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Soriano homers twice as Cubs beat Pirates again
Alfonso Soriano homered in his first two at-bats, Geovany Soto and Mark DeRosa went deep and the surging Cubs beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-4 Friday for their seventh win in eight games.
RosenBlog: Dempster an All-Star?

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Ramirez's two-run blast gives White Sox 2-0 win
The White Sox had seen glimpses of Alexei Ramirez's speed and arm strength this season.

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Sox fire player personnel director after probe
Latin American dealings lead to key scout's ousting
The White Sox fired player personnel director David Wilder and two scouts following an ongoing investigation in Latin America that has been turned over to federal authorities.

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Bears' Briggs on Urlacher: 'I can relate'
After singing "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" at Wrigley Field Friday, Bears linebacker Lance Briggs said "I can relate because I've been there" about Brian Urlacher's presumed absence from mini-camp.

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Bulls still can't talk to Pistons assistant coach Curry
Paxson moving on to other candidates
Mike D'Antoni isn't the only name that might be scratched off the Bulls' coaching list.

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James scores 32, Cavs beat Celtics to force Game 7
The Cleveland Cavaliers packed for a weekend stay in Beantown -- not a few weeks on Cape Cod. They've got at least one more game left, and in the NBA, it's as big as they ever get. Game 7. On Sunday. In Boston.

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Lakers hold off Jazz 108-105, reach West finals
Kobe Bryant scored 34 points and Los Angeles held off a furious rally by the Utah Jazz for a 108-105 victory Friday night, putting the Lakers in the Western Conference finals for the first time in four years.

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Chicago 2016 Olympic bid has cost $9 million — so far
The Chicago bid committee spent about $9 million on the domestic phase of its campaign to bring the 2016 Summer Olympics to the city, leaving some $23 million as startup money for its expected entry into the international phase.

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Padres' Prior has another injury setback
Padres pitcher Mark Prior has a tear in the capsule of his surgically repaired right shoulder and will be shut down for the next two weeks, based on what the operating surgeon, James Andrews, told Prior on Friday.

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Eight Belles tests negative for steroids
A steroids test for filly Eight Belles has come back negative.

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