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Stubbs: NASCAR Madness keeps the subplots churning
On Saturday, the elimination portion of NASCAR's inaugural In-Season Challenge will begin at EchoPark Speedway in Hampton, Ga.,The five-week, 32-driver, bracket-style challenge features a grand prize of $1 million, but why should fans bother to pay attention to yet another storyline in a sport full ...
Raptors part ways with team president Masai Ujiri
The Toronto Raptors parted ways with team president and vice chairman Masai Ujiri on Friday after 13 seasons.,Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment made the move with one year remaining on Ujiri's contract.,Ujiri, 54, has been identified as a candidate in Atlanta's search for a president of basketball o...
Astros clash with Cubs, aim to continue torrid run at home
The two teams tied for the third-best record in the majors will begin a three-game series on Friday night when the Chicago Cubs visit the Houston Astros., ,The National League Central-leading Cubs and American League West-best Astros are 48-33. That record is bettered by only the Detroit Tigers and ...
Shota Imanaga dominant as Cubs shut out Cardinals again
Shota Imanaga came off the injured list and allowed just one hit in five innings as the visiting Chicago Cubs blanked the St. Louis Cardinals 3-0 Thursday afternoon.,The Cubs pitched their second straight shutout to earn a 2-2 split in the four-game series.,Imanaga (4-2) walked one and struck out th...
Shota Imanaga dominant as Cubs shutout Cardinals again
Shota Imanaga came off the injured list and allowed just one hit in five innings as the visiting Chicago Cubs blanked the St. Louis Cardinals 3-0 Thursday afternoon.,The Cubs pitched their second straight shutout to earn a 2-2 split in the four-game series.,Imanaga (4-2) walked one and struck out th...
Cubs activate LHP Shota Imanaga, DFA RHP Michael Fulmer
The Chicago Cubs activated left-hander Shota Imanaga from the injured list to start Thursday's game against the St. Louis Cardinals and opened a roster spot by designating right-hander Michael Fulmer for assignment.,Imanaga, 31, has been out since May 4 with a hamstring strain. Before the injury, he...
Cubs excited for return of Shota Imanaga in finale vs. Cards
Left-hander Shota Imanaga will make a timely return to the Chicago Cubs' rotation on Thursday afternoon.,The Cubs have lost five of their last seven contests entering the finale of a four-game road series against the St. Louis Cardinals.,The Cardinals won 8-2 on Monday and 8-7 the next day before fa...
Cubs swat three homers and shut out Cards
Ian Happ hit a homer and drove in three runs as the visiting Chicago Cubs rolled past the St. Louis Cardinals 8-0 Wednesday night.,Reese McGuire hit a two-run homer and Kyle Tucker hit a solo shot for the Cubs, who won for the second time in their last seven games.,Michael Busch (3-for-5, two runs, ...
Cardinals aim to keep flexing muscles in clash vs. Cubs
For two nights, the St. Louis Cardinals have beaten the Chicago Cubs at their own power-hitting game.,The Cardinals hit seven homers while defeating the Cubs 8-2 and 8-7 in the first two contests of the four-game series in St. Louis. They have won seven of their past eight games to move within 2 1/2...
Cards stay hot, trim tumbling Cubs' NL Central lead
Masyn Winn hit a two-run homer and a two-run double to power the St. Louis Cardinals past the visiting Chicago Cubs 8-7 Tuesday night.,Lars Nootbaar belted a two-run homer and Nolan Gorman added a solo shot for St. Louis, which won for the seventh time in eight games while closing within 2 1/2 games...
MLB suspends Cubs minor leaguer Anhuar Garcia 60 games for PED use
Chicago Cubs minor league pitcher Anhuar Garcia was suspended for 60 games without pay on Tuesday after testing positive for a performance-enhancing substance, Major League Baseball announced.,The 21-year-old right-hander tested positive for methenolone, an anabolic steroid that is in violation of t...
Cards try to keep chipping away at Cubs' lead in Central
The St. Louis Cardinals hope to tighten the National League Central race while facing the first-place Chicago Cubs seven times in a span of 14 days.,They will continue that quest Tuesday night when they host Chicago in the second game of a four-game series at Busch Stadium. The teams will play a thr...
Cards club 4 homers, pummel division-leading Cubs
Lars Nootbaar, Brendan Donovan, Alec Burleson and Nolan Gorman hit two-run homers as the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the visiting Chicago Cubs 8-2 Monday evening.,Willson Contreras went 3-for-4 with two doubles and a run scored for the Cardinals, who won for the sixth time in their last seven games...
Cards club 4 homers, pummel first-place Cubs
Lars Nootbaar, Brendan Donovan, Alec Burleson and Nolan Gorman hit two-run homers as the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the visiting Chicago Cubs 8-2 Monday evening.,Willson Contreras went 3-for-4 with two doubles and a run scored for the Cardinals, who won for the sixth time in their last seven games...
Cubs' Ian Happ looks to continue power surge vs. Cards
Chicago Cubs left fielder Ian Happ was averaging one home run per month this season at the start of June. He had three -- one in March, one in April and the other in May.,Happ added his fourth on June 5, and suddenly the balls he hits are going out of the park with a little more regularity.,He will ...
Cal Raleigh hits 31st homer as Mariners hammer Cubs
Cal Raleigh hit his major-league leading 31st home run and Donovan Solano drove in five runs to lead the visiting Seattle Mariners to a 14-6 win over the Chicago Cubs Sunday.,The teams combined for nine home runs on a warm and windy day at Wrigley Field. Twenty-one home runs were hit in the three-ga...
Ian Happ in power groove as Cubs face Mariners in series finale
Ian Happ likes to think of himself as a table setter for the Chicago Cubs, but he's performed more like their cleanup hitter lately.,Happ has four home runs in the past three games in the leadoff spot for the Cubs, who will try to win the rubber match of their three-game series against the visiting ...
Ian Happ swats 2 of Cubs' 5 HRs in win over Mariners
Ian Happ homered in each of the first two innings and the Chicago Cubs held on for a 10-7 win against the visiting Seattle Mariners in the second game of their three-game series on Saturday afternoon.,Happ has homered in each of the past three games, totaling four in all.,Kyle Tucker, Michael Busch ...
Mariners' Cal Raleigh aims to stay 'locked in' vs. Cubs
The Chicago Cubs will need to try some new methods against Cal Raleigh when they host the Seattle Mariners in the middle contest of their three-game set on Saturday afternoon.,Nothing worked against the Seattle catcher in the series opener on Friday, when he hit his MLB-leading 28th and 29th home ru...
Cal Raleigh hits two homers as Mariners topple Cubs
Cal Raleigh hit his MLB-leading 28th and 29th home runs of the season to help the visiting Seattle Mariners to a 9-4 win against the Chicago Cubs in the opener of their three-game series on Friday afternoon.,Raleigh, who passed Johnny Bench for the most home runs by a catcher before the All-Star bre...