Dave Sappelt

Gymnast, 9, beats the odds in winning division

2013-05-20 09:22:14

Lake Worth's Amanda Pagac was the youngest performer during the recent Level 8 state gymnastics competition in Lutz, but she didn't let that stop her from winning the all-around championship in her division. The 9-year-old Pagac, who competes for the...

St. Coleman teams super-charged in volleyball

2013-05-20 09:21:44

This past season was one of highly charged excitement for the varsity and junior varsity girls' volleyball teams at St. Coleman School in Pompano Beach. The squads lived up to their Chargers nickname by generating some top-quality play in their...

Reasons to enjoy Chicago baseball

2013-05-02 18:22:00

Chicago now has digested a month of uninspiring baseball on both sides of town. The reaction has me puzzled. "It's going to be a long summer," seems to be the most common response from fans and the media. No, it isn't. The Cubs and White Sox are on...

Reader Q&A: Paul Sullivan's Cubs mailbag

2013-05-07 11:42:00

I have been a Cubs fan since 1948, so I have seen some poor baseball. However, it is time to release Marmol for the Cubs' good and also for his own good. Bill A., Newburgh, Ind. � I don’t really see that happening, at least not until they exhaust...

Your Morning Phil: Sweeney, Ventura, Sale

2013-05-06 08:19:00

Talking baseball while wondering if LeBron James and his kingsmen are taking the Bulls seriously. 1. When the Cubs get around to trading Alfonso Soriano, it would be ideal to have a homegrown replacement ready. There are none in sight, however, as Brett...

Despite loss, Sveum sees arrow pointing up

2013-04-29 00:00:00

MIAMI — It has been one week since Dale Sveum tried to light a fire under Starlin Castro and Anthony Rizzo by suggesting they weren't immune from a demotion to Triple-A Iowa. Did Sveum's warning work? "I don't know," he said. "Whenever you do...

Cubs' latest loss won't help Sveum's mood

2013-04-22 22:13:00

CINCINNATI — Dale Sveum can look disheveled standing in the Cubs' dugout with his perpetual five o'clock shadow. During the Cubs Convention, a fan complained to Chairman Tom Ricketts that Sveum looked like he "slept under a bridge." "I think...

Miami Marlins pummeled by Chicago Cubs' pair of two-run homers

2013-04-27 00:00:00

The home run sculpture at Marlins Park got back to work Friday night. Joe Mahoney put it in motion with his first career big-league home run, a towering 423-foot solo blast to right field that landed about seven rows up on the upper-deck level....

Paul Sullivan's Cubs mailbag

2013-04-11 07:55:00

Paul, I just don't understand this push for more night games. Anyone who has been to a nice warm summer day game and then spent the rest of the day in Wrigleyville, whether he is from Chicago or some far away city, will tell you that this is one of the...

Cubs' interests far afield from Pittsburgh

2013-04-03 20:20:00

PITTSBURGH — No, you couldn't have gone ice fishing Wednesday in Pittsburgh. That season has come and gone. It's time for baseball, even if it didn't seem like it at PNC Park, along the banks of the Allegheny River. After a pitch shattered his...

Scoreboard: March 5

2013-03-04 21:41:00

Your Morning Phil: Campana, Lake, Buehrle

2013-02-11 07:49:00

MESA, Ariz. -- Talking baseball while wondering if Brandt Snedeker is the new Tom Watson: 1. Tony Campana isn’t really gone yet, but I’m already missing him. The Cubs made an unpopular decision Sunday, dropping Campana off the 40-man...

Dave Sappelt, Alfonso Soriano and Julio Borbon celebrate their team's 5-3 win.

2013-04-29 00:00:00

Chicago Cubs pinch hitter Dave Sappelt (17) leans away from an inside pitch in the ninth inning against the Milwaukee Brewers in the home opener at Wrigley Field. Sappelt ended his at bat striking out swinging.

2013-04-08 00:00:00

Cubs right fielder Dave Sappelt attempts to catch a home run by Atlanta Braves second baseman Dan Uggla in the eighth inning.

2013-04-07 00:00:00