More top stories

• Irish QB will need patience this weekend
  • Matchup vs. UNC

• Road getting smoother for Northern Illinois
  • Matchup vs. Miami (Ohio)

• Teddy Greenstein: QBs natural leaders for Oklahoma, Texas

• Chicago Marathon: George ready for big push

• Globetrotting: Marathon Men

• Ueberroth leaves a reformed USOC

• Grade III $250,000 Hawthorne Derby preview

• Shadow Play wins at Maywood

• Prep scoreboard

White Sox headlines

• My love-hate relationship

• Rays felt bad celebrating at U.S. Cellular

• Spending spree not in Williams' plans

• Rays manager has gone bottom to top

Cubs headlines

• Rick Morrissey: Cuban says Cubs sale slowed

• RosenBlog: The Cubs and their fans are a national joke

• Phil Rogers: Phillies overmatch foe in all facets of game

• Cubs' pick up $7 million option on Rich Harden

Bears headlines

• David Haugh: Bears not taking Turner lightly

• Bank on Vikings' Peterson running all over Lions

• Terry Bannon's NFL picks

• Falcons' Abraham good at both ends

Bulls headlines

• Full-Court Press: Gooden out with back soreness

• Bulls fall to Mavs in exhibition opener

• For now, Hughes coming off bench

• Full-Court Press: Rose blooms

College headlines

• Time for 1st Illini practice — with a catch

• Notre Dame's Allen gets motivation from his mother

• Northwestern tickets a tough sell

• Teddy Greenstein's big games

Blackhawks headlines

• First step isn't forward

• NHL preview: Red Wings will carry Stanley Cup

• One last trick left: Winning

• Blackhawks defense should pay dividends

High School headlines

• No. 5 Bolingbrook 27,
  No. 3 Lincoln-Way East 17

• No. 1 Maine South 30,
  No. 17 Glenbrook South 27

• Palatine 28,
  No. 19 Fremd 21

• No. 2 Wheaton South 45,
  Wheaton North 14

From the sports wire

• Patrick's late fumble return keys Louisville's 35-28 win over Memphis

• Preservationists reach fundraising deadline for sparing part of Tiger Stadium, but need more

• Bengals say injured quarterback Carson Palmer won't start against Jets on Sunday

• Done deal if he plays: Budding talent chooses US over Mexico, could play Saturday vs Cuba

• Coach: 2 Cuban soccer players missing during trip to Washington for World Cup qualifier

• Royals add new seating, raise most ticket prices for 2009 season

• Winfield, Greenway, Ferguson fined for actions in Vikings' win over Saints

• A new Brett for Jets: Coach Eric Mangini gives newborn son middle name in Favre's honor

• Redskins DE Jason Taylor practices again, will play vs. Rams

• Another huge Red River Rivalry: Oklahoma, Texas both in top 5; expanded stadium holds 92,000