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It was the Casey Coleman show last night as the youngster threw seven scoreless innings and doubled in a run as the Cubs dispensed Houston 2-0. Coleman scattered six hits and struck out only two across the seven innings of work but he shut down Houston as the Cubs continued to roll under interim manager Mike Quade. Carlos Marmol pitcheda thankfully drama-free ninth for his 38th save of the season. The Cubs have won 4 of 5 and look to play out the season on a high note when they take on the 'Stros in game two of the weekend series later this evening (6:05 p.m., WGN). more ›

If Kenny Williams claimed Manny Ramirez on waivers as a motivation tool, it could be working. The petulant mercurial slugger went 1-for-3 with a bloop single in his White Sox debut, but Paul Konerko provided the late inning heroics in the White Sox' 6-4 win over Cleveland. With Manny Ramirez on deck, Konerko hit a three-run homer off reliever Justin Germano to put the Sox ahead for good. more ›

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The White Sox seemed to have a victory locked down but had to do everything they could to hold off a big ninth inning rally from the Indians as the Sox beat Cleveland 5-4 this afternoon. Things got heated in more ways than one on the field; in the second inning, Ozzie Guillen was ejected for arguing a balk call on starter Mark Buehrle and then Buehrle himself was booted arguing a second balk call in the third inning. Still, the Sox got enough offense to get the win. Paul Konerko singled in a run and then Mark Teahen hit a two-run single, both in the fourth, to give the Sox an early 3-0 lead. Then Mark Kotsay belted a two-run homer in the sixth to give the Sox a big 5-1 lead. But it almost unraveled in the ninth when reliever Bobby Jenks loaded the bases on the first three batters of the inning. After a bases loaded walk sent in a free run, Jenks gave up another single that allowed two more, cutting the lead to 5-4. But with the bases loaded and one out, Jenks managed to get out of the jam, striking out one Indian and getting another to pop out to hold on for the victory. The Sox take the series two games to one, winners of four of their last six. And considering this alleged autograph by Ozzie for a Cleveland fan, maybe it's a good thing the Sox are getting out of town and heading to Tampa to open up a four-game weekend series tomorrow night (6:10 p.m., CSN). more ›

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The White Sox, coming off of Sunday's shellacking at the hands of the Marlins, rebounded in Cleveland last night, riding a big first inning to a 7-2 win over the Indians. more ›

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Cleveland swept both games against Chicago teams yesterday, starting with the NBA. more ›

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For half the city, it was a gorgeous Opening Day at home with homers and acrobatic plays and victory. For the other half, it was a day that just turned plain ugly. more ›

Both the Cubs and Sox played doubleheaders yesterday. One team fared much better than the other. more ›

Ryan Dempster hurled the third shutout of his career, striking out six and allowing only five Pittsburgh hits to help propel the Cubs past the Pirates by a 6-0 final. On the downside, the Cubs were officially eliminated from playoff contention when the Rockies defeated the Brewers, not that the Cubs' chances were all that good during the last month. The Cubs jumped out to an early lead with three first inning runs and Derek Lee helped put the game well out of reach with a two run single in the fourth inning. The Cubs also got offensive help from Might Micah Hoffpauir and Jeff Baker, who had two RBIs each. The Cubs and Bucs play two today in a twi-night doubleheader to make up a mid-August rain-out. Game one starts at 1:05 p.m. this afternoon (WGN) and game two starts at 7:05 p.m. (CSN+). more ›

The White Sox got a sterling pitching effort from John Danks who pitched a complete game as the Sox toppled the Indians 6-1 last night in Cleveland. Danks, pitching his first career complete game, struck out seven, allowed three hits, and gave up only one run via a Shin-Soo Choo solo homer in the seventh. Said Danks of his gem, "To go out there and get deep in the game, it feels good. I'm going to go out there and throw one more time against Detroit and hopefully it means something. Hopefully, the race isn't determined yet and it means something." Danks also benefited from some great run support. The Sox loaded the bases and brought in three runs in the second inning, including RBI singles from Brent Lillibridge and Gordon Beckham, who continues making his case for AL Rookie of the Year. Beckham added to that RBI total with a two-run double in the ninth, finishing the night with three RBIs. The division foes face off again tonight at 6:05 p.m. (CSN). more ›

The Cubs got a great start out of Carlos Zambrano, pitching on three days rest to fill in for the injured Ryan Dempster, but the bats couldn't help out as the Braves slipped past the Cubs 2-1 Tuesday night. Koyie Hill tied the game at 1-1 in the second, but it was all the offense the Cubs could produce. The Braves took a 2-1 lead in the third and then the pitching staffs took over. Zambrano gave up only the two runs over six innings, and the bullpen held tight, but scoring opportunities on offense were few and far between. Said Lou of Z's start, "He did a nice job on [three days'] rest, gave us six good innings of baseball, gave us a chance." The third and final game of the series starts today at 1:20 p.m. (CSN). more ›

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The White Sox hit Cleveland ace Cliff Lee early and often on their way to a rain-shortened 11-4 drubbing of the Indians. The Sox got off to a quick start, knocking in four runs in the first including a two-run homer from Paul Konerko. Rookie Gordon Beckham went yard in the third and Josh Fields added a solo shot in the fifth as the Sox scored in each of the first six innings except the second and chased Lee after knocking him around for seven runs in just over three innings pitched. As for the Sox, Clayton Richard gave up four runs, struck out six, and got the win. The rain - which forced the game to be called in the top of the seventh - also helped preserve the Sox bullpen as Richard threw all six innings for the Sox. The final game of the series gets underway in Cleveland tonight at 6:05 p.m. (WCIU). more ›

Cubs Ease Past Pirates more ›

Cleveland ace Cliff Lee - who's had a rough start to the year - had one of his best outings in the season and shut down the White Sox as Cleveland eased past the Sox 4-0. Sox ace Mark Buehrle gave up a solo homer in the first and a two-run shot in the fourth, plus another run in the fifth. He gave up all four runs over seven innings in which he struck out six. Meanwhile, the Sox bats were silent, mustering only seven hits. The Sox had the bases loaded with two outs in the sixth, but Jermaine Dye took a close strike three call; Dye's subsequent arguing earned him an early trip to the showers and even Ozzie got involved, also getting ejected. The Sox, now 15-18 on the year, get a day off tomorrow before heading north of the border for a weekend series with Toronto. more ›

The White Sox beat the Cleveland Indians 5-1, meaning their season will last another day. The Sox now play Detroit tomorrow afternoon at 1:05 in a make-up game. After that? Well, it all depends on how Minnesota does today. If the Twins lose, the Sox clinch the division with a win tomorrow. With a Twins win, the Sox have to beat the Tigers and then play the Twins on Tuesday. Either way, the Sox still have to win tomorrow. We'll have a full recap of the game tomorrow in the Morning Box Score. more ›

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'Stros Shutout Cubs more ›

• Londonist pondered who might be the next sponsors of the London Eye and whether or not readers would be willing to donate £1,000 each for a Londonist Eye.
• Shanghaiist was shocked to find a cameltoe in the city's only English-language paper.
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The crowd at Bernice's Tavern was separated into smaller groups. They were huddled together, studying a board containing ten photographs of church steeples and facades. more ›

Gothamist learned about the craziest urban nightmare come true: A huge python found in the bathroom pipes. It was also a nightmare for some Yankees fans, as manger Joe Torre declined to come back and manage the Bronx Bombers. At least the city's attempt to give some direction to subway riders was interesting, pranksters went shirtless at the Fifth Avenue Abercrombie & Fitch and the I Heart Brooklyn Girls calendars came out. And just... more ›