Manager Lou Piniella plans to stick with the Chicago Cubs for a while. The Cubs picked up their $4 million option on Piniella's contract for 2010 on Tuesday, a day before the NL Central champions open the playoffs against the

While the Chicago White Sox played and won, the Minnesota Twins couldonly wait and watch. It's not what the Twins hoped would happen ontheir strange day off, a rain-delayed 8-2 victory by the White Sox intheir makeup game with the

Running back Cedric Benson signed Tuesday with the Cincinnati Bengals,who needed another runner and were undeterred by two alcohol-relatedarrests in Texas that prompted the Chicago Bears to let him go.

The Oakland Raiders fired Lane Kiffin on Tuesday just four games intohis second season, bringing finality to a situation that had beensimmering for eight months.

Brian Cashman is staying on as general manager of the New York Yankees, agreeing to a three-year contract that runs through 2011. The Yankees missed the playoffs this season for the first time since 1993. Cashman took over as GM

Ricky Williams says he was briefly tempted to smoke marijuana duringthe Miami Dolphins' bye weekend, an act that could have ended hisroller-coaster NFL career.

Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Sergei Gonchar will have arthroscopicsurgery on his dislocated left shoulder Thursday and miss four to sixmonths of the upcoming season.

Jayson Williams' defense team will get access to additional details about a racial slur uttered by an investigator in the manslaughter case against the former NBA star.

Marc Bulger is the St. Louis Rams' starting quarterback again in one of Jim Haslett's first moves as their new coach.

Pitchers Cliff Lee of the Cleveland Indians and Brad Lidge of thePhiladelphia Phillies have been honored as Major League Baseball'sComeback Players of the Year.

More and more Americans have turned to Starbucks or other fast-food chains to start off their day with coffee. Not surprisingly, many are not only getting their coffee, but also their breakfast from the fast-food giants. The nutritional content for

White House rivals John McCain and Barack Obama combined televised attack ads with statesmanlike appeals for bipartisanship on Tuesday as they vied for political gain in the shadow of the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression.

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg will reportedly seek a third term next year. The plan comes amid a Wall Street crisis that has dealt a serious blowto the city's economy, and another term would allow the billionaireformer CEO to deal

No more wondering where your hamburger came from, or where your lettuce and tomatoes were grown: Starting this week, shoppers will see lots more foods labeled with the country of origin. It's a law years in the making but timely,

The stalled financial rescue plan in Washington, D.C. had both bankers in Denver's financial district and small business owners worried Monday. Experts said without a bailout, loans for cars, homes, college and businesses would dry up.

While stocks staged a partial rebound on Wall Street this morning, the financial markets remain troubled and anxiety is running high across the country, particularly in the Loop financial district. CBS 2's Joanie Lum reports.

Wanted: An even dozen lawmakers, willing to make a really big commitment. Party affiliation no concern.

Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama proposed Tuesday that the government insure consumers' bank deposits up to $250,000 by raising the $100,000 federal limit as each sought to navigate the unpredictable politics of the financial crisis. Federal Deposit Insurance

The agency that protects U.S. bank deposits is asking Congress for temporary authority to boost the $100,000 deposit insurance limit as the government works to contain the financial crisis.

As they gear up for the one and only vice presidential debate onThursday night in St. Louis, candidates Joe Biden and Sarah Palin spentpart of today prepping - separately, of course. Before the debatepreps, CBS News anchor Katie Couric spent