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CHICAGO - The Cincinnati Reds will be trying to clinch the National League Central while the Chicago Cubs move forward with a goal of avoiding 100 losses, but something else a little more under the radar will be at stake this week. For the next th...

ST. LOUIS -- As quickly as the Chicago Cubs found success earlier this month, they seemed to take an even quicker route back to the depths of substandard play. So much for that recent sign of life as the Cubs were outscored 23-1 in a three-game se...

CHICAGO -- Jeff Samardzija will open the second half at the back end of the Chicago Cubs' rotation, a move that comes as no surprise for the first-time starter. Samardzija will open his second half Wednesday against the Miami Marlins, pitching a d...

CHICAGO -- So far, the only changes coming with Chicago Cubs pitcher Ryan Dempster have to do with his next start, although on Wednesday afternoon it looked like it could be more than that. After Dempster was viewed in full uniform during early b...

MESA, Ariz. -- Kerry Wood will get two more outings this spring before his Opening Day preparations are complete. Wood, who got a 12-day break from Cactus League action as a way of preserving the veteran for the upcoming season, is not only on th...

GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- Kerry Wood, who hasn't pitched in a Cactus League game in over a week, might return to action by Thursday. Wood was expected to pitch on the side Monday and then appear in two Cactus League games as his final preparations before...