It must be fall around Wrigley » Things aren’t getting any better for the National League Central-leading Chicago Cubs (86-57), who’ve now lost seven of eight following Sunday’s 4-3 loss to Cincinnati. Chicago is off tonight before beginning a three-game series at St. Louis on Tuesday night. Milwaukee (82-61) remains four games back.
Seeking offensive TNT vs. T&T » The U.S. men’s soccer team didn’t give up a goal in either of its first two World Cup qualifiers. But it also scored just once in each game to eke out victories. Trinidad & Tobago (1-0-1), which is also undefeated, visits Chicago’s Toyota Park on Wednesday in a match that will put one team in the driver’s seat to advance to the final stage of qualifying.
Friday night lights be darned » Diehard high school football fans will miss out on one of the weekend’s very few match-ups of ranked teams when No. 19 South Florida travels to face No. 13 Kansas for a nationally televised Friday night showdown. Jayhawks QB Todd Reesing threw for a career-high 412 yards in last weekend’s 29-0 win over Louisiana Tech.
