Royals Beat Sox 5-2
The White Sox won the opener 8-0 as Carson Fulmer allowed four singles over seven innings.
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The White Sox won the opener 8-0 as Carson Fulmer allowed four singles over seven innings.
The White Sox are 5-0 against the Royals this season and 3-16 against other opponents.
Matt Davidson has seven home runs in 15 at-bats over four games at Kansas City.
Matt Davidson is disproving the notion power hitters don't like Kauffman Stadium.
Lucas Giolito kept the White Sox in the game against a stingy Ian Kennedy, turning over a 3-1 deficit to his bullpen.
Matt Davidson became the fourth player in major league history to homer three times on opening day, the White Sox went deep six times total, and Chicago routed the Kansas City Royals 14-7 on Thursday to spoil their 50th anniversary celebration.
Byron Buxton, Francisco Mejia, Michael Kopech can make mark in a division with a couple of rebuilding teams.
The Indians are coming off a 102-win season and poised to dominate the AL Central again.
The White Sox brought back Miguel Gonzalez on a one-year deal Thursday to help lessen the burden on a young rotation.
Giolito pitched seven strong innings, and Garcia drove in three runs with his 18th homer and a double.
The Kansas City Royals beat the Chicago White Sox 8-2 on Saturday night, keeping Kansas City's slim playoff hopes alive.
Matt Davidson drove in three runs with his 26th homer and a double.
Jose Abreu and Avisail Garcia drove in runs in the ninth inning.
Brandon Moss' grand slam in the first inning was all the offense Kansas City needed.
Abreu had four hits, and Adam Engel hit a three-run homer.
Merrifield hit a three-run homer and drove in a career-high five runs.
Cabrera fell behind 1-2 in the count and homered on the ninth pitch, his third home run since the trade and 16th this season.
Reynaldo Lopez pitched six strong innings in his White Sox debut in the 6-3 win.
In return, Chicago received 22-year-old right-hander A.J. Puckett and 23-year-old left-hander Andre Davis.
Whit Merrifield, Jorge Bonifacio and Eric Hosmer hit consecutive home runs off Derek Holland in the fourth inning.
Mike Moustakas homered twice, and Salvador Perez, Brandon Moss and Jorge Bonifacio also went deep.
Alex Gordon had three hits and drove in three Royals runs.
Derek Holland scattered three hits while pitching into the seventh inning, and Jose Abreu and Matt Davidson homered.
Derek Holland opposes Ian Kennedy this afternoon at Kauffman Stadium.
Mike Pelfrey (0-2) kept the White Sox in it until the sixth, when he gave up a single, double and triple in succession.
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As Jesse Jackson Jr. campaigns for his old U.S. House seat at Chicago-area churches, banquet halls and on Black radio shows, he often takes a moment to address the obvious matter hanging over his political comeback.
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United Airlines flight attendants picketed outside Chicago's Willis Tower Thursday morning as they fought for a new contract.
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Bad Bunny used his Grammy acceptance speech on Sunday to denounce U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and call for the end of the ongoing immigration crackdown.
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Illinois had more tornadoes than any other state in the U.S. last year. As the climate warms, Illinois has seen a surge in tornado activity in the last few years.
One week after a Joliet sign-making business burned down, the owner was personally delivering orders to his customers until he can rebuild.
A burglary crew smashed into a restaurant in Chicago's southwest suburbs, leaving the owner cleaning up a big and frustrating mess.
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Illinois had more tornadoes than any other state in the U.S. last year. As the climate warms, Illinois has seen a surge in tornado activity in the last few years.
One week after a Joliet sign-making business burned down, the owner was personally delivering orders to his customers until he can rebuild.
A burglary crew smashed into a restaurant in Chicago's southwest suburbs, leaving the owner cleaning up a big and frustrating mess.
Caleb Williams certainly had plenty of big throws to celebrate in 2025, but it wasn't hard to pick his most memorable one after he launched a 46-yard touchdown pass to DJ Moore to beat the Packers in overtime in Week 16.
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Caleb Williams certainly had plenty of big throws to celebrate in 2025, but it wasn't hard to pick his most memorable one after he launched a 46-yard touchdown pass to DJ Moore to beat the Packers in overtime in Week 16.
Brandon Ingram scored 33 points, Immanuel Quickley had 24 and the Toronto Raptors beat the new-look Chicago Bulls 123-107.
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The Bulls on Thursday sent Ayo Dosunmu and Julian Phillips to the Minnesota Timberwolves in exchange for Rob Dillingham, Leonard Miller and four second-round picks, as first reported by ESPN and The Athletic.
Six players made 3s for Illinois, which shot 17 of 38 from behind the arc and had just two turnovers.
A burglary crew smashed into a restaurant in Chicago's southwest suburbs, leaving the owner cleaning up a big and frustrating mess.
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Police in Kenosha, Wisconsin on Thursday were investigating a shooting that left one teen dead and another injured, while a third teen suffered a head injury.
Chicago police on Thursday were investigating two attempted burglaries involving ATMs in two city neighborhoods in the early-morning hours.
