WHERE ARE THEY NOW?: Darrel Chaney

Former Major League Baseball player and 1966 Morton grad Darrel Chaney has plenty of stories to tell about his outstanding prep career and his 11 years with the Cincinnati Reds and Atlanta Braves.

GEORGE CASTLE: Youkilis would be good for Cubs, Sox – yet doesn’t fit anymore

The one convergence for our baseball teams is a goateed former OBP guru who was a folk hero with his last two teams and would be once again if he played in Wrigley Field.

Sosa, Bonds, Clemens on Hall ballot for first time

NEW YORK | The most polarizing Hall of Fame debate since Pete Rose will now be decided by the baseball shrine's voters: Do Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and Sammy Sosa belong in Cooperstown despite drug allegations that tainted their huge numbers?

OFFBEAT: Howard Stern among Saturday's inductees for 2012 Radio HOF

Phil Potempa's daily entertainment news column.

AL HAMNIK: Gentleman Jack Georgas a coaching rarity today

I wish we had build-a-coach kits at all levels of sports.

LaHair, Stewart homer to lead Cubs over Reds 3-1

CINCINNATI | Bryan LaHair and Ian Stewart hit solo homers - a major outburst for the power-challenged Chicago Cubs - and Jeff Samardzija pitched into the eighth inning on Wednesday night for a 3-1 victory over the Cincinnati Reds.

Barry Larkin elected to baseball Hall of Fame

NEW YORK | Barry Larkin was elected to baseball's Hall of Fame on Monday with plenty of room to spare.

Bruce homers in 11th as Reds down Cubs

CINCINNATI | Jay Bruce hit a two-run homer in the 11th inning that lifted the Cincinnati Reds to an 8-6 win over the Cubs on Thursday night.

Hernandez homer helps Reds down Cubs

CINCINNATI | Ten fruitless outings, three trips to the minors, and Casey Coleman still is searching for answers.

Reds' Phillips homers to beat Cubs

CINCINNATI | Cubs manager Mike Quade talked about possibly juggling the pitching rotation to help Ryan Dempster reach 200 innings for the fourth consecutive season.

Castro leads Cubs to slugfest win over Reds

CINCINNATI | Starlin Castro homered, scored four runs and drove in three while extending his career-high hitting streak to 13 games and leading the Cubs to a 12-8 win over the Cincinnati Reds in the opener of a four-game series on Monday.

Pena lifts Cubs to 6-3 victory over Reds

CHICAGO | Carlos Pena hit a tiebreaking three-run homer in the eighth inning to send the Cubs to a 6-3 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday night.