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 Cubs battle CardsFriday, May 4 Ben Zobrist will bat leadoff for only the second time this season when the Cubs play the Cardinals Friday night at Busch Stadium. Steve Rosenbloom writes that Sammy Sosa continues to treat the truth like it's a cutoff man. Elsewhere in the NL, the Mets have cut ties with former ace Matt Harvey. |
| White Sox first base coach Daryl Boston hopes to get some quality time together with his brother D.J., now the hitting coach of the Chicago Dogs. Trayce Thompson's walk-off homer gives the Sox a 6-5 win over the Twins. |
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| Weight watchingWhen Pablo Sandoval, the Kung Fu Panda, pitched in relief recently it recalled an era when quality portly pitchers such as Rick Reuschel, Mickey Lolich, David Wells and others were not a baseball oddity. |
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| Blackhawks and NBC Sports analyst Eddie Olczyk, post-treatment for colon cancer, calls the 144th running of the Kentucky Derby he'll be working "the best medicine." He also offers some betting advice for Saturday's race. |
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| Cam Atkinson scored the winner for the United States to prevail over Canada 5-4 after a penalty shootout in their opening game at the world ice hockey championship on Friday. "We can play better than that," Patrick Kane said. |
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| The #MeToo era is the perfect time to retire the objectified, chauvinistic relic of scantily clad performers on the sidelines at NFL and NBA games. |
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