Mike Mercado trembled with nervousness in the batter’s box.
The Hiawatha junior had faced Hinckley-Big Rock with the bases loaded earlier this season and wanted a shot at redemption.
It came with a three-RBI double that squirted past a diving right fielder and brought the Hawks their first regional
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Mike Mercado trembled with nervousness in the batter’s box.
The Hiawatha junior had faced Hinckley-Big Rock with the bases loaded earlier this season and wanted a shot at red
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Brian Urlacher will retire as a Bear.Urlacher announced his retirement from the NFL on Wednesday rather than signing with another team, which had been his initial goal. He pla
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LAKE FOREST – Bears quarterback Matt Blanchard had little chance to impress coaches last season or during an April minicamp, so he did what he could to make the most of his ch
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DEERFIELD – The next time he suits up for a game, there’s a good chance Derrick Rose will actually be in a uniform and not in a jacket and slacks.
That moment can’t come soon
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DETROIT – Wander from one dressing room stall to another, fight your way through the scrum of TV cameras and microphones, and the answers all tend to sound the same.Oh, the ve
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PITTSBURGH – Travis Snider hit a pinch-hit grand slam during a five-run sixth, and the Pittsburgh Pirates spoiled a strong return to the mound for Matt Garza with a 5-4 win ov
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CHICAGO – Jose Quintana took a no-hitter into the seventh before David Ortiz broke it up with a one-out broken-bat single, and the Chicago White Sox beat the Boston Red Sox 3-
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