Emotions flare after Cubs win over Cardinals — and will White Sox’s 2nd half be easier to digest?
Sports Friday, June 27, 2025 | | |
| | | | | Good morning, Chicago. Any lingering worries about Shota Imanaga’s hamstring in his first start off the injured list were quickly answered. Perhaps the baseball gods just wanted to get that test out of the way Thursday for Imanaga, who immediately experienced the same type of play on which his left hamstring strain occurred May 4. The first Cardinals batter he faced hit a grounder to first baseman Michael Busch, who smoothly
tossed the ball to the covering Imanaga to record the out without issue. “I felt relaxed afterwards, and
I think the team felt the same way,” Imanaga said through interpreter Edwin Stanberry. “I was able to stay calm and make the play, so I think there was a sigh of relief after that.” Navigating seven weeks without Imanaga proved to be one of the Cubs’ toughest challenges through the first half of the season. So what's in store for the next 81 games? 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. | | | | When Noa Essengue’s name was called as the No. 12 pick in the NBA draft, it was hard for the Chicago Bulls to shake the sighs from their own fan base: Here we go again. | | | | | Being drafted by the Chicago Bulls could mean an Australian reunion for second-round pick Lachlan Olbrich and guard Josh Giddey. | | | | | The charged ending to Thursday’s game could add some fireworks when the St. Louis Cardinals come to Wrigley Field on Fourth of July weekend. | | | | | These are hard times for Chicago White Sox fans of all ages, midway through what looks like their third straight season of 100-plus losses — and their fourth straight season of misery. | | | | | The Chicago Blackhawks enter Friday’s first round of the NHL draft with multiple picks for the fourth consecutive year — but this time there’s clear direction for their selection. | | | | | The heat dome that descended on Chicago last weekend caused buckling pavement on stretches of the pop-up race course, forcing the city to close several streets ahead of schedule to repair the damage. | | | | | Why did the Chicago Bulls take a swing on Noa Essengue? And what does his future look like? Here’s what to know about No. 12 pick in the 2025 NBA draft. | | | | | Brooks Barnhizer’s Northwestern career ended prematurely, but he made a little history as the first former Wildcat to be picked in the NBA draft this century. | | | |
