A collective struggle to score has fallen on the entire Cubs lineup, complicating any efforts to grind through the slump.

'We need to break that cycle and start scoring runs,' Jed Hoyer said.

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The Blackhawks have agreed to contracts with forwards Zach Sanford and Martin Misiak.

Sanford got a one-year, two-way contract that carries a $775,000 NHL salary-cap hit. Misiak’s deal is a three-year, entry-level contract that has an $878,333 cap hit.

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Sarah Adam is heading to Paris to play a little murderball.

Actually, the former Naperville resident is heading to Paris to play on the U.S. Paralympic wheelchair rugby team — the only woman playing in the full-contact wheelchair sport.

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Bill Walton’s philosophy of life can be found in the title of an ESPN 2023 documentary on his life.

'The Luckiest Guy in the World.'

Except it’s all wrong.

We were the lucky ones.

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The White Sox have had to cycle through a number of pitchers in the rotation along the way as Jake Woodford became the 10th pitcher to start this season.

Garrett Crochet (12) and Erick Fedde (11) are the only Sox pitchers with double-digit starts.

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When it comes to trading Zach LaVine this summer, here's why a little trepidation might be warranted for the Bulls.

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Cubs rookie Ben Brown became the first pitcher age 24 or younger with a start of at least seven innings with no hits or runs and at least 10 strikeouts since Justin Verlander's no-hitter for the Tigers on June 12, 2007.

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For seven innings Tuesday, Ben Brown was unhittable.

The rookie dazzled with a career-high 10 strikeouts to set up the Cubs to end their five-game skid.

But they required extra innings to secure a 6-3 win.

Meghan Montemurro's report from Milwaukee.

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Final: Blue Jays 7, White Sox 2.
The Sox have lost 7 straight and 11 of 12.
At 15-41, the Sox are off to their worst 56-game start in franchise history.
The Sox are 26 games under .500 for the first time this season.

The Sky fell to 2-3 with a 77-68 loss to the Seattle Storm at Wintrust Arena despite Angel Reese’s double-double.

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The Cubs' 5 runs in the 10th tonight vs. MIL are their most in an inning since May 11 when they tallied 7 runs in 5th at the Pirates, who walked in six of them in that frame.

In the 14 games between then, the Cubs had only four innings in which they scored more than two runs.

Josh Gibson becomes MLB's career and season batting leader as Negro Leagues statistics are incorporated.

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Down to Brewers' last strike, Willy Adames gets enough of Héctor Neris' splitter to tie game in 9th. He's thrown out going to 2B, on to extras.

Cubs' wasted opportunities with runners in scoring position loom again in a 1-1 game. Twice had bases loaded tonight and got nothing.

Ben Brown’s performance tonight made him the first MLB pitcher age 24 or younger with a start of at least 7 IP, 0 H, 0 R and at least 10 strikeouts since Justin Verlander's no-hitter on June 12, 2007 vs. MIL.

He’s first Cub to put up that line at that age since at least 1901.

The Sky finish a 77-68 loss with more turnovers (21) than assists (19).

Every Sky player who touched the floor tonight gave up at least one turnover. Every starter gave up at least two.

Seattle's defense was decently disruptive but the bulk of this was self-inflicted.

The Cubs' combined no-hitter ends with one out in the 8th on Fralick's single up the middle just beyond a diving Swanson.