Cubs shortstop graces cover of MLB’s video game
Joe Roman, Jr., Contributing Writer
November 11, 2019
Javier Báez joins an elite group of Chicago sports athletes that have graced the cover of flagship sports video games. Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane of the Blackhawks appeared on the cover of EA Sports NHL series. Hall of famers Michael Jordan and Brian Urlacher were on the cover for the NBA and N...
Manager Joe Maddon won’t be back with Cubs next season
Jay Cohen, Associated Press
September 29, 2019
From the moment Joe Maddon joined the Chicago Cubs, taking the reins in a Wrigleyville bar five years ago, he talked about winning. He was the right manager at the right time for a franchise that had experienced mostly terrible timing for more than a century. Right until Maddon's time in Chicago ran...
Commentary: Chicago Cubs, the World Series, and the greatest moment
November 3, 2016
There are moments that words don’t reach. Instead, it’s an ear-splitting roar, a moment of absolute adrenaline and jubilation. A frenzy of hugging, crying and yelling. That’s what baseball is: a game of moments. What makes this sport so special is that there is no time limit, so ther...
Commentary: The dream of the Chicago Cubs feels like a reality
Geoff Stellfox
October 17, 2016
When I was two-years-old, I went on the field at Wrigley Field and met Andre Dawson. Fast-forward 25 years (plus some change), and he’s back at Wrigley to throw out the first pitch in Game Two of the NLCS, and I’m back in the stands. Life’s funny like that — it moves in circles, giv...
Commentary: The MLB playoffs can’t be predicted
October 10, 2016
With 103 wins in the 2016 regular season, the Chicago Cubs are the best team in baseball. They stormed into the playoffs, running away with the National League Central Division. The stakes and the hopes are high, especially for a team that hasn't won the World Series in 108 years. Read More &raq...
Wrigleyville prepares for Cubs Wild Card game
Megan Deppen
October 7, 2015
Hours before the anticipated start of the Cubs wildcard playoff game against the Pirates, carts of canned beer are wheeled into Wrigleyville staple, Sluggers sports bar, where general manager David Strauss scurries between the rooms giving final orders to staff. Read More »...
DePaul Cubs fans stuck in class during Wild Card game
Reed Lubin
October 7, 2015
The Cubs will face off against their division rival, the Pittsburgh Pirates Wednesday at 7:08 p.m. The winner of the game will advance to the National League Division Series on Friday where they would play their even greater rival, the St. Louis Cardinals. Read More »...
This week in Chicago, July 20-26
Brenden Moore
July 20, 2015
This Week in Chicago: What’s going on and what to look out for this week in and around Chicago and DePaul. Read More »...
