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The Cubs and White Sox aren't exactly thriving heading into Chicago's Crosstown series.

CHICAGO -- After a freefall that lasted the entire season, the Chicago Cubs finally bottomed out with a thud Monday. The 2012 squad became just the third in franchise history to lose at least 100 games and the lemon juice on the open wound was the...

One 100-loss season enough for Theo Epstein's rebuilding Cubs.

CHICAGO -- Alfonso Soriano sat at his Wrigley Field locker before Friday's game against Boston, deftly stabbing at his cuticles with a long, pointed nail file. Sorry, Sori-haters. He didn't draw any blood. Soriano, the public scapegoat of Chic...

CHICAGO -- Dale Sveum took another step in his evolution as Chicago Cubs manager Friday. He did his first pre-game chat about a Kerry Wood move to the disabled list. Enjoy it Dale, you never know when this day will come again. For the 16th tim...

The Cubs look like a team to be reckoned with -- in 2014.

CHICAGO -- As Theo Epstein, Jed Hoyer and Dale Sveum made their way down I-94 on Thursday, it marked a life-changing event for Sveum, who spent perhaps the most meaningful years of his professional life in the Milwaukee Brewers organization. So, t...

Dale Sveum's no-nonsense approach is exactly what the Cubs need.

When Dale Sveum got his first managing job with the Altoona Curve, the Double-A affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates, he was in his late 30s, just a few years into retirement from playing in the majors. He spent most of his time working with the hi...

It's been tough, but I'm working to get over my distrust of management in, and around, the city of Chicago. I've got a 12-step thing going on. Right now, I'm on Step 9: Get excited about Dale Sveum. See, I'm a positive guy at heart. I want to b...

If Epstein and Boston wanted him that badly, Sveum has to be good choice.