Baseball: White Sox vs. Cubs

Baseball: White Sox vs. Cubs

Munetaka Murakami of the Chicago White Sox scores on a two-run home run by Andrew Benintendi in the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Aug. 17, 2026.

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Cubs

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Cubs

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani is showered with sunflower seeds by teammate Teoscar Hernandez (37) and Andy Pages after hitting a two-run home run in the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Aug. 5, 2026.

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Cubs

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Cubs

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani high-fives third base coach Dino Ebel (91) as he heads to home plate after hitting a two-run home run in the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Aug. 5, 2026.

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Cubs

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Cubs

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani hits a two-run home run in the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Aug. 5, 2026.

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Cubs

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Cubs

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani gestures as he rounds the bases after hitting a two-run home run in the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Aug. 5, 2026.

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Cubs

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Cubs

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani rounds the bases after hitting a two-run home run in the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Aug. 5, 2026.

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Cubs

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Cubs

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani watches his two-run home run in the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Aug. 5, 2026.

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Cubs

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Cubs

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani hits a two-run home run in the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Aug. 5, 2026.

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Cubs

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Cubs

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani hits a two-run home run in the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Aug. 5, 2026.

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Cubs

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Cubs

Chicago Cubs outfielder Seiya Suzuki (R) is greeted by teammate Pete Crow-Armstrong after hitting a two-run home run in the first inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Aug. 3, 2026.

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Cubs

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Cubs

Chicago Cubs outfielder Seiya Suzuki (R) is greeted by teammate Pete Crow-Armstrong after hitting a two-run home run in the first inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Aug. 3, 2026.

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Cubs

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Cubs

Chicago Cubs outfielder Seiya Suzuki rounds the bases after hitting a two-run home run in the first inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Aug. 3, 2026.

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Cubs

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Cubs

Chicago Cubs outfielder Seiya Suzuki rounds the bases after hitting a two-run home run in the first inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Aug. 3, 2026.

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Cubs

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Cubs

Chicago Cubs outfielder Seiya Suzuki rounds the bases after hitting a two-run home run in the first inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Aug. 3, 2026.

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Cubs

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Cubs

Chicago Cubs outfielder Seiya Suzuki hits a two-run home run in the first inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Aug. 3, 2026. ==Kyodo

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Cubs

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Cubs

Chicago Cubs outfielder Seiya Suzuki hits a two-run home run in the first inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Aug. 3, 2026. ==Kyodo

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Cubs

Baseball: Dodgers vs. Cubs

Chicago Cubs outfielder Seiya Suzuki hits a two-run home run in the first inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Aug. 3, 2026. ==Kyodo

China: Typhoon Bavi Rips Metal Roof Off Residential Building in Shanghai

Typhoon Bavi tore the metal roof off a residential building in Chongming District, Shanghai on July 12, 2026, with footage showing the structure shaking violently before being ripped apart and blown to the ground by powerful gusts.

Baseball: Cubs vs. White Sox

Baseball: Cubs vs. White Sox

Munetaka Murakami of the Chicago White Sox hits a two-run home run in the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs at Rate Field in Chicago on May 16, 2026.

Baseball: Cubs vs. White Sox

Baseball: Cubs vs. White Sox

Munetaka Murakami of the Chicago White Sox hits a two-run home run in the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs at Rate Field in Chicago on May 16, 2026.

Baseball: Cubs vs. White Sox

Baseball: Cubs vs. White Sox

Munetaka Murakami of the Chicago White Sox hits a two-run home run in the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs at Rate Field in Chicago on May 16, 2026.

Baseball: Cubs vs. White Sox

Baseball: Cubs vs. White Sox

Munetaka Murakami of the Chicago White Sox hits a two-run home run in the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs at Rate Field in Chicago on May 16, 2026.

Baseball: Cubs vs. White Sox

Baseball: Cubs vs. White Sox

Munetaka Murakami of the Chicago White Sox hits a two-run home run in the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs at Rate Field in Chicago on May 16, 2026.

Baseball: Cubs vs. White Sox

Baseball: Cubs vs. White Sox

Munetaka Murakami of the Chicago White Sox hits a two-run home run in the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs at Rate Field in Chicago on May 16, 2026.

Baseball: Japan team ahead of WBC

Baseball: Japan team ahead of WBC

Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani (L) and Chicago Cubs outfielder Seiya Suzuki, members of Japan's national team, attend a press conference in Nagoya, central Japan, on Feb. 26, 2026, ahead of the World Baseball Classic in March. (Pool photo)

Baseball: MLB spring training game

Baseball: MLB spring training game

Chicago White Sox rookie Munetaka Murakami rounds first base after hitting a two-run double in the fourth inning of a spring training game against the Chicago Cubs in Mesa, Arizona, on Feb. 20, 2026.

Baseball: MLB spring training game

Baseball: MLB spring training game

Chicago White Sox rookie Munetaka Murakami hits a two-run double in the fourth inning of a spring training game against the Chicago Cubs in Mesa, Arizona, on Feb. 20, 2026.

Baseball: MLB spring training game

Baseball: MLB spring training game

Chicago White Sox rookie Munetaka Murakami hits a two-run double in the fourth inning of a spring training game against the Chicago Cubs in Mesa, Arizona, on Feb. 20, 2026.

Baseball: MLB spring training game

Baseball: MLB spring training game

Chicago White Sox rookie Munetaka Murakami hits a two-run double in the fourth inning of a spring training game against the Chicago Cubs in Mesa, Arizona, on Feb. 20, 2026.

Baseball: MLB spring training game

Baseball: MLB spring training game

Chicago White Sox rookie Munetaka Murakami is pictured after hitting a two-run double in the fourth inning of a spring training game against the Chicago Cubs in Mesa, Arizona, on Feb. 20, 2026.

Baseball: MLB spring training game

Baseball: MLB spring training game

Chicago White Sox rookie Munetaka Murakami hits a two-run double in the fourth inning of a spring training game against the Chicago Cubs in Mesa, Arizona, on Feb. 20, 2026.

Baseball: MLB spring training game

Baseball: MLB spring training game

Chicago White Sox rookie Munetaka Murakami hits a two-run double in the fourth inning of a spring training game against the Chicago Cubs in Mesa, Arizona, on Feb. 20, 2026.

Baseball: MLB Tokyo Series

Baseball: MLB Tokyo Series

Composite time-lapse photo shows Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Dodgers hitting a solo home run, his first of the season, during the second game of MLB's two-game, season-opening Tokyo Series against the Chicago Cubs at Tokyo Dome on March 19, 2025.

Baseball: Wild Card Series between Padres and Cubs

Baseball: Wild Card Series between Padres and Cubs

Chicago Cubs pitcher Shota Imanaga reacts after allowing a two-run home run to Manny Machado of the San Diego Padres in the fifth inning of Game 2 of the Wild Card Series on Oct. 1, 2025, at Wrigley Field in Chicago.

Bear family seen in Hokkaido

Bear family seen in Hokkaido

Photo taken on May 14, 2025, shows a bear and two cubs walking on a road in Shiretoko National Park in the northern Japanese town of Shari in Hokkaido. In Japan, sightings of bears coming down to populated areas in search of food, as well as reports of attacks on humans by the animals, are on the rise.

Baseball: Brewers vs. Cubs

Baseball: Brewers vs. Cubs

Chicago Cubs starter Shota Imanaga reacts after giving up a two-run home run to Brice Turang of the Milwaukee Brewers in the second inning of a baseball game at Wrigley Field in Chicago on Aug. 21, 2025.

Bengal Tiger Cubs at Bandung Zoo - Indonesia

Bengal Tiger Cubs at Bandung Zoo - Indonesia

A Bengal tiger cub is pictured at Bandung Zoo in West Java, Indonesia, on August 18, 2025. Two male Bengal tiger cubs were born here on July 12. Photo by Septianjar Muharam/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Bengal Tiger Cubs at Bandung Zoo - Indonesia

Bengal Tiger Cubs at Bandung Zoo - Indonesia

Bengal tiger cubs are pictured at Bandung Zoo in West Java, Indonesia, on August 18, 2025. Two male Bengal tiger cubs were born here on July 12. Photo by Septianjar Muharam/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Bengal Tiger Cubs at Bandung Zoo - Indonesia

Bengal Tiger Cubs at Bandung Zoo - Indonesia

A Bengal tiger cub is pictured at Bandung Zoo in West Java, Indonesia, on August 18, 2025. Two male Bengal tiger cubs were born here on July 12. Photo by Septianjar Muharam/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Baseball: Guardians vs. Cubs

Baseball: Guardians vs. Cubs

Seiya Suzuki of the Chicago Cubs hits a two-run single in the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Cleveland Guardians at Wrigley Field in Chicago on July 2, 2025.

Baseball: Guardians vs. Cubs

Baseball: Guardians vs. Cubs

Seiya Suzuki of the Chicago Cubs runs to first base after hitting a two-run single in the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Cleveland Guardians at Wrigley Field in Chicago on July 2, 2025.

Baseball: Guardians vs. Cubs

Baseball: Guardians vs. Cubs

Seiya Suzuki of the Chicago Cubs hits a two-run single in the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Cleveland Guardians at Wrigley Field in Chicago on July 2, 2025.

Giant pandas arrive at the Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport

Giant pandas arrive at the Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport

-- Staff members transfer newly arrived giant pandas at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 28, 2025. Four Japan-born giant pandas arrived here on Saturday evening. The four pandas -- 24-year-old Rauhin and her three daughters, 8-year-old Yuihin, 6-year-old Saihin and 4-year-old Fuhin -- were sent to the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding for quarantine. In 1994, China began cooperation on giant panda conservation with Adventure World amusement park, located in the coastal town of Shirahama in Japan's Wakayama Prefecture. The two countries have bred 17 cubs together and established the largest overseas artificial breeding population of giant pandas, known as the "Hin Family." Over the years, China and Japan have developed a solid partnership and achieved remarkable progress in panda conservation and breeding, cub care and disease treatment, scientific exchange and public education. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Giant pandas arrive at the Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport

Giant pandas arrive at the Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport

-- Staff members transfer newly arrived giant pandas at the Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 28, 2025. Four Japan-born giant pandas arrived here on Saturday evening. The four pandas -- 24-year-old Rauhin and her three daughters, 8-year-old Yuihin, 6-year-old Saihin and 4-year-old Fuhin -- were sent to the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding for quarantine. In 1994, China began cooperation on giant panda conservation with Adventure World amusement park, located in the coastal town of Shirahama in Japan's Wakayama Prefecture. The two countries have bred 17 cubs together and established the largest overseas artificial breeding population of giant pandas, known as the "Hin Family." Over the years, China and Japan have developed a solid partnership and achieved remarkable progress in panda conservation and breeding, cub care and disease treatment, scientific exchange and public education. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Giant pandas arrive at the Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport

Giant pandas arrive at the Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport

-- Staff members transfer newly arrived giant pandas at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 28, 2025. Four Japan-born giant pandas arrived here on Saturday evening. The four pandas -- 24-year-old Rauhin and her three daughters, 8-year-old Yuihin, 6-year-old Saihin and 4-year-old Fuhin -- were sent to the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding for quarantine. In 1994, China began cooperation on giant panda conservation with Adventure World amusement park, located in the coastal town of Shirahama in Japan's Wakayama Prefecture. The two countries have bred 17 cubs together and established the largest overseas artificial breeding population of giant pandas, known as the "Hin Family." Over the years, China and Japan have developed a solid partnership and achieved remarkable progress in panda conservation and breeding, cub care and disease treatment, scientific exchange and public education. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Giant pandas arrive at the Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport

Giant pandas arrive at the Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport

-- Giant pandas arrive at the Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 28, 2025. Four Japan-born giant pandas arrived here on Saturday evening. The four pandas -- 24-year-old Rauhin and her three daughters, 8-year-old Yuihin, 6-year-old Saihin and 4-year-old Fuhin -- were sent to the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding for quarantine. In 1994, China began cooperation on giant panda conservation with Adventure World amusement park, located in the coastal town of Shirahama in Japan's Wakayama Prefecture. The two countries have bred 17 cubs together and established the largest overseas artificial breeding population of giant pandas, known as the "Hin Family." Over the years, China and Japan have developed a solid partnership and achieved remarkable progress in panda conservation and breeding, cub care and disease treatment, scientific exchange and public education. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Giant pandas arrive at the Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport

Giant pandas arrive at the Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport

-- Giant pandas arrive at the Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 28, 2025. Four Japan-born giant pandas arrived here on Saturday evening. The four pandas -- 24-year-old Rauhin and her three daughters, 8-year-old Yuihin, 6-year-old Saihin and 4-year-old Fuhin -- were sent to the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding for quarantine. In 1994, China began cooperation on giant panda conservation with Adventure World amusement park, located in the coastal town of Shirahama in Japan's Wakayama Prefecture. The two countries have bred 17 cubs together and established the largest overseas artificial breeding population of giant pandas, known as the "Hin Family." Over the years, China and Japan have developed a solid partnership and achieved remarkable progress in panda conservation and breeding, cub care and disease treatment, scientific exchange and public education. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

Baseball: Cubs vs. Marlins

Baseball: Cubs vs. Marlins

Seiya Suzuki of the Chicago Cubs watches a home run ball after hitting a two-run homer in the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins on May 20, 2025, at loanDepot park in Miami, Florida.

Baseball: Cubs vs. Marlins

Baseball: Cubs vs. Marlins

Seiya Suzuki of the Chicago Cubs hits a two-run home run in the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins on May 20, 2025, at loanDepot park in Miami, Florida.

Baseball: Cubs vs. Marlins

Baseball: Cubs vs. Marlins

Seiya Suzuki of the Chicago Cubs rounds the bases after hitting a two-run home run in the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins on May 20, 2025, at loanDepot park in Miami, Florida.