Brewers building a contender — and excitement — to challenge Cubs
This is not Chicago, the Brewers are not the Cubs and 1969 is ancient history, so there was no discernible panic in the streets as the Brew Crew's surprising 5...
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‘It’s quite a story:’ Bud Selig on highs, lows of his time as MLB commissioner
It probably wouldn't accommodate the 30,000 visitors Cooperstown expects for this weekend's induction ceremony, but Bud Selig's spacious 14th-floor office in a downtown high-rise surely would work as a Hall...
Double Duty Classic shows promising talent, White Sox’s commitment to city baseball
The cream of the White Sox's youth development crop got a chance to perform on the big stage Thursday afternoon, taking part in the Double Duty Classic at steamy Guaranteed...
White Sox rebuild taking root in Charlotte and Birmingham
A few thousand of us were hanging out at Guaranteed Rate Field over the weekend watching the White Sox and the Mariners, fifth- and fourth-place teams that will have to...
Cubs’ first-half numbers? They’re mediocre, and they’re troubling
I don't speak analytics much better than I speak Farsi, so there's probably a number or a formula I'm missing that lays bare the difference between the 2016 World Series...
Defections to U.S. rob Cuba of superpower baseball status
Carlos Tabares, known as the Derek Jeter of Cuban baseball, is hanging it up this year at 42 after 20 years competing in Serie Nacional, the interprovince league that represents...
Jimmy Butler a piece of the puzzle rather than straw that stirs the drink
Off vacationing in Europe or doing whatever it is NBA millionaires do with their down time, Jimmy Butler was not present at the Bradley Center on Friday night as Marquette...
LeBron James, Tiger Woods address adversity in fundamentally different ways
The Warriors teams of my Golden State days never challenged for an NBA title, but they were fun to watch and generally pleasant to be around with a cast of...
We learned little about Mick Conlan during boxing match at UIC
Boxing savior is a heavy responsibility to place on the the shoulders of a 123-pound featherweight, but Michael "Mick" Conlan seemed up for the challenge Friday night during an 8-minute,...
Memories of former Cubs scout Stan Zielinski still bring smiles
I got blank stares or roll-the-eyes indifference from our Leo Lions baseball players when I spoke of Quinn Buckner, Boyd Batts and other exemplars of the Thornridge Falcons' legacy as...