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• 'Red' Kerr remembered at service today

• Notre Dame looking to avenge loss to St. John's

• DePau'sl Tucker may test NBA draft

• Phil Rogers: WBC a hit — in Tokyo anyway

• Eppinger proving an asset for UIC

• Bradley's Wilson filling Jordan's shoes—almost literally

• Carey family takes pride in 100 years of Hawthorne

• Hawthorne Race Course through the years Photos

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Bears headlines

• Huddle Up: With Sharper out, safety options shrinking for Bears

• Former Bears have rallied around teammate Gayle

• Ex-Bears McAfee, Hall of Fame inductee, dies at 90

• David Haugh: 'Rejuvenated' Benson finds home

Bulls headlines

• Ask K.C. Johnson

• Fred Mitchell: Family, friends, former Bulls bury Kerr

• San Antonio adds Drew Gooden for playoff run

• Hey, Missy! Have you given up your Bulls season tickets?

Blackhawks headlines

• Blackhawks trade for Pahlsson

• RosenBlog: No big deal for Chicago Blackhawks, but it could've been worse

• Blackhawks down Ducks 3-2 in OT

• Forget stats, Blackhawks Havlat happy to be healthy

College headlines

• Women: Illinois beats Penn State

• Indiana State, Wichita State open MVC tourney with victories

• Northwestern topples No. 19 Purdue 64-61

• Illinois playing for NCAA seeding at Penn State

Cubs headlines

• Bradley says good outweighs his bad

• No fight when Cubs and White Sox share flight

• White Sox beat Cubs 7-6 in Las Vegas

• Ramirez wants to finish as Cub

White Sox headlines

• Recap: Sox 4, Cubs 3

• White Sox's pitching depth better all the time

• Phil Rogers: Sox's Beckham the real deal

• Hardball: Learning curve for White Sox's Viciedo

High School headlines

• Girls 3A Final Four: Peoria Richwoods 50, Marshall 35

• A Bird's-eye view:
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• Boys basketball: Sako breaks down Friday night's top playoff games

• Boys basketball:
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From the sports wire

• Owens' agent predicts well-traveled receiver will find new team by end of next week

• South Korea routs Taiwan 9-0 in World Baseball Classic

• Do I hear $3.2 million? Vick's luxury home goes on auction block while he sits behind bars

• No surprise, and a big surprise: Allenby leads, Compton contending at Honda Classic

• Carmelo Anthony scores 38 in return from suspension as Denver beats Portland 106-90

• AC Milan's Galliani denies reports of deal to keep Beckham until end of Italian season

• Court says Paris-Nice organizer has right to exclude Fuji-Servetto team for doping history

• Do I hear $3.2 million? Vick's luxury home goes on auction block while he sits behind bars

• US Olympic Committee chief executive officer Jim Scherr resigns

• Slovenia's Tina Maze leads World Cup women's giant slalom after first run