This Day in Sports History - 1/21/2004

The Minnesota Wild set an NHL record by scoring two goals three seconds apart during a 4 - 2 triumph over the Chicago Blackhawks at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul. The previous record is five seconds, shared by four teams. With 15.5 seconds remaining, C Jim Dowd puts in a long rebound of his own slapshot to break a 2 - 2 deadlock. Three seconds later, RW Richard Park takes the puck off the faceoff and flicks it into the empty net. The defeat is part of a 19-game franchise record winless streak for the Blackhawks away from home, in which the club dropped 18 in regulation and one in overtime.

Kevin Youkilis

2012 Stats: 122 Games, .235 BA, 19 HRs, 60 RBIs & .745 OPS

The New York Yankees signed Kevin Youkilis to a one year deal worth $12 million. Youk spent 2012 with the Red Sox & White Sox. He will play 3B to start the season as Alex Rodriguez will be out for a large portion of the season. Although he only batted .235 last season he still had a .336 OBP. Look for him to play well this year and get a big time contract next off-season.

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Happy Birthday Mike Singletary

This Day in Sports History - 6/13/1993

In Game 3 of the NBA Finals, the Suns defeat the Bulls, 129 - 121, in three overtimes at Chicago Stadium. Chicago comes back from an 11-point deficit in the fourth quarter to send the game into overtime. The Suns outscore the Bulls 15 - 7 in the third OT. Michael Jordan collects 44 points, but hits only 9 of 27 shots after halftime. Guard Dan Majerle leads the Suns' attack with 28 points, including six three-pointers. It is the second triple overtime in NBA Finals history. The first was between the Suns and Celtics in Boston in Game 5 in 1976, which the Celtics won, 128 - 126. The Bulls will go on to win the 1993 NBA title in six games. It is Chicago's third straight championship.

Mark Buehrle

The Miami Marlins who have already added Heath Bell & Jose Reyes this offseason signed Mark Buehrle to a 4 year $58 million contract. Buehrle is a 3 time Gold Glove winner, has started 362 games since 2001 and is 39 wins away from 200 in his career. Buehrle looks to be the #2 starter behind Josh Johnson and ahead of Ricky Nolasco & Anibal Sanchez.

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This Day in Sports History - 1/15/1997

Chicago Bulls forward Dennis Rodman stumbles into TV cameraman Eugene Amos on the sideline and proceeds to kick him in the groin during a 112 - 102 win over the Timberwolves in Minneapolis. Rodman receives an 11 game suspension, the second-longest in NBA history as of this date.

Carlos Pena

Carlos Pena signed a 1 year 10 million dollar contract with the Chicago Cubs. Pena has spent his last four seasons with the Tampa Bay Rays. Pena hit .196 this past season with 28 HRs and 84 RBIs. Pena is a solid power hitter and does an excellent job defensively.

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Paul Konerko

Paul Konerko re-signed with the Chicago White Sox on a 3 year 37.5 million dollar deal. Konerko is not only an excellent batter but a great teammate. With the earlier signing of Adam Dunn the White Sox now have a much improved offense and both Konerko & Dunn can split time between 1B and DH. In 2010 Konerko finished 5th in AL MVP voting with a .312 batting average, 39 HRs and 111 RBIs. He is also 35 home runs away from 400 in his career.

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Adam Dunn

The Chicago White Sox signed 1B Adam Dunn to a four year $56 million contract. Dunn is a pure power hitter who consistently hits close to 40 home runs, with his career high 46 HRs in 2004. With Dunn, the White Sox have some options of where to play him as he's played over 1,000 career games in the outfield and the past few seasons at first base. If the White Sox re-sign Paul Konerko they may rotate him and Dunn between 1B & DH.

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Best by the Numbers - Chicago Edition

Here is our player list of athletes who've played for Chicago teams.

1. Glenn Hall
2. Nellie Fox
3. Harold Baines: Baines played for the White Sox on three separate occasions and is currently their first-base coach
4. Luke Appling
5. John Paxson: Paxson is probably best known for hitting the game-winning shot in the 1993 NBA Finals
6. Jay Cutler
7. Chris Chelios
8. Andre Dawson: Dawson will be inducted into the MLB Hall-of-Fame in the summer of 2010
9. Bobby Hull
10. Ron Santo
11. Luis Aparicio
12. Alfonso Soriano
13. Ozzie Guillen: The former White Sox SS is now their Manager
14. Ernie Banks: Banks, known as "Mr. Cub", hit 512 home runs in his career
15. John Salmons
16. Aramis Ramirez
17. Mark Grace: During the '90s Grace collected 1,754 hits, leading all hitters in the decade
18. Moises Alou
19. Jonathan Toews
20. Ron Karkovice
21. Sammy Sosa: Sosa has played for both the White Sox & the Cubs
22. Mark Prior
23. Michael Jordan: Jordan is one of the best NBA players of all-time. Other Chicago players who deserve some consideration are Ryne Sandberg and Robin Ventura
24. Joe Crede
25. Derek Lee
26. Billy Williams
27. Jeremy Roenick
28. Joey Cora
29. Jack McDowell: "Black Jack" as he was known won the AL Cy Young in 1993 as a member of the White Sox
30. Mike Brown
31. Greg Maddux: Maddux recorded his 300th win & 3000th strikeout as a member of the Cubs
32. Kris Versteeg
33. Scottie Pippen
34. Walter Payton: "Sweetness" was the fourth overall pick in the 1975 NFL Draft
35. Frank Thomas: "The Big Hurt" was a two time AL MVP while playing for the White Sox
36. Randy Wells
37. Bobby Thigpen
38. Carlos Zambrano
39. Roberto Hernandez
40. Gale Sayers
41. Brian Piccolo: Piccolo died of cancer and was the subject of the movie "Brian's Song"
42. Bruce Sutter
43. Dennis Eckersley
44. Kyle Farnsworth
45. Bobby Jenks
46. Ryan Dempster
47. Dennis Lamp
48. Rick Reuschel
49. Carlos Marmol
50. Mike Singletary: Singletary played 11 seasons for the Bears and is currently the Head Coach of the San Francisco 49ers
51. Dick Butkus: Butkus had over 1000 tackles in his 9 year career
52. Radek Smolenak
53. Rich Hill
54. Brian Urlacher
55. Lance Briggs
56. Mark Buehrle: On July 23rd 2009 Buehrle pitched a Perfect Game
57. Olin Kreutz
58. Wilber Marshall
59. Rosevelt Colvin
60. Terrence Metcalf
61. Bill George
62. Mark Bortz
63. Roberto Garza: As of 2006 Garza was one of 19 Hispanic NFL players
64. Rex Tucker
65. Patrick Mannelly
66. Clyde Turner
67. Mike Gandy
68. Anthony Oakley
69. Fred Miller
70. Alfonso Boone
71. Israel Idonije
72. William "Refrigerator" Perry: "The Fridge" often lined up in the back-field and even scored a TD in Super Bowl XX. Also he is the brother of Michael Dean Perry
73. Kevin Dogins
74. Chris Williams
75. Marc Colombo
76. John Tait
77. Red Grange
78. Kevin Shaffer
79. Kurt Becker
80. Tim Wrightman: Wrightman guest-starred along with Willie Gault & Mike Tomczak as themselves in an episode of the television show Still Standing
81. Rashied Davis
82. Greg Olson
83. Willie Gault: Besides for his appearance on Still Standing, Gault has acted in other shows including The West Wing
84. Brian Baschnagel: The Ohio State alumn played WR for the Bears for 8 years
85. John Gilmore
86. Marty Booker
87. Muhsin Muhammad
88. Patrick Kane: Kane won an Olympic Silver Medal in the 2010 Olympics representing the USA
89. Mike Ditka: Before being coach of "Da Bears" he played TE for them
90. Bryan Knight
91. Tommie Harris
92. Hunter Hillenmeyer
93. Adewale Ogunleye
94. Keith Traylor
95. Richard Dent: Dent was the MVP of Super Bowl XX
96. Alex Brown
97. Mark Anderson
98. Bryan Robinson
99. Dan Hampton