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Chicago Cubs' Kyle Tucker follows through after hitting a run-scoring gourd out against Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Max Lazar during the eighth inning of a baseball game Wednesday, June 11, 2025, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Brown’s first-inning trouble continue as Phillies cruise past Cubs 7-2

Kyle Schwarber homered, Alec Bohm hit a solo shot and had four RBIs, and Jesús Luzardo struck out 10 in six innings to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a 7-2 win over the Chicago Cubs. Nick Castellanos also knocked his first triple of the year, and Max Kepler and Trea Turner both doubled. Luzardo didn't walk a batter, allowed only one run and recorded his fourth double-digit strikeout game in his 15th start. Max Lazar worked two innings of relief and Michael Mercado tossed a scoreless ninth for the Phillies.

The Big Ten’s 10 biggest offseason moves, from Penn State returnees to key QB additions

Having 18 teams means the Big Ten’s offseasons are bigger, too. This was a quiet year for coaching changes, as Purdue (Barry Odom) is the only Big Ten program with a new ...

US Open gets a peaceful day of practice ahead of tough test that awaits at Oakmont

The star of this U.S. Open is Oakmont. Rory McIlroy had a peaceful start to his final day of practice with the sun rising on the horizon. The chaos begins when the score starts to count in the opening round Thursday. Oakmont is reputed to be the toughest course in the land.

Sarley: Reader benefits from fishing tip, explains why sportsmen are also environmentalists

I love getting mail from readers. Connecting with a reader enough to get them to open their keyboard and respond to me gives me a charge that is hard to explain. I love e...

Kane County Cougars lose slugfest in home game

The Kane County Cougars had a 7-run lead at one point in the game, but the Cleburne Railroaders scored 14 straight runs to win 15-9 and even the series Wednesday night at...

Home runs power Schaumburg Boomers triumph on the road

The Schaumburg Boomers hit a pair of homers and received another strong start from rookie righty Quinlan Wiley to capture the middle game from the Washington Wild Things ...

Stevenson High School graduate Mark Weisman is a strength and conditioning coach with the Cubs.

Weisman’s year in Israel helped set new path as Cubs strength coach

Cubs assistant strength coach Mark Weisman took an interesting path to his current job. The former Stevenson High School football star left the Cubs to move to Israel before returning this season.