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The Chicago Bears released running back Kevin Jones on Tuesday. Jones, who missed all of 2009 with a serious ankle injury, signed with the Bears in 2008 and rushed for 109 yards on 34 carries in 11 contests that season. A first-round draft pick of the Lions in 2004, Jones has carried the ball 795 times for 3,176 yards with 24 touchdowns over five NFL seasons. He also has 1,011 receiving

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C.J. Miles scored 16 of his 26 points during a 40-point fourth-quarter as the Jazz dismantled the Bulls 132-108 at the United Center. Deron [[ Darren ]] Williams had 28 points and 17 assists, and Carlos Boozer added 16 points and 10 boards as Utah won for the 18th time in its last 22 games. Derrick Rose led the Bulls with 25 points and 13 assists, and Brad Miller chipped in with 20 points.

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Fred Lewis and Buster Posey each homered during a five-run eighth inning, as the San Francisco Giants took down the Chicago White Sox, 6-2, in Cactus League action on Tuesday. Mark Kotsay went 2-for-3 with an RBI for the White Sox. Carlos Quentin knocked in the other run. John Danks struck out four during three scoreless innings. The ChiSox are on the road against the Oakland A's today in

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Joe Inglett broke open a tie game in the ninth inning with a two-run homer to send the Milwaukee Brewers past the Chicago Cubs, 5-3, in Cactus League action on Tuesday. Derrek Lee homered for the Cubs, who received solid starting pitching from Randy Wells. The hurler tossed three scoreless innings and struck out two. The Northsiders host the San Francisco Giants today in Mesa.

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The Illinois men's basketball team closed out the regular season Sunday with a 72-57 loss to 17th-ranked Wisconsin at Assembly Hall. Jon Leuer and Jordan Taylor scored 20 points apiece for the Badgers. Mike Tisdale tallied 16 points to lead the Fighting Illini, who lost five of their final six regular-season games to fall to 18-and-13 overall and 10-and-8 in the Big Ten. The Illini now move on

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Kwadzo Ahelegbe scored a game-high 24 points to lead Northern Iowa to a 67-52 win over Wichita State in the Missouri Valley Conference championship game Sunday at Scottrade Center. The Panthers went on a 23-3 run in the second half to break the game open. UNI allowed only 21 Wichita State points after intermission, holding MVC Player of the Year Adam Koch scoreless for the game. Clevin Hannah

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Chris Stewart notched his first career hat trick as the Avalanche blew out the Blues 7-3 Saturday night in Denver. Stewart scored once in the first period and twice more in the second, including a penalty shot, as Colorado snapped the Blues' five-game winning streak. Alex Steen tallied twice for St. Louis and David Perron also scored in the setback. The Blues are now five points out of the

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Kyle McLellan hurled three strong innings and Joe Mather went 2-for-3 with four RBI as the Cardinals claimed their first Grapefruit League win 7-4 over the Marlins at Roger Dean Stadium. McLellan fanned four without a walk while allowing just one hit over the first three frames for the win. Mather's three-run double in the fourth staked St. Louis to a 4-0 lead. He added an RBI single in the

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(Denver, CO) -- Chris Stewart notched his first career NHL hat trick, and helped the Avalanche rip the Blues 7-3 at Pepsi Center. Stewart tallied in the first period, giving the team a lead it would not relinquish, and then lit the lamp twice in the second period, the final goal on a penalty shot. Milan Hejduk [[ HAY-dook ]] scored twice and T.J. Galiardi added a goal and two assists, as the

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(Chicago, IL) -- Dirk Nowitzki led a balanced attack with 27 points as the Mavericks beat the Bulls 122-116 at the United Center. Caron Butler and Rodrigue Beaubois both netted 24 points, while Shawn Marion chipped in with 18 for the Mavs, who extended their season-high winning streak to 11. Jason Kidd recorded 15 assists, 11 boards and six points in the victory. Derrick Rose poured in a

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(Champaign, IL) -- Illinois closes out the regular season on Sunday as the Fighting Illini host 17th-ranked Wisconsin at Assembly Hall. The Illini have lost two in-a-row and four-of-five overall following a 73-57 setback at seventh-ranked Ohio State on Tuesday. Illinois sits at 18-and-12 on the season and 10-and-7 in the Big Ten, good for fifth place in the conference. Wisconsin is fourth in

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(Lake Forest, IL) -- The Chicago Bears officially announced the signings of defensive end Julius Peppers, running back Chester Taylor and tight end Brandon Manumaleuna [[ mah-noo-mah-lee-OO-nah ]] on Friday. Peppers inked a six-year contract that was reportedly worth up to $40-million over the first three years, according to ESPN. Peppers, considered the top free agent on the market this

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(Chicago, IL) -- The Blackhawks ripped the Canucks for five first-period goals, and cruised to a 6-3 win at the United Center. The game began with a fight between Blackhawk forward Andrew Ladd and Canuck forward Ryan Kesler, players who have a history stemming from a January 23rd meeting. In that game, Ladd broke Kesler's nose, prompting the Canuck to call Ladd a 'coward.' In this meeting,

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As heard on 94.3 WMKR Pana ends the season with a loss to Breeze Central 69-44

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Tory Jackson tallied 22 points and the Notre Dame Fighting Irish downed the Connecticut Huskies, 58-50, in a crucial Big East tilt at the Joyce Center on Wednesday. Jackson made 8-of-14 field goals and recorded four steals for ND, which was coming off consecutive wins over Pittsburgh and Georgetown to improve to 20-and-10 overall and 9-and-8 in Big East play. Carleton Scott notched a

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Chicago Bulls center Joakim Noah is expected to be sidelined for the next three weeks due to plantar fasciitis in his left foot, the team announced on Wednesday. The injury has kept Noah in and out of the regular rotation for the past month. He missed seven straight games, then saw limited action in four games after returning to the lineup. He did not travel with the team for Saturday's game

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A three-goal third period helped lift the Chicago Blackhawks over the lowly Edmonton Oilers 5-2 and the United Center. Marian Hossa and Dave Bolland started the scoring for Chicago, each tallying a goal and an assist a piece in the second period. The turning point came in the third period when Niklas Hjalmarsson [[ H'YAHL-muhr-suhn ]], Dustin Byfuglien [[ BUHF-lihn ]], and Jonathan Toews [[

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The "Mark McGwire Highway" may soon be no more. The Missouri State Senate approved a measure Tuesday that would change the name of a stretch of Interstate 70 that runs through St. Louis back to its original name, the "Mark Twain Highway." The freeway was renamed in 1999 to honor McGwire's then record-setting 70 home run season the year before. The Missouri House must also approve the measure

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The Cardinals are gearing up for their Grapefruit League opener tomorrow against the New York Mets in Port St. Lucie. Yesterday, pitching prospect Shelby Miller threw about 35 pitches in a live batting practice session, with Joe Mather and David Freese among some of the hitters he faced. Also shortstop Brendan Ryan beefed up his workout regimen as he continues to recover from surgery on his

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Jon Diebler scored 21 points, all on three-pointers, to lead seventh-ranked Ohio State to a 73-57 win over Illinois at Value City Arena. With the win, the Buckeyes have at least a share of the conference title for the third time in the last five years. William Buford had 17 points, seven rebounds and five assists, while Evan Turner chipped in with 16 points and 12 rebounds for Ohio State, which

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Pana Prevails over Alton-Marquette 68-54

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Taylorville boys fall to Effingham 30-61

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The Cardinals added another piece to the 2010 puzzle over the weekend with the signing of infielder Felipe Lopez to a one-year contract. The 29-year-old spent part of 2008 with the Redbirds, hitting .385 in 43 games. Lopez split last season between the Diamondbacks and Brewers, batting a combined .310 with nine home runs, 38 doubles and 57 RBI. The switch-hitter is a former All-Star and gives

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Devoe Joseph netted a game-high 16 points to lead the Minnesota Golden Gophers in a 62-60 win over Illinois on Saturday at Assembly Hall. Bill Cole paced the Illini with 15 points in defeat. Mike Davis registered a double-double with 10 points and 12 rebounds for Illinois, which dropped its third game in four contests to fall to 18-and-11 overall and 10-and-6 in Big Ten play. Demetri McCamey

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The Blackhawks' Jonathan Toews [[ tayvs ]] put the host nation on the board at the 12:50 mark of the first period and Sidney Crosby netted the game-winning goal at the 7:40 mark of overtime to give Canada a 3-2 win over the United States in the gold medal game of the men's Olympic hockey tournament in Vancouver. Crosby's goal came after Zach Parise of the U.S. lit the lamp with just 24.4 seconds

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