CHICAGO — Lucas Giolito tossed five-hit ball into the eighth inning to earn his sixth straight win and Tim Anderson homered, lifting the Chicago White Sox to a 2-0 victory over the Cleveland Indians on Sunday.

Here’s a link to the story at the Southern Illinoisan.

ST. LOUIS — Adam Wainwright overcame a career-high seven walks to pitch eight shutout innings, leading the St. Louis Cardinals over Cole Hamels and the Chicago Cubs 2-1 Sunday for a three-game sweep.

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The Bulls will add a point guard this offseason. It’s just a matter of how.

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SAN JOSE — The Blues are one win away from their first trip to the Stanley Cup Final since 1970 after a dominating 5-0 win over the Sharks in Game 5 of the Western Conference final on Sunday at SAP Center.

Here’s a link to the story at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

SAN JOSE, Calif. — A beaming Tom Stillman, in the hallway outside the Blues’ locker room, couldn’t help himself.

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In lieu of lucky numbers on pingpong balls popping up through the chute of the NBA’s draft-lottery machine Tuesday night, the Bulls have to hope the third time is the charm.

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ATLANTA, Ga. — St. Louis hit four home runs, including three-run shots by Marcell Ozuna, Yadier Molina and Kolten Wong, and the Cardinals beat struggling right-hander Mike Foltynewicz and the Atlanta Braves 14-3 on Tuesday night.

Here’s a link to the story at the Southern Illinoisan.

CINCINNATI — Kyle Hendricks had as many hits as he allowed in his latest gem.

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ST. LOUIS — Pat Maroon scored 5:50 into the second overtime, Jordan Binnington made 29 saves and the St. Louis Blues outlasted the Dallas Stars 2-1 in Game 7 of their Western Conference semifinal playoff series Tuesday night.

Here’s a link to the story at the Southern Illinoisan.

LAKE FOREST — The Chicago Bears have acquired Eddy Pineiro from Oakland, adding another kicker to the mix to replace Cody Parkey.

Here’s a link to the story at the Southern Illinoisan.