Another Chicago Cubs player is going to be participating in the most star-loaded World Baseball Classic yet. Outfielder Seiya Suzuki, who had to miss the WBC last time around because of an ill-timed oblique injury, will be suiting up in March for Team Japan ( also, very cooly, known as Samurai Japan ), consistently one of the best teams in the international tournament.
Suzuki’s comment to the official team site , via translation: “I regret not being able to play last time, so I’m going to...
Day 8 of the Chicago Bears offseason. Who’s ready for the Super Bowl?
Super Bowl LX is Set … So Who Ya Got? — Bleacher Nation Bears (@BN_Bears) January 26, 2026
It’s wild to think about Sam Darnold being the first quarterback taken in Round 1 from the famed 2018 NFL Draft class of signal callers to reach the Super Bowl. Not Josh Allen. Not Lamar Jackson. Not Baker Mayfield. But Sam Darnold. What a journey for that guy!
Kinda funny: Darnold leaving the Vikings and imm...
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After six months of intermittent rumors, the Mets finally completed a trade for Luis Robert. The 28-year-old center fielder heads to Queens in exchange for Luisangel Acuña and Truman Pauley, the Mets’ 12th-round pick in last year’s draft. Robert is under contract for $20M in 2026 with an additional club option for $20M in 2027. […]
One of the things the Cubs lacked in their 92-win team in 2025 was a good, traditional backup outfielder. They had Vidal Bruján backing up Pete Crow-Armstrong in center field, and that, as you know, was hardly optimal. Willi Castro and Jon Berti also played outfield for the Cubs last year. Apart from Ian Happ, […]
The Chicago Blackhawks are in an interesting position right now. The wake up on Monday morning only five points out of a wild card spot in the Western Conference — close enough that there will be potentially important games down the stretch.
But, at the same time, the Blackhawks are also beginning their ascent out of their scorched earth rebuild. Young players are beginning to take over their lineup and lead the team. They’re relying heavily on young players to run the power play and kill...
THE CHICAGO CUBS ARE GOING TO THE SUPER BOWL! AS IN, THEY WILL BE PRESENT IN MY MIND THERE! BECAUSE NO MATTER WHO ACTUALLY WINS, THE CUBS SEASON STARTS IMMEDIATELY THEREAFTER! SOMEHOW THAT WORKS IN MY BRAIN! WOO! FOOTBASEBALL!
I have been thinking about Javier Assad from time to time, as one does when discussing the possibility of the Cubs adding another locked-in starting pitcher to a group that already goes at least five deep with other locked-in types, plus another five deep in swing...
How was your weekend, Chicago?
Cold, snowy weather mixed with a surprisingly lively—and happy—Chicago Bulls weekend. It’s kind of wild to think that the Bulls still hold the longest active winning streak in the East, are sitting above .500, and we just watched Derrick Rose get his jersey retired. There haven’t been many stretches like this lately as a Bulls fan, so we’ll take it, and hope to keep it rolling tonight.
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Let’s talk about Connor Bedard , shall we? It seems like that’s becoming an increasingly hot topic around the Blackhawks in recent days. Bedard has one goal (into an empty net) since he came back from his shoulder injury. He isn’t taking faceoffs. And his named found its way into the headlines for both postgames from Scott Powers ( The Athletic ) and Ben Pope ( Chicago Sun-Times ).
After the game, head coach Jeff Blashill talked about Bedard trying to find his mojo still after the injury,...
1963 With expansion resulting in an explosion of offense, the MLB Rules Committee decides to increase the strike zone to the top of a batter’s shoulders down to his knees. The results swing the balance of power so dramatically that in just five years and in spite of a four-team expansion looming, baseball will shrink […]
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Tobias Björnfot lit the lamp twice and Mackie Samoskevich also ended a long scoring drought to help the Florida Panthers finish a perfect three-game road trip with a 5-1 win over the Chicago Blackhawks at United Center.
After a scoreless first period, Björnfot registered his first goal since 2021 by beating former Panther Spencer Knight for a wrap-around goal after Cole Schwindt won an offensive zone draw back to him at the left point with 4:27 left in the second. It was his first-ever po...
On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past. Here’s a handy Cubs timeline, to help you follow the various narrative paths. “Maybe I called it wrong, but it’s official.” — Tom Connolly, HoF Umpire. Steve Trout* and others are traded for, plus the expanded strike zone and more! Where […]
THE DAILY SPONGIE SPECIAL BEARSSSSSS Bears are the new America’s Team Despite losing to the Rams, Ben Johnson’s cardiac Bears captured the country’s imagination and have a bright future. Dennis Allen saved his best for last — but Bears need more help on D Across the board, DL, LB, DB’s… you name it… Bears’ season […]
The Chicago Blackhawks saw their point streak snap Sunday night, unceremoniously falling 5–1 to the Florida Panthers at the United Center.
After a scoreless first period, the Panthers opened the scoring 15:33 into the second. Following a faceoff win by Cole Schwindt, Tobias Bjornfot circled around the back of the net and tucked in a wraparound at the right post to make it 1-0 Florida.
a round of applause for Toby's first goal in five years 👏 pic.twitter.com/J46ZdqhkPe — Florida...
The Lakers (27-17) look to build off their recent victory in Dallas where they will take on the Bulls (23-22), who are also coming off an impressive win. This is the first meeting between the two teams this season. Start time and TV schedule Who: Los Angeles Lakers vs. Chicago Bulls When: 5 p.m. PT, Jan. 26 Where: […]
UPDATE: The Lakers did, in fact, make it out of Dallas, getting through half the battle, at least. The team took off from Dallas-Fort Worth instead of Love Field, allowing them to get out of Dallas when the Mavericks could not. This doesn’t mean the Lakers-Bulls go is definitely on for Monday, but it does […]
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Herald Bulls’ last-second three sinks Celtics on second night of back-to-back Globe Celtics fall in final seconds against Bulls despite gritty Jaylen Brown game: 7 takeaways Kevin Huerter 3-pointer with 0.2 seconds left completes Bulls’ 3-point barrage over Celtics Even on second night of a back-to-back, hamstring injury unable to keep Jaylen Brown from Celtics’ […]
Herald Bulls’ last-second three sinks Celtics on second night of back-to-back
Globe Celtics fall in final seconds against Bulls despite gritty Jaylen Brown game: 7 takeaways
Kevin Huerter 3-pointer with 0.2 seconds left completes Bulls’ 3-point barrage over Celtics
Even on second night of a back-to-back, hamstring injury unable to keep Jaylen Brown from Celtics’ lineup
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In case you missed it, the Green Bay Packers hired a new defensive coordinator . And while the good news (for the time being) is that it was *NOT* Al Harris, it turns out that the Chicago Bears defensive backs coach could be on the radar of a former Packers head coach.
Mark Kaboly, who used to cover the Pittsburgh Steelers for The Athletic, shared this tweet that piqued my interest:
I'd keep a keen eye on Al Harris coming in as the Steelers defensive coordinator. Harris is currently ...
Not gonna lie, it still stings a bit that the Chicago Bears lost that game to the Los Angeles Rams. But I guess if the Bears were gonna go out, better it be in such a remarkable game against a perennial playoff contender and MVP candidate, than against the Packers. Plus, Caleb Williams gave us […]
Day 7 of the Chicago Bears offseason. I’d rather be preparing for a NFC Championship Game battle against the Seattle Seahawks. Instead, I’ll spend a chunk of my day staring out the window thinking about what could have been. Sigh .
The Green Bay Packers hired a new defensive coordinator. And while we’ll probably take a deeper dive into this hire later this week, I wanted to get some initial thoughts regarding Jonathan Gannon’s hire on the board right now while I had a moment:
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The Chicago Blackhawks host the defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers on Sunday night at the United Center.
The Panthers season has been a bit of a roller coaster: a sluggish start out of the gate put them behind the curve early, they stabilized into something resembling a competent team for a stretch, then dipped again into inconsistency before finally showing some signs of life recently. After going 6-4-0 in their last 10 games and riding a modest two-game win streak — includi...
The Blackhawks played a back-to-back in Carolina and at home against Tampa on Thursday-Friday nights and came away with three of four possible points. They got great goaltending in both games, and the defense held up against the two top teams in the Eastern Conference.
So, after one day off, the Blackhawks host the two-time defending champion Florida Panthers today. Well… what’s left of them. And they’ll be playing the second half of their own back-to-back; the Panthers needed overtime to...