White Sox

White Sox GM Kenny Williams' plan to cut DeWayne Wise was delayed one day after the struggling outfielder made an amazing HR-saving ninth-inning catch that preserved Mark Buehrle's perfect game Thursday afternoon.

Nobody else in city is worth sending

The first half of this season has been so bad for both the Cubs and White Sox that MLB has rescinded its policy that every team be represented in the All-Star Game. Instead, President Barack Obama will be Chicago's lone representative at the Midsummer Classic in St. Louis when he throws out the ceremonial first pitch.

Great news: The Heckler's July issue has hit the streets. As usual, it's packed full of unbelievable sports news.

Ozzie Guillen may have to stop complaining about the dirty, decrepit state of Wrigley Field, since it has given him a new pet. The Sox skipper adopted a rat he found in the dugout there when the South Siders visited the Friendly Confines back in mid-June.

Former Sox pitcher Jim Parque admitted using HGH in a 3,000-word opus published by the Sun-Times Thursday. Sox starter Mark Buehrle then went on to throw a perfect game Thursday afternoon, guaranteeing Parque's confession will forever be forgotten.

Tigers manager Jim Leyland was ejected by the home plate umpire during a loss to Boston earlier this month, though it wasn't for arguing balls and strikes, as originally suspected.

During the first two games of the crosstown rivalry this season, the Sox and Cubs battled two hard-fought games. But beneath the Friendly Confines another battle was taking place.