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WGN radio's Andy Masur--who's spent the last five years covering for Cubs play-by-play man Pat Hughes' late-game, half-inning breaks--is leaving the station for greener pastures in San Diego, where he will work Padres' radio broadcasts.

Last October, new Cubs manager Lou Piniella was a broken man.

Cubs fans have been hearing for weeks that the team is nearing completion on a deal with left-handed power hitter Cliff Floyd. Those eager to call the outfielder one of their own are wondering what the hold up is.

Chicago baseball fans will set aside their differences over the next two weeks and root for the Bears together, according to a recently inked treaty at City Hall Sunday night.

In 1985, the Texas Rangers signed a malnourished teenager named Sammy Sosa. Twenty-two years later, Sosa is nearing a return to the Rangers with a minor league deal. Just like he did when he was 16, Sosa now weighs 140 pounds.

David Beckham's big week continued yesterday after the Chicago Cubs' used some of their newfound bankroll to sign the international soccer superstar to a five-year deal for $135 million. This comes just one day after the former Manchester United and Real Madrid midfielder took advantage signed a $250 million contract with Major League Soccer's Los Angeles Galaxy

As the St. Louis Cardinals clinched their first World Series title in 24 years, most Cubs fans spun deeper into the state of depression that has gripped them for decades. Some don't think they can take it any longer.