The Serena Huskers Middle School Softball team won their Regional against Marquette and Sectional game against Woodland and are State-bound Friday. The Serena Husker Middle School IESA Sectional Champions defeated Woodland 8-4 in 13 innings. Serena will

CHICAGO (AP) — Matt Carpenter homered in the 10th inning against Craig Kimbrel in the All-Star closer’s return, and the St. Louis Cardinals regrouped after blowing a late lead to beat the Chicago Cubs 5-4. Emerging ace

CHICAGO (AP) — José Iglesias had an RBI double in the 10th inning and five Cincinnati pitchers combined for a four-hitter as the Reds recorded their second straight win over the playoff-contending Chicago Cubs 3-2. The Cubs

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Held without a hit until the sixth inning, the Minnesota Twins managed only three in 3-1 loss to the Chicago White Sox that shrunk their AL Central lead. Minnesota is four games ahead of

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Cubs were shut down by Sonny Gray and two relievers, falling 4-2 to the Cincinnati Reds in a loss that hurt their playoff positioning. Chicago had won five in a row, outscoring

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Ronald Torreyes was hit by a bases-loaded pitch in a three-run 12th inning to give the Minnesota Twins a 9-8 victory over the Chicago White Sox that kept their lead in the American League

CHICAGO (AP) — Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo will wear a walking boot for the next five to seven days after an MRI showed he had a moderate lateral right ankle sprain. Rizzo will be re-evaluated after

CHICAGO (AP) — Kyle Schwarber hit a three-run homer and made a diving catch in left field, helping the Chicago Cubs beat the Cincinnati Reds 8-2 for their fifth straight victory. Nicholas Castellanos added a two-run double

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Lucas Giolito will miss the rest of the year with a mild lat strain. The All-Star right-hander was slated to pitch for the Chicago White Sox on Tuesday at Minnesota, but the team announced

DENVER (AP) — Eddy Pineiro’s 53-yard field goal with no time left lifted the Chicago Bears to a stunning 16-14 win over the Denver Broncos, who had taken the lead on a 2-point conversion with 31 seconds

CHICAGO (AP) — Star first baseman Anthony Rizzo was pulled from a game with a sprained right ankle, putting a damper on the Chicago Cubs’ 16-6 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Rizzo was injured fielding a bunt

SEATTLE (AP) — Jose Ruiz walked Tom Murphy with the bases loaded in the ninth inning and the Seattle Mariners won via walk-off for the second straight game, beating the Chicago White Sox 11-10. A day after

CHICAGO (AP) — Hunter Dozier hit a tie-breaking, three-run home run in the sixth, Jorge Soler had his third homer in two days and the Kansas City Royals beat the Chicago White Sox 6-3. Whit Merrifield walked

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Yu Darvish struck out a season-high 14 and allowed only two hits in six innings and the Chicago Cubs beat the San Diego Padres 4-1 to remain tied with Milwaukee for the NL’s

LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — Mitchell Trubisky has made it a habit of bouncing back after poor games, and last week’s 10-3 Bears loss to Green Bay was a fiasco for Chicago’s offense. The Bears try to

CHICAGO (AP) — Jorge Soler hit a pair of two-run homers among his career high-matching four hits, leading the Kansas City Royals to an 8-6 victory over the Chicago White Sox. Adalberto Mondesi homered and had three

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Rookie Chris Paddack pitched six brilliant innings and the San Diego beat the Cubs 4-0, dropping Chicago into a tie with Milwaukee for the second NL wild-card spot. Manuel Margot homered off San