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Sale 1st in AL, Rizzo 2nd in NL Final Voting For All-Star Game
(CBS) In the early returns for the MLB All-Star Game’s final voting, White Sox left-hander Chris Sale is leading the American League and Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo is in second in the National...
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Want Rizzo & Sale In ASG? Use A Hashtag
(CBS) As of Wednesday evening, Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo and White Sox first baseman Chris Sale were both leading the final voting for an All-Star Game berth in their respective leagues, but...
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Rizzo, Sale Named All-Stars In Final Vote
(CBS) Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo and White Sox left-hander Chris Sale have earned All-Star berths in their respective leagues after winning the final vote from fans. Facing four other candidates...
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5 Things You Need To Know About The 2014 MLB All-Star Game
Follow all the news from the 2014 MLB All-Star Game. The 2014 MLB All-Star Game at Target Field in Minneapolis, MN, is upon us. So let’s look at the five most interesting things about the 85th edition...
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Reminder: MLB Has Changed The Home Run Derby Format
(CBS) Tonight’s the Home Run Derby in advance of tomorrow’s All-Star Game at Target Field in Minneapolis, and there will be a new look to the long ball competition, as was recently announced. In past...
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Wainwright, Hernandez Will Start All-Star Game
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Seattle’s Felix Hernandez will start Tuesday night’s All-Star game for the American League and Adam Wainwright of the St. Louis Cardinals will open for the National League....
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Emma: All-Star Honor A Milestone In Rizzo’s Maturation
By Chris Emma- CHICAGO (CBS) — In the early hours of Friday’s work day in Wrigley Field’s front office, an unexpected visitor appeared through the front door. Dressed in team-issued blue workout...
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10 Biggest MLB First-Half Surprises
by Jake Brown With the Major League Baseball All-Star break upon us, it’s time to look at statistics, records, and the playoff race. There have been a couple surprising teams and plenty of surprising...
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Preview: All-Star Game
Home-field advantage in the World Series is on the line tonight at Target Field.
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Baffoe: Sick Of Home Run Derby? Stop Watching
By Tim Baffoe- (CBS) I know that Yoenis Cespedes won the 2014 Home Run Derby because Wayne Randazzo told me on 670 The Score as I drove home late Monday night from a class I’m taking. At no point...
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Wainwright Backtracks, Says He Didn’t Groove A Pitch To Jeter
(CBS) In an odd twist that yet again reflects why the All-Star Game deciding home-field advantage in the World Series is just plain dumb, last night’s Midsummer Classic featured Groovegate. Yes,...
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Levine: TV Money Makes ASG Format Change Unlikely
By Bruce Levine- (CBS) The convoluted nature of what Adam Wainwright did in Tuesday evening’s All-Star Game can be argued for the next 50 years with no resolution. Trying to be competitive for the...
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Pete Rose Could Have Role In All-Star Game Next Year
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Pete Rose may have a role to play in next year’s All-Star Game in Cincinnati despite his lifetime ban from baseball. The career hits leader generally is not allowed in any areas of...
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Levine: Sale Skipped In Rotation Until Next Week
By Bruce Levine- (CBS) – White Sox ace Chris Sale will get an extended rest though the All-Star break and beyond. The team will most likely have the 26-year-old Sale, a three-time All-Star, pitch again...
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Fox Offers Explanation For Omission Of Tony Gwynn Reflection During ASG...
(CBS) Tuesday’s All-Star Game broadcast on Fox featured 100 mentions of Derek Jeter, according to Deadspin. Perhaps that was a bit much, but it was understandable, considering it was the legendary...
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Baffoe: Jose Abreu And The Language Of The Dream
By Tim Baffoe- (CBS) I took seven years of Spanish between grade school and high school. As studies have shown, it’s easier on average for children to acquire a second language than it is for adults....
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Lyons: Commissioner-Elect Manfred Has Long To-Do List
By Brett Lyons- (CBS) Last Thursday afternoon, Major League Baseball made it official in naming Bud Selig’s successor. Former league chief operating officer and labor lawyer Rob Manfred will take the...
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Report: Jimmy Butler Named An All-Star Reserve For Eastern Conference
(CBS) Bulls wing Jimmy Butler has been rewarded for having a career year. The 25-year-old Butler has been named an All-Star reserve for the Eastern Conference, Yahoo Sports’ Adrian Wojnarowski reported...
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Dwyane Wade Won’t Play In All-Star Game
MIAMI (AP) — Dwyane Wade wanted to play in the All-Star Game and wants to be as healthy as possible for the stretch run of the season. So playing this weekend was deemed an unneeded risk. The Miami...
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Keidel: Certain Irony To Having NBA All-Star Game In New York City
By Jason Keidel » More Columns There’s a certain irony to having the NBA All-Star game in New York City. For more years than we New Yorkers care to admit, both NYC and MSG have been basketball...
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Top Five Moments From The 2015 NBA All-Star Game
Bryan Altman, CBS Local Sports I can say with relatively certainty that you probably won’t remember who won the 2015 NBA All-Star Game years from now (West 163, East 158 for the record). The game did...
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5 Rising MLB Players Who Will Make All-Star Noise In 2015
By David Heim– (CBS Local) Every MLB season there seems to be a handful of guys that take the league by storm, sometimes unexpectedly. Sometimes, their efforts lead to recognition—like an appearance in...
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Kris Bryant Is 3rd Among NL 3rd Basemen In Latest ASG Voting
(CBS) Cubs rookie Kris Bryant is third among National League third basemen in the latest All-Star Game voting returns released Tuesday afternoon. After being second last week, Bryant fell behind...
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Emma: MLB’s All-Sabermetrics Team
By Chris Emma– (CBS) For 9-year-old Chris Emma the MLB All-Star Game was just about the greatest event ever. Local heroes like Sammy Sosa and Frank Thomas joined the likes of baseball’s giants of the...
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Emma: Rizzo, Bryant Enjoying All-Star Success Together
By Chris Emma– CHICAGO (CBS) — When Kris Bryant was drafted two summers ago, Anthony Rizzo wasn’t known as one of baseball’s best first basemen, and the Cubs sure were anything but a contender. A...
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10 Unforgettable MLB All-Star Moments
By Ross Kelly– (CBS Local) MLB’s All-Star Game marks the unofficial halfway point of the season. What started out as merely an exhibition in 1933 has now become one of the staples of the game. MLB was...
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Ned Yost: Chris Sale Will Only Pitch In Case Of Emergency In All-Star Game
(CBS) After much conversation about whether to use White Sox ace Chris Sale in the All-Star Game, it appears he’s now unlikely to pitch when his American League squad faces the National League on...
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NBA Eastern Conference 2016 All-Star Roster Breakdown
Bryan Altman, CBS Local Sports As you may have noticed, the Eastern Conference is actually trending upwards this year. Every year since the 2009-10 season — excluding the lockout-shortened 2011-12 — at...
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Cubs’ Entire Infield, Dexter Fowler Leading All-Star Voting
(CBS) The Midsummer Classic could feature plenty of Cubs. Major League Baseball on Monday unveiled its most recent All-Star Game voting, which features the Cubs’ entire infield — Anthony Rizzo, Ben...
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American League Wins Another All-Star Game
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Eric Hosmer and Salvador Perez made sure the Kansas City Royals will start at home, sweet, home if they get a chance to defend their World Series title. The Royals duo homered off...
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Chicago’s Soldier Field Will Host MLS All-Star Game
CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago’s Soldier Field will host this year’s Major League Soccer All-Star game, the league announced Tuesday. Chicago will get a kick out of this: Mayor Emanuel announces MLS All-Star...
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Emma: All-Star Game Would Be Worthy Recognition For Heyward
By Chris Emma– CHICAGO (CBS) — Within a clubhouse of loud music and louder personalities, Cubs outfielder Jason Heyward quietly goes about his business each day. It’s a reflection of the person and...
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Levine: Todd Frazier Wants In On Home Run Derby
By Bruce Levine– CHICAGO (CBS) — He has had four cracks at the All-Star Game Home Run Derby. Now, White Sox third baseman Todd Frazier would like another shot. Frazier isn’t a name that’s as sexy as...
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Kahn: A Few Tweaks We’d Like To See Made To The All-Star Game
By Andrew Kahn This weekend’s games are the last before the All Star break, the quietest period on the sports calendar. The 88th All Star Game will take place in Miami on Tuesday (7:30 ET, FOX). The...
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5 Most Memorable MLB All-Star Game Moments
By Rich Arleo The 88th MLB All-Star Game is set to take place at Marlins Park in Miami on Tuesday, July 11 (7:30 p.m. ET; FOX); and this time … it doesn’t count. For the first time since 2002, the...
View ArticleHorace Grant In Town For 2020 NBA All-Star Game
CHICAGO (CBS) — Former Chicago Bulls three-peat champ Horace Grant is already in town hyping things up for the league. Grant stopped by our CBS 2 studios on Friday. He was just a rookie the last time...
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NBA All-Stars To Wear Kobe’s No. 24 and Gianna’s No. 2
(AP) — As part of what will be a long series of tributes to Kobe Bryant, as well as his daughter Gianna, the NBA announced Friday that every player on Team Giannis will wear 24 on their jerseys at this...
View ArticleNBA All-Star Media Day Draws Huge Crowds
CHICAGO (CBS) — The game’s biggest names drew huge crowds at NBA All-Star Media Day at Wintrust Arena. Zach Lavine was the lone Bulls player taking part in an event this weekend. The former Slam Dunk...
View ArticleAhead Of All-Star Game, Kris Bryant Admits Possibility Of Being Traded From...
DENVER (CBS) — Kris Bryant played in his fourth and possibly last All-Star game with the Cubs on Tuesday. With the Cubs on track to be sellers at the trade deadline, the free agent to be is a prime...
View ArticleWhite Sox’ Lance Lynn, Liam Hendriks Help Star Shohei Otani In 8-Hitter As...
DENVER (AP) — A Sho-case for Shohei Ohtani became a grand stage for Vladimir Guerrero Jr., too. Ohtani unleashed his 100 mph heat while pitching a perfect inning for the win in becoming baseball’s...
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