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sports AL HAMNIK: be Frank born to coach. PAGE B2 COLLEGE BASEBALL: Rainy conditions spoil Kyle Oilmen debut. PAGE B3 YOUTH BASEBALL: PC Storm Black eliminated in Babe Ruth 16-18 state semifinals. PAGE B8 JOIN THE CONVERSATION: NWIPREPS.COM FACEBOOK.COM/NWIPREPS TWITTER.COM/NWIPREPS JOIN THE CONVERSATION: NWIPREPS.COM FACEBOOK.COM/NWIPREPS TWITTER.COM/NWIPREPS PO SUNDAY, JULY 19, 2015 SECTION DAILY SCORE REPORT MLB Kansas City 7, WHITE SOX 6, 13 inn. CUBS 4, Atlanta 0 Seattle 4, N.Y.

Yankees 3 Tampa Bay 3, Toronto 2 L.A. Dodgers 5, Washington 3, 1st game Washington 4, L.A. Dodgers 2, 2nd game Philadelphia 3, Miami 1 Baltimore 3, Detroit 0 Cleveland at Cincinnati, late Pittsburgh at Milwaukee, late Texas at Houston, late N.Y. Mets at St. Louis, late San Francisco at Arizona, late Colorado at San Diego, late Boston at L.A.

Angels, late Minnesota at Oakland, late Games Kansas City at WHITE SOX, 2:10 p.m. CUBS at Atlanta, 5:05 p.m. Seattle at N.Y. Yankees, 1:05 p.m. Tampa Bay at Toronto, 1:07 p.m.

Baltimore at Detroit, 1:08 p.m. Cleveland at Cincinnati, 1:10 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at Washington, 1:35 p.m. Miami at Philadelphia, 1:35 p.m.

Pittsburgh at Milwaukee, 2:10 p.m. Texas at Houston, 2:10 p.m. N.Y. Mets at St. Louis, 2:15 p.m.

Minnesota at Oakland, 4:05 p.m. Colorado at San Diego, 4:10 p.m. San Francisco at Arizona, 4:10 p.m. Boston at L.A. Angels, 8:05 p.m.

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION Winnipeg 10, RailCats 0 Game RAILCATS at Kansas City, 5:05 p.m. WNBA FEVER at Connecticut, ppd Activate your full access subscription to The Times and receive an offer for a free 52-week premium digital subscription to The Washington Post. To activate, just visit our home page at www.nwi.com, click on the blue Activate button, and create your profile by filling in basic subscriber information. JOIN THE CONVERSATION: NWIPREPS.COM FACEBOOK.COM/NWIPREPS TWITTER.COM/NWIPREPS JOIN THE CONVERSATION: NWIPREPS.COM FACEBOOK.COM/NWIPREPS TWITTER.COM/NWIPREPS JOIN THE CONVERSATION: NWIPREPS.COM FACEBOOK.COM/NWIPREPS TWITTER.COM/NWIPREPS JOIN THE CONVERSATION: NWIPREPS.COM FACEBOOK.COM/NWIPREPS TWITTER.COM/NWIPREPS JOHN BURBRIDGE john.burbridge@nwi.com, (219) 933-3371 John Mallee was taking a break last Wednesday night before catching a flight to Atlanta the following day to get back to work. truly believe the second half of the season is going to much better than the first half, not that the first half was a said the Schererville resident, who is also the Cubs hitting coach.

have a very YOUTH BASEBALL Working with the younger players Cubs hitting coach Mallee to bring back Indiana Shockers GEORGE CASTLE, FILE, THE TIMES Schererville resident and Cubs hitting coach John Mallee plans to build back up the Indiana Shockers youth baseball program, which he founded in 2009. Indiana Shockers The Indiana Shockers, run by Cubs hitting coach John Mallee, are holding baseball tryouts at Rohrman Park, 675 Rohrman Road, (Field 3). July 26 tryouts run from 1 to 2 p.m. for 10U, 2 to 3 p.m. for 11U, 3 to 4 p.m.

for 12U and 4 to 5 p.m. for 13U. July 28 tryouts run from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. for 10U and 11U and from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. for 12U.

Register for the 10U and 11U tryouts at Register for 12U tryouts at Register for 13U tryouts at Those interest in managing the 9U, 10U, 11U and 14U age groups, email indianashockers.com to schedule an interview. For additional information, go to www.indianashockers.com. PAUL OREN Times Correspondent CHICAGO Scott VanderMeer has experienced plenty of gutting losses throughout his basketball career. As bad as losses at Lake Central and later Illinois-Chicago may have been, none of them came with the million dollar price tag that hung over game at McGrath-Phillips Arena at DePaul. Eberlein Drive squad played from behind against the Sconnie Legends throughout the game and could never get over the hump, falling 101-95 in the second round of The Tournament.

The loss knocks Eberlein Drive out of contention for the winner- take-all $1,000,000 jackpot that will be decided next month in New York. really does (feel like I lost a million VanderMeer said. hits home when you think about that much money. People pray for a million dollars; like winning the lottery. All we had to do was win seven games, which that hard when you think of it.

It was right there in front of Competition in the 97-team tournament began last weekend and games in Chicago began on Friday night with squad earning a bye into the second round. There was no age or gender limitations on forming a team and the bulk of the teams that made it into the field were filled with former college and professional players. Eberlein Drive was comprised of several recent former NBA players as well as younger professionals who are still playing overseas. The Sconnie Legends team was made up largely of players who were in college in the BASKETBALL VanderMeer falls in quest for $1 million The Tournament gets underway in Chicago The Tournament For more information, go to The- Tournament.com. See SHOCKERS, Page B8 ASSOCIATED PRESS CHICAGO The White Sox are in the midst of another championship rally.

The White Sox are honoring the 10th anniversary of the 2005 World Series-winning season, with members of that team gathering in Chicago for the celebration. The of took place before game against the Kansas City Royals. Former manager Ozzie Guillen and former players Aaron Rowand, Geoff Blum and Brian Anderson also shared stories with season-ticket holders as part of the celebration. Some members are scheduled to appear today at the Chicago Theatre for Season to Remember: A Night with the 2005 World Series Guillen said glad all the players from that team are still alive. thought I would cry a little bit if they showed somebody dead on the he said.

God all alive and we have a chance to live this while still With slugger Paul Konerko and ace Mark Buehrle, not to mention the outspoken Guillen, leading the way, the 2005 team brought home the White first championship since 1917. Chicago dominated the postseason that year, going 11-1 and sweeping Houston in the World Series. Konerko hit a grand slam and Scott Podsednik ended Game 2 with a homer. In Game 3, Blum hit the go- ahead homer in the top of the 14th. Now an Astros broadcaster, he is asked about that a kind of a unique situation in, working for the Houston Astros after all that Blum said.

the biggest home run of my Back in Black White Sox honor 2005 title team this weekend NAM Y. HUH, ASSOCIATED PRESS Former White Sox player Frank Thomas waves to the crowd during a ceremony honoring the 10th anniversary of the 2005 World Series Champion team before game against the Royals. More inside White Sox tie game in the ninth but eventually fall in 13 innings to the Royals. PAGE B6. PRO BASEBALL See TOURNAMENT, Page B2 Ride thissummer withthisspecialfinancingoptionon HarleyDavidsonsfrom HarleyDavidsonofValparaiso and HarleyDavidsonofMichiganCity mwffcu.org•219-763-5640x-304 Ratesaslowas 5.9% Offering10year120monthloansonnewtotwoyearold.