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Sports Thursday, January 8, 2026 | | |
| | | | | Good morning, Chicago. The Cubs added Edward Cabrera to their rotation, acquiring the right-hander in a trade with the Marlins in their first major offseason move. The Cubs sent outfielder Owen Caissie — the team's top prospect, according to MLB Pipeline — and infield prospects Cristian Hernandez and Edgardo De Leon to Miami for Cabrera, who went 8-7 with a 3.53 ERA in a career-high 26 starts and 137 2/3 innings last year. Marlins starter Edward Cabrera delivers against the Mets on Sept. 28, 2025, in Miami. (Tomas Diniz
Santos/Getty Images) The Cubs finished second in the NL Central last year with a 92-70 record. They made the playoffs for the first time since 2020 before they lost to the Brewers in a five-game NL division series. Cabrera joins a deep rotation that includes Matthew Boyd, Shota Imanaga, Cade Horton and Jameson Taillon. Colin Rea and Javier Assad are two more starting options, and Justin Steele is coming back after undergoing left elbow surgery April 18. Stay connected with us all day: Sign up for our newsletters to get the latest news in your inbox. And you can follow us on social media: X, Bluesky, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and Threads. Not a Tribune subscriber? Here's our latest offer. | | | | Rome Odunze has been sidelined for a month by a foot injury. The second-year receiver is hopeful that he’ll make his return Saturday vs. Green Bay. | | | | | The Chicago Bears said there will be “a plan in place” for Tyrique Stevenson after the cornerback didn’t play last week. It’s all hands on deck for the playoff game against the Green Bay Packers. | | | | | The rivalry doesn’t get much more real than Saturday’s wild-card game between the Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers at Soldier Field (7 p.m., Prime Video and Fox-32). | | | | | Although it wasn’t enough to fully deter the Detroit Pistons offense, Chicago Bulls’ Matas Buzelis showed off his defensive timing with an onslaught of four blocks. | | | | | The Chicago Blackhawks’ seven goals from seven skaters kept them undefeated in 2026 in a victory over the rival St. Louis Blues. | | | | | Glenn Hall, who backstopped the Chicago Blackhawks to the 1961 Stanley Cup and was one of the most dominant and innovative goaltenders in NHL history, died Wednesday. He was 94. | | | |
