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Chicago White Sox stories: 72 news summaries

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OPINION

 Top US Sports City: Pittsburgh 

Having NFL, NHL champions gives it a leg up on Penn. rival Philadelphia

Oct 7, 09 11:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - With championship NFL and NHL teams and solid college squads, Pittsburgh is America’s top sports city, the Sporting News rules. “Sports fans in Western Pennsylvania have had a lot to be proud of these last 12 months. Pittsburgh truly is the City of Champions,” says Mayor Luke... More »

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BASEBALL TRADE ROUNDUP

 Halladay Stays; 
 ChiSox Get Peavy 


Jul 31, 09 4:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - The biggest move on today’s baseball trading deadline looks to be one that wasn’t made, Fox Sports reports: Toronto kept ace right-hander Roy Halladay, who’d drawn interest from contenders in both leagues. The biggest name dealt was right-hander Jake Peavy, sent from San Diego to the Chicago... More »

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Chicago White Sox • San Diego Padres • Boston Red Sox • Cleveland Indians • Seattle Mariners • Cincinnati Reds • Jake Peavy • Detroit Tigers • Atlanta Braves • Toronto Blue Jays • Florida Marlins • Victor Martinez • Washington Nationals • Roy Halladay • baseball • Nick Johnson • Jarrod Washburn • Casey Kotchman • Justin Masterson • Scott Rolen • trade deadline

(AP) - Chicago White Sox ace Mark Buehrle has set a major league record by retiring 45 straight batters. Coming off a perfect game in his last start against Tampa Bay, Buehrle retired the first 17 Minnesota Twins batters he faced tonight to break the record of 41 set by San Francisco's... More »

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(Newser) - White Sox left-hander Mark Buehrle retired 27 consecutive Tampa Bay Rays today for a perfect game and a 5-0 win, the Chicago Tribune reports. There were a couple of dicey moments, particularly in the ninth inning, when center fielder DeWayne Wise barely caught a drive by Gabe Kapler destined for... More »

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Chicago White Sox • MLB • Mark Buehrle • Randy Johnson • pitcher • baseball • Gabe Kapler • Tampa Bay Rays • perfect game • DeWayne Wise

 Journey's 'Don't Stop' 
 an Unlikely Phenom 

Song achieves icon status, nearly 30 years later

Jul 6, 09 12:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - By songwriting standards, Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believin’” should never have made it past No. 9, which is where it stalled on the charts when it was released in 1981. But since then, the song—which doesn’t get to its anthemic chorus until 3 minutes and... More »

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(Newser) - President Obama will toss the ceremonial first pitch at the All-Star Game on July 14, Major League Baseball announced yesterday. He’ll be the fourth president to do so, following John F. Kennedy, Richard Nixon, and Gerald Ford, and the seventh to attend the game. He’s also got some... More »

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Barack Obama • St. Louis Cardinals • Tony La Russa • Chicago White Sox • MLB • All Star Game • St. Louis • baseball • George W. Bush • MLB All-Star Game • President Obama • first pitch

 $1.5B Yanks MLB's 
 Most Valuable Team 

Marlins come bottom in latest ranking of baseball's MVTs

Apr 23, 09 8:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - The New York Yankees' $1.5 billion valuation lands them solidly in the top spot in the Forbes ranking of baseball's most valuable teams. The crosstown Mets came second, trailing by almost $600 million. The Yanks, however, were one of only two teams to lose money last season, dropping $3.... More »

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 Griffey Returning to Seattle 

Home run hero taking his career back to city where it started

Feb 19, 09 4:21 AM CST
(Newser) - Slugger Ken Griffey Jr. will return to Seattle almost nine years to the day after he left the Mariners, reports the Seattle Post-Intelligencer. The prolific home-run hitter has signed an incentive-laden one-year contract for 2009. Griffey became a free agent after his short stint with the White Sox ended, and... More »

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 Sox Want to Make Obama Cap 

President's South Side Chicago fave plans hat to celebrate 'first fan'

Jan 28, 09 1:38 PM CST
(Newser) - The Chicago White Sox are planning an Obama-themed hat to celebrate the historic victory of the team’s most famous fan, the Sun-Times reports. If the White House approves, the Sox will release a version of their classic cap with the “O” logo featured in campaign ads. Obama sporting... More »

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 Obama Splits Press
 Into Cubs and Sox

But president-elect offends one reporter in the process

Nov 25, 08 2:45 PM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama shows no signs of forgetting his Chicago roots since winning the election: He divided the news media into “Cubs” and “Sox” sections for his news conferences yesterday and today, the Chicago Tribune reports. Assignments seemed to be random, much to the chagrin of Steve Thomma, a... More »

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 Cubs' Soto, Rays' Longoria 
 Named Top Rookies 

Both win easily, with Tampa star a unanimous choice in AL

Nov 10, 08 2:04 PM CST
(Newser) - Chicago Cubs catcher Geovany Soto and Tampa Bay third baseman Evan Longoria were named the rookies of the year today in the National and American leagues, respectively. Soto, 25, was voted an All-Star Game starter and finished the season with a .285 batting average, 23 home runs, and 86 RBI,... More »

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playoffs

 Rays Win 6-2, Earn ALCS Berth 


Oct 6, 08 7:49 PM CDT
(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 6-2 today in Game 4... More »

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playoffs

 ChiSox Stay 
 Alive With 5-3 Win 


Oct 5, 08 7:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Chicago White Sox staved off elimination today with solid starting pitching and a fastball that left Evan Longoria looking, MLB.com reports. John Danks held the Tampa Bay Rays to 3 runs over 6 2/3 innings in the 5-3 victory. When a two-run homer by B.J. Upton got... More »

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playoffs

 Rays Rally to Beat ChiSox 6-2 


Oct 3, 08 11:25 PM CDT
(AP) - Akinori Iwamura hit a go-ahead, two-run homer as Tampa Bay beat the Chicago White Sox 6-2 today for a 2-0 lead in the best-of-five American League division playoff series, the AP reports. The young, resilient Rays are one win from breezing into the American League championship series. "This is... More »

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 Rays, Longoria Take Game 1 


Oct 2, 08 6:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Tampa Bay Rays made their postseason debut in fine fashion today. Rookie third-baseman Evan Longoria hit home runs in his first two at-bats as the Rays beat the Chicago White Sox 6-4 in Game 1 of their AL series, the Tampa Tribune reports. Longoria added an RBI single to... More »

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UPDATED

 ChiSox Win Playoff 
 for AL Central 

Winner gets day off, begins series against Tampa Bay on Thursday

Sep 30, 08 8:58 PM CDT
(Newser) - Jim Thome’s seventh-inning home run propelled the Chicago White Sox to a 1-0 victory tonight over the visiting Minnesota Twins in a one-game playoff to decide the American League’s Central Division. The White Sox bullpen made it stand up in clinching the South Siders a berth in a... More »

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(AP) - Alexei Ramirez spread his arms wide and raced around the bases like a little kid. The White Sox would play one more day. Ramirez set a rookie record with his fourth grand slam of the season, and Chicago beat Detroit 8-2 in a rainout makeup today, forcing a one-game tiebreaker... More »

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 Sox a Game Away 
 From Twins 
 Showdown 

5-1 win over Indians leaves tough Tigers last obstacle to playoff

Sep 29, 08 3:04 AM CDT
(Newser) - The American League Central Division crown is still up for grabs with the resounding White Sox win yesterday over the Cleveland Indians, 5-1, snapping a five-game losing streak. The Sox—a half game behind the Minnesota Twins—play a make-up game against the Detroit Tigers today. If the Sox lose,... More »

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(AP) - Ken Griffey Jr. slammed his 609th home run today to move into a tie with Sammy Sosa for fifth on the Major League Baseball career list. Only Barry Bonds (762), Hank Aaron (755), Babe Ruth (714), and Willie Mays (660) have hit more. Griffey's two-run drive helped his Chicago White... More »

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updated


 BoSox Deal
 Ramirez as
 White Sox
 Land Griffey 

Outfielders go noisily, quietly

Jul 31, 08 4:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Red Sox traded Manny Ramirez at the deadline today, shipping the disgruntled outfielder to the Dodgers in a three-way deal that sends outfielder Jason Bay from Pittsburgh to Boston, reports New England Sports Network. Earlier, Ken Griffey Jr. agreed to a trade from the Reds to the White Sox,... More »

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Chicago White Sox • MLB • Boston Red Sox • Manny Ramirez • Cincinnati Reds • Pittsburgh Pirates • Los Angeles Dodgers • sports trade • Jason Bay • Ken Griffey Jr. • Ken Williams • Craig Hansen • Brandon Moss • Andy LaRoche

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