Mark Grace

They have yet to turn a 6-4-3 double play in the late innings of a close game on a cold spring night, yet to deliver that key hit at a key time, yet to squeeze free of a bases-loaded jam with the winning run 90 feet from home. They have yet to experience...

TEMPE, Ariz. — And so it begins. On a cool, sunny Saturday alongside scenic Interstate 10, the Cubs played their first game with real promise since August 2009, when the worm turned for Lou Piniella. It didn't matter, of course, but it did suggest...

Analyst Bob Brenly is leaving the Cubs TV booth to pursue other opportunities, WGN-Ch. 9 said Wednesday. Brenly, who replaced Steve Stone in the booth in 2005, is expected to be announced soon as the replacement for Mark Grace in the Diamondbacks'...

I don't blame any Cubs fan for being as disappointed in Bob Brenly's departure as in the 101-loss season the team just suffered. The latter was expected. We have a much more intimate relationship with those behind the microphones for our baseball teams...

Could Bob Brenly be the next to leave the Cubs? The Cubs' TV analyst is nearing the end of his second four-year deal to broadcast Cubs games, and there's no certainty he'll be back for 2013. Brenly said he's not worried, adding talks with the Cubs are...

With pitching so hard to acquire why do the Cubs insist on trading established pitchers like Ryan Dempster and Matt Garza for unproven players? Is pitching the name of the game? My idea is build around a good pitching staff. -- John Romano, Springfield,...

Twelve months ago, as is my custom, I asked readers to offer their best guesses as to what 2011 would bring, then offered my own predictions. How'd we do? On six of the 18 questions, readers and I were correct......

Earlier this week, I stumbled upon a video of a young Giants fan missing a chance to nab a foul ball.  The souvenir was ultimately reeled in by a couple who appeared to be roughly in their late twenties.  Shortly after, the kid decided that he was going...

1986 - Senior runner Kim Fordham will miss the state track meet for Aberdeen Central being kicked by a horse. 1991 - Jimmy Connors, 38, wowed the crowd at the French Open as he survived a five-set match with Ronald Agenor. 1996 - The Aberdeen 14ers...

President Barack Obama jokes with Joakim Noah (left) and Derrick Rose (center) at Fort McNair in Washington, D.C. on August 8, 2010. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) The Bulls' Joakim Noah hit Cuvee in River North in the early hours of Friday....

It's unlikely any organization is deeper at first base than the Angels. Kendry Morales, an MVP candidate in his first full season, will be the clean-up hitter at the major league level once his broken ankle heals. Mark Trumbo, who......

Kevin Garnett speaks to students and their mentors at the James R. Jordan Boys & Girls Club on April 6, 2011. (Photo by Jim Prisching) The Boston Celtics' Kevin Garnett met with students and their mentors at the James R. Jordan Boys & Girls Club on...