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Superstars are signing long-term deals like never before. What's causing teams and players across the league to agree to deals that last far into the next…

"Ladies' Day," when women were admitted to games for free, was a regular feature of the Cubs' schedule for many years -- and a wildly popular one. In 1929, Glenn Stout wrote "The Cubs," his...

From Fred Pfeffer's 3-run blast against Detroit in 1884, through Gabby Hartnett's solo "Homer in the Gloamin' " against the Pirates in 1938, to Jason Heyward's drive with 2 aboard against the Reds...

Mike Bojanowski posted an excellent front-page story Friday about the demolition of the 100-year-old Neely Building, longtime home of Neely Printing, which made the scorecards sold at Wrigley Field...

The Cubs have played an enormous number of games. Their July 1 win at home over the Red Sox was their 22,000th in regular-season league games, including their 3 years in the National Association...

From 1876 through last night, the Cubs have hit 14,747 home runs in regular-season games. That is the third-highest total in big league history, behind only the Yankees (16,681) and Giants...

In the Modern Era, only 1 pitcher has walked 12 Cubs in a game: Wiley Platt, of the Beaneaters (today's Braves), way back on June 10, 1903. Two others walked 11, in 1902 and 1906. Seven walked...

I recently watched the last half hour or so of "The Natural," the 1984 movie starring Robert Redford as right fielder Roy Hobbs of the New York Knights. Hobbs belts a home run with 2 men on base...

His full name was William Frederick Schriver, but to baseball he was known as "Pop." A catcher and first baseman, he played for 7 teams between 1886 and 1901, stepping to the plate more than 3,000...

The latest in our long-running series of #Cubs-related news articles. This one generally manages but might need some TLC.