Kenny Lofton

This was exactly what the Cubs hoped for when they obtained Aramis Ramirez in a trade last month. The third baseman scored from first on a double in the 11th inning, then drove in the winning run with a single over a drawn-in outfield in the 14th to...

When Jon Garland was Kris Honel's age, he was in the big leagues. No one is more aware of that than the 20-year-old Honel, who hopes to convince the White Sox to accelerate a step-by-step progression that could find him pitching in Class A this season....

The acquisitions of Aramis Ramirez and Kenny Lofton were supposed to provide instant energy to the Cubs, but so far the offense has remained on life support. Houston right-hander Tim Redding and two relievers combined for a two-hitter Saturday in a 3-1...

Dusty Baker had a chat Sunday morning with Kenny Lofton after watching him pressing at the plate during his first four games as a Cub. Lofton, 1-for-17 entering the series finale with Houston, then knocked out three hits to energize the Cubs in a 5-3 win...

Dusty Baker walked around Wrigley Field at 9:45 a.m. Wednesday, taking small handfuls of a dirt-like substance from a bag and spreading it throughout the infield and outfield, sort of like Dusty Appleseed. Baker wouldn't reveal the bag's contents or...

The immutable law of averages, which seemed to favor the Cubs in Friday's marathon 14-inning victory over Arizona, came back to pay its respects to the visiting Diamondbacks on Saturday. "As good as I felt [Friday] night, I feel just as bad today,"...

After all was said and done and the Cubs had clinched their first postseason series victory since 1908, Kerry Wood, Carlos Zambrano and Mike Remlinger ran out to the stands of Turner Field and began dousing the fans with champagne. After a 5-1 victory...

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...

It is early in the season to start thinking about goals achieved, but the Cubs already have begun reaching some of theirs. One target was to win series, not just games, and Sunday's 4-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates gave the Cubs three winning...

An improbable Cubs season comes down to three games at Wrigley Field, where starting pitchers Mark Prior, Matt Clement and Kerry Wood will hold the keys to their postseason dreams. Whether the weekend winds up in heartache or hysteria remains to be seen,...

The Cubs started out Game 2 of their National League Division Series on Wednesday as though they were primed to torch Atlanta in three quick-and-easy steps. Only five batters into the game, they had a two-run lead and the bases loaded with no outs,...

After the Cubs beat St. Louis in his last start in Busch Stadium in mid-May, Mark Prior flat-out stated they were better than the Cardinals. It was a bold statement for a 22-year-old who had only 12 major-league victories under his belt at the time,...