Paul Sullivan

1 week ago | gazettextra.com | Paul Sullivan

By Paul Sullivan - Chicago Tribune (TNS) CHICAGO - Former Chicago White Sox first baseman/outfielder Gavin Sheets wasn't prepared for a pop quiz when he came to work last weekend at Wrigley Field. Sheets' new team, the San Diego Padres, had won its first seven games, so I asked whether he remembered when the 2024 Sox won their seventh game. Copyright 2025 Tribune Content Agency.

2 weeks ago | mahoningmatters.com | Paul Sullivan

Thirty years ago this week, on the 18th green of the Augusta National Golf Club, a caddie comforted his weeping player, hugging him tight and supporting him. It was their second Masters victory together -- 11 years after the first one. The player’s tears were of joy, but also of relief after a week where emotion off the course had been running through the tournament. Ben Crenshaw, the 19-time PGA Tour champion, and Carl Jackson, among the most famous Augusta National caddies, were that pair.

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Paul Sullivan

Dropping out of school to support his family, Jackson began working as a caddie at 14. His first break at Augusta National was with Jackson Stephens, who was known as Jack, an investment banker from Little Rock, Ark., and the future chairman of Augusta National. "He was a great putter. He made as many putts around Augusta National as Ben Crenshaw," said Jackson, who began to caddy for Stephens in 1961. "He thought I was the best reader of the greens, even before I was 20 years old.

2 weeks ago | gazettextra.com | Paul Sullivan

CHICAGO - I ventured out to the Wrigley Field bleachers Sunday to check out the new Chicago Cubs mascot, a goose that apparently decided to nest in a planter box in center field near the old scoreboard. The Cubs have been in dire need of a rally animal since the Billy Goat Curse ended with the 2016 championship, and because the goose opted to make its home at Wrigley, it was an obvious choice. Copyright 2025 Tribune Content Agency.

2 weeks ago | sports.yahoo.com | Paul Sullivan

CHICAGO — I ventured out to the Wrigley Field bleachers Sunday to check out the new Chicago Cubs mascot, a goose that apparently decided to nest in a planter box in center field near the old scoreboard. The Cubs have been in dire need of a rally animal since the Billy Goat Curse ended with the 2016 championship, and because the goose opted to make its home at Wrigley, it was an obvious choice.