The Chicago Cubs found a severed goat's head at Wrigley Field on Wednesday, and they're treating the cruel reference to a longtime curse as a crime.
Matt Garza will start the season on the disabled list because of an injured muscle in his side that is preventing the right-hander from throwing, and Jeff Samardzija will be the opening-day starter for the Chicago Cubs.
Jeff Samardzija will be the opening-day starter for the Chicago Cubs, who said Matt Garza will start the season on the disabled list because of an injured muscle in his side that is preventing the right-hander from throwing.
Chicago Cubs manager Dale Sveum says he's OK after former teammate Robin Yount accidentally shot him in the right ear and back with pellets during a recent quail hunt in Arizona.
Larry Lucchino cracked open a fortune cookie from the Chinese dinner that Red Sox officials and John Farrell shared during their final discussion about Boston's managerial job.

The gap between the Washington Nationals and the Chicago Cubs was made perfectly clear this week at Nationals Park.

In the Nationals' 9-1 victory Wednesday over the Chicago Cubs — a win that lowered their magic number to clinch the National League East to 19 — they became just the third team in the live-ball era to hit six or more home runs in back-to-back games.
The Cubs skulked back into town with their tails between their legs and plenty to answer for.
Has Kerry Wood pitched his final game?