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Nearing the end of a season that has alternated between meaningless and annoying, the Cubs had a chance to do something important: Shut the St. Louis Cardinals out in Chicago. Before the weekend series, the Cardinals were 0-10 in the city, swept twice by the Cubs and once by the White Sox. But as the Cubs usually do when the games actually matter, they came unglued.

With their team's lead in the AL Central dwindling daily, Detroit Tigers fans will probably not react well to the acquisition of Neifi Perez, say city officials.

WGN-TV Meteorologist Tom Skilling thought he was in for the mother of all weather reports when he rushed out of the Weather Center in a panic late Thursday night, thinking severe weather was coming from the West.

After getting shellacked 10-4 in Wednesday night's game for their second straight loss, the Chicago White Sox had to be thinking, "Just who the hell are these Royals players and where have they been all season?"

SAPPORO, Japan – In gearing up for the FIBA World Championships, Team USA showed remarkable unity during their exhibition victories over Puerto Rico, Brazil, China, Lithuania and Korea. But yesterday Coach Mike Krzyzewski single-handedly destroyed any sense of team harmony when he named Carmelo Anthony, Lebron James and Dwyane Wade the team's tri-captains.

Conceding that their farm system is incapable of producing anything of value in baseball terms, the Cubs have sold the entire system to ConAgra, the North American behemoth food production company, who will turn the operation into a working farm.

Bears fans with Super Bowl hopes were able to take a sigh of relief after Friday night's 24-3 spanking of the Chargers. Unlike the previous preseason game, both the defense and quarterback Rex Grossman actually seemed like they were familiar with the game of football.