Chicago Cubs
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Central issue: These Cubs make their own historySep 20, 2008 11:00 pm - They were called chokers. They were doomed to be victims of history. The 2008 Cubs, naturally, had been cursed. That archaic hyperbole was flushed Saturday with the stal...
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What a wild ride it's beenSep 20, 2008 11:00 pm - What a long, strange trip it's been for the Cubs from the high hopes of spring training to finally clinching the NL Central title Saturday at Wrigley Field. And to think...
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Cubs' Hoffpauir, Atkins claim top honorsSep 20, 2008 11:00 pm - First baseman Micah Hoffpauir and right-handed pitcher Mitch Atkins have been named the Chicago Cubs organization's Minor League Player and Pitcher of the Year, respecti...
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Celebration stays subduedSep 20, 2008 11:00 pm - It was almost a surreal scene: Jim Edmonds had already caught the last out, Cubs players had rushed the mound for an abbreviated group jump with closer Kerry Wood servin...
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Cubs coolly repeat as divisional champsSep 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Perfect timing. Perfect place. Perfect positioning. Almost so perfect as to be corny. The Cubs clinched their second straight National League Central title Saturday with...
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Cubs brass shares in triumphSep 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Cubs chairman Crane Kenney joined in the clubhouse frivolity Saturday after the Cubs clinched the National League Central with a 5-4 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals...
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Fans celebrate as Cubs clinch NL Central title
Sep 20, 2008 11:00 pm - The famous Wrigley Field marquee scrolls a new message: "2008 NL Central Champs Chicago Cubs." The Cubs defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 5-4 on Saturday to clinch the NL...
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Piniella tired of World Series talk
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Dempster gets 17th win as Cubs win
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Piniella focuses on the presentSep 20, 2008 11:00 pm - Before Saturday's division-clincher over the Cardinals, Cubs manager Lou Piniella tried to temper expectations about his Cubs team. Sounding a theme he began sounding f...