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• Samardzija homers, throws 8 innings in Cubs' win over Rockies

  May 15, 2013 11:37 PM

  CHICAGO (AP) - Jeff Samardzija hit a two-run home run and pitched eight strong innings for his first win since opening day and the Chicago Cubs beat the Colorado Rockies 6-3 on Wednesday night. David DeJesus led off the first inning with a home run and Anthony Rizzo had two... more »

• Gonzalez has 2 HRs among 5 hits, Rockies beat Cubs

  May 14, 2013 11:24 PM

  CHICAGO (AP) - Carlos Gonzalez homered twice and finished with a career-high five hits to lead the struggling Colorado Rockies to a 9-4 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Tuesday night. Gonzalez was 5 for 5 and fell a triple shy of a cycle, and Eric Young Jr. also homered... more »

• Wood solid as Cubs cruise past Rockies 9-1

  May 13, 2013 11:10 PM

  CHICAGO (AP) - Travis Wood pitched seven scoreless innings and the Chicago Cubs came within two outs of their first shutout since last August in a 9-1 win over the Colorado Rockies on Monday night. Alfonso Soriano homered for Chicago, which has won three straight for the second time this... more »

• Sky Sox fall to I-Cubs 8-6

  May 8, 2013 11:15 PM

  After a four hour and eight minute rain delay, the Colorado Springs Sky Sox (18-13) dropped the second game of their series against the Iowa Cubs (12-18), 8-6, at Security Service Field on Wednesday in front of 5,847 fans. The game was originally scheduled to begin at 11:05 a.m.,... more »

• Rockies shut out the Cubs

  March 13, 2013 8:30 PM

  MESA, Ariz. (AP) - Starlin Castro returned from a hamstring injury that had sidelined him since Feb. 27, getting a single and a walked Wednesday in the Chicago Cubs' 2-0 loss to the Colorado Rockies. Castro, who hurt his left leg in a game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, walked... more »

• Helton gets his first hit of spring training

  March 5, 2013 8:30 PM

  SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) - Todd Helton got his first hit of spring training and Jeff Francis pitched four scoreless innings Tuesday to carry the Colorado Rockies to a 6-2 victory over the Cubs, snapping a three-game losing streak. Helton, a .320 hitter who was limited to 69 games and hit... more »

• Rockies doubled up by Cubs

  February 26, 2013 8:22 PM

  MESA, Ariz. (AP) - Edwin Jackson pitched two scoreless innings in his first outing with the Cubs, and Chicago beat the Colorado Rockies 4-2 Tuesday. Jackson signed a four-year, $52 million contract this winter. He gave up consecutive singles to start the game but finished by retiring four in a... more »

• Chacin leaves with blister, Rockies beat Cubs

  March 15, 2012 7:58 PM

  SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) - Colorado Rockies starter Jhoulys Chacin exited with a blister on his right index finger after throwing three scoreless innings Thursday in a 7-5 victory over a split squad of Chicago Cubs. Chacin said he doesn't think he will his next spring training start on Tuesday. The... more »

• Soriano homers twice as Cubs beat Rockies 11-4

  March 6, 2012 8:19 PM

  MESA, Ariz. (AP) - Alfonso Soriano hit two home runs and a double to send Dale Sveum and the Chicago Cubs to an 11-4 victory over the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday. It was Sveum's first victory since he was hired to manage the Cubs in November. Soriano led off the... more »

• Fans will continue to cheer Cubs, drink Old Style

  September 7, 2011 11:00 PM

  CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago's iconic workingman's brew will continue to have a place at Wrigley Field. Old Style-maker Pabst Brewing Co. and the Chicago Cubs announced Wednesday that the brew that has been available to fans since 1950 will be peddled at the Wrigley Field through 2013. Pabst threatened earlier... more »

• Cubs linger in homeowner's tree for hours before joining mama

  August 1, 2011 1:37 PM

  There were tense moments in a Pueblo neighborhood, when a mama bear and her cubs invaded a homeowner's yard. Early this morning a newspaper delivery person spotted the animals, called 911 and warned the residents. When the Division of Wildlife got to the scene on Alma Ave., the bears... more »

• Pena, Ramirez power Cubs to 7-3 win over Rockies

  June 27, 2011 7:42 PM

  CHICAGO (AP) - Carlos Pena and Aramis Ramirez each homered twice to lead the Chicago Cubs to a 7-3 win over the Colorado Rockies on Monday. Ramirez hit a two-run homer in the first, doubled and scored in the fifth and homered again to lead off the seventh. It was... more »

• Fowler's tiebreaking two-run double sparks Rockies

  April 17, 2011 8:39 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Dexter Fowler hit a two-out, two-run double to ignite a four-run eighth inning and the Colorado Rockies went on to beat the Chicago Cubs 9-5 Sunday for their eighth victory in nine games. With the score tied at 5, the Rockies sent 10 batters to the plate... more »

• Coleman, Castro lead Cubs past Rockies

  April 16, 2011 11:42 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Casey Coleman scattered four hits while working into the sixth inning and Starlin Castro went 4 for 5 with a three-run homer in Chicago's 8-3 win over Colorado on Saturday night that snapped the Rockies' seven-game winning streak. Alfonso Soriano also went deep for the Cubs, whose... more »

• Rockies RHP Johnson set for major league debut

  April 16, 2011 10:27 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Alan Johnson will make his major league debut Sunday when the Colorado Rockies wrap up their three-game series against the Chicago Cubs, provided he's not needed out of the bullpen Saturday night. In that case, Rockies manager Jim Tracy said the club would have to call up... more »

• Chacin tosses 1st career complete game as Rox win

  April 15, 2011 11:21 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Jhoulys Chacin tossed a six-hitter for his first career complete game, Chris Iannetta hit a bases-clearing triple and the Colorado Rockies won their seventh straight, beating the Chicago Cubs 5-0 on Friday night. The Rockies are off to their best start in franchise history, improving to 11-2... more »

• Rox beat Cubs in split squad game

  March 27, 2011 8:03 PM

  MESA, Ariz. (AP) - Ryan Dempster threw four shaky innings in his final start before opening day and the Chicago Cubs lost to a Colorado Rockies split squad 6-4 on Sunday. Tyler Colvin hit a grand slam in the eighth for Chicago to make it close. Clay Mortensen, expected to... more »

• Rox beat Cubs and lose to White Sox in split-squad games

  March 9, 2011 1:33 AM

  SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) - Jorge De La Rosa allowed two hits in four innings, prospect Jordan Pacheco hit a three-run homer and a Colorado Rockies' split-squad beat the Chicago Cubs 4-0 Tuesday. De La Rosa struck out five and walked none as the Rockies won for the third time in... more »

• Baby tigers on display at the Denver Zoo

  August 31, 2010 5:06 PM

  Denver Zoo's four endangered, Amur tiger cubs took a breath of fresh air Monday as they explored their outdoor habitat for the first time. The cubs - females Zaria and Akasha and males Nikolai and Thimbu - were each given a clean bill of health in their last exams... more »

• Lion cubs going to the dogs in Colorado

  August 30, 2010 10:57 AM

  Dogs and cats are known to be enemies, but at a Colorado animal sanctuary near Keensberg, two lion cubs' survival is in the paws of a pack of rescue dogs. Butchie the Bulldog and Wally the cat are teachers of a pair of homeless cubs who were only a... more »

• Gonzalez homers in ninth to hit for cycle

  July 31, 2010 10:53 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Carlos Gonzalez hit a game-ending home run leading off the ninth inning to become the sixth player in Colorado Rockies history to hit for the cycle. Gonzalez, who singled, tripled and doubled in his first three at-bats, hit the first pitch from Chicago Cubs reliever Sean Marshall... more »

• Rockies' 12-run eighth sparks 17-2 rout of Cubs

  July 31, 2010 12:30 AM

  DENVER (AP) - Carlos Gonzalez, Ian Stewart and Dexter Fowler homered and the Colorado Rockies used a record-setting 12-run eighth inning to rout the Chicago Cubs 17-2 on Friday night. Gonzalez had four hits, two in the eighth when the Rockies set a major league record with 11 straight hits... more »

• Final grizzly bear in deadly attack caught

  July 30, 2010 9:53 AM

  Montana wildlife officials say they have captured the fourth and final grizzly bear believed involved in the fatal mauling of a Michigan man at a campground near Yellowstone National Park. A sow and two of her three cubs had been trapped by Thursday. The final year-old cub was found... more »

• Grizzly, 2 cubs caught after MT campground mauling

  July 29, 2010 11:51 AM

  Montana wildlife officials have captured a female grizzly and two of her three cubs in a campground near Yellowstone National Park where a man was killed and two others injured in a bear attack. Fish, Wildlife and Parks Warden Capt. Sam Sheppard says the bear was captured in a... more »

• 'Cougars,' 'cubs' unwelcome on Carnival cruises

  January 12, 2010 11:59 AM

  Carnival Cruise Lines won't be sailing anymore with a boatload of "cougars" and their willing prey. The Miami-based company has turned down a request from a singles travel group to book another cruise with the cougar theme. The term refers to older women who date younger men. The singles group... more »

• Chicago Cubs file for Chapter 11 to speed team's sale

  October 12, 2009 12:31 PM

  The Chicago Cubs baseball team is seeking Chapter 11 protection, a step that will allow its corporate parent to hand the team to new owners. The team filed for bankruptcy in Delaware on Monday. The move was anticipated as the Tribune Co. looks to complete an $845 million sale of... more »

• Mamma bear & two cubs sleep in mobile home park

  October 4, 2009 6:02 PM

  Alvin Gutierrez has never seen a bear in his neighborhood in the 13 years he's lived in Colorado Springs, until now. "It's a thrill", says Gutierrez. "It kind of tripped me out." At 5 a.m. Sunday, Gutierrez heard some large banging outside his window. When he looked out,... more »