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CHICAGO -- Tyler Saladino held out his arms as the Chicago White Sox poured out of the dugout to mob him near second base.The Chicago Cubs definitely could have used Aroldis Chapman on Monday night.Saladino hit a game-ending RBI single, and the White Sox put a damper on the Cubs trade for Chapman with a 5-4 victory.It was a lot of fun, a lot of energy there and it felt really good to get that done for the guys, Saladino said.J.B. Shuck sparked the winning rally with a leadoff single against Mike Montgomery (3-5), who was acquired in a deal with Seattle last Wednesday. Shuck advanced on Dioner Navarros sacrifice and Saladino followed with a bouncer into center field.Dan Jennings (4-2) got two outs for the win. Coupled with two late victories against Detroit on Sunday, it was the first time since August 1962 that the White Sox had won three consecutive games in their last at-bat, according to STATS LLC.Weve been all over the place, manager Robin Ventura said. These guys are resilient. They fight back, they come every day to play hard. You need some stuff to go your way and I think tonight was one of those.The Cubs trailed 4-2 before Dexter Fowler and Anthony Rizzo each hit an RBI single in the ninth. They had runners on first and second with two out when Jennings struck out Jason Heyward to escape the threat.Javier Baez hit a two-run homer for the Cubs, who were coming off a nice weekend series in Milwaukee.Todd Frazier hit a three-run drive off Jake Arrieta and Miguel Gonzalez pitched 6 2/3 innings of two-run ball, helping the White Sox improve to 5-5 in interleague play. Melky Cabrera made an outstanding leaping catch in the first, robbing Kris Bryant of a home run.It wasnt a really hard fly ball, it was more high and I tracked the ball perfectly, Cabrera said.Moments after he lost his bat into the stands in the sixth, Frazier drove the next pitch from Arrieta over the wall in center for his 29th homer. He also connected against Arrieta last year, when the ace right-hander allowed just 10 homers all year long on his way to the NL Cy Young Award.Just need to execute better there, Arrieta said.The NL Central-leading Cubs had won seven of 10 after a midseason slide, and they bolstered their already solid bullpen with the acquisition of the hard-throwing Chapman in a trade with the Yankees on Monday. The left-hander is expected to join the Cubs for Tuesday nights game against the White Sox.When you make a maneuver like this, its got to be obvious that its going to be very helpful, manager Joe Maddon said, and its very obvious that this will be.Chasing their first World Series title since 1908, the Cubs sent top shortstop prospect Gleyber Torres, versatile pitcher Adam Warren and minor league outfielders Billy McKinney and Rashad Crawford to New York for Chapman, who has 166 saves and a 2.16 ERA in seven years in the majors.Its an aggressive move, president of baseball operations Theo Epstein said. It was tough to give up what we gave up, but if not now, when? This is the appropriate move given where we are and what were trying to accomplish.While Chapman gives Chicago a shutdown reliever for its bullpen, the Cubs are still looking for Arrieta to get back on track. He pitched seven crisp innings against the Mets in his previous start, but allowed four runs in six innings against the White Sox and has just one win in his last six outings.WORTH NOTINGWhite Sox closer David Robertson, who had pitched three times in two days, was unavailable.SALES RETURNWhite Sox ace Chris Sale will start on Thursday at Wrigley Field in his first appearance since he was suspended for five days for destroying collared throwback uniforms the team was scheduled to wear. The 27-year-old Sale was scratched from his scheduled start Saturday against Detroit and sent home after he cut up an unknown number of jerseys before the game. The 1976-style jerseys were navy and sported unusual collars on a hot and humid night.TRAINERS ROOMCubs: SS Addison Russell was in the starting lineup a day after he departed Chicagos 6-5 victory at Milwaukee with a left heel contusion.White Sox: 2B Brett Lawrie (strained left hamstring) missed his fourth consecutive game, but Ventura said he was available in an emergency. ... LHP Carlos Rodon (sprained left wrist) allowed two earned runs and five hits in 3 2/3 innings in a rehab start for Triple-A Charlotte. He also had a throwing error.UP NEXTCubs RHP Kyle Hendricks (9-6, 2.27 ERA) looks to continue his breakout year on Tuesday night against White Sox RHP James Shields (4-12, 4.99 ERA). Hendricks is 5-0 with a sparkling 0.72 ERA in his last seven games, six starts. Shields has dropped each of his last three starts, but has a 2.08 ERA in 21 2/3 innings during the slide.---Jay Cohen can be reached at http://www.twitter.com/jcohenap Fake Yeezy . 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If you happened to walk into the arrival lounge of the Kempegowda International airport in Bangalore any time last month, its unlikely that you wouldve missed a compelling visual: Squinting under the suns glare a middle-aged man, his amputated left arm hanging lifelessly, holding a javelin with his right arm drawn behind his shoulder, poised for a throw. Long after youve walked past the giant digital banner, the image and the name - Devendra Jhajharia - stay with you.Only one among three Indian sportspersons to win an individual gold medal at an Olympic/Paralympic event, Devendra is one of Indias most understated sporting icons. The Paralympics, or the multi-sport event for the differently-abled, staged at the Olympic venue gets underway in Rio in around two days time and the 35 year-old javelin thrower knows this could well be his last shot.He last participated in the Paralympics 12 years ago since his event category - F46, for athletes with unilateral limb impairment that affects the shoulder and/or elbow joint of one arm - did not feature in the 2008 and 2012 editions. Ahead of each edition of the Paralympics, the International Paralympic Committee decides on the sport classes to be included in a particular edition of the Games.Its been a long wait, he says, Ive been training and keeping myself motivated all this while knowing this will be my last appearance at the Paralympics. An Arjuna and Padma Shri awardee, Devendras world record throw of 62.15m had him winning only the second individual gold after Murlikant Petkar, at the 2004 Paralympic Games. Abhinav Bindra would go on to win an individual Olympic gold four years later.Para-athletes are placed in categories for competition based on their impairment. Each category or sport class consists of athletes who have impairments that cause approximately the same amount of activity limitation in the disciplines.In all, 19 Indian Paralympic athletes will be participating in the September 7-18 Games, of which 11, including Devendra, are supported by GoSports foundation, a non-profit venture. In a challenging profession like sport, a differently-abled person is up against even greater odds than in regular life. Sports equipment, to start with, are fashioned largely keeping able-bodied athletes in mind and have to be modified to suit the particular needs of a para athlete.Dr Satyapal Singh, a Dronacharya awardee who has been working with a host of para athletes, including Devendra, for close to a decade now, says training and gym sessions have to be tailor-made according to the nature of the disability. The basic weight training especially free weights, helps strengthen the arms. Though its usually done using both arms, in this case we dont have a choice, he says.Also we have to take care to ensure that its not lopsided strengthening which makes his functional right arm too strong while the amputated arm remains weak. In such an instance, it could make his back and shoulder muscles weak and more prone to injury. To even it out, we often use dumb-bells: Tying a dumb-bell with a bandage to the amputated arm while working out with the functional right arm.Accidentally touching a 11000-volt live cable entwined in a branch while climbing a tree left Devendras arm charred and life irrevocably changed. Doctors were forced to amputate his left arm. He was no more than eight years old then. When villagers helped me off the tree, at first, they thought I was dead, Devendra, who hails from Churu, Rajasthan, recalls.Later, after I regained consciousness and was taken to the hospital I heard people around me say how my life was as good as over. After the mishap, Devendra, born to a farmer couple, knew his life would never be the same again. Lying in the hospital bed, I wondered what I would make of my life and how I would face my friends. When I returned home after six months, I realized that everything and everyone around me had changed. The children I used to play with earrlier in the neighbourhood ridiculed and shooed me away.ddddddddddddThe ostracism left him crushed and determined. Main kamzor nahi kehlana chahta tha. (I didnt want to be known as a weakling). Since the other kids didnt want to play with me considering me a liability, I decided to play a sport and be better at it than them. Javelin was a sport which largely fitted the bill. Primarily since it required just one arm to execute the throw. Also the equipment used is lighter than that in other field events like shot-put or discus. Devendra was quick to sharpen and smoothen the tip of a bamboo stick, turning it into his first javelin.I took up javelin while in school and beat the other kids at it right through my school and college years, he says. At the Railway trials, Devendra competed alongside able-bodied applicants to earn a job and served as Office Superintendent for 11 years.He won gold - his first major international medal - at the Far East and South Pacific Games for the Disabled in Korea in 2002. He was 21 then. Sport gives you a euphoric rush, the feeling of doing something worthwhile, says former Indian badminton coach Sanjay Sharma, who profiled ten athletes who overcame disability and adversity, one among them being Devendra, in his book Courage Beyond Compare.Particularly for the differently abled, sport lends a new meaning to their lives and offers them dignity. Devendra is an athlete without parallel in the Indian context. Claiming a silver medal with a throw of 59.06m at the IPC Athletics World Championships in October last year in Doha, Devendra earned a spot at the Rio Paralympics.While javelin throw is executed with one arm, the other arm is used as a push during the draw, aiding both in the aim and follow-through. Both the arms are essential for balance during the throw, says Devendras personal coach Sunil Tanwar, Massages on the left arm to boost blood circulation apart from Theraband exercises have helped Devendra. Theraband or resistance bands are usually made of latex and used for light strength training exercise.Currently employed as a Sports Authority of India coach in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, Devendra, who had a three-month training stint earlier this year in Kuortane, Finland, divides his training into ten sessions a week - three sessions each of throwing, weight training and running and workouts apart from one session of special exercise.He usually trains for two hours each in the morning as well as evening. Apart from the javelin, we also use 800g balls during sessions, which hes asked to throw into a net. We have close to four weekly sessions with the javelin closer to competitions, says Satyapal. The length (260-270 cms) and weight (800g) of the javelin used for the mens competition, is same both in able-bodied and para events. The biomechanics that the differently-abled counter are varied and complex. For an amputee, the mouth often fills in for the lost limb/limbs.What appears routine and effortless for us, even simple activities such as changing clothes or wearing shoes could be challenging for those with a disability, says Sunil, If Devendra has to straighten the shirt hes wearing for instance, he pulls one end with his teeth while holding his amputated arm close to his body before adjusting it with his functional arm. Obviously it can impede the speed with which an activity can be carried out but with practice they do it with lesser difficulty. If hes has to wear a shoe with laces he usually opts for a pair one size bigger than his feet since that way he wouldnt have to tie/untie the laces. At competitions though he wears spikes.Its no more a fight to fit in, to be considered one among his peers for Devendra. His staggering achievements have done all the talking.Though I lost an arm, I gained a life in sport, he says, Success can be a great leveler. ' ' '