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RailCats drop home opener
GARY | RailCats manager Greg Tagert said opening day is the only time all year that baseball mimics the NFL.
RailCats lose consecutive games for first time this season
GARY | Sean Smith was waiting for his turn in the chair at the barbershop when RailCats manager Greg Tagert called Saturday looking for an outfielder.
Pirates hand Cubs 11th straight loss with HBP
PITTSBURGH | Matt Hague was hit by a pitch from Rafael Dolis with the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth inning, and the Pittsburgh Pirates sent the Cubs to their 11th straight loss with a 3-2 victory Saturday night.
Sox pound Indians
CHICAGO | Paul Konerko just wants to trust his instincts every time he steps to the plate. The way he's stinging the ball, why wouldn't he?
Region fans riled by $110, $140 Wrigley Field bleacher prices
Without fear of fan reaction, the Theo Epstein Cubs baseball regime has deflated the big-league roster in preparation for a long, arduous rebuilding process.
RailCats drop home opener
GARY | RailCats manager Greg Tagert said opening day is the only time all year that baseball mimics the NFL.
Dunn homers as Sox pound Indians
CHICAGO | The way A.J. Pierzynski sees it, there's no reason the White Sox can't contend until the end of the season. They just might if they keep this up.
Friday's RailCats box
Wichita 3, RailCats 1
Cubs' losing streak hits 10 with loss to Pirates
PITTSBURGH | Ryan Dempster doesn't pitch like a guy who hasn't won a game since last August.
Sox pitching depth, togetherness tested by Danks’ injury
CHICAGO | Where have you gone, Daniel Hudson?
RailCats open season with Johnston on the mound
Andrew Johnston was recommended to the RailCats by former pitcher Zach McClellan.
Sox new ‘O-Dog’ hopes to have some bite at third base
CHICAGO | At the same time the White Sox held their annual Dog Day, they also unveiled their own “O-Dog” at third base.
There’s still plenty of room for two-way loyalty in baseball
There’s no crying in baseball, to be sure, but there’s sure room for some dry-eyed sentiment.
Railcats outlast T-Bones, 3-2
After recording just three hits through the first five innings, the Railcats broke through for three runs on two hits and two errors in the sixth inning, which was just enough to sneak past the Kansas City T-Bones, 3-2 Tuesday at CommunityAme…
Konerko shiner’s ugly, but bat’s still pretty
CHICAGO | Paul Konerko’s been so good the past few years he probably could hit with one eye.
HILLARY SMITH: RailCats breathe sigh as season is underway
There may have been a little frustration on the face of RailCats manager Greg Tagert as his team broke from its spring training camp.
RailCats split Sunday doubleheader
The RailCats scored six runs in the first inning of game one on their way to a doubleheader split against St. Paul on Sunday. The ‘Cats took game one 9-6 and fell 4-2 in game two, splitting the series at two games apiece.
U.S. Steel Yard reaches 10th birthday with wish list
GARY | With 50 regularly-scheduled baseball games on it every year, plus extraneous games and events, a good field can last five years before it needs to be replaced.
Danks solid as Sox beat Cubs
CHICAGO | Adam Dunn loves to hit against the Cubs. He had great success against them during his days in the NL. And he really enjoys Wrigley Field.
McClendon sad over lack of African-Americans on Cubs, Sox
Detroit Tigers hitting coach Lloyd McClendon was distressed to hear neither the Cubs nor the White Sox have an African-American player on their rosters for the first time since 1952.
Crosstown Classic gets cross quickly
CHICAGO | Cubs and Sox, cats and dogs, Hatfields and McCoys, north and south.
St. Paul rallies to edge RailCats
The RailCats were one inning away from starting their American Association season at 2-0 Friday night.
Cubs' Samardzija has good day, except on scoreboard
CHICAGO | It was a good day on the mound and at the plate for the Cubs' Jeff Samardzija, but not on the scoreboard.
MATT ERICKSON: For Kerry Wood, a well-deserved perfect ending
Sometimes, even when the Cubs are involved, things work out just the way they should.
Be creative, Cubs fans, say Sox as annual crosstown duel resumes
Is that all you got, Cubs fans? Such is the message from the biggest villain and biggest target on the White Sox as they arrive at Wrigley Field today for the start of the annual six-game crosstown interleague duel.
Coles knocks in two to give RailCats win in season opener
Adam Klein was 2-for-3 with one run scored and one RBI as the Gary SouthShore RailCats beat St. Paul 5-4 on Thursday night in the American Association opener in Minnesota.
RailCats find rotation in former relief
GARY | Mike Perconte made the decision in the offseason that the best direction for his pitching career was a new one.
Marmol tried so hard in 9th, he ends up losing it all
Baseball is chock full of boom-and-bust stories.
RailCats trim roster to 22 for opening day
GARY | As spring training rolls to a close, the RailCats made their almost final cuts Wednesday, handing the American Association a roster of 22 players.
Sox killer helps put ‘frustrated’ Peavy, Ohman behind the 8-ball
CHICAGO | For a bit more than half a game, the tables appeared turned in the usual White Sox-Detroit Tigers way of doing things.
Cubs fall to Cards
ST. LOUIS | Alfonso Soriano rediscovered his power stroke. Off hard-throwing Jason Motte, too.
Kankakee Valley senior Dellahan shows versatility entering sectionals
DEMOTTE | When Dayton Dellahan was 3 years old and somewhat spud-shaped, she inspired her aunt Linda’s creativity one day while running in the yard.
Dempster still winless but Cubs beat Cardinals
ST. LOUIS | Alfonso Soriano singled in the go-ahead run in the eighth inning and the Cubs sent the St. Louis Cardinals to their fourth straight loss at home with a 6-4 victory on Monday night.
Tough decisions weigh as RailCats ready to break camp
GARY | Greg Tagert's confusion is understandable.
Merrillville man reunites with Sox skipper at children's hospital
Ryan Reithel spent much of the 1991 baseball season riding for an hour in his parents' car from their Merrillville home to a Chicago hospital, where he was being treated for Burkitt's lymphoma.
Cubs beat Brewers to avoid sweep
MILWAUKEE | For the first time in more than a year, the Cubs finally won a game in Milwaukee.
Sox bullpen foils Humber's best efforts
CHICAGO | It may be a cliché, but it applies perfectly to Philip Humber: if he didn’t have bad luck, he’d have no luck at all.
Hawk wants to blow back into Wrigley Field
The ever-lasting love fans have had for Hall of Famer Andre Dawson since his 1987 MVP season for the Cubs is still being returned, with interest.
Relief nicks RailCats in exhibition loss
GARY | The RailCats have played the preseason in an uncomfortable position, not knowing who will start opening day.
Hart leads Brewers past Cubs in 13 innings
MILWAUKEE | The Cubs were in big trouble when rookie Lendy Castillo hit Rickie Weeks and Ryan Braun to open the 13th inning, and Corey Hart made them pay.
Sox risk more red flags by returning Sale to rotation
CHICAGO | The White Sox are performing so many contortions and gyrations about Chris Sale’s health that a knuckleball would be stable and level by comparison.
Dunn, Floyd lead White Sox
CHICAGO | Adam Dunn shrugged off his horrendous first season with the White Sox by pretty much starting over. He's seeing the ball well and approaching his at-bats the way he did through successful years with the Reds and Nationals. And so fa…
RailCats keep bats alive at Riverside Park
HAMMOND | Mike Coles return to Riverside Park was as warm as if he'd never left.
Mainieri: What if Samardzija had started all along in Cubs system?
Let’s understand Paul Mainieri completely here.
Peavy coasts as White Sox pound Indians 8-1
CLEVELAND | Jake Peavy coasted for six innings before giving up a run in the seventh and Adam Dunn homered, leading the White Sox to an easy 8-1 win over the AL Central-leading Cleveland Indians on Wednesday night and a split of their four-ga…
RailCats find offense in exhibition tie
GARY | Mike Rohde hit the RailCats' first homer of the exhibition season off the roof of The Diamond Club in right field Wednesday.
Wood struggles again as Cubs lose to Braves
CHICAGO | Kerry Wood trudged off the mound after another difficult outing and threw his glove and hat into the stands as he made his way into the dugout.
Rios lifts Sox to extra-innings win
CLEVELAND | Alex Rios wasn't seeking revenge against Cleveland closer Chris Perez.
RailCats fall in exhibition opener, find shine in bullpen
SCHAUMBURG | T.J. Wohlever stood out to the RailCats coaching staff during the 2011 open tryout.
Dealer describes HGH shipment to Clemens house
WASHINGTON | Scolded by the judge for putting on a slow and "boring" trial, prosecutors in the Roger Clemens case livened things up by introducing a convicted drug dealer who talked way too fast.
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