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• White Sox, Reds talking about Dye • Dye in action

• Cubs shopping on budget
  • Hill flops in Venezuela

• Notre Dame's Weis watch now in waiting stage
  • Notes from USC game

• Updated BCS standings

• Soccer: Northwestern men in NCAA quarterfinals

• Basketball: Ex-Fenwick star Peters out for Irish

• Basketball: Notre Dame wins

• Basketball matchup: California-Riverside at Northwestern

• Prep scoreboard

Bears headlines

• Fred Mitchell: Peterson runs over Bears ... again

• Grading the Bears

• Off-target Orton can't get Bears airborne

• NFL roundup: Week 13

  • Packers' late breakdowns allow Panthers to steal 35-31 victory in Lambeau
  • Steelers' dominating defense shuts down Cassel and Patriots 33-10
  • Cutler's arm, Hillis' legs lead Broncos past Jets 34-17, end New York's 5-game winning streak

Bulls headlines

• Hughes reserves right to wait, see

• RosenBlog: Bulls suddenly threatening to act like a team

• Bulls eye exhibition date in London for camp

• Reader Q&A:
  K.C. Johnson's mailbag

Blackhawks headlines

• 'Worst we've been'

• Hawks seek a fast end to slow starts

• Physical foes a big problem for Blackhawks

• Goalie Huet gets his chance

College headlines

• DePaul beats Indiana State 75-70 Video

• Illinois edges Tulsa at South Padre Island

• Rick Morrissey: Sorry, Charlie; it's time to go

• Women's hoops: Tennessee beats DePaul

Cubs headlines

• Refreshed Piniella: 'Focus is on 2009'

• Phil Rogers: Don Baylor returns to baseball

• Bob Verdi: Maddux will say goodbye quietly

• Piniella has class Video

White Sox headlines

• Early Sox trimmings

• Guillen sheds no tears for the departed Swisher

• Obama team sweeps media into Cubs-Sox

• Hardball: 35th Street closed this weekend for Gate 5 construction

High School headlines

• Maine South takes 8A title

• Class 5A:
  St. Francis 49,
  Metamora 35

• Class 7A: East St. Louis 33, Geneva 14

• Class 6A: Springfield Sacred Heart-Griffin 37, Lemont 15

From the sports wire

• Smith's dazzling catch gives the Panthers a key road victory ahead of showdown with Bucs

• Bills starting quarterback Trent Edwards has injured groin as team's freefall continues

• Sparano: not looking ahead a 'ridiculous statement' after big win in St. Louis

• Patriots to play Buccaneers in London in 2009 NFL season

• Pinkel: Missouri offensive coordinator Dave Christensen next head coach at Wyoming

• Text of NFL policy on gun possession

• Clemson official tells AP that interim football coach Dabo Swinney will take over program

• Italian committee bans cyclist Emanuele Sella for 1 year for doping offense

• AP NewsBreak: Armstrong to ride in 2009 Tour, ending speculation he might skip top race

• Police investigating hospital, Antonio Pierce in accidental shooting of Giants WR Burress