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Bears headlines

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• Seeking a spark, Bears to sub Manning for Hester

• Briggs: Big money hasn't changed attitude, work ethic

Bulls headlines

• Big lineups tough on Bulls

• With 2 deals, Knicks set themselves up for 2010

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

• Injury sidelines Deng, then Blazers blitz Bulls

Blackhawks headlines

• Bad penalties carrying extra bench time

• Blackhawks shoot down Stars

• OUT LOUD: Hawks president John McDonough

• Captain Toews throws down on the road

College headlines

• Illinois beats Vanderbilt on the road

• Teddy Greenstein: No clear favorite for Silver Football • Vote

• Irish not talking history
  • Friday's matchup

• Texas Tech scores 167 in 52-point victory

Cubs headlines

• Piniella: Cubs were prepared for playoffs

• Dempster signs 4-year contract with Cubs

• Piniella has class Video

• Hardball: Is Teahen the answer to RF vacancy?

White Sox headlines

• Sox part of a series of Glendale sports dominoes

• Sox to sign 19-year-old Cuban star Viciedo

• Mariners tab A's coach over Cora

• White Sox could get answer on spring home Tuesday

High School headlines

• Class 7A: Geneva 25, Crystal Lake South 21

• Class 7A: Game could be a blur

• Sako's playoff picks

• Boys basketball: The head of all classes?
  • Top 20 boys rankings

From the sports wire

• No. 13 Memphis pulls away from Seton Hall 84-70

• Garnett shines in first game at Target Center since trade; Celtics rout Wolves 95-78

• North Carolina's Hansbrough makes season debut for No. 1 Tar Heels

• Landesberg's 22 points helps Virginia edge Radford 68-66.

• James Madison tops Kennesaw State 82-69 in home opener

• Glory Johnson scores 19 points as Tennessee holds off Chattanooga

• Green hits 3-pointers to lead Utah over Mississippi 83-72

• Wirth, Marsh help No. 12 Vanderbilt hold off East Tennessee State

• Northwestern State holds off Centenary 69-66