Geoff Jenkins

IRVINE — One day after learning it would be without its ace for at least a week, the UC Irvine pitching staff found more than one candidate willing to step forward and pick up the slack. And, offensively, it was the guy who has stood out all...

Highlights for NLDS Game 1 at Citizens Bank Park Wednesday, October 7 – Phillies vs. Colorado Rockies, 2:37 p.m. 10:00 a.m. Majestic Clubhouse Store opens with new postseason merchandise. Fans can also shop online at phillies.com. 11:35 a.m. Phillies...

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From losingest team to longest game, the Philadelphia Phillies are World Series champions. Strange as that sounds. Strange as it was. Brad Lidge and the Phillies finished off the Tampa Bay Rays 4-3 in a three-inning sprint Wednesday night to win a...

Manager Lou Piniella was speechless Monday night after the Cubs blew a four-run lead in a 5-4, 12-inning loss to Milwaukee at Wrigley Field. Piniella blew off his postgame interview session after Cubs hitting coach Gerald Perry got into a loud and...

The Cubs tried to make themselves at home at Miller Park over the weekend as scores of vocal Chicagoans made the short trek to support them. But the Brewers spoiled the fun Sunday, avoiding a sweep by thumping Wade Miller en route to a 9-4 victory....

It was one of those nights at Wrigley Field when everything fell into place at just the right time for the Cubs. A Jacque Jones line drive to the gap in right field rolled all the way to the wall. A Ryan Theriot chopper to the pitcher bounced out of his...

When Aramis Ramirez was taking some cuts in the on-deck circle before the start of the seventh inning Thursday at Miller Park, he nearly was run over by one of the participants in the Sausage Race. While Ramirez did not suffer an injury, a poor...

Cubs manager Dusty Baker calls him his streak-buster. Future Hall of Famer Greg Maddux pitched six strong innings and the Cubs' bats came through with enough clutch hits to beat the Milwaukee Brewers 5-4 Monday night at Miller Park, snapping a four-...

The old school version of Carlos Zambrano returned Tuesday night at Wrigley Field, fidgeting and fussing on the mound like he used to do. This time, it was a sight for sore eyes. After being driven out of the game in an eight-run second inning last week...

Manager Dusty Baker compared it to getting "your whole army back," while reliever Will Ohman called it a midseason "gift" to the Cubs. Kerry Wood's impressive comeback start Wednesday in the Cubs 3-2 victory over Milwaukee, coming on the heels of Mark...

With the pressure off and the focus of the city squarely on the White Sox, the Cubs suddenly are looking like world-beaters. A 6-3 victory Tuesday night at Milwaukee, coming on the heels of an 8-3 homestand, helped relax a clubhouse that was anything but...