The Chicago Cubs honored 2010 Hall of Fame inductee Andre Dawson in a pregame ceremony Monday night at Wrigley Field before their game against Pittsburgh. Dawson was introduced by chairman Tom Ricketts and presented with numerous awards, including a No. 8 from the center field scoreboard. "I owe a great deal to the Montreal organization.

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Carlos Zambrano and the of the Cubs' offense made Mike Quade's managerial debut at Wrigley Field relatively easy. Carlos Zambrano allowed one unearned run in 5 1-3 innings and hit a two-run homer to lead the Chicago Cubs to a 14-2 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday night. Aramis Ramirez was 2 for 3 with four RBIs to help Quade win his first game at Wrigley Field as manager.

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Though not always successful on the baseball field, the Chicago Cubs have a track record of making fans happy…

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A tough-hop throwing error helped the Cincinnati Reds get some serious separation from the rest of the NL Central. Kosuke Fukudome's homer tied it in the top of the eighth, but his throw skipped away in the bottom half of the inning and helped Cincinnati rally for a 7-5 victory Sunday that completed the Reds' season-long domination of the Chicago Cubs.

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The Chicago Cubs will honor the late broadcaster Harry Caray next month by rededicating his statue outside Wrigley Field. The team said Thursday that a pregame ceremony is also planned for Sept. 1. Caray's wife, Dutchie Caray, and Cubs chairman Tom Ricketts are expected to be at the rededication. Caray's statue will be rededicated at Sheffield and Waveland avenues.

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One bad fastball turned into Bronson Arroyo's undoing. Kosuke Fukudome hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer off Arroyo, and the Chicago Cubs finally ended years of futility against the right-hander by beating the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 on Saturday night. Fukudome's homer in the fifth inning sent Arroyo (14-8) to his first loss against the Cubs since 2007.

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Now that the 66-year-old Lou Piniella has stepped down as the manager of the Chicago Cubs, the team is looking…

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Five pitches, three homers. Jay Bruce had one of those career nights that forced him to think all the way back to Little League for an apt comparison. The Reds? They're doing a flashback to 1995. Bruce homered in three consecutive at-bats Friday night, matching his career high by driving in five runs, and Cincinnati beat the Chicago Cubs 7-1 to keep its two-week playoff surge going full speed.

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"Strasmas" has been postponed indefinitely. The Washington Nationals announced on Friday morning that…

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The Chicago Cubs have started the process of replacing manager Lou Piniella by interviewing former Indians manager Eric Wedge, according to ESPNChicago.com. Wedge reportedly had a face-to-face interview with Cubs general manager Jim Hendry in Cleveland on Thursday. Piniella managed his final game with the team on Sunday and interim manager Mike Quade has since taken over. Wedge managed in Cleveland from 2003-2009 and won the American League Manger of the Year in 2007, when he managed the Indians to within one game of the World Series.

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