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  • NHL Chicago Blackhawks avoid elimination in play-offs

    NHL play-offs with a 4-1 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Saturday in Game 5 of their second-round Western Conference series. In the day's other play-off game, the Boston Bruins defeated the New York Rangers 3-1 to advance to the Eastern Conference finals, where they will meet the Pittsburgh Penguins. Jonathan Toews and Andrew Shaw scored power-play goals in the second period as the ...

  • Hawks turn on the power in Game 5

    Blackhawks goalie Corey Crawford, right, celebrates with teammates Andrew Shaw, center, and Brandon Saad defeating the Detroit Red Wings 4-1 in Game 5 of the NHL Stanley Cup playoffs Western Conference semifinals Saturday night at the United ...

  • MLS Chicago 1 Real Salt Lake 1

    Real Salt Lake . Trailing 1-0, the Fire stole a point when Amarikwa got control of a headed pass from Austin Berry and volleyed it home for the equalizer. Sean Johnson made eight saves for Chicago ...

  • 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 ...


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Movie Review

The Horse Whisperer

Robert Redford is very good at playing characters who have incredible, God-given gifts, but are able to act like ordinary people. In "The Natural" (1984), he played the fallen angelic character of Roy Hobbs, the baseball player who was destined to be "the best there ever was," but still acted like a humble farm boy. In "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" (1969), he was the most dangerous shot in ... ...

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  • 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 ...

  • 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 ...

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