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Chicago White Sox

The South Siders emerged from their longtime pennant drought with a 2005 Series win. Can they hit another one out of the ballpark?

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  • November 2007
    • A New Window Into BlackSox Scandal Opens

      A New Window Into BlackSox Scandal Opens

      A previously unseen series of documents related to the 1919 Black Sox scandal, in which players were accused of plotting to fix the World Series, goes up for auction this week, reports the Chicago Tribune . The papers, appearing to date from the criminal trial of eight Chicago White Sox players who were banned from baseball, have historians excited, with one saying, "this could be a treasure trove." More »

    • White Sox Swap Garland for Angels' Cabrera

      White Sox Swap Garland for Angels' Cabrera

      Chicago White Sox GM Ken Williams, looking for salary flexibility, today traded starter Jon Garland to the Los Angeles Angels for Gold Glove shortstop Orlando Cabrera. Williams also hinted to the Chicago Sun-Times that more deals are in the works. Garland, twice an 18-game winner, had a tough 2007 season like many White Sox, going 10-13 with a 4.36 ERA. More »

  • July 2007
    • Four More Years for Sox' Buehrle

      Four More Years for Sox' Buehrle

      After some public haggling, workmanlike hurler Mark Buehrle signed a 4-year, $56 million contract extension with the only club he has ever known. Citing a desire for stability and a love of Chicago, Buehrle took a no-trade provision for the first season and a $1 million raise thereafter in the event of a trade. More »

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Chicago White Sox's Tadahito Iguchi, right, of Japan, celebrates with third base coach Razor Shines after hitting a two-run home run against the Baltimore Orioles during the second inning of a baseball...   (Associated Press)
SPORTS BBO-WSOX-CUBS 2 TB   (KRT Photos)
Pitch   ((c) andy jou)
Devil Rays @ White Sox   ((c) D.L.)
Pitcher's Mound   ((c) andy jou)
Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Javier Vazquez, right, celebrates with catcher A.J. Pierzynski after the White Sox beat the Minnesota Twins 6-3 in a baseball game, Sunday, July 8, 2007, in Chicago....   (Associated Press)
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Chicago
The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

Chicago , city (1990 pop. 2,783,726), seat of Cook co., NE Ill., on Lake Michigan; inc. 1837. The third largest city in the United States and the heart of a metropolitan area of over 8 million people, it is the commercial, financial, industrial, and cultural center for a vast region and a ...

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baseball National summer sport of the USA and Canada, also popular in the Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Latin America, Australia, and Europe. A baseball field comprises an inner diamond 27m (90ft) on each side, and an outfield. The diamond has a central pitcher's mound with bases at three corners. ...

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Chicago White Sox
Wikipedia

The Chicago White Sox is a Major League Baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. The White Sox play in the American League Central Division, and their home park is U.S. Cellular Field. They are familiarly known as simply "The Sox", or more locally the "South Siders".

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