More top stories

• Sox manager Guillen cautious about Colon
  • Nix likely out of 2nd-base battle

• Cubs' Derrek Lee still searching for hitting stroke
  • Koskie doubles in 1st Cubs at-bat

• Hey, Missy! Candace Parker's 'C cups,' oh my!

• Former Bulls coach Skiles calls technical foul on Villanueva's tweet

• Dominique Keller giving Illinois spark off bench

• Fine 'rebuilding' season for Western Kentucky

• Illinois State has tough NIT road at Kansas State

• Northwestern's Craig Moore hopes to go out in style

• You name the place, Bradley will be there

• Injuries riddle Team USA in World Baseball Classic

• RosenBlog: Good time for bad Blackhawks

• Globetrotting: Ski champ Vonn gets big thumbs-up as 2010 U.S. Olympic star

• Seventh-seeded DePaul women open at San Diego St.

• Hey, Missy! Hulls provide two generations of Hawks fans with memorable moments

• Kids get thrill of a lifetime from Hawks' Kane, Toews

Bears headlines

• Hester sees big things ahead for Bears' offense

• Former NFL linebacker McManus celebrates St. Patrick's Day, relationship with his father

• Cutler wants out, but should the Bears want him here?

• Huddle Up: Cutler's trade request opens door for Bears

Bulls headlines

• Bulls' Noah showing improvement in second season

• Bulls stop Hornets 97-79

• Value of playoffs clear to Bulls

• Former Bull Chandler playoff-bound with Hornets

Blackhawks headlines

• Blackhawks face Devils' Brodeur, who can become all-time winningest goaltender

• Listless Hawks fall to NHL's worst team

• Hawks fail to take advantage of home schedule

• Funny thing about rookie Versteeg …

College headlines

• Chester Frazier a long shot to play for Illinois in NCAA opener

• Illinois State coach Tim Jankovich says non-BCS schools get burned in NCAA tournament selection process

• Illinois pleased with No. 5 seed

• Strong scheduling helps Big Ten schools

Cubs headlines

• Cubs recap

• Harden feels strong after short outing

• Koskie thankful for 2nd chance with Cubs

• Trio of mighty mites

White Sox headlines

• White Sox recap

• Hardball: Nix likely out of Sox's second-base battle

• White Sox's Jim Thome misses fifth straight exhibition due to back spasms

• 1st spring outing pleases Contreras

High School headlines

• First things first: Seton
  wins 2A championship

• Live scoreboard: Boys 3A, 4A supersectionals

• New Trier hockey tops Loyola for Blackhawk Cup

• Boys basketball: 4A/3A AP all-state teams

From the sports wire

• Hart keeps up strong spring for Milwaukee with 2 doubles, 2 RBIs in 7-5 loss to Giants

• Detroit's Justin Verlander works 6 strong innings in 1-1 tie against Houston Astros

• Trimmer Carlos Zambrano drives in 4, gives up 3 in Cubs' 12-3 win over Dodgers

• Gonzalez's single in ninth helps Rockies to rally for 9-9 tie with Royals in 10 innings

• Mickelson's caddie might hear things that few other loopers do

• Duncan out against Timberwolves; Popovich says he wants to limit All-Star's back-to-backs

• Cleveland Browns sign versatile OL John St. Clair, spent last 4 years with Chicago

• RHP Sidney Ponson to compete for spot in Kansas City rotation

• Dan Haren retires last 10 batters, D-backs split squad beats White Sox

• Obama's Final Four: Louisville, North Carolina, Memphis, Pittsburgh