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CHICAGO -- There is nothing like tying a major-league record in your second career start with a new team. For new Chicago Cubs pitcher Jason Berken, though, the record was so obscure it almost went unnoticed. The right-hander, who was acquired ...

CHICAGO -- The Cubs won their sixth consecutive home game and pulled off a second consecutive sweep at Wrigley Field on Sunday with a 3-1 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks. How it happened: Like Paul Maholm and Ryan Dempster before him, Matt...

CHICAGO -- The Chicago Cubs recorded their 11th victory in their past 15 games, cutting down the Arizona Diamondbacks 4-1 on Saturday at Wrigley Field. How it happened: In what might have been his final outing in a Cubs uniform, Ryan Dempster ex...

CHICAGO -- Chicago Cubs general manager Jed Hoyer isn't even bothering with new and creative ways to say "None of your business," as the most rumor-oriented time of the season gets into full swing. So while other GMs play it coy with the media wit...

CHICAGO -- The Chicago Cubs had a 3-hour, 40-minute rain delay Friday, but the news did actually get better. Not only did they defeat the Arizona Diamondbacks to open the second half by riding the wave of two Alfonso Soriano home runs, they also ...

CHICAGO -- After a 3-hour, 40-minute rain delay at the start Friday, the Cubs easily knocked off the Arizona Diamondbacks 8-1 in the opener of the second half. How it happened: Alfonso Soriano returned from the All-Star break refreshed and energiz...

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. -- The Cubs were crushed 12-2 by the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday, scoring two runs or less in consecutive games and three times in the past five games. The good: Starlin Castro and Marlon Byrd had a pair of hits each, but ot...