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27 min ago | Chicago Tribune

Cubs' only All-Star is starting pitcher Ted Lilly

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

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Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, Ted Lilly, Baseball Players, Alfonso Soriano

4 hrs ago | Herald-Leader

COMMENTARY : Cubs most lacking in All-Star power

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.

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Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, National League, NFC, NFL Football, NFC West, American League West, American League, Ted Lilly, Baseball Players

9 hrs ago | Chicago Tribune

Phil Rogers: Ex-Cub tops not-so-obvious All-Stars

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 .

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Related Topix: Sports, Colorado Rockies, Major League Baseball, Baseball Players, Jason Marquis, American League, Ryan Franklin, Tim Wakefield

Sat Jul 04, 2009

WQAD

Vendors outside of Wrigley upset with city proposal banning them outside field

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.

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Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball

The SouthtownStar

No wins in store for Zambrano

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.

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Related Topix: Sports, Carlos Zambrano, Baseball Players, Major League Baseball, Jake Fox, Chicago White Sox, Jose Contreras, Mike Fontenot

The Daily Gazette

Aramis to play in Peoria: Cubs 3B to start rehab games Friday

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.

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Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, Aramis Ramirez, Baseball Players, Jeff Samardzija, Jose Ascanio

ChicagoSports.com - Chicago Cubs

Cubs to move Soriano down in order, Fuld up

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

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Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, Sam Fuld, Baseball Players, Alfonso Soriano, Jake Fox, Aramis Ramirez, Randy Wells

Northwest Herald

Soriano: a Ia m not doing my joba

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

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Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, Baseball Players, Alfonso Soriano, Milwaukee Brewers, Milton Bradley, Jason Kendall, Carlos Zambrano

Fri Jul 03, 2009

Chicago Sun-Times

Jim Hendry-Lou Piniella no longer dynamic duo

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.

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Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, Derrek Lee, Baseball Players, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Alfonso Soriano, Ted Lilly, Kosuke Fukudome

ChicagoSports.com - Chicago Cubs

'Private' remark strains media's relationship with Cubs

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

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Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball

Seattle's WB

Chicago Cubs hope to make up some ground in NL Central

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.

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Related Topix: Sports, National League, Major League Baseball, National League Central, Milwaukee Brewers, Aramis Ramirez, Baseball Players

CBC News

Cubs' Cotts has season-ending elbow surgery

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.

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Related Topix: Sports, Neal Cotts, Major League Baseball

Thu Jul 02, 2009

WDJT

Cubs rough up Brewers in opener

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.

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Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, Milwaukee Brewers, Derrek Lee, Baseball Players, Jake Fox

WSBT - Sports

Samardzija returns to Cubs bullpen

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.

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Related Topix: Sports, Jeff Samardzija, Baseball Players, Major League Baseball

BleacherReport

Jeff Baker Acquired by Cubs for Minor League Pitcher with Awesome Name

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

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Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball, Jeff Baker, Baseball Players, Colorado Rockies, Sam Fuld

NBC 5

Cubs Fan Goes on Hunger Strike

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

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Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball

BTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog

Morrissey: Fair or not, Chicago Cubs' failures are Jim Hendry's fault

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

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Related Topix: Sports, Major League Baseball

The Cincinnati Enquirer

July may burst Central logjam

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

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Related Topix: Sports, National League, Major League Baseball, National League Central, American League, Baseball Players, Milton Bradley, Chicago White Sox

Wed Jul 01, 2009

WSBT South Bend

Cubs beat Pirates 4-1 behind Lee, Wells

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.

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Related Topix: Sports, National League, Major League Baseball, National League Central, Pittsburgh Pirates, Kosuke Fukudome, Derrek Lee, Baseball Players, Randy Wells

The CW Washington, WDCW-TV

Jeff Samardzija up from minors, Jose Ascanio sent down as Cubs shuffle relievers

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

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Related Topix: Sports, Jose Ascanio, Jeff Samardzija, Baseball Players, Major League Baseball

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