BLOOMINGTON — A special platter in honor of the Chicago Cubs World Series victory was served Friday at Bloomington Hy-Vee's Market Grille. Instead of hot dogs, hamburgers or other traditional ballpark ...

We all know the real reason the Cubs haven’t won a World Series since 1908 (or even gotten to one since 1945) is that Billy Sianis and his goat Murphy were kicked out of Game 4 of the 1945 World ...

When Arkansas and Illinois began their four-year "home and home" series 23 years ago, Bill Self was coaching the Fighting Illini. Rumor was he might be interested in the Arkansas job when it came open ...

CLEVELAND (Reuters) - When the long-suffering Chicago Cubs and Cleveland Indians, Major League Baseball's two cursed franchises, made it to the World Series something had to give. Would it be the Cubs ...

It may have seemed like a throwback to The Godfather, or maybe even evidence of some occult ceremony. But the goat’s head sent to Wrigley Field and addressed to owner Tom Ricketts is most likly one ...

The Chicago Cubs are in the World Series for the first time since 1945. For perspective, consider that Jackie Robinson didn't break baseball's color barrier until 1947. The Cubs haven't won the World ...

CHICAGO — Chuck Logan heard about it from his dad for years. Bill Sianis was born into it. And Lennie Merullo was there the day it happened and lived with it for the rest of his life. The "it" is the ...

CHICAGO – Cursed by a Billy Goat, bedeviled by Bartman and crushed by decades of disappointment, the Chicago Cubs are at long last headed back to the World Series. Kyle Hendricks outpitched Clayton ...

Oct. 6 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1853, Antioch College opened in Yellow Springs, Ohio, as the first non-sectarian school to offer equal opportunity for both men and women. In 1889, Thomas ...

CHICAGO — The newest location of the legendary Billy Goat Tavern is coming to Wrigleyville by the end of this month, according to co-owner Bill Sianis. The Lakeview Chamber of Commerce announced the ...