Tom Goodwin

Antonio Alfonseca snapped, Mark Guthrie crackled and Kyle Farnsworth flopped as the Cubs suffered an eighth-inning collapse Wednesday night at Busch Stadium. The end result was a collective meltdown that spoiled a superb outing by Kerry Wood in a 4-2...

Each inning, as it might have been seen through eyes of not-so-impartial fans. And just like the game, road team swings first. TOP OF THE FIRST Cubs: Obviously, the hitters were trying to get to White Sox pitchers right away. That's the only...

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...

By the time the Cubs and Atlanta ended their 15-inning marathon early Saturday morning at Turner Field, one thing was glaringly apparent. The 2004 season looks like it's going to be just as wacky as 2003. When all was said and done, the Cubs edged the...

White Sox and Cubs fans don't agree on many things, but they all seem to understand that the annual city series usually lives up to the hype, no matter which team comes out on top. This year's series, which the White Sox won 4-2, was no different. Clutch...

As Cubs manager Dusty Baker sat in the sun-soaked visiting dugout at U.S. Cellular Field Sunday morning, someone asked how his team would react to a season-worst four-game losing streak. "We've got to ride it out," he said, working his ever-present...

A fight broke out in the upper deck along the third-base line in the ninth inning Sunday, big enough that it drew the attention of players and managers. It was the second major incident during this year's city series, following a similar one last...

Today's temperature for the Cubs-Expos game in San Juan, Puerto Rico, is 86 degrees with mostly cloudy skies. The Weather Channel says it feels like 93, but I can't confirm this -- I'm two levels below ground in the Tribune Tower. The thermometer here...

Carlos Zambrano exploded in living color Tuesday night at Minute Maid Park, but a ninth-inning meltdown by Houston closer Octavio Dotel let him off the hook. Trailing by a run in their final at-bat, the Cubs broke through with three runs off Dotel,...

The Cubs had the tying run on third base with one out in the ninth inning, and 39,546 fans were in full throttle, give-us-something-to-really-cheer-about mode. But Todd Walker and Corey Patterson each struck out to preserve Colorado's 4-3 victory...

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....

They released their staff leader in spring training. Their ace is on the disabled list and the No. 2 man has disappointed. The big guys in the bullpen are overworked. And yet the Houston Astros are hanging in there. The leaders of the National League...