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The day after being pushed to the brink of elimination, the Blackhawks met to discuss their predicament.
MIAMI – David West's right hand helped the Indiana Pacers grab home-court advantage in the Eastern Conference finals.
Jeff Keppinger drove in the winning run on a single in the 11th and John Danks was solid in his season debut and the Chicago White Sox beat the Miami Marlins 4-3 on Friday night at U.S. Cellular Field.
DETROIT – Miguel Cabrera raised his right arm as he rounded first base, a surprised grin on his face. These days, every swing by the Detroit slugger seems like a potential home run.
Mark Ellis shortened up and rolled a grounder to the right side that, in other scenarios, would have been harmless.
CONCORD, N.C. – Defending series champion Brad Keselowski believes he's still the fastest in Sprint Cup, even if his results 4 months into the season don't bear that out.
INDIANAPOLIS – Ryan Hunter-Reay slid into a seat next to Simon Pagenaud and E.J. Viso after the final practice for the Indianapolis 500, and then started to rattle off what he had learned.
INDIANAPOLIS – When Oriol Servia arrived at Indianapolis Motor Speedway and heard the slogan, he thought it was intended for him.
INDIANAPOLIS – The 97th running of the Indianapolis 500 is Sunday with a wide-open field and a pair of drivers trying to join the elite list of four-time winners.
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DETROIT – Jonathan Toews barked at officials from the penalty box, venting his frustration during an almost-surreal string of three penalties called against the Blackhawks captain in a span of 5 minutes, 34 seconds. Toews' discouraging night was indicative of the Hawks' – and their Western Conference semifinals performance as a whole – as they fell 2-0 to the Red Wings in Game 4 Thursday night at Joe Louis Arena. The loss put the Hawks in dire straits, as they trail the best-of-seven series 3-1 with Game 5 Saturday night at the United Center.
PITTSBURGH – Edwin Jackson pitched just three innings Thursday before being removed following a long rain delay. That was long enough for the Cubs right-hander to absorb another loss. Jackson gave up two runs in the first inning and two more in the second as the Pittsburgh Pirates beat Chicago 4-2, the Cubs' fourth straight loss.
Five Oregon Hawks and two Rock Falls Rockets were named to the Big Northern all-conference team.
CHICAGO – Everything started so well. Blackhawks fans filled the United Center before the series opener against the Detroit Red Wings and were going wild (fun wild, not Minnesota Wild).
Like he did to so many NFL running backs in 13 years, Brian Urlacher hit Chicago hard Wednesday morning.
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