Casey Coleman

So much for Anthony Rizzo's victory lap. On the day after Rizzo's critically acclaimed Chicago debut, the Cubs demonstrated nicely what exactly he has gotten himself into. The 17-1 loss to the Mets wasn't quite like that horrific, fireball-generating...

  |TODAY| |HIGH SCHOOL TRACK AND FIELD| Al Sahli Invitational (Class B), Barnett Center, 1 p.m. field events, 3 p.m. running events |MEN'S COLLEGE BASKETBALL| |NCAA Division I Tournament| Minnesota (20-12) vs. UCLA (25-9), 9 p.m. on truTV at...

|TV SPORTS| |THURSDAY|  Men’s College Basketball — Kentucky at Notre Dame, 6 p.m. (ESPN2); Western Illinois at South Dakota, 7 p.m. (MSN); Marquette at Florida, 8 p.m. (ESPN2).  Women’s College Basketball — Virginia at...

|TV SPORTS| Major League Baseball—Playoffs, St. Louis Cardinals at Atlanta Braves, 4 p.m. (TBS); Baltimore Orioles at Texas Rangers, 7:30 p.m. (TBS) College Football—Pittsburgh at Syracuse, 6 p.m. (ESPN); Utah State at Brigham Young, 9:15 p....

ST. LOUIS — Matt Garza felt much better Sunday morning after suffering from triceps cramping and being forced to leave Saturday's game. Garza said it was unrelated to the bone contusion injury he had near his elbow that sidelined him in May and...

CHICAGO (AP) — A.J. Burnett pitched a one-hitter, Neil Walker drove in five runs and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat Chicago 5-0 on Tuesday night, hours after the Cubs traded ace Ryan Dempster.   Burnett just about stole the spotlight after the Cubs...

TODAY LEGION BASEBALL STATE A TOURNEY At Fossum Field in Aberdeen WEDNESDAY Game 1, 10 a.m.: Region 1A champion Brookings Post 74 Bandits (38-9) vs wild-card entry Sioux Falls Post 15 West (37-21). Game 2, 12:30 p.m.: Defending state...

CHICAGO (AP) — Good friends are gone, and the way Jeff Baker sees it, the Chicago Cubs have no one to blame but themselves.   Performances like this are what led to the shakeup.   Michael McKenry and Starling Marte homered to back a strong start...

TV SPORTS Olympics--Men's Basketball, United States vs. Nigeria, France vs. Lithuania, Brazil vs. Russia; Men's Beach Volleyball, Brazil vs. Italy; Women's Beach Volleyball, Britain vs. Russia, United States vs. Spain; Men's Volleyball, Serbia vs....

Randy Wells cleared waivers and accepted an outright assignment to Tripl-A Iowa, the Cubs announced Friday. Wells had been designated for assignment, but no team picked him up. He was 1-2 with a 5.34 earned-run average in 12 games, four of them starts....

PITTSBURGH — With a 12-game losing streak on their resume, the Cubs return to Wrigley Field on Monday for a three-game series against the Padres before departing on a 10-game trip. Memorial Day is traditionally the start of the "tourist" season...

MILWAUKEE -- As if things aren’t  bad enough for the Cubs, they had to face left-handed starting pitchers for three of the next four days. The first one didn't turn out so well. Norichika Aoki homered twice Thursday and the Brewers beat the Cubs 4-...