Iowa hoping C.J. Beathard can make offense sing
Casey Beathard is a country music songwriter whose son, C.J. Beathard, has been anointed the starting quarterback at Iowa. Among the songs Casey has co-written are "The Boys of Fall"...
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Cubs belt 5 home runs to complete 4-game sweep of Braves
Joe Maddon doesn't believe in curses or Billy goats or any other fabricated peripheral nonsense that has been associated with the Cubs' more than century-long championship futility. Instead, the Cubs...
Flashback: No sequel to the White Sox shorts story
As any respectable major-league team might do, White Sox players put on their shorts one leg at a time in August 1976. Sure, there were some snickers, grumbles and complaints...
Cubs manager wants fans to leave balls near the wall alone
Manager Joe Maddon would prefer fans at Wrigley Field to keep their hands to themselves and not reach over the wall to try to catch a ball. Addison Russell hit...
Cubs never-say-die attitude pays off in comeback victory over Braves
Miguel Montero insists the Cubs are not lucky. "We're good," he declares. It's hard to deny Montero's bravado after watching the Cubs overcome a four-run deficit to outslug the Braves...
Saturday’s recap: Cubs 9, Braves 7
The Cubs rallied from a four-run deficit to outlast the Braves 9-7 Saturday before a crowd of 41,196 at Wrigley Field to extend their winning streak to three games. On...
Miguel Montero prods Kyle Hendricks to alter 1st-pitch plan
The Braves' scouting report on Cubs pitcher Kyle Hendricks apparently involved swinging at a lot of first pitches or at least going after him early in the count. The strategy...
Friday’s recap: Cubs 5, Braves 3
The Cubs took advantage of some sloppy fielding from the struggling Braves and emerged with a 5-3 victory at Wrigley Field on Friday. The Cubs have won 17 of their...
Everybody getting into the act as Cubs post a 5-3 victory over Braves
Every segment of the Cubs roster is making contributions regularly, and that trend continued Friday in a 5-3 victory over the Braves at Wrigley Field. Manager Joe Maddon's "whatever it...
Thursday’s recap: Cubs 7, Braves 1
After giving up double-digit runs in a pair of losses to the Tigers, the Cubs got back on track with a 7-1 victory over the Braves that snapped their three-game...