Duane writes the Cub Tracks and Baseball history unpacked features and occasional articles. He also writes horror and science fiction, has eleven books to his credit, and has had more than 200 short stories published. The Cubs Convention is over, the Bears’ fine season is, too, and only the Blackhawks remain standing in the playoff hunt. Italics are often used on this page as sarcasm font. The powers that be have enabled real sarcasm font in the comments.

Source: The Guardian January 20, 2026 19:05 UTC