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CLEVELAND -- The White Sox felt as if they played well during their nine-game road trip.The solid play, however, couldnt ease Chicagos disappointment following a 5-4, ninth-inning loss to the Cleveland Indians on Thursday night.Its just an emptiness, leaving at all of these parks. Its tough, slugger Todd Frazier said. (There is a) sour taste in our mouths.Chicago finished 4-5 over the nine-game trip to Kansas City, Miami and Cleveland. Manager Robin Ventura thought the record couldve been better had just a few things gone a different way.Weve lost some late, Ventura said. Were playing some tough teams and I think weve been in a lot of these games.After taking a 4-2 lead in the seventh, the White Sox bullpen allowed three runs in the final three innings, including a game-ending sacrifice fly by Tyler Naquin off reliever Jacob Turner (1-2) in the ninth.Naquins sacrifice fly was set up by Abraham Almonte, who started the inning with a double and moved to third on a passed ball.Chicago appeared to be well on its way to a big offensive performance in the first inning.Danny Salazar, making his first start since returning from the 15-day DL, walked three batters before Justin Morneau drove a one-out, bases-loaded double off the wall in left field to give the White Sox a 3-0 lead.Over the final eight innings, however, Chicago scored just a single run off of Clevelands bullpen combination of Kyle Crockett, Mike Clevinger, Dan Otero and Andrew Miller (7-1).They got some depth, Ventura said of the Cleveland bullpen. The way theyre set up is, theyre kind of switching off closers as far as being able to have Miller and (closer Cody) Allen go on separate days. Its a tough matchup.Despite Clevelands dominant bullpen, Frazier said the fault belonged to the White Sox offense.We didnt add on, Frazier said. As hitters, we just got to keep going.Carlos Rodon, who came into Thursdays start with a 2-0 record and a 1.21 ERA in three career starts at Progressive Field, allowed two runs on eight hits over six innings in a no decision.He also forced the Indians to ground into three double plays, which Ventura thought made the left-handers night so efficient.He had the groundball going, Ventura said. Tough for him to go through a lineup like this. They loaded it with righties.DOUBLE BUBBLEWhite Sox RF Adam Eaton hit a ninth-inning grand slam Wednesday, lifting Chicago to a 10-7 win over the Indians. As impressive, he was blowing a bubble with his gum while making contact. 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Breaking three of his own world records on his way to winning in Paris, Chan silenced the critics and left the audiences standing in appreciation and awe.LOS ANGELES -- California coach Sonny Dykes has prepared for the travel challenges associated with a season-opening game in Sydney.Dykes has spoken with NFL coaches who have taken their teams to London, prepared onboard exercises for players and consulted Nike for compression apparel they can wear during the flight when the Golden Bears depart the Bay Area on Aug. 20 and arrive down under on Aug. 22.But for a real understanding of how taxing travel to and from Australia can be, Dykes could have just asked Oregon State punter Nick Porebski.When I first did it, I was jet-lagged for about two days, the Melbourne-born Porebski said at Pac-12 media days. It is a tough flight. Youre sitting there for a long time. Your legs are going to get heavy.Porebski is one of a growing number of Australians to find success playing what his countrymen call American football, fueling growth in the sport back home.A Cal spokesman said approximately 70,000 tickets have been sold for the Aug. 27 game against Hawaii at the 83,500-capacity ANZ Stadium, the first college football game to be played in Australia since BYU defeated Colorado State in 1987.The eight-team professional National Gridiron League will begin playing its inaugural season in October. Rugby star Jarryd Haynes stint with the San Francisco 49ers last season resulted in increased media interest, while ESPNs Australia networks regularly broadcast NFL and college games.It is a far cry from how Porebski discovered football.The first time I actually watched American football it was on at like 2 oclock in the morning on some weird channel, Porebski said. It definitely has grown, though. Even had a few mates who had Super Bowl parties over there. It is taking off, and I think in four or five years, it will be really big.Porebski grew up playing Auustralian rules football starting from 5 years old, but had to give it up due to shoulder injuries.dddddddddddd. He then started working with Prokick Australia, a program that has helped the winners of the last three Ray Guy Awards as the top punter in college football transition to the American game.The rugby-style punt, thats pretty much an Aussie-rules kick, Porebski said. The thing that we have to learn is the spiral with two steps and kick.The Beavers found Porebski when he was at a junior college in Utah, but have since sent an assistant coach to Australia to recruit.And its not just kickers, Oregon State coach Gary Andersen said. Theres some very talented young men over there. And there are some quality people over there that are helping these kids get better.Stanford coach David Shaw has welcomed Australian coaches to observe practice. He believes the Pac-12 could play a major role in continuing footballs upward trajectory there.There are opportunities for other Pac-12 schools possibly, Shaw said. Weve heard a lot about how excited they are about this game and if we can help that in some way, shape or form by our conference investing in a game like this, you never know where it could lead.Cal offensive tackle Steven Moore is thrilled for the chance to play outside the U.S., as he and the other Bears big men could benefit from the lengthy nature of the trip. Since Dykes puts the starting offensive and defensive linemen up front on team charter flights, the 6-foot-6, 310-pound Moore is already thinking about a lie-flat seat in first class.That would be cool, Moore said. I definitely dont want to be sitting in a little chair all the way to Australia. ' ' '