothers'
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• Red Sox Cuban Phenom Yoan Moncada More Than Flashy Cars, Hype and Muscles
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• Tyrod Taylor Q&A: Bills QB Talks Transition from Backup to Breakout Pro Bowler
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• What Johnny Manziel's Hometown Knows About Its Favorite Son That We Don't
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• How a Childhood Idol and a Scouting Guru Landed Felix Hernandez in Seattle
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• Shane Ray Q&A: What Rookie Has Learned from His Mom, Pot Bust, Sam and Manning
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"Former Little League phenom Mo'ne Davis will be one of more than 600 players to try out for the Women's Professional Baseball League set to launch next year."

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"Ian Happ and Seiya Suzuki singled and after Cody Bellinger flied to right, Morel hit himself a “Little League home run” [VIDEO]."

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"California wins 2023 Little League World Series over Curaçao on walk-off home run"

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"2022 Little League Baseball World Series: Scores, results as Hawaii beats Curacao for championship"

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"Gavin Weir throws fourth no-hitter in Little League World Series to lead South Dakota to semifinals"

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"The Long Beach Little League and the East Fullerton Little League have both banned the use of Astros from their teams this year after the major league team was found to have illegally stolen signs en route to winning the 2017 World Series."

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"Nearly as many athletes who played in the Little League World Series championship went pro in something outside baseball as in MLB itself."

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"The New York Mets did something on Wednesday that you typically only see at the Little League level — they batted out of order."

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"The Phillies and Mets will play in the second Little League Classic in Williamsport, Pa."

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"LeBron James Comments on 'Coach Killer' Label, Criticism and More"

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" In this year's edition, he took on the challenge of guarding Little League World Series star Mo'ne Davis."

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"There's something innately encouraging about watching kids play, from Little League to college ball."

• YES Network team cannot believe how Yankees collapsed against Marlins: ‘Like a Little League game’

The trade deadline isn't providing instant gratification for the Yankees....2025
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• Ryne Sandberg: Dreams and hard work brought him from the Cubs to the Hall of Fame

David Sameshima A personal remembrance of a generational Cubs hero. There are well-deserved accolades pouring in from every corner of the baseball community about one of the greatest second basemen of a generation. On June 23, 2024 when Ryne Sandberg’s statue was unveiled at Gallagher Way I wrote about that ceremony, and genuinely wasn’t sure I needed to say anything else today. But this m...2025
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• Hulk Hogan tribute episode does SmackDown’s best numbers since ‘Mania

WWE.com The July 25 show was easily the highest rated on television last Friday night. After his death on Thursday, WWE made it known they’d be paying tribute to Hulk Hogan on SmackDown the following night.Adding that to a show that was already advertising SummerSlam headliners John Cena and Cody Rhodes, and the July 25 show figured to do well in the ratings. And it did. Per Programming I...2025
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• Weekend Rumblings - News for July 19, 2025

Sam Navarro-Imagn Images Rave on! John Rave’s two home runs weren’t the result of taking it easy over the break, writes Anne Rogers. It wasn’t the only thing that was different about Rave on Friday. He spent the All-Star break across the state in Clearwater, Fla., driving into Tampa for three of the four days to hit at the recently opened Driveline facility. Rave has spent the last two of...2025
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• All-Star week potpourri

All the things you need to know With the All-Star break upon us, summer in full swing and the Royals hopefully heating up, I figure it’s a good time to hash together some smaller stories. There have been a lot of similarities between the 2025 version of the Royals to the 1985 squad. After 84 games, the 1985 team stood at 42-42. They played .500 ball much of the first-half before heating up and e...2025
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• A Curious Move

If you haven't seen anything about the KHL on this blog in a while, that wasn't entirely intended, but I don't think anyone really came here to read about Russia's version of the American Hockey League. Yes, the KHL is Russia's top hockey league that often sees players heading there due to the money, but the hockey isn't all that great outside of a handful of marquee players. Outside of a handful ...2025
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• Asante Samuel Sr. says Dolphins have ‘no leadership’ amid Asante Samuel Jr. rumors
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• 2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 81

Jeff Curry-Imagn Images The Cubs split their series against the Cardinals behind their second straight shutout. Last year’s Rizzo Award winner, Shōta Imanaga, returned and threw five scoreless innings. A Cubs bullpen coming off of one of their worst stretches of the year stopped the momentum on a dime and didn’t allow a run in this series. The bullpen came up huge in this series. They kep...2025
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• Two ideas to fix the NFL’s 17th game problem
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• Today in White Sox History: June 7

On this day 28 years ago, 425 dogs persevered in a walk-off White Sox win that lasted more than four hours. | Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images A walk-off win that was for the dogs 1917 Although this White Sox club would end up going down in history as the best ever on the South Side, after a 1-0, walk-off loss at Washington the Pale Hose fell out of first place, despite a 30-15 record. Howeve...2025
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• Ryne Sandberg: Dreams and hard work brought him from the Cubs to the Hall of Fame
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• Hulk Hogan tribute episode does SmackDown’s best numbers since ‘Mania
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• Cubs 5, White Sox 4: Crosstown Goes to Cubs

Andrew Benintendi tallied two home runs today, accounting for all four runs. | David Banks-Imagn Images South Siders spark late comeback, but still fall short as the bad guys take series The finale of the Crosstown Classic came down to the wire as the Cubs and White Sox battled it out, with the North Siders emerging victorious, 5-4. This game had a lot of avoidable mistakes by the South Si...2025
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• 12-year-old Little Leaguer suspended for bat flip
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• Weekend Rumblings - News for July 19, 2025
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• Paul Konerko throws a strike, but it’s all downhill from there as White Sox lose to the Guardians, 6-2

Ozzie Guillén got to hold the championship trophy again before the game. After the game started, he could just hold his head in his hands like the rest of us. | Geoff Stellfox/Getty Images And they were even mostly gifted the two OK, highlight of the day, 2005 Captain Paul Konerko gets to throw out the first pitch: Unfortunately, thanks to some silly rule, the 2005 team couldn’t then p...2025
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• A Curious Move
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• 2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 81
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• Two ideas to fix the NFL’s 17th game problem
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• This Day in Braves History: Rowland Office’s 29-game hitting streak ends

Photo by George Gojkovich/Getty Images Braves Franchise History 1953 - The Braves sign 17-year old Joey Jay making him the first Little League player to make it to the major leagues. 1975 - Joe Morgan’s three-run home run off of Phil Niekro is the difference in a 3-0 loss by the Braves to the Reds. 1976 - Rowland Office’s 29-game hitting streak ends, but the Braves still beat the Expos 2...2025
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• Jonah Tong’s electric debut carried all the hopes and promise of Mets’ future
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• ESPN and MLB combined on a broadcast that was stunning — for all the wrong reasons
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• Mets live out their dreams -- and make new ones -- with kids at Little League Classic
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• NJ Little Leaguer’s controversial bat flip is turning into merchandise

The Little League moment that became national news will be immortalized on an exclusive piece of memorabilia....2025
• Ryne Sandberg: Dreams and hard work brought him from the Cubs to the Hall of Fame
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• 12-year-old Little Leaguer suspended for bat flip
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Owen Murphy makes rehab start in Florida
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• Weekend Rumblings - News for July 19, 2025
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• Phinsider Question Of The Day: Who Are The Leaders Edition

Photo by Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images As I am sure everyone knows by now, former NFL corner Asante Samuel Sr criticized our Miami Dolphins for their lack of leadership on the team while also taking a shot at the head coach and general manager. Kevin featured the entire story HERE. Below is his quote about the team- “The Dolphins had no reason to trade Jalen Ramsey, other th...2025
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• Two California Little Leagues ban use of Astros
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• Little League World Series canceled for first time
The Little League World Series will not be played this year for the first time since the organization began because of the coronavirus pandemic....2020
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• Little League World Series canceled for first time due to COVID-19 pandemic
All regional tournaments have been canceled as well...2020
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• Mo'ne Davis Embarrasses Kevin Hart with Spin Move in All-Star Celebrity Game
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• 2022 Little League Baseball World Series: Scores, results as Hawaii beats Curacao for championship

It's the second title in the last four competitions for a team from Hawaii...2022
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• 2022 Little League Baseball World Series: Schedule, scores, bracket, TV channel, live stream for title game

The Little League Baseball World Series wraps up Sunday with Hawaii vs. Curacao...2022
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• Gavin Weir throws fourth no-hitter in Little League World Series to lead South Dakota to semifinals
The 12-year old Weir continued his dominance at the LLWS...2021
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• Kevin Hart Retiring from Celebrity ASG After Getting Worked by Mo'ne Davis
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• The White Sox are YOUR problem now

The tweet that started the madness. | @chrystal_ok / Twitter. What will you do to fix this team? Let’s live in a fantasy world for a bit. First off, Chris Getz has been ousted due to being terrible. While doing a quick-to-nonexistent search, Human Resources descended upon the ballpark to fill the spot. Someone taps you on the shoulder after seeing the way you managed to carry a beer, nac...2024
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• Cubs vs. Indians: Game 7 Live Stream, TV Schedule and Latest Comments
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• 2025 Little League Classic: Mets vs. Mariners odds, picks, and best bets

The odds are tight between the Mets and Mariners for Sunday night's Little League Classic....2025
• Mariners vs. Mets prediction, odds, props, best bets: Free MLB picks for 2025 MLB Little League Classic

SportsLine's proven model has simulated New York vs. Seattle on Sunday Night Baseball 10,000 times and released its MLB best bets...2025
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• Cubs 5, White Sox 4: Crosstown Goes to Cubs
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Owen Murphy makes rehab start in Florida
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• Weekend Rumblings - News for July 19, 2025
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• Playoffs can be held at Steinbrenner Field

Photo by Mike Carlson/MLB Photos via Getty Images MLB played in a cornfield, why not on Dale Mabry Highway? Now we REALLY need to see the Rays make the postseason, because Rob Manfred has announced that Rays postseason games would in fact be played at their temporary home stadium. Manfred told the Tampa Bay Times: Our rule has always been that people play in their home stadiums during the...2025
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• Paul Konerko throws a strike, but it’s all downhill from there as White Sox lose to the Guardians, 6-2
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• Minor League Wrap: Jefferson Rojas homers twice as South Bend tops Wisconsin, 6-2

Jefferson Rojas | MICHAEL CLUBB/SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE / USA TODAY NETWORK Wins for Iowa, Knoxville and South Bend tonight. The All-Star Futures Game is tomorrow at 3 pm Chicago time. The game will be broadcast on the MLB Network, MLB.tv and MLB dot com. Iowa Cubs star Owen Caissie is on the National League team. The game is seven innings long and the bottom of the seventh inning will be play...2025
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• Atlanta’s California nightmare finally comes to a merciful end

Photo by Kelley L Cox/Getty Images The Braves finally won a game in California. The fact that that was cause for celebration tells you all you need to know about this season. Three losses in San Diego. Four losses in Los Angeles. Three losses in San Francisco. The state of California has been the world’s largest House of Horrors built specifically for the Atlanta Braves, it seems. 10 game...2025
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• Ryne Sandberg: Dreams and hard work brought him from the Cubs to the Hall of Fame
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• Braves Minor League Recap: Owen Murphy makes rehab start in Florida
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• Two ideas to fix the NFL’s 17th game problem
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• Today in White Sox History: June 7
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• Memorial Day Rumblings - News for May 26, 2025

We salute those that have sacrificed all. Freddy Ferrmin was a big hero on Sunday, writes Jaylon Thompson. “Freddy can do it all, man,” Royals manager Matt Quatraro said. “He is a leader and ... he doesn’t take any pitches off. He prepares on the defensive side as well as anybody I’ve seen. He can really throw. “(H)uge hit for us. That was a two-strike hit, as well. Freddy is a really good compet...2025
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• Luis Robert Jr. has three hits as White Sox take advantage of Rangers incompetence, 10-5

Luis Robert Jr. had three hits today, two of them doubles. Surely someone will want to immediately give us a bunch of top prospects for him, right? | Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn Images Some of the runs were even earned If you’re going to charge people to see a game most Little League teams would be ashamed of, you might as well as least win it. Which the White Sox did, thanks to a Rangers leve...2025
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• Tyrese Haliburton was embarrassed by his dad beefing with Giannis Antetokounmpo

Don’t be a sports parent like this. The only thing we should be talking about on Wednesday morning was the mammoth achievement by the Pacers to advance past the Bucks in the NBA Playoffs, and the incredible game by Tyrese Haliburton — including hitting the game-winner. Instead, his father, John Haliburton has become the focal point after getting into inane beef with Giannis Antetokounmpo for no r...2025
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• Today in White Sox History: March 7

Kid Gleason, who began his career as a pitcher for Philadelphia in 1888 (when this photo was taken), became the object of the first American-National League trade ever on this day, 122 years ago. Ironically enough, the trade paved the way for him to finish up his career — now as a second baseman — with the Phillies. | Sepia Times/Universal Images Group via Getty Images A future South Side ...2025
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• Cub Tracks fills in the blanks

Photo by Jamie Sabau/Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news, notes, and commentary, four days a week, rain or shine. The surging Cubs face the Royals in a rare spring training night game tonight. 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 baseball, overheated, steeped ...2025
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• Spoiler Alert: The White Sox possess only one existential function, and they’re even failing at that

Artist’s imagining of Miguel Vargas’ post-collision injury. The South Siders go “full White Sox” in Baltimore and make history. Again The 2024 Chicago White Sox are so bad, they’re being used by other teams as an adverb. "the white sox have just gone full white sox" pic.twitter.com/1C5dgI5rvw— Codify (@CodifyBaseball) September 3, 2024 It’s not a pipe dream anymore; with 22 games rem...2024
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