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The Smashing Pumpkins have arrived in their hometown of Chicago while on the Shiny And Oh So Bright reunion tour. On Sunday, the band made a trip to Wrigley Field to throw out the first pitch before the Cubs faced off against the Nationals. As for doing the heavy lifting and actually throwing the first pitch, it looks like Corgan let drummer Jimmy Chamberlin do the honors. Continue to Article

August 13, 2018 7:09:am EST

The celebration was under way by the time David Bote flung his helmet high into the air on his way home. Nothing like a game-ending grand slam to get the festivities started. A pinch-hitting Bote smashed one against Ryan Madson with two outs in the ninth inning to lift the Chicago Cubs to a 4-3 victory over the Washington Nationals on Sunday night. Continue to Article

August 13, 2018 1:01:am EST

Cubs manager Joe Maddon and Alex Rodriguez got in a "heated argument" during a pre-production meeting for "Sunday Night Baseball," Patrick Mooney of The Athletic reports. The ESPN analyst had ripped Chicago Cubs pitcher Yu Darvish and the Cubs' team chemistry just two weeks ago. Maddon and Rodriguez had allegedly cleared the air after a brief conversation before the Cubs' Sunday night game against the Nationals, per ESPN's Jesse Rogers. Continue to Article

August 12, 2018 11:53:pm EST

Chicago third baseman David Bote hit a pinch-hit walk-off grand slam Sunday night to give the Cubs a 4-3 win over the Nationals. Washington led the game 3-0 in the bottom of the ninth. After the Cubs loaded the bases on an error and two batters who Continue to Article

August 12, 2018 11:21:pm EST

The weirdest feud of the 2018 Major League Baseball season was re-ignited Sunday. With the ESPN crew in Chicago for Sunday Night Baseball, analyst Álex Rodríguez was forced to confront his criticism of Chicago Cubs starter Yu Darvish. When asked, Rodríguez said he did not regret his critical comments of Darvish, saying he’s going to “call it as I see it” from the broadcast booth. Continue to Article

August 12, 2018 10:30:pm EST