Chicago Sun-Times Sports http://www.suntimes.com/sports/index.html Chicago Sun-Times http://www.suntimes.com/images/cst_logo_300.gif http://www.suntimes.com/sports/index.html Copyright 2008 Digital Chicago Sports en-us <![CDATA[Complaint-free zone: Cubs sweep, all's well again]]> Jay Mariotti: This is one of those rare, surreal occasions when Cubdom has nothing to bitch about. Other than Tony Romo not bringing Jessica Simpson for his seventh-inning singalong, which actually might have been a godsend, what isn't to like about a sweep of baseball's hottest team? ]]> JAY MARIOTTI Sun-Times Columnist]]> <![CDATA[Floyd struggles; Sox fall 6-3]]> <![CDATA[Excuses, excuses: Dawdling Bulls fail Chicago]]> Jay Mariotti: Mike D'Antoni lives only a few cacti, a couple of rattlesnakes and an estimated 200 yards from Jerry Reinsdorf. But what is proximity when an owner is cheaper than dirt? Reinsdorf couldn't strike a deal with his Arizona neighbor Friday, which only exacerbates the misery of his struggling franchise. ]]> JAY MARIOTTI Sun-Times Columnist]]> <![CDATA[Paxson miffed D'Antoni didn't wait for Bulls' offer]]> BRIAN HANLEY bhanley@suntimes.com ]]> <![CDATA[Annika looks like Sorenstam of old ]]> Annika Sorenstam knows there was speculation that her best days as a golfer were behind her and that an injury-plagued 2007 was the beginning of the end.

]]> <![CDATA[Ok fans, let's see you cheer!]]> E-mail your photos to us!]]> <![CDATA[A Tribute to the Men and Magic of Wrigley Field]]> Crystal Lake artist John Hanley's earliest memories about being a Cubs fan go all the way back to his grandfather's living room, listening to Jack Brickhouse describe the action on a Philco TV.

]]> <![CDATA[Brewers pitcher Gallardo to have season ending surgery]]> MILWAUKEE -- Brewers starter Yovani Gallardo will have surgery on Tuesday to repair a torn ligament in his right knee and will likely miss the rest of the season.

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]]> <![CDATA[Letters to the Sun-Times Sports Columnists]]> Dear Jay Mariotti:]]> <![CDATA[Soriano finds higher gear ]]> <![CDATA[Standings are full of surprises ]]> Watching Junior]]> CHRIS DE LUCA Staff Reporter]]> <![CDATA[Brewers pitcher Gallardo to have season ending surgery]]> MILWAUKEE -- Brewers starter Yovani Gallardo will have surgery on Tuesday to repair a torn ligament in his right knee and will likely miss the rest of the season.

]]> <![CDATA[Mazzone wants back in baseball ]]> BALTIMORE -- He's got plenty of free time and still is being paid handsomely by the Baltimore Orioles, so there's really no limit to what Leo Mazzone can do this spring.

]]> <![CDATA[Kazmir extends Rays starters' scoreless streak ]]> Strong starting pitching, stellar defense and just enough offense to win close games. After a decade of life at the bottom of the AL East, the Tampa Bay Rays are beginning to get things right.

]]> <![CDATA[Maddux notches 350th victory ]]> Greg Maddux became the ninth pitcher in big league history to win 350 games, reaching the plateau in his fifth try and leading the San Diego Padres to a 3-2 win over the Colorado Rockies on Saturday night.

]]> <![CDATA[Blue Jays' Wells out 6-8 weeks ]]> Vernon Wells will go from leading the Toronto Blue Jays in home runs and RBI to leading the team in cheers.

]]> <![CDATA[Dykstra making it in business world ]]> NEW YORK -- Lenny Dykstra speaks six languages.

]]> <![CDATA[A Tribute to the Men and Magic of Wrigley Field]]> Crystal Lake artist John Hanley's earliest memories about being a Cubs fan go all the way back to his grandfather's living room, listening to Jack Brickhouse describe the action on a Philco TV.

]]> <![CDATA[ Sandburg's Will-power too much for New Trier ]]> Will Keuper slapped a two-run single off New Trier ace Jack Boehm with two out in the bottom of the sixth Saturday night to lift No. 6 Sandburg over No. 3 New Trier 5-4 at Benedictine University in Lisle.

]]> <![CDATA[NBA PLAYOFFS: Cavaliers rescue LeBron ]]> The shots didn't drop again for LeBron James, but it hardly mattered. The rest of the Cleveland Cavaliers made most of theirs.

]]> <![CDATA[Excuses, excuses: Dawdling Bulls fail Chicago]]> Jay Mariotti: Mike D'Antoni lives only a few cacti, a couple of rattlesnakes and an estimated 200 yards from Jerry Reinsdorf. But what is proximity when an owner is cheaper than dirt? Reinsdorf couldn't strike a deal with his Arizona neighbor Friday, which only exacerbates the misery of his struggling franchise. ]]> JAY MARIOTTI Sun-Times Columnist]]> <![CDATA[Paxson miffed D'Antoni didn't wait for Bulls' offer]]> BRIAN HANLEY bhanley@suntimes.com ]]> <![CDATA[Angelo finally weighs in on Benson ]]> General manager Jerry Angelo said the Bears have no plans to release running back Cedric Benson in the wake of his arrest last weekend in Texas. But no matter how the case plays out, Angelo said Benson was guilty of poor judgment.

]]> BRAD BIGGS bbiggs@suntimes.com ]]> <![CDATA[Orton confident heading into QB duel]]> A sleek Kyle Orton said if given a fair chance at the starting quarterback position, he's confident the job will be his.

]]> BRAD BIGGS bbiggs@suntimes.com]]> <![CDATA[ Unheralded Goydos leads ]]> PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. -- Paul Goydos would love to say he saw this coming, but he's too honest.

]]> <![CDATA[NHL Playoffs: Wings win without Franzen ]]> DETROIT -- The Detroit Red Wings kept rolling without their hottest player.

]]> <![CDATA[Record night for Oosting]]> Balmoral Park's leading driver, Mike Oosting, tied the track record for victories in a performance with seven winners on Saturday night. Oosting joined Tony Morgan (Sept. 26, 1998) in the record book by winning the second, fifth, sixth, eighth, 10th, 13th and 14th races.

]]> LARRY HAMEL Staff Reporter]]> <![CDATA[Big Brown revels in racing spotlight ]]> LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Big Brown slowed ever so slightly as he made his way to the track at Churchill Downs on Thursday morning.

]]> <![CDATA[Kids lose in state funding game ]]> ''The operator is not available. Exiting the system. Goodbye.''

]]> <![CDATA[Outdoor notes]]> Places and faces]]> <![CDATA[ Plainfield Central coach finally defeats Lockport ]]> Plainfield Central coach Anne Campbell got rid of a 14-year-old itch Saturday as her No. 3 Wildcats edged No. 6 Lockport 1-0 in a nonconference clash in Plainfield.

]]> <![CDATA[Lake Forest halts hot Marist, takes Richards title ]]> Red-hot Marist was cooled off by Lake Forest in the finals of the Richards volleyball tournament Saturday in Oak Lawn.

]]> <![CDATA[Son both like, unlike father ]]> FORT WAYNE, Ind. -- The resemblance is stunning.

]]> <![CDATA[Next year finally here for Deutsch]]> Glenbrook South's Steve Deutsch was finally able to shed the injury bug and turn it into a state all-around title.

]]> <![CDATA[Kollipara, Hinsdale C. win it all ]]> Karishma Kollipara ended her badminton career the same way she began it -- with a state championship.

]]> <![CDATA[Saturday's scores]]> BASEBALL

]]> <![CDATA[Everybody loves the Cubs ]]> P.K. Wrigley already had purchased the materials and stored them under the grandstand. The installation was scheduled to begin Dec. 8, 1941. On Dec. 7, the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, and Wrigley's plans to play night games at Wrigley Field went up in smoke. Wrigley donated the steel and wire to the war effort, and day baseball became a novelty on the North Side of Chicago. It would be 47 years before the first night game would be played at 1060 W. Addison.

]]> <![CDATA[On the Record: White Sox first baseman Paul Konerko ]]> Q: It has been a wet start to the season. What do you do during a rain delay?

]]> <![CDATA[TNA trying new things -- sorry, Steiner ]]> Tonight at the TNA Sacrifice pay-per-view, newly crowned champion Samoa Joe will defend his title against Kurt Angle and Scott Steiner. With talent on the roster such as Joe, Angle, Christian Cage and a few others, it's highly unlikely that an older star such as Steiner will win the title, so look for ''Big Poppa Pump'' to be the victim of the pinfall in this one. That should do just enough to keep the Joe/Angle feud intact.

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