Kerry Wood gave Cubs fans one more magic moment. Unfortunately, the Cubs couldn't bring Wood and the rest of the team a win.

Kerry Wood made his last major league appearance yesterday, striking out White Sox left fielder Dayan Viciedo on three pitches. Wood was greeted by his son as he walked off the field for the final time. I don't have any

Pitcher Kerry Wood retired yesterday after one final, emotional appearance with the Chicago Cubs. Fittingly, Wood struck out the last batter he faced in a 3-2 loss to the Chicago White Sox, ending a 14-year career that was eye-popping at times but

By RICK GANO AP Sports Writer Kerry Wood arrived in the majors 14 years ago, a fresh-faced kid with No. 34 on his back, slinging fastballs at 100 mph, delivering breaking pitches that were often unhittable and striking out 20 batters in just his fifth

The Lakers beat the OKC Thunder by playing with a desperation that led to a whole bunch of needed free throws.

HANG TIME PLAYOFF HEADQUARTERS – If the Los Angeles Lakers are nervous at all about the task ahead — fighting off elimination in the Western Conference semifinals in a back-to-back set tonight and tomorrow at home

The Lakers beat the OKC Thunder by playing with a desperation that led to a whole bunch of needed free throws.

The Lakers forward sees his charity work with UNICEF and children's hospitals as a different way to fulfill the dreams instilled in him by his medically minded Spanish family. Gasol won the J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award on Friday for his

Traveling hip-hop festival Rock the Bells announced this year's three-city tour stops will be held on two consecutive days in each of its three host cities. The lineup features the return of Missy Elliott and a host of young buzzy

The upcoming Rock the Bells 2012 lineup has added another big name in hip hop to its group of performers. Rapper Common now appears on the official poster and was announced just recently, joining some of the biggest names, old and new, in hip hop.

Traveling hip-hop festival Rock the Bells is taking a cue from Coachella's recent experiment with déjà vu and has announced that this year's event will be held on two consecutive days in each of its three host cities. Guerilla Union, the promoters of

Rock the Bells, the national touring hip-hop festival, will kick off on August 19, 2012 in San Bernardino, CA and the lineup has just been announced. Headliners include Nas, Kid Cudi, J Cole, Wiz Khalifa, Atmosphere and

There comes a time in every music festival's life when its organizers decide to go big. For nearly a decade, the lineup at each successive iteration of the annual Rock the Bells festival seems to have gotten more and more

(Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) LOS ANGELES, CA – NOVEMBER 25: DJ Lance Rock performs at Yo Gabba Gabba Live! at Nokia Theatre LA Live on November 25, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by John Shearer/Getty Images) LAS VEGAS,

[more] Quick Hits: album sales, Rock The Bells, Whitney Houston, R. Kelly, iTunes Festival, Jennifer Lopez, My Chemical Romance, Hangout Music Festival, O Music Awards, The Cult [more] As expected, Britney Spears and Demi Lovato are the new judges for

The veterans and newbies will take the stage at this year's Rock the Bells festival, which features a lineup that finds the likes of Missy Elliott, Timbaland, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony.

It was just time, Kerry Wood explained, in announcing his retirement. Time to spend more time with his family, because he can. Time for relief from the day-to-day grind of preparing to pitch. Time to walk away from a sport he loved — a sport which

Friday's emotional goodbye to Kerry Wood was special for Cubs fans. Here's why it meant so much.

Kerry Wood addressed the media at Wrigley Field after announcing his retirement.

Hours before the game, Cubs right-hander Kerry Wood let it be known that he was retiring, albeit after one more appearance at Wrigley. ''I didn't want to go out throwing the glove into the stands in my last game,'' he said of his May 8 tantrum.

The only chance the Lakers have, and they know it better than me – is slowing the game. Otherwise – if it will be an up and down running game – OKC will prevail.

LA Lakers vs OKC Thunder. What are you doing this weekend? Is anyone going to catch the NBA playoff games tonight? I posted a couple links below, those can be used if you are stuck at work! Thunder vs Lakers Live

Western Conference semifinals: (3) L.A. Lakers vs. (2) Oklahoma City.

NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA has fined Lakers forward Devin Ebanks and center Andrew Bynum for separate violations during the team's second-round series against Oklahoma City. Ebanks was fined $25000 for his actions before and after his ejection in the

DETROIT (AP) — Justin Verlander came within two outs of his third no-hitter, allowing only Josh Harrison's ninth-inning single in the Detroit Tigers' 6-0 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night. The 29-year-old Verlander, last year's AL MVP

DETROIT (AP) — Justin Verlander came within two outs of his third no-hitter, allowing only Josh Harrison's ninth-inning single in the Detroit Tigers' 6-0 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night. The 29-year-old Verlander, last year's AL MVP

DETROIT (AP) — Justin Verlander came within two outs of his third no-hitter, allowing only Josh Harrison's ninth-inning single in the Detroit Tigers' 6-0 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night. The 29-year-old Verlander, last year's AL MVP

NEW YORK — In the hours before Facebook's stock began trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market for the first time, CEO Mark Zuckerberg reminded the company's 3500 employees not to get caught up in the hoopla surrounding its long-awaited initial public

FORTUNE — Add taxes to the potential reasons the social network's stock didn't pop in its IPO. The issue is the $4 billion dollars that will be owed by Facebook's employees as part of their stock windfall in six months. That tax bill is almost certain

May 18 (Bloomberg) — US stocks were little changed, after a five-day slump in the Standard & Poor's 500 Index, as Facebook Inc.'s trading debut tempered Europe's debt concern. Facebook is set to start trading today after a record initial public

Basically, DataSift notes, every time the volume of negative chatter on Twitter increased, Facebook's stock price dropped within 20 minutes. “So if people had traded based on signals today to buy/sell Facebook stock,” the

On Saturday the Lakers host the Oklahoma City Thunder and the Clippers take on the San Antonio Spurs in back-to-back NBA playoff games at Staples. Then on Sunday the real traffic trouble comes as the NHL's Kings will host the Phoenix Coyotes on the

Lakers guard Steve Blake and his wife received multiple online threats after he missed a big shot late in Game 2 of Los Angeles' second-round playoff series with Oklahoma City. FILE – This Dec. 27, 2011 file photo shows Los Angeles Lakers guard Steve

Last night the internets buzzed about the veracity of a photo showing the lower third graphic from a TV newscast identifying Lakers ne'er-do-well Metta World Peace as "Lakers Idiot." Our pals over at Busted Coverage asked

The Lakers have to hold on to hope as time runs out on their season. They also need to seize opportunity.

East Hampton's Memorial Day Parade and Remembrance Ceremonies will be held on Monday, May 28. The Parade will assemble at the East Hampton High School parking lot at 8:30 am A Remembrance Ceremony will be held at 9 am in front of Fowler-Dix-Park VFW

By Barbara Gritzner On the calendar summer doesn't arrive until June 21, but Memorial Day is often considered the unofficial beginning of the summer season. A great way to celebrate Memorial Day is to come to AK Bissell Park at 7 pm on May 28,

On Monday, May 28th, we observe Memorial Day in the United States, a time to remember the sacrifice of our Armed Forces in defense of our country. The prayer below, written by Rabbi Matt Friedman and originally published

By Phyllis Zorn, Staff Writer Enid News and Eagle ENID — Efforts to raise the money needed to bring a Vietnam Traveling Wall for permanent display at Enid Woodring Regional Airport will get a boost over Memorial Day weekend.