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  • New York Mets lose 8-2 to Chicago Cubs

    New York Mets staring pitcher Jeremy Hefner pitches to the Chicago Cubs in the first inning in a baseball game in Chicago on Saturday, May 18, 2013. (AP Photo/Charles ...

  • Rehabbing Danks could return to Sox next week

    Email ANAHEIM -- If all goes well Saturday night in Buffalo, then John Danks' fourth Minor League rehab start and third with Triple-A Charlotte could be his last. Danks' big league comeback from season-ending arthroscopic shoulder surgery on Aug. 6 of last season would be complete with what would most likely be a start Friday night at U.S. Cellular Field against the Marlins. Either ...

  • Hitting coach always had faith in players

    Email ANAHEIM -- The .299 average posted by the White Sox over the last five games, to go with 25 runs scored, was a welcome sight for Jeff Manto. To be honest, the always-optimistic White Sox hitting coach never had a doubt his group would come around. He also understands that when an offense goes stagnant, the job that Paul Konerko once referred to as the toughest one in all of sports always ...

  • Sox view .500 as just a starting point

    ANAHEIM -- After falling to a season-worst six games under .500, the White Sox are making a run back to the break-even point. That .500 mark is just a starting stage, according to Jake Peavy, who takes the mound in Sunday's series finale here. "We have a long way to go to be who we want to be," Peavy said. "But it's nice to get things started in the right ...

  • Veal rejoins Sox to add options in bullpen

    Email ANAHEIM -- A second left-handed reliever was added to the White Sox bullpen when Donnie Veal was called up from Triple-A Charlotte prior to Saturday afternoon's contest against the Angels. Veal, 28, took the spot of Deunte Heath, who was optioned to Charlotte following Friday's victory. Veal posted a 1-0 record with a 4.26 ERA over 12 relief appearances after breaking camp with ...


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Taking Lives

Taking Lives

Taking Lives is a flat, derivative psycho-thriller that suffers badly from having no chemistry between its two leads. Director D.J. Caruso and cinematographer Amir M. Mokri, who worked together on 2002s The Salton Sea, complicate it further by bathing most o ... ...

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  • Teen Hurt In Little Village Shooting

    The teen was shot in the arm about 3 p.m., in the 2800 block of West 23rd Street, police News Affairs Officer Joshua Purkiss said. Fire Media Affairs, which listed the boy's age as 12, said paramedics took him to Mount Sinai Hospital in critical condition. No one is in custody as Area Central detectives ...

  • Jerry Sloan not interested in Bucks coaching vacancy MAY 18

    Bucks officials last week, according to the man advising Sloan through his coaching free agency, longtime player representative Keith Glass. Sloan, who has not coached since leaving ...

  • Thunder not considering amnesty clause for Kendrick Perkins MAY 18

    Kendrick Perkins will be leaving Oklahoma City soon. Thunder GM Sam Presti said Saturday the team hasn't even considered using the amnesty clause on the embattled big man, despite the apparent deterioration in his performance the past few years. Once considered a talented defender, the kind of physical presence OKC would need to win postseason games, Perkins has devolved into an utterly ...

  • Kevin Garnett likely wont need ankle surgery MAY 18

    Kevin Garnett likely will not require surgery this offseason as the team's medical staff believes rest will be enough to solve the problem. This is presumably good news as the future Hall of Famer contemplates whether he'll return for an 18th NBA season or decide to call it quits following the team's brief trip to the postseason. Garnett, 36, battled ankle issues throughout the ...

  • Feldman uses arm and bat to subdue Mets

    NYM@CHC: Feldman drives in two with a deep double CHICAGO -- Right-hander Scott Feldman pitched another gem and came up big at the plate in Chicago's four-run fourth inning to lead the Cubs to a 8-2 win over the Mets on Saturday afternoon at Wrigley Field. First baseman Anthony Rizzo and Nate Schierholtz also homered for the Cubs, who have won seven of their last 11. Feldman (4-3, 2.19 ...

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