Matt Lawton

1987 -- Steve Markley pitched a two-hitter to lead Bielke Construction to a 13-3 victory over Selby in the first game of an amateur baseball doubleheader. John Zulk and Shaun Wanner had extra-base hits as Bielke won the nightcap 18-5. 1992 -- Justin...

1987 -- Mario Andretti turned in the fastest lap in the history of Indianapolis Motor Speedway during practice for the Indy 500. Andretti's lap of 218.204 mph eclipsed the official record of 217.581 set by Rick Mears during qualifying a year ago. However,...

1986 - Dave Planteen's sacrifice fly scored Sherm Cutler with the go-ahead run in the fifth inning and Claremont defeated Sioux Falls Valley National Bank 7-5 in amateur baseball. 1991 - Trent Osborne collected five hits in a doubleheader to lead Groton...

Pfc. Caleb A. Lufkin landed on the helipad at about 12:30 p.m., screaming at the sky as a small all-terrain vehicle carried him past the palm trees and concrete bunkers to the emergency room. Doctors inside cut off his blood-covered boots and prepared...

The Cubs headed to Houston on Sunday night for one last chance to get back into the thick of the wild-card race, knowing their fate is in their own hands. After Sunday's 5-4 victory over St. Louis, the Cubs were 61/2 games behind the wild-card-leading...

The only factor that prevented Javier Vazquez from extending his current success Tuesday night was a high pitch count. But that hardly mattered, as the White Sox's offense supplemented Vazquez's pitching with five home runs to coast to a 13-3 victory...

Carlos Zambrano was coasting along with a six-run lead against Pittsburgh in the fifth inning Sunday when he decided to show off his acrobatic skills. After failing to stop Matt Lawton's comebacker with his bare hand, Zambrano chased down the ball on the...

With the season dwindling down and their wild card hopes fading away with every missed opportunity, the Cubs have no margin for error. But Saturday's 4-2 loss to Colorado at Coors Field provided a glimpse of what has been haunting them all season long....

When the Cubs traded Matt Lawton to the New York Yankees on Saturday for a Class A prospect, the guessing game officially began. Is this the start of the end-of-the-season purge? Will Kerry Wood be shut down to get shoulder surgery to give him more time...

Like an off-Broadway play that needs some tinkering, the Cubs have proven they are not quite ready for prime time. A 2-0 loss Saturday to the New York Mets by the Cubs, their fourth in a row, left them two games below .500 and searching for answers. The...

The Cubs began their biggest trip of the season Tuesday night in the city where booing is a way of life, which made them feel completely at home. They took advantage of the comfy surroundings, riding the arm of Carlos Zambrano and surviving a ninth-...

After popping up against Jose Mesa in the ninth inning of Saturday's 3-0 loss to Pittsburgh, Derrek Lee angrily slammed his bat to the ground. It was an unusual display of emotion for Lee. But after rookie left-hander Zach Duke throttled the Cubs all...