(1064, "You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near '')' at line 1")
I do not understand why "')" chucks an error
I have tried substituting the values of the query in multiple different ways
and they all route back to that.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
query in question:
sql = "INSERT INTO Teams VALUES (%s, %s)"
cursor.execute(sql, (self.varTeamID, self.varTeamName))
alternate attempts chucking same error:
sql = "INSERT INTO Teams VALUES (" + self.varTeamID + ", '" + self.varTeamName + "')"
Please note that the query works and is added to the database however python thinks it is wrong crashing the program
These may be the reasons why your SQL query is not working:

If the Teams table has more than two columns in its schema, then you should rephrase your statement as follows: 
INSERT INTO Teams (col1_name, col2_name) VALUES ("%s", "%s");
where col1_name and col2_name are the actual names of the columns, between single or double quotation marks if they contains spaces.
You should enclose the values between single or double quotation marks: 
INSERT INTO Teams VALUES ("%s", "%s");
You may need to end the query with a semicolon.
SQL query is added to DB but thinks it is wrong crashing the python program