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 Obama Splits Press
 Into Cubs and Sox

But president-elect offends one reporter in the process

Nov 25, 08 2:45 PM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama shows no signs of forgetting his Chicago roots since winning the election: He divided the news media into “Cubs” and “Sox” sections for his news conferences yesterday and today, the Chicago Tribune reports. Assignments seemed to be random, much to the chagrin of Steve Thomma, a... More »

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Barack Obama • Chicago White Sox • Chicago Cubs • Chicago • reporter • baseball • President Obama

Cubs' Piniella, Rays' Maddon Voted Top Managers 

Chicago posted NL's most wins; Tampa Bay had first-ever winning season, reached World Series

Nov 12, 08 3:12 PM CST
(Newser) - Lou Piniella and his Tampa Bay successor, Joe Maddon, have been voted baseball’s managers of the year, MLB.com reports. Maddon’s first-ever recognition is no surprise after he led the Rays to their first-ever winning season and the American League pennant. Chicago’s Piniella won the honor—his... More »

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MLB • Chicago Cubs • Lou Piniella • baseball • Tampa Bay Rays • Joe Maddon

 Cubs' Soto, Rays' Longoria 
 Named Top Rookies 

Both win easily, with Tampa star a unanimous choice in AL

Nov 10, 08 2:04 PM CST
(Newser) - Chicago Cubs catcher Geovany Soto and Tampa Bay third baseman Evan Longoria were named the rookies of the year today in the National and American leagues, respectively. Soto, 25, was voted an All-Star Game starter and finished the season with a .285 batting average, 23 home runs, and 86 RBI,... More »

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Chicago White Sox • MLB • Chicago Cubs • Cincinnati Reds • National League • World Series • American League • baseball • Tampa Bay Rays • Geovany Soto • Evan Longoria • rookies of the year

playoffs

 Cubs 
 Are Done; 
 Brewers 
 Survive 


Oct 5, 08 12:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Cubs' century of misery won't end this year. The Dodgers beat Chicago 3-1 to complete a sweep of their best-of-5 NL playoff series, the Chicago Tribune reports. James Loney, the grand-slam hero of Game 1, hit a 2-run double in the first that held up for LA. The Cubs... More »

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MLB • Philadelphia Phillies • Chicago Cubs • Milwaukee Brewers • National League Division Series

PLAYOFFS

 Dodgers Make It 2-0 

Dodgers demolish Cubs after capitalizing on record-tying number of errors

Oct 3, 08 5:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Cubs defensive collapse in the 5-run second inning helped the Dodgers to a 10-3 win in Game 2 of their NL series, the Chicago Tribune reports. Sloppy infielding behind Carlo Zambrano tied the division series record for errors. The Cubs—who have never won a playoff game west of... More »

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MLB • Chicago Cubs • Carlos Zambrano • Los Angeles Dodgers • NL playoffs • Wrigley Field

Playoffs

 Sox, Dodgers, 
 Phillies Win 
 Openers 

Phillies, too

Oct 2, 08 5:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - Jason Bay and Manny Ramirez both proved why they’d been acquired last night. Bay hit a two-run shot to give the Red Sox a lead they never relinquished, sending Anaheim to a 4-1 defeat, while the man he was traded for hit a solo shot in the Dodgers' 7-2... More »

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MLB • Philadelphia Phillies • Chicago Cubs • Milwaukee Brewers • Boston Red Sox • Manny Ramirez • Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim • Cole Hamels • Los Angeles Dodgers • Jon Lester • baseball playoffs • baseball • Jason Bay • James Loney

(Newser) - What a difference a year makes. The once-lowly Tampa Bay Rays clinched their first playoff appearance in franchise history today with a 7-2 win over Minnesota. The Rays will earn at least a wild-card spot, but they also hold a 2 1/2-game lead over Boston in the AL East, the... More »

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MLB • Chicago Cubs • baseball playoffs • baseball • Tampa Bay Rays

Zambrano Throws No-Hitter as Cubs Beat Astros 5-0

Cubs first in 36 years; game moved for Ike

Sep 14, 08 10:11 PM CDT
(AP) - Carlos Zambrano pitched the first no-hitter for the Chicago Cubs in 36 years, returning from a recent bout of rotator cuff soreness to shut down the Houston Astros 5-0 tonight in a game relocated because of Hurricane Ike. The storm forced two games of the series to be moved from... More »

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MLB • Chicago Cubs • Milwaukee Brewers • Houston Astros • Carlos Zambrano

104-Year-Old Cubs Fan
Makes His Pitch

Lifelong booster longs to take the mound
at Wrigley Field

Aug 11, 08 6:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - Diehard Cubs fan Leo Hildebrand is sticking diligently to his daily workout regimen, hoping he’ll be tapped to throw out the first pitch of a playoff game for his beloved team. The major difference between him and the legion of other fans who’d like to do the same,... More »

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Chicago Cubs • Wrigley Field • baseball • Leo Hildebrand

Take Me Out to the Brawl Game

Minor-league melee leaves player, fan hospitalized; pitcher faces assault charges

Jul 25, 08 10:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - Baseball brawls don’t get much nastier than last night’s dustup between the Dayton Dragons and Peoria Chiefs. The box score: One player with a broken leg, a fan hospitalized after getting beaned by a ball, 15 players and both managers ejected, and the not-so-small matter of Peoria starter... More »

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Chicago Cubs • Cincinnati Reds • fight • baseball • minor league baseball • bench-clearing brawl

Spoiler Cubs Fan Offered $25K for Autograph

Will man, a recluse since curse-prolonging 2003 foul-ball incident, emerge for bounty?

Jul 23, 08 4:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - Will Steve Bartman—the fan blamed for costing the long-suffering Chicago Cubs a trip to the 2003 World Series—come out of hiding for $25,000? A pair of sports memorabilia outfits are offering the bounty, the Orlando Sentinel reports, if Bartman shows up at a July 31 convention in... More »

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Chicago Cubs • sports memorabilia • Steven Bartman

Die-Hard Cubs Fans to Get Final Waiting Place

Long-suffering fans can wait an afterlifetime for pennant win

Jul 12, 08 11:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - When the last living Cubs fan to have seen his team win the World Series passed away in April at age 106, fans willing to wait a lifetime realized a lifetime may not be long enough. One is now preparing the field of their dreams in a Chicago cemetery, the... More »

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Chicago Cubs • Chicago • World Series • Wrigley Field • baseball • cemetery

OPINION

 7 Slump Busters 
 for the Cubs 

Tribune identifies players who can reverse a midseason swoon

Jul 8, 08 12:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - Despite a National League-best 53-36 record, all is not well in Wrigleyville, Paul Sullivan writes in the Chicago Tribune. The Cubs need these seven guys to step up and insure that Sweet Lou’s “100-year thing” doesn’t become a 101-year thing:
  1. Sean Marshall: Lefty pitcher needs to
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MLB • Chicago Cubs • baseball • Ryan Theriot • Jason Marquis • Daryle Ward • Carlos Marmol • Jim Edmonds

 MLB's Midterm Report Cards 

Rays at the head of the class—Rockies, Marlins at the back

Jul 2, 08 12:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - Report card time! Here’s how the rambunctious kids of MLB are doing so far, in Yahoo Sports’ Steven Henson’s estimation. A students—Rays, Red Sox, Cubs, Angels, White Sox Particular kudos go to the Rays, the poor kid who went to the head of the class. ... More »

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 Cubs Swinging
 for Wrigley Record 

Lovable losers are on pace for record 62 home wins

Jun 3, 08 12:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Shhh, don't jinx it: The Chicago Cubs not only lead the National League, they're playing better at home than on the road. The lovable losers are 26-8 at Wrigley Field, a record they last held before going to (and losing) the World Series in 1918. Now they're on pace for... More »

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MLB • Chicago Cubs • Chicago • Jim Hendry • Wrigley Field • baseball • Ryan Dempster • Derrek Lee • baseball history • Mark DeRosa

Soriano Homers Twice, Cubbies Beat Pirates

Soto, DeRosa add big flies as well

May 16, 08 9:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - Alfonso Soriano homered in his first two at-bats, Geovany Soto and Mark DeRosa also homered and the surging Chicago Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-4 Friday for their seventh win in eight games. Soriano connected on the first pitch from Tom Gorzelanny for his third leadoff homer in four games... More »

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MLB • Chicago Cubs • Carlos Zambrano • Pittsburgh Pirates • Alfonso Soriano • Tom Gorzelanny • baseball • Geovany Soto • Mark DeRosa • National League Central • Sean Gallagher

Dempster K's 12 to Lead Cubs Over Padres 4-0

Cubs hurler goes eight-plus innings, knocks in go-ahead run

May 15, 08 10:14 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ryan Dempster struck out a career-high 12 and hit a go-ahead single against Greg Maddux during a four-run fifth inning, leading the Chicago Cubs over the punchless Padres 4-0. Jim Edmonds singled in his debut with the Cubs, who won three of four from the team with the worst record... More »

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MLB • Chicago Cubs • San Diego Padres • Greg Maddux • baseball • Ryan Dempster • Jim Edmonds

 Lilly, Cubs Best Padres 8-5 

May 14, 08 11:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ted Lilly struck out 11 in six innings to win his third straight start, and Alfonso Soriano and Geovany Soto homered to lead the Chicago Cubs over the San Diego Padres 8-5 Wednesday night. Backed by three RBIs apiece from Soriano and Soto, Lilly (4-4) allowed six hits and four... More »

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MLB • Chicago Cubs • San Diego Padres • Ted Lilly • baseball

(Newser) - Khalil Greene hit a three-run home run to help Shawn Estes earn his first victory since 2005 with the San Diego Padres' 4-3 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday night. Estes pitched 5 1-3 innings and the Padres' bullpen secured the win with 3 2-3 innings of hitless relief.... More »

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MLB • Chicago Cubs • San Diego Padres • Alfonso Soriano • baseball • Khalil Greene

 Zambrano Cruises to
 5th Straight  

Cubs beat Padres easily, 12-3

May 12, 08 10:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - Carlos Zambrano won his fifth straight decision and Alfonso Soriano homered in a six-run fifth as the Chicago Cubs won their fourth straight, beating the San Diego Padres 12-3. Pitching with an extra day's rest, Zambrano allowed six hits and three runs in seven innings and also chipped in with... More »

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MLB • Chicago Cubs • San Diego Padres • Carlos Zambrano • Alfonso Soriano • baseball • Randy Wolf

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