Pro Sports
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Cubs win a crazy oneJun 30, 2011 12:00 am - How nutty was it at Wrigley Field on Thursday? So nutty that Cubs manager Mike Quade broke into his Lou Piniella impersonation after a 5-2, 13-inning victory over the Sa...
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Zambrano leaves with back sorenessJun 29, 2011 11:00 pm - Cubs pitcher Carlos Zambrano left Thursday's start against San Francisco in the second inning because of soreness in his lower back. Zambrano had just thrown a ball to E...
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NBA lockout looms as sides fail to reach dealJun 29, 2011 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — Union chief Billy Hunter said Thursday "it's obvious the lockout will happen tonight" after players and owners failed to reach a new collective bargaining agr...
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Soto's 3-run HR lifts Cubs over Giants 5-2Jun 29, 2011 11:00 pm - Geovany Soto was waiting for a fastball as he stepped to the plate in the 13th inning. It never came, and it didn't matter. Soto delivered a pinch-hit, three-run homer t...
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Pierre's 2-run single in 10th lifts White SoxJun 29, 2011 11:00 pm - DENVER — Known as a punch hitter, Juan Pierre showed he has some pop, too. The light-hitting outfielder laced a tiebreaking, two-run single off the wall in the 10th inni...
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NFL, players resume negotiations in MinneapolisJun 29, 2011 11:00 pm - MINNEAPOLIS — NFL training camps are beckoning and kickoff for the real games is not far behind. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and NFLPA head DeMaurice Smith resumed ta...
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Sharapova, Kvitova advance to Wimbledon finalJun 29, 2011 11:00 pm - WIMBLEDON, England — So what if Maria Sharapova managed to win only two of the first 13 points of her Wimbledon semifinal Thursday, dropping the first three games? So wh...
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Bandits game dayJun 29, 2011 12:00 am - NPF Diamonds vs. Chicago Bandits, Thursday-Sunday at Rosemont Stadium Game times: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday; 5:35 p.m. Sunday Scouting the Bandits: The Ban...
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Bowman makes trade for MontadorJun 29, 2011 12:00 am - For the first time since he took over as Blackhawks general manager two summers ago, there is pressure on Stan Bowman. While much of Bowman’s off-season a year ago focus...
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Americans still underdogs at women’s World CupJun 29, 2011 12:00 am - The American women opened the 2011 World Cup with a solid 2-0 victory against North Korea, but they didn’t do anything to change their underdog status. The United States...