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08.15.2008 8:21 am

Manny is still Manny

Finally, Manny Ramirez got his hair cut. Barely.

“One inch, half an inch,” Ramirez told reporters. “It’s still long. If I come back next year, it will be shorter.”

Dodgers manager Joe Torre insists on maintaining a clean-cut team. Ramirez, acquired from the Red Sox…

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08.08.2008 8:10 am

Cards-Cubs: It’s on!

Finally we get a weekend series on the North Side to renew one of baseball’s storied rivalries. And, yes, the Cubs understand what is at stake.

“It’s a series that could really put them in a bind,” Cubs utility man Mark DeRosa told…

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07.02.2008 7:33 am

A-Rod + Madonna = Ick!

Let the New York Post get you up to speed on the Madonna-Alex Rodriguez rumors:

“After months of divorce rumors swirling around Madonna and hubbie Guy Ritchie, Us magazine alleges that the 49-year-old pop star is cavorting with Yankees’ star swinger Alex Rodriguez,…

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06.23.2008 6:58 am

Small Bears devour White Sox

The Cubs cannot be stopped. Just ask the AL Central-leading White Sox, who just got swept in their cross-town series over the weekend.

So what if Alfonso Soriano and Carlos Zambrano are out? The Small Bears remain fierce. They moved 20 games over…

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06.04.2008 8:08 am

Attack of the Small Bears

The Cubs are steamrolling the National League this season. All the pieces are fitting together for manager Lou Piniella.

Even Jim Edmonds has relocated his batting stroke. Life is so good on the North Side right now that even Chicago Sun-Times columnist Jay Mariotti likes…

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05.29.2008 6:32 am

Osgood as gold to Kristen

Actress Kristen Bell is a REALLY big hockey fan. We know this because she told NHL.com about her teen obsession with goaltender Chris Osgood.

Seriously, she was infatuated with Ozzie while growing up.

“Chris Osgood was my first crush,” she said. “Brad…

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05.23.2008 7:38 am

Can Jim Edmonds still hit?

Jim Edmonds has done some nice things for the Cubs since arriving from the recycling bin. The man proved he can still fetch a fly ball, for instance.

Sadly, though, the Small Bears are seeing why the Padres turned him loose.

Jimmy…

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05.13.2008 8:41 pm

Please don’t mock softball players

Somebody named Nelson Figueroa, a fill-in pitcher for the Mets, aggravated the Washington Nationals by mocking them through the media.

That’s not a big deal. The Nationals are accustomed to such abuse.

In the process, though, he also ticked off female softball…

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05.09.2008 6:57 am

Jim Edmonds: Toast

Is it over for Jimmy Ballgame?

San Diego Union Tribune columnist Tim Sullivan believes so. Here is his take:

“Should you happen to run across John Moores around mealtime, be sure to pass him some Pepto-Bismol. If the Padres’ owner is about to eat Jim Edmonds‘…

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