Read more Chicago Cubs stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/716/chicago-cubs.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 10:27:08 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73791/sammy-sosa-skin-cream-did-this.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSammy Sosa attributes his newly lightened skin to three things: facial cream, all those baseball games he played out in the sun, and, of course, those pesky camera flashes, which “made my skin look lighter” at an event last week, he tells Univision. He wouldn’t divulge the name of the...http://www.newser.com/story/73791/sammy-sosa-skin-cream-did-this.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 11 Nov 2009 9:48:29 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73584/blame-sosas-new-look-on-cleansing-pal.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRetired slugger Sammy Sosa comes off as a bit vain, but he isn't bleaching his skin or "trying to be Michael Jackson," a friend says of the photos that took the sports blogosphere by storm last week. "He can't believe it is such a big deal." The friend, like Sosa...http://www.newser.com/story/73584/blame-sosas-new-look-on-cleansing-pal.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 08 Nov 2009 22:34:26 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73525/yes-this-is-sammy-sosa.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe sports blogosphere is abuzz over some new photographs of Sammy Sosa in which the former performance-enhanced Chicago Cubs star looks much, much lighter-skinned than we’re used to. Seems nobody’s been able to reach Sosa yet, and nothing in the captions of photos from Tuesday’s event in Las Vegas yields...http://www.newser.com/story/73525/yes-this-is-sammy-sosa.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 06 Nov 2009 19:27:24 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/71201/top-us-sports-city-pittsburgh.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWith championship NFL and NHL teams and solid college squads, Pittsburgh is America’s top sports city, the Sporting News rules. “Sports fans in Western Pennsylvania have had a lot to be proud of these last 12 months. Pittsburgh truly is the City of Champions,” says Mayor Luke Ravenstahl, who briefly...http://www.newser.com/story/71201/top-us-sports-city-pittsburgh.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 07 Oct 2009 23:31:22 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68822/pirates-set-mark-with-17th-straight-losing-year.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBaseball’s Pittsburgh Pirates set a new North American standard for consecutive losing seasons by a major sports franchise, the Post-Gazette reports, with today’s loss to the Chicago Cubs guaranteeing the team finishes with more losses than wins for the 17th year in a row. The Pirates had shared the dubious...http://www.newser.com/story/68822/pirates-set-mark-with-17th-straight-losing-year.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 07 Sep 2009 18:41:58 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67480/tribune-sells-cubs-for-800m.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIt’s official: Tribune Co. has signed an agreement to sell a majority stake in the Chicago Cubs to the Ricketts family, the Chicago Tribune reports. Picked as the winning bidder for the franchise in January, family negotiated a deal to pay $800 million for a 95% stake in the Cubs,...http://www.newser.com/story/67480/tribune-sells-cubs-for-800m.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 21 Aug 2009 16:45:47 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66881/wrigley-field-beer-chucker-surrenders.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA Cubs fan suspected of dousing Phillies outfielder Shane Victorino with beer at Wrigley Field Wednesday night has turned himself in to police, the Chicago Tribune reports. The fan—who escaped detection when the wrong fan was ejected and hauled off for questioning immediately after the incident—got in touch...http://www.newser.com/story/66881/wrigley-field-beer-chucker-surrenders.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 14 Aug 2009 1:41:55 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62056/sosa-tested-positive-in-03.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBad news for Sammy Sosa's Hall of Fame hopes: The Cubs slugger is among the players who tested positive for doping in 2003, the New York Times reports. The retired Sosa, sixth on the all-time homer list, has long been suspected of taking steroids but has never admitted it. The...http://www.newser.com/story/62056/sosa-tested-positive-in-03.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 16 Jun 2009 19:04:40 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59669/worst-unretirements-in-sports.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWith Brett Favre mulling yet another unretirement, Will Leitch of New York magazine looks back on the worst unretirements in sports history. They range from cringe-worthy to incomparably cringe-worthy: Ricky Williams: How many drug tests can one man fail? Lance Armstrong: "It’s difficult to come up with a better final...http://www.newser.com/story/59669/worst-unretirements-in-sports.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 21 May 2009 9:09:12 CDT