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“If anyone asks where my four championship rings are, I’ll just say they were lost in a fire," the Cubs hurler mused.

The Cubs lost a legend Friday with the passing of Ron Santo, but they plan to let the passionate radio broadcaster's legacy live on for all of the upcoming season. The team announced Monday they'll play the infamous clip of Santo's "NOOOOOOOOOOOO!" reaction to Brant Brown's dropped fly ball against the Brewers in 1998 on the Wrigley PA after every bad play in 2011.

In the wake of Mark McGwire's revelation he used steroids for more than a decade, baseball commissioner Bud Selig announced a refund program for fans swept up in the late-'90s home run craze in which McGwire was a central figure.

'Telling my drop-dead gorgeous wife and kids in our mansion was the toughest' says disgraced slugger

Mark McGwire officially ended the long-standing speculation about his use of performance enhancing drugs today when he confirmed he did in fact use steroids for a decade during his playing career, highlighted by the historic 1998 home run race with Sammy Sosa that captivated the nation.

This weekend the Cubs placed signage in the back of Wrigley's left field bleachers to block fans' view of the former Budweiser rooftop, which is now occupied by an ad from Horseshoe Casino.

Cubs owner Tom Ricketts is a longtime fan of his new ballclub, a fact that doesn't sit well with crosstown front office man Jerry Reinsdorf.

The Milwaukee Brewers beat the Cubs 5-4 Thursday, taking the series three games to one on an afternoon riddled with misspellings.