Dodgers pitcher wore rally cups to try to end 17-inning game
Simple rally caps are for the unimaginative
White Sox beat Royals 3-2 to avoid sweep
CHICAGO (AP) — Todd Frazier tied for the AL lead with his 13th home run, Melky Cabrera drove in two runs and the Chicago White Sox beat the Kansas City Royals 3-2 Sunday to avoid getting swept for
Whiparound: Please don't take away our glorious intentional walks
Losing the IBB? Automatic ejections for hard slides? C.J. Nitkowski takes on this and more in MLB Whiparound, the column.
Report: NFLPA will petition for a full re-hearing for Tom Brady
Report: NFLPA will petition for a full re-hearing for Tom Brady
NASCAR Hall of Fame Class of 2017 will be revealed
The second week in a row of huge activity In Charlotte will culminate with Sunday night’s Coca-Cola 600, the longest race in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.
Cubs fan wearing a bear suit went kayaking in McCovey Cove
This is completely normal at AT&T Park.
Illinois tourism director to visit as part of Discovery Depot’s 20th anniversary

This week the Discovery Depot Children’s Museum turns 20.
8th grader follows huge homer with bat flip and 'running man' combination
Purists probably won’t like this flip, meme combo
Run Galesburg Run is June 5

Sunday June 5 is the 5th anniversary of Run Galesburg Run, a fact that will be reflected on the medals handed out to race participants.
Bumgarner throws gem, gets RBI in Giants’ 1-0 win over Cubs
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Madison Bumgarner pitched 7 2/3 dominant innings and doubled in a run in the fifth to lift the San Francisco Giants over the Chicago Cubs 1-0 on Sunday night.
Blues staying with Allen in nets
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis Blues are sticking with goalie Jake Allen in Monday night’s Game 5 of the Western Conference finals against the San Jose Sharks.
Illinois farmers see changes in property tax assessments
CARBONDALE, Ill. (AP) — Illinois farmers are paying attention to assessed land value as they pay their 2016 property taxes because of a remedy to a disparity that hinged on soil quality.
Plans shape up for actor Dick Van Dyke to visit Illinois
DANVILLE, Ill. (AP) — The executive director of Dick Van Dyke’s charitable foundation says the 90-year-old actor will take part in events in Danville and suburban Chicago next month.
Illinois governor: Still time to achieve ‘grand compromise’
BEDFORD PARK, Ill. (AP) — Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner says there’s time for Republicans and rank-and-file Democrats to accomplish “a grand compromise” on a balanced budget before the Legislature adjourns May 31.
Grandmother, uncle held in 7-year-old’s shooting death
QUINCY, Ill. (AP) — The grandmother and uncle of a 7-year-old girl who died after a shooting in southwestern Illinois are in custody in connection with the incident.
Brussels bombing victim Sebastien Bellin is grateful for every day
Still hospitalized, the former basketball player recalls the tragic attack that nearly took his life.
The NBA would be foolish to suspend Draymond Green for his groin kick
No one can prove Green’s intent, so the NBA shouldn’t use the incident to directly affect a playoff series
It's a bad idea to write off the Warriors after OKC's Game 3 beatdown
This isn’t the Warriors’ first go-around with a playoff series deficit.
Watch the Splash Bros look on in shock during blowout loss to Thunder
This epitomized the Warriors’ disappointing night.
Draymond Green posts worst plus-minus in almost two decades in Game 3 loss
The Warriors’ do-it-all big man didn’t do much on Sunday.

