A's Advance In Playoffs, Beating White Sox 6-4
The A's had lost six straight playoff series since sweeping Minnesota in the 2006 Division Series only to get swept by Detroit in the Championship Series.
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The A's had lost six straight playoff series since sweeping Minnesota in the 2006 Division Series only to get swept by Detroit in the Championship Series.
Abreu, at the top of the list of AL MVP candidates, hit a hard grounder to second base as Diekman earned a tough save.
Giolito (1-0) yelled in delight after striking out the side in the sixth, quickly walking back to the dugout with his arms to his side.
Reynaldo López struggled and the Chicago White Sox tumbled out of position for a home playoff series, losing to Kris Bryant and the crosstown Cubs on Sunday.
The White Sox got a sorely needed win and remain a game behind AL Central leader Minnesota, with the Twins beating Cincinnati.
Contreras hit a three-run home run off White Sox starter Dylan Cease in the third inning on Friday, then exited the batter's box with a sky-high bat-flip. Four innings later, Cordero hit Contreras with a pitch.
The Cleveland Indians beat the Chicago White Sox Thursday night for a four-game sweep in a matchup of playoff-bound teams.
Jordan Luplow hit a game-ending home run that gave the Indians a win over the White Sox.
Jose Ramírez hit a three-run homer with two outs in the 10th inning, giving Cleveland a 5-3 win over the Chicago White Sox that clinched a postseason berth Tuesday night.
Carlos Santana's two-run homer snapped a tie and José Ramírez homered again as the Cleveland Indians moved closer to clinching a playoff berth — and delayed Chicago's likely AL Central title — with a win over the White Sox on Monday night.
Mike Moustakas hit a two-run single as Cincinnati scored five times in the fourth inning on just one hit, and the Reds took advantage of wild Chicago White Sox pitching for a win Sunday.
Chicago's major league teams are linked by more than just geography these days. They also share a most enviable position this time of year — first place.
Tim Anderson hit two of Chicago's five solo homers, and the White Sox — already guaranteed a playoff spot — took another step toward the AL Central title by overpowering the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday night.
The AL Central Division-leading White Sox's momentum hit a snag as rookie Jonathan Stiever got hit hard in his first major league road appearance.
The White Sox fell behind 3-2 in the 6th inning, with all five of the runs from the two teams coming off solo home runs, but in the 7th inning, the South Siders relied on small ball to take the lead.
Despite coming off his first NFL game without a catch, Bears wide receiver Rome Odunze isn't letting some helicopter parenting become a giant distraction.
Football isn't the only powerhouse program at North Central College; the Cardinal women's triathlon team has a chance to make school history at this weekend's National Championship as they try to win an unprecedented fourth-straight Division III title.
The Department of Public Safety said officers found Kneeland's vehicle abandoned after a crash, then found his body nearby.
Joe Tryon-Shoyinka gets a fresh start in Chicago and joins the team that leads the league in takeaways with 19 on the season.
Bears rookie tight end Colston Loveland was named the NFC Offensive Player of the Week after his 118-yard, two-touchdown performance against the Bengals.
The Sixers scored 45 points in the first to take an 18-point lead and stayed in front for the majority of the game. The Bulls held the Sixers to just 16 points in the fourth quarter.
The career day in Englewood was billed as "The playbook: Leadership on and off the field."
The Saints are the Chicago area's only 9U Division 1 Pop Warner Team, made up of 9-year-olds.
Pete Crow-Armstrong, Ian Happ, and Nico Hoerner all received baseball's most famous fielding honor.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune said the Senate will likely work through the weekend on ending the government shutdown. Follow live updates here.
The FAA ordered airlines to cut thousands of flights as the agency deals with air traffic controller shortages during the government shutdown. The cuts began Friday morning.
U.S. District Judge John McConnell ordered the Trump administration to provide the full food stamp benefits by Friday.
The Supreme Court agreed to freeze a lower court order that stopped the State Department from enforcing a new passport policy put into place by President Trump earlier this year.
A man who was charged with throwing a sandwich at a federal agent was found not guilty of one count of misdemeanor assault by a jury in Washington, D.C.
The Food and Drug Administration is warning about additional cookware brands that could be leaching lead into your food.
Walgreens said it will close its office space in Chicago's Old Post Office building.
Insurance companies are increasingly using drones and aerial surveillance to snap photos of home, then reviewed by AI, to inform underwriting. That can cause mistakes, like the one that affected a homeowner in Kane County, Illinois.
Beginning Monday, homeowners in Cook County can apply for a chunk of $15 million as part of a property tax relief program.
Marilyn Hagerty, the North Dakota newspaper columnist whose earnest review of her local Olive Garden became a social media sensation, has died.
SHFT Behavioral Health is the first urgent care clinic in Chicago for young people in mental health crises — specializing in children as young as 10 and adults up to the age of 30.
Chicago's Lurie Children's Hospital this week launched a new advanced leukemia program.
The Pink and Pearl Campaign held at Rush University Medical Center is designed to push a powerful message: that early detection for breast and lung cancer saves lives.
Doctors at Northwestern Memorial Hospital are the first in Illinois to offer a new treatment for atrial fibrillation, a heart condition that often strikes firefighters.
Three prominent Chicago hospitals are joining forces in the fight against breast cancer, through new clinical trials involving two drugs.
A new owner said Tuesday that he plans to reopen the venerable Gale Street Inn restaurant in Chicago's Jefferson Park neighborhood.
The popular Unabridged Bookstore in Chicago's East Lakeview community celebrated 45 years in business this weekend.
Chicago's Latino-owned breweries combine their culture with craft beer for a unique take. This Hispanic Heritage Month, CBS News Chicago visited a couple of them.
The Central Area Plan 2045 seeks to transform and invest in the downtown area.
The grocery store chain came to an agreement with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to make the payout.
Kendrick Lamar, Lady Gaga and Bad Bunny are among the artists with the most Grammy nominations this year.
The Fighting Illini marching band recently took up the challenge of performing the music of Metallica.
Hop Butcher For The World and Madame ZuZu's Emporium have developed a celebratory beer, "Twilight To Starlight," for the anniversary of the seminal Smashing Pumpkins album.
"Wicked" star Jonathan Bailey has been named People magazine's 2025 Sexiest Man Alive.
Diane Ladd, the actor known for her Oscar-nominated roles in "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore," "Wild at Heart," and "Rambling Rose" has died.
"As You Like It" debuts at Writers Theatre, and Vince Gerasole has your ticket.
Warm and sunny Friday with highs in the 60s before a sharp weekend cooldown.
The Cook County Sheriff's Office said 14 people were arrested outside the Broadview ICE facility Friday morning. A group of suburban moms staged a sit-in there.
If you're looking for something special to do with the family this holiday season, "A Magical Cirque Christmas" returns to Chicago.
Two renovated playgrounds at South Side elementary schools were unveiled Friday, part of a push by Chicago Public Schools to make sure students have places to grow and play.
A crash involving three school buses left over 30 people injured on their way to a field trip on Friday morning in Hyde Park.
Nearly 100 flights were canceled at Chicago airports on Friday morning, as airlines began cutting flights in response to a mandate from the U.S. Department of Transportation.
The Cook County Sheriff's Office said 14 people had been arrested as of 10 a.m. outside the Broadview ICE facility Friday morning.
Kendrick Lamar, Lady Gaga and Bad Bunny are among the artists with the most Grammy nominations this year.
A pile of scrap metal caught fire at recycling facility in Chicago's Austin neighborhood Thursday night.
The teacher detained by ICE agents at the Rayito del Sol daycare in North Center is believed to now be at the Broadview processing facility, and parents in the community now have serious safety concerns.
Lawyer Patrick Jaicomo said he expects a tidal wave of lawsuits nationwide against federal agents by U.S. citizens and non-citizens in communities impacted the most by federal agents over the last several months.
More than a decade after first raising alarms that the Chicago Fire Department wasn't properly tracking its response times, the city's top watchdog has issued a new report showing nothing has changed.
Charlene Echoles said she and her husband work but now have to make up the difference by visiting pantries after their SNAP benefits were paused.
In 2019, Chicago allowed 10 companies to deploy e-scooter rentals across a 50-square-mile area on the West and Northwest Sides of the city.
Despite coming off his first NFL game without a catch, Bears wide receiver Rome Odunze isn't letting some helicopter parenting become a giant distraction.
Football isn't the only powerhouse program at North Central College; the Cardinal women's triathlon team has a chance to make school history at this weekend's National Championship as they try to win an unprecedented fourth-straight Division III title.
The Department of Public Safety said officers found Kneeland's vehicle abandoned after a crash, then found his body nearby.
Joe Tryon-Shoyinka gets a fresh start in Chicago and joins the team that leads the league in takeaways with 19 on the season.
Bears rookie tight end Colston Loveland was named the NFC Offensive Player of the Week after his 118-yard, two-touchdown performance against the Bengals.
A chiropractor in Chicago's western suburbs stood charged Thursday with secretly videotaping his patients — some of them children — while they were unclothed.
The Civilian Office of Police Accountability on Wednesday issued bodycam video from a shooting that killed a burglary suspect on Chicago's West Side in September.
Would-be thieves smashed into a Family Dollar store in Chicago's West Town community Tuesday morning.
A woman was shot and wounded by a man during a quarrel Monday morning in Chicago's Edgewater neighborhood.
Alvin Thomas is charged with the murders of Huayi Bian, 36, and Weizhing Xiong, 38.
