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| Blackhawks hope to get on track versus Flames |
NHL Hockey |
01/04/2009 |
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| having a franchise-record nine-game winning streak end with a 4-0 loss in Motown last Tuesday, the Blackhawks dropped a 6-4 test to Detroit in Thursday's New Year's Day clash at Wrigley Field. Playing outdoors in the stadium that usually houses the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball, Kris Versteeg, Martin Havlat and Ben Eager all scored first- period goals to stake the Blackhawks to an early 3-1 lead, but the Red Wings netted the next five tallies to claim the win. Havlat had a goal and two assists, and |
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| Personal Fool: Sports headlines we'll see in 2009 |
This Day in Sports |
01/02/2009 |
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| us is thrown on center field that then eats midfielder-defensive end-flanker David Beckham. The octopus is voted league MVP and confidently predicts that he'll eat Kimbo Slice someday soon. CUBS BUY TRIBUNE, DEMOTE SPORTS WRITER TO TRIPLE A IOWA The Chicago Cubs, tired of waiting for the sale of their parent company, the Tribune Company, buys the Chicago Tribune in order to improve the Cubs' news coverage for the upcoming season. The team, displeased with several columns by Cubs beat reporter Paul Sullivan, |
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| National Hockey League Game Capsules |
NHL Hockey |
01/01/2009 |
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| m, home of the NFL's Buffalo Bills, had a capacity of nearly 74,000 for the 2008 version, Wrigley Field offered a more intimate venue for this year's Winter Classic. The Friendly Confines hold a little more than 41,000 fans, normally rooting for the Chicago Cubs. But on Thursday, hockey fans packed the seats to see the rink, which stretched across the infield, between first and third base, with the players walking down the covered basepaths to their benches. The clubs donned throwback sweaters, with Detroit |
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| Detroit takes Winter Classic at Chicago's Wrigley Field |
NHL Hockey |
01/01/2009 |
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| m, home of the NFL's Buffalo Bills, had a capacity of nearly 74,000 for the 2008 version, Wrigley Field offered a more intimate venue for this year's Winter Classic. The Friendly Confines hold a little more than 41,000 fans, normally rooting for the Chicago Cubs. But on Thursday, hockey fans packed the seats to see the rink, which stretched across the infield, between first and third base, with the players walking down the covered basepaths to their benches. The clubs donned throwback sweaters, with Detroit |
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| NHL takes its game to Wrigley Field with latest Winter Classic |
NHL Hockey |
01/01/2009 |
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| ting Chicago on Tuesday. Detroit is 3-0 against the Blackhawks this season, but two of the victories came via the shootout. A crowd of roughly 41,000 fans is expected to gather this afternoon at the "friendly confines", where Major League Baseball's Chicago Cubs play. The NHL hopes to repeat the television ratings success of last year's outdoor game, which also took place on New Year's Day and featured the Pittsburgh Penguins battling the Buffalo Sabres at a snowy Ralph Wilson Stadium in Buffalo. Pittsburgh |
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| Cleveland Indians |
MLB Baseball Transaction |
01/01/2009 |
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| Acquired infielder Mark DeRosa from the Chicago Cubs in exchange for pitchers Jeff Stevens, Chris Archer and John Gaub. |
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| Indians acquire DeRosa from Cubs |
MLB Baseball |
12/31/2008 |
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| Cleveland, OH (MySportsbook) - The Cleveland Indians have acquired infielder Mark DeRosa from the Chicago Cubs in exchange for minor league pitchers Jeff Stevens, Chris Archer and John Gaub. DeRosa, who can also play the outfield, had a banner 2008 season with the Cubs when he batted .285 with career bests of 21 homers, 87 runs batted in, 103 runs scored and a .376 on-base percentage. "The acquisition of Mark DeRosa gives our club an experienced, high-character infielder who complements our team perfectl |
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| Cubs agree to terms with Aaron Miles |
MLB Baseball |
12/31/2008 |
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| Chicago, IL (MySportsbook) - The Chicago Cubs have agreed to terms on a two- year contract with utilityman Aaron Miles. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. "We expect Aaron to provide significant versatility and flexibility to our roster," said Cubs general manager Jim Hendry. "He handles the bat well from both sides of the plate and is a skillful middle infielder who has added third base and all three outfield positions to his repertoire during the last few years." Miles batted .317 with 15 |
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| Jays sign C Barrett to minor league deal |
MLB Baseball |
12/30/2008 |
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| n catcher Michael Barrett to a minor league contract on Tuesday. Barrett appeared in just 30 games last year with the San Diego Padres. A freak incident in early July ended with him having a broken nose after he fouled a ball off his face. He did not return after suffering the injury and finished the season with a .202 average with two home runs and nine RBI. In 1,047 career games with Montreal, the Chicago Cubs and San Diego, the 32- year-old has compiled a .264 batting average with 97 homers and 422 RBI. |
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| Report: Sammy Sosa open to return |
MLB Baseball |
12/26/2008 |
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| per Listin Diario he doesn't have an offer. But Sosa also said he hoped he could prove he's still a hitting threat, and that interested teams should propose an offer. Sosa hit .252 with 21 homers and 92 RBI in 114 games with Texas in 2007. The homers pushed him over the 600 home run plateau, and Sosa is one of six players all-time to have reached that mark. For his career, Sosa owns a .273 average with 609 homers and 1,667 RBI in 18 seasons with Texas, the Chicago White Sox, the Chicago Cubs and Baltimore. |
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