Joey Reaves

If there were any doubt, Lance Dickson put it to rest Tuesday. He won`t be in the starting rotation when the season opens next week. In what probably was his...

Put Shawon Dunston down for play of the spring. Dunston drew an excited gasp and then a thunderous ovation Monday from the fans at HoHoKam Park when he scored from...

The guys on the bubble are making it hard on the Cubs. In the next four days the Cubs plan to cut four players to bring the roster down to...

With the season opener just 11 days, Cubs manager Jim Lefebvre says he is worried about shortstop Shawon Dunston`s back. Dunston hurt his back lifting one of his daughters during...

Shortstop Jose Vizcaino celebrated his 24th birthday Thursday with the game-winning hit in a 3-2 victory over Seattle. With two outs and Ced Landrum on third base, Vizcaino hit a...

Danny Jackson hasn`t been on a roll like this in a while. Coming off three consecutive injury-plagued years, Jackson had his third consecutive solid outing Wednesday against the California Angels...

The Cubs still are having trouble closing the door. The worst team in the major leagues this spring, the San Diego Padres, tied the game in the eighth and scored...

It isn`t here yet, but Kevin Roberson`s day is coming. Roberson, a switch-hitting outfielder, was one of two players cut Monday before the Cubs left for a three-day trip to...

A split: After a 3 1/2-hour bus ride Monday to Yuma, the Cubs lost a ''B'' game to the Padres 6-0 and won the ''A'' game 4-2. Reliever Dave Smith,...

Two of the Cubs` most promising young pitchers got hammered Thursday in a 7-0 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers. Left-hander Lance Dickson, projected as the Cubs` fourth or fifth starter,...