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The Chicago Cubs and Milwaukee Brewers are scheduled to play in a three-game series at Miller Park from June 5 through June 7, 2012. The probable pitchers in this series include Ryan Dempster, Paul Maholm, Matt Garza, Yovani Gallardo, Zack Greinke and Randy Wolf.  

Wrigley Field is a shrine to millions of Chicago Cubs fans, but is the beloved field the reason why the team can never seem to win? In an article recently in the Wall Street Journal , Rich Cohen wrote " Why Wrigley Field Must Be Destroyed ." In it, he talked about the team never winning there and the difficulties involved with building a team to play there. This is a subject I have talked and ...  

San Francisco, CA (Sports Network) - Madison Bumgarner took a shutout into the ninth inning against the Chicago Cubs, and the San Francisco Giants survived a late offensive surge to hold on for a 4-3 win in the opener of a four-game series at AT Park ...  

Mesa Mayor assures new Chicago Cubs stadium will be fineAZ Central.com1, 2012 08:38 AM People who are criticizing plans for the Chicago Cubs' new Mesa stadium may be jumping the gun, Mayor Scott Smith said this week. Long-awaited drawings of the facility were released last month, showing far fewer Chicago-esque ...and more »  

The Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee Brewers will continue a National League Central series on Saturday afternoon inside Miller Park, with the first pitch scheduled for 1:05 ET on FOX Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee Brewers   Chicago was unable to hold two late-inning leads in dropping a 8-7 road decision to the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday [...]  

Kerry Wood formally announces his retirement from the Chicago Cubs in front of family and teammates before a game between the Chicago Cubs and the Chicago White Sox on May 19, 2012 at Wrigley Field ...  

Wood entered Friday's interleague game against the crosstown White Sox, struck out a batter, then promptly departed the mound to a standing ovation. His 20-strikeout, one-hit performance against the Astros on May 6, 1998 at Wrigley Field remains one of the greatest games ever pitched.  

Assuming Wood does indeed get his last appearance this weekend, it is only fitting that he does it at Wrigley Field with nothing but Chicago players in both dugouts. Brian is a lifelong Chicago Cubs fan, having lived in Illinois his entire life ...  

Sportsnet.caChicago Cubs' Kerry Wood goes out with a strikeoutSan Francisco ChronicleOn Friday, he left the game after one final, emotional appearance with the Chicago Cubs. Fittingly, "Kid K" struck out the last batter he'll ever face and retired at the age of 34, ending a career that was eye-popping at times but hampered by injuries.Chicago Cubs - PlayerWatchChicago TribuneBaseball: Chicago Cubs' Kerry Wood retires after striking out final...  

(AP) -- While their bullpen hasn't always been at its best, the Chicago Cubs have gotten a number of solid starts in recent games. Just not from Chris Volstad. The struggling right-hander will seek to produce a breakthrough outing while helping the Cubs ...  

It has been a career riddled with injuries but Wood never quit. A lot of players may have walked away from the game but he wanted to come back and help the Cubs win and was willing to take less money to do it. His career reminds me of author John Grisham's ...  

CHICAGO (AP) The Chicago Cubs have activated catcher Steve Clevenger from the 15-day disabled list and optioned backup Blake Lalli to Triple-A Iowa. Clevenger went on the DL on April 28, retroactive to April 26, with a right oblique strain. He was hitting .  

HOUSTON, May 22 (UPI) -- Jason Castro and Chris Johnson each smacked three-run homers to back Bud Norris' strong outing Monday in Houston's 8-4 win over the Chicago Cubs. Castro's shot put the Astros ahead 3-0 in the second inning and Johnson's ...  

He homered in his final five games with the Chiefs. CHICAGO (AP) The Chicago Cubs have placed reliever Lendy Castillo on the 15 … Full Story »Cubs place RHP Castillo on DL with groin injury LONDON (AP) Clint Dempsey's season with Fulham is over after a ...  

The Chicago Cubs' pitch for a public-private deal to spiff up Wrigley Field was already a hard sell. Now, it's even harder. That doesn't bother us a bit. Cubs Chairman Tom Ricketts spent the week doing damage control over his father's ...