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Carlos Zambrano says his spring training is off to a good start as he tries to come back from the worst year of his career.More >>

Chicago Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau says star point guard Derrick Rose experienced no setbacks after returning from a back problem.More >>

Corey Crawford made 31 saves to lead the Chicago Blackhawks to a 2-1 victory over the Detroit Red Wings last night in a matchup of Central Division rivals missing their top centers.More >>

Detroit Red Wings star Pavel Datsyuk is expected to miss two weeks after undergoing arthroscopic surgery Tuesday to remove fragments from his right knee.More >>

Ryan Broekhoff had 17 points and 11 rebounds and Matt Kenney scored six of his eight points in overtime as Valparaiso clinched the Horizon League regular-season title with a 66-62 victory against Loyola Chicago on Tuesday...More >>

Trey Burke, Zack Novak and Stu Douglass hit 3-pointers to start overtime Tuesday night and No. 11 Michigan beat Northwestern 67-55 for its fourth straight victory.More >>

Deshaun Thomas scored 19 points and No. 8 Ohio State regained its shooting touch, rolling over Illinois 83-67 on Tuesday night to remain in the thick of the Big Ten race.More >>

The Cubs and the Red Sox have agreed on a deal that settles their dispute over what Boston should get after Theo Epstein left for Chicago.More >>

D'Angelo Harrison scored 23 points and Amir Garrett added a season-high 18 to lead St. John's to a 79-72 victory over DePaul on Monday night and a season sweep of the regular-season series.More >>

Dave Bolland scored the go-ahead goal in the third period when his centering attempt hit the stick of St. Louis' David Backes and went in and the Chicago Blackhawks rallied to beat the Blues 3-1 Sunday for their third...More >>

Brandon Provost had 16 points and six assists and Texas-Pan American hit 11 3-pointers in a 74-70 victory over Chicago State on Saturday night.More >>

John Shurna set the all-time Northwestern scoring record as he collected 18 points in a 64-53 Big Ten victory over Minnesota on Saturday night.More >>

There were tears in the Illinois locker room Saturday after Nebraska used a 36-4 run to win 80-57 and send the struggling Illini to their fifth consecutive loss.More >>

Jackie Carmichael had 25 points and 19 rebounds Saturday and Illinois State defeated Oakland 79-75.More >>

Deron Williams scored 29 points, Kris Humphries had 24 points and 18 rebounds, and the New Jersey Nets dominated the Chicago Bulls 97-85 to snap an eight-game losing streak on Saturday.More >>

Randy Davis scored a career-best 19 points Saturday to help Ball State snap a seven-game losing streak with a 71-62 victory over Southern Illinois.More >>

New Jersey Nets center Brook Lopez is poised to return from a broken right foot.More >>

Bulls star Derrick Rose remained sidelined because of back pain and missed his fifth straight game Saturday against the New Jersey Nets.More >>

U.S. coach Pia Sundhage has selected four players for her preliminary roster for the Algarve Cup who weren't with her for Olympic qualifying, taking backup goalkeeper Ashlyn Harris and defenders Stephanie Cox, Whitney...More >>

It was hardly an easy night for the Bulls, but they managed to beat the Celtics 89-80 even though Derrick Rose, the reigning MVP, missed his fourth straight game because of lower back pain. Carlos Boozer and Luol Deng each...More >>

Carlos Boozer and Luol Deng each scored 23 points, and the Chicago Bulls escaped with an 89-80 victory over the Boston Celtics on Thursday night after blowing a 16-point lead.More >>

Carlos Boozer and Luol Deng each scored 23 points, and the Chicago Bulls escaped with an 89-80 victory over the Boston Celtics on Thursday night after blowing a 16-point lead.More >>

Bulls star Derrick Rose missed his fourth straight game because of lower back spasms and was unavailable for Chicago against the Boston Celtics on Thursday.More >>

Illinois coach Bruce Weber is disappointed in himself.More >>

The Ohio Valley Conference will split into divisions for men's and women's basketball for the 2012-13 season.More >>

Jeremy Granger scored 24 points and L.C. Doss 14 to lead Eastern Illinois to a 73-66 victory against SIU-Edwardsville on Wednesday night.More >>

Demetrius Ward scored 18 points and Western Michigan beat Northern Illinois 78-53 on Wednesday night.More >>

Shabazz Napier and Alex Oriakhi each put up double-doubles and Connecticut, playing its fourth straight game without ailing coach Jim Calhoun, beat DePaul 80-54 on Wednesday night.More >>

The Illinois High School Association is considering moving some of its football championship games to Illinois State University in Normal.More >>

Richie Edwards had 19 points and Matt Kenney added 14 points, seven rebounds, five assists and two blocks as Valparaiso heated up after halftime to beat Illinois-Chicago 74-65 on Tuesday night.More >>

Ryan Ellis scored the go-ahead in the third period and added an assist and the Nashville Predators beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 on Tuesday.More >>

Jake Odum scored 34 points Tuesday night to lead Indiana State past Illinois State 83-77 in overtime.More >>

Kosuke Fukudome is joining the Chicago White Sox for a fraction of the price he cost the Cubs four years ago.More >>

The wife of San Diego Chargers defensive tackle and former Oklahoma standout Tommie Harris has died at an Oklahoma hospital.More >>

Bulls star Derrick Rose remains day to day for Chicago because of lower back spasms.More >>

Detroit has the Western Conference standings posted in the dressing room right where none of the Red Wings can miss the nightly updates.More >>

A federal judge has delayed the drug conspiracy trial for former NFL wide receiver Sam Hurd until August.More >>

Mike Thomas has been busy since taking over as athletic director at Illinois last summer. He fired football coach Ron Zook and hired Tim Beckman to replace him.More >>

Rajon Rondo recorded a triple-double with 32 points, 15 assists and 10 rebounds to lead the Boston Celtics to a 95-91 win Sunday over the Chicago Bulls, who were without star guard Derrick Rose.More >>

Alex Bentley scored 18 points to lead four players in double figures, and No. 18 Penn State beat Northwestern 77-63 on Sunday.More >>

Chicago guard and reigning MVP Derrick Rose will be sidelined Sunday for the Bulls' game against the Boston Celtics.More >>

Nikola Cvetinovic scored 14 points and Akron stayed atop the Mid-American Conference East standings with an easy 75-51 victory over Northern Illinois Saturday night.More >>

Joey Miller scored 28 points to lead Eastern Illinois over Tennessee-Martin 74-71 on Saturday night.More >>

Marland Smith tied his career high with 30 points Saturday night to lead Southeast Missouri State to an 85-72 victory over SIU-Edwardsville.More >>

St. Xavier 86, Roosevelt 76More >>

Ben Averkamp scored 17 points, leading five Loyola of Chicago players in double figures, and the Ramblers won their first Horizon League game of the season by beating Illinois-Chicago 78-69 on Saturday.More >>

Jerian Grant and Jack Cooley scored 22 points each and Notre Dame held off DePaul 84-76 on Saturday for its sixth win in a row.More >>

Chicago Bulls guard Derrick Rose did not start Friday night's game against the Charlotte Bobcats due to a lower back strain and is not expected to play.More >>

James Hollowell scored 17 points in only his second start of the season and Eastern Illinois took control early Thursday night in a 74-57 win over Tennessee Tech, snapping an eight-game losing streak.More >>

Freshman Dave Sobolewski scored a season-high 23 points, John Shurna added 17 and Northwestern won its third straight, beating Iowa 83-64 on Thursday night.More >>

Troy Huff scored 25 points and North Dakota won on the road for the first time all season, beating Chicago State 75-69 Thursday night.More >>

The Washington Mystics have signed veteran free-agent center Michelle Snow.More >>

Bobcats coach Paul Silas says he expects forward Corey Maggette to play Friday night at home against the Chicago Bulls.More >>

Tyler Storm scored 17 points off the bench and Northern Illinois won for only the third time this season, defeating Miami (Ohio) 62-59 Wednesday night.More >>

Caleb Patterson scored 18 points off the bench, Kyle Weems added 14 - including a tip-in with 42 seconds left that proved to be the game-winning score - and Missouri State held on to beat Southern Illinois 56-54 on Wednesday...More >>

Carlos Boozer scored 18 points and the Chicago Bulls won their fourth straight game while nearly holding New Orleans to a franchise low in points during a 90-67 rout Wednesday night.More >>