Chicago Cubs

Forbes released it's latest list of the most valuable teams in Major League Baseball, Tuesday, and, to little surprise, the New York Yankees sit alone at the top.

The odds makers have spoken and it appears that the Chicago Cubs and Boston Red Sox are considered the front runners to win the World Series in 2017.

After putting together the team that broke the 86-year curse of the Bambino in '04 with the Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs' president of baseball operations Theo Epstein has ended an even bigger drought.

It took 108 years, and extra innings, but the Chicago Cubs, and all of their fans, can finally call themselves World Champions. In somewhat improbable fashion, the Cubs outlasted the gritty Cleveland Indians to win Game 7, 8-7, in 10 innings.

Down goes the Billy Goat. Down Goes the Billy Goat. The Chicago Cubs are headed back to the World Series for the first time since 1945, after beating Clayton Kershaw and the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-0 in Game 6 of the NLCS Saturday.

Jake Arrieta of the Chicago Cubs has won the NL Cy Young Award, acing out Dodgers stars Zack Greinke and Clayton Kershaw. Arrieta got 17 first-place votes for 169 points from the Baseball Writers' Association of America in results announced Wednesday...

Chicago Cubs third baseman Kris Bryant was a unanimous pick as NL Rookie of the Year, and Houston Astros shortstop Carlos Correa was voted the AL honor. Bryant made his debut on April 17 and became an NL All-Star. The 23-year-old hit ...

These Chicago Cubs are supposed to be too young to be here. Or maybe they're just too good to care. Jake Arrieta allowed four hits in nine dominant innings and the Cubs rolled to a 4-0 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates in the NL wild-card game on Wednesday night...

Chicago Cubs manager Joe Maddon says he prefers his grandchildren sit behind the protective screen when they're at games. Major League Baseball has said it will re-evaluate fan safety at stadiums after a woman at Fenway Park was hit in the head by a broken bat last week...

Chicago Cubs Hall of Fame shortstop Ernie Banks has passed away, according to several media reports. WGN in Chicago reports Banks died at Northwestern Memorial Hospital Friday. He was 83. Dubbed "Mr. Cub," Banks suited up on Chicago's North Side from 1953-71, slugging 512 home runs over 19 seasons...