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  • After losing Game 1, Detroit Red Wings goalie Jimmy Howard has managed to keep the high-scoring Blackhawks attack under wraps. Detroit has a 2-1 series lead heading into Game 4 Thursday night.

    Net result: Howard in control for Wings May 22, 2013 12:00 AM
    Through the first three games of the Western Conference semifinal series with the Blackhawks, nobody on the Detroit Red Wings has had a larger impact than goalie Jimmy Howard, who has stopped 96 of 101 shots. Detroit head coach Mike Babcock and Howard's teammates talk about their talented netminder.

     
  • After 13 seasons, middle linebacker Brian Urlacher has played his last game in the NFL and is retiring.

    For Reinsdorf and Urlacher, time is relative May 22, 2013 12:00 AM
    This week Jerry Reinsdorf indicated that he wants to keep going for a couple more decades while Brian Urlacher retired from pro football. Boy, is it ever better to be the owner than the owned.

     
  • Brian Urlacher

    Urlacher announces NFL retirement with ‘no regrets’ May 22, 2013 12:00 AM
    Brian Urlacher is retiring from the NFL after 13 seasons with the Chicago Bears, according to his official Twitter account. "Although I could continue playing, I'm not sure I would bring a level of performance or passion that's up to my standards," Urlacher said in a statement he posted on Twitter. Bob LeGere looks back on Urlacher's career as his former teammates pay tribute to Urlacher's remarkable career.

     
  • San Jose Sharks' Brent Burns (88) celebrates his goal against the Los Angeles Kings during the first period in Game 4 of their second-round NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoff series in San Jose, Calif., Tuesday, May 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

    Sharks tie series with 2-1 win over Kings May 22, 2013 12:00 AM
    Brent Burns helped San Jose jump off to a fast start with his second goal of the postseason and the Sharks tied their second-round series against Los Angeles at two games with a 2-1 victory over the Kings in Game 4 on Tuesday night.

     

  • Spurs blow late lead, but top Grizzlies 93-89 in OT May 22, 2013 12:00 AM
    Tony Parker had 15 points and a career playoff-high 18 assists, Tim Duncan scored San Antonio’s first six points of overtime and the Spurs bounced back after squandering a 13-point lead in the fourth quarter to beat the Memphis Grizzlies 93-89 on Tuesday night. The Spurs took a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference finals with Game 3 on Saturday in Memphis.

     
  • Former Oklahoma punter Tress Way, now a rookie with the Chicago Bears, said he's planning to return to the Moore, Okla., area to help with the recovery.

    Bears’ rookie vows to help tornado victims May 21, 2013 12:00 AM
    Bears rookie punter Tress Way is a Tulsa native who played football at the University of Oklahoma, just a few miles from the town of Moore, where a deadly tornado touched down on Monday, killing at least two dozen people and destroying buildings in the community. Way plans to return to his home state over the Memorial Day Weekend to help with the recovery efforts.

     
  • FILE - At left, in a May 5, 2013 file photo, Sergio Garcia grimaces during The Players Championshop golf tournament in Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla. At right, in a March 25, 2013 file photo, Tiger Woods walks to the 16th green during the final round of the Arnold Palmer Invitational golf tournament in Orlando, Fla. Woods and Garcia don't like each other, and are making no attempt to disguise their feelings. (AP Photo/File)

    Garcia apologizes for “fried chicken” remark May 21, 2013 12:00 AM
    Sergio Garcia apologized for saying he would “serve fried chicken” while making a joke about having Tiger Woods over for dinner. The British newspaper The Guardian reported Garcia was asked in jest while on stage at the European Tour’s awards dinner Tuesday night if he would invite Woods to dinner during the U.S. Open.

     

  • Cavaliers win NBA draft lottery againMay 21, 2013 12:00 AM
    What's not to like? Being in the lottery every year. Nick Gilbert expects the Cleveland Cavaliers are through with it, and if so he sent them out a winner again. The Cavaliers and their owner's son beat the odds for the second time in three years, winning the lottery Tuesday night to give them the No. 1 pick for the June 27 NBA draft.

     
  • Jeff Keppinger hits a two-run home run off of Boston Red Sox starting pitcher Felix Doubront during the fifth inning Tuesday in Chicago.

    Quintana dominates as White Sox top Red Sox 3-1 May 21, 2013 12:00 AM
    Jose Quintana took a no-hitter into the seventh before David Ortiz broke it up with a one-out broken-bat single, and the White Sox beat the Boston Red Sox 3-1 on Tuesday night.

     
  • Boston Bruins' Johnny Boychuk (55) and Daniel Paille (20) celebrate a goal by Boychuk during the third period in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals in the NHL hockey Stanley Cup playoffs Tuesday, May 21, 2013, in New York. Paille later scored the game-winner. The Bruins won 2-1 and lead the best-of-seven games series 3-0. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

    Paille’s goal puts Bruins on verge of East finals May 21, 2013 12:00 AM

     
  • Pittsburgh Pirates' Travis Snider (23) trots past Chicago Cubs third baseman Cody Ransom as he rounds the bases after hitting a grand slam off Chicago Cubs relief pitcher Shawn Camp during the sixth inning of a baseball game in Pittsburgh, Tuesday, May 21, 2013. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)

    Garza stellar in return, but Cubs' pen blows itMay 21, 2013 12:00 AM
    Matt Garza couldn't have asked for a better return to a major league mound after a 10-month layoff. Garza allowed one hit over five shutout innings in his first outing since July, but the Pittsburgh Pirates pounced on the bullpen for a 5-4 win over the Cubs on Tuesday night. B utTravis Snider hit a grand slam off of Shawn Camp after Hector Rondon and James Russell (1-1) had combined to load the bases in the sixth just as Garza was removed following his 82nd pitch. "The only disappointment for me is I didn't pitch longer," Garza said

     

  • Danks hopes to start Friday May 21, 2013 12:00 AM
    John Danks threw a bullpen at U.S. Cellular Field Tuesday. Out for a year with a shoulder injury that required surgery, Danks is hoping to be back on the mound for the White Sox Friday night against the Marlins.

     
  • Jerry Reinsdorf

    Still hale and hearty, Reinsdorf discusses future May 21, 2013 12:00 AM
    In an interview with the Sports Business Journal, Jerry Reinsdorf said he's recommended his sons keep controlling interest in the Bulls, but not the White Sox, when it is time to make a decision.

     
  • Who’s to say the Detroit Red Wings, here celebrating their 3-1 victory in Game 3, haven’t evolved into a team as good and deep and cohesive and gritty and overall dangerous as the Blackhawks?

    Top team today means little tomorrow May 21, 2013 12:00 AM
    The Blackhawks are supposed to beat the Red Wings and eventually win the Stanley Cup. Why? Because the experts say they're the NHL's team. But is that a good enough reason?

     
  • Blackhawks winger Patrick Sharp, here battling Detroit center Cory Emmerton for the puck in Game 3, says every playoff game is huge. But Game 4 in this series is even bigger than most.

    Blackhawks know ‘Game 4 is really big’ May 21, 2013 12:00 AM

     
  • Jimmy Butler became a competent 3-point shooter— .381 in the regular season, .405 in the playoffs. He drove to the basket and scored. In fact, he probably was one of the playoff leaders in 3-point play opportunities. He also knocked down midrange jumpers, sometimes standstill and sometimes off the dribble.

    Evidence suggests Butler’s success is no fluke May 21, 2013 12:00 AM
    Before the 2011 draft, an NBA personnel director spoke positively about Jimmy Butler’s defensive skills. The assessment went something like this: “If he can just find an offensive move that works for him, like Bruce Bowen hitting 3-pointers, he will have a chance to stay in the league.”

     
  • George Leclaire/gleclaire@dailyherald.com ¬ Chicago Bears Julius Peppers celebrates, with Lance Briggs, sacking Minnesota Vikings Minnesota Vikings quarterback Donovan McNabb in the third quarter at Soldier Field in Chicago on Sunday, October 16th.

    Without Urlacher, Briggs ready for more responsbility May 21, 2013 12:00 AM
    Seven-time Pro Bowl weak-side linebacker Lance Briggs has been an integral part of the Bears' defense for the past decade, but now, with Brian Urlacher gone, he's taking on more of a leadership role.

     
  • In this photo provided by the Chicago Fire, Chicago Fire forward Maicon Santos, center, scores past New York Red Bulls goalkeeper Luis Robles, left, as defender Jamison Olave watches during the second half of an MLS soccer match, Sunday, April 7, 2013, in Bridgeview, Ill. The Fire won 3-1. (AP Photo/Chicago Fire, Brian Kersey)

    Fire trying to fight on through injuries May 21, 2013 12:00 AM
    It’s not likely many of the folks who work at Toyota Park are rushing out to buy lottery tickets these days. Considering the Chicago Fire’s luck lately, it’d be a bad investment.

     
  • Former Barrington golfer Gary Hallberg has won at every level of the game: high school, college, and the PGA and Senior tours. This weekend he'll compete in the Senior PGA in St. Louis, then he'll return to Chicago next month to play in the Encompass Championship.

    Barrington’s Hallberg returns to his roots May 21, 2013 12:00 AM
    With the Senior PGA tournament in St. Louis this weekend and Chicago hosting the Champions Tour next month, golf columnist Len Ziehm catches up with Gary Hallberg, who was a state high school champion at Barrington, a PGA Tour rookie-of-the-year, and now is a regular on the Champions Tour.

     
  • Andy Murray has withdrawn from the French Open after seeking medical advice on his back injury. The second-ranked Briton was forced to pull out of the Italian Open during his second-round match against Marcel Granollers of Spain last Wednesday because of a lower back complaint.

    Andy Murray out of French Open due to back injury May 21, 2013 12:00 AM
    Andy Murray has withdrawn from the French Open after seeking medical advice on his back injury. The second-ranked Briton was forced to pull out of the Italian Open during his second-round match against Marcel Granollers of Spain last Wednesday because of a lower back complaint.

     
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