Dominant Hill handcuffs Braves
Rich Hill, the tall, lanky Cubs pitcher with the face of a 16-year-old, quieted the Braves' bats at Turner Field in eight solid innings of work, giving up only four hits and holding the NL East leaders scoreless. Hill now leads the majors in ERA with a paltry .041.
Cubs fans hope Curse of April 20th strikes bullpen
Another curse is plaguing the Cubs. On April 20, 2005, Nomar Garciaparra blew out his groin muscle running out of the batter's box at Busch Stadium. Exactly a year later, Derrek Lee collided with Rafael Furcal at Dodger Stadium, breaking a bone in Lee's wrist and effectively ending his year. Superstition suggests something bad will happen Friday for the Cubs. Fans are hoping that if the Curse of April 20th does have to strike, that it strikes the bullpen.
Interview: Matt Liston
Cubs fan and filmmaker Matt Liston chronicled the 2003 season, as he went on a crusade to bring Wrigleyville a pennant.
Pujols offers to help Buehrle move
One of the first phone calls Sox pitcher Mark Buehrle received after his no-hitter and following trade to the Cardinals was from his new teammate, first baseman Albert Pujols, who offered to help the pitcher move to his new home.
Knicks watch: Collapse brings hope to Bulls’ draft dreams
A mere 20 days ago, the New York Knicks were a half game away from the eighth spot in the playoff race in the East. Since that time, they lost nine of 11 and fell to seven games behind the eighth spot to finish fourth from the basement in the East.
Kenny Williams trades Buehrle 5 minutes after no-hitter
While White Sox nation rejoiced its first no-hitter in 16 years, the pitcher who tossed it was packing his bags. Mark Buehrle barely had time for congratulatory hugs from his teammates before he was summoned to general manager Kenny Williams' office. It was there Buehrle found out he had been dealt to the St. Louis Cardinals for two low-level minor league prospects.
Guillen furious Buehrle walked Sosa during no-hitter
Sox manager Ozzie Guillen spent most of Wednesday clarifying statements he made the previous night about Sammy Sosa, stating he didn't want to hit the slugger, but instead force Sosa to "have to hit" when at bat. These statements were ignored when Mark Buehrle walked Sosa in the fifth inning, infuriating the manager despite Buehrle's no-hitter, the first for the Sox in 15 years.
