Bucktown's New Swanky Sports Resort, By the Numbers By Nina Kokotas Hahn The newly expanded fitness club now features a hotel, Bloody Mary trolley, and more. Read more
The Strange Numbers Behind the Cubs' Disappointing First Half By Whet Moser In 2016 the Cubs were very good against right-handed pitchers; this year, they're terrible. Unfortunately, most pitchers are right handed. Read more
This Chicago Team Went from Last to Nearly First in 17 Games By John Wilkinson If you're looking for a bright spot in Chicago sports, head to tomorrow's Fire game. Read more
Can Kyle Schwarber Kick His Slump? By Whet Moser He's addressed some weaknesses in his approach in his first full season as a Cub, but it may have resulted in a cascade of other problems. Read more
What's Wrong With the Cubs? A Bit of Everything By Whet Moser Several key starters are scuffling at the plate, but that's likely to improve. The falloff from last year's historically great run prevention, though, is cause for concern. Read more
How Jason Heyward Is Fixing His Swing By Whet Moser After a brutal 2016 at the plate, he's gone back to his approach from early in his career—and very early on, it seems to be working. Read more
The D Word: Can the Cubs Repeat, and Repeat, and Repeat? By Rian Watt It's been 17 years since any ball club won two World Series in a row. These Cubs know how to break droughts—but can they build a dynasty? Read more
It's Going to Be a Little Harder for the Cubs This Year By Whet Moser Last year the Cubs looked like the dominant team in baseball, and they were. They're still a great team, but the competition got better. Read more
Dreaming of the Day the Cubs Become as Hated as the Yankees By Andy Frye Wishful thinking, or a process that's already started? Read more
How Not to Teach Your Daughter to Love Bowling By Rod O’Connor Things looked pretty bleak for this dad before he brought in a ringer. Read more
