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Homer in 9th wins it for Cubs
MIAMI — The classic paradox of what would happen when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object was not particularly relevant Thursday night when the Cubs and Marlins began a four-game series under a full moon in Miami. Both offenses have been...
Tags: Mike Redmond, Nate Schierholtz, Juan Pierre, Placido Polanco, Marlins Park
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Ninth-inning homer, failed bunt sink Marlins
MIAMI — Put this Marlins loss on Juan Pierre, he's willing to take it. The Marlins had embattled Cubs closer Carlos Marmol on the ropes Thursday, working men onto first and second with nobody out in the bottom of the ninth. Down 4-3, thanks to...
Tags: Luis Valbuena, Juan Pierre, Placido Polanco, Sports, Edwin Jackson
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Up next: Cubs at Marlins
All games on WGN-AM 720. Season series: Marlins 4-2 in 2012. Thursday: 6:10 p.m., WCIU-Ch. 26. RH Edwin Jackson (0-3, 4.84 ERA) vs. RH Kevin Slowey (0-2, 1.90). Friday: 6:10 p.m., WGN-Ch. 9. RH Scott Feldman (0-3, 4.50) vs. LH Wade LeBlanc (0-3,...
Tags: Wade LeBlanc, Scott Feldman, Alex Sanabia, Baseball, Sports
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Phil Rogers' MLB power rankings
Last week's ranking in parentheses 1. Braves (1): They stopped scoring runs over the weekend in Pittsburgh but bought themselves time with the 13-2 start. 2. Giants (2): Tim Lincecum took a shutout into the seventh Saturday, his best start of the...
Tags: San Francisco Giants, Kansas City Royals, St. Louis Cardinals, Pittsburgh Pirates, Jack Zduriencik
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Cubs tradition: Throwing out ceremonial first discussion of fans' patience
If you believe the 2013 Cubs were built to stink -- spoiler alert: they were -- then you had to like Edwin Jackson’s miserable start in Monday’s home opener and Starlin Castro’s aggravating last out that was a wind shift from turning...
Tags: Jed Hoyer , Paul Maholm, Jeff Samardzija, Sports, Dale Sveum
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Bucs bump off Cubs
AP Sports WriterPITTSBURGH (AP) — Wandy Rodriguez allowed just two hits over 6 2-3 innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates edged the Chicago Cubs 3-0 on Wednesday night for their first win of the year. Andrew McCutchen smacked an RBI double for the Pirates....Tags: Brent Lillibridge, Houston Astros, Nate Schierholtz, Alfonso Soriano, Pittsburgh Pirates
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Your Morning Phil: Sale, Jackson, Castillo
Talking baseball while wondering if Mark Cuban is serious about the Mavericks drafting Brittney Griner. 1. When Yu Darvish went out to work the ninth inning last night in Houston, he was facing three hitters who were looking for their first hits of the...
Tags: Matt Cain, Yu Darvish, Marwin Gonzalez, Houston Astros, Stephen Strasburg
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Rizzo brings an attitude to every game — the right one
PITTSBURGH — The Cubs have a new tactic, and so far it's working. They have decided to try leading every inning because that's a lot more fun than being behind every inning, as it seemed they were a year ago. One game down, only 161 to go. Yeah,...Tags: Jon Lester, Dustin Pedroia, Jeff Samardzija, Pittsburgh Pirates, Sports
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Forget playing better, Cubs need to trade better
Cubs manager Dale Sveum and team president Theo Epstein believe the Cubs will take a big step forward this season, and I’m thinking, I guess losing only 90 games would be a big step. Another 100 losses, however, is easily attainable, don’t...
Tags: Alfonso Soriano, Jeff Samardzija, Sports, Dale Sveum, Edwin Jackson
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Dodgers fall to Cubs; Carl Crawford plays in minor league game
Chris Capuano was charged with five runs and six hits in 4 1/3 innings Thursday as the Dodgers fell to the Chicago Cubs, 8-1, at Camelback Ranch. “I had a little trouble with the fastball command early in the game today,” Capuano said....
Tags: Kenley Jansen, Minor League Baseball, Juan Uribe, Don Mattingly, Chris Capuano
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Scoreboard: March 5
|TODAY| |HIGH SCHOOL BOYS’ BASKETBALL| |Region 1AA| Yankton (6-14) at Brookings (16-6), 7 p.m. Sioux Falls Lincoln (11-11) at Watertown (11-11), 7 p.m. |Region 2AA| Sturgis (8-14) at Huron (14-7), 6 p.m. Aberdeen Central (6-15)...Tags: Elections, Louisville Cardinals, ESPNU (tv network), Travis Wood, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Catcher Navarro brings perspective, goodwill to Cubs clubhouse
MESA, Ariz. — Whenever new Cubs catcher Dioner Navarro would go home questioning whether he still belonged in the big leagues during his struggles the last three seasons, his wife, Sherley, liked to remind him of his baseball claim to fame. "She'd...
Tags: Ceremonies, Sports, Travis Wood, Dale Sveum, Culture
Apr 26, 2013
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Apr 25, 2013
|Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Apr 24, 2013
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Apr 23, 2013
|Column| Chicago Tribune
Apr 9, 2013
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Apr 3, 2013
|Story| Daily American
Apr 3, 2013
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Apr 2, 2013
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Apr 1, 2013
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Mar 14, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Mar 4, 2013
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Feb 28, 2013
|Column| Chicago Tribune
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