# pete crow-armstrong (news sources) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 3 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover pete crow-armstrong. Page: Feed: --- ## [F1 standings: 2026 Constructors’ Championship](https://www.sbnation.com/formula-one/1122810/f1-constructors-championship-standings-2026) _2026-08-26 · Mark Schofield · SB Nation_ In the Formula 1 world, the Drivers’ Championship fight captures all the headlines. 22 drivers, fighting it out on the track for individual glory and racing immortality. But that battle can overshadow the fact that F1 is also a team sport, with 11 teams vying for the title of Constructors’ champions. And the bevy of \[…\] ## [F1 Drivers’ Championship standings 2026](https://www.sbnation.com/formula-one/1120858/f1-drivers-championship-standings-2026) _2026-08-26 · Mark Schofield · SB Nation_ With the calendar set to flip to July, it is a perfect time to check the standings. The Formula 1 Drivers’ Championship standings, that is. Kimi Antonelli remains in the lead ahead of the British Grand Prix, thanks to a string of five consecutive wins, but teammate George Russell pulled within 40 points of the \[…\] ## [Chicago Cubs vs. Arizona Diamondbacks preview, Tuesday 8/25, 8:40 CT](https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/chicago-cubs-game-information/230085/chicago-cubs-arizona-diamondbacks-preview-tuesday) _2026-08-25 · Al Yellon · Bleed Cubbie Blue_ Tuesday notes… Cubs lineup: D-backs lineup: Clay Holmes, RHP vs. Brandon Pfaadt, RHP After a bit of a rough outing in his Cubs debut, Clay Holmes has been lights-out over his last two: 12 innings, one run, 26 ground-ball outs out of 36 total outs recorded (and 45 batters faced). That’s exactly who the Cubs \[…\] ## [Cubs vs. Diamondbacks Tuesday 8/25 game threads](https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/chicago-cubs-discussion/230104/cubs-diamondbacks-tuesday-game-threads) _2026-08-25 · Al Yellon · Bleed Cubbie Blue_ Chicago Cubs vs. Arizona Diamondbacks preview, Tuesday 8/25, 8:40 CT ## [The Short Porch is thinking about Pedro Ramírez and Matt Shaw](https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/chicago-cubs-analysis/230680/pedro-ramirez-matt-shaw-cubs-short-porch) _2026-08-25 · Sara Sanchez · Bleed Cubbie Blue_ After dropping the first two games against the Mariners in soul-crushing fashion, the Cubs put an exclamation mark on the series with a 19-2 rout on Sunday. Rookie Pedro Ramírez was right in the middle of it all, going three for six with three runs scored and five RBI, four of which came on his \[…\] ## [The Chicago Sky are a disaster of their own making](https://www.sbnation.com/wnba/1126001/chicago-sky-disaster-fire-jeff-pagliocca-why-trade-angel-reese-bad) _2026-08-25 · Ricky O'Donnell · SB Nation_ CHICAGO — Another Chicago Sky season was lowered into the grave on a Sunday night at Wintrust Arena. The official cause of death was a flurry of third quarter three-pointers by Indiana Fever stars Caitlin Clark and Kelsey Mitchell that turned a close game into a blowout and ripped the slim playoff hopes out of \[…\] ## [The Cubs have announced their 150th anniversary team](https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/chicago-cubs-news/230766/cubs-150th-anniversary-team-banks-santo-williams-rizzo) _2026-08-25 · Al Yellon · Bleed Cubbie Blue_ As I posted here last week, the Cubs will be having celebrations this weekend honoring their 150th anniversary in the National League. Monday on Marquee Sports Network, the team announced the 40 players that had been chosen as their 15oth anniversary team. The 40 players were chosen in a fan vote and around 20 of \[…\] ## [NFL Rivalry jerseys ranked for every new team from worst to best](https://www.sbnation.com/nfl/1126009/nfl-rivalry-jerseys-ranked) _2026-08-25 · James Dator · SB Nation_ The NFL has fully adopted the NBA model of having special uniforms for rivalry matchups, with the AFC South and NFC North being added to the list. Some of these really hit the mark and feel iconic, while others … exist. Nothing is truly ugly this year, but some of the uniforms are meant to \[…\] ## [2026-27 Women’s Champions League preview: Is Barcelona’s era of dominance over?](https://www.sbnation.com/womens-sports/1126022/2026-27-womens-champions-league-preview-barcelona-arsenal-lyon) _2026-08-25 · Renato Gonçalves · SB Nation_ A new season of the Women’s Champions League is around the corner as Europe’s best teams look to claim the biggest club trophy in the game. It’s time to get ready for what could be the most wide-open race for the top prize in a long time. Defending champions Barcelona arrive with more questions than \[…\] ## [Mitch Evans completes Opel’s Formula E lineup](https://www.sbnation.com/formula-one/1126026/mitch-evans-completes-opels-formula-e-lineup) _2026-08-25 · Mark Schofield · SB Nation_ Last March, German manufacturer Opel confirmed the launch of a new Formula E team for the 2026-2027 motorsport season. The team, named Opel GSE Formula E Team, named young Théo Pourchaire as one of its drivers earlier this month. On Tuesday, Opel completed the team’s lineup for the next season, naming one of the most \[…\] ## [Brisk AI News Briefings (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/jQ3kZD6X4rFg) _2026-08-25 · **Sponsored**_ Read AI summaries and listen to audio briefings for top stories. ## [2026 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Kevin Gausman is the Superhero vs. the Diamondbacks](https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/chicago-cubs-scores/230732/2026-cubs-heroes-and-goats-kevin-gausman-superhero-diamondbacks) _2026-08-25 · Thomas Smith · Bleed Cubbie Blue_ Another day in the feast part of the feast or famine season for the Cubs is just fine by me. The nail biters will return any day. When we aren’t in nail biting season, I’ll take a fairly comfortable Cub win any day. Like the Sunday blowout of the Mariners, this one was largely closer \[…\] ## [There’s more to Trinidad Chambliss than meets the eye](https://www.sbnation.com/college-football/1125875/ttrinidad-chambliss-scouting-report-nfl-draft-2027-ole-miss) _2026-08-25 · Mark Schofield · SB Nation_ Every college football fan knows the exact moment that Trinidad Chambliss vaulted into the national conversation, and became a sneaky option for the first round of the 2026 NFL Draft. It came on a drive against Georgia in the Sugar Bowl, when the Ole Miss quarterback turned in a dazzling series of plays as Chambliss \[…\] ## [Cubs 7, Diamondbacks 0: Now that’s the Kevin Gausman we expected](https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/chicago-cubs-scores/230737/cubs-diamondbacks-score-kevin-gausman-michael-conforto-mlb) _2026-08-25 · Al Yellon · Bleed Cubbie Blue_ After a struggle of a series in Seattle that involved two crushing walk-off defeats, wasn’t that better? Kevin Gausman threw seven outstanding shutout innings and the Cubs got a pair of homers, one of which was a monster shot by Michael Conforto, and opened the series on a high note with a 7-0 shutout of \[…\] ## [NBA owners don’t need to win anymore. They just need their teams to get more valuable](https://www.sbnation.com/nba/1125724/nba-owners-dont-need-to-win-anymore-they-just-need-their-teams-to-get-more-valuable) _2026-08-25 · Ivory\_Schulte · SB Nation_ On August 12, 2026, ten months after he finalized the $10 billion deal to acquire the franchise from the hallowed and chaotic Buss family, Mark Walter sold the Los Angeles Lakers to a group led by Josh Kushner and Bob Iger at a valuation of just over $12 billion. His tenure at the helm is \[…\] ## [Captain’s Picks named for United States Solheim Cup team](https://www.sbnation.com/golf/1125962/soheim-cup-captains-picks-united-states) _2026-08-25 · RJ Ochoa · SB Nation_ Angela Stanford’s captain’s picks are in. Last week’s CPKC Women’s Open was the final event within the Qualification Period so Monday saw Captain Stanford make her picks to join her United States group. It is Duncan’s first Solheim Cup appearance and as she is 35 years old she is the oldest player to make their \[…\] ## [Chicago Cubs news — Happ, Civale, Peterson, Ramirez](https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/chicago-cubs-news/230498/chicago-cubs-news-happ-civale-peterson-ramirez) _2026-08-25 · Jeff Brown · Bleed Cubbie Blue_ Today’s Reflections If I was there this weekend, I definitely would have been “Sleepless in Seattle.” Friday, the Cubs lost a winnable game on a walk-off single by a .130 hitter, Leo Rivas. Then Saturday, the Cubs see a definite win turn into a brutal loss. After that .130 hitter (Rivas) drove in a run \[…\] ## [Cubs BCB After Dark: Would you call up Owen Ayers?](https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/chicago-cubs-discussion/230690/cubs-bcb-after-dark-would-you-call-up-owen-ayers) _2026-08-25 · Josh Timmers · Bleed Cubbie Blue_ It’s another week here at BCB After Dark: the hippest hangout for night owls, early risers, new parents and Cubs fans abroad. Come on in and sit with us for a while. It may be hot outside, but it’s cool in here. There’s no cover charge. We still have a few tables available. The hostess \[…\] ## [Cubs vs. Diamondbacks, Monday 8/24, 8:40 CT live!](https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/chicago-cubs-discussion/230092/cubs-diamondbacks-monday-live) _2026-08-25 · Al Yellon · Bleed Cubbie Blue_ Go get ‘em, Kevin. ## [MLB Reacts: The Wild Card dilemma](https://www.sbnation.com/mlb/1125965/mlb-reacts-the-wild-card-dilemma) _2026-08-24 · Kyle Thele · SB Nation_ Ahead of the 2022 season MLB expanded the playoffs to include an additional Wild Card slot, now including three Wild Card teams in both leagues. The move came a decade after MLB introduced the Wild Card Game, pitting two Wild Card teams against each other in a one-game event with the winner moving on to \[…\] ## [Here are the top 6 automatic berths for the U.S. President’s Cup team](https://www.sbnation.com/golf/1125927/presidents-cup-united-states-automatic-berths) _2026-08-24 · RJ Ochoa · SB Nation_ The United States President’s Cup team officially has six players who have clinched automatic berths. Players who have automatically made the team were revealed as the BMW Championship, which Wyndham Clark won, came to a close on Sunday: Each player on this list has had an incredible run across 2026, obviously in different sort of \[…\] ## [Stream Torrents and IPTV Instantly (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/KIUfoiktFYgf) _2026-08-24 · **Sponsored**_ Search, index, and play music, movies, books, and live TV in your browser. ## [Wyndham Clark adds to stellar 2026 with BMW Championship win](https://www.sbnation.com/golf/1125926/wyndham-clark-bmw-championship-winner) _2026-08-24 · RJ Ochoa · SB Nation_ The FedExCup Playoffs sure are showcasing who can really win a golf tournament. Wyndham Clark took home the BMW Championship on Sunday out in Missouri, and things were really more of a formality than anything else across the final round. The win marks Clark’s third of the season following his victories at the Byron Nelson \[…\] ## [What is Scorigami, and how many will we see in the 2026 NFL season?](https://www.sbnation.com/nfl/1125364/what-is-scorigami-final-score-nfl) _2026-08-23 · Matt Warren · SB Nation_ There have been 1095 unique final scores in NFL history as of the conclusion of the 2025 season. With teams scoring more points in games, the extra point moving out to a 33-yard kick, and teams deciding to go for two more often to gain edges, never-before-seen final scores are still happening despite the NFL \[…\] ## [Cubs vs. Mariners, Saturday 8/22, 6:15 CT live!](https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/chicago-cubs-discussion/229713/cubs-mariners-saturday-live) _2026-08-22 · Al Yellon · Bleed Cubbie Blue_ Go get ‘em, David. ## [IndyCar qualifying results: Who takes pole at the Freedom 250?](https://www.sbnation.com/indycar/1125727/indycar-qualifying-results-freedom-250) _2026-08-22 · Mark Schofield · SB Nation_ WASHINGTON, D.C. — Two practice sessions are in the books on the streets of the nation’s capital. But who will take pole position for the IndyCar Freedom 250? Kyle Kirkwood topped the timing sheets during the first practice session, ahead of Alex Palou, the driver he is chasing in the IndyCar standings. But it was \[…\] ## [Chicago Cubs vs. Seattle Mariners preview, Saturday 8/22, 6:15 CT](https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/chicago-cubs-game-information/229696/chicago-cubs-seattle-mariners-preview-saturday) _2026-08-22 · Al Yellon · Bleed Cubbie Blue_ SEATTLE — Saturday notes… Cubs lineup: Mariners lineup: David Peterson, LHP vs. Kade Anderson, LHP David Peterson returns to the Cubs rotation after a one-outing detour to the bullpen, in which he threw 1.1 scoreless innings Monday against the White Sox, throwing 22 pitches, so he should be well rested for today’s game. Overall since \[…\] ## [Cubs vs. Mariners Saturday 8/22 game threads](https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/chicago-cubs-discussion/229732/cubs-mariners-saturday-game-threads) _2026-08-22 · Al Yellon · Bleed Cubbie Blue_ Cubs vs. Mariners, Saturday 8/22, 6:15 CT live! Chicago Cubs vs. Seattle Mariners preview, Saturday 8/22, 6:15 CT ## [2026 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Alex Bregman is the Superhero vs. the Mariners](https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/chicago-cubs-scores/230352/2026-cubs-heroes-and-goats-alex-bregman-superhero-mariners) _2026-08-22 · Thomas Smith · Bleed Cubbie Blue_ If you were an outsider to Cubs/Mariners on Friday night, it was a thrilling back and forth game. The Mariners appear to be a team on the outside looking in, though they are within striking distance of a division title in a down year for the AL West. Despite that, this had that feel of \[…\] ## [Pato O’Ward is ‘ready for the street fight’ at Freedom 250](https://www.sbnation.com/indycar/1125710/indycar-freedom-250-alex-palou-results) _2026-08-22 · Mark Schofield · SB Nation_ WASHINGTON, D.C. – The first hour of practice wrapped at the IndyCar Freedom 250 with Andretti Global’s Kyle Kirkwood topping the timing sheets ahead of the driver he is chasing in the title race, Alex Palou. But as expected, the big story after the 90-minute practice session was the track surface, and in particular the \[…\] ## [Mariners 6, Cubs 5: Alex Bregman homers twice, but then there’s that RISPy business](https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/chicago-cubs-scores/230357/cubs-mariners-score-alex-bregman-ian-happ-mlb) _2026-08-22 · Al Yellon · Bleed Cubbie Blue_ SEATTLE — To begin this recap of Friday night’s 6-5 Cubs 10-inning loss to the Mariners, I thought it would be appropriate to give you this fact from BCB’s JohnW53, because this is the primary reason the Cubs lost this game: The Cubs’ 1 for 16 with runners in scoring position was their worst with \[…\] ## [Chicago Cubs news— Holmes, Bregman, Hoerner, Taylor](https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/chicago-cubs-news/230131/chicago-cubs-news-holmes-bregman-hoerner-taylor) _2026-08-22 · Jeff Brown · Bleed Cubbie Blue_ Today’s Reflections So, the White Sox have in Jose Urquidy the equivalent of the Cubs’ Javier Assad. For example: August 19th, Urquidy, planned reliever in the third inning for an opener: 6.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 8 K. June 6th, Assad, emergency reliever in the second inning for a Jameson Taillon implosion: \[…\] ## [Watch Chovy Code Live (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/UYEoSA7sUYZE) _2026-08-22 · **Sponsored**_ Join live coding streams with real-time collaborative screen sharing, open source and free. ## [Cubs Minor League Wrap: Matt Shaw has 2 hits in Iowa win](https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/chicago-cubs-prospects/230337/cubs-minor-league-wrap-matt-shaw-owen-ayers-kade-snell) _2026-08-22 · Josh Timmers · Bleed Cubbie Blue_ Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs fried the Toledo Mud Hens (Tigers), 8-3. Andrew Wantz got the start and gave the I-Cubs four innings and gave the Mud Hens two runs on three hits. He walked three and struck out five. Hoby Milner pitched the fifth inning in a rehab assignment. Milner gave up a one-out \[…\] ## [Cubs vs. Mariners, Friday 8/21, 9:10 CT live!](https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/chicago-cubs-discussion/229709/cubs-mariners-friday-live) _2026-08-22 · Al Yellon · Bleed Cubbie Blue_ Go get ‘em, Matthew. ## [Chicago Cubs vs. Seattle Mariners preview, Friday 8/21, 9:10 CT](https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/chicago-cubs-game-information/229692/chicago-cubs-seattle-mariners-preview-friday) _2026-08-22 · Al Yellon · Bleed Cubbie Blue_ SEATTLE — Today’s roster moves: Here Friday notes… Cubs lineup: Mariners lineup: Matthew Boyd, LHP vs. Emerson Hancock, RHP Matthew Boyd had been so good in his first nine starts back from his knee injury that his four-homer clunker against the Cardinals last Saturday was pretty shocking. Even with that awful game he’s still at \[…\] ## [Cubs vs. Mariners Friday 8/21 game threads](https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/chicago-cubs-discussion/229726/cubs-mariners-friday-game-threads) _2026-08-22 · Al Yellon · Bleed Cubbie Blue_ 2026 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Alex Bregman is the Superhero vs. the Mariners Mariners 6, Cubs 5: Alex Bregman homers twice, but then there’s that RISPy business Cubs vs. Mariners, Friday 8/21, 9:10 CT live! Chicago Cubs vs. Seattle Mariners preview, Friday 8/21, 9:10 CT ## [Cubs roster moves: Daniel Palencia activated from IL, Gabriel Arias added](https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/chicago-cubs-news/230066/cubs-roster-moves-daniel-palencia-gabriel-arias) _2026-08-21 · Al Yellon · Bleed Cubbie Blue_ Daniel Palencia had a good year as Cubs closer in 2025 despite some injury issues. He had more time on the IL this year, first with an oblique strain and then a flexor injury. Today, the Cubs activated Palencia from the injured list after five rehab outings, the last two of which were pretty good. \[…\] ## [On The Horizon: Cubs vs. Mariners series preview](https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/chicago-cubs-game-information/228664/cubs-mariners-series-preview) _2026-08-21 · Al Yellon · Bleed Cubbie Blue_ SEATTLE — Yes, I’ve made the trip to the Pacific Northwest for this three-game series. If you’re going to the games check BCB social media later, I’ll post my seat location. The Mariners made the ALCS last year and came within an agonizing Game 7 of making their first World Series. Now they’re struggling to \[…\] ## [The Short Porch is taking a closer look at Seiya Suzuki](https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/chicago-cubs-analysis/230301/seiya-suzuki-close-look-cubs-short-porch) _2026-08-21 · Sara Sanchez · Bleed Cubbie Blue_ It’s been a baseball season to remember in Chicago. The Cubs and White Sox are both playing excellent baseball and if the playoffs started tomorrow they’d both be in the field. Pete Crow-Armstrong is putting together a season for the ages on the corner of Clark and Addison. The ten-year anniversary of the Cubs 2016 \[…\] ## [Kyle Kirkwood on the Freedom 250 and his IndyCar title hopes](https://www.sbnation.com/indycar/1125676/kyle-kirkwood-freedom-250-indycar) _2026-08-21 · Mark Schofield · SB Nation_ WASHINGTON, D.C. — Meeting the media ahead of the IndyCar Freedom 250 Kyle Kirkwood, driver of the No. 27 Dallara-Honda for Andretti Global admitted that the one-off race is going to be a voyage of discovery for every team and driver. But having won a race under similar circumstances earlier this season, the inaugural Java \[…\] ## [Cubs chairman Tom Ricketts isn’t as ‘cheap’ as some say he is](https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/chicago-cubs-analysis/230218/cubs-chairman-tom-ricketts-not-cheap) _2026-08-21 · Al Yellon · Bleed Cubbie Blue_ With the Cubs/Mariners game not happening until 9:10 p.m. CT tonight, I thought I’d take a bit of time today to address something that’s bothered me recently. To wit: The claims by many fans that “Tom Ricketts is cheap!” Yes, it is true that the Cubs have not spent as much money as, say, the \[…\] ## [Angel Reese pointing out fan who threw a sex toy on the court is the best new sports meme](https://www.sbnation.com/wnba/1125656/angel-reese-perfect-game-sex-toy-pointing-meme-wnba) _2026-08-21 · James Dator · SB Nation_ It’s difficult to know what crossed somebody’s mind when they decide to bring a sex toy to a WNBA game with the express purpose of throwing it on the court, but what can we say, 2026 is weird as hell. On Thursday night a “fan” chose to bring one to interrupt the game between the \[…\] ## [Arch Manning’s next step can make him even more than the face of college football](https://www.sbnation.com/college-football/1125129/arch-manning-texas-nfl-draft-scouting-report-improvement-big-season) _2026-08-21 · Mark Schofield · SB Nation_ After months of anticipation, Arch Manning’s first full season as the starting quarterback at Texas got underway on an August afternoon in Columbus against Ohio State. It was a matchup of two teams ranked at the top of the preseason Top 25, and a clash of title hopefuls. It did not go Manning and Texas’ \[…\] ## [Ashely Cole names his Premier League breakout star: ‘I think this is going to be a big year for him’](https://www.sbnation.com/soccer/1125633/ashely-cole-interview-premier-league-breakout-star-lewis-hall) _2026-08-21 · Max Mallow · SB Nation_ Premier League legend Ashley Cole has his eyes on Newcastle United and England international Lewis Hall as his left back to watch this season. Cole, an Arsenal invincible and Champions League winner with Chelsea, is widely considered the greatest Premier League and English left back of all time. Hall, despite being excluded from England’s 2026 \[…\] ## [Arrow McLaren on preparing for IndyCar Freedom 250 street race track: ‘We’ve never seen it’](https://www.sbnation.com/indycar/1125531/arrow-mclaren-on-preparing-for-indycar-freedom-250-street-race-track-weve-never-seen-it) _2026-08-21 · Mark Schofield · SB Nation_ Something new is coming to the streets of Washington, D.C. this weekend. An IndyCar race. Back in January, the series announced a special, one-off race on the streets of the nation’s capital, the Freedom 250. Framed as part of the celebrations around the nation’s 250th anniversary, IndyCar will take to the streets around the National \[…\] ## [IndyCar to implement updated renewable fuel for 2027](https://www.sbnation.com/indycar/1125641/indycar-fuel-shell) _2026-08-21 · Mark Schofield · SB Nation_ WASHINGTON, D.C. — On the cusp of the Freedom 250 in Washington, D.C., IndyCar and Shell announced that the racing series will implement an updated renewable fuel for next season, which will deliver “at least a 70% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions compared to the Renewable Fuel Standard average gasoline baseline.” According to the announcement, \[…\] ## [The Cubs are having a 150th anniversary celebration next weekend](https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/chicago-cubs-news/230118/cubs-150th-anniversary-celebration) _2026-08-21 · Al Yellon · Bleed Cubbie Blue_ As you know, the Cubs are the only MLB franchise to be in its original location since the National League was founded in 1876. So that makes this the 150th anniversary of the team, and throughout the year the Cubs have been honoring that history in many different ways. Thursday, the club announced a 150th \[…\] ## [NBA Power Rankings updated after Peyton Watson trade with Cavs up, Nuggets down](https://www.sbnation.com/nba/1125557/nba-power-rankings-after-peyton-watson-trade-cavs-up-nuggets-down) _2026-08-21 · Ricky O'Donnell · SB Nation_ The Denver Nuggets and Cleveland Cavaliers feel like mirror images of each other in opposite conferences entering the 2026-27 season. Both teams are really good, but feel a step below their biggest rivals. Both have huge payrolls built around max superstars without much flexibility to tinker with the roster formula. Both have had frustrating offseasons \[…\] ## [MLB News: AL Wild Card, Jacob deGrom, Fernando Tatis Jr., Paul Skenes, Ketel Marte](https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/mlb-news/230240/mlb-news-al-wild-card-jacob-degrom-fernando-tatis-jr-paul-skenes-ketel-marte) _2026-08-21 · Ashley MacLennan · Bleed Cubbie Blue_ Happy Friday, everyone! We’ve made it through another week and we’re closing in on the end of August. Still hard to believe that the end of summer and the end of the regular baseball season are now just over a month away (howww????). This, of course, brings us to the weird and wacky position the \[…\] ## [Chicago Cubs history unpacked — August 21](https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/chicago-cubs-history/228943/chicago-cubs-history-unpacked-august-21) _2026-08-21 · Jeff Brown · Bleed Cubbie Blue_ Free of charge for the discerning reader. Happy birthday to Karl “Tuffy” Rhodes, and a mighty host of others. Today in baseball history, in 1931 – Babe Ruth becomes the first major leaguer to hit 600 career home runs as the Yankees defeat the Browns, 11-7, and other stories as well. Today in baseball history: Today in Cubs history: Cubs Birthdays: Tim Collins, \[…\] ## [Cubs Minor League Wrap: Triantos, McCormick lead Iowa past Toledo, 5-4](https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/chicago-cubs-prospects/230241/cubs-minor-league-wrap-triantos-mccormick-josiah-hartshorn-shelby-miller) _2026-08-21 · Josh Timmers · Bleed Cubbie Blue_ The person who left the Pelicans game last night in an ambulance was Pelicans pitcher Geovanny Vasquez, who suffered from a “heat-related illness.” He was held overnight and released. He is back with the team. Iowa Cubs The Iowa Cubs roasted the Toledo Mud Hens (Tigers), 5-4 in ten innings. Connor Noland pitched the first \[…\] ## [Today in Cubs history: Mark Koenig hits a walk-off home run](https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/chicago-cubs-history/229037/today-cubs-history-mark-koenig-walk-off-home-run) _2026-08-20 · Al Yellon · Bleed Cubbie Blue_ As you know, the Cubs have made a habit out of exciting walk-off wins this year. They’ve had 12 in all, which is tied for second-best in franchise history. The team record of 14 was set in 1930, a year where the team came agonizingly short of a second straight NL pennant. The 2015 Cubs, \[…\]