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Banks began his pro career in 1950 with the Kansas City Monarchs of the Negro League. Welcome to SportsNation! On Thursday, Chicago Cubs all-time great, and baseball hall of famer, Ernie Banks stops by to chat about the MLB season. Banks made h...

Two Hall of Fame athletes signed a letter supporting a gay marriage bill on its way to the Illinois House. Former Chicago Cubs shortstop Ernie Banks and former Chicago Bears defensive end Richard Dent, along with former Bears Hunter Hillenmeyer an...

Two Hall of Fame athletes signed a letter supporting a gay marriage bill on its way to the Illinois House.

During last year's World Series, Grammy-nominated country singer David Nail sang "Gold Bless America" during the seventh-inning stretch between his beloved St. Louis Cardinals and the Texas Rangers. Tonight, Nail, who was born in Kennett, Mo., is ...

A panel of ESPNChicago.com experts ranked the Top 50 Cubs of all time. Here is a gallery of our Top 50. Who did we miss? Did Kerry Wood belong? Randy Hundley? Should Shawon Dunston have been left off? For a team with so few championshi...

Memories rush back as Dodger Stadium turns 50.

In 1975, Joe Morgan hit .327 with 17 home runs and 94 RBIs. Those traditional statistics may not seem impressive, but Morgan's season ranks as one of the best in the game's history. As we begin voting Monday on the greatest individual season of al...

Says, "Let's play two!" Here's the release from the Yankees on Madonna's second show in the Bronx. Today it was announced that Madonna will perform a second show at Yankee Stadium on Saturday, September 8, two nights after her previously-annou...

Dallas native and baseball Hall of Famer Ernie Banks tries to remember Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by emulating his teachings and actions....

Ernie Banks was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1977 after playing 19 seasons for the Chicago Cubs....

There are a lot of columns and analysis out there advocating the case for Tim Raines for the Hall of Fame. I probably won't add anything new to the discussion, but let me start here: Player A is Raines. Player B is Tony Gwynn. That final colum...

A statue of "Mr. Cub" is back home at Wrigley Field after getting a makeover at Bradley University. The bronzed likeness of Chicago Cubs legend Ernie Banks had been outside Wrigley Field since March 2008. But artist Lou Cella told the (Peoria) Jou...

A statue of "Mr. Cub" is getting a makeover at Bradley University.

The Ernie Banks statue will be temporarily removed from its perch outside of Wrigley Field next week for maintenance. The Cubs expect it to take 10 days. The statue will be taken to sculptor Lou Cella's foundry....

ST. LOUIS -- They used to say it about Hank Sauer, then Ernie Banks, Ron Santo, Billy Williams, Ryne Sandberg and Sammy Sosa. Now Cubs fans can put Starlin Castro on the list of players who are worth the price of admission, even when the team is not....

The numerous PGA Tour players who weighed in on their dislike for Cog Hill's Dubsdread course might have a lasting impact on the future prospects of the venue, writes ESPN.com's Bob Harig.