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    More questions for Hawks as Game 4 looms

    Blackhawks head coach Joel Quenneville made a lot of moves in Game 3, but he couldn't always find the right answer to get past Boston's defense.

    Jun 18, 2013 7:24 PM

    There are so many unanswered questions from the Blackhawks’ 2-0 loss to the Bruins on Monday in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Final. Tim Sassone says reporters got some answers to a few of the questions on Tuesday, but only the ones the Hawks felt like addressing.

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    James helps Heat stave off elimination in Game 6

    San Antonio Spurs point guard Tony Parker (9) and Miami Heat small forward LeBron James (6) collide during the Game 6 of the NBA Finals Tuesday night in Miami.

    Jun 18, 2013 11:48 PM

    LeBron James led a title-saving charge, and now his crown will be on the line one more time in Game 7.James powered Miami to a frantic fourth-quarter rally and overtime escape as the Heat beat the San Antonio Spurs 103-100 on Tuesday night to extend the NBA Finals as far as they can go and keep their repeat chances alive.

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    Schaumburg man puts his blades to work for the Hawks

    Mike Ehrhardt of Schaumburg has mowed “Go Hawks” on a section of grass behind his Schaumburg home.

    Jun 19, 2013 8:54 AM

    Everyone who drives down a stretch of Plum Grove Road can see that Mike Ehrhardt is a Blackhawks fan. The 58-year-old Schaumburg Public Works Department employee recently started mowing the word “Go Hawks” into his backyard lawn. “People in the neighborhood seem to enjoy it, and I get a lot of beeps from passing cars,” Ehrhardt said. “I like to do it because it gets everybody into the mood a little bit."

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    Verdi: Nothing quite like old Boston Garden

    A Boston Bruins fan wearing a bear costume stands with Blackhawks fan T.J. Budka, right, of Ayer, Mass., outside the spacious TD Garden in Boston. The old Boston Garden wasn't quite so spacious or friendly for visitors.

    Jun 18, 2013 9:16 PM

    It is probably just as well that the visitors’ locker room in Boston is cramped, and not because the Blackhawks need a heightened sense of togetherness during this time of stress. Tiny is terrific preparation. When they attempt to tie the Stanley Cup Final in Game 4 at TD Garden Wednesday night, they surely will find the Boston Bruins in an intrusive mood again. Bob Verdi, the Blackhawks Team Historian and former newspaper scribe, takes a stroll down memory lane, detailing some colorful antics...

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    Blackhawks best at rink when on the brink

    Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville believes his team can get out of the tough spot it finds itself in going into Game 4 at Boston.

    Jun 18, 2013 10:10 PM

    Intellectually, there’s seems no path here, no reason to think the Blackhawks will handle a Bruins team that is perfectly constructed for the Stanley Cup Final. But the Hawks have tremendous heart and you simply can’t deny that they have won games this postseason when they appeared finished.

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    Little R&R

    Chicago Cubs third baseman Luis Valbuena leaps for a high bounce off the bat of St. Louis Cardinals’ Pete Kozma in the third inning of a baseball game on Tuesday, June 18, 2013, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Chris Lee)

    Jun 18, 2013 11:40 PM

    After opening June with a .157 batting average and no home runs, Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo had a seat Tuesday night for the first time all season as the Cubs continued their series against the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium.

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    Sox GM Hahn staying far away from panic button

    White Sox’ Conor Gillaspie makes a futile dive for a sharp grounder off the bat of Minnesota Twins Ryan Doumit for a hit in the seventh inning of a baseball game Tuesday, June 18, 2013 in Minneapolis. The Twins won 7-5. (AP Photo/Jim Mone)

    Jun 19, 2013 12:29 AM

    The White Sox lost to the Twins 7-5 Tuesday night and they continue to flounder in the AL Central cellar. Sox general manager Rick Hahn again says it is too early to start trading off players with value.

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    Former Oklahoma St. QB Lunt joining Illinois

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