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Lou Piniella has officially announced that this will be his last year as the Cubs manager, and he will retire from baseball at the end of the season. In an effort to get a jumpstart on his retirement, Sweet Lou will manage the rest of the season wearing Tommy Bahama clothing. With summer in full swing, the change in wardrobe makes sense for the Cubs skipper.

Incoming offensive coordinator Mike Martz says he's excited to be working with the Bears, a team "considerably better" than that of Palatine High School in Chicago's Northwest suburbs, where he was going to coach before he got the job at Halas Hall. He had been working with the high school team this spring in preparation for their 2010 season.

Four friends hanging in the basement of Wrigleyville resident John Hobson's house confirmed Monday night what most Cubs fans have known most of this season: The team is officially impossible to watch sober.

The Blackhawks again made off-season headlines by cutting another hero from their Stanley Cup-winning team Monday by parting ways with goalie Antti Niemi in favor of former Dallas Star Marty Turco. Fans were outraged by the move, which saved the Hawks roughly $1 million in cap space and brought them an established premier netminder.

Local sports media personality David Kaplan says that he was practically at a loss for words following the trade of his sidekick Ryan Theriot to the Dodgers just before the July 31 trade deadline.

In case you missed The Heckler's cable access show a couple weeks back because you had something better to do at 10 on a Sunday night, here it is for you to watch at your leisure.

Hiring part-time managers is the latest in a series of revenue-enhancers, such as Cubs Fantasy Camp, the PNC Club, the Toyota sign and the Noodle, announced by the Cubs in 2010.