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Sports Monday, April 6, 2026 | | |
| | | | | Good morning, Chicago. For 16 innings Sunday, Cubs left fielder Ian Happ produced a forgettable day at the plate. Happ had, at one point, struck out in six consecutive at-bats in the doubleheader against the Guardians. When the Cubs needed a big swing, though, he came through. In the eighth inning of Game 2, Happ slugged his fourth home run of the season to put the Cubs back ahead after Cleveland erased their lead with a three-run sixth inning. Happ's heroics, however, were wasted. The Guardians answered with another three runs in the bottom half of the inning to hand the Cubs a 6-5 loss to split Sunday's doubleheader. After rain washed out Saturday's game — setting up only the Cubs' second doubleheader against an American League team (2014 against the Yankees) — the cold conditions with a wind chill in the 30s didn't create an ideal hitting environment Sunday. Today’s eNewspaper edition | Subscribe to more newsletters | Asking Eric | Horoscopes | Puzzles & Games | Today in History | | | | Illinois’ roster retention questions focus first on the frontcourt trio of David Mirković and the Ivišić brothers. | | | | | UConn and Michigan play Monday for the NCAA title, with the Wolverines gunning for the Big Ten’s first championship since Michigan State in 2000. | | | | | The Chicago White Sox improved to 3-0 at home for the first time since 2004 with Sunday’s 3-0 victory against the Toronto Blue Jays at Rate Field. | | | | | Riley Martin didn’t have many offers to pitch in college coming out of high school in Salem, Ill. Quincy University gave Martin an opportunity to continue his baseball career. | | | | | Illinois’ loss in the Final Four was a difficult end to a delicious season that gave Illini fans a chance to realistically dream about a national championship. | | | | | Illinois’ march to the Final Four began in October with a 92-65 exhibition victory over Illinois State — and it ended with a 71-62 loss to Connecticut. | | | |
