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The Chicago Cubs are going back to the postseason. Wednesday afternoon’s win over the Pittsburgh Pirates (CHC 8, PIT 4) clinched Chicago’s first postseason berth since 2020, and their first in a full 162-game season since 2018. Manager Craig Counsell’s team is the third National League team to clinch a postseason spot, joining the Milwaukee […]

Don’t look now, but as the Golden State Warriors continue to play contract chicken with Jonathan Kuminga — a stuck-in-the-mud saga that has prevented them from making a single roster move this summer — training camp begins in about two weeks. A resolution has to come at some point.  It’s been well chronicled throughout the summer […]

Week 2 was a tough one for some high-profile quarterbacks as Joe Burrow (toe), J.J. McCarthy (ankle) and Jayden Daniels (knee) are among the QBs dealing with injuries. Burrow could miss around three months, Daniels is day-to-day and McCarthy is expected to miss at least Week 3. The latest Week 3 NFL odds list Cincinnati […]

Chelsea’s return to the UEFA Champions League after a two-year absence felt well-timed, spending their time away rebuilding and checking off a few important items on the list of wannabe title contenders. A youth-focused squad led by a star talisman, in this case Cole Palmer? Check. Notable silverware in the form of the UEFA Conference […]

The Phillies vs. Dodgers game Tuesday night in Dodger Stadium was a wild one, with the Phillies eventually prevailing, 9-6.  The story ended a lot different than it started.  Dodgers two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani made his 13th start of the season as a pitcher. To say he was sharp would be an understatement. He carved […]

Kaleb Johnson’s disappointing start to his rookie season came to a head when he committed an inexcusable special teams error that led to an opposing touchdown during the Steelers‘ Week 2 loss to the Seahawks.  Johnson’s mistake has led to his demotion from special teams, at least for now.  “I’m certainly going to give him […]

Getty Images San Antonio Spurs superstar Victor Wembanyama made his debut in the “World of Tomorrow” by making a cameo in the season 13 premiere of Hulu’s “Futurama.”  Wembanyama appears as an alien friend of “Bubblegum Tate,” who, like many basketball fans, struggles to say Wembanyama’s name correctly. “Wem-ben-yum-yum” was asked by the robot Bender […]

LONDON — Tottenham’s winning return to the Champions League will earn them precious few style points, but that is hardly something that concerns Thomas Frank early in his tenure. The Dane is in building mode and is acutely aware of the importance of getting the foundations right before adding too many embellishments. Though Spurs proved […]

The Week 4 college football schedule has a bit of everything for any bettor looking to make Week 4 college football picks. There are ranked matchups such as No. 11 Oklahoma vs. No. 22 Auburn (+6.5) and No. 9 Illinois vs. No. 19 Indiana (-4.5). You can also find in-state rivalry matchups like No. 4 […]

Thud. That’s the sound of me crashing back to Earth after a good Week 1 picking NFL games. Week 2 was a horror show. I actually went into the week thinking I would continue my fast start to the season, but a lot of close games went the other way — Texans, Cardinals and a […]