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• Weis to call ND's offense for next two games

• Teddy Greenstein: Michigan has plenty motivation to beat OSU

• Sutton wants last hurrah
  • Wed.: NU hoops matchup

• U.S.-Guatemala game spilts up Fire friends Pappa, Rolfe

• Around the Bend: ND's Zeller disappointed for younger brother

• Northern Illinois 42, Kent St. 14

• Loyola's bubble quickly burst by Purdue

• SIU coach Lowery can't forget his last Duke meeting

• College basketball matchup: Northern Iowa at UIC

• Prep scoreboard

Bears headlines

• Rick Morrissey: Smith should take blame

• NFL reinstates Cowboys cornerback Jones

• David Haugh: Bears need to reboot camp

• Moving forward is Bears' focus

Bulls headlines

• Sefolosha's role on Bulls diminishing

• RosenBlog: Bulls dancing with the stars

• LeBron James admits pondering free agency

• Road trip a balancing act

Blackhawks headlines

• Hawks feeling the heat

• Power surge jolts Hawks

• Burish makes his point other ways

• Campbell is happy with move to Hawks, not play

College headlines

• Juice Williams ends season of highs, lows

• College basketball matchup: Texas A&M-Corpus Christi at Northwestern

• Loyola upsets Georgia at NIT Season Tip-Off

• DePaul defeats Albany in season opener

Cubs headlines

• MLB says deadline for Cubs bids is Dec. 1

• Hardball: Is Teahen the answer to RF vacancy?

• Fred Mitchell: Sutcliffe pitches Cubs to Peavy

• Melissa Isaacson: Minor leaguer's mistake jeopardizes future

White Sox headlines

• Mariners tab A's coach over Cora

• Boston's Pedroia wins AL MVP award

• White Sox could get answer on spring home Tuesday

• Rehabbing Quentin now swinging a bat

High School headlines

• Sako's playoff rankings

• Ex-Carver star takes over at Morgan Park

• Athletes of the Week, 11-18-08

• St. Charles East wins Class 4A volleyball title

From the sports wire

• Major League Baseball says Tribune Co. has set Dec. 1 deadline for Chicago Cubs bids

• Manning erases memories of slow start with steady progression during Colts' winning streak

• 20 Redskins in the Pro Bowl? Savvy marketing campaign has fans stuffing the ballot box

• Terry scores late goal to give young England team a 2-1 win over Germany in exhibition

• With Jets in first place, Favre says he's not thinking about future

• It may not take a bad call for the Steelers to cover the spread this week

• Childress: Jared Allen avoids suspension, but will be fined $25,000 for spate of late hits

• Buccaneers' Earnest Graham sidelined for season by ankle injury

• Seattle Mariners name Don Wakamatsu as 1st Asian-American manager in major league baseball

• Mariners hire Don Wakamatsu as 14th manager in team history