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  • Chicago Cubs starter Carlos Villanueva delivers a pitch against the Colorado Rockies during the first inning of a baseball game in Chicago, Tuesday, May 14, 2013. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)

    Rockies rock Cubs, 9-4 May 14, 2013 12:00 AM
    Carlos Gonzalez homered twice and finished with a career-high five hits to lead the struggling Colorado Rockies to a 9-4 victory over the Cubs on Tuesday night. Gonzalez was 5 for 5 and fell a triple shy of a cycle, and Eric Young Jr. also homered for the Rockies, who had lost five of their last six. Colorado had scored 12 runs in those games, including eight Sunday at St. Louis

     

  • The Soapbox May 11, 2013 12:00 AM
    O'Hare Airport may be getting goats to eat its grass, but there are a few things around the suburbs that get our goats, too. Take a look at Daily Herald editors' opinions.

     
  • Chicago Cubs' Nate Schierholtz rounds the bases after hitting a two-run home run off St. Louis Cardinals starting pitcher Lance Lynn, also scoring Alfonso Soriano, during the fourth inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, May 7, 2013, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

    Wood outpitches Lynn in Cubs’ win over Cards May 7, 2013 12:00 AM
    Travis Wood pitched impressively into the seventh inning to outduel Lance Lynn, Nate Schierholtz hit a two-run homer and the Cubs snapped the St. Louis Cardinals' six-game winning streak with a 2-1 victory Tuesday night.

     
  • Chicago Cubs owner Tom Ricketts makes a point Tuesday during the fourth annual DuPage County Regional Business Outlook in Oakbrook Terrace. He stress his priority is renovating Wrigley Field and keeping the team in Chicago.

    Ricketts: Priority is rebuilding Wrigley Field May 7, 2013 12:00 AM
    Cubs owner Tom Ricketts reaffirmed his commitment to renovating Wrigley Field and keeping the team in Chicago today during a speech to suburban business executives. He downplayed remarks he made last week to the Union League Club of Chicago, in which he was quoted as saying he might move the Cubs to another location if the renovation plans are not approved.

     

  • The SoapboxMay 4, 2013 12:00 AM
    Read our editors' opinions about gender diversity in Arlington Heights, an outstanding library in Waukegan and a former House speaker's Olympic push, among other topics.

     
  • Chicago Cubs starter Scott Feldman, right, celebrates with catcher Dioner Navarro after the Cubs defeated the San Diego Padres 6-2 in a baseball game in Chicago, Wednesday, May 1, 2013. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

    Feldman tosses 3-hitter, Cubs top Padres 6-2 May 1, 2013 12:00 AM
    Scott Feldman retired 18 straight on his way to his first career complete game and the Cubs took advantage of former No. 1 pick Andrew Cashner's wildness in a 6-2 win over the San Diego Padres on Wednesday night.

     
  • Chicago Cubs' Anthony Rizzo, right is greeted at home by Starlin Castro after the pair scored on Rizzo's home run off Texas Rangers starting pitcher Alexi Ogando during the third inning of a baseball game, Thursday, April 18 2013, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charlie Arbogast)

    Soriano, Rizzo homer, Cubs beat Rangers 6-2 Apr 18, 2013 12:00 AM
    Alfonso Soriano hit his first home run of the season, Anthony Rizzo also homered and the Cubs beat the Texas Rangers 6-2 Thursday at a soggy Wrigley Field. Despite torrential rains that caused citywide floods, the teams were able to play in an occasional drizzle. The Cubs and Texas were rained out Wednesday.

     

  • Cubs treating goat’s head delivery as crime Apr 11, 2013 12:00 AM
    The Cubs found a severed goat’s head at Wrigley Field on Wednesday, and they’re treating the cruel reference to a longtime curse as a crime.

     

  • Goat's head delivered to Wrigley Field Apr 10, 2013 12:00 AM
    Goats that previously appeared at Wrigley Field were alive and kicking. But not Wednesday, when a goat's head was left in a box outside the home of the Cubs. The box was addressed to team chairman Tom Ricketts.

     
  • The game between the Milwaukee Brewers and Cubs scheduled for Wednesday night has been postponed because of inclement weather. Rain was in the forecast, along with subfreezing wind chill temperatures. No makeup date was announced.

    Brewers-Cubs game postponed because of bad weather Apr 10, 2013 12:00 AM
    The game between the Milwaukee Brewers and Cubs scheduled for Wednesday night has been postponed because of inclement weather. Rain was in the forecast, along with subfreezing wind chill temperatures.

     
  • Northwestern hosted Illinois on Nov. 20, 2010 for a Big Ten football game at Wrigley Field. The Wildcats have a deal with the Cubs to play five more games at the historic ballpark, as well as baseball and lacrosse contests.

    Deal with Cubs brings more NU football to Wrigley Feb 5, 2013 12:00 AM
    The Cubs have a five-year plan to renovate historic Wrigley Field, and now Northwestern University has a plan to play five more college football games there and a longterm agreement to showcase the school's other sports teams there. Officials from Northwestern Athletics and the Cubs announced Tuesday they have joined forces for a marketing partnership that will include showcasing Wildcat teams at Wrigley Field in coming years, including baseball, lacrosse and football.

     
  • Pearl Jam announced Wednesday that will be playing at Wrigley Field on July 17.

    Pearl Jam announces July Wrigley Field show Jan 23, 2013 12:00 AM
    After teasing fans through a series of Twitter posts Tuesday, Pearl Jam announced a July 17 show at Wrigley Field on Wednesday morning. "IT'S OFFICIAL: Pearl Jam will be playing at Wrigley Field. Will you be there?" the band tweeted early Wednesday.

     
  • New Cubs pitcher Kyuji Fujikawa pitched the last 12 seasons with the Hanshin Tigers of Japan’s Central League. He signed a two-year contract for $9.5 million to join the Cubs.

    Cubs and Fujikawa see a perfect fit in Chicago Dec 7, 2012 12:00 AM
    There was a little bit of everything Friday as the Cubs introduced newly signed relief pitcher Kyuji Fujikawa: sentimentality, cold business and the makings of a media-created closer controversy. Fujikawa and the Cubs tried to focus on the positive.

     
  • The east end zone for a football game in 2010 between Illinois and Northwestern was ruled to be too close to the padded wall in right field, so the teams ran their offenses only toward the west end zone in that game.

    Report: Cubs seeking football adjustments to Wrigley Oct 4, 2012 12:00 AM
    According to a published report, the Cubs are seeking approval to make some adjustments to host college football games Wrigley Field. Crain’s Chicago Business reported Thursday that Cubs officials went before a Commission on Chicago Landmarks committee and received approval to reconfigure a nearly 12-foot-long section of the wall along the third-base line.

     
  • Cubs pitcher Travis Wood hits a two-run single off Houston Astros starting pitcher Edgar Gonzalez Wednesday during the fourth inning at Wrigley Field.

    Cubs beat Astros 5-4 in Houston's NL finale Oct 3, 2012 12:00 AM
    The Cubs' misery now stretches to 104 years and the Houston Astros will depart the National League with a whimper. Obviously there's no winner in a season finale between a pair of 100-loss teams. Bryan LaHair homered and hit the winning single in the ninth inning, and the Cubs beat the Astros 5-4 Wednesday in Houston's final game before switching to the AL next season. "I was pretty psyched up about today's game," LaHair said of his rare start.

     
  • Houston Astros relief pitcher Wilton Lopez delivers during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the Chicago Cubs, Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2012, in Chicago. The Astros won 3-0. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

    Cubs fall to Astros in matchup of 100-loss teams Oct 2, 2012 12:00 AM
    Bud Norris pitched six shutout innings, Jason Castro homered and the Houston beat the Cubs 3-0 Tuesday night in a matchup of 100-loss teams.

     
  • The Cubs' Dave Sappelt drives in run with a single against the St. Louis Cardinals Saturday during the sixth inning at Wrigley Field.

    Beltran tags Marmol, Cards beat Cubs in 10 inningsSep 22, 2012 12:00 AM
    Carlos Marmol met his match in Carlos Beltran. Marmol yielded a tying solo homer to Beltran in the ninth and Jon Jay doubled in the winning run an inning later as the St. Louis Cardinals bolstered their bid for another playoff appearance with a 5-4 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Saturday. "I made one mistake and I paid for it," he said. "That's the game. He made a good swing. I take my hat off."

     
  • Cubs shortstop Starlin Castro beats the ball to third with a triple Thursday during the fourth inning as Cincinnati Reds third baseman Todd Frazier reaches for the throw at Wrigley Field.

    Cubs get strong effort from Berken in another lossSep 20, 2012 12:00 AM
    Trying to avoid a 100-loss season and looking for any glimpse of encouragement for the future, the Cubs got a strong performance from a pitcher they just picked up on waivers. Jason Berken threw six shutout innings, allowing just two hits while facing a Cincinnati Reds lineup resting most of its regulars Thursday. The strong effort was lost, however, when reliever Manny Corpas gave up five straight singles and a two-run double in the seventh and the Reds clinched a playoff spot with a 5-3 win.

     
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