All Posts Tagged With: "chicago"
Major League Baseball Embracing Twitter and Facebook
CHICAGO (AP) — Bridget Houlihan rifled through her gift bag and pulled out a gray T-shirt with a circular Chicago Cubs emblem on the front and FOLLOWER emblazoned across the back, resting on a row of logos from the top social media Web sites.
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Fire-Timbers Preview (The Associated Press)
The Portland Timbers hope a return home will help them end a lengthy scoreless stretch. Facing a Chicago Fire club dealing with key injuries along its back line could help the Timbers finally break through.
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Counterpoint: Interleague Play A Win For Baseball
June 12, 1997, was a day that changed regular season Major League Baseball. And the Texas Rangers and Arlington helped usher in the era known as Interleague Baseball.
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Verlander nearly throws 3rd no-hitter for Tigers
By NOAH TRISTER | Associated Press – DETROIT (AP) — Two outs were all that separated Justin Verlander from yet another rare achievement — and an exclusive club that includes Cy Young , Nolan Ryan and only three other pitchers. With the crowd on its feet in anticipation of Verlander ‘s third no-hitter, the Detroit ace threw a sharp breaking ball, just off the outside corner. Josh Harrison stuck his bat out and flicked a soft line drive agonizingly toward center field.
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Cubs RHP Kerry Wood retires after 13-plus seasons
By RICK GANO | Associated Press – CHICAGO (AP) — Kerry Wood arrived in the majors 14 years ago, a fresh-faced kid with No.
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Wade loses cool in Heat’s 94-75 loss to Pacers (Yahoo! Sports)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Dwyane Wade lashed out in frustration during the worst playoff game of his career.
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Pacers pound Heat 94-75 in Game 3 (Yahoo! Sports)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Roy Hibbert had 19 points and 18 rebounds, George Hill scored 20 and Danny Granger 17 as the Indiana Pacers, showing more balance, toughness and togetherness than Miami, throttled the Heat 94-75 on Thursday night in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals.
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Pacers pound Heat 94-75 in Game 3
By TOM WITHERS | Associated Press – INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Roy Hibbert had 19 points and 18 rebounds, George Hill scored 20 and Danny Granger 17 as the Indiana Pacers , showing more balance, toughness and togetherness than Miami , throttled the Heat 94-75 on Thursday night in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals. Overlooked during the regular season and given little chance to upset the reigning East champions, the Pacers took a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series. Game 4 is Sunday at raucous Bankers Life Fieldhouse
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Attorney: No charges against Marshall (Yahoo! Sports)
NEW YORK (AP) The lawyer for Brandon Marshall says no charges will be brought against the Chicago Bears wide receiver for an altercation outside a nightclub in March. Harvey Steinberg says Marshall won’t be charged after a woman filed a complaint that he punched her in the face outside Manhattan’s Marquee club.
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Celtics have new life in those old legs vs. 76ers (Yahoo! Sports)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) Kevin Garnett turns 36 on Saturday, a youthful age for any man, except for the rare ones with nearly 55,000 punishing minutes absorbed on an NBA floor. Garnett knows all the ageist labels attached to the Boston Celtics . How they’re called The Over The Hill Gang, and the wisecracks about flashing AARP cards before they check into a game, and how each crucial postseason game raises questions about The Big Three’s last hurrah
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