More top stories

• NU's start fading quickly

• DePaul no match for Syracuse's balance

• Irish hoop thoughts: More from the Georgetown game

• Boston College fires coach for Jets interview

• Michigan holds off upset bid of Indiana

• ISU's success could be boon for coach

• College basketball matchup: UIC at Youngstown St.

• College basketball matchup: Loyola at Cleveland State

• Globetrotting: Man of the world boosts Chicago's 2016 bid
  • USOC's Roush resigns

• Prep scoreboard

Bears headlines

• Bears seeking family plan?

• David Haugh: Warner should be on Bears' list

• RosenBlog: With friends like Lovie's, Bears don't need enemies

• Browns to hire former Jets coach Eric Mangini

Bulls headlines

• RosenBlog: Bulls, chew on this

• Bulls top Kings

• Full-Court Press: Deng close to return

• Gooden returns to floor

Blackhawks headlines

• Key to Classic: Proper gear

• Blackhawks thrash Coyotes

• Burish back from injury

• RosenBlog: NHL, just say no to helmets

College headlines

• Urban renewal for Irish?

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

• 'Cats focus: Crash boards

• DePaul's Koshwal true star of show

Cubs headlines

• One more pitcher now?

• Rick Morrissey: Bradley has fire Cubs lack

• Mark Cuban admits backing off his Cubs bid

• Cubs to sign Bradley

White Sox headlines

• Not quite Roberts ready

• Rays have interest in signing Griffey

• Hall of Fame: Cooperstown calling?

• MLB Network shows early potential

High School headlines

• Girls: No. 9 Hinsdale C. tops No. 15 Waubonsie V.

• Boys: Lake Forest upsets No. 14 Zion-Benton

• Athlete of Month:
  Ashley Wilson

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

From the sports wire

• Dallas Cowboys release troubled cornerback Adam 'Pacman' Jones

• Barefoot hoops coaches hope to raise 1 million pairs of shoes for needy children

• Boston College follows up huge upset of North Carolina with shocking 82-70 loss to Harvard

• At the top of their games: Meyer, Stoops moving into elite company among college coaches

• Seto promoted to USC defensive coordinator, Norton to assistant defensive coach

• An early start on goals brings Johnson an early start to season

• Billups, Smith and Kleiza score 21 apiece, Nuggets beat Heat 108-97

• Anderson scores 17 to lead Memphis to 80-57 win over Marshall

• Jordan leads Tulsa past Southern Mississippi 67-58

• Alawoya's 32 and Pichon's triple-double lead McNeese State over Wiley College 84-75