Bill Jauss

Mark Grace wasn't happy about going on the 15-day disabled list Friday. But he said he was relieved tests showed the cause of his aching back "is muscular, not skeletal."...

Cubs manager Jim Riggleman pointed to two factors--timely hitting and starting pitching--that have characterized the Cubs as they have won 10 of their last 14. "Today we had only five...

Mike Campbell, a 32-year-old right-hander with previous major-league experience, has been promoted from Triple-A Iowa to the Cubs. He will start Tuesday night in Philadelphia. Campbell will fill the rotation...

Outfielder Doug Glanville, catcher Mike Hubbard and infielder Terry Shumpert will move up Sunday from Iowa to the Cubs. And outfielder Ozzie Timmons, infielder Todd Haney and catcher Brian Dorsett...

Cubs manager Jim Riggleman said Friday he had demoted Jim Bullinger to the bullpen. Bullinger has a 3-5 won-lost record and a 6.94 ERA after 11 starts. "He's not happy...

A scoring change Sunday took a Saturday error away from Frank Thomas and restored his 1.000 fielding percentage for 1996. It didn't last long. The first baseman committed an error...

Infielder Norberto Martin and pitcher Jason Bere will begin rehabilitation assignments from injuries this week with Triple-A Nashville. Martin was placed on the 60-day disabled list April 6 after he...

The White Sox and Yankees, numbers show, have played the two toughest schedules to date in the American League. Sox opponents after 33 games had a 146-119 record for a...

Mark Grace returned to the Cubs' lineup Sunday after missing one game due to the flu. "I feel lousy, but I'll give it a whirl," said Grace. Grace said he...

Pitching was the topic. And, said Cubs manager Jim Riggleman, it can lift a team even more than something as dramatic as Sammy Sosa's two-out, three-run, last-of-the-ninth-inning home run against...