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Now what? Updating the Cubs’ outlook on the division race and trade deadline | North Side Territory

It’s a long season, but one-third of the way through a 162-game schedule is a good time to reassess, especially given the extremes of the club’s performance. The Athletic’s Sahadev Sharma and Patrick

May 28, 2026 • 29:20

What we’re hearing: Making sense of Cubs’ streaks & Justin Steele’s timeline | North Side Territory

The 10-game losing streak is finally over. To put these wild swings of the season into context, listen to The Athletic’s Sahadev Sharma and Patrick Mooney, who share field-level insights and clubhouse

May 26, 2026 • 35:20

Are the Cubs really this bad? | North Side Territory

An extreme downturn has made those two 10-game winning streaks feel like ancient history. Even if it’s not quite time to panic, it’s fair to wonder how good this team really is, and question how the c

May 22, 2026 • 30:11

The Cubs are falling apart: How is this happening? | North Side Territory

Once again, the Brewers showed they are a superior team, dominating a three-game sweep at Wrigley Field from start to finish. As the Cubs try to regroup, The Athletic’s Sahadev Sharma and Patrick Moon

May 21, 2026 • 21:01

With the Cubs in a funk, Pete Crow-Armstrong’s season is spiraling | North Side Territory

PCA looks like he needs a break. After his vulgar exchange with a White Sox fan on the South Side went viral, the Gold Glove center fielder has committed two glaring errors, physical mistakes that he

May 18, 2026 • 29:59

Pete Crow-Armstrong gets into it with a fan & more from Cubs’ rough road trip | North Side Territory

The PCA Show came to the South Side, which generated an electric atmosphere for the latest installment of the crosstown rivalry. In winning that three-game series, the White Sox showed off their young

May 16, 2026 • 27:50

What we’re hearing about the Cubs: Trade deadline ideas | North Side Territory

Do the Cubs have enough top prospects in their farm system to make a blockbuster deal this summer? The Athletic’s Sahadev Sharma and Patrick Mooney are back with another primer on the trade deadline,

May 15, 2026 • 24:05

Cubs news and notes: Ben Brown steps up, Liam Hendriks’ comeback and more | North Side Territory

Ahead of another crosstown series on the South Side, The Athletic’s Sahadev Sharma and Patrick Mooney empty their notebooks in Chicago. How has Brown evolved to the point where he might actually becom

May 11, 2026 • 31:52

The pitchers the Cubs could target at the trade deadline | North Side Territory

Chicago’s front office does not expect to execute a major trade in May. But that process of scouting players, gathering information and reading the markets never really stops. And the Cubs have both a

May 9, 2026 • 30:16

Cubs mailbag: Questions about the trade deadline are already starting | North Side Territory

Blockbuster trades do not typically happen at this point in the baseball calendar. Still, it is not too early to start asking about how the Cubs will approach the trade deadline this summer. The team