1. Chicago Cubs: Aramis Ramirez, Jim Edmonds Lead Team Past Sox

    Aramis Ramirez and Jim Edmonds have taken the reigns of the Cubs offense the past two days. Ramirez has hit three home runs in the series, including the game-tyer and game winner on Friday...

    Katelyn Grabarek Written by Katelyn Grabarek about almost 5 years ago 371 reads 2 comments

  2. Carlos Zambrano Loss Could Be Nail in Coffin of 100 Year Drought for Cubs

    I'm sure I wasn't the only Cubs' fan that gasped at the sight of Carlos Zambrano being pulled from his start on Wednesday with shoulder problems. How many times have we seen it? Kerry Wood, Mark Prior...

    Katelyn Grabarek Written by Katelyn Grabarek about almost 5 years ago 546 reads 2 comments

  3. Chicago Cubs Lose Two Straight, Carlos Zambrano Out with Shoulder Injury

    With their 5-4 loss on Wednesday, the Cubs have dropped two straight one-run games to the Rays at Tropicana Field. The worse news for the Cubs? A week after losing Alfonso Soriano to a broken ...

    Katelyn Grabarek Written by Katelyn Grabarek about almost 5 years ago 547 reads 1 comments

  4. Instant Replay Takes Effect in MLB on Aug. 1—Good for Baseball?

    Major League Baseball could invoke the use of instant replay as early as August first. Is it the right thing for baseball? In recent years, the game has been trying to speed up the pace of games...

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  5. Cubs Take Two Of Three From Jays, Play Padres In Hall Of Fame Game

    After dropping the first game of a series for the first time since May 5, the Cubs bounced back on Sunday to win the series over the Blue Jays behind Ted Lilly...

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  6. Cedric Benson Released After Second Arrest

    The Chicago Bears released running back Cedric Benson on Monday, after his second arrest in five weeks. The news came as no surprise to most Bears fans, who were calling for his job after his second arrest...

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  7. Cubs Split With Dodgers, Maintain Lead In Division

    The Cubs have been able to keep their longest losing streaks at two games this season, and the trend continued on Sunday...

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  8. Chicago Bears News: Cedric Benson Arrested Again

    After Cedric Benson's second arrest in the span of five weeks, Bears GM Jerry Angelo is not too pleased with his "star" running back. Benson was arrested in Austin, Texas early Saturday...

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  9. Chicago Cubs: After Undefeated Homestand, Road Struggles Resume

    After going undefeated on their last homestand the Cubs went back on the road for seven more games on the west coast...

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  10. Cubs-Pirates: Chicago Slugs Out Win Behind Carlos Zambrano

    After dropping two of three to the Houston Astros, the Cubs traveled to Pittsburgh and picked up a decisive victory in a 12-3 romp of the Bucs...

    Katelyn Grabarek Written by Katelyn Grabarek about 5 years ago 453 reads 3 comments

  11. Unlikely Heroes Ted Lilly, Geovany Soto Come Up Big in Cubs Win over Astros

    The Cubs pulled out a 7-2 victory last night over the Houston Astros without the help of Alfonso Soriano for the first time in the last few games...

    Katelyn Grabarek Written by Katelyn Grabarek about 5 years ago 617 reads 2 comments

  12. Alfonso Soriano Leads Chicago Cubs to 8-2 Homestand

    Alfonso Soriano has done nothing but hit during this homestand. For me, this kind of homestand makes me reminisce of the days when Sammy Sosa was patrolling right field for my beloved Chicago Cubs...

    Katelyn Grabarek Written by Katelyn Grabarek about 5 years ago 456 reads 1 comments

  13. Chicago Cubs: Alfonso Soriano Leads Cubs To Third Straight Victory

    For the third straight game, Alfonso Soriano led off a game for the Chicago Cubs with a home run. This was Soriano's fifth game-winning hit on the homestand...

    Katelyn Grabarek Written by Katelyn Grabarek about 5 years ago 545 reads 1 comments

  14. Cubs pick up victory add Edmonds

    Cubs fans went to bed Wednesday night thinking happy thoughts with an 8-5 victory over Jake Peavy and the Padres. They woke up to the news that Jim Edmonds is now a Cub...

    Katelyn Grabarek Written by Katelyn Grabarek about 5 years ago 338 reads 3 comments

  15. Steroids Era: Is Enough Being Done?

    Is anyone else slightly disturbed that the man who holds one of baseball's most prestigious records was charged with 14 counts of perjury and one count of obstructing justice yesterday?What ...

    Katelyn Grabarek Written by Katelyn Grabarek about 5 years ago 526 reads 4 comments

  16. Chicago Cubs Continue to Click in Romp of San Diego Padres

    Coming off a sweep of the best team in baseball, the Arizona Diamondbacks, the worst team, the San Diego Padres came into town for a four-game series against the Cubs...

    Katelyn Grabarek Written by Katelyn Grabarek about 5 years ago 451 reads 1 comments

  17. College Sports Losing Luster Over Allegations

    Only months after the Mitchell Report proved how baseball has been tainted by the use of steroids, the reputation of college athletics was tarnished again.Former USC basketball player O...

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  18. Series Sweep of D'Backs Leaves Chicago Cubs Tied for First in NL Central

    With the Diamondbacks coming back to Wrigley Field for the first time since the 2007 Division Series, Cubs fans were hoping their favorite team could earn some revenge against the team that knocked the Cubs out of the playoffs last season...

    Katelyn Grabarek Written by Katelyn Grabarek about 5 years ago 328 reads 2 comments

  19. Cubs-Diamondbacks: Ryan Dempster, Alfonso Soriano Pace Chicago

    One day after Ted Lilly threw a gem to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks, Ryan Dempster threw a one of his own. Alfonso Soriano chipped in four hits and scored two runs in the Cubs' 7-2 win over Arizona...

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  20. Cubs: Losing ways continue as club struggles to pull together

    As the calendar turned to May last week, I was really hoping my beloved Cubbies would not enter a May swoon again this year...

    Katelyn Grabarek Written by Katelyn Grabarek about 5 years ago 238 reads 2 comments

  21. 10 Years Later: Looking Back on Kerry Wood's Career Since the 20-Strikeout Game

    Has it really been 10 years since Kerry Wood struck out 20 Houston Astros? In 1998, Wood was only the second pitcher to strike out his age. Kerry was a bright and promising starter at the time, and he was being compared to a young Roger Clemens...

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  22. Cubs-Cardinals: Mike Fontenot, Ted Lilly Put Chicago In Win Column

    One day after Rich Hill went 2/3 of an inning, Ted Lilly threw a strong seven innings to give the bullpen a rest, and also contributed a double in a 9-3 Cubs win over the Cardinals Saturday...

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  23. Cubs and Cardinals in Comparison

    After dropping two out of three to the third place Brewers, the Cubs travel to St. Louis to take on the Cardinals. The Cubs are looking to redeem themselves this weekend after ending the last part of April with a rough patch...

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  24. Kerry Wood As a Closer?

    A day after scoring nineteen runs against the Milwaukee Brewers, the Cubs could only muster three runs in a 4-3 loss in the series finale...

    Katelyn Grabarek Written by Katelyn Grabarek about 5 years ago 351 reads 3 comments

  25. Ben Sheets vs. Jason Marquis: Offense Galore?

    On a night when little offense was expected from either team, the Cubs fell to the Brewers, 10-7. At the start of the game Bob Brenly and Len Kasper read the forecast as "BRRR" ...

    Katelyn Grabarek Written by Katelyn Grabarek about 5 years ago 373 reads 1 comments