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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

America's longest sports championship drought and the "Curse of the Billy Goat" finally could be ended by the Cubs Excitement for Friday's third game of the best-of-seven final against the Cleveland ...

Stephen Colbert isn’t afraid of billy goats anymore – not after the Chicago Cubs' wild card win on Wednesday. In fact, the “Late Show” host, who lived in Chicago for 11 years, is so inspired by the ...

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 ...

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 ...

There were shrieks of horror when one of the strange-looking animals emerged from the goat. A farmer was left shocked after his goat gave birth to a ‘half-pig half-human' creature. There are now fears ...