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Sports Tuesday, April 28, 2026 | | |
| | | | | Good morning, Chicago. The White Sox and Angels sat through a three-hour rain delay Monday evening. It took some time for the Sox offense to arrive, as well. But much like the storm that preceded the game, the Sox poured it on during a seven-run seventh inning. Munetaka Murakami hit a go-ahead three-run home run, which was followed by a homer by Miguel Vargas to cap the game-changing inning. The Sox then held off a ninth-inning comeback attempt by the Angels for an 8-7 victory in front of 10,193 at Rate Field. White Sox's Munetaka Murakami (5) runs the bases after hitting a three-run home run during the seventh inning against the
Angels at Rate Field on April 27, 2026. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune) "These (last) two or three games, we haven’t got in a lot of runs,
" Murakami said through an interpreter. "It was important to keep the lineup going, keep the bats going. We did that and I’m really happy we were able to." Today’s eNewspaper edition | Subscribe to more newsletters | Asking Eric | Horoscopes | Puzzles & Games | Today in History | | | | Chicago Cubs outfielder Michael Conforto can’t remember exactly how old he was when he first held one of his mom’s Olympic medals. | | | | | Takeaways from the week in sport, including Munetaka Murakami’s home runs, LeBron James’ turnovers, and the Boston Red Sox mess. | | | | | Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on April 28, according to the Tribune’s archives. | | | | | No NHL team wants to through a rebuild, but the Chicago Blackhawks have drafted some promising players. Now it’s time to show their fans more. | | | | | The Chicago Bears worked to fill out their roster with signings or training camp invites for these undrafted rookies, per media and university reports. | | | | | Here’s what some of the Bears’ first-round draft picks from the past six decades have said when they started their careers in Chicago. | | | |
