Wood and Prior earn new spot on Cubs payroll
Kerry Wood and Mark Prior have only been useful to the Cubs in recent years. This season will be different, the team insists. The Cubs intend to get new value out of the fragile tandem by relegating them to clean-up duties in Wrigley Field's famed bleachers this season.
La Russa makes two pitching changes during DUI arrest
Early Thursday morning, St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa was found asleep at the wheel by Jupiter, Fla., police. The policeman smelled alcohol and ordered the skipper of the reigning World Series champs to complete a field sobriety test. Always the strategist, La Russa tried to get out of the jam by performing two pitching changes.
Hawks lose again as free ticket promo draws 86 fans
This time it was a 4-1 loss to the San Jose Sharks. The Hawks gave away tickets through Ticketmaster last night hoping to draw a crowd. They reported just over 10,000, which means there was actually about 86 people there.
Hawks keep racking up losses, this time to Columbus
There isn't much left to say about the Blackhawks that hasn't already been said. Fans are sitting through another dismal season , watching a team hyped as a playoff contender lose game after game.
Bulls make Clippers look like Mavs in loss
The Bulls continued their streak of losing to awful teams Tuesday night, treating fans at the United Center with an embarrassing 103-89 loss to the LA Clippers.
Cubs make bold commitment to Murton and Theriot
Preferring to sign aging veterans to multi-million dollar contracts rather than utilizing his young talent, Cubs general manager Jim Hendry has taken a 180-degree turn this spring by assuring Matt Murton and Ryan Theriot--who both showed promise as rookies in '06--the team has made them an uncharacteristic commitment despite off-season signings of Cliff Floyd, Daryle Ward and Mark DeRosa.
Ducks beat Hawks 5-2
The Blackhawks fell to the Anaheim Ducks Friday night 5-2, which sparked the Blackhawks to begin a shocking promotion.
