CHICAGO — The Chicago Bears are set to take on the Cincinnati Bengals this afternoon, and here are some key players and matchups to pay attention to once the Bears line up for the opening kickoff of preseason game No. 3. 1. Does Caleb Williams build on his impressive preseason debut? On Thursday, head coach Matt Eberflus said starters will be back out on the field again … [Read more...] about Chicago Bears: 3 things to pay attention to against the Cincinnati Bengals
Valdez throws 7 sharp innings, Diaz and Altuve homer as Astros shut out White Sox 2-0
HOUSTON (AP) — Framber Valdez threw seven sharp innings for his eighth straight win and Yainer Diaz and Jose Altuve homered to help the Houston Astros to a 2-0 victory over the Chicago White Sox on Sunday. The win was Houston’s 10th in 11 games and it moved the AL West leaders to a season-best 11 games over .500 at 67-56. Bryan Abreu struck out two in the eighth and Josh … [Read more...] about Valdez throws 7 sharp innings, Diaz and Altuve homer as Astros shut out White Sox 2-0
Bowden Francis throws 7 scoreless innings as Blue Jays shut out Cubs 1-0
CHICAGO (AP) — Joey Loperfido homered and Bowden Francis threw seven scoreless innings to help the Toronto Blue Jays shut out the Cubs 1-0 on Sunday. Loperfido’s solo shot off Shota Imanaga (9-3) was all Toronto needed to end a two-game skid. Francis (6-3) matched his longest career outing, set six days earlier against the Los Angeles … [Read more...] about Bowden Francis throws 7 scoreless innings as Blue Jays shut out Cubs 1-0
Caleb Williams runs for TD, leads 2 scoring drives as Bears beat Bengals 27-3
CHICAGO (AP) — Caleb Williams made another good impression in his first appearance at Soldier Field since Chicago drafted him with the No. 1 overall pick, running for a touchdown and leading two scoring drives, and the Bears beat the Cincinnati Bengals 27-3 on Saturday. Williams got off to a slow start coming off an impressive and brief showing last week at Buffalo in his … [Read more...] about Caleb Williams runs for TD, leads 2 scoring drives as Bears beat Bengals 27-3
White Sox play the Astros after Robert’s 4-hit game
Chicago White Sox (30-93, fifth in the AL Central) vs. Houston Astros (65-56, first in the AL West) Houston; Saturday, 7:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: White Sox: Chris Flexen (2-11, 5.34 ERA, 1.50 WHIP, 84 strikeouts); Astros: Hunter Brown (10-7, 3.96 ERA, 1.37 WHIP, 139 … [Read more...] about White Sox play the Astros after Robert’s 4-hit game