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  • Fact Check Chicago School Closings

    Students protest outside the Chicago Public Schools headquarters against the city's plan to close more than 50 elementary schools on March 25, 2013 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty ...

  • Rizzo reaping rewards of getting back to roots

    Email CHICAGO -- First baseman Anthony Rizzo entered Sunday's series finale against the Mets having not struck out in his last 39 at-bats. "Shhh!" said manager Dale Sveum when this was mentioned following Saturday's win, and he may have been right to be concerned, as Rizzo was struck out by Dillon Gee in his very first at-bat. It's not quite jinxing a no-hitter or a ...

  • Cubs put shift to good use against Ankiel

    Email CHICAGO -- If you thought the Cubs were playing without a third baseman at times during Saturday's win over the Mets, you wouldn't be entirely off base. The defensive shifts that manager Dale Sveum and his staff like to employ have been on display this weekend at Wrigley Field when Mets outfielder Rick Ankiel comes to bat. When the left-handed-hitting Ankiel steps in the box, ...

  • Castros potential what he wants it to be says Sveum

    Email CHICAGO -- The Cubs know that shortstop Starlin Castro has a bright future ahead of him. It's just that he continues to make some puzzling mistakes. In the second inning of Saturday's game, he made an error on a routine grounder on a potential double-play ball and had a rough day at the plate, going hitless and seeing only 14 pitches in five at-bats. It was a bad day, no doubt, ...

  • Villanueva adds veteran presence to bullpen

    Email CHICAGO -- Right-hander Carlos Villanueva was available out of the bullpen for Sunday's series finale against the Mets, one day after losing his spot in the rotation because of Matt Garza's impending return. The move adds a veteran weapon to a relief corps that has been impressive as of late. The 29-year-old has appeared mostly as a reliever in his career -- 245 of his 309 ...


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The Wild

The Wild

Not since the dueling destructive asteroid movies of 98 has there been such sharply etched proof of Hollywoods frequent creative bankruptcy. It was barely a year ago that I sat in a theater watching DreamWorkss Madagascar, a fitfully amusing computer-animated comedy about a group of animals ... ...

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  • Bernstein Other NBA Teams Try Hard Too

    (CBS) — Four NBA teams remain in the running for the title, and the never-say-die Bulls are not one of them because, well, they died. Throughout their entire lost season of water-treading, we have heard Tom Thibodeau's Bulls lauded for every available description of effort, too often eschewing real analysis of the technical savvy of their defensive system for lazy odes to just how ...

  • Todays MLB starting lineups May 19

    Below are starting lineups that have been made public by the clubs. A lineup is not official until it is handed to the umpire. Additional lineups will be added as they become available: Atlanta Braves: 1. ...

  • Chicago protest against school closures

    Hundreds of parents, students and teachers have marched against school closures in Chicago. The local education authority in US President Barack Obama’s home town plans on closing 54 schools to save money. The decision expected next week would affect at least 50,000 ...

  • Woman Disputes Story Of Chicago Cop Who Shot Her Dog

    CHICAGO (CBS) — Tensions are boiling over in the Norwood Park neighborhood on Chicago’s Northwest Side where an off-duty Chicago police officer shot and killed a dog, reports WBBM’s Nancy ...

  • Multiple Ambulances Called To Kennedy Expressway Crash

    About 11:15 a.m., an EMS Plan 1 response, which sends at least five ambulances to the scene, was called for the crash in the outbound lanes of the Kennedy Expressway at Armitage Avenue, according to Fire Media Affairs. According to unconfirmed dispatch reports, three people were reportedly in serious to critical condition and another four people were reported to be in good ...

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