Cubs
Wood takes no-hitter into 7th, Giants beat Cubs to stop skid
Alex Wood took a no-hitter into the seventh inning and the San Francisco Giants beat the Chicago Cubs 4-2 on Thursday night to stop a seven-game slide.
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White Sox
Díaz, Rockies rally off Graveman in 9th, stun White Sox 6-5
Elias Díaz hit a two-run single off Kendall Graveman in the ninth inning, and the Colorado Rockies overcame the loss of starting pitcher Antonio Senzatela to beat the Chicago White Sox 6-5 on Wednesday.
White Sox
Kopech stars as Chicago White Sox top Colorado Rockies 2-1
Michael Kopech pitched shutout ball into the sixth inning, and the Chicago White Sox topped the Colorado Rockies 2-1 on Tuesday night.
Cubs
Contreras salutes fans, helps Cubs win 6th in row, top Bucs
Contreras, an All-Star catcher and one of three members left from the 2016 World Series title team, has acknowledged this might be his last homestand as a member of the Cubs before the Aug. 2 trade deadline. He saluted the fans with a fist in his last at-bat in the seventh.
College Sports
Bold, aggressive Big Ten leaves door open for more expansion
Just a year ago at the first in-person Big Ten media days hosted by Kevin Warren as commissioner, the SEC dominated headlines with news that Texas and Oklahoma would be leaving the Big 12 for the Southern superconference. Warren and the Big Ten's counterpunch came 11 months later.
Cubs
Nico Hoerner's double sends streaking Cubs past Pirates 3-2
Nico Hoerner hit a tiebreaking double in the eighth inning, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 on Monday night for their season-high fifth straight win.
White Sox
Cease goes 6 scoreless innings, Sox beat Guardians 6-3
Dylan Cease threw six innings in his third straight scoreless start, Leury Garcia and AJ Pollock homered, and the Chicago White Sox beat the Cleveland Guardians 6-3 on Sunday to salvage a four-game split.
Cubs
Cubs complete three-game sweep of Phillies
Cubs have won four in a row to pull within 19 games of .500. It was Chicago’s first series sweep of the season and first three-game sweep in Philadelphia since July 25-27, 2000.
Chicago Journal
Castellanos boils over after Cubs beat Phillies 6-2 in 10
Nico Hoerner homered early and scored the tiebreaking run in a five-run 10th inning that sent the Chicago Cubs to a 6-2 victory over Castellanos and the Phillies.
Chicago Journal
Pollock helps White Sox top Guardians 5-4 for DH split
Pollock hit a two-run single with two outs in the eighth inning, and the White Sox beat the Cleveland Guardians 5-4 on Saturday to salvage a split of their day-night doubleheader.
Cubs
Velázquez hits 2 HRs, drives in 5 as Cubs rout Phillies 15-2
Velázquez hit two late homers – including a ninth-inning drive off Phillies backup catcher Garrett Stubbs – and drove in five runs. Seiya Suzuki and Willson Contreras also went deep and Chicago routed Philadelphia 15-2 on Friday night.
Motorsport
NASCAR to hit the streets of Chicago with downtown race
The downtown course will include Lake Shore Drive, Michigan Avenue, and South Columbia Drive where the start/finish line and pit road will be located directly in front of Buckingham Fountain. The course will pass through Grant Park and approach the northern edge of Soldier Field.