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Touted by Cubs brass as the next great outfield prospect for what seems like a decade, Felix Pie's shot at the big leagues doesn't seem to be nearing any time soon. Even after a hot spring, Pie's hopes to be roaming the Wrigley Field outfield when the season starts still appear remote.

The Bulls finally found out just how good it feels to be a bully. The wedgies, the purple-nurples, the swirlies, the 24-point beatings . apparently picking on someone smaller and weaker was just what the doctored ordered.

It's customary for rookies to perform degrading tasks until they earn respect of a ball club. Although he's in his eighth season with the White Sox, Mark Buehrle has been ordered to carry the bags of recently-rich pitcher Javy Vasquez.

Last night the Bulls went into Miami standing tall, having won three games in a row and feeling confident they could repeat their opening-night historic win against the Heat and notch their fourth win in a row.

Usually when a goaltender makes over $6 million dollars a year, he gives his team at least a couple shutouts per season. That expectation is gone when you're the starting goalie for the Blackhawks.

Family and friends of fallen pop princess Britney Spears decided the star needed to enter a rehab facility after learning that she had gotten a White Sox tattoo.

In February, ex-Cub and current Angels outfielder Gary Matthews Jr. covertly received a box of illegal steroids that had been mailed to the home of a friend Matthews has known since grade school, and seemed to have gotten away with it. This week, however, a $15 rebate claim form bearing Matthews' name, signature and real address was received by the product's manufacturer. The product's order number and serial number as written on the form are said to match those of the package delivered to Matthews' friend Joey Adamley of Tuscon, Ariz.