The Chicago Cubs hope to win their first best-of-seven World Series in over a century a week before a best-of-nine series decides control of the U.S. Senate, and surprisingly the average of the most recent poll in those nine races shows Republican chances improving.
The Ricketts family, which spent $5.5 million earlier this year on a negative advertising campaign to stop Donald Trump from winning the Republican nomination, will now spend $1 million in an effort to boost Trump’s efforts in the general election.
Chicago Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo flashed some leather Tuesday night against the Milwaukee Brewers. In the fifth inning, Brewers outfielder Keon Broxton popped up a foul ball to the first base side. Rizzo ran over to the ball that was
Before the Cardinals finished playing the Cubs at Busch Stadium on Monday controversy exploded over claims that when African American Cubs right fielder Jason Heyward came to the plate someone yelled the “N-word” over microphones ESPN had trained on the fans. It turned out that the charges were a complete hoax, yet many major sports outlets reported on it as though it were true.
Jake Arrieta pitched the first no-hitter of the 2016 Major League Baseball season on Thursday night.
Chicago Cubs star outfielder Jason Heyward was the buzz of Sunday’s Cubs-Mariners spring training game in Mesa, AZ. In the top of the third inning, a group of bees began to attack Heyward, and others in attendance, causing a 10 minute
President Obama publicly ignored the Democratic presidential debate, broadcast on CNN Tuesday night, choosing instead to tweet about baseball.
A bar on Chicago’s Southwest Side is most assuredly not jumping on the Chicago Cubs bandwagon despite the fact that the north siders won a smashing Wild Card victory and head to the NLDS to face the St. Louis Cardinals. In fact, the bar is going the opposite way by offering free drinks for every Cardinals homer.
The president of the United States has issued his World Series endorsement to the Cubs despite his professed loyalty to their Chicago counterparts in the American League.
In the top of the seventh inning of Wednesday’s National League Wild Card game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Chicago Cubs, Pirates relief pitcher Tony Watson beaned Cubs starting pitcher Jake Arrieta in the hip with two outs and no one
Come back, Steve Bartman, all is forgiven. That’s the motivation of one “lifelong Cubs fan” who has created a GoFundMe page to raise money to send Bartman, the ostensible villain of the 2003 playoffs, to the upcoming wild-card game between the Cubs and the Pittsburgh Pirates.
The Los Angeles Dodgers managed zero hits for the second time in their nine days of existence as the first $300 million team in baseball history. At least this time a great pitcher, Jake Arrieta of the Chicago Cubs, held them hitless. Arrieta lowered his ERA to 2.11 to no-hit the Dodgers nine days after Astros journeyman Mike Fiers managed the feat.
Chicago Cubs All-Star first baseman Anthony Rizzo got creative when coming up with an out on Wednesday night when he jumped up on the tarp and into the stands to record an out and falling as he hurried the throw
The last remaining man to play in the 1945 World Series for the Chicago Cubs passed this weekend. Lennie Merullo was 98. Now no living person can boast of playing for the Cubs in a World Series game.
From grunge to Tin Pan Alley, Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder traded in his guitar for a business casual look on Tuesday, and led fans in a rendition of “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” at a Chicago Cubs game.
On Tuesday’s broadcast of “Around the Horn” on ESPN, ESPN reporter and frequent guest of the show Israel Gutierrez responded to the question if oft-injured golfer Tiger Woods would make the cut for The Masters, which begins Thursday. According to
Despite rumors that Major League Baseball wants the Chicago Cubs to play Opening Night at White Sox US Cellular Field because of unfinished reconstruction at 100-year old Wrigley Field, the Cubbies will indeed open the regular season at home.
