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• Chicago Cubs vs. Baltimore Orioles preview, Saturday 8/2, 1:20 CT

Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images The Cubs go for the series win. Today’s roster move: Here Saturday notes... WINNING THE CLOSE ONES: Yesterday’s win improved the Cubs’ record in games decided by one run to 16-8, for a winning percentage of .667. They have finished with a higher percentage in only one season since 1901: .688 in 1907 (37-16-3). They were .667 in 1912 (31-15-2) and ....2025
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• Cub Tracks’ you gotta see the show

Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images The #1 source for #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news and notes. And you gotta believe. Cade Horton and the crew throw goose eggs at the Orioles and the Cubs take the opening game of the series. The going is weird. Cub Tracks™ turned pro a long time ago. Cub Tracks™. Where the great ones run AWAY. The 64-45 Cubs opened their three-game series against the 50...2025
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• 2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 109

Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images The Cubs return home and win behind terrific pitching. So, did anything happen since we last spoke? There were a couple of trades, huh? This is Tom’s platform and while I usually just talk about the game and generally how things are going. As a guy who purports to talk about the big picture, I don’t think the trade deadline is a thing that I can ign...2025
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• Cubs 1, Orioles 0: Pitching, defense and... a sacrifice fly

Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images The Cubs got all three of the things noted in today’s headline and won in a very, very fast game. The Cubs and Orioles met on perhaps the nicest weather day of the entire summer to date at Wrigley Field. Unlimited sunshine, 72 degrees, wind blowing in at 12 miles per hour. And then they played like they wanted to get out of there and enjoy the sunshi...2025
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• Game Thread #109: Milwaukee Brewers (64-44) @ Washington Nationals (44-64)

Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images New additions headline today’s Brewers lineup Despite Wednesday’s loss to the Chicago Cubs, the Milwaukee Brewers still have the best record in baseball. The Crew took two out of three from the Cubs and are now a game up in the NL Central as they head into a three-game set against the Washington Nationals Jose Quintana has been a solid contributor at...2025
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• Overflow thread: Cubs vs. Brewers, Wednesday 7/30, 1:10 CT

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• Chicago Cubs vs. Milwaukee Brewers preview, Wednesday 7/30, 1:10 CT

Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images The Cubs try to avoid being swept. Today’s roster move: Here Wednesday notes... ABOUT SWEEPS: The Cubs and Reds are the only teams that have not been swept in a series. The Brewers were swept in one, their first of the year, at Yankee Stadium. All other teams have been swept at least three times. (Courtesy BCB’s JohnW53) ABOUT LOSING STREAKS: The ...2025
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• Brewers 9, Cubs 3: Hey, Jed! Time to bring in the reinforcements

Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images And Ian Happ is headed to the injured list. This is not the way we had hoped this series would go. After an uncharacteristic bad outing from Matthew Boyd Monday, there was at least hope that Colin Rea could put together a good one Tuesday. Welp. Didn’t happen, and the Cubs also got poor relief work and some unusual bad defense from Pete Crow-Armstron...2025
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• 2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 107

Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images The Cubs were crushed by the Brewers, 9-3. If you watched the Cubs these last two days in Milwaukee and were prone to knee-jerk reactions, you’d stand pat with all of your prospect capital or shop in the clearance bin. You hate to ever use two games as any kind of litmus test. But on these two days, these are two teams headed in completely different...2025
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• 2025 Brewers Minor League Roundup: Week 15

Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images Midseason awards for each of the Brewers’ affiliates Welcome back to the Minor League Roundup! This week’s edition looks a little different, for two reasons: 1) Brew Crew Ball will be releasing its annual Midseason Awards article this upcoming week, so I thought it would be a fun idea to do the same thing for each of the Brewers’ affiliates. 2) I’ve...2025
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• NBA’s 10 best free agents still available on 2025 market, ranked

Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images Let’s rank the best NBA free agents who are still available. The NBA free agency was also destined to be a dud in the summer of 2025. The list of unrestricted free agents was topped by older veteran stars who were never going to leave their incumbent teams, and younger restricted free agents who were going to get squeezed due to the lack of availabl...2025
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• Misiorowski flashes in no-hit debut, 6-0 win over Cardinals

Brewers pitcher Jacob Misiorowski | Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images Miz shines in major league debut Box Score In an impeccable debut, Jacob Misiorowski pitched five hitless innings while flashing his triple-digit velocity, playing a key role in the Milwaukee Brewers’ 6-0 win over the St. Louis Cardinals. Misiorowski’s electric arm was on full display, striking out five batters and...2025
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• Braves News: Spencer Schwellenbach stars, Ronald Acuna’s stellar play, more

Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images Atlanta Braves news and notes from Wednesday While the team floundered upon his return, it is worth admiring just how good Ronald Acuna has been since returning from his second torn ACL. He returned from his first torn ACL clearly still afraid to put full force on his recovering knee and it very clearly impacted him at the plate. No such problem this...2025
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• Should the Browns ‘kick the tires’ on this veteran CB?

Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images Green Bay is releasing the talented but oft-injured Jaire Alexander. Should Cleveland show any interest? It wasn’t that long ago that the Cleveland Browns appeared to have built a cornerback room that was the envy of many teams. Led by Denzel Ward, a four-time Pro Bowl selection, the trio of Ward, Greg Newsome II and Martin Emerson Jr. appeared set t...2025
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• Dallas Cowboys should consider signing cornerback Jaire Alexander when released

Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images Jaire Alexander is a name the Cowboys should absolutely consider exploring. The Green Bay Packers invoked hope in the minds of football fans everywhere on Monday morning when their plan to release cornerback Jaire Alexander became known. What one team deems to be unfit for their operation can suddenly be a lifeline for another. As fans of the Dallas ...2025
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• BCB After Dark: What would you do for Brown?

Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images The late-night/early-morning spot for Cubs fans asks if you would leave Ben Brown in the rotation. It’s Monday here at BCB After Dark: the coolest spot for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. Come on in and sit with us for a while. We’re always glad to see a smiling face. The hostess will lead you to your table. Let us know i...2025
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• Today in White Sox History: February 14

This absolute mass of a human, Yermín Mercedes, was born on this day, 32 years ago. | Patrick McDermott/Getty Images A player who will become a South Side phenomenon, albeit briefly, is born 1993 Sadly, his impact on the South Side was brief, but the clubbing machine who would rise to prominence on the South Side, Yermín Mercedes, was born in La Romana, Dominican Republic. It took Mercedes...2025
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• Cannon Blasts Open Thread 4/13: A salute to bread
No, not this kind of Bread | Photo by Patrick McDermott/NHLI via Getty Images That and more of this week’s links Tonight marks three weeks since Governor Mike DeWine’s Stay-At-Home order went into effect. Therefore, this marks the beginning of the fourth straight week I’m working from home. In some ways it feels like a year, in other ways it feels like yesterday. Time has lost all meaning. But ...2020
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"Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images The formerly beloved Detroit Lions RB Jamaal Williams has been released after just two years with the Saints."

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"Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images The Chicago Bears finally traded Justin Fields, but the return of their trade netted almost nothing."

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"Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images Ryan Fitzpatrick called Jared Goff a “poor-man’s Matt Ryan” and the Lions quarterback fired back at the former NFL quarterback."

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• Game Thread #109: Milwaukee Brewers (64-44) @ Washington Nationals (44-64)
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• Brewers 2025 Trade Deadline Tracker

Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images Check back here for all Brewers-related rumors leading up to the deadline Hot stove season is well underway. Milwaukee has already made a few trades this year, acquiring C Danny Jansen from the Tampa Bay Rays, 1B Andrew Vaughn from the Chicago White Sox, and RHP Quinn Priester from the Boston Red Sox. It’s highly possible that the Brewers, who curre...2025
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• 2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 107
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• Jacob Misiorowski’s All-Star selection is all about showcasing the most popular players in the game today

Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images While Jacob Misiorowski’s All-Star selection was a surprise, it also shows MLB’s focus for the game When Brewers’ starter Jacob Misiorowski was named an All-Star last week, it came as a shock to everyone. He had made just five starts in the majors. However, what he has done in that time was incredible. He pitched 11 no-hit innings before giving up hi...2025
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• 4 WNBA players who could be first-time All-Stars this season

Photo by Tim Heitman/Getty Images Dallas Wings guard Paige Bueckers and Seattle Storm forward Gabby Williams are a few WNBA players who could be looking at first-time All-Star selections. WNBA All-Star voting is currently underway, and 20 players will be celebrated as All-Stars next month in Indianapolis. There are some no-brainer selections, like Minnesota Lynx star Napheesa Collier and...2025
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• Braves at Brewers recap: A series win is a sight for sore eyes

Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images Hopefully this will be the moment we look back on as the point where the Braves began their grand turnaround in 2025. Joy of joys, we finally get to talk about a series win around here. For the first time in nearly a month, the Atlanta Braves came away from a series with the upper hand rather than having to be in a position to where they’d have to b...2025
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• Brewers 9, Cubs 3: Hey, Jed! Time to bring in the reinforcements
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• 2025 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 107
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• 2025 Brewers Minor League Roundup: Week 15
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• Lions open as favorites over Packers in Week 1 showdown

Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images The Lions open the 2025 season as road favorites over the Packers in Week 1. The 2025 NFL regular season schedule was released on Wednesday night, and the Detroit Lions will kick things off at Lambeau Field, where they’ll take on their division rival Green Bay Packers. The Lions and the Packers both made the playoffs in 2024, and each is considered ...2025
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• Brewers 9, Cubs 3: Hey, Jed! Time to bring in the reinforcements
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• Brewers 5, Rockies 0: Priester exorcises the Rox offense

Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images Rockies muster just one hit in ninth shutout of the season The Colorado Rockies were looking to build on their offensive momentum that appeared on Friday night. Unfortuantely, the bats were silenced by a spectacular performance by the Milwaukee Brewers’ pitching that limited Colorado to just one hit and handed them a 5-0 loss for the ninth shutout of...2025
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• Dallas Cowboys should consider signing cornerback Jaire Alexander when released
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• 3 things worth watching in the final week before the NBA playoffs

The wild Western Conference standings race is just one of a handful of things still worth keeping an eye on as the NBA playoffs approach. The last two weeks of the NBA regular season are a quagmire of uselessness. Teams are tanking harder than my bank account after a week in Atlantic City, and nothing we see from top teams hoping to preserve their stars can be trusted. Unless it’s the Celtics winn...2025
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• Winning streak ends as Brewers clobbered by Reds, 11-7

Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images Sal Frelick led the offense with a four-hit day and finished a home run short of the cycle, but 11 runs allowed by the pitching staff were too much to overcome Box Score With the Brewers riding a four-game winning streak, they had a chance to get on the winning side for the first time this season on Saturday night against the Reds. They held the Reds...2025
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• Winning streak ends as Brewers clobbered by Reds, 11-7

Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images Sal Frelick led the offense with a four-hit day and finished a home run short of the cycle, but 11 runs allowed by the pitching staff were too much to overcome. Box Score With the Brewers riding a four-game winning streak, they had a chance to get on the winning side for the first time this season on Saturday night against the Reds. They had held the...2025
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• VIDEO: Jared Goff fires back at Ryan Fitzpatrick after ‘poor man’s’ comment

Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images Ryan Fitzpatrick called Jared Goff a “poor-man’s Matt Ryan” and the Lions quarterback fired back at the former NFL quarterback. Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff fired back at Ryan Fitzpatrick after the former NFL quarterback—now Amazon Prime show pundit—made a slight to him. In the pre-game show, they aired a neat interview between Goff and form...2023
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• Chicago Bears gets next to nothing in Justin Fields trade

Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images The Chicago Bears finally traded Justin Fields, but the return of their trade netted almost nothing. The Chicago Bears finally pulled the trigger on the trade we knew was coming all offseason. After a couple weeks of trying to gauge the market, the Bears traded quarterback Justin Fields to the Pittsburgh Steelers. But the return on the trade was pal...2024
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• Lions vs. Packers: Live score updates, analysis, highlights, injury news

Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images Live score updates and highlights for “Thursday Night Football” between the Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers. The Detroit Lions and Green Bay Packers already look like the two biggest forces in the NFC North. Both teams enter Week 4 with a 2-1 record, while the Chicago Bears and Minnesota Vikings are still looking for their first win of the seaso...2023
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• Kirk Cousins tears Achilles tendon, season over

Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images Our worst fears have been confirmed When Kirk Cousins limped off the field in the fourth quarter of the Minnesota Vikings’ 24-10 victory over the Green Bay Packers in Week 8, a lot of Vikings fans were fearing the worst. Just hours after the conclusion of the game, it appears those fears have been confirmed. Numerous sources are reporting that Cousin...2023
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• Cubs 4, Brewers 3: The best game of the year
Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images Down to their final strike, the Cubs scored three ninth-inning runs to win. Two days after suffering their worst gut-punch loss of the season, the Cubs pulled one out with a thrilling three-run ninth and won by one run for the second straight game, 4-3 over the Brewers in Milwaukee. That was primarily thanks to a terrific eight-pitch at-bat by Mike T...2023
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• Trey Wingo says Aaron Rodgers will be traded to the Jets
Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images Aaron Rodgers is heading to the New York Jets, reports an NFL Insider. Other breaking news reporters are taking a wait and see approach. Trey Wingo, who broke the story of the New York Jets meeting with Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers last week, reports the future Hall of Fame QB will be coming to New York. Hearing Rodgers to the Jets ...2023
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• POLL: Would you have rather the Lions signed Jamaal Williams or David Montgomery?
Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images Considering we know the cost of each running back on the open market, which running back would you have preferred the Lions choose? Late Tuesday evening, word broke that David Montgomery had agreed to terms with the Detroit Lions. The news was bittersweet for many Lions fans who had wanted the team to re-sign fan favorite Jamaal Williams because the ...2023
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• Eagles expected to sign another former Saints safety
Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images Multiple reports indicate the Justin Evans signing is for depth, and that the Eagles aren’t done with the position, yet. The Philadelphia Eagles may have decided not to bring back C.J. Gardner-Johnson, but they are signing another former New Orleans safety, Justin Evans, according to multiple reports. Evans is 27 years old, but only has three years ...2023
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• Analytics predicts winners for NFL playoff Wild Card games

Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images NFL Wild Card round: We already know who wins because DVOA says so While fan bases for non-playoff teams lick their wounds and get ready for the 2025 NFL draft, perhaps the greatest five days of football ever (starting Thursday night) are ahead for everyone to enjoy. The College Football Playoffs will take their next step toward a National Champion b...2025
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• Fantasy Football ‘24: The biggest hits and misses

This call gets a Lambeau Leap! | Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images Looking back at 2024 prognostications: the good, the bad, and the ugly! The 2024-25 NFL regular season came to an end on Sunday night, with the Lions blowing open a close game against the Vikings in the second half, and taking home the NFC North crown, together with the No. 1 seed in the conference. Is it me, or did t...2025
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• Game Thread #109: Milwaukee Brewers (64-44) @ Washington Nationals (44-64)
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• Brewers 9, Cubs 3: Hey, Jed! Time to bring in the reinforcements
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• Cinderella’s decline might be greatly exaggerated in college basketball’s new era

Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images Four reasons why we might be overreacting to no Cinderella teams advancing to the Sweet 16. Every year there’s a storyline that develops from the first week of the NCAA tournament that dominates the national sports conversation for those three days that separate the second round and the Sweet 16. Typically, play resumes on Thursday, the focus returns...2025
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• AJ Dillon: 5 things to know about the Eagles’ new running back

Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images Packers perspective on Philadelphia’s new RB. The Philadelphia Eagles finally made an external free agent addition by signing former Green Bay Packers running back AJ Dillon to a one-year contract on Wednesday evening. Let’s learn more about the newest member of Philly’s backfield by getting a Packers perspective on him. Here’s what Justis Mosqueda o...2025
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• Baseball Prospectus finds new ways to insult the Rays

Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn Images Baseball Prospectus compares the Rays way of operating to the people firing air traffic controllers. We think that insults the reader’s intelligence more than it does the Rays. Sometimes being a Rays fan feels like being part of a dysfunctional and much-maligned family. We are aware — hyperaware! — of our family problems. We resent having to share Thanksgiv...2025
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• Kirk Cousins tears Achilles tendon, season over
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• Braves Mailbag: Roster decisions, Michael Soroka, playoff rotation and more

Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images This week’s mailbag is full of questions about the rotation and some of the bullpen decisions that the Braves are going to have to make. A huge thank you to everyone that sent in questions for this week’s Atlanta Braves mailbag. I couldn’t get to all of them, but we are going to try do these more frequently over the final month of the regular season...2023
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• 5 biggest takeaways from the Lions’ 2022 season, Part 1: Players
Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images The Detroit Lions made many strides in 2022 thanks to their players. For a 9-8 team, the Detroit Lions were a breath of fresh air. After Year 1 of the Dan Campbell and Brad Holmes era, the Lions had more hope than talent. An early draft pick would certainly set the Lions up to get an important contributor, but they needed more to actually make the ju...2023
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