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A day after Cubs manager Lou Piniella said he is considering moving Alfonso Soriano down in the lineup, the Cubs left fielder held a press conference announcing he is willing to re-learn how to play baseball for 2009.

The Blackhawks returned to Chicago on Saturday following a grueling eight-game road trip. The travel weary Hawks responded to the sold-out crowd at the United Center with a 6-2 victory over the Dallas Stars, but at the cost of injuries to two key players.

Blackhawks 3, Thrashers 1 At Philips Arena Wednesday Feb. 11, 2009

The Bulls honored longtime player, coach and announcer Johnny "Red" Kerr on Tuesday night by giving him a halftime ceremony and dedicating the United Center court to him. The Pistons honored him by blowing a 14-point lead in the fourth quarter, and giving the game away in an eventual 107-102 Bulls win.

The Cubs recently unveiled a million-dollar ad campaign that encourages fans to take part in Feb. 20's single-game ticket sales, an extremely frustrating process that leaves many fans out in the cold after hours in tickets.com's "Virtual Waiting Room," only to find that ticket scalpers across the country somehow miraculously acquired thousands of tickets which have long been sold out.

The Cubs today announced that famed rockers Elton John and Billy Joel will play a concert at Wrigley Field July 21 and at least one person is extremely excited

With five out of eight games on their current road trip complete, most of the Blackhawks decided to skip the game in Vancouver Saturday night, sighting everything from Tim Horton's Donuts based food poisoning to Aurora Borealis sleep deprivation.