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• Cubs: Work in progress

• Hawks offense returns in victory over Anaheim

• RosenBlog: Hawks' reworked lines score

• Penn State mascot will miss Rose Bowl following DUI

• Northwestern rides 20-2 run to top Florida State

• No. 1 North Carolina beats Michigan State

• Mayo leads UIC past Vanderbilt

• Prep scoreboard

Bears headlines

• David Haugh: History says Bears won't finish 4-0

• Adams steps in, steps up

• Dan Pompei: Williams' demise could shift power

• David Haugh: Don't excuse Orton, help him

Bulls headlines

• Del Negro: Bulls are 'unpredictable'

• Bulls want more good play from Thomas

• RosenBlog: Bench beats Bulls starters? Bench the starters

• Bucks' bench tops Bulls

Blackhawks headlines

• Havlat dropped to 3rd line

• Hawks facing big month

• 'Worst we've been'

• Divers find body of former NHL All-Star Martin

College headlines

• NIU's English repeats as Mid-American MVP

• Clemson edges Illinois

• NU faces tall, talented FSU • Matchup

• Duke routs Purdue

Cubs headlines

• Fred Mitchell: Baker wants to manage Wood

• Henry Blanco's brother killed in Venezuela

• Cubs shopping on a budget

• Refreshed Piniella: 'Focus is on 2009'

White Sox headlines

• Beckham adjusts, tears up Arizona Fall League

• Sox GM thinks he traded for 'All-Star catcher'

• White Sox deal Vazquez

• Losing Cabrera fortifies White Sox's farm system

High School headlines

• Maine South takes 8A title

• Warren 89, No. 3 Zion-Benton 84

• Girls basketball: Hinsdale Central coach steps down

• IHSA completes first round of drug testing

From the sports wire

• Cardinals acquire shortstop Khalil Greene

• With little training, Olympic star Lochte off to blazing start at US Short Course meet

• Wiggins scores 20 as College of Charleston defeats Elon 77-69

• Second-ranked Connecticut survives Buffalo stampede, holds off Bulls 68-64

• Chante Black scores 18 points, leads Duke over Iowa, 71-47, in ACC/Big Ten Challenge

• Wells scores 12 to lead The Citadel to 57-50 win against UNC-Greensboro

• Sheehan, Wilkinson tied for 1st-round lead at storm-delayed Australian PGA

• Vince Young sits again, along with Titans' 2 starting cornerbacks in Harper, Finnegan

• Toledo hires Oklahoma State defensive coordinator Tim Beckman as head coach

• Rams' Jackson, Haslett putting misunderstanding behind them