More top stories

• No. 11 Villanova pounds Notre Dame

• Huet regroups, ready to return to Hawks' goal

• Melissa Isaacson: Bulls should honor Van Lier like they did Kerr

• Horizon League tournament last chance to gain an NCAA berth for UIC, Loyola

• A learning season for Indiana, coach Tom Crean

• Red Stars quietly get down to work

• Prep scoreboard

Bears headlines

• Getting safety Darren Sharper worth exploring for Chicago Bears

• Bears in contact with free agent Sharper

• RosenBlog: If you're a good player, don't call the Bears, they're not calling you

• Huddle Up: Houshmandzadeh turns down Vikings for Seahawks

Bulls headlines

• Full-Court Press: Bulls to honor Kerr, Van Lier with uniform patch

• MRI show Bulls' Luol Deng has no stress fracture

• Hundreds mourn Van Lier

• Hey, Missy! Former Bulls coach Dick Motta's Greatest Hits

Blackhawks headlines

• Icing: Blackhawks recall Brent; Skille reassigned

• Toews stays hot, leads Hawks' win

• RosenBlog: Chris Pronger should be Hawks center of attention

• Goalie Antti Niemi 'nervous' but wins 1st NHL start

College headlines

• MSU beats Illinois for share of Big Ten title

• Weber hopes to keep Frazier as assistant coach

• Moore leads Northwestern rally over Iowa

• Notre Dame faces another must-win game against No. 10 Villanova

Cubs headlines

• Arizona Diamondbacks 9, Chicago Cubs 1

• Jake Peavy remains interested in joining Cubs

• Hardball: Schilling says he was misquoted, but would still play for Cubs

• Lou Piniella interested if Curt Schilling wants to be a Cub

White Sox headlines

• Hardball: White Sox's Nix made sacrifices in minors, former coach says

• Rick Morrissey: Dodgers fans outnumber White Sox fans at Camelback Ranch

• Sox like their group of young sluggers

• White Sox's Mark Buehrle delivers, then heads home for delivery

High School headlines

• Marshall edges Montini
  for 3A Final Four berth

• 4A: Young edges Marian Catholic in double OT

• 4A: Tuck, Bolingbrook rout Edwardsville 59-41

• 4A: Wheeling 64, Rockford Boylan 51

From the sports wire

• Lots of star power fuels rumor mill on eve of NHL trade deadline

• Ex-Jet TE Chris Baker says decision to sign with rival Patriots was easy one

• Calgary Stampeders' John Hufnagel chosen CFL's coach of the year

• Penguins C Sidney Crosby to miss 4th straight game with groin injury

• With economy in flux, Timberwolves roll out bold new plan for '09-10 season tickets

• Blazers C Greg Oden to miss at least another week because of a bone chip in his left knee

• Orioles fans can celebrate birthdays at stadium for free, unless Yankees or Red Sox in town

• Gunmen attack Sri Lankan cricket team in Pakistan, wounding players, killing 6 police, driver

• David Beckham nears deal to extend loan with AC Milan through end of Serie A season

• Widow of slain NFL player Fred Lane leaves NC prison after serving nearly 6 years in his death