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The Sports Xchange Cubs 4, Marlins 3 MIAMI -- Luis Valbuena blasted a solo home run with two outs in the ninth inning, helping the Chicago Cubs rally past the Miami Marlins 4-3 at Marlins Park on Thursday night. Valbuena hit the first pitch he saw from...

Cubs general manager Jed Hoyer sounded disappointed but not discouraged about the team's poor start to the season. "Part of our job is not overreacting to individual games. Looking at every individual baseball game is like checking your stock...

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...

The Sports Xchange Valbuena's homer carries Cubs past Marlins MIAMI -- Luis Valbuena stepped to the plate with two outs in the ninth inning Thursday night and one thought on his mind. "I tried to hit a home run," the Chicago Cubs third baseman said....

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...

Summer arrived early Tuesday at Wrigley Field , a perfect night for baseball. Fans arrived in T-shirts and shorts, enjoying the balmy, 81-degree game-time temperature. Players drooled during batting practice at the prospect of hitting into the southerly...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Chicago Cubs - INSIDE PITCH The Cubs are in no real hurry to activate third baseman Ian Stewart off the disabled list. There are a few reasons for this. First, Stewart missed the Cactus League season because of a...

Whose turn was it to watch Crane Kenney? C’mon, Ricketts kids, fess up. Someone has to take the blame here. Who failed to make sure Kenney was sent to his room without dessert and stayed there? Because Kenney got loose Tuesday and couldn’t...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Chicago Cubs - INSIDE PITCH The Cubs' bullpen picture remains an evolving one, but Carlos Marmol is still in the team photo. Marmol heard plenty of boos and was the subject of much scrutiny this past weekend after a...

The Chicago Cubs were supportive of NBA player Jason Collins’ decision to come out as the first openly gay professional athlete in a major North American sport. “I think it’s kind of a benign thing,” second baseman Darwin...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Chicago Cubs - INSIDE PITCH The Cubs are inching toward some double-digit figures they'd rather not see. Sunday's 7-4 loss to the Cincinnati Reds dropped them to nine games under .500 at 11-20 and to nine games...

PACERS-KNICKS Pacers beat Knicks 102-95 in Game 1 NEW YORK (AP) — David West scored 20 points, Paul George added 19 and the Indiana Pacers beat the New York Knicks 102-95 on Sunday in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals. D.J. Augustin had...