One of the first signs a baseball fan has that he is approaching an historic place is the bright red marquee on the northwest corner of Addison and Clark streets in Chicago. It is the first thing new and repeat visitors see when they approach 90-year-old Wrigley Field.

CHICAGO - The mix of baseball and hockey in the Winter Classic makes for odd distances at Wrigley Field: It’s 112 feet from home plate to the center-ice faceoff dot, then another 288 feet to the center-field wall.

CHICAGO - On the first day of their makeover, the Diamondbacks looked runway-ready. Sort of the way Luis Gonzalez always seems here. New right fielder Chad Tracy homered in his first at-bat and made a diving catch on a tricky line drive.

These days, there's another reason to call Johnnie B. Baker Jr. “Dusty."

CHICAGO — Media conglomerate Tribune Co. announced a definitive agreement to sell all but a 5 percent stake in the Chicago Cubs and Wrigley Field to the billionaire Ricketts family on Friday, capping a tortuous selection process that began nearly 2½ years ago.

CHICAGO — Greg Maddux returned Monday to the place where it all started back in 1986 when as a fresh-faced 20-year-old he first put on a major league uniform with the Chicago Cubs.

CHICAGO — The Cubs' attempt to prevent vendors from selling racially insensitive T-shirts outside Wrigley Field apparently have hit a snag.

MILWAUKEE - Shareholders of Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co. have approved the company's $23 billion sale to Mars Inc., a move that will end more than a century of family control as the chewing-gum company becomes part of what will now be the world's largest candy maker.

It has often been said that walking into Wrigley Field, especially for the first time, is knowing what heaven must look like.

A long-term plan for Falcon Field. Rezoning to protect the airport. A push for overall growth.

A fix for Big League Dreams' poor field conditions will cost Gilbert taxpayers several thousand dollars as the town and ballpark work out an agreement to improve the situation before losing business.

Jason Hubbard was in awe when he first took the field at Big League Dreams.

Eight famous baseball stadiums are rising from the dirt at the northwest corner of Power and Elliot roads in Gilbert.

CHICAGO - Bob Melvin broke out lineup No. 90 Saturday in the Diamondbacks’ 99th game as part of his dual charge, to win games while putting his younger players in the best position to thrive.