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Chris Bassitt had his shortest start in three months, failing to get through the fourth inning as the NL East-leading New York Mets lost to the Chicago Cubs 5-2 Monday night.

The Chicago Bears pulled off a surprise in coach Matt Eberflus’ head coaching debut when they beat San Francisco in a driving rainstorm at Soldier Field on Sunday. They’ll try to do it again when they visit Green Bay this week.

The Arlington Heights Village Board is hosting a public meeting to discuss the Chicago Bears' preliminary concept of their redevelopment plans.

Notre Dame quarterback Tyler Buchner is expected to miss the rest of the regular season with an injury to his nonthrowing shoulder that will require surgery.

Thairo Estrada homered in the seventh, Wilmer Flores connected in the eighth and the San Francisco Giants held on to beat the Chicago Cubs 4-2 on Sunday night.

Trey Lance connected on 13 of 28 passes for 164 yards on the day, including a glaring miss with Tyler Kroft open down the field in the first quarter.

Justin Fields shook off a rough first half, throwing a 51-yard TD to Dante Pettis in the third quarter and connecting with Equanimeous St. Brown for an 18-yarder early in the fourth to put Chicago on top 13-10.

The Hall of Fame manager turns 78 next month.

Trenton Gill was whistled for unsportsmanlike conduct after the rookie holder used a towel to dry off a small area of the field ahead of a potential field goal try late in the second quarter.

Elvis Andrus connected for a three-run homer against the team that cut him last month and the Chicago White Sox got 20 hits.

Before the game, the Cubs inducted Jose Cardenal and Pat Hughes into the Cubs Hall of Fame.

Jordan Waters rushed for a career-best 91 yards, including a 42-yard scoring run for the Blue Devils (2-0).

Tony La Russa’s team of doctors has cleared the Chicago White Sox manager to travel to Oakland.

Elvis Andrus hit a tiebreaking double against his former team with two outs in a five-run ninth inning, and the Chicago White Sox — hitless until the seventh — rallied past the Oakland Athletics 5-3.

Drew Smyly allowed one hit in seven scoreless innings and Yan Gomes and Nico Hoerner homered in the Chicago Cubs’ 4-2 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Friday.

Indiana State receiver Dante Hendrix says he sees his team healing slowly since a car crash killed two teammates and injured two others two weeks ago.

Yoán Moncada went 5 for 6 with two home runs and five RBIs, Dylan Cease stuck out nine in six scoreless innings and the Chicago White Sox hammered the Oakland Athletics 14-2 on Thursday night.