Blackhawks to host Penguins at Soldier Field next season
The Blackhawks held a workout at frigid Soldier Field on Feb. 16, skating with disabled veterans. Patrick Sharp looked around at the cavernous stadium and wondered what it would be like to play an actual game there. “Pretty cool atmosphere here,” he said. “It’d be great with a ton of people.” He’ll get a chance to find out next year. The Hawks will host the Pittsburgh Penguins at Soldier Field on March 1, a source said. An ESPN.com report said the NHL will host a series of six outdoor games next season, including the already announced Winter Classic between Detroit …
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No cruise control for Blackhawks in 5-2 late-season win over Stars
With a nearly insurmountable lead over second-place Anaheim and just six games left in the season, the Blackhawks are all but assured of earning the top seed in the Western Conference playoffs. On Monday night against the Dallas Stars, there wasn’t a whole lot to play for. Trailing the eighth-place Detroit Red Wings by two points with less than two weeks left in the season, the Stars are assured of nothing, and after dumping most of their stars at the trade deadline, have surprisingly inserted themselves into the playoff picture with a five-game win streak. On Monday night against the …
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Paul Konerko’s 15 years with White Sox, Jerry Reinsdorf rarest of prizes
CLEVELAND — Paul Konerko knew who was getting the ball. So when he handed the prized keepsake of the 2005 World Series — the final out, which he had gloved — to White Sox chairman Jerry Reinsdorf, it wasn’t done on a whim. ‘‘I knew two, three weeks earlier,’’ Konerko said. ‘‘In the Detroit series when we clinched, or when we beat Boston [in the American League Division Series], I gave the ball to the winning pitcher. But I knew two, three weeks earlier — and I didn’t say anything because I didn’t want to jinx it — that if …
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Athletics 4, Tigers 3(12)
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Max Scherzer was in Detroit's clubhouse and had a good view of Ramon Santiago's near home run in the 12th inning.The Tigers' right-hander also was watching the television when Oakland's Josh Donaldson hit an opposite-field homer in the bottom of the inning to hand Detroit a 4-3 loss on the first stop on its nine-game road trip."It (was) just a finger-length away, that much, ...
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Blackhawks 3, Red Wings 2, SO
CHICAGO (AP) - The Chicago Blackhawks locked up the Central division. Now, they have their sights set on wrapping up the top seed in the Western Conference playoffs.Brandon Saad scored in the fifth round of the shootout, after Jonathan Toews tied the game late in regulation, and the Blackhawks clinched the Central title with a 3-2 victory over the Detroit Red Wings on Friday night.With St. Louis l...
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