Andrew Bagnato

Gary Scott will make his first start at third base for the Cubs Thursday afternoon. It might be a sign of things to come, or it might just be happening...

For all their other medical worries, the Cubs have few concerns about the knees of Andre Dawson. It`s an amazing turnaround since last March, when Dawson hobbled into training camp...

For the second straight spring, Jerome Walton expressed bitterness over having his contract renewed by the Cubs Monday. ''Everything they ask me to do, I do,'' Walton said. ''It`s sad....

Manager Don Zimmer said Sunday he would consider it a bonus if Rick Sutcliffe is ready to pitch by the start of the season. Sutcliffe`s shoulder isn`t strong enough to...

Rick Sutcliffe`s surgically repaired shoulder needs more time. Sutcliffe excused himself from pitching batting practice Saturday morning because, he said, his shoulder was too weak. He said he had no...

Manager Don Zimmer hasn`t decided whether he`ll put Andre Dawson or George Bell in the cleanup spot. Dawson made his position known Friday. ''I love to hit fourth for the...

The Cubs` first full-squad workout will be Friday at Mesa`s Fitch Park. The first order of business is a team meeting, and manager Don Zimmer said he won`t try to...

It was news Wednesday when George Bell introduced himself to his new teammates because it happened two full days before he was required to report to camp. Bell had a...

Ryne Sandberg`s agent, Jim Turner, left Arizona Tuesday, one day after contract talks between the Cubs and their second baseman broke off. Sandberg seemed doubtful he would have a new...

Rick Sutcliffe said Monday his right shoulder feels better than it has in years. And he said he meant it. ''I`m not trying to fool anybody. I know that didn`t...