Sports Friday, May 9, 2025 | | |
| | | | | Good morning, Chicago. The Cubs had been weighing options for how to best fill injured left-hander Shota Imanaga's turn in the rotation Saturday against the Mets. Top pitching prospect Cade Horton is seemingly the choice. The Cubs are planning to bring up Horton from Triple-A Iowa to join the team in New York, a source confirmed to the Tribune on Thursday. Horton, their 2022 first-round pick, is lined up to make his major-league debut Saturday after the Cubs opted to keep right-hander Jameson Taillon and left-hander Matthew Boyd in their normal slots to start Friday and Sunday, respectively, at Citi Field. Stay connected with us all day: Sign up for our newsletters to get the latest news in your inbox. And you can follow us on social media: X, Bluesky, Facebook, Instagram, and Threads. Not a Tribune subscriber? Here's our latest offer. | | | | Pope Leo XiV is from Chicago, which begged the question: Cubs or White Sox fan? Both teams were quick to claim him as one of their own. | | | | | Carson Kelly said he’s “not really surprised” by his red-hot start with the Chicago Cubs, explaining how an improved mental game led to a rebirth. | | | | | The Chicago White Sox matched the worst 38-game start in franchise history with a 10-0 loss to the Kansas City Royals on Thursday. | | | | | The Bears officially announced their undrafted free agent additions. Here’s what to know about each undrafted rookie. | | | | | The Chicago Bears have signed first-round pick Colston Loveland to a four-year contract with a fifth-year option, the team announced Thursday. | | | | | Fagbemi had decommitted from Truman State after a coaching change. | | | | | Chet Lemon became the starting center fielder for the Chicago White Sox at 21 and made back-to-back All-Star teams in 1978 and ’79. | | | | | Joel Quenneville is returning to the NHL with the Anaheim Ducks for his first head coaching job since he was banned for his handling of a sexual assault scandal. | | | |
