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Exciting news for the Capital Region today as Shaker High School graduate Tommy Kahnle is back in the Majors. The hard-throwing right-hander was called up by the Chicago White Sox on Thursday.
Kahnle was acquired by the White Sox in the offseason after spending two years with the Colorado Rockies...

I don't know if I've ever been this happy before...
The Anaheim Ducks beat the Blackhawks last night in Game 5 of the NHL's Western Conference finals to take a 3-2 series lead and move just one step away from a berth in the Stanley Cup Finals...

ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Marcus Kruger deflected Brent Seabrook's shot 16:12 into the third overtime and the Chicago Blackhawks evened the Western Conference finals with a 3-2 victory over the Anaheim Ducks in Game 2 on Tuesday night.
Andrew Shaw and Marian Hossa scored power-play …

CHICAGO (AP) — Bulls point guard Derrick Rose will have surgery to repair a meniscus tear in his right knee.
The team says Rose reported the knee pain on Tuesday, and an exam and MRI confirmed the injury.
Rose has been dogged by injuries for the past three seasons...

CHICAGO (AP) — Jimmy Butler scored a career-high 35 points and the Chicago Bulls beat the New York Knicks 103-97 Thursday night in a game that was missing All-Stars Derrick Rose and Carmelo Anthony.
Playing without Rose, who sat out with an illness, the Bulls got another strong game f…

The Bears have benched Jay Cutler for the final two games of the regular season in favor of Jimmy Clausen.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The Chicago Bears have improved to 2-1 by taking advantage of a pair of first-quarter turnovers by the New York Jets.
Ryan Mundy returned an interception 45 yards for a touchdown to put the Bears ahead to stay just 32 seconds into a 27-19 victory over the New Y…

SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) - Jae Yeong Hwang drove in two runs and Hae Chan Choi weathered a late Chicago rally to lead South Korea to an 8-4 win in Sunday's Little League World Series championship game.
Hwang gave up one hit in two-plus innings while striking out four...

Happy NBA Day!
The NBA season gets underway on 104.5 The Team tonight! Beginning at 7pm, our coverage begins for Chicago Bulls at Miami Heat with an 8 o'clock tip-off.

Lost in the shadows of a dramatic NBA finals, the Stanley Cup finals continues to be a fantastic series between 2 fantastic teams. 3 of the games have now gone to overtime. The latest being a wide open thriller Wednesday night. Brent Seabrook ended the drama at 9:51 giving the Blackhawks the 6-5 win…