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Boys basketball: Davis scores 51, shatters records in leading Warren to Big Dipper title

Boundless excitement surrounded Warren as it returned to Rich Township's Richton Park campus for Tuesday's championship game of the 52nd Big Dipper Classic. Warren had ea...

Slumping Blackhawks fall to Islanders in shootout

Bo Horvat scored in regulation and the shootout, helping the New York Islanders beat the Chicago Blackhawks 3-2 on Tuesday night. Horvat had the only successful attempt i...

Naperville Central’s Annabelle Kritzer shoots against Maine South in the championship game of the Dundee-Crown holiday tournament in Carpentersville on Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2025.

Girls basketball: Jones scores 40, helps Naperville Central rally from 22 down to beat Maine South in Komaromy final

Maine South was going for its third championship in four years when the Hawks met Naperville Central in the title game of the 42nd annual Komaromy Classic girls basketbal...

Boys basketball: Baskin scores 27, leads Hoffman Estates to Maine East title

Torey Baskin was attacking. The Hoffman Estates guard was fearless in driving to the basket Tuesday in Park Ridge. Baskin delivered the Hawks 27 points to help Hoffman pa...

Boys basketball: Benet’s precision too much for Peoria Manual at Pontiac Holiday Tournament

Logically, baskets attempted closer to the basket have a higher probability of being successful. That, when coupled with a size advantage, made for a lethal combination f...

Chicago Bulls' Josh Giddey (3) goes up to shoot against Minnesota Timberwolves' Jaden McDaniels (3) during the first half of an NBA basketball game Monday, Dec. 29, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)

Josh Giddey expected to miss multiple weeks with left hamstring strain

Bulls guard Josh Giddey is expected to miss at least a couple weeks with a left hamstring strain. Initially listed on Chicago’s injury report with hamstring tightness Tue...

Indiana quarterback Fernando Mendoza celebrates in Times Square after winning the Heisman Trophy in New York.

Rested or rusty? Top four playoff seeds eager to show they are ready as CFP quarterfinals arrive

Last year was the first for the expanded 12-team playoff, and the top four seeds with first-round byes — Oregon, Georgia, Bosie State and Arizona State — all lost in the quarterfinals. This year’s top seeds — Indiana, Ohio State, Georgia and Texas Tech — want to prove last year was a fluke.