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MLB star 'suspiciously' drops lawsuit against pastor accused of destroying marriage
On Thursday, 14-year MLB veteran Ben Zobrist dropped his lawsuit against pastor Byron Yawn, who engaged in an extramarital affair with Zobrist’s former wife, Julianna. Zobrist had initially sought $6...
Ex-MLBer: Wife's $30K party for pastor was 'genesis' of divorce
A $30,000 party thrown by the wife of ex-Chicago Cubs second baseman Ben Zobrist has cost the couple so much more. In court documents obtained by Chicago Tribune, the 40-year-old said...
Wife of ex-MLB star who allegedly had affair with pastor seeks $4M in divorce
Julianna Zobrist, the wife of former Chicago Cubs star Ben Zobrist, is seeking $4 million as she claimed her husband allegedly failed to "preserve marital assets" when he took a...
Ex-MLB star's fraudulent pastor slept with his wife: lawsuit
Ben Zobrist's dirty laundry is getting aired out.
Favorite emerges in Craig Kimbrel's torturous free agency
The free-agency rumors are not limited to Dallas Keuchel. The Cubs are pushing hard for closer Craig Kimbrel, according to The Athletic. Kimbrel and Keuchel are the top free agents...
Cubs star's divorce could keep him off team for rest of the season
Ben Zobrist is out indefinitely. And the Cubs are preparing as if that will not change this season. The valuable utility man, who is going through a divorce and has...
Cubs star's estranged wife breaks silence after surprise split
Julianna Zobrist broke her silence Saturday amid the demise of her marriage to Ben Zobrist. The Christian pop singer, 34, thanked her supporters with an emotional Instagram note, weeks after...
Cubs star takes leave as he divorces wife for ‘inappropriate marital conduct’
Ben Zobrist’s personal leave of absence has now been sadly explained. He’s getting a divorce after 14 years of marriage, according to court documents Zobrist filed just outside Nashville, Tenn.,...
The Didi Gregorius replacements who aren't Manny Machado
The injury to Didi Gregorius presents the obvious problem for the Yankees: How do you replace a player this vital on both sides of the ball and also in the...
These Ben Zobrist cleats are starting a 'ridiculous' MLB battle
CHICAGO — Major League Baseball has warned Ben Zobrist of the Chicago Cubs against wearing black cleats, which Zobrist found ridiculous. Zobrist posted a letter from the league office on...
Why fantasy skippers need to study MLB counterparts
Dusty Baker hates your fantasy team. So does Mike Scioscia. And Bob Melvin, Buck Showalter and Joe Maddon. OK, fine. We all know that isn’t true. In fact, none of...
How the Cubs' magic can go wrong
MESA, Ariz. — No team is being hurt less by the World Baseball Classic than the Cubs, with Javier Baez the only member of the expected 25-man roster currently absent...
The versatile veteran the Mets couldn't land is a hit for Cubs
CLEVELAND — The player the Mets earmarked to play second base this season has manned the position for just three innings this postseason. Javier Baez’s defensive star turn at second...
Historic World Series drought comes to an end no matter what
CLEVELAND — Time to make history. This Fall Classic will live up to its name. The Cubs are trying to win their first World Series since Teddy Roosevelt was president...
Russell or Lindor? Chapman or Miller? Breaking down Cubs-Indians
Cleveland is unofficially the sports capital of the universe, with the Cavaliers as reigning NBA champions and the Indians in the World Series. But if the Cubs win this Fall...
The mind games that will decide Cubs-Indians World Series
CLEVELAND — This is bigger than baseball. For the first time in … 12 years? 20 years? Far longer than that?... the World Series faces no hype deficit. To the...
Scouting the X-factors that will decide the World Series
Theo Epstein and Terry Francona probably have their eventual Hall of Fame enshrinements assured with the work they did together on two Red Sox champions and apart getting the Cubs...
Cubs even NLCS behind two slumping sluggers
LOS ANGELES — The lost boys found their way Wednesday night. Anthony Rizzo and Addison Russell were the biggest slackers in a Cubs lineup that had gone two straight games...
Cubs storm into NLCS, thanks to stunning 9th-inning comeback
SAN FRANCISCO — No one who has followed baseball history — ancient or recent — could see what happened in the ninth inning of the Cubs NLDS clinching win coming....
How Joe Maddon's Cubs experiment is changing baseball
Three games into the season the Cubs experienced the kind of devastation that could make an organization — especially this organization — feel hexed. Kyle Schwarber slammed into Dexter Fowler...