Damian Miller

The dysfunctional Cubs family gets it first real test Wednesday afternoon when Carlos Zambrano returns to the mound for the biggest game of the season. The importance of Zambrano's first outing since his brawl Friday with teammate Michael Barrett was...

The Cubs tried to make themselves at home at Miller Park over the weekend as scores of vocal Chicagoans made the short trek to support them. But the Brewers spoiled the fun Sunday, avoiding a sweep by thumping Wade Miller en route to a 9-4 victory....

The old school version of Carlos Zambrano returned Tuesday night at Wrigley Field, fidgeting and fussing on the mound like he used to do. This time, it was a sight for sore eyes. After being driven out of the game in an eight-run second inning last week...

The Cubs got beat up in the process of getting beat on by the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday. And they just plain got beat, 10-6. The pain from the score was bad enough, but Aramis Ramirez could miss all or part of this weekend's series against first-...

When the Miller Park crowd of 31,137 fans sang "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" in the seventh inning Thursday, "Cubbies" rang out twice as loud as "Brewers" in the line about rooting for the home team. But the pitching of Greg Maddux, a quiet man, was...

Manager Dusty Baker compared it to getting "your whole army back," while reliever Will Ohman called it a midseason "gift" to the Cubs. Kerry Wood's impressive comeback start Wednesday in the Cubs 3-2 victory over Milwaukee, coming on the heels of Mark...

Jerome Williams had five messages on his phone by the time he reached the Cubs locker room on Tuesday night. "I know one of them is from my father in Hawaii," Williams said. "He probably listened to it on the radio. I know he is going to be happy."...

Brewers left-hander Doug Davis hardly has been mentioned with the game's elite pitchers. Tuesday night, however, Davis pitched as if he belongs with those stars. Just ask the Cubs. Davis (11-10) pitched the Brewers into third place ahead of the Cubs...

Carlos Zambrano did his usual finger-pointing routine while walking off the mound after his cameo appearance Wednesday night at Miller Park. Instead of pointing at the sky, however, Zambrano should have been pointing at himself. In the briefest outing...

Cubs manager Dusty Baker calls him his streak-buster. Future Hall of Famer Greg Maddux pitched six strong innings and the Cubs' bats came through with enough clutch hits to beat the Milwaukee Brewers 5-4 Monday night at Miller Park, snapping a four-...

After throwing 130 pitches in the south Florida heat, Cubs starter Kerry Wood was too tired to celebrate his 1-0, two-hit victory over the Marlins before 30,432 at Pro Player Stadium. "I'm tired, beat, drained, dizzy ... " Wood said. "I was running on...

Imagine the shock for an Atlanta Braves fan who spent the winter abroad without giving his favorite team a second thought. Hey, that isn't Tom Glavine in a New York Mets uniform, is it? And what's the deal with Kevin Millwood wearing that Phillies cap?...