Cubs beg MLB to return Astros to the NL Central
"Come on, Bud, send them back where they belong!" Cubs chairman Tom Ricketts shouted while pounding on Commissioner Bud Selig's office door. "Please, please, PLEASE! I'll be your friend since I know you don't have any!" Ricketts pleaded as Selig hid under the desk in his locked, darkened office.
Bears admit Jerry Angelo is still making draft picks for them
"Jerry's got nothing going on these days so I kind of felt bad for the guy," said Bears GM Phil Emery. "He called me up the other day and asked if he could hang out on draft day for old time's sake. I was too much of a softy to turn him down."
Cubs name the dad who can’t throw in that Volkswagen commercial new pitching coach
After finding themselves in the middle of the pack in most statistical categories through the first three weeks of the season, the Cubs today announced the hiring of the dad who can't throw in that Volkswagen commercial as their new pitching coach.
Hawk Harrelson shocked to hear National League exists
MLB Network took time this week to pry Hawk Harrelson away from his usual non-baseball afternoon activities of yelling at children who walk on his lawn to argue the validity of Sabermetrics.
Bears select son of lead actor from critically acclaimed movie ‘Firestorm’
Movie buffs, however, may have heard of Kyle Long's father, Howie, who has been featured in such classic action-packed films as "Broken Arrow," "3000 Miles To Graceland," and his best-known role as firefighter Jesse Graves in the 1998 blockbuster movie "Firestorm.
Neil Diamond’s “Sweet Caroline—Uninvited and Unannounced” ballpark tour set
Fresh from an emotional appearance at Boston’s Fenway Park to perform his signature song, “Sweet Caroline,” legendary singer Neil Diamond announced he is taking his show to major and minor league ballparks throughout North America.
Humphries celebrates divorce from Kardashian with career highs versus Bulls
More than a year-and-a-half since him and Kim Kardashian separated, and just days after their divorce was finalized, the Brooklyn Nets’ Kris Humphries torched the Chicago Bulls for career highs of 56 points and 22 rebounds along with 12 blocked shots in a first-round playoff game.
