Mike Downey

Suppose, just suppose, that Wrigley Field and the Cubs were sold to foreign interests. Budweiser, king of beers, suds of St. Louis, is in the process of being devoured by...

He needs to get acquainted with his new home city. So a few of Rich Harden's fellow pitchers, such as Sean Marshall and Neal Cotts, took the new Cub in...

Volleyball golden girl Misty May-Treanor threw out the first pitch at an April baseball game in Anaheim. "You're awesome," said Angels pitcher Jered Weaver, who caught her that night. "You're...

Downey's Eleven: 1. Alex Rodriguez had a thing with Madonna? Oh, come on. Like who hasn't? Everybody gets to third base with her. Mrs. A-Rod is apparently leaving her material...

Shouldn't we be saying more by now about Alexei Ramirez of the White Sox as a strong candidate for Rookie of the Year? "I'd rather you didn't," White Sox general...

Denis Savard was happy to be there for David Diaz at Saturday night's lightweight championship fight in Las Vegas. He sat in the fifth row. He did not accompany Diaz...

Well, Derrick Martell Rose, welcome home. I enjoyed Monday morning very much. I enjoyed meeting your big brother, Dwayne. I enjoyed meeting your new coach, Vinny. How lovely to see...

You worry about the Cubs. You can't help it. They're the Cubs. Don't, they say. We're OK, they say. Are you sure? You guys don't look so well. Alfonso Soriano...

Jermaine Dye had three hits and made a great game-ending catch. "He's The Man!" Nick Swisher said. Carlos Quentin added four hits and scored a run with a great hand-only...

To: John Paxson, general manager, Chicago Bulls, 1901 W. Madison, Chicago, Ill., 60612: Michael Beasley jokes that he might come to Thursday night's NBA draft in New York in "a...