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ESPN (Doug Padilla) — CHICAGO -- If the weather is just right and there are enough seats available then it can be an ideal spot for a wedding.That seemed to be the thinking of a couple getting married on a rooftop...

New: 2 hr 5 min ago

Fukudome on other side of rivalry this time

ESPN (Scott Powers) — CHICAGO -- Just a year ago, Kosuke Fukudome was wearing a blue uniform when the Chicago Cubs clashed with the Chicago White Sox at Wrigley Field.But after spending a majority of his first four...

New: 2 hr 12 min ago

Cubs see wind blowing out for a change

ESPN (Doug Padilla) — CHICAGO -- A wind that was blowing out to straightaway center field during batting practice shifted a bit at game time, not that starting pitchers Jake Peavy of the White Sox and Paul Maholm of...

New: 2 hr 17 min ago

Cubs' Samardzija takes high road on Sox comments

Chicago Sun-Times (Gordon Wittenmyer) — To Jake Peavy, certain unnamed White Sox players or anyone else who wants to tell Jeff Samardzija how to play the game: ``It's all good,'' Samardzija said, smiling. Samardzija, who hit Paul...

New: 2 hr 47 min ago

Paul Konerko to miss Cubs-Sox finale

ESPN (Scott Powers) — CHICAGO -- Chicago White Sox first baseman Paul Konerko will miss his second consecutive game against the Chicago Cubs on Sunday after being hit by a pitch in the face in the series opener.Read...

New: 2 hr 51 min ago

Rizzo close to joining Cubs?

Chicago Sun-Times (Gordon Wittenmyer) — Turn up the Anthony Rizzo buzz. The minor-league slugger fans and media have clamored to see in the majors since spring training could be in the Cubs' lineup within the next three weeks. ``That's...

New: 3 hr 32 min ago

Marmol, Clevenger to began rehab at Iowa

ESPN (Doug Padilla) — CHICAGO –Carlos Marmol and Steve Clevenger appear to be closing in on a return to the roster as both will head out this week on minor-league rehab assignments.Clevenger, who has been out...

New: 3 hr 36 min ago

Sox starter Peavy nearly joined other side

ESPN (Bruce Levine) — As Jake Peavy prepared to pitch in the Crosstown Classic for the Chicago White Sox on Sunday, he couldn’t help but contemplate how close he came to becoming a Chicago Cub. The 29-year-old...

New: 3 hr 56 min ago

Cubs to discuss Rizzo's eventual arrival

ESPN (Doug Padilla) — CHICAGO – Anthony Rizzo’s much-anticipated debut in a Chicago Cubs uniform could come in less than three weeks.The power-hitting and slick-fielding first baseman, who has been tearing...

New: 3 hr 56 min ago

Reading the Crosstown compass

ESPN (Jon Greenberg) — CHICAGO -- With Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and other world dignitaries taking time out of their busy schedule to watch Koyie Hill swing some lumber, I was tempted to ask them when NATO was...

16 hr 33 min ago

Pain won't stop Cubs' Soriano

Chicago Sun-Times (Gordon Wittenmyer) — Alfonso Soriano still has enough pain in his left knee every day that he might wind up with a second surgery on the knee depending on what it feels like the rest of the season, he said Saturday....

16 hr 44 min ago

Roster shuffle has Cubs all mixed up

ESPN (Doug Padilla) — CHICAGO – Well, at least program sales should be brisk as the Chicago Cubs seem to revamp their roster on a daily basis.Nine members of the active roster weren’t with the club on...

17 hr 25 min ago

Cubs grind to a halt vs. a lefty ... again

ESPN (Doug Padilla) — CHICAGO -- Things have not gone in the right direction for the Chicago Cubs offense when facing a left-handed starter.The Cubs’ right-handed dominated lineup against left-handers is having...

17 hr 52 min ago

Rapid Reaction: White Sox 7, Cubs 4

ESPN (Doug Padilla) — CHICAGO -- The Chicago White Sox made it two consecutive victories in the Crosstown Classic with an easy 7-4 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Saturday.How it happened: The White Sox did what the...

18 hr 40 min ago

Cubs' Parker latest to leave with an injury

ESPN (Doug Padilla) — CHICAGO – Chicago Cubs reliever Blake Parker, just called up on Thursday, was pulled from his second career outing Saturday with an undetermined injury.There is no indication to the extent...

19 hr 8 min ago

Samardzija surprised by Konerko fallout

ESPN (Bruce Levine) — The aftermath of hitting Chicago White Sox captain Paul Konerko with a pitch on Friday was a bit surprising to Chicago Cubs starter Jeff Samardzija. The split-finger fastball that tailed up and in...

19 hr 44 min ago

Hendry forever linked to Kerry Wood

ESPN (Doug Padilla) — CHICAGO – Kerry Wood’s final day in the major leagues had former Cubs general manager Jim Hendry fondly remembering the past.Hendry and Wood are forever linked from the day the later...

20 hr 6 min ago

Thankful Kerry Wood officially retires

ESPN (Doug Padilla) — CHICAGO -- With his wife and kids at his side, and all his Chicago Cubs teammates, as well as the coaching staff, standing in full uniform behind him, Kerry Wood made his retirement official...

20 hr 59 min ago

More Cubs moves at catcher upcoming

ESPN (Doug Padilla) — CHICAGO -- The Chicago Cubs' next roster shuffle at catcher is expected to take place once the next homestand begins.Steve Clevenger, who has been out since April 26 with an oblique strain and a...

21 hr 19 min ago

Soto to DL just the latest move for Cubs

ESPN (Doug Padilla) — CHICAGO -- The Cubs made it official Saturday, putting catcher Geovany Soto on the disabled list and recalling Randy Wells to fill out the bullpen.It’s one of a flurry of moves the club has...

21 hr 35 min ago

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