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Road course specialist Shane van Gisbergen earns pole position in Chicago
CHICAGO -- Road course superstar Shane van Gisbergen pulled of the second qualifying double of his fledgling NASCAR career during Saturday's time trials on the Chicago Street Course., ,After securing the pole position for Saturday's NASCAR Xfinity Series race, van Gisbergen blitzed the rest of the f...
Stubbs: NASCAR values Chicago street race, but will it stay past '25?
As NASCAR prepares to return to the streets of Chicago this weekend, the talk surrounding the race isn't focused on the on-track action. Instead, fans, industry members and citizens of the Windy City are wondering about Chicago's future in NASCAR beyond 2025.,The expanse of NASCAR's original three-y...
Cubs place RHP Jameson Taillon (calf) on injured list
The Chicago Cubs placed right-hander Jameson Taillon on the 15-day injured list Friday with a right calf strain.,Manager Craig Counsell told reporters he expects Taillon to be sidelined for more than a month for an injury that occurred during a between-start workout.,The IL designation is retroactiv...
Charlotte FC, Fire reeling from recent painful results
Charlotte FC hopes to find the salve for a heartbreaking loss when they visit the Chicago Fire on Saturday.,Charlotte FC (8-10-1, 25 points) was shattered by a 2-1 setback Wednesday night against Sporting Kansas City. They dominated much of the match - only to concede two goals two minutes apart in ...
Angel Reese, Sky ride momentum into Friday's game at Golden State
Record-setting Angel Reese makes her first appearance in San Francisco as a WNBA player on Friday night when the Chicago Sky try to build upon one of their best efforts of the season against the expansion Golden State Valkyries.,Reese posted 18 points, 17 rebounds, six assists and four steals while ...
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...
Lenyn Sosa (2 HRs) powers White Sox past Diamondbacks
Lenyn Sosa went 3-for-4 with two home runs and four RBIs and Andrew Benintendi also homered as the host Chicago White Sox defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks 7-3 on Wednesday to avoid a series sweep.,Kyle Teel and Mike Tauchman had three hits apiece to help Chicago out-hit Arizona 12-8.,Rookie right-h...
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 ...
Dream face struggling Sky in Atlanta, seek sixth straight home win
Chicago knows first-hand how tough it's been to beat the Atlanta Dream on their home floor this season. ,Aiming for a sixth straight home victory, the surging Dream look to take down the Sky for the second time in a little more than a week on Sunday. ,Atlanta (9-4) has the league's fourth-best recor...
Dricus Du Plessis to defend title vs. Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 319
Middleweight champion Dricus Du Plessis will put his title on the line against the undefeated Khamzat Chimaev, the No. 3 ranked contender in his fight title fight, in the main event at UFC 319 on Aug. 16 in Chicago. ,South Africa's du Plessis (23-2), who claimed the title with a split-decision victo...
Rangers do just enough to sweep series against hapless White Sox
Ezequiel Duran and Marcus Semien drove in runs to back the pitching of Kumar Rocker and three relievers as the Texas Rangers did just enough to beat the reeling Chicago White Sox 2-1 on Sunday afternoon in the finale of a three-game series in Arlington, Texas.,The Rangers swept the series and won th...
Cubs, Phillies skidding into each other for 3-game series
The Chicago Cubs are coming off a disappointing weekend, but they won't be getting any sympathy cards from the Philadelphia Phillies.,The Cubs and Phillies are both hungry for a win when they match up Monday evening in Philadelphia.,Chicago is coming off a lethargic series against the Detroit Tigers...
Tigers try to keep Cubs from flexing their muscles again
The Chicago Cubs put on a power display against the host Detroit Tigers on Saturday. Detroit will look to strike back in the rubber match of a three-game series on Sunday afternoon.,Seiya Suzuki led a five-homer barrage with a pair of solo shots. Michael Busch, Pete Crow-Armstrong and Matt Shaw also...
Tom Barlow (hat trick), Fire crush D.C. United 7-1
Tom Barlow scored his first career MLS hat trick for his first three goals of the season and the Chicago Fire romped to a 7-1 victory over D.C. United on Saturday night.,Maren Haile-Selassie, Jonathan Bamba, Philip Zinckernagel and Brian Gutierrez also scored for Chicago (7-5-4, 25 points), which ha...
Sky G Courtney Vandersloot (knee) makes early exit vs. Fever
Chicago Sky veteran point guard Courtney Vandersloot exited Saturday night's home game against the Indiana Fever in the first quarter and will not return because of a knee injury, the Sky announced.,Vandersloot was driving to the basket when she was fouled by Indiana's Aari McDonald at the 5:29 mark...
White Sox get clutch hitting to edge Tigers in 10 innings
Tim Elko delivered a game-winning single in the 10th inning and Josh Rojas contributed three hits as the host Chicago White Sox edged the Detroit Tigers 3-2 on Thursday.,Slumping Chicago earned a split of its four-game series against major league-leading Detroit. The Tigers came to Rate Field on Mon...
Blackhawks tab Jeff Blashill as head coach
The Chicago Blackhawks hired Tampa Bay Lightning assistant Jeff Blashill as their new head coach on Thursday.,Blashill replaces Anders Sorensen, who was Chicago's interim coach after the December firing of Luke Richardson.,Blashill, 51, will begin his second stint as a head coach in the NHL. He post...
Cubs activate OF Ian Happ from injured list
The Chicago Cubs have activated Gold Glove left fielder Ian Happ from the injured list ahead of Tuesday's game against the host Miami Marlins.,The Cubs also Cubs placed right-hander Porter Hodge on the 15-day IL due to a left oblique strain, with the move retroactive to Sunday. In other moves, the t...
Cubs activating OF Ian Happ from injured list
The Chicago Cubs are activating Gold Glove left fielder Ian Happ from the injured list ahead of Tuesday's game against the host Miami Marlins.,Cubs president Jed Hoyer confirmed the move to the team's radio flagship, 670 The Score. Rookie designated hitter Moises Ballesteros is expected to return to...
Cubs, Marlins seeking way back to winning track
After losing back-to-back series for the first time this season, the National League Central-leading Chicago Cubs begin a six-game homestand with the opener of a three-game series against the Miami Marlins on Monday night.,Colin Rea (2-0, 2.43 ERA) gets the start for the Cubs against fellow right-ha...