“Getting on first or getting on third base with one out and having Nico up, you're pretty confident that [the runner is] going to find home plate somehow, so just letting him go to work.” - PCA www.si.com/mlb/cubs/ons...

“Obviously the season hasn't started the way we want to start it, but [a] bunch of high character guys that are going to figure it out, and guys with good pedigree to get us rolling,” Bregman said following Tuesday’s game. “Today was a big step in the right direction.” www.si.com/mlb/cubs/ons...

“It's a vote of confidence in that way,” Hoerner explained. “There's not even a conversation when I'm put there, or things like that, I think, which is cool, just in that it's empowering me to just be myself and do that over and over again and trust that it'll work out.” www.si.com/mlb/cubs/ons...

Steve Kerr wore a Harvard basketball shirt after the Warriors’ win tonight: “Yes, this is me supporting Harvard. Way to go. Way to stand up to the bully.”

Southwest Airlines plans to start charging for checked bags, a seismic shift that will boost revenue but potentially give its fiercely loyal passengers a reason to shop around.

Christening my BlueSky with some pieces from Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans! news.medill.northwestern.edu/chicago/hurt...