Joel Quenneville pushes right buttons for Blackhawks

A year ago, depending on whom you asked, Joel Quenneville might have been lucky to still have a job. Two straight first-round playoff exits had the 2010 Stanley Cup feeling like a fading, sepia-toned memory. Now? Quenneville has the league’s top team in the second …Read More

• Bears, top pick Kyle Long agree to four-year deal

  

  The Bears agreed to terms Friday with first-round pick Kyle Long, the 20th overall selection, on a four-year contract with an option. Long was the final draft pick of their 2013 class to reach a deal. “I just know that Chicago is one of the …Read More

• Chris Sale stymies Angels again in White Sox’ win

  

  ANAHEIM, Calif. — The Los Angeles Angels have seen enough of Chris Sale for a while. The White Sox can’t get enough of him. Five days after pitching a one-hit shutout against the Angels at U.S. Cellular Field, Sale blanked the struggling but star-studded Halos …Read More

  • Tyler Flowers has handled job behind plate
  • Conor Gillaspie’s fielding better than expected

• Cubs shut down by Mets ace Matt Harvey

  

  Edwin Jackson is a long-term investment for the Cubs, who signed the veteran right-hander to a four-year, $54 million contract in the offseason. The return on that investment is coming slowly, despite another loss Friday to the New York Mets and their shining ace, Matt …Read More

  • Matt Garza’s return could be announced Saturday
• Shane Larkin’s athleticism an eye-opener at NBA combine
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  Can The 2013 Cubs Channel The Turnaround Artists Of 1967?

  After the 1966 Cubs lost a record-tying 103 games, the ’67 squad staged an amazing reversal. Can the almost-as-big losers of '12 pull off the same feat?

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