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Chicago White Sox: Adam Dunn Is Producing for the South Side
White Sox designated hitter Adam Dunn is producing at the plate in 2012. Even the fans who chided him for his horrendous 2011 season have to see it. Make no mistake...
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Chicago White Sox: How Committed Was the Team to Chris Sale in the Rotation?
The Chicago White Sox have cried uncle in their attempt to use Chris Sale in the starting rotation. Forget Sale's goal of a 200-inning season. The White Sox are ending the ruse after just 32...
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Chicago Blackhawks Season Review, Part 3: How the Organization Looks in Goal
Chicago Blackhawks fans will be looking for the following question to be answered concerning the career of starting net minder Corey Crawford: is he more Jimmy Howard or Steve Mason? ...
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Chicago White Sox: 5 Reasons for Jake Peavy's Resurgence
Jake Peavy of the Chicago White Sox is looking like a Cy Young candidate again. In his second season back from unprecedented shoulder surgery, Peavy goes into Detroit Friday hoping to build on his best stretch in a White Sox uniform...
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Chicago Blackhawks 2012 Season Review: A Disturbing Two-Year Drop on Defense
When the Chicago Blackhawks look back on the problems that plagued them this season, it ultimately will point to the blue line. The defense was a big reason the offseason began before the calendar hit the month of May...
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Chicago White Sox: Can Gordon Beckham Build on a Big Night at the Plate?
Chicago White Sox second baseman Gordon Beckham matched his April RBI total with two swings of his bat on Tuesday night. On a rainy evening at U.S. Cellular Field, Beckham started May on a definite upswing...
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Chicago White Sox: Key Division Stretch Starts vs. Cleveland Indians
The Chicago White Sox get the chance to prove their AL Central contenders. After breaking even in April, Chicago hosts Cleveland to start a key stretch of games...
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Chicago Blackhawks Season Review, Part I: A Look at the Forwards
The Chicago Blackhawks are on extended vacation for the second straight season. Now that the lockers are cleaned out, it's time to make a sweep through the organization to review the season that was...
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Chicago White Sox: At .500, This Club Still Offers Hope in the AL Central
The Chicago White Sox are even for the 2012 season after a 4-1 win Sunday over Boston. An 11-11 record may not be worth writing home about, but faced with the poor start of a season ...
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Brian Campbell, Troy Brouwer Trades a Failed Gamble for Chicago Blackhawks
Chicago Blackhawks GM Stan Bowman gambled on the 'Hawks ability to play without two veteran players last summer. Ultimately, that gamble resulted in another first-round playoff exit...
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Chicago Blackhawks: Time for a Change, but on Which Coach Will the Axe Fall?
The Chicago Blackhawks may be mulling over making a change to their coaching staff. Joel Quenneville 's job seems safe, but that can't be said of his assistants...
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Chicago Blackhawks: Stan Bowman's Acquisitions, Then and Now
Chicago Blackhawks GM Stan Bowman had high hopes for the skaters he brought into the fold last summer. Each free-agent signing and in-season pickup was designed to bolster the 'Hawks for a deep playoff run...
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Chicago Blackhawks: The 'Hangover Hawks' Were the Better Group by the Numbers
The 2011-12 Chicago Blackhawks were an improvement over last year's club. Or were they? The Blackhawks came into this season with higher expectations than a 97-point season and first-round exit from the playoffs...
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2012 NHL Playoffs: 10 Questions Following the Chicago Blackhawks' Early Exit
The Chicago Blackhawks have questions to answer within the organization. They can begin working on them starting today. The offseason starts for the 'Hawks following their elimination from the playoffs at the hands of the Phoenix Coyotes...
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2012 NHL Playoffs: The Chicago Blackhawks Lost to the Better Team
The Phoenix Coyotes are going home to prepare for the second round of the NHL playoffs. The Chicago Blackhawks are just going home. The 'Hawks 2011-12 season was ended by the Phoenix Coyotes Monday...
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Chicago White Sox: Don't Look Now, but Alex Rios Found His Bat
Chicago White Sox right fielder Alex Rios is hitting the ball and driving in runs. The 2012 season is not yet a month old, but a Rios renaissance with the bat remains a possibility...
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2012 NHL Playoffs: 5 Chicago Blackhawks with Something to Prove in Game 6
The Chicago Blackhawks have some players in need of a breakout performance in their first-round series with the Phoenix Coyotes . Chicago trails the series 3-2, but have Game 6 in the United Center Monday night...
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Phil Humber's Perfect Game: Can It Be a Catalyst for a Chicago White Sox Run?
Phil Humber made history Saturday afternoon. Can his accomplishment light a fire under the 2012 Chicago White Sox ? Humber retired 27 consecutive Seattle Mariners to post Major League Baseball's 21st perfect game...
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NHL Playoffs 2012: Where Does Andrew Shaw Fit into Chicago Blackhawks' Lines?
Chicago Blackhawks rookie Andrew Shaw will be returning from suspension Monday night's Game 6. For coach Joel Quenneville, it isn't as simple as inserting the scrappy forward into his previous place in Chicago's lineup...
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Chicago Blackhawks: Jonathan Toews Delivers but Corey Crawford Shines in Game 5
The Chicago Blackhawks needed some star power to stave off elimination Saturday night. They also needed a big performance from a goalie who has shouldered the slings and arrows of 'Hawks fans...
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2012 NHL Playoffs: 5 Lineup Choices for the Chicago Blackhawks Playoff Survival
Chicago Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville needs a winning lineup, and he needs it right now. The Blackhawks are in a fight for their playoff lives...
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Chicago Blackhawks: Like It or Not, Corey Crawford Should Be in Net for Game 5
Suggesting that the Chicago Blackhawks turn to their emergency goalie, Carter Hutton, in what could be the last game of the 2011-12 season is "the grass is greener" thinking of a ridiculous nature...
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Chicago Blackhawks: Big Names Coming Up Way Short vs Phoenix Coyotes' Depth
The stars of the Chicago Blackhawks have failed to take center stage through four games of playoff hockey. Time is quickly running out for some big names to make a difference in the form of goals...
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Chicago White Sox: How Will Chris Sale's Arm Hold Up in the Rotation?
Chicago White Sox pitcher Chris Sale is being watched. At least when he's out on the mound in 2012. The young left-hander is set to make his third career start Friday tonight against the Seattle Mariners ...
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2012 NHL Playoffs: Chicago Blackhawks' Backs Against the Wall After Game 4 Loss
The Chicago Blackhawks are coming up short when it counts against the Phoenix Coyotes . As a result, they currently sit on the brink of elimination in their first-round playoff series...
