<table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr><td width=5> </td><td align=center><img id="story-photo" width="478" src=https://2cic.nyc3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/c/stories/19/baseball/maddon_contreras_joe_nicholson.jpg><br><font size=2></font></td></tr></table><table width="100%" cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0><tr><td><a target=_blank href=/story/Cubs-News-and-Notes-Cubs-Sox-set-to-clash-Cubs-hot-stove-Maddons-future-more-15516 class="newstitle"><font style="font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Helv, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; color: #D12325; text-decoration: none">Cubs News and Notes: Cubs/Sox set to clash, Cubs hot-stove, Maddon's future, more</font></a><br><br><font class=newsbody>This weekend may carry some serious implications for certain players, and, like it or not, for Joe Maddon.</font> <a target=_blank href=/story/Cubs-News-and-Notes-Cubs-Sox-set-to-clash-Cubs-hot-stove-Maddons-future-more-15516><font class=fullstory><b>Full Story »</b></font></a></td></tr></table>