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CHICAGO -- The Chicago Cubs' front office will go prospecting in the California desert this week, looking for a lead on a starting pitcher or two. Fresh off the collapse of a trade with the Los Angeles Angels this weekend that would have landed ri...

If a "foundation for sustained success" is what Chicago Cubs president Theo Epstein wants to build, he knows where to look for the latest and trendiest model. The San Francisco Giants just won their second World Series title in three seasons and t...

Now that the World Series has ended, the free agent season begins, and for the Chicago Cubs there is at least one area of the process that won't be so complicated. All eligible players immediately become free agents once the World Series ends, and...

CHICAGO -- Now that the Chicago Cubs have settled on a coaching staff for 2013, attention will turn to filling out a roster. Big-ticket free agents aren't on the top of the Cubs' wish list just yet, but club president Theo Epstein does have some i...

The Chicago Cubs announced a number of personnel moves Monday, with the most significant being that the major league coaching staff is now set for the 2013 season.

CHICAGO -- Now that the hard part is finished, it's time to put the Chicago Cubs' new management on the clock. The first year of a from-the-ground-up rebuilding project is never easy. The 2012 season was the equivalent of living in your home while...

CHICAGO -- The Chicago Cubs are willing to explore a trade of Alfonso Soriano this winter, although it won't be at the same bargain-basement deal they would have moved him for last offseason. Read the entire story....

The Chicago Cubs are willing to explore a trade of Alfonso Soriano this winter, although it won't be at the same bargain-basement price they would have moved him for last offseason.

CHICAGO - A few days before his State of the Team address, Chicago Cubs president Theo Epstein gave a sneak preview to the media Tuesday. After emerging from a ceremony where two students were given scholarships, Epstein stopped to take a few ques...

CHICAGO - Minor league affiliations are like business locales when it comes to Cubs president Theo Epstein. It's all about "location, location, location." So it came as no surprise that the club made official Wednesday what had long been report...

CHICAGO -- As a rough 2012 season nears its end, Chicago Cubs president Theo Epstein was bold enough to suggest Friday that 2013 might not be much better when it comes to playoff expectations. That might not make the ticket department stand up and...

CHICAGO -- When it gets as bad as it has gotten for the Chicago Cubs this season, you end up inventing goals. The one the club has been rallying around of late is the push to avoid a 100-loss season. So while other teams make a push for a play...

As a rough 2012 season nears its end, Chicago Cubs president Theo Epstein was bold enough to suggest Friday that 2013 might not be much better when it comes to playoff expectations.

CHICAGO -- The new Chicago Cubs front office might be in the midst of a house cleaning, but they quickly identified an asset worth keeping. It wasn't long into the season when president of baseball operations Theo Epstein went on the record saying...

CINCINNATI -- Typically not one to talk about ongoing contract negotiations, Chicago Cubs president of baseball operations Theo Epstein relented somewhat Friday in the Starlin Castro situation. Castro's agent Paul Kinzer was quoted Thursday as say...

CHICAGO -- Ryan Dempster, Theo Epstein and Jed Hoyer remained cordial to the end Tuesday, playing out the last hour of the non-waiver trade deadline together in the Chicago Cubs' executive offices. By "together" that means that Dempster was mostly...