The White Sox have lost 40 of their last 44 games. They are the second team in the modern era to have a stretch of 40 losses over a 44-game span in a single season along with the 1916 A’s (who lost 41 of 44).

Notre Dame’s 23-13 win over Texas A&M was the most watched Saturday night football game in two years and ABC’s most streamed regular season college game ever, per ESPN PR.

I think most Sox fans have approached this awful season with a note of levity. Like, if we’re gonna be bad, let’s be the worst. But sometimes you just have to stop and take account of how absurd it all is. Sox fans are among the best + most loyal in baseball. They deserve better.

Gov. Tim Walz made his first, only, and much more abridged Minnesota State Fair stop this year compared to years past. He was in and out in under 40 minutes and was confined to the Dairy Building nearly the entire time. kstp.com/kstp-news/top-…

WINS, LAST 44 GAMES: 31 ARI 30 29 SD 28 27 LAD CHC 26 HOU MIL 25 NYM OAK DET 24 NYY KC 23 SF TOR 22 ATL MIN TB BAL 21 TEX CLE STL 20 CIN PHI 19 SEA MIA WSH LAA PIT BOS 18 COL 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 CWS

Migrants did not trespass with weapons and motorcycles at a building in Chicago, despite rumors circulated on social media. “We all know each other. No one is hurting anyone,” said Anderson Gutierrez, from Venezuela. W / armando l sanchez : chicagotribune.com/2024/09/03/exp…

"the white sox have just gone full white sox"

This photo. This headline. This lede: BALTIMORE -- On their way to losing for the 109th time this season en route to becoming the worst team of all time, the White Sox have seemingly demonstrated a hundred ways to get beat. chicago.suntimes.com/white-sox/2024… via Daryl Van Schouwen

Salt in the wound.

Post Office Oreana, IL — Mechanicsburg, IL

Big day for state Sen. Doris Turner, D-Springfield, as a gymnasium in the downtown Springfield YMCA is named in her honor. Doris Turner

A decision that could have a major impact on the future of U.S. Steel's Granite City Works, which employs about 850 union steelworkers.

Liz Cheney at Duke: “As a conservative, as someone who believes in and cares about the Constitution, I have thought deeply about this, and because of the danger that Donald Trump poses, not only am I not voting for Donald Trump, but I will be voting for Kamala Harris.”

An officer involved shooting with Springfield police department on the 1100 block of Martin Luther King Jr Dr. has shut down the block. A crowd is forming on the other side. #SJRbreaking

And fwiw, the existing legislation calls for the IL Flag Commission to include in its report to the General Assembly a recommendation "concerning whether the current state flag ought to be retained or replaced..." So not a done deal. The decision is up to lawmakers anyways.

Complete game shutout from state Rep. Bob Rita, D-Blue Island. He’s been named the game’s MVP. #twill