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  • Chicago avoids elimination New York is not so fortunate

    Both the Blackhawks and Rangers entered Saturday just one loss away from seeing their Stanley Cup dreams end. Chicago won in convincing fashion, while New York fell to ...

  • Gillaspie caps Peavys fine effort with walk-off hit

    White Sox walk off on Gillaspie's single CHICAGO -- With Dewayne Wise on second and nobody out in the bottom of the ninth of a tie game between the White Sox and Marlins at U.S. Cellular Field on Saturday night, Conor Gillaspie had one thought in mind as he faced reliever Ryan Webb. "I was actually thinking pull there and obviously that's a situation where I should be looking ...

  • White Sox go for sweep of Marlins behind Axelrod

    He didn't know, bro. That was Alex Sanabia's explanation for what happened the last time he was on the mound and a camera caught the Marlins right-hander spitting on a ball. There's been no backlash from Major League Baseball or other teams regarding the incident. There has, however, been some friendly jabbing from Sanabia's teammates, such as the message written on the ...

  • Cubs look for offensive spark behind Garza in Cincy

    Matt Garza and Johnny Cueto have each notched one start since coming off the disabled list, and now, they're both looking to find their groove on the mound. The Cubs' Garza and the Reds' Cueto will square off Sunday in the finale of a three-game series at Great American Ball Park, and no doubt both of their teams would like to see the type of performance they've come to ...

  • Hoge Blackhawks Did More Than Just Win Game 5

    By Adam Hoge- UNITED CENTER (CBS) A goal? Check. A power play goal? Check. A power play goal from Jonathan Toews? Check. After three straight games of frustration, it all came together for the Blackhawks Saturday night in a 4-1 win over the Red Wings that kept their season alive. All week long the Blackhawks preached patience. They said they were happy with their play after losing Game 3 ...


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Jurassic Park [3D Re-Release]

Jurassic Park [3D Re-Release]

Seeing Steven Spielbergs Jurassic Park on the big screen for the first time since the summer of 1993when I saw it with a jammed-to-the-walls Friday night audience that was like one live wire, completely frazzled by the time the end credits rolledconfirms both Spielbergs mastery ... ...

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  • Blackhawks Stay Alive In Playoffs With 4-1 Win Over Detroit

    Michal Handzus #26 of the Chicago Blackhawks moves between Niklas Kronwall #55 and Daniel Cleary #11 of the Detroit Red Wings in Game Five of the Western Conference Semifinals during the 2013 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at the United Center on May 25, 2013 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty ...

  • Toews Hawks down Red Wings to stay alive

    Andrew Shaw scored power-play goals in the second period, and the Chicago Blackhawks avoided elimination with a 4-1 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday night in Game 5 of the second-round playoff series. Shaw added his third career playoff goal in the third as the Blackhawks stopped the Red Wings' three-game winning streak by creating chaos in front ...

  • Peavy Shines As White Sox Get Walk-Off Win Again

    CHICAGO (AP) -- Conor Gillaspie hit a run-scoring single in the ninth inning to score Dewayne Wise, lifting the Chicago White Sox to a 2-1 win over the Miami Marlins on Saturday night. Derek Dietrich homered in the top of the ninth to spoil Jake Peavy’s shutout bid, but in the bottom half, Gillaspie drove in Wise -- who had come in as a defensive replacement -- to give the White Sox their ...

  • Konerko recalls World Series matchup against Qualls

    Email CHICAGO -- The game was on the line Friday night when Miami reliever Chad Qualls faced Paul Konerko leading off the ninth with the score deadlocked at 3. Of course, this particular matchup also evokes historic memories for White Sox fans and players, with Konerko having launched a seventh-inning grand slam off Qualls in Game 2 of the 2005 World Series between the White Sox and Astros at ...

  • Danks hopes to be a better pitcher after long layoff

    Email CHICAGO -- There were nothing but smiles coming from John Danks after his six-plus-inning, 76-pitch season debut for the White Sox in Friday night's extra-innings victory over the Marlins. Danks struck out five and didn't issue a walk, hitting as high as 91 mph with his fastball and showing off a strong changeup. But Danks knows the pitcher he was Friday might be different than ...

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