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On Oct. 1, Trayce Thompson became the 2,150th player to hit a home run for the Cubs in a regular-season game during their 146 years in the National League. Only 295 players have hit as many as 10. ...

On June 30, Jason Heyward was the second Cub due up in the top of the ninth inning at Milwaukee. But after the first batter flied out, Heyward did not come to the plate. Alec Mills pinch hit for...

The most exciting play in baseball is among the rarest: a bases-loaded triple. It is a play that often sends all 13 players on the field into action: the batter, the 3 runners and all 9 fielders. ...

Lawrence Fine Art is pleased to announce that it will participate in this year's Hamptons Fine Art Fair, opening Thursday, September 2 and extending throughout Labor Day Weekend. The ...

Winnipeg Free Press By: Alan Small | Posted: 7:00 PM CDT Wednesday, Jul. 28, 2021 Billy Joe Green has had school on his mind a lot lately. The Anishinaabe blues guitarist, who says next year he’ll be "698 years old; that’s my spiritual age," is a member of the Manitoba Indigenous Hall of fame. On Thursday, he headlines the opening night of the Manitoba Indigenous Music Weekend at the Pyramid Cabaret. Despite all that, he says one of...

In the History Watch, posted as a comment in each Game Preview, I have been documenting where the 2021 Cubs rank in team history in total hits to that point in the season. For a long stretch, they...

Veteran broadcaster and former Cabinet minister the late Sir Charles Carter. NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Condolences poured in yesterday as Bahamians across the archipelago learned of the passing of Sir Charles Carter, a veteran broadcaster and former Cabinet minister. He died in hospital at the age of 78 after a long battle with illness. Sir Charles Carter and Bahamas Press Club President Anthony Capron. (FILE PHOTOS/BPC 2014) Prime Minister Dr Hubert Minnis in a statement said: “I was sadde...

Meet Jeremiah Paprocki, the 21-year-old making history as the Chicago Cubs first Black PA announcer Returning to great American pastimes comes with a nostalgic soundtrack — at the ballpark, its an organ and a voice from above. At Wrigley Field, that booming voice is younger than it sounds. The announcer at the public address microphone is 21-year-old Jeremiah Paprocki, the first Black person to ever hold the job and the youngest in Wrigley history. "I thought this dream was out of the ballpar...

By: CBS News Returning to great American pastimes comes with a nostalgic soundtrack — at the ballpark, its an organ and a voice from above. At Wrigley Field, that booming voice is younger than it sounds. The announcer at the public address microphone is 21-year-old Jeremiah Paprocki, the first Black person to ever hold the job and the youngest in Wrigley history. "I thought this dream was out of the ballpark, but here I am in the ballpark as the voice. So anything can happen," he told CBS N...

When umpire apologized for hitting player, 1915 By JohnW53 on Apr 20, 2021, 7:04am CDT + It doesnt happen often, but every now and then a Major League umpire apologizes for his behavior. You may remember Jim Joyce. On June 2, 2010, he called a runner safe at first base, with 2 out in the ninth inning, to deprive Tigers pitcher Armando Galarraga of a perfect game. After the game ended, Joyce immediately asked to speak with Galarraga. The 28-year-old Venezuelan was brought to the umpi...