Mark Bellhorn

At times during the Cubs' 4-0 victory Saturday over the Pirates, it was difficult to tell which was stronger: the chilly north wind raking Wrigley Field or the breeze from flailing Pittsburgh bats. Kerry Wood (2-0) struck out at least one in each of...

2006 record: 80-82, 3rd Manager: Jerry Narron (3rd season). Home games: Ed Smith Stadium (7,500), 12th Street and Tuttle Avenue, Sarasota, Fla. 34237. Directions: From north, take I-75 south to exit 40, University Parkway. Travel west to Tuttle Ave. and...

Matt Clement is learning how to finish what he starts. The Cubs' most reliable pitcher of late almost did it again in Sunday's 4-2 victory over Houston. Coming off the first complete game of his career, Clement took the mound against Houston at...

The 2003 salaries for the 827 major league baseball players on opening day rosters and disabled lists. Figures were obtained by The Associated Press from management and player sources and include salaries and pro-rated shares of signing bonuses and...

The North Side Hitless Wonders continued their offensive ineptness Sunday, dropping a doubleheader to the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-4 and 4-1 at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished the homestand with a 3-6 mark after being swept in the three-game series. They...

The Cubs had the perfect man on the mound Sunday, the unflappable Jon Lieber. Lieber could throw strikes in a hailstorm, so it's no wonder he reacted as he did in the fifth inning of Sunday's 5-1 victory over the Pirates, which was called midway...

Robert Machado was bold enough to admit it. After crushing a double, homer and single in his first three at-bats, the Cubs' third catcher thought about going for the cycle. He peered at the 410 sign in left-center field and imagined trying to leg out a...

Jose Rijo summoned shortstop Wilton Guerrero to the mound before Sunday's game against the Cubs at Wrigley Field. "I told him to come over and pray a little for me. Thank the Man [for making] this all possible," said Rijo, the 36-year-old Cincinnati...

The sun was shining. The wind was blowing out. It was 67 degrees at game time. Seemingly a perfect setting Thursday at Wrigley Field. Sammy Sosa even came to the plate in the ninth inning with the tying run at third base. But with two outs, the Cubs...

Matt Clement was fuming. And he didn't mind displaying his temper before a sold-out Dodger Stadium crowd of 52,758 and a national audience on ESPN. After being removed Sunday because of a bruised right biceps, the normally mild-mannered Clement flung...

Dream big. You might make your wildest one come true. Sammy Sosa provides living proof. On Friday night at 5-day-old Great American Ball Park, the kid who once quit school to help support his mother and six siblings by selling oranges and giving what he...

One of the common misconceptions about Wrigley Field is that it's a hitters' park because the wind usually blows out during the summer. But according to the Wrigley wind trends, a statistic the Cubs began tracking several years ago, the wind has blown in...