More top stories

• NU's focus: Better rebounding
  • Wed.: NU at Wisconsin

• White Sox not ready
  to deal for Brian Roberts

• USOC's Roush resigns

• College bowl results

• Tulsa thrashes Ball St. in GMAC Bowl

• Prep scoreboard

Bears headlines

• David Haugh: Warner should be on Bears' list

• Bears open doors for Marinelli

• David Haugh: Patience best policy — for now

• Surging Eagles beat Vikings

Bulls headlines

• Best bet for more wins? D

• Rick Morrissey: Throw Noah overboard now

• Bulls beaten down and bruised

• Melissa Isaacson: Hawks more fun than Bulls

Blackhawks headlines

• Burish back from injury

• If it's not the Wings, it's a win for Hawks

• Blackhawks still eyeing All-Star roster

• Kane to miss a game with Hawks for 1st time

College headlines

• Irish home streak alive

• Teddy Greenstein: Oklahoma asst. has NU roots

• Coaches see flood of Big Ten teams in NCAA tournament

• Illinois State back in Peoria, where season fell apart in '07-08

Cubs headlines

• Fred Mitchell: Lee Smith doesn't understand Hall snub

• Cubs trade Mark DeRosa

• Baseball Hall of Fame: Cooperstown calling?

• MLB Network shows early potential

White Sox headlines

• Rays have interest in signing Griffey Jr.

• Phil Rogers: Money can't buy you Series

• Owens, Fields figure in White Sox's plans

• Darrin Jackson headed to White Sox radio

High School headlines

• CPS Holiday tournament: North Lawndale wins it all

• Boys basketball: No. 7 Young 65, No. 9 Marshall 53

• Girls basketball: Lincoln-Way East upsets Fenwick

• Top 20: New girls basketball rankings

From the sports wire

• Surging Blackhawks score 4 goals in first period, Cristobal Huet blanks Coyotes 6-0

• Little sparks late rally to lead Dayton past Miami of Ohio, 45-40

• Seawright, Baron score 16, free throws make difference, as Rhode Island beats Toledo 86-77

• Johnson's 18 leads Colgate to 68-58 win against NC Central

• Fitz's double-double helps Marist rout Iona

• Peacock scores 18, helps Georgia Tech overcome 13-point deficit in 67-62 win against Georgia

• Marist beats Iona 81-58

• Taylor's 29 propels UCF to 70-57 win against Holy Cross

• Bernardini scores 18, Rosen a career-high 17 as Penn beats Lafayette 84-70

• Scott's double-double leads Virginia past Brown 74-50 in nonconference finale