Spring Training is around the corner, which means MORE CUBS PROSPECT STUFF. It’s not just about the big league team, you know ….
Although the Cubs placed just two prospects on ESPN’s top-100 list (Moises Ballesteros and Jaxon Wiggins, the same as most top-100s in this cycle), Kiley McDaniel included two others in the “next 100” list. Jefferson Rojas, it turns out, just barely missed the top-100 (107), while the other Cubs prospect in that next group is a mild surprise: 3B/2B switch-hitt...
The Chicago Bulls are finally, mercifully ditching former two-time All-Star center Nikola Vucevic . Stunningly, they are acquiring yet another small, score-first guard into the mix. Per Amazon Prime Video’s Chris Haynes , Chicago is acquiring Boston Celtics sixth-man guard Anfernee Simons in the swap.
ESPN’s Shams Charania reports that both clubs will be exchanging future second-round draft picks. Boston will save significant luxury tax cash in the offing, as Vucevic makes $6.2 million le...
The Chicago Bulls made a second trade this week on Tuesday afternoon. The three-team deal , involving the Minnesota Timberwolves and Detroit Pistons, brings guards Jaden Ivey and Mike Conley Jr. to Chicago. Now-former Bulls shooting guard Kevin Huerter and recently-acquired center Dario Saric are heading to Detroit. Minnesota gains a Pistons pick.
Yes, the Chicago Bulls just acquired two more guards.
K.C. Johnson of Chicago Sports Network , reports the Bulls are set to...
So far, the Green Bay Packers have reportedly set up only one interview for their quarterback coaching vacancy, which was left open when Sean Mannion took the Philadelphia Eagles’ offensive coordinator job. The coach, a Wisconsin native, is former Arizona Cardinals pass game coordinator Connor Senger, who received a promotion every year under Jonathan Gannon, […]
The Chicago Bulls are ditching sharpshooting guard Kevin Huerter for recent lottery pick swingman Jaden Ivey and the expiring contract of a far-past-his-prime Mike Conley Jr. as part of a three-team trade with the Minnesota Timberwolves and Detroit Pistons, reports Shams Charania of ESPN .
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Eighth in the series. Today we look at the Cubs’ third-year first baseman. Michael Busch, drafted in the first round (2019) by the Dodgers (31st overall, from UNC), and later acquired by the Cubs for second-round pick Jackson Ferris and minor leaguer Zyhir Hope, has paid dividends since being installed as the Cubs first baseman. He […]
As we discussed this morning , there’s just one week left before pitchers and catchers are officially reporting to Spring Training, and the many, many starting pitchers still out there in free agency are likely to want to finalize deals as soon as possible so they can report on time with their new teammates. It’s a human thing, and although it’s never a hard and fast line, it’s a real one.
To that end, free agent righty Zac Gallen may be close to a decision, though it’s pretty hard to kno...
I had not thought about Kliff Kingsbury as a Chicago Bears offensive coordinator candidate until I saw this post on Twitter from Ted Nguyen, who does a ton of good stuff at The Athletic — particularly with All-22 insight:
Best thing for Kingsbury might be to try to get the Bears OC job (though no connection has been reported). Obviously, he wouldn’t call plays but getting experience learning an under center offense would benefit him and his stock immensely. It would be way better for his ...
Sean McVay’s coaching tree with the Rams has a wide reach, but one name that never comes up in those conversations is Thomas Brown. Although Brown actually has head coaching experience already (he was Bears interim head coach in 2024), his rise through the ranks since being an offensive assistant for McVay from 2020-2022 has […]
I’m doing a little digging as we get ready for three weeks without NHL games to discuss, and something got my attention that I thought I would share before the Blackhawks play their last game before the Olympic break. Landon Slaggert is actually generating a surprising amount of offensive chances for the Blackhawks this season.
According to Natural Stat Trick , here are your top five Blackhawks in individual scoring chances for per 60 minutes of ice time (at 5-on-5) since the start of Jan...
Following two seasons with the Chicago Cubs and eight in the National League, Bellinger found himself in a very different (but also familiar) environment after he was dealt to the New York Yankees in December of 2024. Bellinger’s dad, Clay, was a Yankee from 1999-2001, winning two World Series championships with the team before playing […]
Welcome back our countdown of the top 25 prospects in the Cubs system. For an introduction and an explanation of the rankings, check out yesterday’s introduction. Also a reminder. Clicking on the player’s name will take you to their milb dot com page. 16. Pierce Coppola. LHP. DOB: 12/17/2002. 6’8”, 245. Drafted 7th round (2025) […]
Day 16 of the Chicago Bears offseason. In quiet moments this time of year, I think about the only time I’ve ever seen my favorite team in the Super Bowl was at a Super Bowl party that I didn’t even really want to attend. I’m not sure what I’d do if the Bears made a Super Bowl now. But I know I wouldn’t go to a party I have no interest attending. And now, I’m wondering if people actually like Super Bowl parties.
It’s been a busy morning at BN Bears. We can begin with Chicago’s search for...
February has arrived, and we are 17 days away from MLB teams playing their first spring training games. Before we know it, we will be in the summer, and teams will be drafting their next crop of superstars. Let’s look at a 2026 MLB Mock Draft as things start to heat up.
2026 MLB Mock Draft
The White Sox are at the top of the 2026 MLB Draft, and there is a stud shortstop waiting for them. Roch Cholowsky dominated at UCLA in 2025 and looks like a future MLB star. He leads our latest mo...
Let’s address the elephant in the room: the Bears have negative cap space heading into the 2026 NFL offseason. It’s not the abundance of resources fans are used to seeing. Chicago has been big spenders almost every year that Ryan Poles has been their general manager. Last year was no exception: they traded for both […]
Count with me, just two days to go until the trade deadline. And with it comes all the allure and perceived value of expiring contracts that the Chicago Bulls are suddenly boasting. The desperation is starting to seep through, and as a result, the calls for Zion Williamson are getting louder.
According to Joe Cowley, the Bulls recently made another call to the Pelicans, expressing interest in former No. 1 overall pick Zion Williamson. Chicago has reportedly been in consistent contact with...
Is it just me, or does that bad loss start to taste a little sweeter when the trade deadline is this close?
The Chicago Bulls have a golden opportunity tonight to add to my happiness—and their misery—by dropping another game, this time against a Central Division rival, the Milwaukee Bucks.
With the Charlotte Hornets hot on the Bulls tail, suddenly playing some of their best basketball of the season, the reality of Chicago missing the play-in is very real. And somehow, that hope gets ...
The Blackhawks were loud in the room after their big 6-3 win last night. Ryan Donato had a career year and got a nice extension, but he’s struggled to find the back of the net consistently as his role has changed. He had a four-point night. Ilya Mikheyev continues to be a standout defensively for the Blackhawks and his name is floating in trade rumors. He, too, had a four-point night.
Their line, with Jason Dickinson , combined to put up 10 points last night — while spending a good amount...
I hope you’re having a swell Tuesday morning …
Pitchers and catchers for some clubs will start reporting, officially, to Spring Training sites in exactly one week. That doesn’t mark any kind of hard cut-off for signings and trades, but if you’re a free agent pitcher, in particular, it does seem like you might be eager to get something done so that you can arrive with your fellow pitchers and catchers on a normal schedule with your new team. Which is to say, for that group of moves, spec...
We are launching a new daily article here at South Side Sox, more prominently than our items that pop up on The Feed. It falls under the category of White Sox Discussions, which you’ll see in a few weeks will also be our new branding for Game Threads. While the White Sox have pulled off […]
The NFL offseason is the time for change. The Chicago Bears’ front office has seen a change as assistant general manager Ian Cunningham has left for the Atlanta Falcons. Chicago’s coaching staff lost running backs coach Eric Bieniemy to the Kansas City Chiefs and offensive coordinator Declan Doyle to the Baltimore Ravens. And we’ll soon […]
The news keeps checking in on the checking in and so we continue to await with bated breath while the machinery spins. The Giants no longer need a second baseman and so the Red Sox are the only destination to hang speculation on. Smart money says Nico Hoerner and Matt Shaw stay put but there’s […]
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The Levshunov Problem ( Fels )
Blackhawks could have two top-16 picks in 2026 NHL Draft if pantahers don’t make late run ( Sun-Times )
Blackhawks trade board 1.0: Which pending UFAs could be drawing interest? ( Sun-Times )
For Blackhawks struggling power play, more practice isn’t necessarily a solution ( Sun-Times )
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Pitchers and catchers report before long, but expert baseball analysts have already been gazing into crystal balls and algorithms and coming up with analyses of where they things stand as the offseason burns away. Multiple Top 100 prospect lists have now been published, with the White Sox scoring from three to six, with five the […]
1988 Helping to spur an upset in the 1988 Caribbean Series, José DeLeón started the Series-opening win for his Escogido Leones. Just six days later, the White Sox traded the right-handed workhorse to St. Louis for Lance Johnson, Ricky Horton and cash. 1996 To help fortify a comically-thin rotation (of the four core starters in […]