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With one swing of the bat in Sunday's 5-3 win over the Colorado Rockies, Miami Marlins slugger Giancarlo Stanton made history in a couple of ways.Stanton's third-inning home run off Rockies starter German Márquez was his 42nd of the season, tying Gary Continue to Article

August 14, 2017 1:31:am EST

Mama said there’d be days like this. In the middle of the rebuild, it’s hard to call an embarrassing blowout loss unexpected. These types of things are going to happen while the team of the future develops down in the minor leagues. But anyone who was inside Guaranteed Rate Field on Sunday afternoon or watching from home saw just how low the lows can get while that plan plays out. Derek Holland gave up seven runs and left before an out was recorded in the third inning. The visiting Kansas City Royals poured seven more runs on the White Sox bullpen over the course of another South Side marathon. Errors and mental mistakes were made in the field. And the prized prospect who’s supposed to be the Continue to Article

August 13, 2017 10:32:pm EST

Sen. John McCain is making the most of family time while he's back home in Arizona undergoing chemotherapy and radiation treatment for glioblastoma at the Mayo Clinic. Following an outing with wife Cindy McCain and daughter Meghan McCain to Phoenix's Chase Field to watch the Arizona Diamondbacks take on the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Republican lawmaker went hiking Saturday with Meghan and his son Jimmy McCain. "Saturday morning hiking oak creek with Dad and brother Jimmy," tweeted Meghan, a Fox News host, adding the hashtag "F***Cancer" and three cacti emojis. In the photo, John McCain is wearing sunglasses and a hat that covers his head and neck. Oak Creek refers to Oak Creek Canyon, a river Continue to Article

August 13, 2017 4:59:am EST

After the All-Star break, the Cubs went on a tear winning 13 of 16 games in the month of July. Since the change of month, the Cubs have lost seven of the 11 games they've played including three of five on the West coast. Saturday's 6-2 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks continued the mini slide. Continue to Article

August 12, 2017 11:16:pm EST

Cubs manager Joe Maddon finished the sentence before the reporter could get out the entire question: When something like this happens with a player like Willson Contreras, can that have… “A galvanizing effect,” Maddon said during Wednesday’s postgame media briefing at AT&T Park, where he had a glass of Big Smooth red wine waiting after a potentially devastating loss to the San Francisco Giants. “Absolutely.” Uh, or maybe go the other way? It spoke to Maddon’s glass-half-full optimism and savvy way of playing offense with the media. It also sounded a little out of touch in the middle of a season where his perceptions haven’t necessarily matched the realities of a disappointing team. “I think Continue to Article

August 11, 2017 9:28:pm EST

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