Plus: Chicago White Sox take wild-card series Game 1 with a 6-3 win over the Houston Astros • Patrick Kane scores in his 1st Chicago Blackhawks game since 2023 in season-opening loss to Golden Knights
Sports Wednesday, September 30, 2026 | | |
| | | | | Good morning, Chicago. Six days ago, Kevin Gausman faced uncertainty surrounding whether he would be available to pitch for the Cubs in the wild-card series. The left shoulder injury Gausman sustained during his final regular-season start last week while making a diving tag at third base did not feel great the following day. The Cubs tried to give the 35-year-old ample time to recover before turning to Gausman for the Game 2 start Wednesday night facing elimination against the Padres. As for how his shoulder feels now, "We're gonna find out," Gausman said Tuesday following the Cubs' ugly 8-0 Game 1 loss. Cubs pitcher Kevin Gausman works out before facing the Padres in a wild-card series on Sept. 28, 2026, in San Diego. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune) "It feels all right, good enough to go out there and give it everything I got," he said. "So that's what I'm gonna do." This certainly isn't an ideal setup with the Cubs going into a must-win game and Gausman not 100% healthy. But it's what the Cubs are working with at this point. | | | | A letter from the Vatican to the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday proved that the Lord indeed works in mysterious ways. | | | | | Both bullpens got a workout during the American League wild-card series Game 1, which the Chicago White Sox won 6-3 over the Houston Astros at Daikin Park. | | | | | Patrick Kane scored his first goal in a Chicago Blackhawks uniform since 2023 on Tuesday, but was a bright spot in a rough season-opening road loss. | | | | | The Chicago Cubs’ postseason turned into a nightmare almost immediately in an 8-0 loss in which they were held to three hits during Game 1 of the wild-card series against the San Diego Padres. | | | | | Will Ben Johnson stick with the hot hand in Case Keenum against the New York Jets or turn to Tyson Bagent? Brad Biggs answers your Chicago Bears questions weekly. | | | | | As the Chicago Bulls’ only free-agent signee, Norman Powell knows his role. The Bulls don’t need his 3-point shooting or facilitation. They need his expertise. | | | | | Mariachi Herencia de México made history Monday night as the first mariachi band to perform the national anthem at Soldier Field. | | | | | The NFL moved the Chicago Bears’ Week 5 game at the Green Bay Packers on Oct. 11 at Lambeau Field, originally scheduled for 3:25 p.m., to a noon kickoff. | <
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