Scott Hairston

Talking baseball while wondering if LeBron James and his kingsmen are taking the Bulls seriously. 1. When the Cubs get around to trading Alfonso Soriano, it would be ideal to have a homegrown replacement ready. There are none in sight, however, as Brett...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Chicago Cubs - INSIDE PITCH It's not a coincidence, manager Dale Sveum says: The Cubs' infield defense is better with Gold Glove second baseman Darwin Barney back in there. Barney, who opened the season on the 15-...

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...

The Sports Xchange By Jack McCarthy, The Sports Xchange CHICAGO -- Joey Votto went 3-for-5, including a double in the seventh inning that drove in what turned out to be the winning run, as the Cincinnati Reds completed a three-game sweep of the...

The Sports Xchange By Jack McCarthy, The Sports Xchange Reds 7, Cubs 4 CHICAGO -- Joey Votto went 3-for-5, including a double in the seventh inning that drove in what turned out to be the winning run, as the Cincinnati Reds completed a three-game sweep...

The Sports Xchange Jack McCarthy, The Sports Xchange Reds sweep Cubs with 7-4 win CHICAGO -- Mat Latos didn't feel well on Sunday but even his shakiest inning wasn't a deal breaker as the Cincinnati Reds completed a three-game series sweep with a 7-4...

Your browser does not support iframes. OK, he’s got us. Jerry Hairston Jr., self-proclaimed best dancer on the team, has now taken to the microphone. And this was great fun, as Hairston moves through the clubhouse interviewing teammates. Seems...

No one starts out looking for little victories. Yet when that's all you have, you celebrate them. The Cubs lost to the Reds 6-5 on a wet, raw Friday afternoon but headed to dinner knowing it could have been worse. They were down four runs before...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Chicago Cubs - INSIDE PITCH The Cubs have had trouble scoring runs all year, either with or without men in scoring position. That was the case again Friday, when the Cubs lost to the Cincinnati Reds, 6-5. Manager...

SportsDirect Inc. Recap: Reds 6, Cubs 5 Reds 6, Cubs 5: Jay Bruce drove in a pair of runs and Joey Votto scored twice as visiting Cincinnati held off a late charge from Chicago to take the series opener. The Cubs made things interesting in the ninth...

Talking baseball while wishing the Bulls could get a do-over for the final minute Thursday night: 1. Rarely do I do this, but I’m going to tout a television show. The best baseball tonight might be found on ESPNU, where the Stanford-Arizona...

The Sports Xchange By Jack McCarthy, The Sports Xchange Padres blow past Cubs with fourth-run eighth CHICAGO -- It was a pitcher's kind of day at Wrigley Field with a cold wind howling from the north and runs hard to come by. But the San Diego...