When Carlos Zambrano, Derrek Lee and Kosuke Fokodume receive their first paychecks of the 2008 seasons, there will be a signature on them. Whose it'll be, nobody knows. That's because current Cubs owner Sam Zell vows to close a deal on the sale of the Cubs by Opening Day. more ›

The Chicago Blackhawks have released a schedule for home televised games for the 2007-2008 season that includes seven dates starting with Sunday's 6pm game against the Detroit Red Wings. more ›

When Bill Wirtz died a few weeks ago, one of the first things on everyone's mind seemed to be does this mean Blackhawks home games will be on TV? It's starting to look that way. According to a memo Rocky Wirtz wrote to the Blackhawks staff, he's in talks with Comcast SportsNet to start broadcasting the games. The memo says that "no definitive agreements have been reached," but that the Blackhawks and CSN are "working... more ›

Fans can expect another busy offseason for the Cubs. And while last winter was spent courting the likes of Alfonso Soriano and Ted Lilly, this year's focus is going to be the ownership of the team. The Tribune Co., the current owners, has been dragging its feet on the sale, as it tries to maximize the overall price. While officially the desire is to close the sale during the fourth quarter, it's likely a deal... more ›

With the Cubs' season rapidly spiraling out of control, all hell broke lose at the formerly "friendly confines," beginning with Friday's matinee. Unable to beat their opponents of late -- and perhaps too used to beating themselves on the field -- the Cubs began beating on each other instead. Television cameras captured for all to see, a fight between pitcher Carlos Zambrano and catcher Michael Barrett in the Cubs dugout following a rough inning that... more ›

The Chicago Fire kick off their tenth season in Major League Soccer this Saturday at Toyota Park in Bridgeview, Ill. The Fire will start off against New England Revolution, who knocked the Fire out of the 2006 playoff hunt. The rivalry with the Revs is quickly becoming one of the better rivalries in Major League Soccer. The teams are an even 17-17-6 against each other in the regular season. Further stoking the rivalry fire is... more ›

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While neither team made the playoffs this year, the White Sox's 2005 World Series title and contention for a playoff spot until the last weeks of the season this year allowed the Sox to edge the Cubs in TV ratings for the 2006 season. more ›

Seems like forever that we've been hearing that Joe Borchard was the next White Sox superstar. A former quarterback for Stanford, the Sox gave the once-promising outfielder a then-record $5.3 million signing bonus after drafting him in 2000. more ›

Chicagoians will be able to watch more than half the Chicago Fire games on television this season. The Fire are slated to play in seven nationally televised games on either ABC or ESPN, including their season opener on April 1 at FC Dallas. This past week the Chicago Fire and Comcast SportsNet announced that ten regular season games will be aired on the regional sports network. Of the seventeen televised matches, nine will be played... more ›

After more than 18 years at the station, Fox 32 dismissed Sportscaster Bruce Wolf this week. Neither the station nor Wolf would comment on the details concerning the dismissal. more ›

According to this month's Chicago Magazine, Comcast is about to debut a new local sports network CSN (Comcast SportsNet Chicago) that will focus on Chicago sports. CSN is apparently set to launch October 1. Yeehaw, sports fans. CSN already has Mid-Atlantic and Philly locations, and they appear to be…well, if not thriving certainly existing. The website looks a little familiar, and all the swooshy backgrounds look like the SportsCenter supernova thingie, but that's probably the point. more ›