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Sports Wednesday, March 11, 2026 | | |
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Good morning, Chicago. Last night's surprising loss by the United States to Italy in the World Baseball Classic means that the Americans need help to advance to the quarterfinals. The 8-6 defeat left the team with a 3-1 record at the end of its pool schedule. The White Sox's Kyle Teel and Sam Antonacci each a home run for Italy, while the Cubs' Pete Crow-Armstrong slugged a pair for the U.S. Mexico and Italy wrap up Pool B play Wednesday night where a win by the Italians will give the U.S. second place and a spot in the next round. If Mexico wins then all three teams will move to 3-1 and 1-1 against each other and send it to a tiebreaker. Today’s eNewspaper edition | Subscribe to more newsletters | Asking Eric | Horoscopes | Puzzles & Games | Today in History | | | | After rejecting former Chicago Cubs great Andre Dawson’s request to replace the Montreal Expos cap on his Hall of Fame plaque, the two sides finally agreed to a compromise. | | | | | It’s the busiest week on the NFL’s offseason calendar. Here’s the latest Chicago Bears news in free agency. | | | | | Two-time Big Ten scoring leader Nick Martinelli had 24 points for Northwestern in the win over Penn State on Tuesday. | | | | | The Bulls acquired four players they genuinely wanted to assess at the deadline. Three of them came to Chicago with significant injury issues, yet none of the deals were amended. | | | | | The WNBA and players union met for nearly 12 hours trying to get a new collective bargaining agreement deal done to start the upcoming season on time. | | | | | The blockbuster trade sending star pass rusher Maxx Crosby to the Baltimore Ravens is off. | | | | | DePaul earned the program’s highest seed in the Big East Tournament and will face 11th-seeded Georgetown on Wednesday. | | | |
