The Chicago Cubs are expected to make a decision within days about whether to keep spring training in Mesa or break with a half-century of tradition and move to Florida.

The Chicago Cubs' new owners spent Wednesday scouting new spring training locations by air and land, ending the day with potential suitors who pitched their Mesa properties in a speed-dating-style succession of meetings.

This year there was no June swoon or late-season slump. This year, it was a fan who got the Chicago Cubs’ goat.

The Gila River Indian Community is making a pitch to host the Chicago Cubs for spring training, positioning itself as a rival that could woo the team away from its longtime home in Mesa.

Mesa should know whether the Chicago Cubs want to stay in Arizona within a few weeks, Mesa Mayor Scott Smith said Tuesday, adding he initially expected an announcement by now.

Mesa should know whether the Chicago Cubs want to stay in Arizona within a few weeks, Mesa Mayor Scott Smith said Tuesday, adding he initially expected an announcement by now.

Mesa should know whether the Chicago Cubs want to stay in Arizona within a few weeks, Mesa Mayor Scott Smith said Tuesday, adding he initially expected an announcement by now.

The Chicago Cubs, a Mesa institution for decades, want improvements to their spring training facilities. And if the city balks, the team says it will walk.

Just like Christmastime, spring training comes but once a year.

Mesa is offering tours this summer of Hohokam Stadium, the spring training home of the Chicago Cubs.

Holy cow, the Cubs actually won in Mesa.