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  • MLS Chicago 2 Colorado 1

    Austin Berry scored in the opening moments of the second half Wednesday to complete a Chicago rally that gave the Fire a 2-1 win over Colorado. Chicago (4-7-3) extended its unbeaten streak to four games as it tries to dig its way out of an early-season hole. Colorado (5-6-5) suffered its second straight loss after having gone six games without one. Deshorn Brown scored in the 17th minute to ...

  • UPDATE 4-Actor James Gandolfini star of The Sopranos dies in Italy

    Wed Jun 19, 2013 10:54pm EDT (Adds actor's planned attendance at Sicily film festival, more reaction) By Piya Sinha-Roy and Steve Gorman LOS ANGELES, June 19 (Reuters) - James Gandolfini, the burly actor best known for his Emmy-winning portrayal of a conflicted New Jersey mob boss in the groundbreaking cable TV series "The Sopranos," died on Wednesday vacationing in Italy. He was ...

  • Police Seek Motorist In Bedford Park Hit-And-Run

    BEDFORD PARK, Ill. (STMW) – Police released a sketch Wednesday of a suspect wanted for a hit-and-run crash that left a man critically injured in southwest suburban Bedford Park. A dark gray Jeep Grand Cherokee struck a man in his 30s about 10:15 p.m. on June 13 in the 5800 block of 73rd Street in Bedford Park, according to the Cook County Sheriff's office. The victim was left ...

  • Trade Deadline groundwork beginning in earnest

    MINNEAPOLIS -- White Sox general manager Rick Hahn met with the media Wednesday as talk of the July Trade Deadline already dominated the conversation. Hahn noted that he has already started to receive some calls -- as is usual once the First-Year Player Draft is over -- and especially with the position the White Sox are in, nine games out of first in the American League Central at the start of ...

  • Ventura looking to give Alexei a break

    Email MINNEAPOLIS -- White Sox shortstop Alexei Ramirez continues to be an everyday feature of the White Sox lineup, as he made his 69th start in the team's 69 games this season. Ramirez hasn't missed a game all year but before the first half is over, White Sox manager Robin Ventura said he'd like to give his shortstop a day off, but he can't positively say when or if it ...


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Movie Review

Thirteen Days [DVD]

Thirteen Days [DVD]

In a lean, tense two and a half hours, Roger Donaldson's Thirteen Days tells the story of the inner workings in the White House during the Cuban Missile Crisis, one of the most severe political moments of the 20th century and likely the closest the world has ever come to engaging in actual nuclear exchange. The script by David Self condenses and dramatizes some 23 hours of recorded mee ... ...

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  • White Sox bullpen back at full strength

    Email MINNEAPOLIS -- After working with a short bullpen by choice Tuesday, the White Sox had their full set of relievers available Wednesday. White Sox manager Robin Ventura decided to give right-handers Jesse Crain and Nate Jones a rest after some extended outings in recent games. In 29 appearances this season Crain has thrown 31 2/3 innings with a 0.57 ERA. Jones has 33 appearances with 36 ...

  • Cubs dont expect carryover from interference call

    Email ST. LOUIS -- Shortstop Starlin Castro may have feared for his life when pinch-runner Shane Robinson came charging at him in the ninth inning Tuesday night, but the Cubs didn't expect any repercussions after the game-ending play. The Cardinals trailed 4-2 in the ninth and had runners at first and second with one out. David Freese hit a grounder to second baseman Darwin Barney, who ...

  • Castillo eager to learn from watching Cards Molina

    Email ST. LOUIS -- Manager Dale Sveum called Yadier Molina the "MVP of the league," and the Cubs are hoping Welington Castillo can learn from watching the Cardinals catcher. Castillo's conversations so far with the St. Louis backstop have consisted of in-game comments between the two during their at-bats, and that's it. "I would like to [talk to him]," Castillo ...

  • Hitting third for Cubs suits Schierholtz just fine

    Email ST. LOUIS -- Anthony Rizzo was back in the Cubs lineup Wednesday, after getting a one-day "breather," but stayed in the No. 5 spot instead of returning to No. 3. Nate Schierholtz seems pretty comfortable batting third. In four games, Schierholtz is 4-for-13 (.308) with one home run, one double and two RBIs. He entered Wednesday's game with a career-high 10-game hitting ...

  • 9 Students Hospitalized After Being Pepper Sprayed At School

    CHICAGO (STMW) — Nine students at a Near North Side bilingual public elementary school were hospitalized Wednesday afternoon after a student accidentally discharged pepper spray. The student was apparently playing with a can of pepper spray when it went off about 3:20 p.m. at the Ruben Salazar Bilingual Center in the 100 block of West Wendell Street, authorities ...

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