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 Paul Maholm sees no reason the Chicago Cubs can't win, even though they haven't done much of that lately.The Cubs agreed to a one-year contract with the left-handed Maholm for $4.25 million, adding depth to their starting rotation.

I've been getting to work a bit earlier now that I'm in the talk show business. And that means that I'm privy to a whole new kind of morning light. I usually get in between 8:30am-9am, but now I'm on the bus around 7am. So the bottom part of the morning sky is still a bit orange.

The Bears said goodbye to Jerry Angelo and Mike Martz and the Cubs traded Carlos Zambrano to the Florida Marlins to be with Ozzie Guillen. And there were tough losses for both the Bulls and the Hawks over the weekend.

The Detroit Red Wings stormed back from an early deficit for the second time in two nights.

Rio de Janeiro is set to host the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Summer Olympics.  In order to get Rio ready for these global events the government has taken over many of Rio’s slums, known as favelas.  That’s meant demolishing buildings and in many instances evicting people from the

Happy New Year! I'm settling in with my new job of running talk shows, but I came in early this morning to blog. I just can't stay away. I can't promise I'll be able to do it every day, but I will attempt it. Just a heads up.

Chicago Bulls fans are breathing a sigh of relief after a last second win Tuesday night over the Atlanta Hawks.The Bulls were down by 19 points when the fourth quarter began.