8 YEARS OF WAITING — JUSTIN DEAN NOTCHES 1ST EVER MLB HIT

  745 games. Over 3,000 plate appearances. Eight years grinding through Minor League ballparks most fans have never heard of. And on Friday afternoon at Wrigley Field, Justin Dean finally got the moment he’d been chasing his entire adult life. A three run triple. A lost helmet rounding second. A standing ovation from a crowd…

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The Path Is Clear — USA Top Group D And Punch Their Ticket To The Knockouts In Style

A 2-0 win over Australia on Friday night in Seattle. A perfect record through the group stage. And now, thanks to Paraguay’s 1-0 win over Turkey, the United States have officially clinched top spot in Group D. The road to potential World Cup glory is mapped out. And right now it’s looking brighter than American…

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REVEALED: THE ONE THING THE CUBS ABSOLUTELY  MUSTFIX BEFORE THE TRADE DEADLINE

Two separate ten game winning streaks. And yet the Chicago Cubs sit at 39-36, third in the NL Central, eight games back of the division lead. That’s the kind of season that makes you scratch your head — flashes of brilliance buried inside a frustrating, inconsistent grind. The trade deadline is coming. And there’s no…

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HATERS ARE COOKED: PETE CROW-ARMSTRONG IS AN MVP CANDIDATE

The Most Hated Man in Baseball Is Also One of the Best Funny how that works, isn’t it. Pete Crow-Armstrong is the crown jewel of Chicago, the guy Cubs fans would run through a wall for — and simultaneously, somehow, the most despised player in the sport to literally everyone wearing a different jersey. Both…

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STATS DON’T LIE — BRADY COOK FALLS BEHIND ON BACKUP QB DREAM AS TWO NEW PROSPECTS SURGE HIGHER

Sometimes football gives you exactly what you asked for, and you still find a way to mess it up. That’s where Brady Cook finds himself right now. When Cade Klubnik went down with a back injury last Wednesday, the door swung wide open for Cook to remind everyone why the Jets drafted him in the…

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MARK POPE UNVEILS A STAR-STUDDED ROSTER AS SUMMER WORKOUTS OFFICIALLY KICK OFF

  From Punching Bag to Praise Magnet — In One Offseason Remember when Kentucky fans couldn’t open Twitter without getting roasted? When every recruiting miss turned into another reason for the rest of college basketball to laugh at Lexington? Yeah. That guy is gone. Mark Pope spent the offseason quietly assembling a roster that’s now…

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LEGAL ACTION: 8-YEAR MLB VETERAN FORCES PHILLIES FOR CALL UP AFTER PAINTERS SHOCK DEMOTION

Andrew Painter’s nightmare season just got worse. And buried in the fallout of his demotion is a contractual detail that could force the Phillies into a roster decision they weren’t necessarily planning to make. Sometimes the most interesting moves in baseball aren’t the ones a front office chooses. They’re the ones a contract clause chooses…

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Diagnosis In: Former Cubs Legend Diagnosed What’s Killing This Season

The Chicago Cubs’ disappointing 2026 season was highlighted again in Tuesday’s 5-2 loss to the Colorado Rockies, exposing many of the same problems that have followed the team all year. Another pitching injury surfaced when Edward Cabrera exited with a cramp in his throwing hand, while the offense failed to capitalize on scoring opportunities, going…

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