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The Chicago Bears are making the wise choice. After winning an epic game against the Cincinnati Bengals, some may call it a ridiculous game, but it was a great victory nevertheless. What did that win over the Bengals tell us? First of all, it told us the Bears should be flirting with a playoff spot. […]
The dust has settled on the 2025 NFL Trade Deadline, and Chicago Bears General Manager Ryan Poles finished the day making just one (1) trade. In case you missed it, Chicago’s deal with the Cleveland Browns for Joe Tryon-Shoyinka is the only trade the Bears were able to push through at the NFL Trade Deadline. That’s it. No Jermaine Johnson II, Breece Hall, Bradley Chubb, Trey Hendrickson, or anyone else whose name was floated on the rumor mill. Just Joe Tryon-Shoyinka. There were mult...
This morning, Shota Imanaga became a free agent when both the team (3-years, $57M and a no-trade clause) and the player (1-year, $15M) rejected their contractual options. And although there’s still a chance Imanaga could return to the Cubs in 2025 by way of the $22M qualifying offer or a new free agent deal altogether, it sounds like both sides are getting ready to move on. Or, at least, the posturing has begun. Shota Imanaga, the Cubs, and Free Agency For the Cubs, that looks and so...
The Chicago Bulls are sure hoping that Ayo Dosunmu gets the green light tonight. After exceeding expectations with a strong 5-0 start, the Bulls suffered their first loss of the season at Madison Square Garden on Sunday. Falling on the road to a Knicks team that is fresh off an Eastern Conference Finals appearance isn’t reason enough for this young and frisky group to hang their heads. Believe it or not, they weren’t going to go 82-0. With that said, a loss is a loss. The Bulls now h...
Though right-hander Keegan Thompson spent the entirety of the 2025 season at the AAA level within the Chicago Cubs organization, the Cincinnati Reds signed him to a major league deal earlier on Tuesday. Thompson, 30, does have ample big league experience, however. A former 33rd round pick of the Detroit Tigers and later a 3rd […]
Yu Darvish wasn’t a Chicago Cubs pitcher for too long, but I enjoyed it so much that I’ll always think of him as a Cub. Which, in turn, means today’s news really, really bums me out: San Diego Padres starter Yu Darvish will miss the 2026 season after undergoing surgery to repair a torn flexor tendon and an internal brace in his elbow. https://t.co/Z6cRdogoYh — Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) November 4, 2025 There are two over-arching reactions here to the news: 1.) This ...
The offseason is just days old and Mike Elias has just done the first real notable move to the Orioles roster. The team announced on Tuesday afternoon that they have acquired reliever Andrew Kittredge from the Cubs. That would be the same Kittredge the Orioles traded to the Cubs in July. In July, Kittredge cost […]
The Chicago Bulls will continue their toughest stretch yet when they welcome the Philadelphia 76ers into the United Center on Tuesday night. Suffering their first loss of the season to the New York Knicks on Sunday, the Bulls are hoping to avoid their first losing streak of the year against a fellow 5-1 team. Even if they are able to accomplish just that, however, dodging a losing streak could prove just as difficult over the next handful of games. The Bulls will hit the road for two stra...
The Cubs acquired Andrew Kittredge from the Orioles at last July’s trade deadline for minor leaguer Wilfri De La Cruz, who has yet to play in North America (he was with the Cubs’ Dominican Summer League team). Kittredge played well for the Cubs in his two months on the North Side, posting a 3.32 ERA […]
The Bears have acquired edge rusher Joe Tryon-Shoyinka in a trade with the Browns on Tuesday, Jonathan Jones of CBS Sports reported. The move will see Chicago send Cleveland a 2026 sixth-round pick, while the Browns will send a 2026 seventh-round pick along with Tryon-Shoyinka in the deal to the Bears. With the 2025 NFL […]
Gabby Hartnett’s famous “Homer In The Gloamin’” is not just the most famous walkoff home run in Cubs history — maybe the most famous Cubs homer, period — it’s one of the top walkoff home runs in all of MLB history, at least in a regular-season game. The BilL Mazeroski homer that won the 1960 […]
The NFL trade deadline is off and running with some big trades, including CB Sauce Gardner going from the New York Jets to the Indianapolis Colts. Shortly after the Gardner move, Cleveland announced that they’ve traded DE Joe Tryon-Shoyinka and a 7th-round pick to the Chicago Bears for a 2026 6th-round pick. Despite playing fairly […]
The Chicago Bears are bringing in a new defensive lineman into the mix. ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports Joe Tryon-Shoyinka is heading from the Cleveland Browns to the Chicago Bears in a trade that also includes a swap of late-round picks. Another trade: Browns are sending DE Joe Tryon-Shoyinka and a seventh-round pick to the Chicago Bears in exchange for a sixth-round pick, per sources. Chicago lost DE Dayo Odeyingbo to a season-ending Achilles injury on Sunday, and now trade for a pote...
Does the Chicago Bears’ sitting at (4-3)* make them more or less likely to swing a trade before the deadline hits on Tuesday, November 4, at 3:00 p.m. CT? Could the result of this Sunday’s game aganst the Cincinnati Bengals factor into any possible deals? *UPDATE: The Bears won and are now (5-3), but they lost […]
Farewell, Keegan Thompson. The long-time up-down Chicago Cubs righty is off to join the Cincinnati Reds organization on a big league deal: The #Reds today signed RHP Keegan Thompson to a one-year Major League contract through the 2026 season. Welcome to Reds Country, Keegan‼️ pic.twitter.com/n1B1KsXYkT — Cincinnati Reds (@Reds) November 4, 2025 Consider that your reminder that, in addition to big league free agency, minor league free agency also began this week. Furthermor...
Gosh, those World Series announcers were strange. The team of Joe Davis, John Smoltz, and sideline helpers actually spent almost the entire time the games were going on talking about what was happening on the field. Oh, they indulged in the occasional anecdote or reflection on earlier days. Still, unless I missed it, they spent […]
The 2025 NFL Trade Deadline is at 3 p.m. CT and the Chicago Bears could be cooking up a trade for some pass-rush help. At a minimum, it sounds like the time is working the phones and trying to make something happen on that front. NFL insider Jordan Schultz has the scoop: Sources: The #Bears have been actively trying to acquire a pass-rusher before today’s trade deadline. At 5-3, Chicago wants to bolster a key position that’s been hit hard by injury. — Jordan Schultz (@Schultz...
Although the vibes changed rather dramatically sometime in July, losing Kyle Tucker to free agency this offseason is going to sting . For however imperfect and uneven his season turned out to be, even the most jaded Cubs fan knows that Tucker was a significant contributor: 22 HRs, 25 SBs, 136 wRC+, 4.5 WAR, and all in nearly 600 PAs from the top-third of the Cubs lineup. Honestly, if he had simply connected on that 3-1 fastball in the sixth inning of NLDS Game 5, we might be having an ent...
If the Chicago Bulls want to avoid their first losing streak of the season, they will have to stop one of the most dynamic young backcourts in the NBA. The Philadelphia 76ers got off to an equally hot start to begin the season and come into tonight’s meeting at the United Center an identical 5-1. Now, it’s fair to argue that their competition has not been nearly as stiff as what the Chicago Bulls have seen over the first couple of weeks. Whereas the Bulls battled multiple teams projecte...
The Chicago Bears actually won a wild game that required scoring over 45 points. It’s truly a new era for the Bears. The defense is the problem, but the offense is carrying the weight. Overall, it’s far from perfect, but the Bears are 5-3 nearly halfway through the season. Above .500 after Halloween. That’s progress. […]
Happy NFL Trade Deadline Day! I hope the Chicago Bears are active. But I also hope they don’t do anything stupid or regrettable. Today is such a tough day to navigate. Balancing the sentiment of “yeah, it would be cool to give this team a boost because they play hard and have been fun” with the voice in the back of my head giving me the “be careful what you wish for” treatment isn’t easy. I’d like to see the Bears front office add a starting-caliber cornerback and help off the edge with...
1. No one cares if the Bengals’ defense is trash or if Colston Loveland only scored that game-winning touchdown because of bad tackling. That game-winning throw by Caleb Williams was immaculate—possibly the most “superstar” throw we’ve seen from him in the NFL, considering the circumstances. Enjoy it, and enjoy these cardiac Chicago Bears being the […]
1959 White Sox pitching standout and central Black Sox World Series fixer Lefty Williams died in Laguna Beach, Calif. Williams had just six games under his belt (1913-14) with the Detroit Tigers when the White Sox bought him out of the Pacific Coast League, where he’d spent 1915 killing it with the Salt Lake City […]
There is surprising news today about Japanese left-hander Shōta Imanaga, and I call him “Japanese” instead of “Cubs” because… So as of today, Imanaga is a free agent. For the first season and a half of his time with the Cubs, Imanaga was one of the better pitchers in the National League. He was an […]
After taking care of the Blackhawks on Saturday at Rogers Place, the Edmonton Oilers hit the road for a quick two-game trip that started Monday in St. Louis against the Blues. For whatever reason, the schedule makers dropped these two random road games to start the week, and then the Oilers won’t play again until…