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Shohei Ohtani continues 50-50 pursuit as Dodgers face Cubs
The Chicago Cubs will be the next team to get an up-close look at Shohei Ohtani when they open a three-game road series against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday., ,Ohtani hit his 46th home run of the season Sunday against the Cleveland Guardians. He also has 46 stolen bases as he closes in on the f...
Jameson Taillon helps Cubs salvage series finale vs. Yankees
Jameson Taillon tossed six strong innings and Isaac Paredes drove in two runs as the Chicago Cubs avoided a three-game sweep against the visiting New York Yankees with a 2-1 win on Sunday.,Taillon (10-8) allowed one run on six hits with one walk and six strikeouts. Nate Pearson pitched two scoreless...
Gerrit Cole aims to continue Yankees' dominant pitching vs. Cubs
After recording back-to-back shutouts, the New York Yankees will aim for a sweep of their three-game series against the host Chicago Cubs on Sunday afternoon.,New York (82-60) clinched its 32nd consecutive winning season on Saturday as Clarke Schmidt and Nestor Cortes combined on a four-hitter in a ...
Yankees blank slumping Cubs for second straight game
Clarke Schmidt and Nestor Cortes combined on a four-hitter as the visiting New York Yankees recorded their second straight shutout victory over the Chicago Cubs, winning 2-0 on Saturday.,Catcher Austin Wells drove in a run and caught two baserunners stealing for the Yankees (82-60), who clinched the...
Yankees aim for second straight win over Cubs
The New York Yankees are hoping the series against the Chicago Cubs this weekend at Wrigley Field sparks a successful run into the postseason.,After winning the opener of the three-game series in impressive fashion, the Yankees (81-60) look to build on the victory on Saturday.,Luis Gil and three rel...
Luis Gil, Yankees blank Cubs in one-hitter
Luis Gil and three relievers combined on a one-hitter as the visiting New York Yankees opened a three-game series against the Chicago Cubs with a 3-0 victory on Friday.,Austin Wells singled in two runs and Aaron Judge had an RBI double for New York (81-60), which snapped a two-game losing skid.,Gil ...
Dash sign Natalie Jacobs, Sarah Puntigam to new deals
The Houston Dash signed defender Natalie Jacobs to a new four-year contract and midfielder Sarah Puntigam to a new two-year deal.,The contracts announced on Friday by the NWSL club will take effect on Jan. 1, 2025.,Jacobs, 27, has appeared in 55 matches since joining Houston in April 2022. She has h...
Dash sign D Natalie Jacobs to new 4-year contract
The Houston Dash have signed defender Natalie Jacobs to a new four-year contract that begins on Jan. 1, 2025.,Jacobs, 27, has appeared in 55 matches since joining Houston in April 2022.,She has helped the Dash post five clean sheets this season after contributing to eight shutouts in 2023.,"Natalie'...
Slumping Yankees look to reverse course in opener vs. Cubs
Thursday's day off came at just the right time for the New York Yankees, who are surrounded by more questions than answers these days.,The Yankees (80-60) are aiming for a fresh start when they begin a three-game series against the host Chicago Cubs (72-68) at Wrigley Field on Friday afternoon.,New ...
Stubbs: Joey Logano dangerous longshot in chase for third title
Going into the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series playoffs, nobody saw Joey Logano as a true championship favorite.,Yes, he'd proven that he can win a title even when not expected -- as he did in 2018 when he defeated the "Big Three" of Kyle Busch, Kevin Harvick and Martin Truex Jr. -- but 2022 was a season fil...
Shota Imanaga, Cubs combine to no-hit Pirates
Chicago Cubs left-hander Shota Imanaga and two relievers combined to throw the 18th no-hitter in team history on Wednesday in a 12-0 win over the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates.,Imanaga (12-3) went the first seven innings, striking out seven and walking two while throwing 95 pitches en route to winning...
Cubs place RHP Jorge Lopez (groin) on IL
The Chicago Cubs placed right-hander Jorge Lopez on the 15-day injured list Wednesday with a right groin strain. ,In a corresponding move, the Cubs recalled righty Trey Wingenter from Triple-A Iowa. ,Lopez, 31, is 2-3 with a 3.00 ERA with four saves in 50 relief appearances this season with the New ...
Eagles, Packers insist it's business as usual for opener in Brazil
Philadelphia hasn't lost a game in September since 2021 and is 3-0 in season openers under coach Nick Sirianni. ,The Eagles will try to extend that success in a different hemisphere in Friday night's unprecedented Week 1 date with the Green Bay Packers in Sao Paulo, Brazil, the first NFL regular-sea...
Wild-card hopes dimming, Cubs aim to bring out the bats vs. Pirates
The Chicago Cubs scored 99 runs during a 10-game stretch before seeing their offense struggle in the first two contests of a three-game series against the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates.,The Cubs (71-68) will look to find some pop at the plate on Wednesday night when they play the finale of their seaso...
Paul Skenes, Pirates fire shutout against Cubs
Jared Triolo belted a three-run homer and rookie Paul Skenes tossed five scoreless innings to fuel the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates to a 5-0 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday.,Pittsburgh's Rowdy Tellez had an RBI single and Andrew McCutchen added a sacrifice fly. Nick Gonzalez contributed two ...
Pirates' Paul Skenes gets his fourth crack at Cubs
Rookie sensation Paul Skenes faces the Chicago Cubs for the fourth time this season when he takes the mound for the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday night.,Each of the right-hander's first two career starts came against Chicago, including the memorable second one in which he struck out 11 in s...
Pirates rally past Cubs with two late homers
Bryan Reynolds hit a tying three-run home run in the eighth inning and Andrew McCutchen hit the go-ahead shot two batters later as the Pittsburgh Pirates rallied for a 5-3 victory over the host Chicago Cubs on Monday night.,Pittsburgh had just three hits in seven innings against Chicago's Jameson Ta...
Scorching-hot Cubs welcome scuffling Pirates
The Chicago Cubs are piling up runs and winning games in impressive fashion.,The Cubs have scored 99 runs while winning nine of their past 10 games. Chicago looks to keep the explosive offense cranking when it opens a three-game set against the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday night.,The sudden...
Chase Briscoe wins Darlington, makes playoffs in last chance
Chase Briscoe beat Kyle Busch in a two-car breakaway Sunday night, taking the Cook Out Southern 500 and joining the championship field in the final regular-season race in Darlington, S.C.,A lame duck driver at Stewart-Haas Racing who will join Joe Gibbs Racing in Martin Truex Jr.'s No. 19 next seaso...
Cubs' offense explodes in sweep of host Nationals
Dansby Swanson had four hits, Isaac Paredes had two hits and drove in three runs and the visiting Chicago Cubs beat the Washington Nationals 14-1 on Sunday for their sixth straight win.,Pete Crow-Armstrong added three hits and scored twice for the Cubs, who scored 26 runs in sweeping the three-game ...