Pittsburgh Pirates taken hostage by Somali pirates
After attacking numerous ships along the Somalia coast, a large group of Somali pirates staged their most daring attack yet when they overtook baseball's Pittsburgh Pirates.
On Deck Radio Report: Taking advice from drunk fan in stands, Piniella will release...
This week's predictions: Patrick Kane will mistakenly think he's all grown up, things yelled by spectators will start to make sense to the Cubs skipper, and a softball player will set a Ripken-like record.
Cubs forget how to play baseball in St. Louis
If you tuned into even a single minute of the Cubs/Cardinals series in St. Louis over the past three days, it was most likely a waste of time.
Cash-strapped Trib, Sun-Times make beat writers share hotel rooms
In an effort to save money, Chicago's bankrupt daily newspapers are forcing their Cubs beat writers to share hotel rooms -- whether they like it or not.
ESPN launches all-cornhole channel
A new ESPN channel devoted to the bag-tossing game of Cornhole is to make its debut from the streets of Wrigleyville this summer.
Study reveals severe shortage of Wrigleyville bars
A Wrigleyville Chamber of Commerce study indicates the neighborhood needs an additional 75 bars to solve a severe tavern-shortage crisis.
Cubs install moving walkway to speed up Piniella’s mound visits
After the Cubs required five pitching changes -- including three in the ninth inning -- during Saturday's 5-4 victory over Houston, a moving walkway will be installed from the dugout to the mound in an effort to speed up games.
