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Ailing Cubs Star Left “Crying” After Young Fan Pens Adorable Note

Plagued by injuries throughout the season, the Chicago Cubs are in dire need of a boost to their rotation, especially after David Peterson’s 10-run outing against the St. Louis Cardinals. And who better to provide it than their ace, Justin Steele? The answer is no one. Even young Cubs fans know that. As a result, […] The post Ailing Cubs Star Left “Crying” After Young Fan Pens Adorable Note appeared first on EssentiallySports .

NFC Notes: Kelvin Sheppard, Evan Williams, Bears, Lions, Packers

Bears Bears DE Dayo Odeyingbo had his first year with Chicago cut short after eight games when he suffered a season-ending Achilles injury, but he’s been available already at this point in the offseason. Bears HC Ben Johnson admitted they were surprised that Odeyingbo is already back on the field and praised his participation in […] The post NFC Notes: Kelvin Sheppard, Evan Williams, Bears, Lions, Packers appeared first on NFLTradeRumors.co .

Chicago Bears 2026 Defense: Unit Rankings & Outlook

The following is an excerpt from Warren Sharp's 2026 Football Preview. In addition to Warren's deep, detailed write-up on all 32 NFL teams, each chapter features page after page of full-color charts, stats, and heatmaps, as well as defensive analysis from Raymond Summerlin. Click here for a full FREE chapter from the 2026 Football Preview. [...]

The Short Porch is looking at Dansby Swanson’s hot streak

It’s been a wild run of Cubs baseball over the last few days. The Cubs put an exclamation point on a 16-10 June with a 23-run barrage against the Padres before promptly giving up 17 runs against the St. Louis Cardinals, because baseball. The bats have been hot generally, but one player in particular is […]

The Rundown: Up-and-Down Cubs Need Pre-ASB Surge, Gray Among Probable Deadline Targets, Brewers Place Woodruff on 15-day IL

“Now and then it keeps you running; it never seems to die. The trail’s spent with fear, not enough, living on the outside.” – Windfall by Son Volt The Cubs entered the week riding the surge of 250,000 sky rockets only to hit mostly nothing but duds in losing two of three to the Cardinals. … The post The Rundown: Up-and-Down Cubs Need Pre-ASB Surge, Gray Among Probable Deadline Targets, Brewers Place Woodruff on 15-day IL appeared first on .

A year into his major league career, Colson Montgomery has learned to weather the lulls and ride the waves

There were multiple issues that got Colson Montgomery sent to Camelback Ranch last April. But one of them, by his own admission , was a mindset that found him chasing the results that would get him promoted to the majors. By most indications, that's not how Montgomery really thinks any more. The post A year into his major league career, Colson Montgomery has learned to weather the lulls and ride the waves appeared first on Sox Machine .

10 Most Important Bears of 2026: #7 Jaylon Johnson

Last year, the Chicago Bears got only 7 regular-season games from Jaylon Johnson (and both postseason games), but I don’t think he was 100% in any of them. His offseason was hampered by a groin injury, and then during his first game (week 2 vs. the Lions), he suffered a different groin injury, this one […]

MLB Draft: Looking back at the last five Cubs drafts

The 2026 MLB Draft starts this upcoming Saturday at noon, Chicago time. The Cubs have the 23rd pick of the first round. Rounds 1 through 4 will happen on Saturday and rounds 5 through 20 will be on Sunday. So yeah, they’re compressing the usual three days of the draft down to two days this […]

White Sox Minor League Player of the Week (June 29-July 5, 2026): Colby Shelton

Charlotte KnightsRecord 2-4 (last week), 4-8 (second half), 46-41 (overall) Knights Players of the WeekCaden Connor .421/.500/.526, 19 at-bats Ryan Galanie .296/.310/.370, 2-for-2 stolen bases, 27 at-batsMario Camilletti .250/.280/.417, 24 at-batsJason Matthews .278/.350/.333, 18 at-batsDustin Harris .500/.667/1.167, 1-for-1 stolen bases, six at-batsKorey Lee .182/.400/.455, 11 at-batsEdgar Quero .133/.235/.333, 15 at-batsRikuu Nishida .059/.333/.059, 17 at-bats Jonathan […]

Today in White Sox History: July 6

1933 The first-ever All-Star Game was played at Comiskey Park. The White Sox won a coin flip with the Cubs for the right to host the game that was the idea of Chicago Tribune sports editor Arch Ward, and was played in connection with the Chicago World’s Fair that started in May along the lakefront. The […]