Extra bases

• WGN-TV will present a two-hour special on the history of Wrigley Field and the Cubs, titled "Wrigley 100: A Century Celebration," on April 20 at 7 p.m. CT. An encore showing will air on April 26 at 4 p.m. CT on WGN-TV Chicago and nationally on WGN America at 4 p.m. CT/5 p.m. ET.

Narrated by WGN Radio's Steve Cochran and featuring custom drawings by cartoonist Drew Litton, the stories of magic moments and memories of a century of baseball at Clark and Addison will draw from interviews with more than 60 people, including Hall of Famers Ernie Banks, Billy Williams, Fergie Jenkins, Ron Santo, Andre Dawson, Greg Maddux and Ryne Sandberg. Others interviewed include Kerry Wood, Rick Monday, Rick Sutcliffe, and Derrek Lee. Visiting players like Hank Aaron, Vin Scully, Mike Schmidt, Albert Pujols and Paul Konerko also are interviewed.

Other segments include Mike Ditka and Gale Sayers on playing for the Chicago Bears at Wrigley, fun and crazy moments at the park described by Harry Caray and Jack Brickhouse, and an in-depth look at some of Wrigley's greatest games.

• Anthony Rizzo will host the second "Cook Off for Cancer" on May 16 at Revel Downtown, 440 W. Randolph, Chicago. Fans can join Cubs players and coaches as they serve upscale ballpark food prepared by some of Chicago's top chefs. Fans will vote for their favorite chef or dish by tipping the Cubs server.

The chefs scheduled to participate are: Tony Priolo of Piccolo Sogno; Doug Tomek of Uncle Dougies; Guiseppe Tentori of GT Fish and Oyster; Mario Hernandez of Del Frisco's; Doug Psaltis of RPM Italian; David Burns of Levy Restaurants; Joseph Heppe of Untitled 111; Molly Johnson of Limelight Catering; Cosmo Goss of Publican; Joseph Farina of Joe's Fish; and Lee Ann Whippen of Chicago q.

Tickets are $200 person, or $1,200 for a table. To purchase a ticket or make a donation, visit Cubs.com/cook.