Chicago Cubs News

One year after sending eight players to the All-Star Game, the Cubs will have one going to this year's game in St.

All but one player on each side will be announced today as members of the National League and American League All-Star teams for the July 14 contest in St.

Rockies starter Jason Marquis is congratulated by coach Tom Runnells after Marquis pitched a two-hitter to become the first 10-game winner in the National League .

Some vendors who sell T-shirts and other fan paraphernalia outside Chicago's Wrigley Field are upset over a city proposal to move peddlers more than two blocks from the ballpark.

Carlos Zambrano, with four no-decisions in his last five starts, hasn't pitched a winner since June 5. Run support has been a problem in some games; it was Zambrano, after all, who drove in the Cubs' only run Friday before Jake Fox's bases-loaded walk resulted in a 10-inning victory over the Milwaukee Brewers.

PITTSBURGH – Cubs fans hoping to watch Aramis Ramirez play can catch him on Friday at Kane County, when he begins his rehab stint with Class-A Peoria.

Rookie Sam Fuld is expected to move into the Cubs leadoff spot Saturday with Alfonso Soriano moving to the middle of the order.

CHICAGO – Struggling Cubs left fielder Alfonso Soriano might find his name lower in the lineup today.

Before we start assigning blame for a Cubs season gone sour by July, let's agree on one thing: There is plenty of blame to go around -- from general manager Jim Hendry to manager Lou Piniella to just about every player not named Derrek Lee.

Cubs manager Lou Piniella has maintained a good relationship with the Chicago media, though it has been strained by recent events.

Despite the fact the Cubs ranked first in National League pitching in June with a 3.18 earned-run average, while the Milwaukee Brewers were last at 5.37, the Cubs gained no ground in the divisional race.

Neal Cotts had season-ending elbow surgery on Thursday. Neal Cotts, who pitched in 19 games this season for the Chicago Cubs before being sent to the minors on May 27, underwent elbow-ligament replacement surgery on Thursday.

Derrek Lee hit a grand slam and a three-run homer Thursday night for a career-high seven RBIs, and the Chicago Cubs opened an 11-game homestand by beating the Milwaukee Brewers 9-5. Lee drove his 10th career grand slam off reliever Chris Smith in the fourth after connecting for a three-run shot off starter Seth McClung in the first.

Notre Dame's newest two-sport star Samardzija, of Valparaiso, Ind., was recalled Tuesday from Iowa, where he was 5-3 with a 3.72 ERA in 13 games.

The Chicago Cubs acquired Colorado Rockies infielder Jeff Baker for Minor League pitcher Alberto Alburquerque today.

One fan could end up losing a lot of weight if the Cubs don't start winning more games.

Hendry...more miscast than Henry Kulky as Bearcat Sampson? Morrissey believes so.

CHICAGO - June can be the month a baseball divisional race is defined, but in the National League Central it has been the great equalizer.

Samardzija returns to Cubs bullpen With Wells limiting the Pirates to one run and six hits in his third consecutive victory, the Cubs took two of three in Pittsburgh to avoid falling three games under .500 for the first time since they were 36-39 in 2007.

Right-handed reliever Jeff Samardzija has returned to the Chicago Cubs' bullpen and right-hander Jose Ascanio has been optioned to Triple-A Iowa.