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The Cubs Are Coming Home to Face the Pirates

Cubs vs Pirates — There's going to be a little deja vu here for the next week, as the Cubs play seven straight games against the Pirates and Braves after just wrapping up six games against ... the Pirates and...

Michael Cerami

May 16, 2024

Cubs Farm Report | May 16, 2024: Brennan Davis Goes Yard in Iowa Loss

Brennan Davis' fifth home run of the season was not enough for the Iowa Cubs on Wednesday as they fell to the Syracuse Mets in a rain-shortened affair. That and more in today's Cubs Farm Report. Cubs Farm Report |...

Patrick K. Flowers

May 16, 2024

Javier Assad is the Definition of Pitchability

Like his rotation-mate Shota Imanaga, Javier Assad has reached the point where, after every single start, you want to say the same thing: wow, that was awesome, this guy is good. It gets a little stale, in an extremely desirable...

May 16, 2024

Joe Buck is Returning to the Booth to Call a Cubs-Cardinals Game

I know that Joe Buck is a polarizing broadcaster. Some people love him. Some people hate him. I also know that he seems to have gone through phases in his career where there were stretches I thought he was mutably...

May 16, 2024

Pete Crow-Armstrong Put on a Show, and Continues to Make a Strong Case for Continued Playing Time

Pete Crow-Armstrong put on a show last night, which I mean in the most literal sense. It was more like a performance than a baseball game. Bases-loaded HBP while showing bunt? OK, sure. Running easily to first on a dropped...

May 16, 2024

Chicago Bears

Northwestern Returns to Wrigley Field TWICE This Fall

Northwestern will be making a return to Wrigley Field not just once this season, but twice! Due to the construction of their brand new football stadium, the Cats will be playing five of their seven home games at its temporary...

Matt Rooney

May 16, 2024

Impressive Fill-In Guys, Bullpen Health, Roberts, Javy, and Other Cubs Bullets

The Cubs come back home from the Pittsburgh-Atlanta road trip having split it 3-3, and I gotta say, that's a pretty solid outcome when (1) you're facing Jones and Skenes, (2) you're playing three in Atlanta where they'd lost just...

May 16, 2024

Brennen Davis Homered Again, Back-to-Back with B.J. Murray Jr. (Whom We Should Discuss)

Just about as soon as I could talk about how Brennen Davis had homered for the third time in four games, he homered AGAIN, making it four times in five games. And this time, just for fun, B.J. Murray Jr....

May 16, 2024

Wake Up and Watch the Cubs Beat the Braves to Salvage the Series

The Chicago Cubs' bats finally came alive last night in Atlanta, albeit with a little bit of help from Braves starting pitcher Charlie Morton. On the other side, Javier Assad was brilliant once again. Good win. Needed win. Enjoy the...

May 16, 2024

Enhanced Box Score: Cubs 7, Braves 1 – May 15, 2024

The Cubs took the lead on the very first pitch of the game and didn't look back. They needed that. I needed that. Offense up and down the lineup. Two extra-base hits for Seiya Suzuki. Three times on base for...

May 15, 2024

NFL

San Francisco 49ers Schedule: Dates and Times for All 17 Games, Strength of Schedule, Record Prediction

Brock Purdy led the San Francisco 49ers to an NFC Championship and their second Super Bowl appearance in the last five years in 2023. Will they pick up where they left off and continue to dominate the NFC this season?...

Brian Twining

May 16, 2024

Chicago Bears

Ope! The Bears Also Announced Their 2024 Preseason Schedule

ESPN's Monday Night Football team will call the first game of the Caleb Williams Era when the Chicago Bears play the Houston Texans in the Pro Football Hall of Fame Game. This will mark the first time the Hall of...

Luis C. Medina

May 16, 2024

The Cubs Are Coming Home to Face the Pirates

Michael Cerami

May 16, 2024

Dodgers vs. Reds Prediction: Expert Picks, Odds, Stats & Best Bets – Thursday, May 16, 2024

The Los Angeles Dodgers (29-16) host the Cincinnati Reds (18-25) on Thursday to begin a four-game series, with the first pitch at 10:10 PM ET from Dodger Stadium. The Dodgers are listed as -329 favorites, while the underdog Reds have...

May 16, 2024

Anthony Edwards Player Props: Three-Pointer Props and Odds vs. the Nuggets – Conference Semifinals Game 6, Thursday, May 16, 2024

To beat his 3-point prop, Anthony Edwards must make three from beyond the arc on Thursday, when his Minnesota Timberwolves meet the Denver Nuggets in Game 6 of the second round of the NBA playoffs, tipping off at 8:30 PM...

May 16, 2024

Nikola Jokic Player Props: Three-Pointer Props and Odds vs. the Timberwolves – Conference Semifinals Game 6, Thursday, May 16, 2024

At 8:30 PM ET on Thursday, in Game 6 of the second round of the NBA playoffs, it'll be the Denver Nuggets against the Minnesota Timberwolves, with Nikola Jokic needing two treys to beat his 3-pointer prop.Nikola Jokic's Three-Pointer Prop...

May 16, 2024

Michael Porter Jr. Player Props: Three-Pointer Props and Odds vs. the Timberwolves – Conference Semifinals Game 6, Thursday, May 16, 2024

To beat his 3-point prop, Michael Porter Jr. needs to make three from downtown on Thursday, when his Denver Nuggets meet the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 6 of the second round of the NBA playoffs, beginning at 8:30 PM ET.Michael...

May 16, 2024

Jamal Murray Player Props: Three-Pointer Props and Odds vs. the Timberwolves – Conference Semifinals Game 6, Thursday, May 16, 2024

The Denver Nuggets meet the Minnesota Timberwolves at 8:30 PM ET on Thursday, in Game 6 of the second round of the NBA playoffs, and one of the 3-pointer over/unders available for this matchup requires two triples from Jamal Murray.Jamal...

May 16, 2024

Karl-Anthony Towns Player Props: Three-Pointer Props and Odds vs. the Nuggets – Conference Semifinals Game 6, Thursday, May 16, 2024

At 8:30 PM ET on Thursday, in Game 6 of the second round of the NBA playoffs, it'll be the Minnesota Timberwolves against the Denver Nuggets, with Karl-Anthony Towns needing three trifectas to beat his 3-pointer over/under.Karl-Anthony Towns' Three-Pointer Prop...

May 16, 2024

Top Player Prop Bets for Timberwolves vs. Nuggets Western Conference Semifinals Game 6 on May 16, 2024

Nikola Jokic and Anthony Edwards are among the players with prop bets available when the Denver Nuggets and the Minnesota Timberwolves meet at Target Center on Thursday (tipping at 8:30 PM ET).How to Watch Timberwolves vs. NuggetsDate: Thursday, May 16,...