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Sports Tuesday, August 11, 2026 | | |
| | | | | Good morning, Chicago. Pope Hat Day at White Sox Park arrives tonight, and the Sox are pulling out all the stops. Seats are sold out, but standing-room tickets were available Monday — or kneeling room, if you’re so inclined. Paul Sullivan's column also looks at the NL MVP race between the Cubs' Pete Crow-Armstrong and the Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani, and former Sox pitcher Mark Buehrle talks about his Hall of Fame candidacy. Today’s eNewspaper edition | Subscribe to more newsletters | Asking Eric | Puzzles & Games | Today in History | | | | A slew of injuries in the secondary has created questions for the Chicago Bears. But keep the focus where it needs to be: on the defensive line. | | | | | A classic NL MVP race, Pope Hat Day arrives for the Chicago White Sox and Mark Buehrle on his Hall of Fame candidacy. | | | | | Shortstop Tim Anderson, the batting champion in 2019 with the Chicago White Sox, announced his retirement Monday. The Sox will honor the two-time All-Star on Sept. 17 at Rate Field. | | | | | Connor Bedard will miss the opening month of the Chicago Blackhawks season while recovering from left shoulder surgery. Who needs to perform while the star center is out? | | | | | Luther Burden III will miss the preseason with a groin injury, according to a report. Here’s what that means for the Chicago Bears receiver, who has high expectations in Year 2. | | | | | Chicago Sky guard DiJonai Carrington came from behind and hit the Indiana Fever’s Sophie Cunningham in the head and neck on a fast-break layup. | | | | | LeBron James will play his first game with the Philadelphia 76ers on the NBA’s opening night against the defending champion New York Knicks. | | | | | As the 2026 college football season arrives, here are six coaches entering the fall under the most pressure for instant results. | | | | | DiJonai Carrington scored a career-high 26 points for the Chicago Sky in her first game since receiving a Flagrant 2 foul against the Indiana Fever on Saturday. | | | | | Major League Baseball has announced that the World Series will end in October for just the second time since 2020, barring rainouts. | | | |
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