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Mike Hohensee has resigned his position as head coach and director of football operations of the Chicago Rush and will leave the team at the end of August, the Rush announced today. “I want to thank the Chicago fans for their support, and for making the past nine years the most memorable of my career,” said Hohensee “I also want to thank all of the players, assistant coaches and support staff that have worked so passionately over the years to make our hopes and dreams a reality.... (more...)

KANSAS CITY—-The White Sox and Royals series opener at Kaufman stadium was postponed due to rain Friday night and will be now played as part of a twi-night double header Saturday evening.   Umpire Joe West has already cost the White Sox fines this season, but on Friday night the feeling was that West – who was the crew chief for the start of the series with the Royals – may have cost them even more this time around.Despite bad weather in the Kansas City area projected throughout... (more...)

　 Derrek Lee struggled in his first game with the Atlanta Braves and still had a good time.This was exactly what the big first baseman expected when he joined the NL East leaders.Rick Ankiel hit a bases-loaded triple off a wild Carlos Marmol with two out in the ninth inning, lifting Lee and the Braves to a 5-3 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Friday. “You can see the difference with a winning team,” said Lee, who was dealt to Atlanta on Wednesday after nearly seven seasons with the... (more...)

ROSEMONT—Renee Montgomery scored 20 points and the Connecticut Sun held off the Sky 78-71 Friday night.The win was the second straight for the Sun (17-16) who will miss the playoffs for the second straight year. “I don’t care if the game isn’t going to get us to the playoffs, the game isn’t going to do anything, but it’s still about to pride,” Montgomery said. “We are out there, people are coming to see you play and you need to perform.”  Epiphanny... (more...)

   MINNEAPOLIS—Just when the Minnesota Twins really looked to be grabbing hold of the AL Central division, Paul Konerko, Mark Buehrle and the White Sox delivered an emphatic message: This race is far from over.Well mabey.Konerko had five hits and four RBI and Buehrle pitched seven shutout innings to help the White Sox slow surging Minnesota with an 11-0 romp on Thursday night.Buehrle (12-9) allowed five hits and struck out four. Konerko hit his 31st home run and had a double and three singles... (more...)

　   DERRICK LEE IS LATEST CUB TO LEAVE IN CURRENT HOUSE CLEANING.   The Cubs sent a parade of rookies to the mound during another loss at Wrigley Field, then said goodbye to a popular former All-Star.There were no such problems for the San Diego Padres, who just keep following the same formula to more victories.Matt Stairs, taking advantage of a rare outfield start, hit a two-run double and Adrian Gonzalez homered, powering San Diego to a 5-1 victory over the Northsiders on Wednesday.The reeling... (more...)

    What a finish. Jim Thome hurts his former team with a walk-off shot in the 10th to give the Twins a 7-6 win over the White Sox.    MINNEAPOLIS—Jim Thome hit a two-run homer in the bottom of the 10th inning against the team that decided not to bring him back this season, sending the Minnesota Twins to a 7-6 victory over the White Sox on Tuesday night to stretch their AL Central lead to four games.After Delmon Young’s leadoff single against Matt Thornton (3-4), Thome smashed... (more...)

　 Jon Garland pitched seven innings and Jerry Hairston Jr. drove in the game’s only run in the first inning and the San Diego Padres beat the Cubs 1-0.The NL-West leading Padres won for the eighth time in nine games and moved five games ahead of the second-place San Francisco Giants.Heath Bell pitched a scoreless ninth for his major league-leading 36th save in 39 opportunities, but not before nearly allowing a game-ending two-run home run in the ninth to Blake DeWitt.After allowing a leadoff... (more...)

ATLANTA—If the Atlanta Dream fail to get home court advantage in the first round of the playoffs, they can just look towards their play against the already eliminated Sky.Sylvia Fowles had 18 points and 14 rebounds, Epiphanny Prince scored eight of her 14 points in the fourth quarter and the Sky rallied to defeat the Dream 84-79 on Tuesday night at Phillips Arena.Atlanta (18-14) has lost five of its last six games to fall to the fourth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. The... (more...)

　 Kevin Correia pitched six scoreless innings and hit a rare RBI double, leading the San Diego Padres to a 9-5 victory over the Cubs on Monday night.Miguel Tejada was 4 for 5 with a double and two RBI and Chris Denorfia added three hits for the NL West-leading Padres, who have won seven of eight and moved four games ahead of second-place San Francisco.After taking two of three from the Giants last weekend, the Padres won behind another strong showing from of one of their starters.Correia (10-7)... (more...)