Mike Downey

At that moment when a furious Ted Lilly violently slammed his glove to the ground, there couldn't have been a Cubs fan on earth who didn't relate to how he...

OK, that's enough baseball out here in Diamondbacks Nation. (One of your smaller tribes.) Now -- sound the trumpets -- it is time for playoff baseball's long-awaited return to the...

In the heat of the night in the Valley of the Sun, the Cubs collapsed from a seventh-inning stroke. A decision that Lou Piniella made in the pressure cooker of...

In the heat of the night in the Valley of the Sun, the clock continued to tick. Ninety-eight years, 11 months, 20 days and counting since the Cubs last took...

A mellow Lou Piniella was the man the Cubs chose to manage them this year. A fiery Ryne Sandberg could have been the one instead on the hot seat in...

You asked for it, you got it. You demanded a different Bears quarterback. You were given a different quarterback. You were sick of the first guy. You begged for the...

Michael Barrett, wish you were here? Hail to you, Cesar Izturis. Wade Miller, wherever you are, this one was partly for you. Your contribution, Koyie Hill, is duly noted. Rocky...

Ready or not, here they come. Yes, it's your Chicago Cubs, the heartbreak kids. The 9,984th victory in Cubs history (the first 10,000 are the hardest) has brought them a...

Ready or not, here they come. Yes, it's your Chicago Cubs, the heartbreak kids. The 9,984th victory in Cubs history (the first 10,000 are the hardest) has brought them a...

A few months ago, the family of professional hockey's No. 1 draft choice, Patrick Kane, stood shoulder-to-shoulder in the United Center, taken aside by the elderly gentleman who had helped...