Joseph A. Reaves

Right-hander Frank Castillo is making a strong bid to win the fifth starter's spot over Willie Banks. Castillo pitched three more no-hit innings Monday to start the Cubs on their...

The 1983 White Sox made Winning Ugly a tradition, but nothing they did could top Sunday's Cactus League game between the Cubs and San Francisco Giants. The Cubs won 17-7,...

The battle for the remaining outfield spots on the Cubs' roster is getting interesting. Sammy Sosa is set in right. So is Brian McRae in center. After that, the Cubs...

The signing of Howard Johnson won't affect any of the young outfielders but could squeeze infielders Matt Franco and Cris Colon out of backup spots on the Cubs' roster. Johnson,...

A lot can happen to change things between now and then, but manager Jim Riggleman has his pitching stacked up to start Jim Bullinger on Opening Day in Cincinnati April...

Cubs manager Jim Riggleman and pitching coach Fergie Jenkins expect to trot out five pitchers Thursday for the first real Cactus League game of the spring. Jim Bullinger will start...

New Cubs pitcher Jaime Navarro hopes the 15 to 25 pounds he shed since last season will help him regain his form of 1992, when he won 17 games for...

The Cubs added another starting pitcher Sunday, signing former Milwaukee Brewer Jaime Navarro to a one-year contract. Navarro, the son of former major-leaguer Julio Navarro, was eligible for arbitration, but...

Cubs President and CEO Andy MacPhail met for a little more than an hour with Mark Grace's agent Thursday and said he thought both sides were pleased with the talks...

The biggest problem with the Cubs last season was a lack of chemistry. The players never came together as team-on or off the field. So how do they change that?...