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Sports Wednesday, May 20, 2026 | | |
| | | | | Good morning, Chicago. The White Sox were hitless through five innings against the Seattle Mariners. After eight innings, they had just two hits — and one of them was an infield single. But the team stuck with it and rallied for two runs in the ninth for a stunning 2-1 victory at T-Mobile Park. "Never out of it,
" Sox designated hitter Andrew Benintendi said. "We kind of got dominated all night. Felt like it, at least. We weren’t really barreling anything up. To come out with a win, it kind of feels like we stole one." Today’s eNewspaper edition | Subscribe to more newsletters | Asking Eric | Horoscopes | Puzzles & Games | Today in History | | | | Nearly two weeks ago, the Chicago Cubs were riding the high of their second 10-game winning streak of the season. How quickly things can turn. | | | | | Chicago Sky forward Rickea Jackson tore her ACL and will miss the rest of the season. | | | | | Northwestern’s Nick Martinelli, Illinois’ Kylan Boswell and other Big Ten players tried to make an impression at the NBA draft combine. | | | | | The Chicago White Sox scored twice in the 9th to rally and defeat the Seattle Mariners 2-1. It was a night for pitching, as 4 Sox pitchers combined for a 1-hitter in the win. | | | | | The NFL will be playing more games overseas. NFL owners on Tuesday approved an increase to 10 international games beyond this upcoming season. | | | | | The NAACP is calling on Black athletes and fans to boycott the athletic programs of public universities in states that are taking steps that the nation’s oldest civil rights group says are restricting Black voting rights. | | | | | “Here we are, back in the big leagues, just soaking it all in on a really good team,” 32-year-old Chicago Cubs pitcher Trent Thornton said of his return from last year’s surgery. | | | |
