Cubs' next hitting coach?

...Joshua on Oct. 4 as the season ended that he'd be reassigned back to Triple-A Iowa next season. Jaramillo will be an intriguing free-agent coach for other major league teams, including the...

Cubs dismiss hitting coach Joshua

...duties. General manager Jim Hendry said Joshua would be offered his old job of being Triple-A Iowa's hitting instructor. For the full story, click here

Spring Training Blog: April 5

...Rich Harden to Chicago in July. The Cubs also optioned right-hander Jeff Samardzija to Triple-A Iowa on Sunday. Gaudin went 9-5 with a 4.40 ERA in 50 outings with the Athletics...

Spring Training Blog: March 30

CHAVEZ SAYS HE'S READY (9:34 p.m. ET) Eric Chavez says he's ready for Opening Day. Chavez, who is rehabbing from shoulder surgery, started and playe...

The Week That Was ... Cantilevered

...time, 'cept it's kind of offensive when someone says right into your grill, "Oh yea, Northern Iowa is stacked." Give it up, buddy. You know as much about Northern Iowa as you do about...

Spring Training Blog: Feb. 25

M'S EASING GRIFFEY IN (9:38 p.m. ET) Ken Griffey Jr. did not play in the Mariners' 4-3 exhibition loss in 10 innings against the Padres on Wednesday,...

The Sporting Equivalency: Buck Henry

...worse! We could be coached by Kirk Ferentz!" Um. As they say in high school taunting: "Scoreboard." Iowa is playing on January 1st this year and a huge reason is Green, just as he was...

Sunday- September 21, 2008

...500 for the day ending with a 52.6% overall winning PCT. The top streak breaker was Iowa with a one point loss to Pitt and the top streak extender was the Georgia Bulldogs who...

Saturday- September 20, 2008

...pretty solid out there in Kentucky. In football action there is a great matchup at noon with Iowa visiting Pitt and odds say it is a "pick" game but Streakers so far love the Hawkeyes...

Wednesday - September 17, 2008

...HUGE sports fan and I tend to follow college sports more regularly. My favorite team is the Iowa Hawkeyes since I received my bachelors and MBA degrees from there. I am a life long fan...

THE VEECKIES!

...who threatened to bring in metal detectors," says GM Brian Sloan. BEST REBRANDING OPPORTUNITY Winner: Quad Cities (Iowa) River Bandits (Class-A, Cardinals) Promo: Lose Your Blues Night When the Quad Cities Swing changed their...

IN PLAY: YOUR AFTERNOON AGENDA

...Yet another reason to kick yourself for not being able to speak Spanish. Wisconsin (No. 8!) vs. Iowa on ESPN tonight. Here's Bo Ryan doing the Soulja Boy , to get you excited. Rick Neuheisel...

Last call

The winter meetings come to an end today. Will they finish with a bang or close on a quiet note? We shall see. All times ET 4:44 p.m., from Jerry Cr...

Food, favorite hat, rivalries ...

It's once again time to open up my mailbag. The questions have been pouring in from all over the world, along with some very nice comments. I want to ...

This week's list is an attempt to pick the top impact true freshman this fall. (Caveat: I'm not saying these will be the top 25 guys of all time, just...