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Starlin Castro hit one of Chicago's three solo homers and Felix Doubront pitched seven strong innings in his National League debut, sending the Cubs to a 5-1 victory over the slumping St. Louis Cardinals in the opener of a day-night doubleheader Saturday.
Chris Sale overcame a shaky start to strike out a season-high 13, beating Max Scherzer in a matchup of All-Star aces and leading the Chicago White Sox past the Detroit Tigers 6-3 in the first game of a day-night doubleheader Saturday.
The St. Louis Rams have cut Michael Sam, the first openly gay player drafted by an NFL team.
The Chicago Bears made their final cuts to reach the 53-man roster limit.
It took a while but new quarterback Wes Lunt delivered a come-from-behind 28-17 win Saturday for Illinois over Youngstown State in a season opener.
The long season has taken its toll on White Sox Rookie of the Year candidate Jose Abreu.
The Chicago White Sox have called-up pitchers Chris Bassit and Eric Surkamp ahead of Saturday's double header with the Detroit Tigers.
Green Bay Packers running back Eddie Lacy had a spectacular year in 2013, but improvement by Lacy and a healthy Aaron Rodgers, the Packers may just end up being the NFL's most balanced offense in 2014.
The contending Tigers won for the fifth time in six games. Chicago has lost nine of 10.
Jorge Soler hit two homers and fellow rookie Javier Baez had a tiebreaking, two-run double in the eighth inning off All-Star reliever Pat Neshek as the Chicago Cubs beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-2 on Friday night.
