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There were a couple of truly bad deals in this calendar year.

Some Halloween traditions come and go, but others, like trick-or-treating and spooky costumes, are timeless.

Those Mets still can't believe what happened.

And in the last year it happened before now, the Cubs won the World Series.

Throughout our history, Chicago Sun-Times photographers, reporters and editors have worked hard to capture our icebound, storm-tossed, sun-baked city.

The winter meetings are back in person this year for the first time since 2019. They begin Monday.

Sidelines: Red Sox rainout means answers to questions will have to wait The Opening Day postponement extends winter by one more day, Travis Lazarczyk writes. Share Members of the Boston Red Sox walk on the field before a March 1 spring training game against the Braves in Fort Myers, Fla. AP photo Postponed. This was going to be a column dissecting the Boston Red Sox effort on Opening Day. How did starting pitcher Nate Eovaldi do? Did Bobby Dalbec strike out three times or did he hit one into...

January 15, 2021 The Giants continued to remake their starting rotation this week, signing former Dodgers swingman Alex Wood to a one-year, $3 million contract. Wood’s low salary reflects the fact that he’s struggled over the last two seasons, accumulating -0.2 WAR in 48 1/3 innings, courtesy of a bleak 6.02 FIP. The catch is that he was not truly healthy in either campaign, missing much of 2019 with back issues and a chunk of ’20 with shoulder inflammation. While he’s never been the p...

1989 Cubs Historical Heroes and Goats: Part 8 Share this story Getty Images Welcome back to our look back at the 1989 Cubs. I’ve told you from the start that the 1989 season was not one that featured a straight line to the top. I’ve prepared you for ups and downs. In part six of our series, the Cubs suffered some injuries and dropped all five games in the week. They righted the ship though and in part seven, we saw that they won the first five games of the week before dropping the sixth to ...