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After two defeats in Philly at the Wachovia Center, Blackhawks coach Joel Quenneville decided to split up his power line string, intermixing first, second, and third line players to mix it up against the Philadelphia Flyers.
The Chicago Blackhawks lost to the Philadelphia Flyers in a nail biting overtime losing the chance to sweep the Flyers for the Stanley Cup.
Today was not how Cub fans wanted to end their Memorial Day weekend, as they watched Cardinals Albert Pujols hit three home runs at Wrigley Field on Sunday, propelling the Cards to a 9-1 victory.
Baseball season is in full swing and Cubs’ fans can follow the action on the radio and television. But fans can also increase their Cubs chatter by joining Twitter.
The Cubs long-time baseball rivalry with the St. Louis Cardinals comes to Chicago for Memorial Day weekend. Here is what fans had to say during the Friday’s opener with the Cards.
Sex and the City 2 -Twitpic posted by @retailmavens "Oh my gosh!!! It is starting!!! #satc2"
Sex and the City 2 hit Chicago theatres on May 26, 2010 at midnight.
Chicago’s Twitterverse counted down the excitement for the second round of Carrie, Samantha, Miranda and Charlotte on the big screen.
The cast of Fox’s hit tv show Glee is touring in concert right now. This week they performed two shows at the Rosemont Theater just outside of Chicago. The shows–Tuesday, May 25 and Wednesday, May 26–were both sold out.
The Chicago shows mark the halfway point of the tour, with only three concerts left at Radio City Music Hall in New York this weekend, according to Gleefan.com.
It may not be “official” but given the Cubs’ track record, it looks like General Manager, Jim Hendry will try to answer the bullpen problems by re-hiring right-hander Bob Howry. The veteran righty was just released by the Arizona Diamondbacks because of his lack of production in the ‘pen.
The Cubs’ right-handed starter, Carlos Zambrano will return to the five-man rotation sometime in the near future. Manager Lou Piniella has decided to reinsert Zambrano into the rotation after the $18 million dollar “starter” for the Cubs spent the last three weeks swimming in murky waters of middle relief.
American Idol contestant Lee DeWyze of Mt. Prospect, Ill. returned home to the Chicago area after making the Top Three in this year’s singing competition. Crystal Bowersox and Casey James, the other two finalists, made trips back to Elliston, near Toledo Ohio and Fort Worth, Tex., respectively. DeWyze kept busy in his brief stop home with a day and night packed full of appearances across the area.
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