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Chris Sale dominates Twins in 6-0 Sox win
Getting a better feel for his changeup will make lefty Chris Sale’s arm feel better. It also makes him a better pitcher. So when Sale commands his changeup, as he did Wednesday night against the Twins, everybody wins. The Sox won 6-0 behind Sale’s seven …
Johnny Knox could miss 2012 season
Wide receiver Johnny Knox was in good spirits Wednesday at the Bears’ offseason practice at Halas Hall but still a long way from participating in practice and an even longer way from playing in a game. Still rehabilitating from surgery to stabilize a vertebra in …
If season so far is barometer, rebuilding Cubs may take long time
Nobody said this was going to be easy. But could the new Cubs regime have imagined it would look like this two months into its first season at the helm? It’s early, obviously, but the Cubs are on pace for their worst record in their 137-year history.
Engine wars return to Indy
INDIANAPOLIS — Over the course of the last decade, IndyCar has evolved into a single source (Honda) engine racing series. Several driver safety engineering improvements and an effort by series officials to contain engine costs led to what developed into “spec” racing. But soon IndyCar …
Heat’s Udonis Haslem banned for Game 6 against Pacers
MIAMI — Udonis Haslem insists he meant no harm. The NBA deemed otherwise, and the Miami Heat will be without one of their co-captains when they try to close out the Pacers on Thursday night. Haslem was suspended for Game 6 of the Miami-Indiana Eastern …
Cubs lose eighth straight
HOUSTON — Randy Wells got a few chances, and he’ll probably get a few more. Chris Volstad got eight chances. Travis Wood took another turn Tuesday and looked good enough to warrant a longer look. Get used to it. That’s what the rest of this …
Gavin Floyd allows nine runs as Twins torch grieving White Sox
CHICAGO — Paul Konerko’s vision was back to normal Tuesday, and he was at his post for the White Sox at first base. But something else had cleared his sight about the ups and downs of a baseball season, and life. “You know, sometimes life …
Brandon Marshall in awe of former Broncos’ reunion with Bears
On Tuesday morning, before the first official organized team activities session at Halas Hall, Brandon Marshall slipped on his Bears uniform for a photo shoot. “That was the first time. And you know what? It’s so surreal that I’m here,” Marshall told the Sun-Times later …
Miami puts heat back on Pacers
MIAMI — Miami took a big step forward. Indiana lost two forwards. Suddenly, the road back to the Eastern Conference finals no longer looks daunting for the Heat. LeBron James scored 30 points, Dwyane Wade added 28, and the Heat moved a win away from …
Briscoe goes from the brink to the Indy pole
INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis 500 pole-winner Ryan Briscoe is a survivor. Since the soft-spoken, 30-year-old Australian began racing in his teens in his native country and in Europe, Briscoe has overcome myriad challenges that would have ended most drivers’ careers. Beginning with his open-wheel career in …
Bears might have to pay for Matt Forte’s silence
Now that the Philadelphia Eagles have given running back LeSean McCoy a five-year, $45 million contract with $20.8 million guaranteed, it’s time for the Bears to pay Matt Forte what he’s worth. After all, what’s the difference between Matt Forte and LeSean McCoy? Besides the …
Though losing streak hits seven, Cubs brass staying the course
One of the reasons top Cubs officials seldom have been seen in recent weeks is because they’re preparing for the draft that starts June 4, when they’ll have the sixth overall pick.
A.J. Pierzynski has been great, but he might not be back in 2013
For White Sox catcher A.J. Pierzynski, there was no better feeling than winning the World Series in 2005. Remarkably, his 35-year-old body feels better now than it did during that championship season seven years ago.
Sox sweep Cubs, take home BP Cup again
CHICAGO — The buildup to this Cubs-White Sox series read like hand-made signs tacked to telephone poles as soon as the Bulls were bounced by the 76ers. Rummage sale. Flea market. Garage sale. Whatever you want to call it, Wrigley Field patrons got an eyeful …
Field now full for 96th Indy 500
INDIANAPOLIS — Overcoming an intense crash Saturday, Ed Carpenter, the sole owner/driver in the IndyCar series, became the 33rd and final qualifier Sunday for the 96th Indianapolis 500 on May 27. On the day, Sebastien Bourdais (223.760), Wade Cunningham (223.258), Oriol Servia (222.393), Carpenter (222.324), …
Heat rebounds to tie series with Pacers
INDIANAPOLIS — The coveted NBA championship, the one LeBron James needs to validate everything, was vanishing. With 18,000 towel-waving fans roaring like the engines at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the Indiana Pacers had knocked the Miami Heat to the floor and to the edge of elimination. …
