Jose Vizcaino

SAN DIEGO — Scoring two first-inning runs, then relying on solid pitching and defense, the Imperial High baseball team picked up another victory in the CIF-San Diego Division IV playoffs, advancing to the quarterfinals with a 3-1, victory over the...

If this was Paul Konerko's final at-bat as a White Sox player at soggy U.S. Cellular Field, it's safe to say he went out in grand style Sunday night. But even Konerko, who hit a seventh-inning grand slam, was upstaged in one of the craziest and...

Why did Charles Haeger start against the Angels instead of McCarthy? Wasn't he the backup plan at the beginning of the season? I think he deserved it. I don't care how good one of our minor leaguers is pitching when you have him waiting in the bullpen....

Matt Clement is learning how to finish what he starts. The Cubs' most reliable pitcher of late almost did it again in Sunday's 4-2 victory over Houston. Coming off the first complete game of his career, Clement took the mound against Houston at...

The 2003 salaries for the 827 major league baseball players on opening day rosters and disabled lists. Figures were obtained by The Associated Press from management and player sources and include salaries and pro-rated shares of signing bonuses and...

Not even Sammy Sosa could save the Cubs this time. The return of the Cubs' right fielder from the disabled after toenail surgery was lost in a Houston Astros blitz of starting pitcher Shawn Estes and a near-flawless performance from Houston's Wade...

Round 2 went to Roy Oswalt. Houston's starting pitcher survived two home runs and a poke in the leg from the avenging Cubs. And he came out the winner in this bout between struggling heavyweights. The final score was Houston 15, Cubs 7 on a Wrigley...

If the eagerly anticipated pitching matchup of Kerry Wood and Roger Clemens comes to pass during the New York Yankees' visit this weekend, the two right-handers will have quite a bit in common: pitch velocity, home state and frustration. While Clemens...

Somewhere in the Houston suburbs, Phil Garner had to be tracking the developments at Astros Field. Garner, fired in Detroit after an 0-6 start, is awaiting another chance to manage. Among supposed contenders, Oakland might be the only disappointment as...

The Tribune's story from the day Ryne Sandberg broke his hand in Spring Training. Not a terrific way to start. The Cubs lost Ryne Sandberg for four to six weeks Friday afternoon when a bone in his left hand was cracked by a fastball thrown by San...