John Mullin

Mark Prior was in on a prank before his start Thursday at Lansing. Lugnuts manager Julio Garcia inserted the name of Cubs catcher Paul Bako in the starting lineup, meaning...

"Prior Watch" continues to take on new meaning outside of Chicago. The Lansing Lugnuts, for whom Prior will make his first minor-league rehabilitation start Thursday night, have sold out their...

Willie Harris made his season debut in center field Sunday. Now the question is whether the move from second base is temporary or permanent. White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen sent...

It wasn't exactly what the White Sox had in mind to get ready for their first-place confrontation with the Minnesota Twins, but it will have to do. The Sox, who...

Maybe the White Sox just needed a hometown hug. Back home after a punchless, disappointing trip, the Sox entertained a crowd of 20,400 with their biggest offensive show of the...

It wasn't an artistic success, just a success, and that's fine with the Cubs. Before a Mother's Day crowd of 39,155, the Cubs suffered through more physical and mental mistakes...

Maybe the Cubs should skip batting practice more often. Given a day off from BP, the sputtering Cubs offense shook off a succession of missed opportunities Thursday before Derrek Lee's...

Sometimes a single pitch to a single batter can be a turning point for a game, maybe more. So it seemed Friday for Greg Maddux. He had struggled through an...

The Cubs weren't exactly concerned, but Derrek Lee's less-than-auspicious start to his time in Chicago, a .244 average and one home run through the first dozen games, was enough to...

A little history, a little histrionics, a lot of drama?a typical day at Wrigley Field. The Cubs shook off the ejection of their manager and the collapse of their bullpen...