More top stories

• NU's Thompson won't let losing overwhelm him

• Pesky Penn State has tested Illinois

• Purdue routs first-place Michigan State

• Defense leads Bradley to milestone victory

• Prep scoreboard

Bears headlines

• David Haugh: Bears will miss Tait more than Brown

• David Haugh: Urlacher for Cards' Boldin

• Bears, Mike Brown split

• Garcia now free for Bears to consider at QB

Bulls headlines

• 4 ways Bulls can make playoffs

• Injured Gooden set to return

• Down-to-earth rising star

• Stoudemire not likely the Sun to go

Blackhawks headlines

• Sharp's knee injury a new test for healthy Blackhawks

• Short break, then Hawks hit the road again

• Hawks likely to be buyers at trade deadline

• Blackhawks return home to beat Stars

College headlines

• Philip Hersh: Northwestern women's tennis wins indoor championship

• Wisconsin basketball team gets hot at right time

• Illinois holds off Indiana 65-52

• Loyola pulls off upset of No. 15 Butler

Cubs headlines

• Piniella may move Soriano out of leadoff spot

• Hardball: Cubs' Ramirez wants steroid users outed

• Phil Rogers: Don't forget: Baseball players are people too

• Bradley's desire: Be a Cub on rise, not man on move

White Sox headlines

• With emotions in check, Quentin ready for more

• Guillen: Forget Rodriguez, "concentrate on baseball"

• Jenks: No bad behavior

• Phil Rogers: Family priority for Buehrle

High School headlines

• Public League playoffs:
  The Final Four

• 43 York athletes suspended

• Tuesday's results:
  Scores and highlights

• National federation bans horse-collar tackle from high school football

From the sports wire

• Clippers F Zach Randolph suspended 2 games without pay for striking Suns' Louis Amundson

• USA Track and Field announces 12 new members of board of directors

• Meseret Defar of Ethiopia breaks women's 5,000-meter record at GE Gala

• Rockets' Tracy McGrady to have season-ending knee surgery, expects to return next season

• Kanepi upsets Jankovic; Venus Williams looking to play sister Serena in semis

• Blazers center Greg Oden to sit out against Memphis with bone chip in his left knee

• Sweden and Israel to play Davis Cup tie in empty arena due to security concerns

• TD Ameritrade to buy 34 million shares from Ricketts family; proceeds will be used in Cubs bid

• Nets' Sean Williams arrested for allegedly violating no trespassing order at Boston College

• England enlists London 2012 chairman Sebastian Coe to help win right to host 2018 World Cup