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(AP) — German Marquez had an afternoon to remember while leading the Colorado Rockies over the defending World Series champs. Marquez carried a no-hitter into the seventh and collected his first big league hit in a 3-0 shutout of the Chicago Cubs in Denver...

(AP) — The Chicago Cubs took advantage of a bad throw to win their third in a row. Albert Almora Jr. led off the bottom of the 13th with a double and scored the winning run on an error by shortstop Freddy Galvis to complete the Cubs' 5-4 victory over the visiting Phillies...

The Seattle Mariners scored nine runs in the final three innings - including three in the bottom of the ninth, to top the defending World Series champion Chicago Cubs 11-10 in Cactus League play today.

CHICAGO (AP) — Folk singer Steve Goodman's "Go Cubs Go" about his beloved Chicago Cubs is a hit decades after he died — and months after his relatives sold the rights to his song collection. That means they shared the joy of hearing fans at Wrigley Field belt out the song during this World Series-winning season, but a lot less money...

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Theo Epstein has been voted The Sporting News Major League Baseball Executive of the Year for revitalizing the Chicago Cubs. Balloting by 56 big league executives took place before the postseason. The Cubs led the majors with 103 wins during the regular season and beat Cleveland in a seven-game World Series last week for their first title since 1908...

CHICAGO (AP) — Wrigley Field's days as the "Friendly Chalkboard" are coming to an end. The Chicago Cubs say they need to remove chalk messages and artwork left by fans on the ballpark's exterior walls due to offseason construction...

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Cubs have declined Jason Hammel's option for the 2017 season, making the pitcher a free agent. The World Series champions announced the move on Sunday. The option was worth $12 million, and Hammel gets a $2 million buyout. ...

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Cubs' front office got a surprise a day after their World Series win: 25 pizzas courtesy of last year's champs, the Kansas City Royals. The Royals posted a picture on Twitter on Thursday of Cubs staffers enjoying pies from Chicago deep dish pizza chain, Giordano's...

NEW YORK (AP) — The Chicago Cubs' curse-breaking victory over the Cleveland Indians in Game 7 reached 40 million viewers, making it the most-watched World Series game since 1991. The Nielsen company said the World Series as a whole averaged 23.4 mi...

CLEVELAND (AP) — The Chicago Cubs won their first World Series championship since 1908 when Ben Zobrist hit a go-ahead double in the 10th inning, beating the Cleveland Indians 8-7 in a thrilling Game 7 delayed by rain early Thursday. ...