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11/02/2026

🍏💙 "Sure as God made green apples..."

Harry Caray believed the Cubs would someday reach the World Series. He never lived to see them win it.

Ten years ago today, on Día de los Mu***os, the Cubs finally ended their 108-year drought.

Fans covered Wrigley Field's walls with the names of loved ones who hadn't lived to see it. And at Harry's grave, green apples and a radio helped make sure he was part of the celebration.

This one's for every Cubs fan who waited—and everyone who taught us to love them.

Who would YOU have written on that wall?

***os

10/31/2026

🎃 The original jack-o'-lantern wasn't a pumpkin.

It was a TURNIP!

And if you think today's jack-o'-lanterns are frightening, wait until you see the real Irish turnip lantern preserved by the National Museum of Ireland.

From Stingy Jack to the pumpkins on our porches, here's the story of how Halloween got its most famous face.

Happy Halloween! 👻

10/28/2026

On October 27, 2002, the Anaheim Angels won their first World Series.

For rookie reliever Brendan Donnelly, it was the culmination of TEN YEARS spent bouncing around the minor leagues, getting released, and wondering whether he'd ever make it.

He became a World Series hero, earning the win in Game Six and pitching two scoreless innings in Game Seven.

But when the official championship T-shirts went on sale, Donnelly's name was missing from the roster.

The reason? He'd crossed the picket line as a replacement player during the 1995 strike, leaving him barred from the players' union.

What happened next says an awful lot about his teammates.

A terrific, little-known story about perseverance, baseball's labor history, and belonging.

10/20/2026

Australia's forgotten Australian sporting hero.

10/20/2026

Jai Arrow and Joe Quinn were born less than 30 km apart in Queensland — but their fame traveled in completely opposite directions.

Arrow became a sporting star in Australia.

Quinn became one in America.

The remarkable story of an Australian immigrant, child zinc miner, 17-year major leaguer, and baseball pioneer.

10/15/2026

60 years ago tonight, the Chicago Bulls played their first NBA game!

Their opponents predicted they'd be lucky to win TEN games all season.

So the Bulls beat them, 104–97, and went on to make the playoffs in their inaugural season.

From a roster of castoffs to six NBA championships. What a story! 🐂🏀

10/14/2026

What could POSSIBLY go wrong?

10/14/2026

Sixty-one years ago today, the Dodgers intentionally walked a .208 hitter to face a pitcher who hadn't homered ALL SEASON.

That pitcher was Mudcat Grant.

What happened next became one of the greatest moments in World Series history.

And that's only PART of Mudcat's remarkable story! ⚾️

10/12/2026

On October 13, 2024, more than 52,000 athletes finished the Chicago Marathon—and one of those finishers, our friend Erica, inspired me to look into a question I’d never really considered:

Why is a marathon exactly 26 miles and 385 yards?

The answer starts with the legend of Pheidippides, but the oddly specific modern distance owes a lot to the 1908 London Olympics, Windsor Castle, and the British royal family.

From the ReCAP archives—October 13, 2024.

10/07/2026

One hundred years ago, Northwestern opened a brand-new football stadium in Evanston.

A century later, the Wildcats opened another one on the very same ground.

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