The Cubs close out their first winning month this season... with a loss to the World Champion Giants.
Morning Box Score: Cubs Can't Finish Giants Sweep
Morning Box Score: Sox Rally, Cubs Lift Garza
The White Sox recent callups from Charlotte haven't been taught to curl in a fetal position when playing Minnesota.
Morning Box Score: Buehrle Blanks Twins, Cubs Beat Lincecum
Mark Buehrle and Randy Wells stymied their respective opponents last night. For Wells, it was the Cubs starter's first career shutout.
Morning Box Score: Rockies Beat Sox in Extras, Giants Take Two From Cubs
Both the Cubs and White Sox lost games on momentum-shifting plays last night.
Afternoon Box Score: Giants Tee Off on Cubs' Davis
The Giants lineup was dialed into Doug Davis in the first game as they win the first game of a day-night doubleheader.
Morning Box Score: Sox Fall in Oakland, Cubs Sink After Rain Delay
White Sox first baseman Paul Konerko homered and DH Adam Dunn doubled twice for the Sox, but it was not enough as they fell to the Oakland Athletics 6-2 Saturday afternoon.
Things aren't much better with the North Siders, but then again they didn't get enough time to muster any sort of rally. In six innings due to rain, the Chicago Cubs were shut out by the San Francisco Giants 3-0 Saturday night.
Has Dusty Been Living in a Cave?
For those who've been living in a cave for the past three years, this week's Sports Illustrated cover story may come as a surprise to you -- Barry Bonds used steroids! Excerpted from the upcoming book Game of Shadows, by Mark Fainaru-Wada and Lance Williams, the article details the extensive regiment of steroids, supplements, growth hormones and other chemicals the slugger used to bulk up on his way to breaking the single-season home run record....
Arms Race
Baseball's trading deadline is less than a week away, and neither Chicago team has made a big move yet. However, daily rumors surround the Sox and a number of high profile pitchers that are on the block. The two biggest names mentioned, in terms of starting pitchers, are A.J. Burnett and Jason Schmidt. While a deal sending Burnett to Baltimore looked like a done deal a few days ago, that deal has fallen apart and...
Sports Spots
There's a lot going on the the Chicagoist SportsCenter these days, so we're going to give ya'll a little recap of some things we haven't yet touched on:
Cubs, Sox Left at the Altar
Neither Chicago baseball team is doing very well lately. In recent days, both have been left at the altar when a more attractive suitor came calling.
Down to the Wire
We're now well into the last week of baseball's regular season, and there are still a whole pack of teams fighting for that lone NL Wild Card playoff spot, with the Cubs thick in the middle.
Maddux Wins 300!
Pitching for the Cubs from 1986 to 1992, Maddux won his first 95 games for the North Siders before joining the Atlanta Braves, for whom he won another 194 games in 11 seasons. With his 11th win of the season and 106th in a Cubs uniform, he achieved the ultimate milestone for a major league pitcher. Now, Cooperstown awaits!

