Matt Clement

If pending free agent Scott Rolen is auditioning for a lucrative contract from the Cubs, he didn't exactly hurt his cause Tuesday. Rolen hammered a game-winning three-run homer off Kyle Farnsworth in Philadelphia's 7-4 victory over the Cubs....

Well, one out of three will have to do for now. Three days ago the Cubs had three starters of the power core of their pitching staff—Matt Clement, Mark Prior and Kerry Wood—lined up to face teams that will be watching the playoffs on TV. On Friday, they...

When the Cubs offense was struggling in mid-June, Dusty Baker offered a spirited defense of his team. "If you won 67 games and go to the World Series the next year, you will be the team of two centuries," the manager said. "Not one--two!" Look it up in...

For more than two hours Monday, Matt Clement stood eyeball to eyeball with Milwaukee Brewers All-Star Ben Sheets. The Cubs right-hander blinked only once. But it was once too often. Clement, who struck out 10, was masterful. In fact, he was just one...

Do the Cubs have any catching prospects in their minor league system? Are there any free agent catchers who will be available this offseason? I know Hundley's under contract for two more years, but they can't possibly go to spring training next year...

Joe Girardi hit a game-winning single in the bottom of the ninth Sunday as the Cubs beat Arizona Diamondbacks 3-2, despite losing Sammy Sosa in an outfield collision. The loss ended Arizona's eight-game winning streak. Alex Gonzalez led off the ninth...

When a jet fighter preparing for the weekend's Air and Water Show came out of the blue and buzzed Wrigley Field immediately after Alex Gonzalez homered onto Waveland Avenue on Thursday, it provided the perfect punctuation mark for the series finale with...

2006 Record: 86-76, 3rd Manager: Terry Francona (4th season). Home Games: City of Palms Park (6,990), 2201 Edison Ave., Fort Myers, Fla. 33901. Directions: From I-75, exit 141. Take left on Broadway. Follow Palm Beach Blvd., turn left on Fowler St. and...

Cubs manager Bruce Kimm planned to remove Matt Clement when he visited the mound in the ninth inning of Saturday's game. But Kimm quickly realized he would have had to pry the ball from Clement's right hand. "I'm not a psychologist," Kimm said, "and I...

Truth be told, Josh Paul might be the only player in the Cubs' or White Sox's clubhouse who could tell a North Sider how to get to Mt. Greenwood or a South Sider how to get to Rogers Park. "This series means a little bit more to me," Paul said....

Long before Thursday's first pitch, one irate fan at Miller Park screamed to the players: "You should honor your contract to the end of the season." When the final out was recorded in the Cubs' 13-10 victory over the Brewers, it was hard to envision...

Dusty Baker wears No. 12 on his back and considers it his lucky number. So when Baker heard Arizona ace Randy Johnson was a perfect 11-0 against the Cubs, he figured Monday could be the Cubs' lucky night. But it takes a lot more than luck to beat the...