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  • Sale out to halt personal skid even series vs. Twins

    Before Tuesday's game against the White Sox, the Twins had been limited to just three hits in three of their last four games and were averaging just 3.4 runs in June. Then they had a breakthrough, collecting 13 hits in a 7-5 victory. Wednesday's game at Target Field will show if Minnesota can sustain that offensive outburst. Twins manager Ron Gardenhire is confident his club can ...

  • Sox pull even in eighth but fall to Twins in opener

    CWS@MIN: Gillaspie puts White Sox on board with blast MINNEAPOLIS -- The offense wasn't difficult to find Tuesday night at Target Field as the White Sox and Twins combined for 12 runs on 24 hits. But even after a late rally to tie the game, the White Sox lost to the Twins, 7-5, in the series opener. "I think in all, it was a pretty evenly played game," designated hitter Paul ...

  • Jackson looks to keep rolling shoots for third straight W

    Cubs manager Dale Sveum has a few explanations for the Cardinals' success this season. The most important? Throwing strikes and limiting walks, which Jake Westbrook will look to do Wednesday against Chicago. "It's something you preach and something you try to get to in the organization -- throw strikes, you'll win a lot of games," Sveum said. "And if you hit .340 ...

  • 5 Things Learned In Game 3 Of Stanley Cup Finals

    BOSTON (AP) - Five things learned in the Boston Bruins’ win over the Chicago Blackhawks in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup finals Monday night: ___ SUPAH TUUKKA: Tuukka Rask is proving the Bruins right for putting their faith in him. Rask watched the Bruins’ entire 2011 Stanley Cup run from the bench while Tim Thomas led Boston to the NHL title, winning the Conn Smythe Trophy in the ...

  • Shark sharp as early blasts help overpower Cards

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Movie Review

The Other Sister

If you happen to make the unfortunate decision to see "The Other Sister," which should be subtitled "Or, How Shallow Rich People Deal With Their Mentally Retarded Daughter," do yourself the favor of leaving after the first hour. This is a film that starts off on questionable grounds, quickly reaches a low plateau of mere watchability, and then willfully plummets headlong into patent absurdity and ... ...

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  • State Discontinues Healthcare Funding For Disabled Stroke Victim

    (CBS) — Unconscionable. That’s what a doctor calls a state decision to cut care funding for a patient. The family believes it puts their son at risk. As CBS 2's Brad Edwards shows in this original report, a young man’s once idyllic life in north suburban Northfield — is in limbo. Patrick Stein was a water polo captain at Loyola Prep. On homecoming night 2010, he ...

  • Teen Says He Got E. Coli From Burrito At Lombard Restaurant

    (CBS) – A local teen says he got sick because of a burrito he ate from a local restaurant that’s now the focus of an e coli outbreak. Meanwhile, that restaurant is now closed as the number of cases of suspected e. Coli grows. CBS 2′s Pamela Jones talked to the teen in his hospital bedin this original report. "Just stabbing into my stomach. I couldn’t handle it ...

  • Police Seek Hyundai In Fatal Bridgeport Hit-And-Run

    CHICAGO (STMW) — Police on Tuesday said they are looking for a maroon Hyundai Sonta that fatally struck a woman in a Bridgeport hit-and-run last week on the South Side. The car struck the woman — identified by the Cook County Medical Examiner's office as 21-year-old Carissa Hinz — about 11 p.m. June 14 in the 3200 block of South Morgan Street, police ...

  • White Sox return to Central play after lengthy break

    Email MINNEAPOLIS -- After over a month playing outside of the American League Central, the White Sox returned to division play Tuesday against the Twins. The last division series Chicago played in was at Target Field from May 13-15, where the club took two out of three from Minnesota to win the series. "You get back here and they're familiar with you, you're familiar with ...

  • On hitting Ventura urges Viciedo to be patient

    Email MINNEAPOLIS -- The White Sox quick turnaround from a series finale Monday in Houston to Tuesday's series opener at Target Field was made a little sweeter as Dayan Viciedo hit a three-run triple in the sixth inning Monday, which led to a 4-2 victory against the Astros. The young left fielder has been inconsistent of late and is just 6-for-36 in his last 10 games. But the big triple ...

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