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White Sox finally eliminated
AP Sports WriterThis time, the Chicago White Sox couldn't avoid the knockout. They won four straight elimination games only to bow out with a 6-2 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 4 of their division series on Monday night. Just like that, what looked like a promising...Tags: Cliff Floyd, Ken Griffey Jr., Jermaine Dye, Gavin Floyd, Major League Baseball
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Ray-markable! Rays head to AL championship series
AP Sports WriterThey rushed toward the mound, these remarkable Rays, and immediately formed a circle. Jumping together like fraternity brothers, they resembled party regulars in the postseason. Worst in the majors last year, Tampa Bay will play for a spot in the...Tags: New York Yankees, Cliff Floyd, Jermaine Dye, Ken Griffey Jr., Gavin Floyd
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Pick a lane, Cubs fans: Are you optimist or pessimist?
Tribune staff reporterLook, I have no problem with believing in curses, holy water or even Kosuke Fukudome, if that's your particular inclination. But the Cubs and their fans have much to think about before next season, and somewhere within that process they have to make up...Tags: Spring Training, Baseball, Derrek Lee, Ryan Dempster, Lou Piniella
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White Sox fans, Cubs cousins in playoff doldrums
Associated Press WriterIt took 102 years for the White Sox and Cubs to return together to postseason play. Unfortunately for their fans, it took just five days until both teams were booted from the playoff party. Last week Chicago buzzed with playoff energy and speculation...Tags: U.S. Cellular Field, Baseball, Tampa Bay Rays, Chicago White Sox, Major League Baseball
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Names in the Game
OSLO, Norway (AP) _ Norway dropped plans to bid for the 2018 Winter Olympics on Monday after new estimates doubled the projected cost of hosting the games in the Arctic city of Tromsoe. "It was a difficult decision," said Tove Paule, president of the...Tags: Multi-Sport Events, Dwyane Wade, Major League Baseball, Winter Olympics, Pete Rose
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25 years later, Phillies and Dodgers meet up again in NLCS
For The Associated PressLOS ANGELES (AP) _ Back in the era of cookie-cutter stadiums, polyester pullovers and artificial turf, baseball had another familiar sight: Phillies vs. Dodgers for the NL pennant. "It seemed like every time we turned around, there were the Phillies,"...Tags: New York Yankees, Detroit Pistons, Mike Schmidt, Major League Baseball, Bill Russell
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Rays top White Sox, advance to ALCS
The Associated PressB.J. Upton and these Tampa Bay Rays are headed home -- to get ready for the American League championship series. Worst in the majors last year, the Rays will play for a spot in the World Series after finishing off the Chicago White Sox 6-2 Monday in Game...Tags: New York Yankees, Cliff Floyd, Jermaine Dye, Ken Griffey Jr., Gavin Floyd
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Angels hope to go far with John Lackey
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterBOSTON -- With the Angels once again facing elimination in the American League Division Series, Manager Mike Scioscia didn't make any bold predictions of victory today. But he did prepare to send ace right-hander John Lackey to the mound and that may...Tags: Fenway Park, Jon Lester, Major League Baseball, Scot Shields, Babe Ruth
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Lowell taken off Red Sox postseason roster with hip injury; would miss next round
AP Sports WriterBOSTON (AP) _ Third baseman Mike Lowell was remove from Boston's first-round postseason roster on Monday because of a right hip strain. He would be ineligible to play in the AL championship series if the Red Sox advance past their first-round opponent,...Tags: Kevin Youkilis, J.D. Drew, Major League Baseball, Terry Francona, Baseball
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B.J. Upton homers twice as Rays beat White Sox 6-2 to advance to first AL championship series
AP Sports WriterCHICAGO (AP) _ B.J. Upton and these Tampa Bay Rays are headed home — to get ready for the American League championship series. Worst in the majors last year, the Rays will play for a spot in the World Series after finishing off the Chicago White Sox...Tags: New York Yankees, Cliff Floyd, Jermaine Dye, Ken Griffey Jr., Gavin Floyd
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In good fun
On the Yankees beatHere's a little humor for your afternoon. This is from the American Mustache Institute -- I know, until a few months ago, who knew such a place existed? BTW, I'm impressed with several of your ballpark lists. Two of the......Tags: Jason Giambi, New York Yankees, Soccer, Baseball, Robert Goulet
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Playing at home sweet for White Sox
A Chicago baseball team staring at a 2-0 deficit in a best-of-five playoff series manages to avoid a teary surrender. No, really. It's a revolutionary concept, this idea that a club can look deep inside itself and find the fortitude to persevere....Tags: John Danks, Octavio Dotel, Ken Griffey Jr., Major League Baseball, Wrigley Field
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