Could Giannis Antetokounmpo land on the Chicago Bulls this season, after all? A new Wednesday report from Shams Charania of ESPN suggests that, while the two-time MVP hasn’t outright demanded a trade, the 10-time All-Star Milwaukee Bucks power forward is “ready for a new home” as soon as this season’s Feb. 5 trade deadline.
Sources inform Charania that the Bucks are finally amenable to moving off Antetokounmpo. The injured 31-year-old big man finds himself trapped in an absolutely hopeles...
With a little more than a week remaining until this season’s Feb. 5 NBA trade deadline, rumors are swirling about how the Chicago Bulls intend to handle their seven expiring contracts — eight if you count Julian Phillips’ team option for 2026-27, which seems unlikely to be picked up. And the Bulls’ intentions before the trade deadline are suddenly mixed.
Weeks ago, word on the street was that Chicago president Arturas Karnisovas was finally going to sell his veterans this year. However, e...
Another day, another chance to get over .500.
Yesterday, a report surfaced saying the Chicago Bulls are now interested in making a playoff push . A team that wasn’t too long ago labeled as sellers is now, apparently, shifting into buyer mode.
Well, if that’s truly the vision the front office has for this group, it starts tonight.
The Indiana Pacers are the worst team in the Eastern Conference, playing the second game in three nights, with very little incentive to win. And yet — ...
Just a day after I wrote about the Brewers notably inviting two catchers to spring training, they’ve tacked on another catcher to that group. Veteran catcher Reese McGuire, who spent last season with the Cubs, has agreed to a minor league deal with Milwaukee with an invite to major league spring training, per Curt Hogg. […]
The nature of the offseason in the last five, ten years is such that so much of it bleeds into January that the advent of Spring Training feels a little less like this desperately-long-anticipated, far-off event, and more like the next phase of the offseason. Here we are, on the doorstep of February, and the Chicago Cubs are still popping up in fairly significant free agent rumors ( Zac Gallen today, for example ).
That is not to say we don’t eagerly greet the arrival of Spring Training a...
The thoroughly mid Chicago Bulls seem doomed for the play-in tournament yet again — which means, most likely, another pre-playoff loss and another shot at the lottery.
Then again, when facing a loaded 2026 NBA Draft, that’s not such a bad thing. Assuming the Portland Trail Blazers make the playoffs, the Bulls would add their first-round pick, too. Per Tankathon , the 23-23 Bulls are currently projected at the end of the lottery with the No. 14 pick. Of course, the fun of a draft lottery i...
Cubs President Jed Hoyer is not someone we hear from as much as we’d like. Sure, he’s around at CubsCon and will occasionally do shorter media interviews on the radio or at the Winter Meetings or a new player press conference, etc. But rarely does he sit down for an hour like he just did with David Kaplan and Gordon Wittenmyer on The Cubs REKAP Podcast .
So I was very excited to see Kap reel him in again. You can find the full video at the bottom of this post, but I’m going to drop a few ...
David Bote was once thought of as a versatile enough player to keep around on a long-term deal given him by Theo Epstein, a five-year deal that didn’t end until a buyout last year. And, you know, it might have worked until Bote suffered a serious shoulder injury in May 2021 that kept him out […]
Newly-signed outfielder Dylan Carlson ‘s deal with the Cubs is of the minor league variety, but it comes with a very healthy big league rate if he makes the team – $2 million, per Jon Heyman , plus another $1 million in possible incentives.
It’s not a big deal – literally or figuratively – but that structure tells us a few things, and it got me thinking about the Cubs’ bench competition (specifically the 4th outfielder gig). So I’m just gonna flow through some thoughts.
At a minimum,...
You guys. I have been waiting for this moment for over a year. I almost can’t believe it’s finally here. Deep breath, and here it goes: I WROTE A CHILDREN’S BOOK FOR CUBS FANS! My first book ever. It’s called “My First Trip to the Bleachers: Big Feelings at the Cubs Game.” And it’s finally available for pre-sale. You can get your copy at Amazon or Barnes & Noble or Bookshop.org .
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Two pieces dropped on Wednesday morning that give us two unique perspectives on the current state of the Blackhawks’ rebuild. One comes from outside Chicago, an analytically-driven assessment that compares the Blackhawks’ projection for the future (the next seven years in this case) to other organizations in a similar situation. The other is a conversation with Blackhawks general manager Kyle Davidson about how he views the trajectory of the franchise.
Because the two speak to similar ide...
Fifth in the series. Today we look at the Cubs’ new third baseman. Alex Bregman should need no introduction. The Cubs wanted to sign him last year but were unable to close the deal. They made up for it this year, signing the free agent to a massive five-year, $175 million contract. Bregman has won two World […]
The Blackhawks lost a game last night. I really like this paragraph from Mark Lazerus’ postgame for The Athletic after accounting for Minnesota’s three-goal comeback:
None of those was a ghastly, unforgivable miscue by the Blackhawks. The Wild are just good. And they fought back. Sometimes that’s just how it happens. Hockey’s not always a zero-sum game.
Earlier this morning I wrote about the idea of “good losses” for the Blackhawks right now. This roster will undoubtedly evolve i...
Few expected the 2025 Chicago Bears to make the playoffs, let alone win the NFC North outright. Suffice it to say, it took some exceptional performances throughout this unforgettable season that propelled these Bears to an 11-6 record. With the recent addition of CB Nahshon Wright, four Bears players made the Pro Bowl with OG […]
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Player prop betting options for Nikola Vucevic, Pascal Siakam and others are available in the Chicago Bulls-Indiana Pacers matchup at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Wednesday (starting at 7 p.m. ET).
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Date: Wednesday, January 28, 2026
Time: 7 p.m. ET
How to watch on TV: FDSIN and CHSN
Live Stream: Fubo
Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
Venue: Gainbridge Fieldhouse
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The Blackhawks blew a three-goal lead and ultimately lost 4-3 in the shootout to the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday night in St. Paul.
Everything started off well enough for the Hawks, as Teuvo scored just over a minute into his first game back from injury for a quick 1-0 Chicago lead:
GOAL: Teuvo Teravainen jams in a loose puck to open the scoring! pic.twitter.com/h4ZT7MJZPZ — BHF (@BlackhawksFocus) January 28, 2026
Later in the first, Ryan Donato was gifted a golden scoring c...
If you were wondering how the new-look top line would do for the Blackhawks, they scored the game’s first goal only 79 seconds into the game (on their first shift). The Hawks then proceeded to out-skate the Wild for most of the rest of the opening period, and doubled their lead almost 14 minutes after the first goal. Chicago took a 14-8 shots on goal advantage and 2-0 score to the room after 20 minutes.
You knew the Wild were going to push back in the second period, and they did. The next...
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Earlier this month, Chicago Bulls team president Arturas Karnisovas was apparently poised to make his squad the Eastern Conference’s “biggest sellers” at this season’s Feb. 5 trade deadline. This week, the Bulls are… going to be buyers?
This is the kind of overreaction that one can expect out of the least competent current front office leader this side of maybe Kings GM Scott Perry, who apparently has been inspired by Chicago’s recent four-game win streak to jettison assets and equity in ...
Fun video today from Eric Sim, a former Giants minor leaguer who has since made a name for himself in the baseball-connected content world.
For example, Sim put together a video on what it’s like to train with new Cubs third baseman Alex Bregman for a day. Surprise! Bregman works really hard on his training every day!
Primarily, it’s just entertaining to watch, but it does also give you a little behind-the-scenes look at what someone like Alex Bregman is doing to stay in top baseball...