Eric Karros

With the Cubs trailing Milwaukee by two runs with the bases loaded and two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning Sunday, Eric Karros lined a shot down the right-field line that slowly sank in the chilly, wet air. The remainder of a crowd of 38,946...

The Cubs' 88th home opener Monday at Wrigley Field figures to be one of the most anticipated in years, with a new manager in Dusty Baker, a new attitude in the clubhouse and the same old fans who've been packing the place, win or lose. But now the Cubs...

It is early in the season to start thinking about goals achieved, but the Cubs already have begun reaching some of theirs. One target was to win series, not just games, and Sunday's 4-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates gave the Cubs three winning...

The fight between Kyle Farnsworth and Paul Wilson lasted only a minute or so Thursday at Great American Ball Park, but it might have ramifications for months to come. The Cubs' reliever scored a first-round knockout of the Reds' starter in the brawl that...

Sammy Sosa owned Coors Field in 2002, hitting four home runs and driving in 14 runs in one two-game stretch. But the Cubs slugger was limited to one RBI and no home runs against Colorado in this year's series, which concluded Sunday with a 6-3 loss to...

The Cubs may have used the All-Star break to get their heads cleared, but they returned to action on Friday wearing the same sluggish look of the past six weeks. After Florida left-hander Mark Redman dropped the Cubs below .500 for the first time this...

The Cubs lost a game to the St. Louis Cardinals, lost a chance to move into a tie for the National League Central Division lead and hope that they haven't lost center fielder Corey Patterson for an extended period. Patterson left Sunday's game in the...

If the ability to win close games defines good teams, the Cubs still have a ways to go before they can shed their old image. After going 18-36 in one-run games in 2002, they fell to 0-3 in that category this season after a 3-2 loss to Pittsburgh on...

It took nearly five hours, two sausage races and 17 innings for the Cubs to outlast Milwaukee on Thursday afternoon, but the end result was ultimately worth the wait. Corey Patterson's two-run 17th-inning home run off Brooks Kieschnick sent the Cubs to a...

The Cubs started out Game 2 of their National League Division Series on Wednesday as though they were primed to torch Atlanta in three quick-and-easy steps. Only five batters into the game, they had a two-run lead and the bases loaded with no outs,...

As hot and cold as the Cubs offense has looked in April, there may be some nice debates on the North Side this summer. The Cubs wasted another fine start by Matt Clement in Thursday's 2-1 loss to San Diego, dropping their first series since the opening...

The Cubs have shown a defiant attitude both on and off the field this season, refusing to back down against slights both real and imagined. And after losing 6-4 to Atlanta at Wrigley Field on Saturday to force a decisive Game 5 in this division series,...