As the Chicago Cubs have learned this year, one can truly never have enough pitchers. After watching countless arms go down throughout the course of the year, they re-build their pitching staff at the trade deadline by adding Kevin Gausman, Clay Holmes, Braxton Garrett, snf Ryan Zeferjahn. Now, with a little over a month remaining, [...]
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Meet the Mets Luis Robert Jr. homered twice in a 10-5 Mets victory over the White Sox. The Mets got out to an early lead, but the White Sox fought back in bottom of the third, thanks in part to Carson Benge catching a ball against the wall, but the force of the impact knocking […]
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Roch Cholowsky’s pro debut is over almost before it begun. Billy Carlson was able to log 60 games in his first year, but his season will also be cut short. The White Sox announced on Saturday that their two most recent first-round picks will sit the rest of the season; Cholowsky for a right wrist…
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Today’s Reflections What a winnable mess that was in Seattle Friday night. And Matthew Boyd created it. The lefthander allowed just six home runs in his first 12 games this season. In four August games, Boyd has allowed eight home runs in the last four starts, including two three-run and three two-run blasts. Boyd called […]
The Cincinnati Bengals hosted the Chicago Bears for both a joint practice and preseason matchup this week. In Saturday’s game, the Bengals were dominant across the board, in all three phases, moving to 2-0 in preseason play with a 27-9 win over the visiting Bears. The biggest piece to preseason play is the final roster […]
Chris Getz once looked like another failed White Sox decision, but Chicago’s first-place turnaround has made that opinion difficult to defend.
Heading into the 2026 Major League Baseball season, Garrett Crochet was a top candidate for AL Cy Young, Framber Valdez was going to save the Tigers, Marcell Ozuna felt like the possible final piece of a Pittsburgh Pirates postseason puzzle and a Mets-Mariners World Series looked like a very real possibility.
The Cincinnati Bengals moved to 2-0 in the preseason Saturday night, taking down the Chicago Bears 27-9 at Paycor Stadium. With Zac Taylor choosing to rest Cincinnati’s starters following Thursday’s joint practice, the game was primarily about giving the players fighting for roster spots another opportunity to make their case. They certainly took advantage of […]
Cincinnati Bengals fourth-round pick Colbie Young continues to push for playing time. After an impressive camp and first preseason game, Young led the way for the Bengals in preseason game two. He finished his night with three receptions, 48 yards, and the Bengals’ first touchdown of the night. Colbie has been a standout performer with […]
All-Star slugger Randy Arozarena orchestrated one of the most statistically unusual games in Mariners history Saturday, helping Seattle overcome the Chicago Cubs 5-4 at T-Mobile Park. The 31-year-old outfielder hit a leadoff home run on the first pitch he saw and later ended the game with a two-run walkoff blast. The two homers placed Arozarena […]
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New York Mets rookie Carson Benge shook off a frightening moment in right field and came through with one of his best offensive performances of the season in a 10-5 win over the Chicago White Sox Saturday night. Benge’s scare came while chasing a deep drive from White Sox rookie Tristan Peters. The 23-year-old admitted […]
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A familiar ballpark became the backdrop for Luis Robert Jr.’s latest power display, as the former Chicago White Sox outfielder homered twice at Rate Field in the New York Mets’ 10-5 win on Saturday. It was Robert’s second game back at the stadium since New York acquired him from Chicago on Jan. 20, following six […]
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Chicago Fire FC didn't have it offensively and Maren Haile-Selassie's goal wasn't enough for the Fire to win at Red Bull New York in New Jersery
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After a joint practice earlier in the week between the Bengals and Bears, Cincinnati hosted Chicago in their second preseason game of 2026. The Bengals dominated in all three phases, moving to 2-0 in the preseason after a 27-9 win inside of Paycor Stadium. Preseason is the biggest tryout in the world for players looking […]
The White Sox (67-62) failed to build on their come-from-behind victory on Friday night, as the Mets (59-71) picked up a 10-5 victory against a pitching staff that struggled from start to finish. Luis Castillo, 33, started on the mound for the South Siders, and things did not go as planned. In the first, A.J. […]
The Chicago Bears will leave Ohio with a bad taste in their mouth after a rough week against the Cincinnati Bengals. The interior offensive line was gashed by Bengals defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence on Thursday, leading to mistakes and an interception by quarterback Caleb Williams. Williams and the Bears starters played early against the Bengals [...]
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Charlotte Knights 9, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders 6The 13 hits that the Knights (67-58) mashed against the RailRiders (64-57) helped propel Charlotte to their third win of the series, securing the second win of the year for David Sandlin. The Good Guys racked up four runs in the second to snag an early lead, capped off by […]
Randy Arozarena is one month removed from his epic Fourth of July Grand Slam over Toronto. He swung back to stardom on Saturday. This time walking off his Seattle Mariners against the Chicago Cubs. Arozarena pounded this ball over the center field fence, while facing the final out in sealing the 5-4 home win. THE […]
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The Chicago White Sox had plenty of opportunities to bail out the pitching staff, and had the pitching staff been able to hold the line at any point, you might've been able to point the finger at the run production unit, rather than the run prevention one. However, the pitchers acquired before the deadline, Luis Castillo and Huascar Brazoban, continued their suboptimal production. Meanwhile, old friend Luis Robert Jr. had himself a night, hitting two home runs. Every time it appeared the White...
Luis Robert Jr. and his powerful bat got revenge against his former team in the Mets’ 10-5 win over the White Sox to even the series. The offense, with the help of Robert, jumped out to a 4-1 lead in the third inning and chased Chicago starter Luis Castillo from the game after getting his […]
The best story out of Saturday night in the Queen City was Erick All Jr. making his 2026 debut as the Cincinnati Bengals took on the Chicago Bears. All missed the final part of his 2024 rookie season after suffering a torn ACL in his right knee. After that, complications arose from a previous injury […]
Jahdae Walker had some fortunes go in his favor after pulling off a great highlight in the Chicago Bears’ preseason clash with the Cincinnati Bengals on Saturday evening. Walker is preparing for the sophomore campaign of his NFL career. He signed with the Bears in 2025 as an undrafted free agent following the draft, playing […]
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The Cincinnati Bengals played their second of three preseason games—and their last one in front of a home crowd—on Saturday night. They put on a show for the home crowd, defeating the Bears by a final score of 27-9 and moving to a meaningless 2-0 to start the 2026 campaign. Even though the game didn’t […]