Jose Abreu and Edwin Encarnacion hit solo homers in the eighth inning to lift the White Sox to a 5-3 win over the Tigers at Guaranteed Rate Field. Encarnacion also homered in the second as the Sox won their fourth straight and improved to 14-11.
Lucas Giolito takes the mound this afternoon to wrap up the home series against Detroit. Pre-game begins at 12:35 with the first pitch at 1:10pm on Your home for White Sox Baseball 1430 WCMY..
The Cardinals ripped the Cubs 9-3 in the first game of a doubleheader in Chicago. Kolten Wong scored four runs for St. Louis and Tommy Edman went 3-for-4 with two RBI.
David Bote’s [[ BO-tee’s ]] two-run single in the top of the seventh put the Cubs ahead as they edged the Cardinals 4-2 in game 2 of the doubleheader. Brad Miller singled in a run for the Cards, who managed just three hits.
The Chicago Sky play The Liberty tonight in the WNBA bubble in Florida.
The NBA Virtual Draft Lottery will take place tonight. One lucky team will learn they have the number one pick. The Warriors, Cavaliers and Timberwolves all share a 14-percent chance at the top overall pick.
The NFL is considering a bubble-like environment for the postseason, similar to the NBA’s model throughout its restart in Orlando. Executive Vice President of football operations Troy Vincent says they want to limit risk as much as possible in the playoffs.
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The Ottawa Pirates Golf team started their 2020 Interstate Eight Conference season and defeated Rochelle 172-185. The Pirates Drake Stoudt led the way with a score of 38 at Fairways Golf Course.
Junior Varsity defeated Rochelle 205 – 266
The Streator Bulldogs lost on the road to Eureka 156-164. Streator’s Jacob Magana shot a 38 in the loss at Kaufman Park.