Sports Stories from May 22, 2012 (Change date)
-
Bartlett notches easy winMay 22, 2012 10:41 pm - Bartlett 11, Hinsdale Central 1: Tori Burke (16-6) threw a 4-hitter with 8 strikeouts as the Hawks (27-8) won in five innings in the semifinals of the Class 4A Bartlett ...
-
Prairie Ridge tops Burlington CentralMay 22, 2012 10:24 pm - BELVIDERE — Defense was the name of the game as Prairie Ridge and Burlington Central battled in the semifinals of the Class 2A Belvidere girls soccer sectional Tuesday n...
-
James, Wade lead Heat to 115-83 win over PacersMay 23, 2012 2:57 pm - 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. Le...
-
Hampshire’s Bram steps downMay 22, 2012 10:16 pm - When Ken Bram came into the Hampshire softball program seven years ago he admits he knew little about softball. “I played baseball all my life but when I started here I ...
-
Phillips hits 2 HRs to lead Reds over BravesMay 23, 2012 12:43 am - CINCINNATI — All joking aside, Brandon Phillips’ renewed power has more to do with his hamstring than his biceps. Phillips drove in three runs with a pair of h...
-
Mets hang on for 3-2 win in PittsburghMay 23, 2012 12:41 am - PITTSBURGH — R.A. Dickey’s knuckle ball is designed to baffle, not overwhelm. Against the free-swinging Pittsburgh Pirates on Tuesday, it did both. His 80 mph ...
-
Walters throws 1st complete game for TwinsMay 22, 2012 10:56 pm - P.J. Walters tossed his first career complete game and Justin Morneau hit a three-run homer as the Minnesota Twins routed the Chicago White Sox 9-2 on Tuesday night. Wal...
-
Cary-Grove finally gets to HuntleyMay 22, 2012 9:57 pm - It takes a special performance to upset the high-powered offense of Cary-Grove’s softball team, and Huntley freshman pitcher Haley Spannraft nearly had one of those afte...
-
Dodgers rally in 9th to beat Diamondbacks 8-7May 23, 2012 12:52 am - PHOENIX — Ivan De Jesus hit a two-run double with two outs in the ninth to give the Dodgers the lead and Dee Gordon went airborne to turn a game-ending double play ...
-
Burlington Central comes back to beat HampshireMay 23, 2012 9:26 pm - Burlington Central softball coach Cray Allen did not want his Rockets to be “that team.” “I did not want to be that story that got out to all the rest of the teams by 6:...