A news release announcing Donovan's departure did not specify why he was leaving or what his next steps would be. But it did include quotes from Bulls owner Jerry Reinsdorf, president Michael Reinsdorf, and Donovan himself.

"After a series of thoughtful and extensive discussions with ownership regarding the future of the organization, I have decided to step away as the head coach of the Chicago Bulls, to allow the search process to unfold. I believe it is in the best interest of the Bulls, to allow the new leader to build out the staff as they see fit," Donovan said in a news release.

In the release, Jerry Reinsdorf called Donovan "one of the finest people and coaches" he'd known.

"He brought class and genuine care to this organization that made a real impact on people. We wanted Billy to continue as our head coach — that was never in question. But through honest conversations, we all agreed that giving our new Head of Basketball Operations the right to build out his staff was the most important thing for the future of this franchise."

Donovan does plan to continue coaching, and will likely be a hot target for other teams.

Donovan became head coach of the Bulls in September 2020 after five seasons as head coach of the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Just this past July, Donovan signed a multi-year contract extension.

Earlier this month, the Bulls fired vice president Artūras Karnišovas and general manager Marc Eversley after missing the playoffs for the fourth year in a row. Karnišovas and Eversley had run the team's front office since April 2020.

During that time, the Bulls went 224-254, a .469 winning percentage, and the team made the playoffs only once, losing in the first round to the Bucks in 2022. They reached the play-in tournament in 2023, 2024, and 2025, but lost all three times.

Dansby Swanson hit a three-run homer for Chicago, and Michael Conforto added a sacrifice fly.

The Cubs have outscored their opponents 44-14 during the team's longest win streak since it also won six in a row from Aug. 26 to Sept. 1, 2024. They are tied with Atlanta for the majors' longest active win streak.

The Phillies have dropped six in a row and seven of eight. They have been outscored 42-10 during their losing streak.

Rea (3-0) permitted one run and six hits in 6 2/3 innings, aided by a stellar defensive performance from his Cubs teammates.

Gold Glove left fielder Ian Happ went into the stands to catch Kyle Schwarber's flyball in the first. Gold Glove second baseman Nico Hoerner made diving stops on hard grounders by Bryce Harper in the first and Schwarber in the seventh. First baseman Michael Busch robbed Bryson Stott with a diving play in the sixth.

Matt Shaw also helped out with a terrific catch on Trea Turner's liner to right field in the ninth.

Phillies right-hander Aaron Nola (1-2) was tagged for five runs and six hits in 4 1/3 innings. He struck out five and walked four.

The Cubs grabbed control in the second. They loaded the bases with no outs, and Happ scampered home when Miguel Amaya bounced into a double play.

Following a walk to Pete Crow-Armstrong, Swanson drove a 3-1 sinker to center for a 4-0 lead. The projected distance on Swanson's fifth homer of the season was 424 feet.

The Phillies scored their only run on Justin Crawford's RBI double in the fourth. Crawford was stranded when Rafael Marchán bounced to first for the final out of the inning.

Up next

Jesús Luzardo (1-3, 7.94 ERA) starts for the Phillies on Tuesday night, and fellow left-hander Shota Imanaga (1-1, 2.45) pitches for the Cubs.

With the bar raised, QB Caleb Williams is ready for head coach Ben Johnson to push him even harder to elevate his good from better to best.

"One of the first things we talked about when we first met, I guess two days after the game, was it's going to be more," Williams said. "It's going to be more difficult. I'm going to push you more, and my answer is yes, sir, let's do it."

Williams said he and Johnson each have a goal that aligns with each other.

Tight end Cole Kmet added to Johnson's coaching, saying that he and the coaching staff are going to do a great job of pushing the team in the upcoming season.

"Not that we shouldn't have some level of confidence in ourselves, but, you know, it's going to be important to kinda rip it back down and understand that we're all 0-0 here in the NFL. There's going to be, like I said, there's a lot of parody, and it's very hard to get back to where we were last year and even further," Kmet said.

As for the NFL Draft, the Bears currently hold seven draft picks, starting with the 25th overall in the first round, their lowest selection in well over a decade.

Chicago Sun-Times beat writer Patrick Finley spoke about which position of need General Manager Ryan Poles will address off the top when the Bears go on the clock Thursday night in Pittsburgh.

"I think they gotta start at edge rusher, that is a position that's a premium spot," Finley said. "We've heard Poles over the years talk about the emphasis you need to put on solving premium positions. The Bears didn't do that in free agency."

Finley said the team could still use a defensive end, and there will for sure be one in the draft. He said even experts in the draft advise the Bears to stay with their 25th spot and take the best edge rusher. Beyond that, he said, the team could also look at a defensive tackle, a corner back, or possibly a left tackle, but thinks the team should stay with an edge rusher.

Poles and Assistant General Manager Jeff King are expected to speak on the NFL draft on Tuesday after the annual Brian Piccolo Award Ceremony.

Making his second career start, Schultz (1-1) gave up Darell Hernaiz's solo home run in the second inning. The left-hander struck out six and walked one in the rubber game of the series.

Vargas led off with a single in the fifth and Murakami followed with his third homer of the series and eighth of the season — a 425-foot shot to right field. Colson Montgomery homered with two outs — his fifth — for a 7-1 lead.

Murakami has more home runs than any Japanese-born player through his first 22 games. He hit his first grand slam in a 9-2 victory on Friday.

Zach Gelof hit a two-out, two-run double off Chicago's Grant Taylor in the seventh. Jordan Leasure entered and threw a wild pitch to score Gelof and make it 7-4 before retiring Jacob Wilson on a foul popup. Bryan Hudson pitched the eighth and Seranthony Domínguez retired Wilson on a fly ball to center field with two on in the ninth for his fourth save in six opportunities.

Chase Meidroth singled leading off the game against Springs (3-1) before scoring on Edgar Quero's bases-loaded sacrifice fly.

Derek Hill hit his first home run — a one-out solo shot — and Vargas hit his third for a 4-0 advantage in the second.

Springs, who came in with a 1.46 ERA through four starts, saw it climb to 3.34 after surrendering seven runs on nine hits in five innings. He didn't allow a homer in his first 24 2/3 innings.

Up next

Athletics RHP J.T. Ginn (0-0, 3.31 ERA) starts Monday at Seattle against Mariners RHP Emerson Hancock (2-1, 2.28).

White Sox RHP Sean Burke (0-2, 4.43) starts Tuesday at Arizona. RHP Merrill Kelly (1-0, 3.38) pitches for the Diamondbacks.

Pinch-hitter Michael Conforto tied it for Chicago in the ninth with an RBI double off closer Devin Williams.

Pete Crow-Armstrong opened the 10th on second as the Cubs' automatic runner. Dansby Swanson fouled off two bunt attempts before Kimbrel (0-1) threw a wild pitch, moving Crow-Armstrong to third.

After Swanson struck out swinging, Hoerner lofted a flyball to right and Crow-Armstrong scored easily.

Caleb Thielbar (1-1) worked a scoreless 10th for Chicago, which posted its season-high fifth straight win.

MJ Melendez homered for New York, which finished with six hits. David Peterson pitched 3 2/3 scoreless innings of bulk relief after manager Carlos Mendoza decided to go with Tobias Myers as an opener.

It's the longest losing streak for the Mets since they also dropped 11 in a row from Aug. 28 to Sept. 8 in 2004. They have been outscored 62-19 during the slide, and they are averaging just 2.9 runs over 17 games in April.

The Cubs rallied in the ninth against Williams. Ian Happ hit a leadoff single and pinch-runner Scott Kingery scored from first on Conforto's one-out double into the right-field corner against his former team, tying it at 1. Conforto was stranded when Williams struck out Carson Kelly and Crow-Armstrong, both swinging.

Melendez began the fifth with a drive to right-center on a full-count fastball from Javier Assad. It was his first homer since he was recalled from Triple-A Syracuse on Wednesday.

Chicago had at least one baserunner in each of the first seven innings.

Crow-Armstrong hit a leadoff triple in the third, but Peterson retired Swanson on a grounder to third before Hoerner lined to second for an inning-ending double play.

Up next

Mets: Following an off day, RHP Nolan McLean (1-1, 2.28 ERA) starts Tuesday night against Minnesota in the opener of a nine-game homestand. RHP Mick Abel (1-2, 3.98) goes for the Twins.

Cubs: RHP Colin Rea (2-0, 3.63 ERA) starts Monday night in the opener of a four-game series against Philadelphia.

They're being led by new head coach Megan Coronado, who is a former player with roots that run deep in Chicago.

Coronado is helping ignite the Flames in her first season as head coach at UIC.

"Keep growing. It's never enough, I think, especially for this program. I'm so excited to see where we go, but staying humble in that, and what does that mean as far as this season right now, what can we do to get better?" she said.

A mentality that helped Coronado win a lot of games as a former DePaul standout who played under Eugene Lenti. The Blue Demons' winningest head coach of 37 years is an assistant on her staff.

"Meagan's grittiness, really, she was gritty. She was versatile too, she's left-handed, but she played first base for us, she played second base for us, she played the outfield. She knows what she's doing, she's very articulate, she's very in tune of what the girls need," he said.

"Learning," Coronado said. I never stopped learning. I think that's one of the things he taught us early on as athletes, when we played for him, there's something you can always be doing more for your athletes or for your program. We have a bunch of kids that are playing positions that they probably didn't start playing when they first started softball, but they were willing to do whatever it took for this team," Coronado said.

That's led to positive results with the Flames surpassing last year's win total and conference win total early on this season.

"Each game we learn something new, and I think that's really special that we have so much growing to do because we don't want to hit our peak right now, so I think that's really good," said infielder Sam Tourtillott.

Having a head coach who knows what it takes to make three NCAA tourney appearances and two NCAA regional finals as a player isn't the only thing that's been good for this team.

"I've never had a coach like in it with us, like doing everything with us, not only doing it but winning, winning our spirits lifting the most on the team, and I think that really just sets the tone for us," Tourtillott said.

"Having a coach that's like willing to like want to help you, make you better every single day, like she plays with us. She's as competitive as we are," said utility player Siena Stickney.

If teams take on the personality of their head coach, expect UIC to always have competitive players under Coronado.

"That flame, that ignition, that competition it's here, and I knew it was here. And I believe in the city of Chicago as far as what talent is here and what we have to offer," Coronado said.

Ian Happ also homered for Chicago in its fourth consecutive win. Jameson Taillon (1-1) pitched six crisp innings.

It's the longest losing streak for New York since it dropped 11 in a row from Aug. 28 to Sept. 8 in 2004. It has been outscored 60-18 during the slide.

The game was tied at 1 when Mets right-hander Freddy Peralta (1-2) issued two consecutive walks with two down in the sixth. Peralta then was replaced by left-hander Brooks Raley, and Kelly was sent up to hit for Moisés Ballesteros, a rookie who bats from the left side.

Kelly drove Raley's first pitch into the bleachers in left-center for his second homer of the season, sending a charge through the crowd of 36,189. It was Kelly's second career pinch-hit drive.

It also was the first homer allowed by Raley since Aug. 13, 2023, stopping a streak of 53 2/3 innings.

Mark Vientos homered for New York. Francisco Lindor and Luis Robert Jr. each had two hits.

The Mets scored an unearned run on second baseman Nico Hoerner's throwing error in the eighth, but Ben Brown escaped the jam when Vientos grounded out.

Caleb Thielbar handled the ninth for his first save of the season. Daniel Palencia, Chicago's usual closer, was placed on the 15-day injured list on Friday with a left oblique strain.

New York jumped in front on Vientos' 434-foot drive to left-center in the second. He went 1 for 25 with eight strikeouts and no walks in his previous eight games.

Happ responded with a leadoff shot in the bottom half, a 431-foot drive to center. Happ also went deep during Chicago's 12-4 victory in the series opener.

Up next

Tobias Myers (0-1, 3.46 ERA) starts the series finale for New York, and fellow right-hander Javier Assad (1-1, 8.10 ERA) pitches for Chicago on Sunday. David Peterson had been slated to start for the Mets, and the team did not immediately announce a reason for the change.

The Mets' skid is their worst since the 2004 team dropped 11 straight. They've been outscored 56-16 during the streak.

Chicago scored in double digits for the third straight game and major league-leading fourth time this season.

Ballesteros made it 4-0 in the first with a three-run homer.

Hoerner had three hits and drove in two runs after setting a career high with five RBIs in Wednesday's 11-2 win at Philadelphia. His two-run shot in the second against Kodai Senga (0-3) made it 6-3. The two-time Gold Glove second baseman also made a diving stop to rob Bo Bichette of a hit in the fifth.

Happ added a two-run drive in the eighth.

Edward Cabrera (2-0) went six innings, allowing three runs and eight hits, as the Cubs rolled to their third straight win.

Senga got tagged for seven runs in his second straight start.

The Japanese right-hander gave up six earned to go with six hits in 3 1/3 innings after lasting just 2 1/3 in a loss to the Athletics last week. His ERA through four starts is 8.83.

After outscoring Philadelphia by a combined 21-6 in their previous two games, the Cubs jumped on Senga.

Seiya Suzuki singled in a run in the first and Ballesteros made it 4-0 when he drove the next pitch to the left-field basket.

The Mets cut it to 4-3 in the second on an RBI double by Marcus Semien and two-run single by Tyrone Taylor off the center-field wall. Taylor got thrown out at second by Pete Crow-Armstrong.

The series continues with the Mets sending RHP Freddy Peralta (1-1, 3.86 ERA) to the mound and the Cubs going with RHP Jameson Taillon (0-1, 4.86).

Both Fighting Irish teams will take on Villanova in the "Eternal City Tip-Off" on Nov. 1 in a doubleheader game.

The men's game will be at 9:30 a.m. ET on Nov. 1, followed by the women's game at 12 p.m. ET.

Notre Dame said the idea was inspired by the election of Pope Leo XIV, the first American-born pope. Notre Dame and Villanova are two of the United State's top Catholic universities.

There is a planned audience with the pope set to take place before the game.

Notre Dame's women's team has played in Europe before, starting their 2023-2024 season in Paris.

There are official packages being offered for Notre Dame and Villanova fans through On Location, which include game tickets, hotel accommodations, the papal audience, exclusive fan events, on-site hosts and more.  It was not immediately clear if tickets just for the games will be sold and when they will go on sale.

Anyone interested in attending can put down a fully refundable $500 deposit on an Eternal City Tip-Off package for priority access, with access to the pre-sale and front-of-the-line access to choose premium seating for the game. The deposit is applied toward the full cost of the package.

Separate packages are being offered for Notre Dame fans and Villanova fans. 

The Rays (11-7) trailed by one run three times before pulling ahead against White Sox (6-13) relievers Seranthony Dominguez and Lucas Sims, extending their winning streak to six games.

Dominguez entered with a one-run lead after Everson Pereira homered in the eighth inning, his second long ball in seven at-bats since returning from a sprained ankle. But Dominguez exited to boos with the bases loaded and one out after allowing Caminero's leadoff home run, a single, a walk, a hit batter and a wild pitch.

Sims struck out Jake Fraley before walking Hunter Feduccia and Taylor Walls. The White Sox have lost six straight home games after starting 3-0.

The White Sox won three ABS challenges in the third, two on strikes that were called balls against Rays hitters, and then overturning home plate umpire Austin Jones' called strike three against Miguel Vargas. Vargas hit the next pitch to left for his second home run of the season, ending an 0-for-19 skid.

Walls got the Rays on the board by singling home Johnny DeLuca in the fourth off Anthony Kay.

Rays starter Steven Matz allowed two runs on six hits in 5 1/3 innings, exiting with runners on first and second. Edgar Quero, the first hitter reliever Griffin Jax faced, put the Sox ahead with a double to left before Jax was able to escape a bases-loaded jam to exit the inning.

Richie Palacios hit an RBI single in the seventh to forge a tie.

Anthem singer Gerald Chaney, who collapsed and was taken to a hospital while singing "Lift Every Voice and Sing" on Wednesday, was "doing well" and even singing, the team said.

Rays: RHP Nick Martinez (0-0, 2.16 ERA) starts Friday at Pittsburgh against RHP Bubba Chandler (0-1, 3.86).

White Sox: RHP Davis Martin (2-1, 2.50) starts Friday in Sacramento against RHP Aaron Civale (2-0, 1.72).

Crevier, with the first multigoal game of his career, tied the game at 2 by converting a backhand pass from Connor Bedard 3:51 into the period, then added an insurance goal on a 60-foot slapshot midway through the period.

Greene scored his 12th of the season between Crevier's goals, beating Sharks goaltender Yaroslav Askarov from the slot at 8:35. Bedard also set up Lardis' goal.

The Blackhawks won four of their last 15 games and three of their last 11 home games, but finished with 72 points, 11 more than last season. San Jose is 32 points ahead of last year's pace with a game remaining.

San Jose's Mario Ferraro opened the scoring with a wrist shot that deflected off the left skate of Chicago defenseman Ethan Del Mastro 8:09 into the first period.

About five minutes after a Sharks goal was wiped out by a delayed offside, Michael Misa made it 2-0 with a shot from the crease that hit Del Mastro's stick, caroming behind goaltender Spencer Knight. Knight made 15 saves. Askarov made 19.

Chicago cut the gap to 2-1 on defenseman Sam Rinzel's shot from the left wing corner with 30 seconds left in the second period. Earlier, Chicago's Ilya Mikheyev was stopped on a penalty shot.

Before the game, the Blackhawks extended the contract of general manager Kyle Davidson, who is completing his fourth year in the post.

Up next

Sharks close their season with a visit to Winnipeg on Thursday.

Dansby Swanson homered and Matt Shaw had three doubles and a pair of RBIs for the Cubs, who pounded out 15 hits to take the rubber match of the three-game set.

Trea Turner and Bryce Harper homered for Philadelphia.

Imanaga (1-1) allowed three hits and walked one.

Chicago went in front for good with three runs in the third inning off Jesús Luzardo (1-3). Hoerner's bloop single scored Shaw from second, tying the game at 1-all. After Alex Bregman walked, Hoerner and Bregman executed a double steal. Hoerner reached home when catcher J.T. Realmuto's throw went into left field. Bregman advanced to third on the error and scored on Luzardo's wild pitch.

After Hoerner's two-run shot to left-center in the fifth gave the Cubs a four-run lead, Chicago tacked on four more runs in the sixth. Shaw's two-run double ended the night for Luzardo, and Horner capped the scoring with a two-run single against lefty reliever Kyle Backhus.

Luzardo was battered for nine runs — eight earned — on 12 hits in 5 1/3 innings, raising his ERA to 7.94.

Imanaga settled in after surrendering Turner's homer to lead off the game.

Philadelphia's Kyle Schwarber went 0 for 4 with three strikeouts to end his on-base streak at 15 consecutive games.

Up next

Cubs: Return home to face the Mets for three games, beginning on Friday afternoon when Cubs RHP Edward Cabrera (1-0, 1.62 ERA) faces Mets RHP Kodai Senga (0-2, 7.07).

Phillies: After an off day on Thursday, the Phillies open a three-game series against Atlanta on Friday night. Philadelphia RHP Taijuan Walker (1-2, 7.36) opposes Braves LHP Martin Perez (0-1, 3.14).

The 6-foot-10, 22-year-old left-hander had a jittery first inning when he allowed three runs — with two scoring on his throwing error to the plate —before settling down. Schultz went 4 1/3 innings, allowed four runs, three earned, on three hits, with four strikeouts and four walks. He took the loss as Tampa Bay won 8-5 for its fourth straight victory.

"I bounced back after the first inning," Schultz said. "Got ahead of the hitters a little bit more. There were nerves in the first inning and nerves the whole time. Things to work on and good to get the first one out of the way."

At 22 years and 252 days old, Schultz is the youngest starting pitcher to debut with the White Sox since Michael Kopech (22 years, 113 days) on Aug. 21, 2018, against Minnesota.

Schultz came in on a roll, with a 1.29 ERA in three games and 14 innings with Charlotte. He permitted only six baserunners while striking out 19 of 47 batters. Schultz is rated by Baseball America as the No. 1 prospect in the White Sox organization and No. 21 overall.

The Rays jumped out 3-0 in the first. Schultz walked Jonathan Aranda and Junior Caminero with one out and Ryan Vilade's double made it 1-0.

Ben Williamson bunted back to the mound and Schultz threw wildly to home, allowing Caminero and Vilade to score.

"Kind of after the first inning, learn to breathe," Schultz said. "Got some nice words from guys in the dugout to calm down and help settle me down."

According to Chris Getz, the team's senior vice president and general manager, the timing was right for Chicago to call up the 240-pound lefty.

"We just felt like he was at such as good place developmentally," Getz said before the game. "We just wanted to capture his productive start and hopefully he can carry that over to the major league level.

"He's got the stuff to be a front-line pitcher in this game," Getz added. "His fastball's been up to 98 mph. He's commanding his sliders, commanding all pitches."

Getz said stopped short of saying Schultz would assume a regular spot in the the rotation.

The White Sox selected Schultz in the first round, 26th overall, in the 2022 MLB draft. The Chicago-area native is a graduate of Oswego (Illinois) East High School, about 40 miles west of Rate Field, and his family members and friends were already at the ballpark before the the gates opened to the general public.

Getz said Schultz had rehabbed thoroughly from right patellar tendinitis, a knee condition that had hindered him in the minors last season, and now had improved overall lower-body strength.

The White Sox also brought back outfielder Everson Pereira from a rehab assignment at Charlotte on Tuesday and reinstated him from the 10-day injured list. He hit a three-run homer off Rays starter Shane McClanahan, who pitched five innings for his first win in nearly three years.

Chicago placed right-hander Jonathan Cannon on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to April 13, with right hip inflammation.

Pereira, 24, went on the injured list on April 5, retroactive to April 3, with a left ankle sprain. He's batting .250 with a home run, RBI and three runs scored in five games. Pereira was acquired from Tampa Bay on Nov. 18, 2025.

The 25-year-old Cannon got hurt in the third inning of Chicago's 6-5 win at Kansas City on Sunday when he faced three batters without recording an out in his season debut.

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Ryan Vilade had three hits, including an RBI double, and scored three runs for the Rays. Ben Williamson doubled twice and drove in three runs as Tampa Bay spoiled the major league debut of White Sox starter Nick Schultz.

Everson Pereira hit a three-run homer in his return from a left-ankle sprain for the only runs off McClanahan (1-1), a two time All-Star who made his third start of 2026 after missing two seasons.

The 28-year-old left-hander allowed two hits and two earned runs, while striking out four and walking four.

Munetaka Murakami lofted a two-run homer off Yoendrys Gómez in the ninth, then Bryan Baker got the final out for his third save.

McClanahan last won on June 16, 2023, improving to 11-1 that season. He underwent Tommy John surgery in August 2023, then a nerve-related issue and operation in 2025 shut him down.

Schultz (0-1), the White Sox top pitching prospect, allowed four runs on three hits and four walks in 4 1/3 innings. The 6-foot-10 lefty allowed three runs — two scored on his throwing error — in a shaky first before settling down, and striking out four.

The Rays jumped out 3-0 in the first. Schultz walked Jonathan Aranda and Junior Caminero with one out and Vilade's double made it 1-0.

Williamson bunted back to the mound, but Schultz threw wildly to home, allowing Caminero and Vilade to score.

Williamson's double in the third upped Tampa Bay's lead to 4-0. Pereira's drive in the bottom half cut it to 4-3.

RBI singles by Nick Fortes and Diaz in the sixth made it 6-3. Williamson and DeLuca drove in runs in the seventh.

Up next

Tampa Bay RHP Jesse Scholtens (0-0, 0.00 ERA) faces Chicago RHP Sean Burke (0-1, 3.60) on Wednesday.

Nico Hoerner and Alex Bregman each had three RBIs for the Cubs.

Edmundo Sosa homered for the Phillies.

Chicago broke a 3-all tie with four runs in the sixth inning off Tim Mayza (0-1). Hoerner and Bregman each had two-run singles in the inning and the Cubs were aided by a Phillies miscue.

After Mayza put runners on first and second with one out with a walk and hit batter, Dansby Swanson hit a hard grounder back to the pitcher that was a potential double play. Mayza threw slightly off target to second base, and Bryson Stott could not make the catch. Stott was charged with a fielding error on the play. Instead of runners on first and second with two outs, or an inning-ending double play, Chicago had the bases loaded with one out.

Hoerner made Philadelphia pay with a liner to center. After Brad Keller replaced Mayza, Bregman knocked in two more runs.

Rea (2-0) followed opener Riley Martin, who worked a 1-2-3 first. He surrendered Sosa's three-run homer to left-center that gave the Phillies a 3-0 lead before retiring 16 of the next 17 batters, including 10 in a row to close his outing. Rea struck out five and walked none.

Philadelphia got a run back in the eighth and threatened for more with the bases loaded and two outs, but Caleb Thielbar struck out pinch-hitter Alec Bohm to end the inning. Kyle Schwarber extended his on-base streak to 15 games with a one-out single in the inning.

Kelly made it a six-run advantage with his first homer of the season in the ninth off Tanner Banks.

Phillies starter Aaron Nola lasted five innings, allowing three runs on eight hits.

Cubs LHP Shota Imanaga (0-1, 2.81) opposes Phillies LHP Jesús Luzardo (1-2, 6.23) on Wednesday night in the rubber game of the three-game series.

Schultz, ranked the No. 2 prospect in the White Sox organization, was their first-round draft pick in 2022.

His mother, Kim, said they got the call Saturday night that he'd be making his big league debut on Tuesday at Rate Field against the Tampa Bay Rays.

"I had the phone kind of to the side, and it kept buzzing," she said. "Noah had called the sisters. His sisters had texted me, 'Call Noah.' So he was pretty, pretty excited, for sure."

Noah, a 6'10" left-hander, played for Oswego East High School before being drafted No. 26 overall by the White Sox in 2022.

"We've just done this for 15 years, you know, and it really paid off, you know, physically, emotionally, financially," his mother said.

After he was drafted, Schultz signed a minor league contract with a $2.8 million signing bonus.

Kim Schultz said reaching this moment took years of sacrifice for a family of competitors, with Noah's older sisters playing collegiate softball for Northwestern and Stanford, and Noah pursuing his baseball dreams.

"Athletics really drives you down a path that there's some fun, but not as much. You know, there's no overnights on Friday, because you've got to go work out Saturday morning. You've got practice; really, no family vacation," she said.

Hundreds of family, friends and Oswego East community members are expected to be at Rate Field to watch Noah's debut, a moment his mother is eagerly bracing for.

"I'm sure I'll be emotional, but, yeah, it's going to be great," she said.

It's also a moment she has prepared her son for, offering him some words of advice for his big night.

"I mean, 'just relax, and you know what to do.' And, you know, once he gets that ball, he knows to just take care of business. And he really is a different person out there. You know, I see him as, you know, a little kindergartner next to me on the bench, going to the bus, but he's got this, I really believe it," she said.

Obviously, a lot of nerves come with an MLB debut, but Schultz seems like he has the makeup to handle it.

"For a young guy, he seems very much under control. You know, there's probably going to be a lot of emotions tonight for him, but expect him to be able to handle it. He's a very mature guy, and understands what this moment means, and, yeah, he's ready for it," manager Will Venable said.

Fellow Sox pitcher Sean Burke said he's been telling Schultz to enjoy the moment and not worry too much about how he'll do.

"It's another game, and he's a super-talented kid, so he should be good tonight. I'm excited to see what he's got," Burke said. "I know he's prepared for this, and he's excited for it."

Schultz's teammates feel the excitement ahead of the 22-year-old fireballer taking the mound for the first time in the majors. The southpaw is 3-0 with a 1.29 ERA over 14 innings in his three starts in Triple-A Charlotte this season.

The White Sox aren't expecting Schultz to immediately be as dominant in the majors as he has been at Triple-A this season, but general manager Chris Getz isn't holding back on their high long-term expectations for Schultz.

"I want him to get out here and get comfortable and compete. He's got the stuff to be a frontline pitcher in this game. He's shown that. I mean, his fastball has been up to 98 miles an hour, he's commanding his slider, he's commanding all pitches," Getz said. "So, if he sticks to that game plan, and the stuff remains what it has been here recently, and what it's been in the past, he's going to have success."

The sky picked Jaquez, a guard and forward, with the No. 5 overall pick.

"Jaquez is a battle-tested three-level scorer who improved every year in college," Sky general manager Jeff Pagliocca said in a news release. "Combine her on-skill talent with the fact that she's a proven winner, and you have a player that perfectly fits the Sky's vision."

The 6-foot speedster spent all four years of her college basketball career at UCLA, appearing in 145 games and averaging 9.9 points, 5 rebounds, and 1.6 assists.

She is fresh off winning a national championship with UCLA, scoring 21 points and 10 rebounds in the NCAA Title Game over South Carolina.

The diehard fans at the Sky team watch party at Revolution Brewery erupted in cheers Monday night as Jaquez was selected.

Jaquez was surrounded by her family and her big brother, Miami Heat forward Jaime Jaquez, via Facetime. Jaquez followed fellow UCLA alum Lauren Betts, who was selected by the Washington Mystics at No. 4, with a record five UCLA Bruins taken in the first round.

Jaquez hopes to rebuild a winning culture in Sky-town.

"Just the style of my play, and my mentality, I think I can play with a lot of teams, and I can fit well in a lot of systems, and just talking to them, just wanting to create an amazing team with great culture, and so I'm just excited to be a part of that," said Jaquez.

Fans can grab a jersey to cheer on Jaquez, who will be wearing No. 11 on the court this season. Her jersey is available in the Sky shop for $130.

The Sky also drafted 6-foot 4-inch Latasha Lattimore and point guard Tonie Morgan in the second and third rounds Monday night.

That is in addition to signs and trades. The Sky landed 2024 first-rounder Rickea Jackson, and seven-time All-Star Skylar Diggins.

Alex Tuch had a goal and an assist as Buffalo (50-23-8) posted its fourth consecutive win. Ryan McLeod and Josh Norris also scored, and Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen made 15 saves.

Buffalo earned its first division title since the 2009-10 season and seventh overall. It reached 50 wins for the third time in franchise history, also accomplishing the feat in 2005-06 and 2006-07.

The Sabres were in the mix for the top spot in the Eastern Conference before Carolina secured the position by earning a point in a shootout loss at Philadelphia.

Ryan Greene scored for Chicago (28-39-14), and Spencer Knight made 21 saves. The last-place Blackhawks dropped to 7-17-7 in their last 31 games.

The game was tied at 1 before Thompson scored from the low slot 13 minutes into the second after stealing the puck from Blackhawks defenseman Louis Crevier.

Shortly after Buffalo killed off a 5-on-3 power play in the third, Tuch got a stretch pass from Rasmus Dahlin and finished the breakaway for a 3-1 lead. It was Tuch's third goal in four games and No. 32 on the year.

Thompson scored again at 11:13 on a one-timer off a pass from Dahlin. Thompson has three seasons with at least 40 goals, including a career-high 47 in the 2022-23 season.

Chicago jumped in front on Greene's short-handed goal 3:58 into the first. Greene also scored during Saturday's 5-3 loss to St. Louis, stopping a 12-game drought.

Norris responded with his 12th goal for Buffalo, beating Knight over the goaltender's right shoulder with 58 seconds left in the first. Norris has two goals and six assists in his last seven games.

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Both teams finish the regular season at home on Wednesday night. The Sabres face the Dallas Stars, and the Blackhawks play the San Jose Sharks.

JT Realmuto had three hits and three RBIs for the Phillies, who got back to .500 with just their second win in the last six games.

Dansby Swanson hit a two-run homer for the Cubs, who have lost three of four.

Schwarber got Philadelphia started with one out in the first inning when he drove an 0-1, 86-mph changeup from Javier Assad (1-1) an estimated 414 feet over the wall in center field, extending his on-base streak to 14 straight games. Two innings later, Schwarber launched a two-run drive off a 93-mph sinker from Assad into the seats in right field for his 37th career multi-homer game.

Swanson pulled Chicago within 4-2 with an opposite-field shot on a 95-mph sinker from Sánchez (2-1). But the Phillies blew the game open in the fifth when they chased Assad with five runs on five hits, highlighted by Brandon Marsh's two-run double.

Sánchez, who made his first All-Star team last season and finished as the NL Cy Young runner-up, struck out eight and walked three while allowing six hits.

Assad was battered for nine runs on 11 hits in 4 1/3 innings.

Marsh also had three hits and scored twice, making amends for his eighth-inning baserunning mistake in Philadelphia's 4-3 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks on Sunday.

Philadelphia pounded out season highs in runs and hits (15). Adolis Garcia also had two hits and an RBI for the Phillies, who also got run-scoring hits from Alec Bohm and Bryson Stott.

After Schwarber walked in the fifth inning, he was hit by a pitch by Charlie Barnes in the sixth. In the eighth, Phillies reliever Seth Johnson hit Miguel Amaya with a pitch.

Chicago's Nico Hoerner went 0 for 3, halting his on-base streak at 14 consecutive games.

Cubs RHP Coliin Rea (1-0, 3.18) opposes Phillies RHP Aaron Nola (1-1, 3.63)) in the second game of the three-game series on Tuesday night.

The Sky have one first-round pick at No. 5 overall. They also have the No. 21 and No. 32 overall picks.

These new faces will be joining a new-look team in year two under coach Tyler Marsh.

The Sky have been busy since trading away two-time All Star Angel Reese to the Dream last week for a pair of first-round draft picks in 2027 and 2028.

They added seven-time All-Star Skylar Diggins, former Sparks forward Rickea Jackson, and former All-Defense selection DiJonai Carrington in free agency over the weekend.

They're hoping to get a few more stars in the draft as they try to build a brighter future and improve upon a dismal 10-win season.

Sosa, 26, appeared in 12 of 16 games for the White Sox this season, mostly as a designated hitter, hitting .212/.212/.303 (7-33) with three doubles, no home runs and three RBI.

In four-plus seasons with the White Sox organization, Sosa batted .245/.272/.387, with 37 home runs and128 RBI in 315 games in the majors. He led the Sox with 22 home runs and 75 RBI in 2025.

Rich, 1, was a 17th round draft pick by the Blue Jays last year out of American Heritage High School in Plantation, Fla. He has not yet played in a professional game.

He has been assigned to the Arizona Complex League White Sox affiliate.

The White Sox now have one open spot on both their 40-man roster and 26-man active roster, and are expected to make a roster move before their next game on Tuesday against the Tampa Bay Rays.

The Wildcats are led by another record-setting superstar, hoping to lead them back to the top. 

Senior Madison Taylor is picking up where she left off last year, when she broke the NCAA Division I record for goals in a single season, with 109.

"I never thought I'd be in this position," she said. "I'm super grateful to be here and be playing with this team. It's just been awesome."

Taylor, who actually was not a super highly touted recruit out of high school in New York, has secured her spot among the best in the sport. 

On April 4, she joined another recent Wildcats superstar, Izzy Scane, as the only two players in program history to score 300 career goals.

"It was cool. I mean, any day we get to play at home game outdoors like that is just an awesome day. Definitely a day we're all going to remember, and so much went into it," she said.

And to have it happen, on their second annual Lacrosse Day in Chicago, in front of a record crowd of over 5,800 fans, made it even more special.

"It was such a cool environment. We've never done anything like that before, where we had a doubleheader with Notre Dame men's team playing, and then we played after them. So it was super cool. So many fans. So much people helped put into that amazing day, so we're just super grateful for them, and it was just a really cool experience," Taylor said.

After a couple of rare early-season setbacks by the high standards of Northwestern lacrosse, the Wildcats got back on track in a big way with a win over then No. 1 North Carolina on their home turf in thrilling fashion.

"Yeah, it was awesome. We've had a lot of ups and downs this year. We've learned to stay calm and consistent. You always learn the most when you go through those hard moments and those losses. We've learned so much from them. It's been able to push us through this season, and we're kind of right where we want to be right now," she said.

Where they want to be at the end of the season is back competing for a national championship.

"At the same time, we're also trying to take it day by day. I think that's when the results will come instead of thinking so far ahead. I think especially for this group right now we're super focused on each practice, just trying to get better and become the best versions of ourself and the team," Taylor said.

If there's a better version of Madison Taylor, that would certainly be scary for any of the Wildcats opponents the rest of the way. 

It was more heartache for Rose, and frustration for the others who had a chance.

Rose had a two-shot lead that evaporated around Amen Corner with two bogeys and a three-putt par. He couldn't make up enough ground the rest of the way and had to settle for a third close call at the Masters.

Cameron Young lost his two-shot lead much earlier with a long three-putt bogey on the par-3 sixth and taking bogey on the next hole when he hit wedge from the fairway into a bunker. One shot behind going to the back nine, Young closed with nine straight pars.

As for Scheffler, the world's No. 1 player was in position to shatter the Masters record with the largest 36-hole comeback in history. He was 12 behind going into the weekend. He was two shots behind as he approached the turn. But he ran off 11 straight pars - that wasn't going to cut it during a final round with accessible pins to create excitement.

Scheffler had to settle for his third runner-up finish in the majors to go along with four titles. His 65-68 weekend made him the first player since 1942 to go bogey-free on the weekend at Augusta.

"I put up a good fight in order to give myself a chance," Scheffler said.

Rose, at age 45, trying to become the second-oldest Masters champion behind Jack Nicklaus (46) in 1986, made it feel as though this was going to be his time. He made a most improbable birdie with a shot out of the trees to a foot on the seventh. That was the start of three straight birdies to close out the front nine and give him the lead.

But his approach to the 11th was well to the right and he failed to save par. His tee shot on the 12th was long, and his delicate chip didn't reach the green, leading to another bogey. And then his 30-foot eagle putt on the par-5 13th ran 8 feet by the hole and he missed the birdie putt.

"Chance that got away," Rose said. "I was by no means free and clear and was nowhere kind of close to having the job done, but I was right in position. ... I was really in control. And the mentality was to run through the finish line, not just try and get it done.

"I was playing great, but just momentum shifted for me around the Amen Corner."

At the end it was a now familiar champion, McIlroy, once tormented by his chase for the green jacket and now a two-time winner whose love for the Masters only deepens.

He was so ecstatic a year ago that he asked the media when it was over, "What are we going to talk about next year?" Now the topic is easy. No one has ever won three in a row.