The Chicago Cubs are one of the most storied franchises in all of baseball. Going back to their inception in 1876 as the Chicago White Stockings, the team has had plenty of legendary players take the ...

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A historic mansion in Winnetka is the suburb’s most-expensive home sold this year. Retired Chicago Cubs pitcher Kerry Wood and his wife, Sarah, sold their 11,250-square-foot home at 660 Prospect ...

Kerry Wood was the talk of baseball early in 1998, and on a cold, wet day at Wrigley Field against the Chicago Cubs the rookie was on fire, striking out 20 Astros batters in a 2-0 win over Houston.

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1915 — As a pitcher for Boston, Babe Ruth had three hits, including his first major league home run when he connected off Jack Warhop of the New York Yankees at the Polo Grounds. 1917 — Bob Groom of ...

The Chicago Cubs and the New York Yankees will play in Wrigley Field for the only the second time since the 1938 Word Series when they start a three-game series on Friday. Ryan Howard went 3 for 3 and ...

ROCKFORD (WREX) — It's a moment Chicago Cubs fans of a certain age remember well. Young pitcher Kerry Wood struck out 20 Houston Astros hitters on May 6, 1998. The hard-throwing right-hander was ...

Today in sports: The Heat are falling apart, SEC football plays rough, and a Saints takes a big shot at the Commish. Former fireballing phenom Kerry Wood plans to retire tonight after making one last ...