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Lou Piniella Retires After Nearly 50 Years in Baseball

(Aug. 22) -- Lou Piniella announced last month his intention to retire as a manager following this season. Since making the announcement, Piniella has left the Cubs twice to tend to his ailing mother. Now, on Sunday, Piniella announced that due to his mother's failing health, his retirement will be effective following the...

Grizzly Cubs Linked to Deadly Mauling Were Malnourished

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Department / AP

BILLINGS, Mont. (Aug. 1) -- Three grizzly bear cubs whose mother killed one person and mauled two others in a late-night attack at a Montana campground were malnourished and still in their winter coats. The cubs have arrived at their new home at ZooMontana in Billings. Zoo executive director Jackie Worstell said Sunday...

Video: Juan Pablo Sings at Wrigley Field

Wednesday night, prior to on-track activity at Chicagoland Speedway on Thursday, Juan Pablo Montoya found himself at Wrigley Field for the game eventually won by Carlos Zambrano and the Cubs over the Cincinnati Reds.Why was JPM in Wrigleyville, you ask? Well, he was the token NASCAR publicity head chosen throw out the...

Jim Beam Helps Wrigley Field, NASCAR Style

Chicago's Wrigley Field has been known to have its fair share of Cubs fans that aren't exactly sober in the stands, so is it at all surprising that a NASCAR Sprint Cup race car sponsored by none other than Jim Beam is lining up to support the effort to save Wrigley's name?Nah, just a little humorous.Robby Gordon's No. 7...

Spring Dugz: Chicago Cubs

The Dugout is all about character growth. From day one we've watched Kyle Farnsworth evolve from a fan-kicking sociopath into the literal onion of psychological human study he has become. We've watched Jim Thome grow from a rosy-cheeked manchild with pee on his hat into a rosy-cheeked manchild with socks on his hat. Dmitri...