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Sports Thursday, July 9, 2026 | | |
| | | | | Good morning, Chicago. Pete Crow-Armstrong became the first hitter with at least 20 home runs and 20 steals in MLB this season when he went deep in the third inning for the Cubs at Camden Yards. The 24-year-old center fielder took Orioles starter Dean Kremer out of the ballpark again in the fifth for his second multi-home-run game of the season. Seiya Suzuki added a three-run shot in a five-run seventh — one of their five home runs — and the Cubs held on for a 9-7 victory, their third straight and eighth in 10 games. Cubs' Pete Crow-Armstrong rounds the bases after hitting a home run against the Orioles in the third inning on July 8, 2026, in Baltimore. (Terrance Williams/AP) Both of Crow-Armstrong's home runs came against Kremer's splitter, something a big-league hitter
hasn't done against that pitch twice in a game since Manny Machado on Sept. 21, 2021. Crow-Armstrong's eight career multi-home-run games before age 25 are the most in Cubs history, passing Ron Santo, Anthony Rizzo and Kris Bryant. Crow-Armstrong is the first Cub with back-to-back 20-20 seasons since Sammy Sosa did it in three straight (1993-95) and the third with multiple such seasons (Sosa and Ryne Sandberg). Today’s eNewspaper edition | Subscribe to more newsletters | Asking Eric | Horoscopes | Puzzles & Games | Today in History | | | | Dailyn Swain was known in college for his scoring prowess. Now, the No. 15 pick needs to develop on the ball during his rookie season with the Chicago Bulls. | | | | | The Chicago Blackhawks will be without star center Connor Bedard for at least the first month of the regular season after he underwent surgery on his left shoulder. | | | | | Chicago White Sox slugger Munetaka Murakami had an RBI double in the first inning on Wednesday in his second injury rehab game. | | | | | The 2026 MLB draft begins Saturday, and the Chicago White Sox will pick No. 1 for the first time in 49 years. Here’s what else to know about the two-day draft. | | | | | The recently opened Obama Presidential Center will play a major part in WNBA All-Star weekend with the Chicago Sky’s training facility in Bedford Park unavailable. | | | | | Indiana Gov. Mike Braun discussed his Chicago Bears playbook Wednesday, saying the bid for a Hammond stadium is in the red zone. | | | | | Eight teams are left in the World Cup, and the quarterfinals feature the top four | | | |
