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• DePaul's Koshwal a true star of the show
  • Wed.: at Syracuse

• NU's focus: Better rebounding
  • Wed.: NU at Wisconsin

• Irish home streak alive

• New Illini coordinator opens recruiting doors
  • Illini rally around cancer-stricken former teammate

• Teddy Greenstein: Okla. coordinator has NU roots
  • Fla. reaction to Tebow rip

• Coaches see flood of Big Ten teams in NCAA tournament

• Illinois State back in Peoria, where season fell apart in '07-08

• Loyola Ramblers edge Wisconsin-Green Bay

• USOC's Roush resigns

• College bowl results

• Prep scoreboard

Bears headlines

• David Haugh: Patience best policy — for now

• Surging Eagles beat Vikings

• Dan Pompei: Top seeds beware: Underdogs learning new tricks

• Scout talk: Dan Pompei's mock NFL Draft

Bulls headlines

• Rick Morrissey: Throw Noah overboard now

• Bulls beaten down and bruised

• Melissa Isaacson: Hawks more fun than Bulls

• Gooden dealt setback

Blackhawks headlines

• If it's not the Wings, it's a win for Hawks

• Blackhawks still eyeing All-Star roster

• Kane to miss a game with Hawks for 1st time

• Blackhawks no longer All-Stars in the making

College headlines

• Michigan ends Illinois' 7-game winning streak

• Irish need McAlarney to regain shot

• Marquette routs Cincinnati

• No. 1 North Carolina undefeated no more

Cubs headlines

• Fred Mitchell: Lee Smith doesn't understand Hall snub

• Cubs trade Mark DeRosa

• Baseball Hall of Fame: Cooperstown calling?

• MLB Network shows early potential

White Sox headlines

• Rays have interest in signing Griffey Jr.

• Phil Rogers: Money can't buy you Series

• Owens, Fields figure in White Sox's plans

• Darrin Jackson headed to White Sox radio

High School headlines

• CPS Holiday tournament: North Lawndale wins it all

• Boys basketball: No. 7 Young 65, No. 9 Marshall 53

• Girls basketball: Lincoln-Way East upsets Fenwick

• Top 20: New girls basketball rankings

From the sports wire

• Nowitzki's 34 points, late jumper help save Mavs in 107-102 victory over hurting Clippers

• Battle scores 21 points as Penn State beats shorthanded No. 14 Purdue, 67-64

• Little sparks late rally to lead Dayton past Miami of Ohio, 45-40

• Seawright, Baron score 16, free throws make difference, as Rhode Island beats Toledo 86-77

• Johnson's 18 leads Colgate to 68-58 win against NC Central

• Fitz's double-double helps Marist rout Iona

• Peacock scores 18, helps Georgia Tech overcome 13-point deficit in 67-62 win against Georgia

• Marist beats Iona 81-58

• Bernardini scores 18, Rosen a career-high 17 as Penn beats Lafayette 84-70

• Taylor's 29 propels UCF to 70-57 win against Holy Cross