The Chicago Cubs, based in Chicago, Ill., participate in Major League Baseball (MLB) and are a member of the National League Central Division. The Cubs were founded as the Chicago White Stockings in 1876.
DENVER — Could Ted Lilly be going back to the Dodgers? The Dodgers and Cubs have been talking about a deal that would send Lilly to Los Angeles, baseball sources said on Friday. Talks have included Cubs infielder Ryan Theriot as a potential part of the deal, reported FoxSports.com, which also said that the Dodgers [...]
HOUSTON — Starlin Castro can make the athletic plays. He has a strong arm. He can track wind-blown popups that wander out to shallow left. He can make the heads-up play, which he did in the first inning on Sunday. The Cardinals' Ryan Ludwick was at third with one out and Castro threw him out [...]
HOUSTON — Will Ted Lilly make his next start for the Cubs on Monday? The team may not know until Saturday afternoon. The left-hander remains a target of teams interested in adding starting pitching for the stretch run prior to Saturday's 3 p.m. CT Trade Deadline. According to reports, there are at least five teams [...]
Extras bases HOUSTON — Cubs first baseman Derrek Lee has invoked his 10-and-5 rights and rejected a proposed trade to the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Lee did not want to comment prior to Wednesday's game, saying he had talked to Cubs general manager Jim Hendry about his options but was keeping those discussions private. [...]
HOUSTON — Carlos Zambrano, who will join the Cubs on Friday in time for the start of a three-game series against the Rockies, will meet with his teammates prior to batting practice to clear the air. Zambrano has not talked to the majority of his teammates since his tantrum on June 25 at U.S. Cellular [...]
CHICAGO — The kids can hit. Rookies Tyler Colvin and Starlin Castro each hit home runs to back Tom Gorzelanny and lead the Cubs to a 6-5 victory on Saturday that pulled them within nine games of the first-place Cardinals in the National League Central. Gorzelanny (6-5) benefited from the power surge in improving to [...]
Lilly trade not imminent, say Cubs Worth noting CHICAGO — Reggie Golden got his first peek at life in the big leagues on Saturday. Golden, the Cubs' second-round Draft pick, signed his contract on Friday and was able to do a little hitting in the cage with players such as Marlon Byrd, Mike Fontenot, Ryan [...]
CHICAGO — The Cubs dig the long ball. Tyler Colvin, Geovany Soto and Alfonso Soriano each homered on a sweltering Friday to back Randy Wells and lead the Cubs to a 5-0 win over the Cardinals for their fifth win in the last eight games. This is a key series for the Cubs, who inched [...]
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — In Andre Dawson's perfect world, he'd march into the Hall of Fame after Sunday's induction wearing a Chicago Cubs baseball cap. Instead, his plaque will bear the logo of the defunct Montreal Expos. The Hawk reluctantly understands the Hall of Fame's decision on the cap, but that in no way lessens the [...]
CHICAGO — Now is when Andre Dawson should have some butterflies. His entry into the Hall of Fame is just days away. Billy Williams knows. The sweet-swinging outfielder for the Cubs was inducted into Cooperstown in 1987 and remembers how anxious he was in the final days before the ceremony. "I know he's been there [...]