Bad season drives Beckham

CHICAGO – It would be easy for White Sox second baseman Gordon Beckham to make excuses for a lackluster 2011 season. A volatile combination of a career-low batting average and career-high number of strikeouts left Beckham’s confidence at the plate shaken. Despite kidding last weekend at SoxFest that ... Read More »

Rose outduels fellow All-Star ’Melo

NEW YORK – Derrick Rose and Carmelo Anthony are both All-Star starters. Only Rose is the reigning MVP, and he was the one who owned Madison Square Garden on Thursday night.

Oilers bury Hawks behind Gagner's 8 points

EDMONTON, Alberta – Center Sam Gagner had four goals and four assists Thursday in the NHL’s first eight-point game in 23 years, and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Blackhawks, 8-

Prep Sports

Marian's Taylor brings intensity to NIU

He wasn’t trying to kill the baseball. Just a steady stroke, smooth through the strike zone, solid on the way out – like he’d done thousands of times. Scott Taylor hit a home ... Read More »

A-H’s Stauss stars on Senior Night

HEBRON – Alden-Hebron’s Carissa Stauss decided early on that she was not going to let the Giants lose the last home basketball game of her high school career. ... Read More »

Bears

Ex-Bears WR Hurd trial date April 2 on drug charges

DALLAS (AP) – A federal judge in Dallas has scheduled former NFL wide receiver Sam Hurd's trial on drug distribution charges for April 2. The 26-year-old Hurd is accused of tr ... Read More »

Olson: Don't judge Emery by introduction

If you were hoping new Bears general manager Phil Emery's introductory news conference would provide a reason to get excited, well, sorry. The high point of Monday's proceedin ... Read More »

College

Northwestern drains 3s, ends 3-game skid

EVANSTON – Drew Crawford hopes an ugly trend of losing close games changed Thursday night. John Shurna scored 28 points and Crawford added 21 to lead Northwestern to an 84-74 ... Read More »

Blackhawks

Oilers bury Hawks behind Gagner's 8 points

EDMONTON, Alberta – Center Sam Gagner had four goals and four assists Thursday in the NHL’s first eight-point game in 23 years, and the Edmonton Oilers beat the Blackhawks, 8- ... Read More »

Bulls

Rose outduels fellow All-Star ’Melo

NEW YORK – Derrick Rose and Carmelo Anthony are both All-Star starters. Only Rose is the reigning MVP, and he was the one who owned Madison Square Garden on Thursday night. Ro ... Read More »

Blogs

Forte quiet at Pro Bowl

Bears running back Matt Forte had an uneventful Pro Bowl. At least, the game's box score says so. We would have verified Forte's production (2 carries, 6 yards) by viewing the ... Read More »

Bulls: The week ahead

The beauty of the NBA's condensed regular-season schedule is that tough losses never linger. The Bulls will have less than 24 hours to dwell on a hard-fought, 97-93 loss to th ... Read More »

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