Chicago Cubs

After tipping a potential foul ball catch that would have put the Cubs four outs away from the pennant his way, Steve Bartman became the most hated man in Chicago.

Detroit increases lead in Al Central raceRed Sox look to clinch AL Wild CardGiants struggling in NL Wild Card huntDodgers close to clinching division

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Micah Hoffpauir belts his 10th homer of the season into the seats in right, reupping the Cubs' advantage to two runs

The Chicago Cubs pitcher tested a new batting helmet (Model S-100) developed by Rawlings, which is designed to withstand the impact of pitches at speeds of up to 100 mph. Dempster wore it Saturday in the Cubs' 11-4 win over the New York Mets. Dempster admitted the big helmet it did make him a little faster because it forced him to lean forward, but "I felt like a Smurf", he said.

Canadian and American National Anthem's at the 2009 Winter Classic at Wrigley field on 1 Jan 2009

Murray did a dance for his Cubs in the stands at PETCO Park in San Diego as they beat the Padres 7-2

Taveras made a great catch in left-center on Kosuke Fukudome's fly ball for the first out of the fifth inning.

MLB.com goes over the top five plays for August 1, 2009.

ESPN's Around the Horn debates the relevance of this story.

The White Sox have bragging rights after winning the first game against the Cubs

Jeremy Schaap looks back on the tainted legacy of Sammy Sosa

The New York Times reported Sammy Sosa was on a list of 104 players who tested positive for an unidentified performance-enhancing drugs in 2003. Former SI columnist Rick Reilly retells his story of challenging Sosa to a drug test back in 2002, which Sosa declined (Reilly wrote a column about it in SI a week later).

According to The New York Times, slugger Sammy Sosa tested positive for a banned substance in 2003. In other news, water is wet.

Cartoon Prince Fielder must be Pissed.