Since Robert Prevost is a Chicago native, baseball fans were eager to learn which baseball team the new pontiff supports.

In the last 25 years, the Cubs have originally signed and developed just three homegrown pitchers who became All-Stars for ...

VATICAN CITY — There’s been a rich tradition of popes expressing a love for sports since the turn of the 20th century, and ...

Cade Horton has been performing lately like a pitcher with little left to prove with Triple-A Iowa. With the Major League ...

To close out HBO's "Last Week Tonight," John Oliver had a segment about minor league baseball teams. Oliver wants to give the ...

May 5th, 2025 by Jeffrey Christo In the world of sports, curses are as much a part of the mythology as the legendary players themselves. From the Curse of the Bambino that haunted the Boston Red Sox ...

What a phenomenal start it has been for our Cubbies as they lead the National League Central in which has turned out to be a ...

The New York Mets early-season renaissance on Monday, as they beat the Washington Nationals 19-5, with left fielder Brandon ...

ESPN insider Shams Charania took a break from breaking news to throw out the ceremonial first pitch at Wrigley Field—but how did he do? Let’s just say it wasn’t a viral disaster... but it was close.

ESPN NBA insider Shams Charania followed in the footsteps of so many celebrities and corporate leaders by throwing out the ceremonial first pitch before Sunday' ...

A pair of veteran righties are toeing the rubber for Sunday Night Baseball between the Philadelphia Phillies and Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field tonight. Philadelphia will send Aaron Nola to the ...

Cubs hitters are batting a collective .265, the second-best team batting average in MLB play. Philadelphia has a 14-13 record overall and a 5-9 record in road games. The Phillies have a 4-2 record ...