The Chicago Cubs have now won five games in a row, all supported by the third best run differential (+30) in Major League Baseball. They remain in fourth place of the NL Central, because pretty much every other team is playing hot right now, too.
The stretch run has arrived. The 2025-26 women's college basketball season is now a two-week sprint to decide regular-season champions and conference tournament positioning, and to put the finishing touches on NCAA tournament seedings. South Carolina has done most of its heavy lifting with a 3-0 SEC record against LSU, Texas and Vanderbilt, but a few challenges await before a fifth straight conference title is secure.
