The Wolves suffered their second straight overtime loss Sunday, this time 3-2 to the Hamilton Bulldogs before 3,815 at Allstate Arena. The Bulldogs lead the best-of-seven AHL Western Conference final 2-0.
– The next three games shift to Hamilton, Ontario, so the Wolves need to win at least two of the next three in order to bring the series back home.
Before the Bears’ three-day mini-camp that concluded Sunday, holdout Lance Briggs basically urged stand-in weak-side linebacker Jamar Williams to take his job. Please. “I spoke with [Briggs] a couple of weeks ago,” Williams said Sunday. “I told him, ‘You’ve got to do what you’ve got to do.’ He said, ‘Go and show them I’m replaceable.’ “
NEXT SERIES
Vs. Oakland
Monday: 7:11 p.m., CSN. RH Joe Blanton (4-1, 3.32 ERA) vs. RH Jose Contreras (3-4, 3.54)
Tuesday: 7:11 p.m., WCIU. RH Colby Lewis (0-0, 0.00) vs. LH John Danks (2-4, 4.10)
Wednesday: 7:11 p.m., CSN. RH Chad Gaudin (3-1, 2.94) vs. RH Jon Garland (3-2, 3.18)
– An eager Jim Thome was activated before Sunday’s game and is expected to start as the White Sox’s designated hitter Monday night against Oakland. The Sox’s bullpen has allowed 14 runs in the last three games.
