PRO BASEBALL NOTES: The Cell hosts NW Indiana Sox Fan Night Friday

Sorry, Ozzie Guillen won’t be there except as a fan. He won’t be managing either team.

Murdoch only logical Cubs-TV rights alternative to WGN

Lost in the hubbub of Tom Ricketts’ threat to move from Wrigley Field is the Cubs chairman’s desire for vastly increased TV rights fees that could bump WGN out of the picture for the first time in 65 years.

Borbon's missed fly ball in 8th costs Cubs

CHICAGO | Several defensive lapses by the Cubs spoiled a great performance by starter Travis Wood.

White Sox end 3-game skid with 5-2 win at Texas

ARLINGTON, Texas | Conor Gillaspie and Alejandro De Aza homered in the seventh inning and the Chicago White Sox ended a three-game losing streak with a 5-2 win over the Texas Rangers on Wednesday night.

Rizzo hits 2 homers in Cubs' win

MIAMI | Anthony Rizzo wanted a single.

Valbuena's home run lifts Cubs to a win

MIAMI | Luis Valbuena wasn't going to let the game go to extras.

Cubs, Samardzija come up short again in another close game

CINCINNATI | Another well-pitched game ended in a close loss for the Cubs.

Cubs blow lead before beating Reds in 10th

CINCINNATI | Starting pitcher Carlos Villanueva raised his arm toward a clubhouse attendant and twisted his hand, asking him to turn down the blaring music so he could hear reporters' questions.

MLB NOTES: La Russa wants front-office job

Without a manager’s job to weigh him down, Tony La Russa can come and go pretty much as he pleases.

OFFBEAT: Wellman name equally famed for Baseball, as well as Star Plaza Theatre stage

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Cubs survive hectic ninth for win

PITTSBURGH | Carlos Marmol remains the closer for the Cubs until further notice.

Samardzija a Cubs leader? Job’s open, and he’s willing

With the Theo Epstein-mandated rebuilding process’ end not yet in sight, the Cubs don’t yet have a true rotation ace and a certified team leader.

Kyuji Fujikawa

Cubs reliever Kyuji Fujikawa delivers a pitch against the Astros on Friday.

No looking back to last season for Cubs

MESA, Ariz. | Cubs manager Dale Sveum knows exactly what he'll say about last year's 101-loss season when he meets with his team for the first time this spring.

Will Cubs start long climb back from bottom in Mesa?

If Theo Epstein’s long rebuilding process is likened to a capital “U,” then his Cubs are at the bottom of the letter and looking up at the long climb on the right side.

Cubs duel Red Sox in ’03 World Series in ‘Alou Makes the Catch’

Times baseball writer George Castle’s 11th book presents 10 “What if’s” in Cubs history. “Alou Makes the Catch: An Alternative History of the Chicago Cubs” plays off real persons and events to show how the star-crossed team’s championship drought might have been broken on several occasions s…

Reader curious about NBC drama's connection to Lowell

More than just ivy, Chicago's Wrigley Field sits amid ruins as depicted in the futuristic series "Revolution" airing on NBC.

Schererville’s Mallee has 4 job offers, picks Astros as hitting coach

The Houston Astros have hired John Mallee as their new big-league hitting coach, Mallee confirmed Friday.

JOHN DOHERTY: Greenberg's dream emerges from moonlight of concussion

Field of Dreams is one of this native Bostonian's favorite movies. And not because main character Ray Kinsella of Iowa drives cross-country to Fenway Park — essentially bypassing Wrigley Field — to find the meaning of the messages he hears from “the voice.”

Cubs fall flat in loss to Reds

CHICAGO | The Cubs looked sluggish after a late night at Wrigley Field, and Cincinnati Reds starter Homer Bailey made the most of their sleepy lineup.