WASHINGTON (AP) — MacKenzie Gore pitched seven innings of three-hit ball and Amed Rosario homered to break a scoreless tie in the seventh as the Washington Nationals beat the Chicago Cubs 2-0 on Wednesday night. Nasim Nuñez added an RBI double in the eighth to chase Cubs starter Matthew Boyd, who carried a perfect game into the sixth before walking Nuñez with one out and … [Read more...] about Gore outpitches Boyd as Nationals blank Cubs 2-0 to even series
Cannon heads to IL with lower back strain, Freeman gets called up for second MLB stint
CHICAGO (WGN) — Before Tuesday night's game against the Detroit Tigers, the Chicago White Sox placed starting pitcher Jonathan Cannon on the 15-day injured list and called up a roster replacement from Triple-A. Cannon heads to the IL with a lower back strain after going 2-7 with a 4.66 ERA over 12 games and ten starts this season. Over his 63.2 innings pitched, Cannon has … [Read more...] about Cannon heads to IL with lower back strain, Freeman gets called up for second MLB stint
Blackhawks hire Vellucci as an assistant coach under Blashill
CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Blackhawks have hired Mike Vellucci as an assistant coach for Jeff Blashill's first staff with his new team. The Blackhawks announced the addition of Vellucci on Monday. He joins Michael Peca and Anders Sorensen as Blashill's assistants. Goaltending coach Jimmy Waite, video coach Matt Meacham and assistant video coach Adam Gill round out the … [Read more...] about Blackhawks hire Vellucci as an assistant coach under Blashill
Nationals host Cubs to begin 3-game series
Chicago Cubs (37-22, first in the NL Central) vs. Washington Nationals (28-31, third in the NL East) Washington; Tuesday, 5:45 p.m. CDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Cubs: Cade Horton (2-0, 3.98 ERA, 1.23 WHIP, 16 strikeouts); Nationals: Trevor Williams (3-5, 5.69 ERA, 1.45 WHIP, 43 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cubs -154, Nationals +129; over/under is 9 runs BOTTOM … [Read more...] about Nationals host Cubs to begin 3-game series
‘That’s football’: Kmet excited for him and Loveland to push each other, sets lofty goals for 2025
LAKE FOREST, Ill. (WGN) — As the longest tenured Chicago Bear, Cole Kmet is used to the chaos that has come with being a part of the organization since the 2020 NFL season, but that isn't stopping the former Notre Dame tight end from setting some lofty goals for himself and rookie Colston Loveland. Kmet has endured four head coaches, six offensive coordinators and a combined … [Read more...] about ‘That’s football’: Kmet excited for him and Loveland to push each other, sets lofty goals for 2025